“pull” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say pull across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare pull (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “pull” mean?
verb
- Cause to move by pulling“draw a wagon”
- Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes“Her good looks attract the stares of many men”
- Move into a certain direction“the car pulls to the right”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (pull) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | يشدّ | yeshedd |
| Levantine Arabic | سَحَب | saḥab |
| Gulf Arabic | يسحب | yisḥab |
| Iraqi Arabic | يسحب | yisḥab |
| Maghrebi Arabic | جْبَد | jbed |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يشدّ | yeshedd | to exert force to move towards oneself |
| يسحب | yesḥab | to draw or pull out (e.g., from a drawer) |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| سَحَب | saḥab | to pull towards oneself |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يسحب | yisḥab | to exert force to move towards |
| يجر | yijurr | to drag or tow something |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يسحب | yisḥab | to move something towards oneself |
| يجر | yjurr | to drag or tow |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| جْبَد | jbed | to pull something towards oneself |
| جَرّ | jarr | to drag or pull along |
Need a custom bilingual dictionary built?
We build sense-tagged dictionaries and word lists across languages and dialects for publishers, app makers and localization teams — to your spec, in CSV, XLSX or print-ready formats.