“respect” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say respect across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare respect (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “respect” mean?
verb
- Regard highly; think much of“I respect his judgement”
- Show respect towards“honor your parents!”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (respect) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | يحترم | yeḥterem |
| Levantine Arabic | احترم / يحترم | iḥtaram / yiḥtirim |
| Gulf Arabic | احْتَرَم | iḥtaram |
| Iraqi Arabic | يحترم | yiḥtirim |
| Maghrebi Arabic | حتارم | ḥtarem |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يحترم | yeḥterem | to admire, hold in high regard |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| احترم / يحترم | iḥtaram / yiḥtirim | to admire or hold in high regard |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| احْتَرَم | iḥtaram | to hold in high regard |
| قدّر | gaddar | to appreciate or value someone |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يحترم | yiḥtirim | to admire or hold in high regard |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| حتارم | ḥtarem | to have high regard for |
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.