“rice” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say rice across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare rice (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “rice” mean?
noun
- Grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
- Annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper
- English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944)
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (rice) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | رز | ruzz |
| Levantine Arabic | رز | ruzz |
| Gulf Arabic | عيش | ʿēsh |
| Iraqi Arabic | تمن | timman |
| Maghrebi Arabic | روز | rōz |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| رز | ruzz | the edible grain |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| رز | ruzz | the grain, cooked or uncooked |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| عيش | ʿēsh | cooked rice (common Gulf term) |
| رز | ruzz | uncooked or cooked rice |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| تمن | timman | the grain used for food |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| روز | rōz | cereal grain (uncooked or cooked) |
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