“salary” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say salary across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare salary (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “salary” mean?
noun
- Something that remunerates“wages were paid by check”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (salary) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | مرتب | murattab |
| Levantine Arabic | معاش | maʿāsh |
| Gulf Arabic | رَاتِب | rātib |
| Iraqi Arabic | راتب | rātib |
| Maghrebi Arabic | شهرية | shahriya |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| مرتب | murattab | monthly payment for work |
| معاش | maʿāsh | pension or fixed income |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| معاش | maʿāsh | monthly payment for work (colloquial) |
| راتب | rāteb | monthly payment for work (standard) |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| رَاتِب | rātib | monthly payment for work |
| مَعَاش | maʿāsh | monthly pay or pension |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| راتب | rātib | monthly payment for work |
| معاش | maʿāsh | monthly payment or pension |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| شهرية | shahriya | monthly payment for work |
| صالير | ṣālīr | payment for work (from French 'salaire') |
| أجرة | ujra | wage, pay |
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