“sandwich” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say sandwich across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare sandwich (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “sandwich” mean?
noun
- Two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (sandwich) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | سندوتش | sandawitsh |
| Levantine Arabic | سندويشة | sandwīsheh |
| Gulf Arabic | سَانْدْوِيتْش | sandwītsh |
| Iraqi Arabic | لفّة | laffa |
| Maghrebi Arabic | ساندويتش | sandwītsh |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| سندوتش | sandawitsh | food item with filling |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| سندويشة | sandwīsheh | food item with fillings between bread |
| شطيرة | shaṭīra | a sandwich (slightly more formal) |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| سَانْدْوِيتْش | sandwītsh | food item with filling between bread |
| شَطِيرَة | shaṭīra | sandwich (less common, more formal) |
| صَمُّونَة | ṣammūna | bread roll, or a sandwich made with it |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| لفّة | laffa | a wrap or rolled sandwich |
| صمّونة | ṣammūna | sandwich in a sammoon bread roll |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| ساندويتش | sandwītsh | sandwich (from English) |
| كاسكروط | kaskrōṭ | sandwich (from French 'casse-croûte') |
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