“score” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say score across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare score (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “score” mean?
verb
- Gain points in a game“The home team scored many times”
- Make small marks into the surface of“score the clay before firing it”
- Make underscoring marks
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (score) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | يسجل جون | yesaggel gōn |
| Levantine Arabic | سَجَّل | sajjal |
| Gulf Arabic | يسجل | yisajjil |
| Iraqi Arabic | يسجل | ysajjil |
| Maghrebi Arabic | ماركا | marka |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يسجل جون | yesaggel gōn | to gain a point or goal in a game |
| يجيب جون | yegīb gōn | to get a goal in a game |
| يجيب درجة | yegīb daraga | to get a particular mark or grade |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| سَجَّل | sajjal | to score a point or goal in a game |
| جَاب | jāb | to get a certain grade or mark |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يسجل | yisajjil | to gain a point in a game |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يسجل | ysajjil | to score a point or goal in a game |
| يجيب درجة | yjīb daraja | to get a certain grade or mark |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| ماركا | marka | to score a goal/point in a game |
| سجّل | sejjel | to score, to register a point |
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