“scream” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say scream across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare scream (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “scream” mean?
verb
- Utter a sudden loud cry“she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle”
- Utter or declare in a very loud voice“You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine”
- Make a loud, piercing sound“Fighter planes are screaming through the skies”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (scream) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | يصرخ | yeṣrakh |
| Levantine Arabic | صَرَخ | ṣarakh |
| Gulf Arabic | يصرخ | yiṣrakh |
| Iraqi Arabic | يصيح | yṣīḥ |
| Maghrebi Arabic | غوّت | ghowwet |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يصرخ | yeṣrakh | to cry out loudly from fear or pain |
| يزعق | yezaʿʿaʾ | to shout loudly in anger |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| صَرَخ | ṣarakh | to let out a loud, sharp cry |
| صَيَّح | ṣayyaḥ | to scream or shout loudly |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يصرخ | yiṣrakh | to give a loud cry |
| يصارخ | yiṣārikh | to shout or scream loudly/repeatedly |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يصيح | yṣīḥ | to scream, to yell |
| يعيّط | yʿayyiṭ | to scream loudly, to shriek |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| غوّت | ghowwet | to cry out loudly (Moroccan/Algerian) |
| عيّط | ʿeyyeṭ | to shout, to scream |
| صاح | ṣaḥ | to scream, to shout (Tunisian) |
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.