“send” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say send across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare send (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “send” mean?
verb
- Cause to go somewhere“The explosion sent the car flying in the air”
- To cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place“He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept”
- Cause to be directed or transmitted to another place“send me your latest results”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (send) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | يبعت | yebʿat |
| Levantine Arabic | بَعَت | baʿat |
| Gulf Arabic | يرسل | yirsil |
| Iraqi Arabic | يدزّ | ydizz |
| Maghrebi Arabic | صيفط | ṣifeṭ |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يبعت | yebʿat | to cause to go or be taken to a destination |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| بَعَت | baʿat | to cause to go or be taken somewhere |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يرسل | yirsil | to cause to go to a destination |
| يطرّش | yiṭarrish | to send something (colloquial) |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يدزّ | ydizz | to send a message or item |
| يبعث | yibʿath | to send, to dispatch (more formal) |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| صيفط | ṣifeṭ | to send something (Moroccan) |
| بعث | bʿet | to send something (Algerian/Tunisian) |
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