“seriously” in Arabic dialects
adverb
How do you say seriously across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare seriously (adverb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “seriously” mean?
adverb
- In a serious manner“talking earnestly with his son”
- To a severe or serious degree“fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (seriously) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | بجد | bi-gadd |
| Levantine Arabic | عنجد | ʿan-jad |
| Gulf Arabic | بجد | bi-jadd |
| Iraqi Arabic | بجدية | bi-jiddiyya |
| Maghrebi Arabic | بصح | bṣaḥḥ |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| بجد | bi-gadd | genuinely, not joking |
| جامد | gāmid | severely, to a great degree |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| عنجد | ʿan-jad | genuinely, truly, for real |
| بجدية | bi-jiddiyye | in a serious manner |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| بجد | bi-jadd | in a serious manner |
| من جد | min jadd | genuinely, for real |
| صج | ṣijj | truly, really (as in 'are you serious?') |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| بجدية | bi-jiddiyya | in a serious manner |
| صدُك | ṣudug | genuinely, really, for real |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| بصح | bṣaḥḥ | seriously, for real |
| بالمعقول | b-el-maʿqūl | in a serious manner |
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