“shoot” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say shoot across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare shoot (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “shoot” mean?
verb
- Hit with a missile from a weapon
- Kill by firing a missile
- Fire a shot“the gunman blasted away”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (shoot) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | يضرب بالنار | yeḍrab bel-nār |
| Levantine Arabic | طَخّ | ṭakhkh |
| Gulf Arabic | يرمي | yirmi |
| Iraqi Arabic | يرمي | yirmi |
| Maghrebi Arabic | تيرى | tira |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يضرب بالنار | yeḍrab bel-nār | to fire a gun or weapon |
| يصور | yeṣawwar | to film or take a photograph |
| يشوط | yeshūṭ | to kick or hit a ball towards a goal |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| طَخّ | ṭakhkh | to fire a gun (very colloquial) |
| قَوَّص | qawwaṣ | to shoot a firearm |
| صَوَّر | ṣawwar | to shoot a film or photograph |
| شَاط | shāṭ | to shoot a ball in sports (from English) |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يرمي | yirmi | to fire a weapon |
| يطلق النار | yiṭlig al-nār | to shoot a gun |
| يشوت | yishūt | to kick or shoot a ball in sports |
| يصوّر | yiṣawwir | to film or take a photograph |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يرمي | yirmi | to shoot a weapon, to fire |
| يطگ | yṭugg | to shoot, to fire (very colloquial) |
| يشوت | yshūt | to shoot a ball in sports |
| يصوّر | yṣawwir | to film or take a picture |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| تيرى | tira | to fire a gun or shoot a ball |
| ضرب بالقرطاس | ḍreb bel-qerṭas | to shoot with a bullet |
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