“show” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say show across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare show (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “show” mean?
verb
- Give an exhibition of to an interested audience“She shows her dogs frequently”
- Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment“The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound”
- Provide evidence for“The blood test showed that he was the father”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (show) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | يوري | yewarrī |
| Levantine Arabic | فَرْجَى | farja |
| Gulf Arabic | يوري | yiwarri |
| Iraqi Arabic | يراوي | yrāwi |
| Maghrebi Arabic | ورّى | werra |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يوري | yewarrī | to let someone see something |
| يبين | yebayyen | to demonstrate, prove, or make clear |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| فَرْجَى | farja | to cause or allow to be seen (Lebanon/Syria) |
| وَرْجَى | warja | to cause or allow to be seen (Palestine/Jordan) |
| بَيَّن | bayyan | to demonstrate, to make clear |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يوري | yiwarri | to cause to be seen (Saudi) |
| يراوي | yirāwi | to cause to be seen (Kuwaiti/Qatari/etc.) |
| يعرض | yiʿriḍ | to display or exhibit |
| يبيّن | yibayyin | to demonstrate or prove |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يراوي | yrāwi | to show something to someone |
| يبيّن | ybayyin | to demonstrate, to make clear |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| ورّى | werra | to let someone see something |
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