“snow” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say snow across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare snow (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “snow” mean?
verb
- Fall as snow“It was snowing all night”
- Conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end“He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (snow) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | الدنيا بتنزل تلج | el-donia betnazzil talg |
| Levantine Arabic | تثلّج | titallij |
| Gulf Arabic | يطيح ثلج | yṭīḥ thalj |
| Iraqi Arabic | تثلج | tithlij |
| Maghrebi Arabic | طاح التلج | ṭaḥ t-telj |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| الدنيا بتنزل تلج | el-donia betnazzil talg | for snow to fall from the sky |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| تثلّج | titallij | for it to snow |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يطيح ثلج | yṭīḥ thalj | for snow to fall from the sky |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| تثلج | tithlij | for snow to fall |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| طاح التلج | ṭaḥ t-telj | for it to snow (lit. 'the snow fell'; Moroccan, Algerian) |
| صبّ الثلج | ṣabb eth-thelj | for it to snow (lit. 'the snow poured'; Tunisian) |
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