“tomato” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say tomato across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare tomato (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “tomato” mean?
noun
- Mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
- Native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (tomato) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | طماطم | ṭamāṭim |
| Levantine Arabic | بَنَدورة | banadūra |
| Gulf Arabic | طماط | ṭamāṭ |
| Iraqi Arabic | طماطة | ṭamāṭa |
| Maghrebi Arabic | مطيشة | maṭīsha |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| طماطم | ṭamāṭim | tomato (collective noun) |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| بَنَدورة | banadūra | the fruit, tomato |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| طماط | ṭamāṭ | the fruit/vegetable tomato |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| طماطة | ṭamāṭa | the red fruit, eaten as a vegetable |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| مطيشة | maṭīsha | tomato (common in Morocco) |
| طماطم | ṭmāṭem | tomato (common in Algeria, Tunisia) |
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