“tomorrow” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say tomorrow across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare tomorrow (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “tomorrow” mean?
noun
- The day after today“what are our tasks for tomorrow?”
- The near future“tomorrow's world”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (tomorrow) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | بكرة | bukra |
| Levantine Arabic | بُكرا | bukra |
| Gulf Arabic | باچر | bāchir |
| Iraqi Arabic | باچر | bāchir |
| Maghrebi Arabic | غدا | ghedda |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| بكرة | bukra | the day after today |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| بُكرا | bukra | the day after today |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| باچر | bāchir | the day after today (Kuwaiti/Qatari/Bahraini) |
| بكرة | bukra | the day after today (Saudi/Emirati) |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| باچر | bāchir | the day after today |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| غدا | ghedda | the day after today |
| غدوة | ghodwa | the day after today (esp. Algeria, Tunisia) |
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