“unbelievable” in Arabic dialects
adjective
How do you say unbelievable across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare unbelievable (adjective) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “unbelievable” mean?
adjective
- Beyond belief or understanding“at incredible speed”
- Having a probability too low to inspire belief
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (unbelievable) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | مش معقول | mish maʿʾūl |
| Levantine Arabic | مش معقول | mish maʿqūl |
| Gulf Arabic | مو معقول | mū maʿgūl |
| Iraqi Arabic | ما يتصدگ | mā yitṣaddag |
| Maghrebi Arabic | ما كيتيقش | ma kitayeqsh |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| مش معقول | mish maʿʾūl | not able to be believed |
| خرافي | khurāfi | amazing, fantastic (slang) |
| فظيع | faẓīʿ | extraordinarily good or bad |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| مش معقول | mish maʿqūl | unbelievable, incredible, impossible |
| لا يصدق | lā yuṣaddaq | unbelievable, cannot be believed |
| خرافي | khurāfi | mythical, fantastic, unbelievable (strong) |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| مو معقول | mū maʿgūl | not believable, incredible |
| ما يتصدق | ma yitṣaddag | cannot be believed, incredible |
| خرافي | khurāfi | amazing, fantastic, unbelievable |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| ما يتصدگ | mā yitṣaddag | unbelievable, cannot be believed |
| مو معقول | mū maʿqūl | unbelievable, not reasonable |
| خرافي | khurāfi | unbelievable, fantastic |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| ما كيتيقش | ma kitayeqsh | cannot be believed (Moroccan) |
| ما يتصدقش | ma yetṣeddeqsh | cannot be believed (Algerian/Tunisian) |
| خيالي | khayali | fantastical, unbelievable |
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