“undress” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say undress across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare undress (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “undress” mean?
verb
- Get undressed“please don't undress in front of everybody!”
- Remove (someone's or one's own) clothes“The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (undress) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | قلع | ʾalaʿ |
| Levantine Arabic | شلح | shalaḥ |
| Gulf Arabic | فصخ | faṣakh |
| Iraqi Arabic | ينزع | yinzaʿ |
| Maghrebi Arabic | حَيَّد حْوَايْجُو | ḥayyad ḥwāyju |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| قلع | ʾalaʿ | to take off clothes |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| شلح | shalaḥ | to take off clothes |
| خلع | khalaʿ | to take off clothes (slightly more formal) |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| فصخ | faṣakh | to take off clothes |
| شلح | shalaḥ | to take off clothes (informal) |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| ينزع | yinzaʿ | to take off clothes |
| يذب هدومه | ydhibb hdūmah | to take off one's clothes (very colloquial) |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| حَيَّد حْوَايْجُو | ḥayyad ḥwāyju | to take off one's clothes (Moroccan) |
| نَحَّى قْشُّو | naḥḥa qashu | to take off one's clothes (Algerian/Tunisian) |
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