“valuable” in Arabic dialects
adjective
How do you say valuable across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare valuable (adjective) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “valuable” mean?
adjective
- Having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange“a valuable diamond”
- Having worth or merit or value“a valuable friend”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (valuable) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | قيّم | qayyim |
| Levantine Arabic | قيّم | qayyem |
| Gulf Arabic | غالي | ghāli |
| Iraqi Arabic | ثمين | thamin |
| Maghrebi Arabic | عندو قيمة | ʿendu qima |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| قيّم | qayyim | having great worth (material/abstract) |
| غالي | ghāli | expensive, precious |
| له قيمة | lōh qīma | has value, is of worth |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| قيّم | qayyem | valuable (in worth or importance) |
| غالي | ghāli | expensive, costly |
| إله قيمة | elo qīmeh | has value |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| غالي | ghāli | expensive, dear |
| ثمين | thamīn | precious, of great value |
| يسوى | yiswa | worthwhile, has value |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| ثمين | thamin | valuable, precious (monetarily) |
| غالي | ghali | expensive, dear |
| قيّم | qayyim | of great worth (often non-monetary) |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| عندو قيمة | ʿendu qima | has value, valuable |
| غالي | ghali | expensive, precious |
| ثمين | tmin | precious, valuable |
Need a custom bilingual dictionary built?
We build sense-tagged dictionaries and word lists across languages and dialects for publishers, app makers and localization teams — to your spec, in CSV, XLSX or print-ready formats.