“watch” in Arabic dialects
verb
How do you say watch across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare watch (verb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “watch” mean?
verb
- Look attentively“watch a basketball game”
- Follow with the eyes or the mind“Keep an eye on the baby, please!”
- See or watch“view a show on television”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (watch) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | يتفرّج على | yetfarrag ʿala |
| Levantine Arabic | حِضِر | ḥiḍir |
| Gulf Arabic | يطالع | yṭāleʿ |
| Iraqi Arabic | يباوع | ybawwiʿ |
| Maghrebi Arabic | تفرّج | tfarraj |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يتفرّج على | yetfarrag ʿala | to view, observe (TV, movie, game) |
| يراقب | yerāʾeb | to monitor, keep an eye on |
| ياخد باله من | yākhod bāloh men | to look after, be careful of |
| يحرس | yeḥros | to guard, stand watch over |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| حِضِر | ḥiḍir | to watch TV, a movie, a play |
| تْفَرَّج على | tfarraj ʿala | to watch, look at (e.g. a game, TV) |
| راقَب | rāqab | to watch over, monitor, observe |
| اِنْتَبَه | intabah | to watch out, be careful |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يطالع | yṭāleʿ | to watch TV, a movie |
| يشوف | yshūf | to see or watch something |
| يراقب | yrāgeb | to observe or monitor someone |
| ينتبه | yantabeh | to watch out, be careful |
| يحرس | yaḥrus | to guard or watch over |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| يباوع | ybawwiʿ | to look at, to observe |
| يتفرّج على | yitfarraj ʿala | to watch for entertainment (TV, movie) |
| يراقب | yraqib | to monitor, to keep an eye on |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| تفرّج | tfarraj | to watch for entertainment (TV, movie) |
| عسّ | ʿass | to guard, keep an eye on |
| حضى | ḥḍa | to watch over, look after |
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