“windscreen” in Arabic dialects
noun
How do you say windscreen across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare windscreen (noun) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “windscreen” mean?
noun
- Transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (windscreen) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | بربريز | parbrīz |
| Levantine Arabic | قزاز السّيارة | ʾzāz es-sayyāra |
| Gulf Arabic | جامة السيارة | jāmat as-sayyāra |
| Iraqi Arabic | الجامة الأمامية | il-jāma il-amāmiyya |
| Maghrebi Arabic | باربريز | pārbrīz |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| بربريز | parbrīz | front window of a vehicle |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| قزاز السّيارة | ʾzāz es-sayyāra | a car's front window (lit. car's glass) |
| الزّجاج الأمامي | ez-zujāj el-amāmi | a car's front window (more formal) |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| جامة السيارة | jāmat as-sayyāra | front window of a vehicle |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| الجامة الأمامية | il-jāma il-amāmiyya | front window of a vehicle |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| باربريز | pārbrīz | front window of a vehicle (from French) |
| زاجة لقدّام | zāja l-qeddām | the front glass of a vehicle |
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