“yesterday” in Arabic dialects
adverb
How do you say yesterday across the major spoken Arabic dialects? Compare yesterday (adverb) sense by sense across 5 dialects — Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Iraqi, Maghrebi — with English meaning, native script, transliteration and usage.
What does “yesterday” mean?
adverb
- On the day preceding today“yesterday the weather was beautiful”
- In the recent past; only a short time ago“I was not born yesterday!”
English definitions from Princeton WordNet.
Quick comparison across dialects
| Dialect | Arabic (yesterday) | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Arabic | امبارح | embāreḥ |
| Levantine Arabic | مبارح | mbāriḥ |
| Gulf Arabic | أمس | ams |
| Iraqi Arabic | البارحة | il-bārḥa |
| Maghrebi Arabic | البارح | l-bāreḥ |
Full breakdown by dialect
Egyptian Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| امبارح | embāreḥ | on the day before today |
Levantine Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| مبارح | mbāriḥ | on the day before today |
Gulf Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| أمس | ams | on the day before today |
| البارحة | al-bāriḥa | the previous day/night |
Iraqi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| البارحة | il-bārḥa | on the day before today |
Maghrebi Arabic
| Word (Arabic) | Transliteration | English sense / usage |
|---|---|---|
| البارح | l-bāreḥ | on the day before today |
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