Colloquial Kuwaiti Arabic
Overview
Dictionary of Colloquial Kuwaiti Arabic.
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Entries: 3,000+
Last updated: 28/1/2023
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Field Definitions
Arabic: colloquial Arabic entry
Vocalized: vocalized Arabic entry
IPA: entry reading in IPA
Variants: variant pronunciations
KATS: Kalmasoft Arabic Transliteration System KATS
English: English meaning
Class
A: adjective
D: adverb
N: noun
R: particle
P: active participle
V: verb
Subclass
A: adjective
I: imperfective
P: perfective
Sample
| ID | Arabic | Vocalized | IPA | Variants | KATS | Class | Subclass | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وايد | وايِد | /waːjid/ | wAyid | N | very | ||
| 2 | أبي | أبِي | /ʔbiː/ | !biy | V | I | I want | |
| 3 | أكو | أكُو | /ʔku/ | !kuw | V | I | is | |
| 4 | ماكو | مَاكُو | /maːku/ | mAkuw | V | I | is not | |
| 5 | سيدا | سِيدا | /siːda/ | siydA | N | forward | ||
| 6 | جدام | جِدَّام | /dʒidˈdaːm/ | jid~aAm | N | front | ||
| 7 | صج | صِج | /sˤidʒ/ | Sij | N | really | ||
| 8 | فچ | فَچ | /fadʒ/ | faC | V | I | went through | |
| 9 | الدقوس | الدَّقّوس | /ʔdˈdaquːs/ | Ald~aq~ws | N | pepper | ||
| 10 | شوف | شُوف | /ʃuːf/ | $uwf | V | I | look | |
| 11 | تصرقع | تِصَرْقَع | /tisˤargaʕ/ | tiSar&qao | V | I | frightend | |
| 12 | الجاهل | الجاهِل | /ʔljaːhil/ | AljAhil | N | child | ||
| 13 | زهقة | زَهْقة | /zahga/ | zah&q: | N | anger | ||
| 14 | جيب | جِيب | /jiːb/ | jiyb | V | I | give | |
| 15 | يتطنز | يِتْطَنَّز | /jitˈtˤanˈnaz/ | yit&Tan~az | V | I | mock | |
| 16 | أثول | أثْوَل | /ʔθwal/ | !x&wal | N | fool | ||
| 17 | ربادي | رَبادِي | /rbaːdiː/ | rabAdiy | N | lazy | ||
| 18 | شماطيط | شَماطِيط | /ʃamaːtˤiːtˤ/ | $amATiyT | N | rags | ||
| 19 | العيار | العَيّار | /ʔlʕajˈjaːr/ | Aloay~Ar | N | crook | ||
| 20 | غمندة | غمَندَة | /gamandaː/ | gamanda: | N | secret | ||
| 21 | الهدوم | الهُدوم | /ʔlhuduːm/ | Alhudwm | N | clothes | ||
| 22 | قلج | قَلَج | /galadʒ/ | qalaj | N | hard | ||
| 23 | الدوشك | الدُّوشك | /ʔdˈduʃk/ | Ald~uw$k | N | bed | ||
| 24 | الدانة | الدَّانة | /ʔdˈdaːna/ | Ald~aAn: | N | pearl | ||
| 25 | الرظة | الرَّظّة | /ʔrˈraðˤˈðˤa/ | Alr~aZ~: | N | bruse | ||
| 26 | الششمة | الشَشْمة | /ʔʃˈʃaʃma/ | Al$a$&m: | N | eye glasses | ||
| 27 | الطرمبة | الطُرُمبة | /ʔtˤˈtˤurumba/ | AlTurumb: | N | pump | ||
| 28 | الكَحفية | الكَحْفية | /ʔlkaħfiːja/ | AlkaH&fy: | N | hat | ||
| 29 | إبطيني | إبْطَيْني | /ibtˤajniː/ | Eb&Tay&ny | N | eater | ||
| 30 | إمدحدح | إمْدَحدَح | /imdaħdaħ/ | Em&daHdaH | N | obese |