Levantine Arabic Health and Medicine — 112 Words
This page lists 112 health and medicine in Levantine Arabic, one of the most widely spoken varieties of Arabic. Each entry includes the Arabic script, an English translation, and a phonetic transliteration to help you pronounce each word correctly. Whether you are a beginner or building on existing knowledge, this word list is a practical starting point for learning Arabic.
| Arabic | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| صُحّْتو مْنيحة | ʂúɧɧtu mnīɧa | healthy, in good health |
| مرض (أمْراض) | máraɖ (amrāɖ) | sickness, illness, disease |
| مريض (مرْضى) | marīɖ (márɖa) | sick, ill; patient |
| تعْبان | ta3bēn | in poor health |
| مُعاق | mu3āq | handicapped |
| كِرْسي مِتحرِّك | kírsi mitɧárrik | wheelchair |
| دُكْتوْر (دكاتْرة) | doktōr (dakētra) | doctor |
| حاسِس حالي تعْبان. بِعْتِقِد لازِم شوف الدُّكْتوْر. | ɧēsis ɧāli ta3bēn. bí3tiʔid lēzim šūf iddoktōr. | I don’t feel well. I think I need to go see a doctor. |
| بْأيّا شهِر صارِت؟ | b-ʔáyya šáhirʂārit? | How far along is she [in her pregnancy]? |
| هِيِّ بِالشّهِر السّادِس. | híyyi b-iššáhir issēdis. | She’s six-months pregnant. |
| سْتخْدِم حْبوب منِع الحمِل | stáxdim ɧbūb máni3 ilɧámil | to use birth control (pills) |
| كوْنْدوْم | kōndōm | condom |
| دُكْتوْر سْنان | doktōr snēn | dentist |
| عِنْدو تسوُّس | 3índu tasáwwus | to have a cavity |
| وِجِعو سْنانو | wíji3u snēnu | to have a toothache |
| عِندو سِنّ مكْسور | 3índu sinn maksūr | to have a chipped tooth |
| حشى سِنّو، يِحْشِي سِنّو | ɧáša sínnu, yíɧši sínnu | to get a filling |
| قبِع سِنّ، يِقْبع سِنّ | ʔábi3 sinn, yíʔba3 sinn | to get a tooth pulled |
| نضّف سِنّو | náɖɖaf [7] sínnu | to get a cleaning |
| رايِح عِنْد دُكْتور الِسْنان أعْمِل شِك أب ونضِّف سْناني. | rāyiɧ3ind doktōr lisnēn á3mil tšek-ap u náɖɖif snēni. | I’m going to the dentist’s to get a check-up and a cleaning. |
| أخِصائي | axiʂāʔi | specialist |
| أخِصائي قلِب | axiʂāʔi ʔálib | cardiologist |
| دُكْتور عْيون | doktōr 3yūn | eye doctor, ophthalmologist |
| أخد مَوْعِد عِنْد | áxad [55] máw3id 3ind | to make an appointment with |
| مِسْتشْفى | mistášfa | hospital |
| عْيادِة | 3yēdi | doctor’s office, clinic |
| مُمرِّض | mumárriɖ | nurse |
| عِمِل فحِص طُبّي | 3ímil [55] fáɧiʂ ʈúbbi | to get a (medical) check-up |
| شخّص، يْشخِّص | šáxxaʂ, yšáxxiʂ | to diagnose |
| تِشْخيص | tišxīʂ | diagnosis |
| فحص، يِفْحص | fáɧaʂ, yífɧaʂ | to examine |
| فحُص (فْحوص) | fáɧuʂ (fɧūʂ) | examination |
| الدُّكْتوْر فحصو وقال معو غْريب. | ddoktōr fáɧaʂu u ʔāl má3u grīb. | The doctor examined him and diagnosed him with the flu. |
| مِشْكْلِة (مشاكِل) | míškli (mašēkil) | problem |
| شو المِشِكْلِة؟ | šū lmíšikli? | What’s wrong? |
| أنا مريض. | ána marīɖ. | I’m sick. |
| وَجع (أوْجاع) | wája3 (awjē3) | pain |
| وِجِعو ضهْرو، يوجعو ضهْرو | wíji3u ɖáhru, yūja3u ɖáhru | to have a backache |
| وِجِعو راسو | wíji3u rāsu | to have a headache |
| عم يوجعْني راسي كْتير. | 3am yūjá3ni rāsi ktīr. | I have a really bad headache. |
| كِتْفي عم يوجعْني إلو زمان. | kítfi 3am yūjá3ni ílu zamēn. | My shoulder has been hurting for ages. |
| بطْنو عم يوجعو. | báʈnu 3am yūjá3u. | He has a stomachache. |
| عم يوجع هون. | 3am yūja3 hūn. | It hurts here. |
| صُداع نُصْفي | ʂudā3 nuʂfi | migraine |
| دَوْخة | dáwxa | dizziness |
| دايِخ | dēyix | dizzy |
| غِمي عليْه، يُغْمى عليْه | ɣími 3alē, yúɣma 3alē | to faint |
| أخد برِد | áxad [55] bárid | to have a cold |
| مْرشّح | mráššaɧ | to be congested, have nasal congestion |
| عِنْدو غْريب | 3índu grīb | to have the flu |
| ساخِن | sēxin | to have a fever |
| زْلاعيمو مِلْتهِبين | zlē3īmu miltahibīn | to have a sore throat |
| سعل، يِسْعُل | sá3al, yís3ul | to cough |
| عِنْدو سعْلِة | 3índu sá3li | to have a cough |
| سْتفْرغ، يِسْتفْرِغ | stáfraɣ, yistáfriɣ | to vomit, throw up |
| حْساسية بِالجِّلِد | ɧsēsíyyi b-ijjílid | rash |
| اِسْهال | ishēl | diarrhea |
| مْحسّس | mɧássas | having a rash |
| مْكتْمِة مِعْدِتو | mkátmi mí3ditu | constipated |
| مْسهِّل | msáhhil | having diarrhea |
| عِنْدو عسِر هضُم | 3índu 3ásir háɖum | to have indigestion |
| سِكّري | síkkari | diabetes |
| عِنْدو سِكّري | 3índu síkkari | to be diabetic |
| عِنْدو ربو | 3índu rábu | to have asthma |
| عِنْدو ضغُط | 3índu ɖáɣuʈ | to have high blood pressure |
| الايْدْز | lʔāydz | AIDS, HIV |
| سرطان | saraʈān | cancer |
| نْجرح، يِنْجِرِح | njáraɧ, yinjíriɧ | to get injured |
| مجْروح | majrūɧ | injured |
| أكل ضرْبِة | ákal [8]ɖárbi | to have a bruise |
| جِرِح (جْروح) | jíriɧ (jrūɧ) | wound, cut |
| تْقطّب، يِتْقطّب | tʔáʈʈab, yitʔáʈʈab | to get stitches |
| غرْزِة (غِرِز) | ɣárzi (ɣíriz) | stitch |
| حِرِق (حْروق) | ɧiriʔ (ɧrūʔ) | burn |
| محْروق | maɧrūʔ | burned |
| لِزّيْق جْروحة | lizzēʔ jrūɧa | bandage, Band-Aid |
| نْكسرِت عضمْتو، تِنْكِسِر عضمْتو | nkásarit 3áɖamtu, tinkísir 3áɖamtu | to break a bone |
| عضْمِة مكْسورة | 3áɖmi maksūra | a broken bone |
| جبْرة (جبِر) | jábra (jábir) | cast (UK: plaster); splint |
| صورِة أشِعّة | ʂūritʔ aší33a | x-ray |
| دَوا (أدْوية) | dáwa (adwíyyi) | medicine |
| روشِتّا | rūšítta | prescription |
| وصِف، يوصُف | wáʂif, yūʂuf | to prescribe |
| أسْبيرين | aspirīn | aspirin |
| حبِّة دوا | ɧábbit dáwa | pill |
| مُضادّات حَيَوية | muɖāddēt ɧayawíyyi | antibiotics |
| اِبْرِة (اِبر) | íbri (íbar) | injection, shot |
| أخد اِبْرِة | áxad [55] íbri | to get a shot |
| سحب دمّ، يِسْحب دمّ | sáɧab damm, yísɧab damm | to draw blood |
| صحّ، يْصُحّ | ʂaɧɧ, yʂuɧɧ | to cure, heal |
| عِمِل فحُص دمّ | 3ímil [55] fáɧuʂ damm | to run a blood test |
| صحّ | ʂaɧɧ | recovery, healing |
| عالج، يْعالِج | 3ālaj, y3ālij | to treat |
| عْلاج | 3lēj | treatment |
| مِعْدي | mí3di | contagious |
| عدْوَى | 3ádwa | infection |
| مرضك مِعْدي؟ | máraɖak mí3di? | Are you contagious? |
| جرّاح | jarrāɧ | surgeon |
| عملية | 3amalíyyi | surgery |
| عِمِل جِراحة لـ | 3ímil [55] jirāɧa la- | to perform surgery on, operate on |
| عِمِل عملية لـ | 3ímil [55] 3amalíyyi la- | to perform surgery on, operate on |
| عِمِل جِراحة | 3ímil [55] jirāɧa | to undergo surgery, have an operation |
| عِمِل عملية | 3ímil [55] 3amalíyyi | to undergo surgery, have an operation |
| جرّاح تجْميل | jarrāɧ tajmīl | plastic surgeon |
| عِمِل إجْهاض | 3ímil [55] ijhāɖ | to have an abortion |
| عملية تجْميل | 3amalíyyit tajmīl | plastic surgery |
| حمِل | ɧámil | pregnancy |
| حِبْلِت مِن، تِحْبل مِن | ɧíblit min, tíɧbal min [f.] | to get pregnant by |
| حامِل | ɧāmil [f.] | pregnant |
| وَلّدِت، تْوَلِّد | wálladit, twállid [f.] | to give birth |
| أيْمتى حتْوَلّْدي؟ | ēmata ɧatwálldi? | When are you due? |
| رح تْولِّد بِاوّل تمّوز. | raɧ twállid b-ʔáwwal tammūz. | She's due in early July. |
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