Levantine Arabic Life and Death — 77 Words
This page lists 77 life and death 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 |
|---|---|---|
| عاش، يْعيش | 3āš, y3īš | to live |
| أنا عايِش بْبيْروت عاصْمِة لِبْنان. | ána 3āyiš b-bērūt 3āʂmit libnēn. | I live in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. |
| عايِش | 3āyiš | alive |
| وِلِد، يولد | wílid, yūlad | to be born |
| خِلِق، يِخْلق | xíliʔ, yíxlaʔ | to be born |
| وِلادِة | wilēdi | birth |
| رضيع | raɖī3 | baby, infant |
| رُضِع، يُرْضع | rúɖi3, yúrɖa3 | to be breastfed, suckle |
| رضّعِت، تْرضِّع | ráɖɖa3it, tráɖɖi3 [f.] | to breastfeed |
| حْفاض | ɧfāɖ | diaper |
| حفاضة | ɧafāɖa | diaper |
| وَلد (وْلاد) | wálad (wlēd) | child (0-17 years old) |
| مْهزّب | mházzab | well-behaved |
| شقي | šáʔi | naughty, mischievous |
| مْوَلْدن | mwáldan | childish, immature |
| واعي | wē3i | mature(-acting) |
| صبي (صُبْيان ) | ʂábi (ʂubyēn) | boy |
| بِنِت (بنات) | bínit (banēt) | girl |
| مُراهِق | murāhiq | adolescent, teenager |
| كِبِر، يِكْبر | kíbir, yíkbar | to grow up |
| شخُص (أشْخاص) | šáxuʂ (ašxāʂ) | person |
| ناس | nēs [pl.] | people |
| شابّ (شباب) | šēb (šabēb) | young man |
| صبية (صبايا) | ʂabíyyi (ʂabāya) | young woman |
| رِجّال (رْجال) | rijjēl (rjēl) | man |
| مرا (نِسْوان) | mára (niswēn) | woman |
| راشِد | rāšid | adult |
| واعي | wē3i | adult |
| كْبار | kbār [pl.] | adults, grown-ups |
| واعْيين | wē3yīn [pl.] | adults, grown-ups |
| شباب | šabēb [pl.] | young people, youth |
| صْغير (صْغار) | ʂɣīr (ʂɣār) | young |
| بْعُمُر الخمْسينات | b-3úmur ilxamsīnēt | in one’s fifties |
| بْنُصّ عُمْرو | b-nuʂʂ 3úmru | middle-aged |
| خِتْيار | xityār | [person] old(1) |
| عجوز | 3ajūz | [person] old |
| رِجّال خِتْيار | rijjēl xityār | old man |
| خِتْيارة | xityāra | old woman |
| ختْيَر، يْختْيِر | xátyar, yxátyir | to age, grow old |
| عجّز، يْعجِّز | 3ájjaz, y3ájjiz | to age, grow old |
| الكِلّ بيعجِّز. | lkill bi3ájjiz. | Everyone gets old. |
| طُفولِة | ʈufūli | childhood |
| بْطُفولْتو | b-ʈufūltu | in one’s childhood |
| مُراهقة | murāhaqa | adolescence |
| بْشبابو | b-šabēbu | in one’s youth |
| عُمُر كْبير | 3úmur kbīr | old age |
| عيد ميلاد | 3īd mīlēd | birthday |
| كِلّ سِنِة وإنْتَ بْخيْر! - وإنْتَ بْخيْر. | kill síni u ínta b-xēr! - u ínta b-xēr! | Happy Birthday! - Thank you! |
| ميلاد سعيد!- شُكْراً | mīlēd sa3īd! - šúkran! | Happy Birthday! - Thank you! |
| كِلّ سِنِة وإنْتَ بْخيْر وعقْبال المية سِنِة وإنْشالله يِنْعاد عليْك. | kill síni u ínta b-xēr u 3aʔbēl ilmīt síni u nšālla yin3ād 3alēk. | Happy birthday and may you have many more! |
| أيْمتى يوْم ميلادك؟ | ēmata yōm mīlēdak? | When is your birthday? |
| عيد ميلادي بْأيّار. | 3īd mīlēdi b-ʔayyār. | My birthday is in May. |
| عُمُر | 3úmur | age |
| طول العُمُر | ʈūl il3úmur | life span |
| كِلّ حَياتو | kill ɧayātu | all one’s life |
| قدّيْ عُمْرك؟ | ʔaddē 3umrak? | How old are you? |
| عُمْري عِشْرين. | 3úmri 3išrīn. | I’m 20 years old. |
| صار __ سِنِة | ʂār [55] __ síni | to turn __ years old |
| لح يْصير عُمْرو عِشْرين سِنِة الأُسْبوع الجّايِة. | laɧ yʂīr 3úmru 3išrīn síni lʔusbū3 ijjēyi. | He’s turning twenty next week. |
| مرا عُمْرا خمْسين | mára 3úmra xamsīn | a fifty-year-old woman |
| أيْمتى خْلِقِت؟ | ēmata xlíʔit? | When were you born? |
| أيْمتى وْلِدِت؟ | ēmata wlídit? | When were you born? |
| خْلِقِت بْسِنْة ألْف وتِسِعْمية وتْمانين. | xlíʔit b-isínt alf u tisi3míyyi u tmēnīn. | I was born in 1980. |
| موْت | mōt | death, passing |
| ميِّت (أمْوات) | máyyit (amwēt) | dead, deceased |
| مات، يْموت | mēt, ymūt | to die |
| تْوَفّى، يِتْوَفّى | twáffa, yítwaffa | to pass away |
| خِلِص عُمْرو | xíliʂ [55] 3úmru | to pass away |
| جِثِة (جِثث) | jísi (jísas) | corpse, body |
| جْنازِة | jnēzi | funeral |
| دفن، يِدْفُن | dáfan, yídfun | to bury |
| تابوت (تَوابيت) | tēbūt (tawābīt) | coffin |
| مقْبرة (مقابِر) | máʔbara (maʔābir) | cemetary |
| قبُر (قْبور) | ʔábur (ʔbūr) | grave; burial |
| شاهِد (شَواهِد) | šēhid (šawēhid) | gravestone, headstone |
| حِزِن، يِحْزن | ɧízin, yíɧzan | to mourn |
| حِزْنان | ɧiznēn | mourning |
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