اللهجة النجدية

Najdi Arabic

Semitic

FamilySemitic Speakers~14–19M ScriptArabic CountriesSaudi Arabia Official inNo (Modern Standard Arabic is the official language of Saudi Arabia; Najdi is the spoken vernacular)

Najdi Arabic is a group of Peninsular Arabic dialects centered on the Najd plateau of central Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh, Qassim, and Ha'il. Major subgroups are often described as northern, central, mixed northern-central, and southern Najdi, so no single pronunciation represents every speaker. Common conservative features include historical /q/ pronounced [ɡ], retention of interdental consonants in many words, and the gahawa pattern, in which a short [a] appears after a guttural consonant in certain syllable shapes; some dialects also affricate /k/ and /ɡ/ in particular environments. Verbal morphology marks person, gender, number, tense, and aspect, and pronominal suffixes attach to nouns, prepositions, and verbs. Najdi is chiefly spoken in daily life, while Modern Standard Arabic is used for formal writing and official communication, normally in Arabic script.

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87 core words in Najdi Arabic

Water

مويه

ˈmoːjah

Fire

نار

naːɾ

Sun

شمس

ʃams

Moon

قمر

ɡamaɾ

Star

نجمة

ˈnadʒma

Night

ليل

leːl

Rain

مطر

matˤar

Snow

ثلج

θaldʒ

Wind

ريح

riːħ

Earth

تراب

traːb

Stone

حجر

ˈħadʒar

Sea

بحر

ˈbaħar

Mother

أم

ʔumm

Father

أب

ʔab

Daughter

بنت

bint

I

انا

ana

You

انت

int

We

احنا

ˈiħna

Name

اسم

ˈisim

Head

راس

raːs

Eye

عين

ʕeːn

Ear

وذن

wiðin

Nose

خشم

xaʃim

Tooth

سن

sinː

Tongue

لسان

lisaːn

Hand

يد

jad

Foot

رجل

ridʒil

Heart

قلب

ɡalb

Bone

عظمة

ˈʕaðˤma

Blood

دم

dam

Poop

كاكا

kaːka

Love

حب

ħubb

Tree

شجرة

ʃadʒaɾa

Dog

كلب

tsalb

Cat

بزّونة

bazːuːna

Fish

سمچة

ˈsamtsa

Bird

طير

tˤeːr

Egg

بيضة

ˈbajðˤa

Bear

دب

dubb

Horse

حصان

ħsˤaːn

House

بيت

beːt

Milk

حليب

ħaliːb

Honey

عسل

ʕasal

Salt

ملح

milħ

Wine

نبيذ

nabiːð

Iron

حديد

ħadiːd

Wheel

عجلة

ʕadʒala

Eat

ياكل

jaːkil

Drink

يشرب

jiʃɾab

Sleep

نام

naːm

One

واحد

waːħid

Two

اثنين

ˈθneːn

Three

ثلاثة

θalaːθa

Four

أربعة

ˈʔarbaʕa

Five

خمسة

xamsa

Hundred

مية

ˈmijja

Hello

هلا

hala

Thank you

مشكور

maʃkuːɾ

Good

زين

zeːn

New

جديد

dʒidiːd

Red

أحمر

ʔaˈħamar

White

أبيض

ʔabjaðˤ

Black

أسود

ˈʔaswad

Green

أخضر

ʔaˈxaðˤar

Blue

أزرق

ˈʔazraɡ

Cuckoo

وَقْوَاق

waqˈwaːq

Woof

هَوْ هَوْ

haw haw

Computer

كمبيوتر

kambjuːtar

Wi-Fi

واي فاي

waːjfaːj

Sushi

سوشي

suːʃi

Tea

شاي

ʃaːj

Coffee

قهوة

ɡaˈhawa

Sugar

سكر

ˈsukkar

Orange

برتقال

burtuˈɡaːl

Ninety-nine

تسعة وتسعين

tisʕa w tisʕiːn

Dopamine

دوبامين

duːbaːˈmiːn

At sign

آت

ʔaːt

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Semitic

Meaning Najdi ArabicGulf ArabicIraqi ArabicHijazi ArabicQatari ArabicSudanese ArabicBahrani Arabic
Water مويه /ˈmoːjah/ ماي /maːj/ ماي /maːj/ موية /ˈmoːja/ مي /meː/ موية /moːja/ مي /miː/
Fire نار /naːɾ/ نار /naːɾ/ نار /naːɾ/ نار /naːɾ/ نار /naːr/ نار /naːɾ/ نار /nɑːr/
Sun شمس /ʃams/ شمس /ʃams/ شمس /ʃamis/ شمس /ʃams/ شمس /ʃɑms/ شمس /ʃams/ شمس /ʃæms/
Moon قمر /ɡamaɾ/ قمر /ɡamaɾ/ قمر /ɡamaɾ/ قمر /ɡamaɾ/ قمر /ɡɑmɑr/ قمر /ɡamaɾ/ قمر /ɡɑmɑr/
Star نجمة /ˈnadʒma/ نجمة /ˈnadʒma/ نجمة /ˈnɪdʒma/ نجمة /nadʒma/ نجمة /nɪjma/ نجمة /ˈnadʒma/ نجمة /nɪdʒma/
Night ليل /leːl/ ليل /leːl/ ليل /leːl/ ليل /leːl/ ليل /leːl/ ليل /leːl/ ليل /leːl/
Rain مطر /matˤar/ مطر /matˤar/ مطر /matˤaɾ/ مطر /matˤar/ مطر /mɪtˤar/ مطر /matˤar/ مطر /mətˤar/
Snow ثلج /θaldʒ/ ثلج /θaldʒ/ ثلج /θaldʒ/ ثلج /taldʒ/ ثلج /θaldʒ/ تلج /taldʒ/ ثلج /θalʒ/
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