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colloquial in Arabic

عَامِّيّ ʕāmmiyy

UK/kəˈləʊ.kwɪəl/US/kəˈloʊ.kwi.əl/

colloquial in Arabic: عَامِّيّ (ʕāmmiyy), دَارِج (dārij). In English, colloquial means characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.

Arabic words for colloquial

of oral communication language
عَامِّيّ ʕāmmiyy, دَارِج dārij

English meaning of colloquial

  1. adjective Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.
  2. adjective Of or pertaining to a conversation; conversational or chatty.
  3. noun A colloquial word or phrase, colloquialism.

Full definition of colloquial

colloquial in a sentence

  • You're using too many colloquial words in this cover letter: I suggest changing "I picked up loads of cool skills" to "I acquired many positive abilities"
  • The colloquial, and at times sarcastic, tone of her books makes her popular with teenagers.

Synonyms of colloquial

All synonyms of colloquial

colloquial in other languages

Questions about colloquial in Arabic

What is the meaning of colloquial in Arabic?
Colloquial in Arabic is عَامِّيّ (ʕāmmiyy), دَارِج (dārij).
ما معنى كلمة colloquial؟
Colloquial: عَامِّيّ (ʕāmmiyy), دَارِج (dārij).
What does colloquial mean in English?
Colloquial means characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: colloquial (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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