How to say "good (of quality)" in Arabic
New wordMeaninggood (of quality)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
جَيِّد
jayyidג'יד
جيد
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
טוב
tovتُوڤ
How the two words are related
New word
No Hebrew relative — learn it fresh.
Arabic root
ج-و-دLearn it
On the street
How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Levantine · Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
مْنِيح
mnīḥמניחThe everyday Levantine word for good is a different word entirely: mnīḥ.
Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta
كْوَيِّس
kwayyisכויסThe Cairo word for good is kwayyis — the first thing a learner of Egyptian hears.
Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
مزْيَان
mezyānמזיאןDarija says mezyān for good, fine, well.
In a phrase
عَمَل جَيِّد
ʿamal jayyidעמל ג'ידgood work
Feminine
جَيِّدَة
jayyidaג'ידה