How to say "turtle, tortoise" in Arabic
New wordMeaningturtle, tortoise
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
سُلَحْفَاة
sulaḥfāhסלחפאה
سلحفاة
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
צָב
tsavتْسَاڤ
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Arabic root
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On the street
How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
فكْرُون
fekrūnפכרוןDarija's tortoise is a fekrūn.
In a phrase
سُلَحْفَاة بَطِيئَة
sulaḥfāh baṭīʾaסלחפאה בטיאהa slow turtle
Plural
سَلَاحِف
salāḥifסלאחףbroken plural CaCāCiC