How to say "crate/box" in Arabic
New wordMeaningcrate/box
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
صُنْدُوق
ṣundūqצנדוק
صندوق
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
ארגז
argazأَرْگَاز
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How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta
صَنْدُوق
ṣandūʾצנדואCairo says ṣandūʾ, with the qāf as a glottal stop.
Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
صنْدُوق
ṣendūqצנדוקDarija keeps the q: ṣendūq.
In a phrase
صُنْدُوق أَدَوَات
ṣundūq adawātצנדוק אדואתa toolbox
Plural
صَنَادِيق
ṣanādīqצנאדיקbroken plural CaCāCīC