How to say "upset, cross (colloquial)" in Arabic
New wordMeaningupset, cross (colloquial)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
زَعْلَان
zaʿlānזעלאן
زعلان
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
כועס
ko'esكُوئِس
How the two words are related
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Arabic root
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How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
مْقلَّق
mqelleqמקלקA different word: mqelleq is the Darija upset or annoyed.
In a phrase
لِمَاذَا أَنْتَ زَعْلَان؟
limādhā anta zaʿlānלמאד'א אנת זעלאןwhy are you upset?
Feminine
زَعْلَانَة
zaʿlānaזעלאנה