Health and Medicine in Lebanese Arabic

Health and Medicine in Lebanese Arabic

healthʂáɧɧaصحّة
healthy, in good healthʂúɧɧtu mnīɧaصُحّْتو مْنيحة
sickness, illness, diseasemáraɖ (amrāɖ)مرض (أمْراض)
sick, ill; patientmarīɖ (márɖa)مريض (مرْضى)
in poor healthta3bēnتعْبان
handicappedmu3āqمُعاق
wheelchairkírsi mitɧárrikكِرْسي مِتحرِّك
doctordoktōr (dakētra)دُكْتوْر (دكاتْرة)
I don’t feel well. I think I need to go see a doctor.ɧēsis ɧāli ta3bēn. bí3tiʔid lēzim šūf iddoktōr.حاسِس حالي تعْبان. بِعْتِقِد لازِم شوف الدُّكْتوْر.
specialistaxiʂāʔiأخِصائي
cardiologistaxiʂāʔi ʔálibأخِصائي قلِب
eye doctor, ophthalmologistdoktōr 3yūnدُكْتور عْيون
to make an appointment witháxad [55] máw3id 3indأخد مَوْعِد عِنْد
hospitalmistášfaمِسْتشْفى
doctor’s office, clinic3yēdiعْيادِة
nursemumárriɖمُمرِّض
to get a (medical) check-up3ímil [55] fáɧiʂ ʈúbbiعِمِل فحِص طُبّي
to diagnosešáxxaʂ, yšáxxiʂشخّص، يْشخِّص
diagnosistišxīʂتِشْخيص
to examinefáɧaʂ, yífɧaʂفحص، يِفْحص
examinationfáɧuʂ (fɧūʂ)فحُص (فْحوص)
The doctor examined him and diagnosed him with the flu.ddoktōr fáɧaʂu u ʔāl má3u grīb.الدُّكْتوْر فحصو وقال معو غْريب.
problemmíškli (mašēkil)مِشْكْلِة (مشاكِل)
What’s wrong?šū lmíšikli?شو المِشِكْلِة؟
I’m sick.ána marīɖ.أنا مريض.
painwája3 (awjē3)وَجع (أوْجاع)
to have a backachewíji3u ɖáhru, yūja3u ɖáhruوِجِعو ضهْرو، يوجعو ضهْرو
to have a headachewíji3u rāsuوِجِعو راسو
I have a really bad headache.3am yūjá3ni rāsi ktīr.عم يوجعْني راسي كْتير.
My shoulder has been hurting for ages.kítfi 3am yūjá3ni ílu zamēn.كِتْفي عم يوجعْني إلو زمان.
He has a stomachache.báʈnu 3am yūjá3u.بطْنو عم يوجعو.
It hurts here.3am yūja3 hūn.عم يوجع هون.
migraineʂudā3 nuʂfiصُداع نُصْفي
dizzinessdáwxaدَوْخة
dizzydēyixدايِخ
to faintɣími 3alē, yúɣma 3alēغِمي عليْه، يُغْمى عليْه
to have a coldáxad [55] báridأخد برِد
to be congested, have nasal congestionmráššaɧمْرشّح
to have the flu3índu grībعِنْدو غْريب
to have a feversēxinساخِن
to have a sore throatzlē3īmu miltahibīnزْلاعيمو مِلْتهِبين
to coughsá3al, yís3ulسعل، يِسْعُل
to have a cough3índu sá3liعِنْدو سعْلِة
to vomit, throw upstáfraɣ, yistáfriɣسْتفْرغ، يِسْتفْرِغ
rashɧsēsíyyi b-ijjílidحْساسية بِالجِّلِد
diarrheaishēlاِسْهال
having a rashmɧássasمْحسّس
constipatedmkátmi mí3dituمْكتْمِة مِعْدِتو
having diarrheamsáhhilمْسهِّل
to have indigestion3índu 3ásir háɖumعِنْدو عسِر هضُم
diabetessíkkariسِكّري
to be diabetic3índu síkkariعِنْدو سِكّري
to have asthma3índu rábuعِنْدو ربو
to have high blood pressure3índu ɖáɣuʈعِنْدو ضغُط
AIDS, HIVlʔāydzالايْدْز
cancersaraʈānسرطان
to get injurednjáraɧ, yinjíriɧنْجرح، يِنْجِرِح
injuredmajrūɧمجْروح
to have a bruiseákal [8]ɖárbiأكل ضرْبِة
wound, cutjíriɧ (jrūɧ)جِرِح (جْروح)
to get stitchestʔáʈʈab, yitʔáʈʈabتْقطّب، يِتْقطّب
stitchɣárzi (ɣíriz)غرْزِة (غِرِز)
burnɧiriʔ (ɧrūʔ)حِرِق (حْروق)
burnedmaɧrūʔمحْروق
bandage, Band-Aidlizzēʔ jrūɧaلِزّيْق جْروحة
to break a bonenkásarit 3áɖamtu, tinkísir 3áɖamtuنْكسرِت عضمْتو، تِنْكِسِر عضمْتو
a broken bone3áɖmi maksūraعضْمِة مكْسورة
cast (UK: plaster); splintjábra (jábir)جبْرة (جبِر)
x-rayʂūritʔ aší33aصورِة أشِعّة
medicinedáwa (adwíyyi)دَوا (أدْوية)
prescriptionrūšíttaروشِتّا
to prescribewáʂif, yūʂufوصِف، يوصُف
aspirinaspirīnأسْبيرين
pillɧábbit dáwaحبِّة دوا
antibioticsmuɖāddēt ɧayawíyyiمُضادّات حَيَوية
injection, shotíbri (íbar)اِبْرِة (اِبر)
to get a shotáxad [55] íbriأخد اِبْرِة
to draw bloodsáɧab damm, yísɧab dammسحب دمّ، يِسْحب دمّ
to cure, healʂaɧɧ, yʂuɧɧصحّ، يْصُحّ
to run a blood test3ímil [55] fáɧuʂ dammعِمِل فحُص دمّ
recovery, healingʂaɧɧصحّ
to treat3ālaj, y3ālijعالج، يْعالِج
treatment3lējعْلاج
contagiousmí3diمِعْدي
infection3ádwaعدْوَى
Are you contagious?máraɖak mí3di?مرضك مِعْدي؟
surgeonjarrāɧجرّاح
surgery3amalíyyiعملية
to perform surgery on, operate on3ímil [55] jirāɧa la-عِمِل جِراحة لـ
to perform surgery on, operate on3ímil [55] 3amalíyyi la-عِمِل عملية لـ
to undergo surgery, have an operation3ímil [55] jirāɧaعِمِل جِراحة
to undergo surgery, have an operation3ímil [55] 3amalíyyiعِمِل عملية
plastic surgeonjarrāɧ tajmīlجرّاح تجْميل
to have an abortion3ímil [55] ijhāɖعِمِل إجْهاض
plastic surgery3amalíyyit tajmīlعملية تجْميل
pregnancyɧámilحمِل
to get pregnant byɧíblit min, tíɧbal min [f.]حِبْلِت مِن، تِحْبل مِن
pregnantɧāmil [f.]حامِل
to give birthwálladit, twállid [f.]وَلّدِت، تْوَلِّد
When are you due?ēmata ɧatwálldi?أيْمتى حتْوَلّْدي؟
She's due in early July.raɧ twállid b-ʔáwwal tammūz.رح تْولِّد بِاوّل تمّوز.
How far along is she [in her pregnancy]?b-ʔáyya šáhirʂārit?بْأيّا شهِر صارِت؟
She’s six-months pregnant.híyyi b-iššáhir issēdis.هِيِّ بِالشّهِر السّادِس.
to use birth control (pills)stáxdim ɧbūb máni3 ilɧámilسْتخْدِم حْبوب منِع الحمِل
condomkōndōmكوْنْدوْم
dentistdoktōr snēnدُكْتوْر سْنان
to have a cavity3índu tasáwwusعِنْدو تسوُّس
to have a toothachewíji3u snēnuوِجِعو سْنانو
to have a chipped tooth3índu sinn maksūrعِندو سِنّ مكْسور
to get a fillingɧáša sínnu, yíɧši sínnuحشى سِنّو، يِحْشِي سِنّو
to get a tooth pulledʔábi3 sinn, yíʔba3 sinnقبِع سِنّ، يِقْبع سِنّ
to get a cleaningnáɖɖaf [7] sínnuنضّف سِنّو
I’m going to the dentist’s to get a check-up and a cleaning.rāyiɧ3ind doktōr lisnēn á3mil tšek-ap u náɖɖif snēni.رايِح عِنْد دُكْتور الِسْنان أعْمِل شِك أب ونضِّف سْناني.
to get one’s teeth whitenedbáyyaɖ snēnu, ybáyyiɖ snēnuبيّض سْنانو، يْبيِّض سْنانو

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