اليوم

Arabic

Etymology

اَلـ (al--) +‎ يَوْم (yawm, “day”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.jaw.ma/

• Audio:

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Adverb

الْيَوْمَ • (al-yawma)

1. today

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic الْيَوْمَ (al-yawma).

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /ɪlˈjoːm/

Adverb

اليوم • (il-yōm)

1. today

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic الْيَوْمَ (al-yawma).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈ.joːm/, [aljo̞ːm]

Adverb

اليوم • (al-yōm)

1. today

See also

• بُكرة (bukra, “tomorrow”)
• أمس (ʔams, “yesterday”)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic الْيَوْمَ (al-yawma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ɪ)l.juː.ma/, /(ɪ)l.juːm/

• Audio:

  (file)

Adverb

اليوم • (el-yūma or el-yūm)

1. today

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic الْيَوْمَ (al-yawma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /il.joːm/, [ɪlˈjoːm]

• Audio (Amman):

  (file)

Adverb

اليوم • (il-yōm)

1. today

See also

• يوم (yōm, “day”)
• مبارح (mbāreḥ, “yesterday”)
• بكرة (bukra, “tomorrow”)