How to say "well done!" in Arabic
New wordMeaningwell done!
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
أَحْسَنْتَ
aḥsantaאחסנת
أحسنت
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
כל הכבוד
kol hakavodكُول هَاكَاڤُود
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Arabic root
ح-س-نLiterally 'you did well', from ḥasan 'good'; to a girl aḥsanti, to a class aḥsantum.
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How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Levantine · Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
عَافْيِة عَلَيك
ʿāfye ʿalēkעאפיה עליךPalestinian praise for good work; to a girl ʿāfye ʿalēki.
Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta
شَاطِر
shāṭirשאטר'Clever!' — the classic Cairo praise for a pupil; to a girl shaṭra.
Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
مزْيَان
mezyānמזיאן'Good!' — Darija's all-purpose praise.
In a phrase
أَحْسَنْتَ يَا سَامِي!
aḥsanta yā sāmī!אחסנת יא סאמי!Well done, Sami!