How to say "to pass (an exam), succeed" in Arabic
New wordMeaningto pass (an exam), succeed
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
نَجَحَ
najaḥaנג'ח
نجح
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
הצליח
hitsliakhهِتْسْلِيَاخ
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Arabic root
ن-ج-حSame root as najāḥ 'success'. Where Israeli students say עבר את המבחן, Arabic says najaḥa fī l-imtiḥān — 'succeeded in the exam'.
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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
نِجِح
nijiḥנג'חLevantine: nijiḥ, with i-vowels.
Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta
نِجِح
nigiḥנגחCairene: nigiḥ, with a hard g.
In a phrase
نَجَحَ كُلُّ الطُّلَّاب
najaḥa kullu ṭ-ṭullābנג'ח כל א-טלאבAll the students passed.