African Slang Words Starting With "A"

تكييف - Air conditioning

إيه إف - As f***

أواي فروم كيبورد - Away from keyboard

أساپ - As soon as possible

إي تي إم - ATM

Means “normal” or “no big deal.” Used to downplay something or say it’s fine.

أبداً - Never

عباية - Abaya

أب - Father

قبل - Before

Means “ma’am” or “miss,” used sarcastically to refer to a female friend acting bossy or teacher-like. Usage: Okay, abla ...

أبونا - Father (priest)

مسرع أعمال - Accelerator

إكسسوارات - Accessories

أكشن - Action

ممثل - Actor

ممثلة - Actress

أدمن - Admin

إستاتيك - Aesthetic

Slang for someone who is unlucky or always in a mess (literally “plug” meaning dead battery). Usage: That guy is afel in...

آفتر پارتي - After party

أجازة - عطلة (Vacation - holiday)

أجايل - Agile

أهبل - Silly person

أهل - Family/People

Short for “ahlan” (welcome/hi), used as a casual greeting like “hey.”

Hello / welcome.

أهلاوي - Al Ahly fan

أهلي - Al Ahly (football club)

أهوة - Coffee shop

Yes or affirmative.

أكيد - Sure

Exclamation of pain or frustration.

Slang for “bro” or close male friend (short form of “akhoya,” meaning my brother).

آخر - Last

أخويا - أخي (My brother)

An expression of mild disgust or “yuck.”. Usage: Akhss, this sandwich has gone bad, don’t eat it.

أكل - طعام (Food - meal)

Joking reference to someone being lazy or bumming around (from “entakh” meaning to lounge). Usage: Get up and help inste...

Night owl.

(Arabic, 'my heart') A sweet nickname to call someone your beloved, implying they are as dear to you as your heart itsel...

ألبوم - Album

قلبي - قلبي (My heart)

أليرت - Alert

ألف مبروك - Congratulations

ألجوريزم - Algorithm

تحديث الألجوريزم - Algorithm update

الحمد لله - Thank God

أول يو كان إيت - All you can eat

الله - God