جبنة قريش
jibna qarish
Cottage cheese in Arabic is جبنة قريش (jibna qarish).
This term refers specifically to the traditional, unpressed, white curd cheese common in Middle Eastern breakfasts, rather than the Western-style creamy cottage cheese.
Meaning: cheese curd product (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
While understood in many parts of the Arab world, جبنة قريش is the specific name for this type of cheese in Egypt.
How do you pronounce it?
jibna qarish
Did you know?
- One theory suggests that قريش is a diminutive form of the word for 'shark', representing an apex predator at the top of the food chain.
- In many Middle Eastern cultures, جبنة قريش is a staple of the breakfast table rather than a snack or salad topping.
Examples in context
- هذا ما يسمى بالجبن القريشي.This is called cottage cheese.
- هذا جبن قريش.This is cottage cheese.
- أنا أحب جبنة قريش في الفطور.ana uhibbu jibnat qariish fil-futur.I love cottage cheese for breakfast.
- هل يمكننا شراء جبنة قريش من المتجر؟hal yumkinuna shira' jibnat qariish minal-matjar?Can we buy cottage cheese from the store?
Example conversation
Layla and Yusuf are in the kitchen preparing breakfast.
- ليلى Laylaيوسف، هل لدينا جبنة قريش؟Yusuf, hal ladayna jibnat qariish?Yusuf, do we have cottage cheese?
- يوسف Youssefلا، سأذهب لشرائها الآن.la, sa-adhhabu lishira'iha al-an.No, I will go buy it now.
- ليلى Laylaشكراً لك، أنت طيب جداً.shukran laka, anta tayyib jiddan.Thank you, you are very kind.
- يوسف Youssefلا داعي، سأعود بسرعة.la da'iya, sa-a'udu bi-sur'a.No problem, I will be back quickly.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries جبنة, قريش, CC BY-SA 4.0.
