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English-Arabic Word List
The
short word-list contains only the most used words in
relation to travel in the Libyan Arabic dialect.
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| Hello |
Ahllan |
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| passport |
jawaz assefer |
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| visa |
tashira |
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| entry visa |
tashiret
ad-dokhoul |
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| immigration
office |
mabna al-jawazat |
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| border |
h'odoud |
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| logbook |
koutayyeb |
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| help |
mousaa'ada |
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| car |
karhba, sayyara |
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| motorbike |
motto |
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| lorry |
h'emmala |
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| bicycle |
beshkleit |
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| airplane |
t'eyyar |
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| train |
qit'ar, sekka |
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| ship |
bakhira |
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| boat |
flueka |
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| insurance |
t'meen |
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| safety |
assalama |
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| tax |
d'areeba |
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| tourism |
siyah'ah
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| business |
business |
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| transit |
a'oubour |
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| residence |
iqamah |
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| renew residence |
tajdeed al iqamah |
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| validity |
salah'iyya |
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| renew |
tajdeed |
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| nationality |
jensiyya |
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| foreign |
ajnabee |
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| visit |
zeeyara |
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| visitor |
zae'r |
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| traveller |
rahh'al |
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| holiday |
ijazah |
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| tourist |
sayeh' |
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| tourism |
seeyah'a |
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| archaeological site |
makan atharee, athar |
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| history |
tareekh |
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| Leptis Magna |
Lubda, Lebda |
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| Cyrene |
Shah'h'at |
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Apollonia |
Sousa |
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| museum |
math'af |
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| prehistoric art |
fen ma-qabla at-tareekh |
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| engravings |
manh'outat |
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| sculpture |
s'anem |
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| antique |
touh'fa |
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| rare |
nader |
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| oasis |
wah'a |
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| mountain |
jbel, jabel |
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| thing |
h'aja |
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| this |
hadi (f.), hada (m.) |
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| these |
hado |
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| that |
hadika |
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| in |
fee |
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| out |
barra |
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| go out |
et'la' |
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| come in |
khush |
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| beside |
h'da |
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| on, above |
foug |
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| and |
wa |
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| with |
ma'a |
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| from |
men |
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| under |
teh't |
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| near (to) |
h'da(h) |
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| near (diistance) |
greeb |
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| far |
ba'eed |
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| today |
elyoum |
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| tomorrow |
ghed'wa |
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| morning |
s'obeh' |
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| midday |
d'ouher |
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| night |
layel |
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| week |
sboua' |
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| month |
shaher |
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| year |
a'am |
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| hour |
saa'a |
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| minute |
dgiga |
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| second |
lah'da |
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| speak |
tkellem |
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| listen |
esma' |
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| see |
shouf |
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| take |
khoud |
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| begin |
ebda |
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| sit (down) |
uga'ed |
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| come |
ta'ala |
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| go |
emshi |
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| walk |
tmeshsha |
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| distance |
msafa |
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| how far |
geddash teba'ed |
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| run |
ejree |
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| stand (v.) |
ougef |
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| stop |
wegggef |
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| sleep |
erged (v.) |
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| wake up |
noud' |
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| drive |
soug |
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| climb, go up |
erkeb |
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| get off, go down |
enzel |
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| push |
deff |
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| pull |
ejbed |
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| swim |
a'oum |
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| bring |
jeeb |
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| give |
ea'tee |
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| give me |
ea't'eeni |
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| throw away |
lawweh' |
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| save |
des |
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| reduce |
negges' |
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| jump |
neggez |
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| increase |
zeed |
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| enough |
yezzi |
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| like (want) |
nebbee |
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| like (as) |
zey |
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| help me |
saa'ednee |
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| write |
ektub |
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| read |
egra |
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| reading |
graya |
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| who |
men |
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| where |
wein |
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| what |
shenou |
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| why |
leesh, a'lash |
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| because |
mahoo |
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| how |
keif |
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| too
much |
halba |
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| little |
shaweyya |
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| explain |
eshrah', waddah' |
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| information |
ma'loumat |
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| price |
sea'er |
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| welcome |
tfaedd'el |
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| thank you |
shokran |
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| how are you |
kif h'alek |
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| I am fine |
kwayyes, bahi |
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| and-you, how are you? |
w-enta, shen h'alek |
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| so and so (alright) |
mashi elh'al |
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| what do you want? |
shen tebbee |
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can you tell me . . . ? |
mumken tgo-llee |
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| can you show me? |
mumken twaerreenee |
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| how much; how many |
geddash |
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| how far? |
geddash teba'ed |
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| is this right? |
hal hada sah' |
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| what time is it? |
essaa'a geddash |
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| where is the office? |
wein el-maktab |
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| can you help me please? |
min fad'lek, mumkin
tsaa'aedni |
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| Libyan |
Libee (m.); (Libeyya,
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| Berber |
Barberi, Amazighee |
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| Tuareg |
Targee |
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| Arab |
A'erbi |
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| European |
Roumi |
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| Foreign |
Ajnabee |
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| Japanese |
Yabanee |
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| Belgian |
Baljeekee |
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| Dutch |
Holandee |
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| Italian |
Italee |
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| English |
Engleezee |
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| British |
Breet'anee |
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| French |
Fransawee |
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| German |
Almanee |
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| American |
Amrekanee |
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| Australian |
Australee |
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| Canadian |
Kanadee |
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| Spanish |
S'banee |
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| Greek |
Younanee |
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| Russian |
Rousee |
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| paper |
werga |
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| newspaper |
jareeda |
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| magazine |
majella |
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| book |
kitab |
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| pen |
beero, glem |
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| pencil |
labes' |
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| colour |
lawn |
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| draw (art) |
ers'em |
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| draw (verb) |
ejbed |
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| library |
maktabah |
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| research |
bah't |
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| human |
insaan |
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| people |
nas |
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| women |
nsawin |
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| woman |
mra |
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| men |
rjal |
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| man |
rajel |
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| boy |
weld |
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| girl |
bent |
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| family |
a'ila |
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| father |
ab |
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| sister |
ukht |
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| brother |
akh |
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| son |
ibn |
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| daughter |
bent |
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| one |
wah'ed |
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| two |
ethnayen |
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| three |
talata |
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| four |
arba'a |
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| five |
khemsa |
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| six |
setta |
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| seven |
saba'a |
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| eight |
tamania |
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| nine |
tesa'a |
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| ten |
a'shra |
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| twenty |
a'eshreen |
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| thirty |
talateen |
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| forty |
arba'een |
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| fifty |
khamseen |
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| sixty |
setteen |
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| seventy |
saba'een |
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| eighty |
tamenyeen |
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| ninety |
tesa'een |
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| hundred |
meyyat |
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| thousand |
alf |
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| million |
malyoun |
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| water |
meyyah |
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| wash hands |
ughsel iydeyya |
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| soap |
s'aboun |
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| towel |
fout'a, beshkeer |
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| drinks |
mashroub |
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| drink |
eshreb (v.) |
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| eat |
koul |
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| eating |
akel |
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| food |
t'a'am |
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| meal |
wajbah |
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| restaurant |
mat'a'am |
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| cafe |
maqha |
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| breakfast |
ft'our |
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| lunch |
ghda |
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| have lunch |
tghadda |
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| dinner |
a'sha |
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| have dinner |
ta'shsha |
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| good meal |
wajba mleeh'a |
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| shop |
dokkan, matjer |
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| market |
soug, souq |
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| buy |
eshree |
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| bread |
khobza |
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| meat |
lh'em |
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| fish |
samak |
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| chicken |
djaj |
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| egg |
dah'ye |
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| couscous |
kouskous |
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| tea |
shahee |
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| coffee |
gahwa |
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| milk |
h'aleeb |
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| oil |
zayt |
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| biscuits |
bashkout'a |
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| land |
ard' |
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| sky |
smae' |
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| sun |
shamas |
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| moon |
qamer |
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| stars |
nujoum |
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| sea |
bah'er |
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| light |
d'oue' |
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| fire |
nar |
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| road |
t'areeq |
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| sand |
torab |
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| desert |
sah'ra |
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| rock |
h'ajer |
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| mud |
t'een |
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| street |
sharea' |
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| cave |
kahaf |
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| hole |
h'oufra |
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| spring (of water) |
a'yn |
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| valley |
wadi |
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| river |
naher |
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| house |
h'oush |
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| room |
dar |
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| kitchen |
kojina, matbakh |
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| tent |
khima |
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| camp |
moukhayyem |
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| Thank You |
Shokran |
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