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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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| | 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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Libee (m.); (Libeyya,
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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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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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