الذيب ما يهرول عبث

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الذيب ما يهرول عبث

الذيب ما يهرول عبث • (iḏḏīb mā-yharwil ʕabaṯ)

/ɪðːiːb mɑː‿jhərwɪl ʕəbəθ/

Literally: “The wolf does not scurry in vain"

A bad person does not do something arbitrarily and/or futilely, even if their action seems innocent or innocuous


يجهز الدوا قبل الفلعة

يجهز الدوا قبل الفلعة

يجهز الدوا قبل الفلعة • (ijahhiz id-duwa gabḷil-falʕa)

ijahhiz id-duwa gabḷil-falʕa (romanization)

/ɪd͡ʒəhːɪz‿ɪdːʊwə ɡəblˤ‿ɪlfəlʕə/

someone who prepares for an event and take all precautions, often excessively, before something bad happens, if it does

someone who acts very swiftly to a change or an event, as if they prepared a response before the occurrence of the event

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من قال ها سمع

من قال ها سمع

من قال ها سمع • (min gāl hā simaʕ)

/mɪn ɡɑːl hɑː sɪməʕ/

Roughly "whoever says "huh" has indeed heard what was said"

-انتي الي كسرتي المنظرة؟
-ها؟!
-من قال ها سمع
-Are you the one who broke the mirror
-huh?!
-whoever says huh has indeed heard

a person who asks for repetition in surprise has indeed heard what was said


يا علي

يا عَلي • (yā ʕali)

يا عَلي (canonical)
yā ʕali (romanization)

According to folk etymology, from prophet Muhammad calling for Ali's help with difficult tasks by uttering this phrase, which is a compound of يا (yā, “vocative particle”) + علي (ʕali, “Ali”).

compound

(Shiʾism) said when one is about to perform a task


هوشة

From Arabic هَوْشَة (hawša, “altercation”).

انتهى شجار بين جارتين في المخفر، بعد أن تبادلتا الضرب والسب والقذف، جراء هوشة أطفال.

2020, حمد المطيري, “أطفال ولّعوها بين جارتين”, in Al-Rai (Kuwait):


سو خير وقطه بحر

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سو خير وقطه بحر

سو خير وقطه بحر • (saw ḵēr-u giṭṭa baḥar)

/səw χeːr‿ʊ ɡitˤːə bəħər/

Literally: “Do good and throw it in the sea".

Do not brag about the good deeds that you have done


قبقب

afb-noun

قُبْقُب • (gubgub) m (plural قَباقِب (gabāgib))

قُبْقُب (canonical)
gubgub (romanization)
قَباقِب (plural)


بانزين خانة

بانزين خانة • (bānzīnḵāna) f

Compound of بانزين (bānzīn, “fuel, gas”) + خانة (ḵāna), perhaps borrowed from Iraqi Arabic بنزينخانة (banzīnḵāna)

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(Kuwait, obsolete) petrol station, gas station


نيشن

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نيشن • (nēšan) (imperfect ينيشن (inēšin))

Verbalisation of Standard Arabic نِيشَان (nīšān), from Persian نشان (nešân).


وناسة

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وَناسة • (wanāsa) f

وَناسة (canonical)
wanāsa (romanization)


عيل

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عَيَّل • (ʕayyal) (imperfect يعيل (iʕayyil))

عَيَّل (canonical)
ʕayyal (romanization)
يعيل (imperfect)

Verbalisation of عيال (ʕyāl, “offspring, children”).


حرام عليك

حَرام عَليك • (ḥarām ʕalēk)

حَرام عَليك (canonical)
ḥarām ʕalēk (romanization)
حرام علي (first-person singular)
حرام عليك (masculine second-person singular)
حرام عليچ (feminine second-person singular)
حرام عليه (masculine singular third-person)
حرام عليها (feminine singular third-person)
حرام علينا (first-person plural)
حرام عليكم (feminine masculine plural second-person)
حرام عليهم (feminine masculine plural third-person)

* حرام (ḥarām, “shame, wrong, improper”) + عليك (ʕalēk, “on you”)


مالت عليك

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مالت عَليك • (mālat ʕalēk)

مالت عَليك (canonical)
mālat ʕalēk (romanization)
مالت علي (first-person singular)
مالت عليك (masculine second-person singular)
مالت عليچ (feminine second-person singular)
مالت عليه (masculine singular third-person)
مالت عليها (feminine singular third-person)
مالت علينا (first-person plural)
مالت عليكم (feminine masculine plural second-person)
مالت عليهم (feminine masculine plural third-person)

* مالت (mālat, “(she/it) leans”) + عليك (ʕalēk, “on you”)


وايد عليك

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وايد عَليك • (wāyid ʕalēk)

وايد عَليك (canonical)
wāyid ʕalēk (romanization)
وايد علي (first-person singular)
وايد عليك (masculine second-person singular)
وايد عليچ (feminine second-person singular)
وايد عليه (masculine singular third-person)
وايد عليها (feminine singular third-person)
وايد علينا (first-person plural)
وايد عليكم (feminine masculine plural second-person)
وايد عليهم (feminine masculine plural third-person)

* وايد (wāyid, “too much”) + عليك (ʕalēk, “on you”)

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(sarcastic) couldn't you have done more?!, we made you tired! (used in the opposite sense of its literal meaning)


ما صارت

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ما صارت • (mā ṣārat)

/mɑː sˤɑːrət/

ما (mā, “negation particle”) + صارت (ṣārat, “(it/she) become”)

af

that's enough!, stop it!, you've overdone it!


غشمرة

afb-noun

غَشْمَرة • (ḡašmara) f

غَشْمَرة (canonical)
ḡašmara (romanization)


اثول

afb-adjective

اَثْوَل • (aṯwal) (feminine ثولة (ṯōla))

اَثْوَل (canonical)
aṯwal (romanization)
ثولة (feminine)


زبيدي

silver pomfret, white pomfret, Pampus argenteus


فاشنستا

afb-noun

فاشنستا • (fašinista) f (plural فاشنستات (fašnistāt))

fašinista (romanization)
فاشنستات (plural)

a social media celebrity, a social media influencer, usually on Instagram


طنش

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طَنَّش • (ṭannaš) (imperfect يطَنِّش (iṭanniš))

طَنَّش (canonical)
ṭannaš (romanization)
يطَنِّش (imperfect)


زف

زَف (canonical)
zaf (romanization)
يزف (imperfect)

to show joy and celebration before the wedding of someone


تحلطم

تَحَلْطَم or تْحَلْطَم • (taḥaḷṭam or tḥaḷṭam) (imperfect يِتْحَلْطَم (yitḥaḷṭam))

تَحَلْطَم (canonical)
تْحَلْطَم (canonical)
taḥaḷṭam (romanization)
tḥaḷṭam (romanization)
يِتْحَلْطَم (imperfect)

/təˈħəɫ.tˤəm/

/ˈtħəɫ.tˤəm/

/təˈħəɫ.tˤʊm/

/təˈħəɫ.tˤɪm/


تحلطم

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تَحَلْطُم or تَحَلْطِم • (taḥaḷṭum or taḥaḷṭim) m

تَحَلْطُم (canonical)
تَحَلْطِم (canonical)
taḥaḷṭum (romanization)
taḥaḷṭim (romanization)

/təˈħəɫ.tˤəm/

/ˈtħəɫ.tˤəm/

/təˈħəɫ.tˤʊm/

/təˈħəɫ.tˤɪm/


ليزر

ليزَر • (lēzar) m (plural ليزَرات (lēzarāt))

ليزَر (canonical)
lēzar (romanization)
ليزَرات (plural)


سرسري

afb-adjective

سَرْسَري • (sarsari) (common plural سَرْسَريّة (sarsarīya))

سَرْسَري (canonical)
sarsari (romanization)
سَرْسَريّة (common plural)

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish سرسری (serseri), from Persian سرسری (sarsari).

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a person with questionable morals and ethics; a depraved person.


چذي

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چذي • (čiḏi)

ما يستوي چذي


دش

ما قدرت أدش لأن كان الباب مصكوك

I couldn't enter because the door was locked.

أدش الزام الساعة ست الصباح

I report for duty at six in the morning.

توه دش علينا


تمبل

تَمْبَل • (tambal) m or f (plural تَنابِل (tanābil))

تَمْبَل (canonical)
tambal (romanization)
تَنابِل (plural)

From Persian تنبل (tanbal /tambal/), with assimilation of /n/ to [m].


اوتوماتيك

otomatik (romanization)
ōtōmātik (romanization)

automatic, self-reliant, does not need manual input.

سيارتهم مصنوعة بـ2020 بس مو اوتوماتك!

Their car is made in 2020 but is not automatic (does not have automatic transmission)!

sayyārathum maṣnūʕa b-alfēn-u-ʕišrīn bas mū otomātik!

قير اوتوماتيك
قير اوتوماتيك#Gulf_Arabic

(motor vehicles) short for قير اوتوماتيك (gēr otomātik, “automatic transmission”)


كافيه

afb-noun

كافيه • (kafē/kāfē) m (dual كافيهين (kāfēhēn), plural كافيهات (kāfēhāt))

kafē (romanization)
kāfē (romanization)
كافيهين (dual)
كافيهات (plural)

From French café. Doublet of قهوة (gahwa, “coffee”).

coffee shop; café; a modern establishment, which usually offers a convenient place to stay, socialise, and work, in which coffee and other light foods are served

traditional meeting shops in which hookah or other types of smokable products are consumed.

جربت كافيه لاتيه الي شريته امس؟
jarrabt kāfē latē illi širēta ams?
Have you tried Café Latté that I bought yesterday?

(rare, only in borrowings) coffee, type of coffee


قحص

afb-verb

قَحَّص • (gaḥḥaṣ)

قَحَّص (canonical)
gaḥḥaṣ (romanization)


كتكوت

afb-noun

كَتْكوت • (katkūt) m (plural كَتاكيت (katākīt))

كَتْكوت (canonical)
katkūt (romanization)
كَتاكيت (plural)


طبعة

طَبْعة • (ṭabʕa) f (plural طَبْعات (ṭabʕāt))

طَبْعة (canonical)
ṭabʕa (romanization)
طَبْعات (plural)

Root
 ط ب ع
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Instance noun of طبع (ṭibaʕ, “to drown”). Compare Hebrew טְבִיעָה (ṭᵊḇiʕā).

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Hebrew טְבִיעָה (ṭᵊḇiʕā)

سنة الطبعة


طبعة

Root
 ط ب ع
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Learned borrowing from Arabic طَبْعَة (ṭabʕa).


علوقة

afb-noun

علوقة • (ʕallūga) f (plural علوقات (ʕallūgāt))

From the root ع-ل-ق, related to sticking.

a catchphrase; a phrase that is often heard and repeated by someone.


مجسم

مُجَسَّم • (mujassam) m (plural مُجَسَّمات (mujassamāt))

مُجَسَّم (canonical)
mujassam (romanization)
مُجَسَّمات (plural)

The noun is derived from Arabic مُجَسَّم (mujassam).
The adjective is derived from the Form II verb جسم (jassam, “to build muscles”), from جسم (jisim, “body”)

bust, figurine, statuette, statue, sculpture


مجسم

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مْجَسِّم • (mjassim) (feminine مْجَسْمة (mjasma), masculine plural مْجَسْمين (mjasmīn))

مْجَسِّم (canonical)
mjassim (romanization)
مْجَسْمة (feminine)
مْجَسْمين (masculine plural)

muscular, muscled, having big muscle mass


چرپاية

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چَرْپَايَة • (čarpāya) f

چَرْپَايَة (canonical)
čarpāya (romanization)


شبرية

شِبْرِيَّة • (šibrīya) f (plural شباري)

شِبْرِيَّة (canonical)
šibrīya (romanization)
شباري (plural)

From Persian چارپای (čâr-pây), چارپا (čâr-pâ, “quadruped; bedstead”) and شبرید (šabrid, “bed made of ropes or straps and used in a ship; hammock”).


يمناوي

afb-adjective

يِمْناوي • (yimnāwi) (feminine يمناوية (yimnāwīya))

يِمْناوي (canonical)
yimnāwi (romanization)
يمناوية (feminine)

From يمين (yimīn, “right (direction)”) by analogy with عصماوي (ʕaṣmāwī, “left-handed”).


دبش

afb-noun

دَبْش • (dabš) m


دكور

afb-verb

دَكْوَر • (dakwar) Iq (non-past يدَكْوِر (ydakwir))

دَكْوَر (canonical)
dakwar (romanization)
يدَكْوِر (non-past)

Denominal verb of ديكور (dīkōr, “decor”).


تمشى

afb-verb

تَمَشّىٰ • (tamašša) V (non-past يِتْمَشّىٰ (yitmašša))

تَمَشّىٰ (canonical)
tamašša (romanization)
يِتْمَشّىٰ (non-past)

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Arabic تَمَشَّىٰ (tamaššā)


ضيج

afb-adjective

ضَيِّج • (ḏ̣ayyij) (feminine ضيجة (ḏ̣ēja), common plural ضيجين (ḏ̣ayjīn))

ضَيِّج (canonical)
ḏ̣ayyij (romanization)
ضيجة (feminine)
ضيجين (common plural)


كلاس

afb-noun

كلاس • (klās) m (dual كلاسين (klāsēn), plural كلاسات (klāsāt))

klās (romanization)
كلاسين (dual)
كلاسات (plural)

Either from English class or French classe, possibly via Egyptian Arabic.

a class at a university or a tertiary education institute.


تهارب

afb-verb

تهارب • (transliteration needed) VI (non-past يتهارب)


اشكار

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اشكار • (eškâr)

اشكارك؟


شلافة

afb-noun

شلافة • (šallāfa) f (plural شلافات (šallāfāt))

(dialectal, derogatory) a prostitute, a whore


تريگ

afb-verb

تريگ • (trayyag) V (non-past يتريّگ (yitrayyag))

trayyag (romanization)
يتريّگ (non-past)


تريق

تريق • (trayyag) V (non-past يتريّق (yitrayyag))

trayyag (romanization)
يتريّق (non-past)

Compare North Levantine Arabic تروق (trawwaʔ) and Maltese trejjaq.


طرش

طرشلنا الصورة

(intransitive) to send for, to call for, to summon [with على]


صج

صَجّ (canonical)
صِجّ (canonical)
j (romanization)

Possibly borrowed from Hindustani سچ / सच (sac, “truth”) or from Arabic صِدْق (ṣidq, “truth, sincerity”) via affrication of /q/ (compare e.g. فريج (firīj) and طريج (ṭirīj)) and assimilation of /d/.

صج تبي تروح ولا لا؟ (Emirati)


عكار

afb-noun

عكّار • (ʿakkār) m (plural عكّارين (ʿakkārīn) or عكّارة (ʿakkāra))

عكّار (canonical)
ʿakkār (romanization)
عكّارين (plural)
عكّارة (plural)

From older أَكَّار (ʔakkār, “farmer”) borrowed from Aramaic. May be conflated with Arabic root ع ك ر (ʕ k r), related to dregs, settlings.

ذا الحين ما تحصل عكارين واجدين لانهم يشتغلون في التجارة

Now you won't find many peasants because they all deal in trade.

ḏalḥīn ma tḥaṣṣil ʿakkārīn wāydīn linhim yištaḡlūn fi-t-tijāra


عيار

afb-adjective

عيار • (ʿayyār)

Perhaps from Persian عیار ('ayyâr) or intensive form of the agent noun of the Arabic verb عَايَر (ʕāyar).

(also humorous) cunning, deceptive (person)


شلون

afb-adverb

شلون • (šlōn)

Univerbation of ش (š) + لون (lōn), literally “what color”.

univerbation

شلونك؟ (to a male)

شلونچ؟ (to a female)


عتوي

afb-noun

عِتْوي • (ʕitwi) m (plural عَتَاوْيَة)

عِتْوي (canonical)
ʕitwi (romanization)
عَتَاوْيَة (plural)

Derived from the Arabic noun عُتُوّ (ʕutuww), related to disobedience, arrogance, snobbery.


دانة

دانة • (dāna) f

From Persian دانه (dāna, “piece”), borrowed and applied to pearl pieces specifically.


دانة

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دانة • (dāna) f


ريوق

afb-noun

ريوق • (ryūg) m (dual ريوقين (ryūgēn), usually uncountable)

Originally the plural of Arabic رِيق (rīq).

لا تكثر قيمر عالريوق!
Don't eat too much gēmar at breakfast!


حشو

ما آكل زبيدي بدون حشو

stuffing, coating, small side recipe added on top of a main food item.

الكتاب حلو بس متروس حشو، احس يقدرون يختصرونه بنص عدد الصفحات

The book is good but filled with unnecessary details, I feel they can summarise it in half the number of pages

unnecessary or redundant details and information.

الحلقة 23 حشو مو ضروري تشوفونها

Episode 23 is filler, it is not necessary [that] (you all) watch it

(multimedia) filler, an episode, chapter, etc intended to elongate the length of the work without adding much value.


ميخالف

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مَيْخالِف • (mayḵālif)

مَيْخالِف (canonical)
mayḵālif (romanization)

Univerbation of ما (mā, “negation particle”) + يخالف (yḵālif, “be not OK, goes against”).

univerbation

― حبيبي عادي نروح المطعم الياباني اليوم
― ميخالف
―Ḥabībi ʕādi nrūḥ il-maṭʕam il-yābāni l-yōm?
― mayḵālif
― My love, is it OK that we go to the Japanese restaurant today
― It's alright

ميخالف آخذ تلفونك شوي؟

Is it OK if I take your phone for a little bit?


گطن

Alternative form of قطن (giṭin, “cotton”)


جزاف

afb-noun

جَزّاف • (jazzāf) m (plural جزافين (jazzāfīn))

جَزّاف (canonical)
jazzāf (romanization)
جزافين (plural)

Apparently an occupation noun form of a verb from the root ج ز ف (j-z-f). Compare Arabic مِجْزَفَة (mijzafa, “fishing net”).


سويچ

afb-noun

سْويچ • (swīč) m (plural سويچات (swīčāt))

سْويچ (canonical)
swīč (romanization)
سويچات (plural)

سويچ السيارة

key, especially or exclusively non-traditional one (i.e. one that's used to turn on ignition or unlock doors wirelessly)


عبات

عَبات • (ʕabāt) f

Alternative form of عباية (ʕabāya, “(religious, traditional) cloak”)


عباة

عَباة • (ʕabāt) f


بشت

بِشْت (canonical)
bišt (romanization)
بْشوت (plural)

bisht; a light cloak worn on top of the dishdasha (or equivalent traditional dress) by the clergy, state officials, and in social events.

(figuratively) a pompous and self-aggrandizing person.


شيلة

Singulative noun of the verbal noun of شال (šāl, “to lift, to carry”).
 Root
 ش ي ل
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a light headscarf, worn for religious or societal reasons.

(music) a music genre popular in Bedouin circles.


يدة

يَدّة • (yadda) f (plural يَدّات (yaddāt))

يَدّة (canonical)
yadda (romanization)
يَدّات (plural)

From Arabic جَدَّة (jadda, “grandmother”).


يدة

From Arabic يَد (yad, “hand”) + ـة (-a).

يدة سوني

gamepad, video game controller, joystick


فنش

afb-verb

فَنَّش • (fannaš) II (non-past يفنش (yfanniš))

فَنَّش (canonical)
fannaš (romanization)
يفنش (non-past)


كاني

afb-adverb

كاني • (kāni)

Perhaps equivalent to كا (kā, “locative marker, "right here/there"”) + ـني (-ni, “1st person singular accusative clitic "me"”). Compare Hebrew כאן (kan, “here”)

Coordinate term: كاك (kāk, “Here/there you are”)


نخي

a traditional Kuwaiti food made with cooked chickpeas in liquid


ملفع

afb-noun

مِلْفَع • (milfaʕ) m (plural مَلافِع (malāfiʕ))

مِلْفَع (canonical)
milfaʕ (romanization)
مَلافِع (plural)

a type of headscarf worn by women for religious or societal reasons.


كبوس

كَبّوس • (kabbūs) m (plural كَبابيس (kabābīs) or كِبابيس (kibābīs))

كَبّوس (canonical)
kabbūs (romanization)
كَبابيس (plural)
كِبابيس (plural)


بشتختة

بِشْتَخْتة • (bištaḵta) f (plural بِشْتَخْتات (bištaḵtāt))

بِشْتَخْتة (canonical)
bištaḵta (romanization)
بِشْتَخْتات (plural)


ع ب ر

اعتبر

to take value, lesson from something (e.g. an event, lecture, advice)

اعتبار

Form VIII: اعتبر (iʕtibar, “to consider”)


فقارى

faqāra (romanization)
fuqāra (romanization)
fiqāra (romanization)


لستة

لِسْتة • (lista) f (plural لستات (listāt))

لِسْتة (canonical)
lista (romanization)
لستات (plural)


طلعة

طَلْعة • (ṭaḷʕa) f (plural طَلْعات (ṭaḷʕāt))

طَلْعة (canonical)
ṭaḷʕa (romanization)
طَلْعات (plural)

Root
 ط ل ع
 0 terms
A verbal noun from طلع (ṭilaʕ, “to leave, depart”).

طلعتنا وايد كانت حلوة بس حسافة ما لحقنا عالفلم.

our outing was really pleasant but alas we could not get to the movie in time.

طلعتي من الدوام ساعة وحدة ونص.

my leaving from work is [at the] hour of one and a half.


صوغة

صوغة • (ṣōḡa) f (plural صُوَغ (ṣuwaḡ) or صوغات (ṣōḡāt))

ṣōḡa (romanization)
صُوَغ (plural)
صوغات (plural)

Root
 ص و غ
 0 terms
Borrowed from Persian سوغات (sowğât) or Ottoman Turkish [Term?]. Reanalyzed as plural.

a gift that is brought from abroad by a person who has come back from travelling; pasalubong; souvenir


بليل

afb-adverb

بِلّيل • (billēl)

بِلّيل (canonical)
billēl (romanization)

بـ (b-, “at, in”, preposition) + الـ (il-, “the”, noun) + ليل (lēl, “night”)


صمدي

afb-noun

صَمَدي • (ṣamadi) m

صَمَدي (canonical)
ṣamadi (romanization)

A drink made of mango juice with pieces of fruits in it to be eaten with a fork or spoon, sometimes topped with ice cream.


تكا

afb-verb

تَكّا • (takka) II (non-past يتَكّي (ytakki))

تَكّا (canonical)
takka (romanization)
يتَكّي (non-past)

خنروح نتكي عالبحر

to sit around, to chill, to relax (somewhere).


مليق

afb-adjective

مَليق • (malīq) (feminine مَليقة (malīqa), common plural مَلاقة (malāqa))

مَليق (canonical)
malīq (romanization)
مَليقة (feminine)
مَلاقة (common plural)

Likely related to or derived from Standard Arabic تَمَلُّق (tamalluq).

Something (esp. a person) with bad humour that is dull and boring.


مليق

afb-noun

مَليق • (malīq) m (plural مَلاقة (malāqa), feminine مَليقة (malīqa))

مَليق (canonical)
malīq (romanization)
مَلاقة (plural)
مَليقة (feminine)

A person with bad humour that is dull and boring.


ترچية

تِرْچيّة or تُرْچيّة • (tirčīya or turčīya) f (plural تَراچي (tarāči))

تِرْچيّة (canonical)
تُرْچيّة (canonical)
tirčīya (romanization)
turčīya (romanization)
تَراچي (plural)


مرمطة

مَرْمَطة • (marmaṭa) f (plural مَرْمَطات (marmaṭāt))

مَرْمَطة (canonical)
marmaṭa (romanization)
مَرْمَطات (plural)

hassle, inconvenience, nuisance, annoyance


تكرون

afb-verb

تكرون • (t(a)karwan) IIq (non-past يِتْكَرْوَن (yitkarwan))

يِتْكَرْوَن (non-past)

Root
 ك ر و ن
 0 terms
Verbification of كورونا (kōrōna), from English corona(virus).

to become infected with the coronavirus; to catch COVID


مناهيل

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مناهيل • (manāhīl)


يا … يا

يا … يا • (yā … yā)

From Persian یا ... یا (yâ, “either ... or”), from یا (yâ, “or”).

بالثنوي لازم تختار يا علمي يا ادبي

In secondary (school) you have to choose either Sciences or Arts

b-iθ-θanawi lāzim tixtār yā ʿilmi yā adabi

either … or (can be used for more than two things by repeating the يا part)


دلع

afb-verb

دَلَّع • (dallaʕ) II (non-past يدلع (ydalliʕ), verbal noun دَلَع (dalaʕ))

دَلَّع (canonical)
dallaʕ (romanization)
يدلع (non-past)
دَلَع (noun-from-verb)

to pamper, to spoil, to coddle, to cosset


دلع

afb-noun

دَلَع • (dalaʕ) m (before il- دَلَع (dalaʕ))

pampering, spoiling, coddling, or an act thereof


عطاك عمره

afb-verb

عطاك عمره • (ʿaṭāk ʿumra)

/ʕətˤaːk ʕʊmrə/

عطى (ʕaṭa, “to give”) + عمر (ʕumur, “age, life”).

(idiomatic, euphemistic) used to report someone has passed away.


ويا

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ويا • (wiya or wiyyā- (before enclitics))

afb-prep-inflection

وياچ (wiyyāč)

ويا (stem)
وياي (first-person singular)
ويانا (first-person plural)
وياك (masculine second-person singular)
وياچ (feminine second-person singular)
وياكم (plural second-person)
وياه (masculine singular third-person)
وياها (feminine singular third-person)
وياهم (plural third-person)

Back-formation from the Arabic conjunction particle و (w) followed by the independent accusative and dative Arabic pronouns that begin in إِيَّا (ʾiyyā), such as إِيَّاي (ʔiyyāy, “me, to me”).

بروح السينما ويا زميل

I'm gonna go to the cinema with a colleague

وياچ ايامي كلها حلوة

with, together with, accompanied by, in the company of

(figuratively, by extension) pro-, for, advocate of, supporting


غبقة

afb-noun

غَبقة • (ḡabga) f (plural غَبْقات (ḡabgāt))

غَبقة (canonical)
ḡabga (romanization)
غَبْقات (plural)

a feast during Ramadan which takes place after iftar and precedes suhur


بوعرام

بُوعَرّام • (buʿarrām) m (plural بُوعَرّامات (buʿarrāmāt))

بُوعَرّام (canonical)
buʿarrām (romanization)
بُوعَرّامات (plural)


قوطي

From Ottoman Turkish قوطی (kutu, kutı), perhaps via Persian قوطی (quti).


مقطوع من شيرة

مقطوع من شيرة

مقطوعة من شيرة

مقطوع من شيرة • (magṭūʕ min šyara) m (feminine مقطوعة من شيرة (magṭūʕa min šyara))

magṭūʕ min šyara (romanization)
مقطوعة من شيرة (feminine)

/məɡtˤuːʕ mɪn ʃjərə/


كثر خيرك

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كثر خيرك • (kaṯṯar ḵērak)

Ellipsis of كثر الله خيرك (kaṯṯar allāh ḵērak, “may God increase your wealth”).

ellipsis

كثر الله خيرك

Used to politely decline an offering or invitation


انسدح

afb-verb

انسدح • (insidaḥ) (non-past ينسدح (yinsidiḥ))


چراغي

afb-noun

چَرّاغي • (čarrāḡi) m (plural چَرّاغيّات (čarrāḡīyāt))

چَرّاغي (canonical)
čarrāḡi (romanization)
چَرّاغيّات (plural)


تمقظ

afb-verb

تمقظ • (tamaqqaḏ̣) (non-past يتمقظ (yitmaqqaḏ̣))

tamaqqaḏ̣ (romanization)
يتمقظ (non-past)

(intransitive) to stretch (e.g. after waking up)


سالفة

afb-noun

سالفة • (sālfa) f (plural سُوالِف (suwālif))

From Arabic سَالِفَة (sālifa, “preceding, previous”).


صبورة

afb-noun

صبورة • (ṣabbūra) f

a board (such as a whiteboard used in schools)


وايد

head

وايد • (wāyid)

From Arabic وَاجِد (wājid), referring to a large, bountiful space (where camels could eat).

لبنان كانت وايد حلوة.

في وايد فلامنقو عالجون اليوم.

There are many flamingos on the Bay today.

-ليش ما خلصت صحنك
-وايد ما أقدر
-Why didn't you finish your plate
-It's too much I can't


حقر

afb-verb

حِقَر • (ḥigar) (non-past يحقر (yiḥgir, yaḥgir))

حِقَر (canonical)
ḥigar (romanization)
يحقر (non-past)


چنعد

afb-noun

چَنْعَد • (čanʕad) m

چَنْعَد (canonical)
čanʕad (romanization)

Inherited from Arabic كَنْعَد (kanʕad). Cognate with Hijazi Arabic كنعت (kanʕat).

narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson)


قذلة

قِذْلة • (giḏla) f (plural قِذَل (giḏal))

قِذْلة (canonical)
giḏla (romanization)
قِذَل (plural)


سردال

سِرْدال • (sirdāl) m

سِرْدال (canonical)
sirdāl (romanization)

Borrowed from Classical Persian سَرْدَار (sardār).

bor+

(dated or obsolete) sea captain and master of diving


تبة

afb-noun

تَبّة • (tabba) f (plural تَبّات (tabbāt))

تَبّة (canonical)
tabba (romanization)
تَبّات (plural)

Root
 ت ب ب
 0 terms
Perhaps onomatopoeic + instance marker ـة (-a). See also طب (ṭabb, “to dive (into), to jump”).

(sea diving) a dive, a single instance of diving


بنديرة

بنديرة • (bindēra) f (plural بنديرات (bindērāt))

Borrowed from Portuguese bandeira. Cognate with Omani Arabic بنديرة whence Swahili bendera


كلچ

كلچ • (kalač) m (plural کلچات (kalačāt))

خذيت السيارة حق أبو الكلچ.

I took the car to the one who repairs clutches.


برشوم

برشوم • (baršūm) m (plural براشيم (barāšīm))

little bell hung around the neck of an animal, such as a goat or a camel.


ربل

يستخرجون الربل من الشير.


عمياني

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عِمْياني • (ʕimyāni)

عِمْياني (canonical)
ʕimyāni (romanization)

Perhaps from constructing *عميان 'in a state of blindness' by analogy with words such as عطشان (ʕaṭšān) and حلمان (ḥalmān), plus the suffix ـي (-i).


صغيرون

afb-adjective

صغيرون • (ṣġayrūn)

Root
 ص غ ر
 0 terms
From صغير (ṣġīr,zġīr, “young, little, small”).

little, young, small (usually as a term of endearment)


علاق

afb-noun

عَلّاق • (ʕallāg) m (plural عَلاليق (ʕalālīg))

عَلّاق (canonical)
ʕallāg (romanization)
عَلاليق (plural)

Root
 ع ل ق
 0 terms
From علق (ʕallagg, “to hang”)


جكر

(Kuwait) ugliness, unsightliness (usually of a person)


يوعان

afb-adjective

يوعان • (yūʕān) (feminine يوعانة (yūʕāna), masculine plural يواعى (yūwāʕa))

yūʕān (romanization)
يوعانة (feminine)
يواعى (masculine plural)

Root
 ي و ع
 0 terms
From يوع (yūʕ, “hunger”).


حلمان

حَلْمان • (ḥalmān) (feminine حلمانة (ḥalmāna), masculine plural حلمانين (ḥalmānīn))

حَلْمان (canonical)
ḥalmān (romanization)
حلمانة (feminine)
حلمانين (masculine plural)

Root
 ح ل م
 0 terms
From حلم (ḥilam, “to dream”)+ـان (-ān).


ولهان

وَلْهَان • (walhān) (feminine وَلْهانة (walhāna), masculine plural وَلْهانين (walhānīn))

وَلْهَان (canonical)
walhān (romanization)
وَلْهانة (feminine)
وَلْهانين (masculine plural)

Root
 و ل ه
 0 terms
From وله (walah, wilah)+ـان (-ān).

active participle of وله: to be longing for, to be worried about someone


لولوة

afb-proper noun

لولوة • (lūlwa) f


جالبوت

afb-noun

جالبوت • (jālbōt) m

According to one theory, from English jolly boat. See also جَال (jāl, “shore”).


قلاف

قَلّاف • (gaḷḷāf) m (plural قَلاليف (gaḷāḷīf))

قَلّاف (canonical)
gaḷḷāf (romanization)
قَلاليف (plural)

See Arabic قَلَفَ (qalafa) (also Persian of South Iran گلاف, likely borrowed from Gulf Arabic).


باچة

a traditional dish made from cooking sheep head in water

ar:باجة (طعام)


باجة

باجة • (bāča) f


طق

afb-verb

طَقّ • (ṭagg) (non-past يطق (yṭigg), verbal noun طق (ṭagg))

طَقّ (canonical)
ṭagg (romanization)
يطق (non-past)
طق (noun-from-verb)

Onomatopoeic. Compare Arabic طَقَّ (ṭaqqa, “to crack, to pop”).


ملچة

afb-noun

مِلْچة • (milča) f

a ceremony following the khitba and preceding the wedding in which the bride and groom become religiously and officially husband and wife but continue to live separately.


قدو

a traditional smoking tool used with a pipe made of pottery


دبل

دَبَل • (dabal) m (plural دَبَلات (dabalāt))

دَبَل (canonical)
dabal (romanization)
دَبَلات (plural)

دوبل

to cause to double, to cause to increase twofold

سعر السهم صار دبل

اسعار التذاكر زادت اربع دبلات قبل الرحلة بيوم

the prices of the tickets increased fourfold one day before the journey

asʕār it-taḏākir zādat arbaʕ dabalāt gabḷ ir-riḥla b-yōm


دبل

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


باجي

afb-noun

باجي • (bāji) m


ريج

ريج • (rīj) m

على الريج

on an empty stomach, not having had breakfast


جدام

/d͡ʒɪ.ˈdːɑm/


مأجور

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مَأْجور • (maʔjūr)

مَأْجور (canonical)
maʔjūr (romanization)

An expression said to someone who has done a good deed (especially one related to religion), meaning "rewarded" (with good deeds/hasanat)


خلطة

afb-noun

خَلْطة • (ḳaḷṭa) f (plural خَلْطات (ḳaḷṭāt))

خَلْطة (canonical)
ḳaḷṭa (romanization)
خَلْطات (plural)


بطبطة

بطبطة • (buṭbuṭa) f


بانوش

بانوش • (bānūš) m (plural بوانيش (buwānīš))

خذينا البانوش ودشينا البحر.

We took the canoe and we went down to the sea.


كراع

From Arabic كُرَاع (kurāʕ, “foot, trotter of sheep or oxen, leg”).


غواري

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غْواري • (ʁwari) m


سنافي

a perfect man; one who is brave, generous, and clever