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aaarrafak bee ...?

Israeli isra’eelee
invitation (general) daawa Israel isra’eel

(for meal) aezooma it* howa/hayya (m/f)

invite daaa it is ... da/dee ... (m/f)
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Iran irān is it ...? ... da/dee?

Iraq el arā’ where is it? fayn da/dee?

Ireland īrlanda it’s him howa da

Irish īrlandee it’s her hayya dee

I’m Irish (said by man/woman) it was ... kan/kānit ... (m/f)
ana īrlandee/īrlandaya
I like it bahebbo/
iron (for ironing) makwa bahebbaha (m/f)

ABCDEFGHIJKLIn
can you iron these for me? Italian etālee
momkin tekwee dool
aalashanee? Italy etālya

itch: it itches
is* bitakolnee
island gezeera

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