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                                      must* : I must ... ana lāzim ...
                   not very much mish keteer   mussels om el kholool
                 I don’t want very much (said               English ➜ Arabic
                 by man/woman) mish aayiz/    I mustn’t drink alcohol
                 aīza keteer awee      ana mamnooa min shorb
                                       elkohol

               mud teen
                                      mustard mastarda
               mug (for drinking) kobbāya
                                      my*: my ... ... btāaee/btaatee
                 I’ve been mugged ana   (m/f)
                 etsar’at
                                      myself: I’ll do it myself
               mum omm                 haamiloo benafsee

               mummy (in tomb) momya    by myself benafsee  ABCDEFGHIJKLNa

               mural wara’ ha’it
                                      N
               museum mat-haf
                                      nail (finger) dofar
               mushrooms aesh elghorāb
                                      name esm
               music moseeqa
                                        my name’s John esmee
               Muslim (adj) moslim     ‘john’


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