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plug (electrical) feesha





                                        pool (for swimming) hammām
                   (in sink) saddādit hōd  pomegranate rommān
                                         sibāha
                 plumber sabbāk
                                        poor (not rich) fa’eer
              English ➜ Arabic
                 pm*
                 poached egg bayd masloo’    (quality) mish kwayis

                 pocket gayb            pop music moseeqa afrangee

                 point: there’s no point     (Western) moseeqa gharbaya
                  mafeesh fīda
                                        pop singer (man/woman)
                 poisonous mosammim      moghannee/moghanaya

                 police bolees          popular mahboob

                   call the police! etessil bil   pork khanzeer
                  bolees!
                                        port (for boats) meena
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                 policeman rāgil bolees
                                        porter (in hotel) shīyāl
                 police station esm esh-shorta
                                        Port Said bor saaeed
                 polite mo’addab
                                        posh (restaurant) fākhir
                 polluted millawis       giddan


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