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sign (roadsign etc) ishāra

faradānee

silk hareer single bed sireer
single room ōda le wāhid English ➜ Arabic
silly ahbal/habla (m/f)
single ticket tazkara wahda
silver (noun) fadda
sink (in kitchen) hōd
similar zī
sister okht
simple (easy) sahl
sister-in-law neseeba
since: since last week min el
esbooa ellay fāt sit: can I sit here? momkin
aaod hena?
since I got here min sāait
ma wasalt hena is anyone sitting here? fee
had āaed hena? ABCDEFGHIJKLSk
sing ghanna
sit down aaad
singer (man/woman)
moghannee/moghanaya sit down! o’aod!

single: a single to ... tazkara size hagm
le ...
(clothing) ma’āss
I’m single (said by man/woman)
ana aāzib/aazba skin gild

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