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sneeze (noun) yeatas

socket (electrical) bareeza
snorkel ‘snorkel’ sock fardit sharāb
English ➜ Arabic
snorkelling ghōs soda (water) ‘soda’

so: it’s so good momtāz sofa kanaba
giddan
soft (material etc) nāaim
it’s so expensive da ghālee
awee soft-boiled egg bayd breshtoh

not so much mish awee soft drink mashroob ghayr
kohollee
not so bad mish wehesh
awee soft lenses aadasāt lasqa

so am I, so do I ana kaman sole (of shoe) naal ABCDEFGHIJKLSo

so-so yaanee (of foot) batn er-rigl

soaking solution (for contact could you put new soles on
lenses) mahlool let-tandeef these? momkin terakkib
naal gedeed le dool?
soap saboon

soap powder mashoo’ some: can I have some?
ghaseel momkin ākhod shwīya?

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