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almānee German
aloo hello
atrash deaf
awee too; really, very
amar moon atr en-nōm sleeper
amān safe (not dangerous) ay? what?
ameen safe (not in danger); ay ... ow ... either ... or ...
honest azra’ blue
amees shirt
amreeka United States, ā
America
Arabic ➜ English
amrekānee American ābil meet
ana I; me āfil closed
ara read ākheer latest
arbaaa four ākhir bottom
arbaatāshar fourteen ākhir elesbooa weekend
arbiaeen forty āl say
ard (f) floor; ground āllah Allah, God
arkhas less expensive ānisa Miss
arsa bite āsif/āsfa sorry; excuse me
arsit hashara insect bite (said by man/woman)
asansayr lift, elevator
asār archeology; monument a
asāsee essential
asbānee Spanish aabr across
ash’ar blond aadee ordinary
asharb scarf (for head) aadwa infection
ashoof? can I see? aadda bite (by animal)
asmar dark (hair) aadm bone
assim share aafsh zāyid excess baggage
aswa’ worse aafwan you’re welcome, don’t
ABCDEFGHIJKLal
el aswa’ worst mention it
asfar yellow aagala bicycle; wheel
aslee traditional; typical aagooz/aagooza old (person);
asr palace senior citizen (man/woman)
atal kill aala on
atmanna keda I hope so; I aalal on; at the top
hope that aalashanha for her
ataa cut (verb) aalashanna for us
atfāl children aalashān because
atr train aalashānoo for him
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