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aalatool frequent; straight
ahead
aash-shat ashore
aaskar camp
aalatool delwa’tee at once, aashar talāf ten thousand
immediately aasree modern
aamal do aatal break down Arabic ➜ English
aam gedeed saaeed! Happy aatlān out of order
New Year! aatshān thirsty
aamm uncle (father’s brother) aayāda clinic
aamma aunt (father’s sister) aayiz: ana aayiz I want (said
aan about by man)
aand at aayiz ay? what do you
aandak/aandik ...? have you want? (to man)
got any ...? (to man/woman) aayla family
aan taree’ via aayn (f) eye
aa’rab scorpion aaysh bread
aarabayya car aazba single (woman)
aarabayya behsān horse- aazeem great, excellent
drawn buggy aād repeat
aarabayya hantoor horse- aādee normal, usual,
drawn buggy ordinary
aarabayya mit’aggara rented aālam world
car aālamee international
aarabayyit atr carriage aālee high; loud; tall
aarabayyit bidoon tadkheen aām general (adj); swim ABCDEFGHIJKLAe
nonsmoking compartment aāmil/aāmla ay? how do you
aarabayyit el akl buffet car do? (to man/woman)
aarabayyit na’l van aāraf know
aarabayyit nōm sleeping car aāsifa storm
aarabayyit shonat luggage aāsifa raadaya thunderstorm
trolley aāsifa ramlaya sandstorm
aarabee Arab aātil unemployed
aarboon deposit aāzib single (man)
aard fair (adj) aeed milād birthday
aard masrahee show (in theatre) aeed milād el meseeh
aareed wide Christmas
aarraf introduce aeed milād saaeed! merry
aasha dinner, evening meal; Christmas!; happy birthday!
supper aeed sham el neseem Easter
aashara ten aelba can; small tin; pack
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