Page 215 - The Rough Guide Phrasebook - Egyptian Arabic

mowāfi’ accept; agree
nashra brochure
mowqia elmoaaskar campsite
natara rain
mozayyaf false nasheet lively
mozaig annoying nazal get off; get out; go down
mōazam mostly nāaim soft Arabic ➜ English
mōazam el wa’t most of the nādee coffee and gaming
time house
mōda adeema old-fashioned, nādir rare; hardly ever
unfashionable nām sleep
mōt death nār (f) fire
mrātak your wife nās people
mrātee my wife nāshif dry (adj)
mrāt ibn daughter-in-law nebeet wine
nedeef clean
n nehāya end
nehās asfar brass
naaam yes neseeb son-in-law; brother-
naaam? pardon (me)?, in-law
sorry? neseeba daughter-in-law;
naal sole (of shoe) sister-in-law
nabāt plant netlā’a baadayn! see you later!
nabātee/nabātaya vegetarian nimra number, figure
(man/woman) nimrit el kōd dialling code
nadah call nisma breeze ABCDEFGHIJKLnō
naddāra glasses, spectacles, nī not cooked, raw
(US) eyeglasses nokta joke
naddāra shamsaya sunglasses noor light
nafa’ underground, (US) nos half
subway; tunnel fee nos el-balad in town
nafoora fountain nos ellayl midnight
nahr river fee nos ellayl in the middle
nahr en-neel Nile of the night
naht carving nos eqāma half board
nak-ha delicacy nos et-taman half-price
nakhla palm tree nos sāaa half an hour
namoosa mosquito nos tazkara half fare
namoozag form (document) nozha picnic
nasa forget nōa quality; type
nasayt I forget, I’ve forgotten nōm weftār bed and breakfast
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