Page 217 - The Rough Guide Phrasebook - Egyptian Arabic

rasm idāfee supplement
rokba knee
ra’s dance
rokhsa licence
raseef platform, (US) track; rofīyaa thin
pavement, sidewalk; jetty rokhsit sewā’a driving licence
ra’s shaabee folk dancing rokoob eg-gimāl camel ride Arabic ➜ English
ra’s shar’ee belly-dance; romādee grey
belly-dancing roshetta prescription
rattib arrange, fix
rateb damp; cool s
rayāda sport
rā’ea wonderful sa’aa chilled
rāgil man saaeeda greetings
rāgil bolees policeman saaet hayt clock
rāh go; go back sabaatāshar seventeen
rākib/rākba passenger (man/ sabat basket
woman) sabaa seven
rās (f) head sabaeen seventy
reef countryside, country sa’f ceiling
reeh (f) wind safar travel; departure;
reggāla men journey
rehla journey; excursion, trip safar bel gimāl camel trek
rehla beg-gemāl camel trip safāra embassy
rehla dākhilaya domestic safeena ship (large)
flight sahl simple, easy ABCDEFGHIJKLsā
rehla gowaya flight sakan live; accommodation
rehla osīyara excursion sakheef silly
rehla saaeeda! have a good sakrān drunk
journey! salālim (f) stairs
rehla shamla package holiday sama sky
rehla yōmaya scheduled samak fish
flight; day trip sameen valuable
rekhees cheap, inexpensive; sana year
low sanya second (in time)
resāla message sara’ steal
ri’atayn lungs saradeeb catacombs
rigl (f) leg; foot sareea quick, fast
rikoob el khayl horse riding satāyer blinds; curtains
roba quarter sayeh tourist (man)
robaomaya four hundred sā’ drive
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