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mashoftahāsh

hi! (hello) ahlan!
her*: I haven’t seen her hey! (to man/woman) inta!/inti!
to her leha English ➜ Arabic
hide (verb) istakhabba
with her maaāha
hieroglyphics hayroghleefee
for her aalashanha
high aālee
that’s her da btaaha
highchair korsee aālee
that’s her towel dee
footit-ha highway et-taree’ es-sareea

herbal tea shī aashāb hill matlaa

herbs aashāb him*: I haven’t seen him
mashoft-hoosh ABCDEFGHIJKLHi
here hena
to him leh
here is/are ... hena el ...
with him maaāh
here you are (to man/woman)
etfaddal/etfaddalee for him aalashānoo

hers* btaaha that’s him howa da

that’s hers da btaaha hip hansh

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