Word of the week: خريطة
خريطة ج. خرائط - Map/maps
Word of the week: تمساح
تمساح ج. تماسيح Crocodile
Also, a very popular comedy show featuring a crocodile hand puppet.
التمساح
Also, a very popular comedy show featuring a crocodile hand puppet.
التمساح
Word of the Week: شَمْسية
شَمْسية ج. شَماسي - umbrella (comes from the word شمس meaning sun)
Word of the Week: عَن إذْنَك
عَن إذْنَك - a phrase that means "excuse me!"
Word of the week: يِرَوَّح
يِرَوَّح - to go home
يِروح - to go
Word of the week: بيأخد العقل
بيأخد العقل - a phrase meaning "stunning". In American slang it means "mind-blowing".
word of the week: يِزْهَق
يِزْهَق - to get fed up or bored
زَهْقان - the state of being fed up
زَهْقان - the state of being fed up
Word of the Week: الصَّبر
الصَّبر - Patience
Word of the Week: عَلى مِهْلَك
عَلى مِهْلَك - An expression that means 'take it easy on yourself'
Word of the week: خلّي
خلّي - means "to keep," but it also means "let". If used as "let" then it is in a command form followed by a pronoun and a present tense verb. For instance:
!خلّوني أدرس - (you guys) let me study!
!خلّيهم يأكلوا كعكة - let them eat cake!
!خلّينا نستمتع بالعربي - let us have fun with Arabic!
For the meaning "to keep," خلّي is used in the phrase الله يخلّيك, which is said to express gratitude in Shaami dialect.