Traditions and culture

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صامْ

 

/Saam/

 

Means

 

To fast/ To abstain (from food)

 
   
   

فِطِرْ

 

/fiTir/

 

Means

 

To break the fasting

 
   
   

صايِمْ

 

/Saayim/

 

Fasting (Masculine)

 

صايْمَة

 

/Saayimah/

 

Fasting (Feminine)

   
   

الفِطار

 

/ilfiTaar/

 

Means

 

Iftar time

 
   
   

تَمْر و مَيَّ

 

/tamr w mayya/

 

Means

 

Dates and water

     
   
   

السُّحور

 

/issuHoor/

 

Is an Islamic term referring to the meal consumed by Muslims early in the morning before fasting

 
   
   

عيد الفِطر

 

/ʻeed ilfiTr/

 

Is the Eid that comes directly after Ramadan.

 
   
   

عيد الأَضْحى

 

/ʻeed ilʼadhHaa/

 

Is the greater Eid which follows the completion of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

 
   
 

لِبْس العيد

 

/libs ilʻeed/

 

Means

 

Eid clothing

 
   
   

أُضْحِيَة

 

/ʼudhHiyah/

 

Means

 

The sacrifice of Eid Al-Adha. It can be a goat, camel, lamb or cow.

 
   
   

 صَلاة الجُمْعَة

 

/Salaat ilgumʻah/

 

Means

 

Friday's prayer

 
   
   

قَعَدْ مَعْ أَهْلُه

 

/ʼaʻad maʻ ʼahluh/

 

Means

 

He spent time with his family

 
   
   

Fridays are really important for Arab families. It is considered a holy day and families prefer to spend time with each other.

   
   

قَرايِبْ

 

/ʼaraayib/

 

Means

 

Relatives

 
   
   

كُشَري

 

/kusharee/

 

Is the Egyptian traditional dish.

 
   
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