Clothing

...
   

أَحْمَر

 

/ʼaHmar/

 

Means

 

Red

       
   
   

أَبْيَض

 

/ʼabyadh/

 

Means

 

White

   
   

أَزْرَق

 

/ʼazraʼ/

 

Means

 

Blue

       
   
   

إِسْوِد

 

/ʼiswid/

 

Means

 

Black

       
   
   

أَخْضَر

 

/ʼakhdhar/

 

Means

 

Green

         
   
 

Adjectives should agree with the corresponding nouns

 

As in

 

كتاب أَخْضَر

 

عَرَبِيَّة سودا

   

   

خَضْرا

 

/khadhra/

 

Means

 

Green

 

(For feminine nouns)

   
   
   

حَمْرا

 

/Hamra/

 

Means

 

Red

 

(For feminine nouns)

     
   
   

سودا

 

/sooda/

 

Means

 

Black

 

(For feminine nouns)

     
   
   

بيضا

 

/baidha/

 

Means

 

White

 

(For feminine nouns)

   
   
   

زَرْقا

 

/zarʼa/

 

Means

 

Blue

 

(For feminine nouns)

     
   
   

بَنْطَلون

 

/banTaloon/

 

Means

 

Trousers

       
   
   

قَميص

 

/ʼameeS/

 

Means

 

Shirt

         
   
   

جيبا

 

/jeeba/

 

Means

 

Skirt

       
   
   

Nouns in Arabic always come

before adjectives

 

As in

 

(بَنْطَلون إِسْوِد)

   
   
   

Adjectives should agree with the

corresponding nouns in gender

 

As in

 

(جيبا بيضا)

   
   
   

جَكيت

 

/jakit/

 

Means

 

Jacket

       
   
   

شَنْطَة

 

/shanTah/

 

Means

 

Bag

       
   
   

طاقِيَّة

 

/Taaʼiyyah/

 

Means

 

Hat

       
   
   

جَزْمَة

 

/gazmah/

 

Means

 

Shoes

         
   
   

طَويل

 

/Taweel/

 

Means

 

Long and tall

   
   
   

قُصَيَّر

 

/ʼuSayyar/

 

Means

 

Short

   
   
   

جَميل

 

/gameel/

 

Means

 

Beautiful

   
   
   

 "Yes or No" questions do not have a question word in dialectal Arabic.

 

Intonation will indicate if it is an inquiry

 

As in

 

دا جَكيت قُصَيَّر؟

   
   
   

و

 

/w/

 

Means

 

And

   
   
   

أَوْ

 

/ʼaw/

 

Means

 

Or

   
   
   

بَس

 

/bas/

 

Means

 

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