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weak
thin
D3iif / D3iife / D3aaf
‘aaD3af weaker, thinner
to get lost
Daa3 [biDii3]
to weaken
Daa33af [biDaa33ef]
mist, fog
Dabaab
insole
Dabaan / Dabanaat
to control, have under control
DaabaT [buuDboT]
hyena
Daabe3 / Dbaa3
control
DaabT
DaabT in-naafs self-control
to add
Daaf [biDiif]
biiddi ‘aDiif kiilme I want to add a word
Diifi shwaayyet miileH Add a little salt.
plait, braid
Dafiire / Dafaayer
‘iilha Dafaayer She’s got plaits
to press
to put pressure on
to compress
DaagaT [biiDgaT]
DaagaT 3alayy He put pressure on me.
‘iiDGaT 3ala z-zeerr! Press the button!
khaashab maDguuT hardboard
haawa maDguuT compressed air
grudge, ill will, spite
Dagiine
fii Dagiine fi qaalbo There is spite in his heart
pressure
tension (electricity)
DaagT / DuguuT
‘iindo D-DaagT He’s got high blood pressure
‘ifHaSii-li D-DaagT Check my blood pressure!
DaagT 3aali high tension
DuguTaat il-muujtama3 social pressure
Taanjarat DaagT pressure cooker
back
Daaher
naayem 3ala Daahro He’s lying on his back
baHeess b-waaja3 fi Daahri I’ve got a pain in my back
Daahr il-kuursi the back of the chair
to sacrifice
DaaHHa [biDaaHHi] + b..
bitDaaHHi b-haal-ha, b-Hayaat-ha She sacrifices herself, in her life
biDaaHHi b-maSaalHo He’s sacrificing his own interests
DaHHeet min maali u-min waaqti I sacrificed both time and money.
to amuse, make (someone) laugh
DaaHHak [biDaahhek]
biDaahhek il-ewlaad He makes the children laugh.
‘iishi biDaaHHek That’s funny, ridiculous.
‘aa… biDaHHeek-esh! Come on! That’s not very funny!
victim
DaHiiyye / DaHaaya
biruuHu DaHiiyyet id-di3aaye They’re victims of propaganda
3aadad iD-DaHaaya the number of victims
enormous, huge
Daakhem / Daakhme / Dkhaam
‘aaDkham more enormous, more huge
3amaara Daakhme a huge building
timsaal Daakhem an enormous statue
mabaaleg Daakhme large amounts
to inflate, blow up
Daakhkham [biDaakhkhem]
balaash nDaakhkhem il-muushkile Let’s not exaggerate the problem.
noise
Daajje
shuu haD-Daajje! What’s that noise!
ma te3maluu-sh Daajje! Don’t make a noise!
draughts, checkers
Daama
luu3bet iD-Daama game of checkers
guarantee
Damaan / Damanaat
byee3mel ittifaaq bass biddo Damaan: ya ‘imDaa’, ya maablag kbiir
He makes an agreement, but he wants a guarantee: either a signature or a large sum.
conscience
pronoun
Damiir / Damaa’er
‘iinte u Damiirak! That’s between you and your conscience!
ma 3indoo-sh Damiir He has no conscience.
Haatta ikuun Damiiri mirtaaH so as to appease my conscience
Damiir muunfaSel independent pronoun
Damiir muuttaSel attached pronoun
mutton
Daan
to speculate
Daarab [biDaareb]
muDaareb speculator
biDaareb fi-l-‘araaDi He speculates in real estate
damage
Daarar / ‘aDraar
‘akhaaff iD-Darareen the lesser of two evils
il-Hariiq saabbab Daarar ktiir The fire caused a lot of damage.
biiji khabiir, bikhaammen il-‘aDraar An expert comes to assess the damage
to fart, pass wind
DaaraT [buuDroT]
DaarraT [biDaarreT] to fart several times
hitting, beating
shelling, bombing
multiplication
Daarb
ma biSiir-esh biD-Daarb Hitting won’t get you anywhere
niizel fiina Daarb He attacked us
kaan-fi Daarb qaawi Tuul il-leel There was heavy shelling all night.
jaadwal iD-Daarb the multiplication table
[a single] blow
Daarbe / Darbaat
kaanat Daarbe qawiiyye that was a sharp blow
taalat Darbaat three blows
tax
Dariibe / Daraayeb
Dariibet id-daakhel income tax
kuull muwaaTen byiidfa3 Daraayeb every citizen pays taxes
second, additional wife
Daarra
necessity
Daruura
liD-Daruura ‘aHkaam Necessity knows no law
necessary
Daruuri / Daruriiyye
miish Daruuri It’s not necessary
flaan biiddo ishuufak Duruuri so and so needs to see you urgently
surroundings, outskirts, suburb
DawaaHi
Heefa u-DawaHii-ha Haifa and it’s surroundings
lighting
Daawi
Saar waqet Daawi sh-shaame3 It’s time to light the candles
light
Daaww / ‘aaDwiye
Daaww il-qaamar moonlight
staanna ta iSiir iD-Daaww ‘aakhdar Wait until the light turns green
to lose
to waste
Daawwa3 [biDaawwe3]
Daayya3 [biDaayye3]
Daawwa3 il-muftaaH He lost the key
Daayya3 juzdaano He lost his wallet
biDaayye3 waaqto 3a-l-faaDi He’s wasting his time
village
*Lebanese
Daay3a / Diiya3
to last
to hold out
to stick to..
Daayan [biDaayen]
hal-baadle bitDaayen sniin This suit will last for years
biDaayen fi shuuglo He sticks to his job
lost
Daaye3 / Daay3a / Day3iin
‘aana Daaye3 I’m lost
il-waalad iD-Daaye3 the lost child
light
traffic light
*galilee
Daayy / Dayyaat
iD-Daayy ‘aaHmar The light’s red
to recieve hospitality, entertain
to offer refreshments
Daayyaf [biDaayyef]
Dayyafuuna They entertained/ received us.
narrow
Daayyeq
twice/ several times as much
-fold
De3f / ‘aD3af
leesh inni ‘aadfa3 ‘aarba3 ‘aw khaams ‘aD3aaf?
Why should I pay four or five times as much?
against
Deedd (Doodd)
Deedd il-waaja3 as a painkiller
haada mish Dooddak This isn’t against you
guest
Deef / Deefe / Dyuuf
3iindna Dyuuf We’ve got guests
Defet ish-shaaraf the guest of honour
frog
Deefda3a / Dafaade3
iD-Deefda3a bitnaaqneq the frog croaks
bank (of a river)
Deeffe / Difaaf
iD-Deffteen both banks
iD-Deeffe l-garbiiyye the West Bank
to become weak
to become thin, lose weight, slim
Dii3ef [biiD3af]
Dii3fat baa3d il-3amaliiyye She lost weight after the operation
iiza biddak tiiD3af, ma takool-sh nashawiyyaat ktiir
If you want to lose weight, don’t eat a lot of carbohydrates
rib
part, side, role (in a matter, affair, etc)
Diile3 / Deele3 / Dluu3
inkasaar-lo Deele3 He’s got a broken rib
ma-loo-sh Deele3 fi haSh-shaagle This has nothing to do with him
il-mutaallat ‘iilo tlat Dlaa3 the triangle has three sides
to promise, assure, guarantee
Diimen [biiDman]
baqdaar-sh ‘aDmaan-lak I can’t promise you.
within, among
Diimn #
Diimn il-‘imkaniyyaat il-mawjuude within the realms of possibility
distress, trouble
Diiq
Diiq in-naafas shortness of breath
hospitality
refreshments
Diyaafe
Diyafeetha Hiilwe She’s very hospitable.
biHaadder iD-Diyaafe He’s preparing refreshments for the guests.
weakness
Doo3f
nuuqTet iD-Doo3f the weak spot
Doo3f id-daamm anaemia
fingernail
Duufor
noon
Duuhor
baa3d iD-Duuhor afternoon, in the afternoon
mbaareH iD-Duuhor yesterday lunchtime
[the sound of] laughter
laughing matter
DuuHke
smee3et DuuHokto we heard his laugh
haay mish DuuHke! It’s no laughing matter!
laughter, laugh
DuuHok
DuuHko mish Tabii3i His laughter isn’t natural
muutna min ID-DuuHok We died of laughing
bouquet, bunch
Duumme / Duumam
jaab-lha Duummet zhuur He brought her a bunch of flowers
Duummet baqduunes a bunch of parsley
