م Flashcards
1
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strongly scented
smelly
A
m3aabbeq / m3aabbqa
il-beet m3aabbeq The house smells
2
Q
tinned, canned
A
m3aallab / m3allabaat
3
Q
hanging, suspended
A
m3aallaq / m3aallaqa / m3allaqiin
m3aallaq bis-saaqef hanging from the ceiling
khallaani m3aallaq heek fi-l-haawa He left me hanging in the air.
4
Q
teacher
master of a trade, master craftsman
A
m3aallem / m3aallme / m3allmiin
biishtgel 3iind m3aallem He’s an apprentice
huuwwe m3aallem raasem He’s an art teacher
hiiyye m3aallmet bustaan She’s a kindergarten teacher
5
Q
tied with several knots, knotted
complicated, complex, knotty
suffering from a complex, hung-up
A
m3aaqqad / m3aaqqade / m3aqqadiin
il-Haabl m3aaqqad The rope’s knotted
hal-mawDuu3 m3aaqqad This is a complex issue.
mashaakel mu3aaqqade complex problems
haay waaHade m3aaqqade! She’s got hang-ups!
6
Q
blunt, dull
A
m’aallam
is-sakkiine m’aallame the knife’s blunt
7
Q
to melt, liquefy
to become flabby
to behave coquettishly, be flirtatious
A
maa3 [bimii3]
il-biint bitmii3, ya kiif btiimshi, ya bil-Haaki
The girl gets coquettish, either in the way she walks or in how she talks.
8
Q
to mash, crush
A
maa33aS [bimaa33eS]
bimaa33eS mooze bish-shooke He mashes a banana with his fork.
9
Q
mill, grinder, masher, crusher
A
ma33aaSa
ma33aaSet Huummos chickpea masher
10
Q
to tear, tearout, pull out (hair)
A
ma33aT [bimaa33eT]
Saarat tmaa33eT shaa3er-ha She began to tear her hair.
11
Q
Never mind! It doesn’t matter!
*also used as a form of apology
I hope you don’t mind, I hope I didn’t hurt you….
A
ma-3aleesh / ma-3aleeshsh
il-yoom ma fiishsh maadrase - ma 3aleesh!
There’s no school today - Never mind!
ma-3aleeshsh bass tqulii-li ‘iismek?
Excuse me, could you just tellm e your name?
12
Q
salary
allowance, pension, benefit
A
ma3aash / ma3ashaat
baaqboD il-ma3aash kuull shaaher I get my salary once a month.
ma3aash it-taqaa3od ma bikaffii-haash
The retirement pension’s not enough for her to live on.
13
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to pluck out, pull out (hair)
A
maa3aT [biim3aT]
byiim3aT shaa3ro He pulls his hair out.
14
Q
crossing point, pass, defile
ford
A
maa3bar / ma3aaber
maa3bar lal-mushaah pedestrian crossing/zebra crossing/crosswalk
15
Q
metal, mineral
A
maa3dan / ma3aaden
maayy ma3daniiyye mineral water
16
Q
exempt
A
maa3fi / ma3fiiyye / ma3fiyyiin
‘aana maa3fi min id-daars I’m exempt from this lesson.
17
Q
institute, institution
A
maa3had / ma3aahed
maa3had musiiqi conservatoire
maa3had il-3uluum ish-sharqiiyye institute of the oriental studies
maa3had tajmiil beauty salon
18
Q
though, even though
A
ma3 iinno
bafaaDDel haada, ma3-iinno it-teneen naafs ish-shi
I prefer this one, even though they are both the same.
19
Q
[way of] living, lifestyle
A
ma3iishe
muustawa l-ma3iishe the standard of living
galaa’ il-ma3iishe the cost of living
biTaalle3 ma3iishto He makes a living
20
Q
to stick with putty
to fill in holes with filler
A
maa3jan [bimaa3jen]
ir-rashshaaq bimaa3jen il-HeeT The white-washer fills in the holes in the wall.
21
Q
paste, cream
putty, filler, spackle, polyfilla
plasticine, modelling clay
A
ma3juun / ma3juune / ma3ajiin
ma3juun is-snaan toothpaste
ma3juun l-Hlaaqa shaving cream
ma3juune lal-qazaaz putty
22
Q
macaroni, noodles
A
ma3karoone
23
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bent, crooked
A
ma3kuuf / ma3kuufe
il-Hadiide ma3kuufe The iron bar’s bent
minkhaaro ma3kuuf His nose is crooked
Saliib ma3kuuf swastika
24
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spoon
A
maa3laqa / ma3aaleq
maa3laqet shaay / maa3laqa zqiire teaspoon
khood maa3laqa kbiire min had-daawa Take a tablespoon of this medicine!
u-ziidi khaall ma3laqteen and add two spoonfuls of vinegar
25
**known, obvious**
**of course! naturally!**
**ma3luum / ma3luume**
## Footnote
**biiddak tiiji? ma3luum! Do you want to come? Of course!**
**ma3lumaat information [known things]**
**biiddi awaasse3 ma3lumaati fi haada l-maydaan**
**I should like to broaden my knowledge in this field.**
26
**Baptist**
**ma3madaan**
## Footnote
**ma3madaani / ma3madaniyyiin Baptist denomination**
27
**factory, works, workshop**
**maa3mal / ma3aamel**
## Footnote
**fi balaadna fii 3iiddet ma3aamel**
**In our community there are a number of workshops.**
28
**baptism**
**ma3mudiiyye**
## Footnote
**hiiyye biinti fi-l-ma3mudiiyye She's my goddaughter**
29
**made**
**ma3muul**
30
**meaning, significance**
**that means.... / it means...**
**maa3na / ma3aani**
## Footnote
**hal-kiilme ma3naaha ma3aaha This word needs no explanation**
**'iiza qaal heek, ma3naa ma biddoosh**
**If he said that, it means he doesn't want to.**
31
**relating to meaning**
**spiritual, moral**
**maa3nawi / ma3nawiiyye**
**ta'yiid maa3nawi moral support**
32
**morale**
**ma3nawiyyaat**
## Footnote
**Haatta yiirfa3u ma3nawiyyaat il-jeesh**
**in order to improve the army's morale.**
33
**interested, concerned**
**maa3ni / ma3niiyye / ma3niyyiin #**
## Footnote
**huumme ma3niyyiin bis-salaam miitel-na**
**They are as interested in peace as we are.**
34
**reasonable, logical**
**ma3quul / ma3quule**
## Footnote
**mish ma3quul Incredible! That makes no sense!**
**b-see3r ma3quul at a resonable price**
35
**exhibition**
**maa3raD / ma3aareD**
## Footnote
**3aaraD lawHaato fi-l-maa3raD He exhibited his pictures in the exhibition.**
36
**battle**
**campaign**
**maa3rake / ma3aarek**
## Footnote
**'iilli shtaaraku fi-l-maa3rake Those who took part in the battle.**
**maa3rake intikhabiiyye election campaign**
37
**knowledge, information**
**acquaintance, friend**
**maa3rife / ma3aaref**
## Footnote
**min maa3riifti baaqdar aquul inno.... From what I know I can say that...**
**ma3 il-maa3rife il-waaHad biSiir igaayyer tafkiiro**
**The more you know the more likely you are to change your mind.**
**fii maa3rife shakhSiiyye been-hom They know eachother personally.**
**wizaart il-ma3aaref the Ministry of Education**
**waaHad min ma3aarfi an acquaintance of mine**
38
**known, well known, familiar**
**ma3ruuf / ma3ruufe / ma3rufiin**
**haada iishi ma3ruuf Everyone knows that.**
**Soot ma3ruuf a familiar voice**
**liissa muush ma3ruuf biZ-ZaabT not well known yet**
**min il-ma3ruuf inno l-jaam3a bitkaallef maSaari**
**Everyone knows that university costs money!**
39
**favour, good deed, kindness, charity**
**ma3ruuf #**
## Footnote
**inshaalla baaqdar arajje3-lak ma3ruufak I hope I can return the favour.**
40
**press** (for oil, juice, etc)
**maa3Sara / ma3aaSer**
**maa3Saret zeet olive press**
41
**protected, immune**
**ma3Suum / ma3Suume**
## Footnote
**maa fi insaan ma3Suum min il-khaaTa**
**There is no person immune to mistakes.**
42
**sweet** (as honey) **, honeyed**
**ma3suul / ma3suule**
## Footnote
**kalaam ma3suul honeyed words**
43
**lonely, isolated**
**dismissed, sacked, discharged**
**ma3zuul / ma3zuule / ma3zuliin**
## Footnote
**il-mariiD ma3zuul The patient's in isolation.**
**huuwwe ma3zuul 3an baaqi l-muraDa**
**He's being kept in isolation from the rest of the patients.**
**biHeess inno ma3zuul He feels isolated / lonely.**
44
**invited**
**guest**
**ma3zuum / ma3zuume / ma3zumiin**
## Footnote
**aana ma3zuum 3iindo 3a-l-3aasha I'm invited for supper at his house.**
**iintu kamaan ma3zumiin? Have you been invited too?**
**3aadad il-ma3aziim The number of guests.**
45
**excused**
**ma3zuur / ma3zuura / ma3zuriin**
**hal-maarra 'aana ma3zuur This time I'm excused.**
46
**grip, handle**
**fault, flaw, defect**
**maa'khad**
## Footnote
**fishsh m.aa'khad fi sum3eet-ha There's no fault in her reputation**
47
**eaten , dishes**
**ma'kuul**
## Footnote
**eesh il-ma'kuulaat illi bit-HaDDriiha lal-3iid?**
**What dishes are you preparing for the holiday?**
48
**tragedy, disaster, catastrophe**
**ma'saah / ma'aasi**
49
**tragic**
**ma'saawi / ma'sawiiyye**
## Footnote
**ba3d haada l-Haades il-ma'saawi after that tragic event**
50
**shelter, refuge**
**maa'wa / ma'aawi**
## Footnote
**laaqu maa'wa 3ind SHaab They took refuge with friends.**
51
**principle**
**beginning, basis**
**maabda' / mabaade'**
## Footnote
**3iindo mabaade' He's got principles.**
**inte raajol SaaHeb mabaade' You're a man of principle.**
**mabaade' il-qiraa'a the basics / the rudiments of reading**
**mabda'iiyyan in principle**
52
**hoarse**
**mabHuuH / mabHuuHa / mabHuHiin**
53
**censer**
**maabkhara / mabaakher**
54
**ovary**
**mabiiD**
**il-mabiiDeen the ovaries**
55
**the Western Wall / the Wailing Wall**
**maabka**
56
**sum** [of money]
**maablag / mabaaleg**
## Footnote
**'iidfa3 nuuSS il-maablag Pay half the sum!**
**Taalabu mabaaleg haa'ile They asked for vast sums.**
57
**wet**
**mabluul / mabluule / mabluliin**
## Footnote
**'ideek mabluule Your hands are wet.**
**ish-shaare3 mabluul The road's wet.**
58
**busy, immersed** [in work]
**right in the middle** [of a task]
**mabluush / mabluushe / mablushiin**
## Footnote
**ana mabluush fi-sh-shuugol I'm right in the middle of the work.**
59
**file** (tool)
**maabrad / mabaared**
60
**rasp**
**grater** [galilee]
**maabrashe**
## Footnote
**maabrashe khiishne lal-khashab coarse rasp for wood**
**maabrashet jaazar carrot-grater**
61
**blessed**
**happy**
**congratulations!**
**mabruuk / mabruuke / mabrukiin**
## Footnote
**mabruuk ya 3ariis, mabruuk ya 3aruus!**
**Congrats oh bridegroom, congrats oh bride.**
**mabruuke 3a-l-'aarD Congrats on your new shoes!**
**mabruuk ma jaa-ki Congrats on the birth of your son.**
62
**bracelet, metal bangle**
**mabruume / mabariim**
## Footnote
**abuu-ha naqqaaT-ha jooz mabariim u-siitt 'asaawer saHHaab**
**Her father gave her a pair of spiral bracelets and six bangles.**
63
**dutifully performed**
**accepted into the grace of God**
**mabruur**
**mabruur il-Haajj May God bless your pilgrimage!**
64
**dough made of flour and butter** [for knafeh]
**mabsuus**
65
**pleased**
**well, healthy**
**mabsuuT / mabsuuTa / mabsuTiin**
## Footnote
**huuwwe mabsuuT miinnak He's pleased with you**
**aana mabsuuTa illi jiiti I'm pleased you've come.**
**kiif Haalek? nshaalla mabsuuTa**
**How are you? I hope you're keeping well.**
**Haases Haali mush mabsuuT I don't feel well.**
66
**chamber pot, po**
**maabwale**
67
**distance, expanse, extent, range**
**maada #**
## Footnote
**maada l maadfa3 the cannon's range**
**maada S-Soot earshot / hearing range**
**3aala l-maada l-qariib in the short term**
**3aala l-maada T-Tawiil in the long term**
**mashruu3 Tawiil il-maada long-term plan**
68
**to praise, speak highly of**
**maadaH [biimdaH]**
## Footnote
**il-fiilem madaHuu ktiir fi-l-jaraayed**
**The film was praised a lot in the newspapers.**
**il-mudiir maadaH fiik ktiir The manager spoke very highly of you.**
**kuull in-naas bimdaHuuh Everyone speaks highly of him.**
69
**Madam, Mrs., lady, wife**
**madaam**
## Footnote
**ya madaam! Madam!**
**u-kiif il-madaam? And how's the wife?**
**'aaja ma3 madaamto He came with his wife.**
70
**urban**
**civilian**
**civil**
**maadani / madaniiyye / madaniyyiin**
## Footnote
**il-qarawiyyiin wil-madaniyyiin country people and townspeople**
**iz-zawaaj il-maadani civil marriage**
**is-sulTaat il-madaniiyye the civil authorities**
71
**pestle**
**madaaqqa**
## Footnote
**l-mdaaqqa hi 'iid il-haawen The pestle is the handle of the mortar.**
72
**massacre**
**maadbaHa / madaabeH**
## Footnote
**maadbaHat il-'aarman the Armenian massacre**
73
**to extend, prolong**
**to renew**
**maaddad [bimaadded]**
## Footnote
**maddaduu-lo l-iqaame They renewed his visa.**
74
**swarm** [of bees]
## Footnote
**beehive**
**maadbara**
**maadbaret naaHel**
**shuu hal-maadbara?! What an upoar! What a racket!**
75
**to be bad** (of an egg)
**maaddar [bimaadder]**
## Footnote
**beeDa mmaaddre a bad egg**
**iiza maaddarat il-beeDa if the egg's gone bad**
76
**material, substance, stuff**
**ingredient**
**article, clause**
**maadde / mawaadd**
**shuu hal-maadde haay? What is this stuff?**
**il-mawaadd: THiin, beDteen... ingredients: flour, two eggs..**
**biraaje3 il-maadde He revises the material.**
**maadde 'aarb3a fi-d-dustuur Article IV of the Constitution**
77
**material** (adj)
**maaddi / maddiiyye**
## Footnote
**il-ashyaa il-maddiiyye 3am-tiishglo**
**He's preoccupied with material things.**
**il-maddiiyye materialism**
78
**maadeH**
**praise, compliments**
## Footnote
**ma baHeebb-esh il-maadeH I don't like compliments**
79
**artillery**
**madfa3iiyye**
## Footnote
**il-madfa3iiyye th-thaqiile heavy artillery**
80
**steamroller, roadroller**
**maadHale / madaaHel**
## Footnote
**biistgel 3ala maadHale fi ta3biid ish-shaare3**
**He's working on a steam roller, surfacing the road.**
**maadHalet 'iid hand roller**
81
**entrance**
**maadkhal / madaakhel**
## Footnote
**fi maadkhal il-qaarye at the entrance to the village**
**fii 3iiddet madaakhel There are several entrances.**
82
**chimney, funnel**
**maadkhanne / madaakhen**
**il-maaSna3 qariib, madaakhno btinshaaf min hoon**
**The factory's nearby, you can see it's chimneys from here.**
83
**income**
**madkhuul**
## Footnote
**biidfa3 Haasab madkhuulo He pays according to his income.**
84
**town, city**
**madiine [muudon]**
## Footnote
**madiinet Heefa the city of Haifa**
**fi-l-muudon, bass muush fi-l-quura in twons, but not in villages**
85
**school**
**maadrase / madaares**
## Footnote
**iibnek biruuH 3a-l-maadrase? Does your son go to school?**
**maadrase 'ibtida'iiyye primary school**
**maadrase thanawiiyye secondary school**
86
**in** (someone's) **debt, owing, indebted**
**madyuun / madyuune / madyuniin**
## Footnote
**baDaall madyuun-lak Tuul Hayaati I'll always be indebted to you.**
87
**view, trend, school**
**maadthhab / madthaaheb**
## Footnote
**madthaaheb il-islaam il-aarb3a the four schools of islam**
**il-maadthhab il-Haanbali the Hanbalite school**
88
**to pass, go by, elapse**
**maaDa [biimDa]**
## Footnote
**kiif byiimDi l-waaqet How time passes!**
**il-'asabii3 illi maaDat the past few weeks**
**maaDat faatra Tawiile A long time went by**
89
**to chew**
maaDag [biimDag / buumDog]
## Footnote
**'iimDag mniiH! Chew your food well!**
**'uumDog il-laaHme! Chew your meat!**
90
**pressed, compressed**
**maDguuT / maDguuTa**
**haawa maDguuT**
91
[the] **past**
**maaDi**
**fi-l-maaDi in the past**
92
**past** (adj)
**last** (in the sense of most recent)
**maaDi / maaDye**
## Footnote
**yoom il-khamiis il-maaDi last Thursday**
**il-'usbuu3 il-maaDi last week**
**is-saane l-maaDye last year**
**fi-s-sanawaat il-maaDye in previous years**
93
**sharp, sharpened**
**maaDi / maaDye**
**cp 'aamDa**
**is-sikkiine maaDye the knife's sharp**
94
**signatory, signer**
**maaDi / maDye / maDyiin**
## Footnote
**'aana maaDi 3aleeha I signed it**
95
**content, contents**
**maDmuun / maDamiin**
## Footnote
**maDmuun il-maktuub the contents of the letter**
96
**assured, guaranteed**
**maDmuun / maDmuune**
## Footnote
**in-najaaH mush maDmuun There's no guarantee of success.**
97
**camp, camp site, encampment**
**maaDreb / maDaareb**
## Footnote
**maDaareb il-baadu Bedouin encampments**
**haay maDareebna Here's our camp.**
98
**influence, effect, validity**
**maf3uul**
## Footnote
**maf3uul id-daawa the effect of the medicine**
99
**escape, flight**
**mafaarr**
## Footnote
**ma-lnaa-sh mafaarr We've no choice.**
**'iiza ma fii mafaarr, raH niDTaarr ngaayyer**
**If there's no alternative, we'll have to make changes.**
100
**understood, clear, obvious**
**mafhuum / mafhuume**
## Footnote
**haada 'iishi mafhuum That's obvious.**
**laazem tkaammel! mafhuum?! You've got to finish it! Is that clear?**
101
**concept, idea, meaning**
**mafhuum / mafahiim**
## Footnote
**mafhuum id-dimuqraaTya the concept of democracy**
**mafhuum il-3aadel the concept of justice**
**mafhuum il-hurriiyye the idea of freedom**
102
**untied**
**dislocated**
**mafkuuk**
## Footnote
**'iidi mafkuuke I've dislocated my wrist.**
103
**paralysed**
**mafluuj / mafluuje / maflujiin**
104
**lost**
**mafquud**
## Footnote
**shaanteti mawjuude fi maaktab il-mafqudaat**
**My suitcase is in the lost-property office.**
105
**crossroads, intersection, junction**
**maafraq / mafaareq**
## Footnote
**fi maafraq iT-Tuuroq at the crossroads**
**daakhal maafraq iT-Turoq b-suur3a miiyye u-3ishriin kiilometer**
**He approached the crossroads at a hundred and twenty kilometers an hour.**
106
**committed, supposed, expected, presumed**
**imposed**
**mafruuD / mafruuDa**
## Footnote
**il-mafruuD inno... It's expected that..**
**il-mafruuD innak tkhaalleS You're supposed to finish.**
**il-mafruuD inno ya3Tuuh muuhle**
**They're supposed to give him an extension.**
**Haall mafruuD an imposed solution**
107
**joint, hinge**
**maafSal / mafaaSel**
## Footnote
**bitHeess bwaaja3 fi mafaaSlak? Do you have pains in your joints?**
**iltihaab il-mafaaSel arthritis**
**mafaaSel il-bab the door hinges**
108
**having failed**
**mafshuul / mafshuule**
**riije3 mafshuul He came back empty-handed**
109
**to stretch**
**to be stretchy, be elastic**
**maagaT [biimgaT]**
## Footnote
**baamgaT il-muggeeTa I stretch the elastic band.**
**il-muggeeTa btiimgaT The elastic band stretches.**
110
**murder victim**
**magduur / magduura / magduriin**
**'aahl il-magduur the murdered man's family**
111
**charging high prices, expensive, pricey**
**maglawaani / maglawaaniiyye**
## Footnote
**hal-baqqaal maglawaani That grocer's expensive.**
112
**defeated, vanquished**
**magluub / magluube / maglubiin**
## Footnote
**fi-l-Haarb fiishsh laa galeb waala magluub**
**In war there are no victors.**
113
**magnet**
**magnaTiis**
## Footnote
**il-magnaTiis byiijdheb il-Hadiid The magnet attracts the iron.**
114
**sunset, evening**
[the] **west**
**muugreb**
## Footnote
**fi-l-muugreb at sunset**
**Salaat il-maagreb the evening prayer**
**bilaad il-maagreb the North African countries**
**il-maagreb il-'aaqSa Morocco**
115
**conceited, boastful**
mägr**uu**r mägr**uu**ra mägrur**ii**n
## Footnote
h**uu**wwe mägr**uu**r Hes conceited
116
**washbasin**
m**ä**gsäle / mäg**ää**sel
117
**stomach ache, tummy ache**
**stomach upset**
m**a**gS
## Footnote
3**i**ndo m**a**gS He's got tummy ache.
118
**to ignore, close one's eyes to**
**to avoid, stay away from, keep clear of**
m**ä**gyäb [bim**ä**gyeb]
## Footnote
l**ä**mmä bish**uu**f h**ee**k, bim**ä**gyeb When he sees it, he ignores it.
b**ä**3ed-mä S**aa**r, illi S**aa**r bim**ä**gyeb
Ever since it happened, hes been keeping his distance.
119
**meaning, moral**
m**ä**gzä
## Footnote
il-q**u**SSa u mägz**ää**-hä the story and its moral
120
**skill, expertise**
mäh**aa**ra
## Footnote
ish-sh**u**gol byitT**a**llab mäh**aa**ra The work requires skill.
121
**vagina**
m**ä**hbäl / mäh**ää**bel
122
**stupid, fool**
mähb**uu**l / mähb**uu**le
123
**cradle**
m**ä**hd
## Footnote
min äl-m**ä**hd '**i**lä l-l**ä**Hd from the cradle to the grave
kn**ii**st il-m**ä**hed The Church of the Nativity
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**slowness, leisureliness, leisure**
m**ä**hel
## Footnote
3älä m**ä**hläk! Slowly! Take your time! No hurry!
b**ii**mshi 3älä m**ä**hlo He walks slowly.
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**bride price**
m**ä**her / muh**uu**r
## Footnote
**ä**hl il-3ar**ii**s b**i**dfä3u m**ä**her lä-**ä**bu l-3är**uu**s
The bridegrooms family pays a bride price to the brides father.
m**u**shkilet il muh**uu**r fi l q**u**ra the problem of the bride price in rural communities
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**abroad**
**diaspora**
**place of emigration**
m**ä**hjar / mäh**ää**jer
## Footnote
fi kt**ii**r lubnäniyy**ii**n fi-l-m**ä**hjar There are a lot of Lebanese living aborad.
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**whatever**
m**ä**hmä
## Footnote
m**ä**hmä q**u**lt whatever you say...
m**ä**hmä k**ä**n is-s**ä**bäb whatever the reason was...
m**ä**hmä k**ää**n d**ii**no whatever his religion may be..
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**festival**
mähräj**ää**n / mähräjään**ää**t
## Footnote
mähräj**ää**n d**ä**wli an international festival
ishtär**ä**knä fi l mähräj**ää**n il-gin**ää**'i We took part in the song festival.
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**worn out, tattered, ragged, in rags**
m**ä**hri / mähr**ii**yye
## Footnote
banTal**oo**ni m**aa**hri My trousers are worn out.
äwää3**ii** mähr**i**yye His clothes are worn out.
il-isTiiw**aa**ne mähr**i**yye The records worn out.
