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despair, desperation
yaa’s

despairing, desperate
ya’saan / ya’saane / ya’saniin

Japan
Japanese
yabaan
yabaani / yabaniiyye / yabaniyyiin

dry, dried out
yaabes / yabse / yabsiin

drier ‘aaybas
land, dry land
yaabse

hand
yaad / ‘aaydi

manual
handicrafts
yaadawi / yadawiiyye
‘ashgaal yadawiiyye

Jew
Jewish
yahuudi / yahudiiyye / yahuud

small stable
hovel, dump, hole
yakhuur

Yemen
yaaman

right
yamiin

just, right
(as in ‘just around the corner’ and ‘right away’ and ‘just like that’)
yaamm

lottery
ya-naSiib

anise, aniseed
yansuun

if only, i wish that, i hope that, would that.. !
yareet

either… or…
ya…ya…

left
left-wing
yasaar

Jesus
yasuu3

orphan
yatiim / yatiime / ‘aytaam

some day, one day
yaawman-ma #

daily
yaawmi / yawmiiyye

perhaps, maybe
may, might
yiimken

day
a day and a night
24 hours
yoom / ‘ayyaam

that day
then
yoom-ha

daily wage, a day’s pay
yomiiyye

(on) the day (that)…
yoom-ma

iodine
yuud

there is
there are
yuujad #

Greece
Greek
yunaan
yunaani / yunaniiyye / yunaan

is wanted, is desired
yuraam #

particle used with attatched pronouns
1) when the verb already has an object
2) as the object of biidd-
after a vowel : yyaa
after a consonant : iyyaa
( + -ni, -ak, -ik, -h, -ha, hin)
