Dictionary of Colloquial Yemeni Arabic
Entry: unvocalized Arabic entry | KATS: Kalmasoft Transliteration System KATS |
Vocalized: vocalized "as pronounced" local version | Meaning: simple meaning of the entry |
IPA: Entry phonetic transcription | POS: POS Part of speech |
Variants: Variant pronunciations | Category: POS subcategory |
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ID | Entry | Vocalized | IPA | Variants | KATS | POS | Category | Meaning |
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1 | طماطيس | طَماطِيس | /tˤamaːtˤiːs/ | TamaATiys | N | tomatoes | ||
2 | وينه | وَيْنه | /weːnah/ | way&nh | R | where is he | ||
3 | مجابرة | مُجابَرة | /mudʒaːbara/ | mujAbar: | N | conversation | ||
4 | شال | شال | /ʃaːl/ | $Al | V | P | took | |
5 | مجعجع | مَجَعْجَع | /madʒaʕdʒaʕ/ | majao&jao | N | A | poor | |
6 | صبوح | صَبُوح | /sˤabuːħ/ | SabuwH | N | breakfast | ||
7 | مقنبر | مِقَنْبِر | /miganbir/ | miqan&bir | N | sitting | ||
8 | عجعجة | عَجْعَجة | /ʕadʒʕadʒa/ | oaj&oaj: | N | frog | ||
9 | الداير | الدَّايِر | /ʔdˈdaːjir/ | Ald~aAyir | N | key | ||
10 | الجربة | الجَرْبة | /ʔldʒarba/ | Aljar&b: | N | land | ||
11 | يشتي | يَشْتي | /jaʃtiː/ | ya$&ty | V | I | wants | |
12 | القاع | القاع | /ʔlgaːʕ/ | AlqAo | N | ground | ||
13 | الجعالة | الجَعالة | /ʔldʒaʕaːla/ | AljaoAl: | N | sweets | ||
14 | وش | وَش | /waʃ/ | wa$ | N | face | ||
15 | يهتفج | يِهْتَفِج | /jahtafidʒ/ | yah&tafij | V | I | falls | |
16 | يدسع | يِدْسَع | /jadsaʕ/ | yid&sao | V | I | pushes | |
17 | يقنبر | يِقَنْبِر | /jiganbir/ | yiqan&bir | V | I | sits | |
18 | طعيم | طَعِيم | /tˤaʕiːm/ | Taoiym | N | A | tasty | |
19 | مهنفل | مَهَنْفَل | /mahanfal/ | mahan&fal | N | A | untidy | |
20 | يزغف | يِزْغَف | /jazɣif/ | yuz&gaf | V | I | throws | |
21 | المنضرة | المَنْضَرة | /ʔlmandˤara/ | Alman&Dar: | N | mirror | ||
22 | الخجمة | الخَجْمة | /ʔlχadʒma/ | AlKaj&m: | N | cheek | ||
23 | الديمة | الدِّيمة | /ʔdˈdiːma/ | Ald~iym: | N | kicthen | ||
24 | الحقين | الحَقِين | /ʔlħagiːn/ | AlHaqiyn | N | yoghurt | ||
25 | الصومعة | الصَّوْمَعة | /ʔsˤˈsˤawmaʕa/ | AlS~aw&mao: | N | tower | ||
26 | الشركة | الشَّرْكة | /ʔʃˈʃarka/ | Al$~ar&k: | N | meat | ||
27 | المنقل | المُنَقِّل | /ʔlmunagˈgil/ | Almunaq~il | N | shoemaker | ||
28 | ضاك | ضاك | /dˤaːk/ | DAk | P | D | that | |
29 | ذلحينه | ذَلْحِينه | /ðalħiːnah/ | cal&Hiynh | R | now | ||
30 | برطمة | بَرْطَمة | /bartˤama/ | bar&Tam: | N | frown |