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' . . . . ) .
‘lem ( . - pl ) Pens
‘svar ( . - pl ) Short (adj)
A . . . . . .
Ab ( m - s ) August
Abl ddvihir ( . - . ) Before noon
Abl ddvihor ( . - . ) Before noon
Abyadv ( m - s ) White
Adar ( m - s ) March
Adde? ( . - . ) How much?
Ahlen ( . - . ) Welcome
Ahvmar ( m - s ) Red
Akhdar ( m - s ) Green
Akiid ( . - . ) Sure/ of course
Alam ( m - s ) pen
Alf ( . - . ) Thousand
Amiis ( . - . ) Shirt
Ana ( . - . ) I/ I am
Anniine ( f - s ) Bottle
Arbaxtaxc ( . - . ) Fourteen
Arbxa ( . - . ) Four
Arbxiin ( . - . ) Forty
Argiile ( . - . ) Water-pipe
Asvfar ( m - s ) Yellow
Asviir ( m - s ) Short
Asviira/ Asviire ( f - s ) Short
Aswad ( m - s ) Black
Aylul ( m - s ) September
Aymta? ( . - . ) When?
Ayya? ( . - . ) Which?
Ayyar ( m - s ) May
Azra’ ( m - s ) Blue
B . . . . . .
Ba’dunis ( . - pl ) Parsley
Ba'dunse ( f - s ) a parsley/ parsley plant
Baba ( f - s ) Dad/ Father
Badle ( f - s ) Suit
Badlet ( . - pl ) Suits
Bahvir ( m - s ) Beach/Sea
Banadura ( . - pl ) Tomato
Bank ( m - s ) Bank
Bantvalon ( m - s & pair ) Pants
Basval ( . - pl ) Onion
Baxd ddvihir ( m - s ) Afternoon
Baxden ( . - . ) Later
Bay ( m - s ) father
Baydva ( f - s ) White
Baydva ( f - s ) Egg
Beb ( m - s ) Door
Bet ( m - s ) House
Bhar ( m - s ) Pepper
Bicix ( m - s ) Ugly
Bicxa ( f - s ) Ugly
Bicxiin ( . - pl ) Ugly
Biidv ( . - pl ) White
Binne ( f - s & pl ) Brown
Binniye ( f - s ) Brown
Bint ( f - s ) Daughter/ girl
Bint khel ( m - s ) Cousin-daughter of maternal uncle
Bint khele ( m - s ) Cousin-daughter of maternal aunt
Bint xam ( f - s ) Daughter of paternal uncle
Birdeye ( f - s ) Curtain
Birghol ( . - pl ) Ground wheat
Birrad ( m - s ) Refrigerator
Biyyex ( m - s ) salesman
Biyyexa ( f - s ) saleswoman
Bnatvliin ( m - pl ) Pants
Bukra ( m - s ) Tomorrow
Bye * (English) ( . - . ) Bye
C . . . . . .
Cahir ( m - s ) Month
Cajra ( f - s ) Tree
Cakhtura ( f - s ) Ship
Cams ( f - s ) Sun
Camsiiye ( f - s ) Umbrella
Cawke ( f - s ) Fork
Caxir ( m - pl ) Hair
Cbatv ( m - s ) February
Cibbek ( m - s ) window
Ciic ( m - s ) Stick
Ciic tvawu’ ( . - pl ) Grilled chicken breast
Cita ( m - s ) Winter
Cort ( m - s & pair ) shorts
Cortet ( . - pl ) shorts
Cway ( . - . ) a little
Cway cway ( . - . ) Slowly
Cyec ( . - pl ) Sticks
D . . . . . .
Dabke ( f - s ) Lebanese folkdance
Dahabe ( m - s ) Golden
Dahabiyye ( f - s & pl ) Golden
Dayne ( f - s ) Ear
Dayyi’ ( m - s ) Narrow/ tight
Dayyi’a ( f - s ) Narrow/ tight
Dayy’iin ( . - pl ) Narrow/ tight
Dihir/ddvihir ( m - s ) Noon
Dikken ( m - s ) Grocery shop
Djej (   - pl ) Chiken
Djeje ( f - s ) Chiken
Dohir/ddvohir ( m - s ) Noon
Dv . . . . . .
Dvabit ( m - s ) Officer
Dvabta ( f - s ) Officer
E . . . . . .
E ( . - . ) Yes
Edame ( m - ad ) Kind man
F . . . . . .
Fahvim ( . - pl ) Coals
Fahvme ( f - s ) Coal
Fasvil ( m - s ) Season
Fiddve ( m - s ) Silver
Fiddviyye ( f - s & pl ) Silver
Finjen ( m - s ) Cup
Firran ( m - s ) Baker
Firrane ( f - s ) Baker
Fistan ( . - pl ) Dress
Fsatiin ( . - pl ) Dress
Fsvul ( . - pl ) Seasons
Fweke ( . - pl ) Fruits
G . . - . . .
Gravattet ( . - pl ) Tie
Gravat ( f - s ) Tie
Gh . . - . . .
Ghada ( m - s ) Lunch
Ghariib ( m - s ) Stranger
H . . . . . .
Halla’ ( . - . ) Now
Hawa ( m - . ) Air
Hawde ( . - pl ) These are
Hawdiik ( . - pl ) Those are
Hayda ( m - . ) This is ( m)
Hayde ( f - . ) This is (female)
Haydiik ( f - . ) That is (m)
Hiidak ( . - . ) Varians of Hidek
Hiidek ( m - . ) That is (f)
Hinne ( . - pl ) they
Hiyye ( f - s ) She
Hon ( . - . ) Here
Huwwe ( m - s ) He
Hv . . . . . .
Hvdaxc ( . - . ) Eleven
Hvajib ( m - s ) Eyebrow
Hvakiim ( m - s ) Physician
Hvakiime ( f - s ) Physician
Hvamdva ( f - s ) a Lemon/ Lemon tree
Hvamidv ( . - pl ) Lemon
Hvamod (   - pl ) Lemon (Variant pronounciation)
Hvamra ( f - s ) Red
Hvidded ( m - s ) Blacksmith
Hviddede ( f - s ) Blacksmith
Hvilo ( m - s/pl ) Sweet/beautiful
Hvilwe ( f - s ) Sweet/beautiful
Hvilwiin ( m - pl ) Sweet/beautiful
Hvzayran ( m - s ) June
I . . . . . .
Ibin khel ( m - s ) Cousin-son of maternal uncle
Ibin khele ( m - s ) Cousin-son of maternal aunt
Ibin xam ( m - s ) Cousin-son of paternal uncle
Ibin xamme ( m - s ) Cousin-son of paternal aunt
Ibin/ Ibn ( m - s ) Son
Icara ( f - s ) Signal
Ijir ( m - s ) Leg/ foot
Ikhit/ Ikht ( f - s ) Sister
Im ( f - s ) mother
Imsan ( . - pl ) Shirts
Insen ( m - s ) Human being
Inta ( m - s ) You/ you are
Inte ( f - s ) You / you are
Into ( . - pl ) You / You are
Isbax ( m - s ) Finger
Isbux ( m - s ) Week
Istez ( m - s ) teacher
Isteze ( f - s ) teacher
Iza bitriid / Pardon * ( French) ( . - . ) Excuse me
Iza bitriid/ Please * (English) ( . - . ) Please
ii . . . . . .
iid ( f - s ) Hand/ Arm
J . . . . . .
Jabal ( m - s ) Mountain
Jariide ( f - s ) newspaper
Jatv ( m - s ) Serving Bowl
Jawharje ( m - s ) jeweler
jawharjiyye ( f - s ) jeweler
Jemxa ( f - s ) University
Jid ( f - s ) Grandfather
Jisim ( m - s ) Body
Jjimxa ( m - s ) Friday
Jura ( f - s ) Hole/ Ditch
K . . . . . .
Kabeb ( . - pl ) Ground -flavored meat grilled on sticks
Kaff ( m - pl ) Ground-flavored meat
Kafta ( f - s ) Hand palm
Kalset ( . - pl ) Socks
Ketbe ( m - s ) writer
Ketib ( f - s ) writer
Khadra ( f - s ) Green
Kibbeye ( f - s ) Cup
Kiifak ( m -   ) How are you?
Kiifik? ( f -   ) How are you doing? (f)
Kirse ( f - s ) chair
Kitif ( m - s ) shoulder
Kitob ( . - pl ) Books
Kteb ( m - s ) Books
Ktef ( . - pl ) Shoulders
Ktiir (   -   ) Too much/Very
Ktiir mniihv (   -   ) Very good
Kux ( m - s ) Elbow
Kh . . . . . .
Kenun Awwal ( m - s ) December
Kenun Tene ( m - s ) January
Khamse ( . - . ) Five
Khamsiin ( . - . ) Fifty
Khamstaxc ( . - . ) Fifteen
Khariif ( m - s ) Autumn
Khass ( . - pl ) lettuce
Khay ( m - s ) Brother
Khel, khal ( m - s ) Uncle (mother side)
Khele/Khale ( f - s ) Aunt (mother side)
Khibbez ( m - s ) Baker
Khibbeze ( f - s ) Baker
Khibiz ( . - pl ) Bread
Khidir ( . - pl ) Green
Khure ( m - s ) Priest
Khuriyye ( f - s ) Priest's wife (if any)
L . . . . . .
l ( . - . ) The (definitive article)
L’ahvad ( m - s ) Sunday
L’ahvad ( m - s ) Tuesday
La’ ( . - . ) No
Laban ( m - pl ) Yogurt
Lahvim ( m - pl ) meat
laymun ( . - pl ) Lemon
laymune ( f - s ) an orange/ orange tree
Libnen ( m - s ) Lebanon
Libnene ( m - s ) Lebanese
Libneniyye ( f - s ) Lebanese
Lkhamiis ( m - s ) Thursday
Lyom ( m - s ) Today
M . . . . . .
Mahvall ( m - s ) Shop/ Store
Majla ( m - s ) Sink
Majalle ( f - s ) magazine
Makhbaz ( m - s ) Bakery
Malx'a ( f - s ) Variant of Maxil'a : spoon
Mama ( f - s ) Mom/ Mather
Mancfe ( f - s ) Towel
Marhvaba ( . - . ) Hi, Hello
Masa/Lmasa ( m - s ) Night/at-night
Matvbakh ( m - s ) Kitchen
Matvxam ( m - s ) Restaurant
Maxil’a ( f - s ) Spoon
Mazvbut ( m - s ) Fits/ right-done
Mberihv ( m - s ) Yesterday
Mhandis ( m - s ) engineer
Mhandse ( f - s ) engineer
Micceye ( f - s & pair ) Slippers/ Flip-flops
Micceyet ( f - pl ) Slippers/ Flip-flops
Micwe ( . - . ) Grilled
Miin? ( . - . ) Who?
Miiyye ( . - . ) One Hundred
Milih ( m - pl ) Salt
Min ( . - . ) from
Minkhar ( m - s ) Nose
Mixmarje ( m - s ) builder
Mixmarjiyye ( f - s ) builder
Mmardva ( f - s ) Nurse
Mmarridv ( m - s ) Nurse
Mniihv ( m - . ) Good (male)
Mniihva ( f - . ) I’m fine (female)
Moz ( . - pl ) Banana
Mreye ( f - s ) Mirror
Mudviif ( m - s ) Host
Mudviife ( f - s ) Hostess
Muhveme ( m - s ) Lawyer
Muhvemiyye ( f - s ) Lawyer
Mzerix ( m - s ) Farmer
Mzerxa ( f - s ) Farmer
N . . . . . .
Nahir ( m - s ) River
Nar ( f - pl ) Fire
Naxnax ( . - pl ) Mint
Naxnxa ( f - s ) Mint plant
Nbiid ( . - pl ) Wine
Nihvna ( . - . ) We/ We-are
Niisen ( m - s ) April
Nijjar ( m - s ) Carpenter
Nijjara ( f - s ) Carpenter
Nisv ( . - . ) Half
Nisv lel ( m - s ) midnight
Njasv ( . - pl ) Pear
Njasva ( f - s ) A Pear/ Pear tree
O . . . . . .
OK* (   -   ) OK
P . . . . . .
Pardon * ( French) ( . . . ) Sorry
Q . . . . . .
R . . . . . .
Ra'be ( f - s ) Neck
Rabiix ( m - s<