How to say “ancient” in Palestinian Arabic

The word is qadeem (قَدِيم). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.

قَدِيم

adj

old (of things) · ancient

plural qudama / qudamaa'feminine meregister educated

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Same word, different English

qadeem sits behind each of these too.

الْبِيت قَدِيم، مِش جْدِيد.

The house is old, not new.

Saadafet Saa7bi il-qadeem bi-s-sooq, u-7akeena kteer.

صادَفِت صاحْبي القَديم بِالسّوق، وْحَكينا كْتِير.

I ran into my old friend at the market, and we talked a lot.

il-yoonaan balad 'urubbi qadeem u-7ilu.

الْيُونَان بَلَد أُورُبِّي قَدِيم وحِلُو.

Greece is an old, beautiful European country.

u-leesh ma 7ada khabbarni? il-khaTT il-qadeem lissa shaghghaal.

ولِيش ما حَدا خَبَّرْني؟ الخَطّ القَدِيم لِسّا شَغّال.

And why did nobody tell me? The old line is still working.

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