How to say “apart from” in Palestinian Arabic
The word is ma 3ada (ما عَدا). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
ما عَدا
except · apart from · aside from
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ma 3ada sits behind each of these too.
In a sentence
كُلِّ العِيلة مِتْجَوْزِين، ما عَدا أَنا.
The whole family is married, except me.
عِيلْتْنا كْبِيرة. كُلّهُم مِتْجَوْزِين، ما عَدا أَنا.
Our family is big. They're all married, except me.
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