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How to say “black” in Palestinian Arabic

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

أَسْوَد

black

plural soodfeminine sowda

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In a sentence

il-'aswad 3aks il-'abyaD.

الأَسْوَد عَكْس الأَبْيَض.

Black is the opposite of white.

il-bunni taba3i, w-il-'aswad taba3ak 'inte.

البُنّي تَبَعي، والأَسْوَد تَبَعَك إِنْتَ.

The brown one is mine, and the black one is yours.

is-sayyaara taba3 jaari lownha 'aswad.

السَّيّارة تَبَع جاري لونها أَسْوَد.

My neighbour's car is black.

ij-juzdaan il-bunni taba3i, w-il-'aswad taba3 'ukhti.

الجُزْدان البُنّي تَبَعي، وْالأَسْوَد تَبَع أُختي.

The brown purse is mine, and the black one is my sister's.

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