How to say “date” in Palestinian Arabic
The word is maw3ad (مَوْعَد). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
مَوْعَد
nounappointment · date · deadline
Tap the word to hear it out loud.
Same word, different English
maw3ad sits behind each of these too.
In a sentence
الْمَوْعَد السَّاعَة أَرْبَعَة ورُبُع.
The appointment is at quarter past four.
leesh mit'akhkhir? il-maw3ad is-saa3a tneen!
لِيش مِتْأَخِّر؟ الْمَوْعَد السَّاعَة تْنِين!
Why are you late? The appointment is at two!
il-mudeer ghayyar il-maw3ad, hallaq is-saa3a khamse.
الْمُدِير غَيَّر الْمَوْعَد، هَلَّق السَّاعَة خَمْسِة.
The manager changed the appointment — now it is at five.
'abTal il-mudeer il-maw3ad.
أَبْطَل الْمُدِير الْمَوْعَد.
The manager cancelled the appointment.
Nearby words
Looking for a word that isn't here? Search eight thousand spoken words in the Palestinian Arabic dictionary. Need it in a different spelling system? Paste it into the transliteration converter.