How to say “dirty” in Palestinian Arabic

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

وِسِخ

adj

dirty

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In a sentence

الْبِيت وِسِخ كْتِير.

The house is very dirty.

bass ghaTa hal-3ilbe kharbaan, u-wisekh kamaan.

بَس غَطا هَالعِلْبِة خَرْبان، وْوِسِخ كَمان.

But the lid of this box is broken, and dirty too.

lissa. ballasht bass il-beet lissa wisekh.

لِسّا. بَلَّشْت بَس البِيت لِسّا وِسِخ.

Not yet. I started, but the house is still dirty.

il-mayy haay wiskha, feeha jaratheem.

المَيّ هاي وِسْخة، فِيها جَراثِيم.

This water is dirty, it has germs.

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