How to say “neighborhood” in Palestinian Arabic
The word is 7aara (حَارَة). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
حَارَة
neighborhood · quarter
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7aara sits behind each of these too.
In a sentence
الْجَار جْدِيد فِي الْحَارَة.
The neighbour is new in the neighbourhood.
Saar fee 7areeqa kbeere bil-7aara.
صار فِي حَرِيقة كْبِيرة بِالحارة.
There was a big fire in the neighbourhood.
'ibnuhum haamel, bikhaaleT wlaad 'az3aar bi-l-7aara.
ابْنُهُم هامِل، بِخالِط ولاد أَزْعار بِالحارة.
Their son is badly behaved, he mixes with hooligan kids in the neighborhood.
fee 3ashr byoot jdeede bil-7aara, u-kullha kbeere.
فِي عَشْر بْيُوت جْدِيدة بِالحارة، وَكُلّها كْبِيرة.
There are ten new houses in the neighborhood, and they're all big.
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