How to say “relation” in Palestinian Arabic
The word is qareeb (قَرِيب). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
قَرِيب
relative · relation
plural qareebeenfeminine be
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qareeb sits behind each of these too.
In a sentence
هادا قَرِيبِي، مِش ضِيف تانِي.
This is my relative, not another guest.
صاحْبَك كان قَرِيب كَمان، مَظْبُوط؟
Your friend was a relative too, right?
لأ، كان صاحِب بَس، مِش قَرِيب.
No, he was just a friend, not a relative.
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