How to say “strike” in Palestinian Arabic
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'aDrab
أَضْرَب
verbto strike · go on strike
إِضْراب
nounstrike · walkout
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In a sentence
'aDrab il-3ummaal marra taanye.
أَضْرَب الْعُمَّال مَرَّة تَانْيِة.
The workers went on strike once again.
ma 7ada ghaSabo, huwwe 'aDrab b-'iraadto.
ما حَدا غَصَبو، هُوّه أَضْرَب بْإِرادْتو.
Nobody forced him, he went on strike of his own will.
il-'iDraab kaan shaamel, jamee3 id-dakaakeen bi-l-qiTaa3 sakkaret.
الإِضْراب كان شامِل، جَميع الدَّكاكين بِالقِطاع سَكَّرَت.
The strike was general, all the shops in the Strip closed.
il-3ummaal 'ayyadu il-'iDraab.
الْعُمَّال أَيَّدُوا الإِضْرَاب.
The workers supported the strike.
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