How to say “walkout” in Palestinian Arabic

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

إِضْراب

noun

strike · walkout

plural 'iDraabaat

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Same word, different English

'iDraab sits behind each of these too.

jamee3 it-tujjaar sakkaru dakaakeenhum bi-l-'iDraab.

جَميع التُّجّار سَكَّروا دَكاكينْهُم بِالإِضْراب.

All the traders closed their shops during the strike.

sime3ti il-khabar? id-dawle 'a3lanet 'iDraab shaamel bukra.

سِمِعْتي الخَبَر؟ الدَّوْلة أَعْلَنِت إِضْراب شامِل بُكْرا.

Did you hear the news? The state announced a general strike tomorrow.

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.

7izeret Sa7! shaaTer. il-7uzzeere 'a7la min khabar il-'iDraab u-il-fawDa.

حِزِرِت صَح! شاطِر. الحُزّيرة أَحْلى مِن خَبَر الإِضْراب وْالفَوْضى.

You guessed right! Clever. The riddle is nicer than the news of the strike and the chaos.

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