Vocabulary of Arabic of Iraq (l-’arabiyya)
Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Adjectives masculine, feminine
| 1. |
|
mother |
|
umm, il-umm |
| 2. |
|
father |
|
wālid, il-wālid |
| 3. |
|
sister |
|
ukhut, il-ukhut, khawāt |
| 1. |
|
water |
|
mayy, il-mayy |
| 2. |
|
fire |
|
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| 3. |
|
sun |
|
shamis, ish-shamis |
| 1. |
|
cat |
|
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| 2. |
|
dog |
|
chalib, ich-chalib, chlāb |
| 3. |
|
horse |
|
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| 1. |
|
white |
|
abyaz, beiza |
| 2. |
|
black |
|
aswad, soda |
| 3. |
|
red |
|
ahmar, hamra |
National languages in bold
Early Middle Eastern Languages
Babylonian / Akkadian (2600 B.C. - 50 A.D.)
Sumerian (3000 B.C. - 2000 B.C.)
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