غامق — "dark" in Egyptian Arabic

غامق

ġaami'

dark

Topic
colors
Seen in
4 of our stories

غامق in a sentence

Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.

هو كان لابس قميص كحلي غامق وانا كنت لابس تيشيرت ملون

howa kan labes amees kohli ghamek wa ana kont labes teshert melawen

He was wearing a dark navy blue shirt and I was wearing a colored tshirt.

from Football Colors

شفت الوان كتير حلوه في المحل بس كنت عايز لون غامق

shuft alwaan kitir hilwa fi el mahal bas kunt aayiz loon ghaami

I saw many beautiful colors in the shop but I wanted a dark color.

from A Trip to the Market

الكوباية سخنة و لون القهوة غامق جميل

El kobaya sokhna w loon el ahwa ghameq gameel

The cup is hot and the coffee color is beautifully dark.

from At the Cafe

الطماطم كانت حمرا اوي وبتلمع والخس كان اخضر غامق زي الورد

El tamatem kanet hamra awy w betlame3 w el khass kan akhdar ghameq zay el ward.

The tomatoes were very red and shining, and the lettuce was dark green like roses.

from A Day at the Local Market

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