كحلي — "navy blue" in Egyptian Arabic

كحلي

kuHli

navy blue

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colors
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كحلي 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

اشترينا لها فستان حلو لونه كحلي عشان هي بتحب الوان غامقة

eshtareyna laha fostaan helw lono kohli ashan heyya betheb alwaan ghamqa

We bought her a nice dress, its color is navy blue, because she likes dark colors.

from A Visit to My Grandmother

البياع وراني جلابيه كحلي وواحده تانيه اسود

el bayyaa waraani galabiyya kuhli wa wahda tanya iswid

The seller showed me a navy blue galabeya and another black one.

from A Trip to the Market

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