ملْيان — "full" in Egyptian Arabic

ملْيان

malyān

full

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ملْيان 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.

رجعت البيت تعبان بس قلبي كان مليان فرحة.

ragaat el beyt taaban bas alby kan malyan farha.

I returned home tired but my heart was full of joy.

from The Joy of Eid with the Family

الاستاد كان مليان ناس وصوت الجمهور كان عالي اوي

El-estad kan malyan nas we sot el-gomhour kan 3ali awi.

The stadium was full of people and the crowd's sound was very loud.

from The Day of the Football Match

البيت كان مليان زينة بالونات والوانها كانت مبهجة اوي

El beit kan malyan zeina w balloonat w alwanha kanet mobhega awi

The house was full of decorations and balloons, and their colors were very cheerful

from Happy Birthday

بيتها دايما مليان دفء وحب

Beitha dayman malyan def' we hob

Her house is always full of warmth and love.

from Aunt's Visit

السوق كان مليان ناس وكل واحد بيفاصل على سعر الخضار والفاكهة

Es-souq kān malyān nās we koll wāḥed biyefāṣel ʿala seʿr el-khoḍār wel-fākha.

The market was full of people and everyone was bargaining over the price of vegetables and fruits.

from A Trip to the Popular Market

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