ناصية — "corner " in Egyptian Arabic
ناصية
naSya
corner
- Topic
- city and transportation
- Seen in
- 3 of our stories
ناصية 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.
كان لازم نحود يمين عند الناصية الكبيرة
Kan lazim na7uud yemeen 3and el nasiya el kebeera.
We had to turn right at the big street corner.
from A Visit to My Aunt
في طريقها لمخرج السوق المزدحم، قابلت منى بواب عمارة كان بيشرب شاي على ناصية الشارع، وسألته: صباح الخير، شفت مروة؟
Fi tari'ha le-makhreg el-sou' el-mozda7em, 'ablet Mona bawab 3emara kan biyeshrab shay 3ala nasyet el-share3, w sa'aleto: Sabah el-kheir, shoft Marwa?
On her way to the crowded market exit, Mona met a building doorman who was drinking tea at the street corner, and asked him: "Good morning, did you see Marwa?"
ريحة البهارات ملت السوق في ناصية خان الخليلي.
Rihet el-baharat malet el-souq fi nasiyet Khan el-Khalili.
The smell of spices filled the market at a corner of Khan el-Khalili.