ساقِع — "cool, cold" in Egyptian Arabic
ساقِع
sāʔi3
cool, cold
- Topic
- adjectives
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- 2 of our stories
ساقِع 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.
صوت المطره على الشباك كان مريح وهوا ساقع دخل من البلكونه المفتوحه
sot el matara ala el shobak kan moryeh we hawa saqea dakhal men el balkona el maftouha
The sound of the rain on the window was relaxing, and cold air came in from the open balcony.
from A Rainy Day at Home
الجارسون قعد جنبها وقال: "ده كركديه ساقع باللبن يا فندم، تحبي تِشرَبيه؟"
El-garsoon qa'ad gambaha we 'al: "Dah karkadeh saqe' bel-laban ya fandem, tehebbay tishrabieh?"
The waiter sat next to her and said: "This is cold karkade with milk, madam, would you like to drink it?"