أخبار (akhbaar) — "news" in Modern Standard Arabic
أخبار
axbaar
news
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"news" in the other dialects
أخبار 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.
جلسنا معا لساعة نتبادل الاخبار ونتحدث عن ذكرياتنا الجميلة
Jalasna ma'an li-sa'a natabadal al-akhbar wa nathadath an dhikrayatina al-jamila
We sat together for an hour to exchange news and talk about our beautiful memories
أوه، لقد نسيت تماماً بسبب انشغالي بالأخبار العاجلة، دعنا إذن نؤدي صلاتنا أولاً ثم نطلب طعامنا اللذيذ.
Oh, laqad nasitu tamaman bisabab inshighali bil-akhbar al-'ajila, da'na idhan nu'addi salatana awwalan thumma natlub ta'amana al-ladhidh.
Oh, I completely forgot due to my busyness with the breaking news, let us then perform our prayer first then order our delicious food.
اما السيد احمد فكان يفضل شرب قهوته بهدوء وقراءة الاخبار
Amma al-sayyid Ahmad fakan yufaddil shurb qahwatih bihudu' wa qira'at al-akhbar
As for Mr. Ahmed, he preferred to drink his coffee calmly and read the news.
في المساء كان الجد يشاهد الاخبار على التلفاز
Fi al-masa' kana al-jadd yushahid al-akhbar ala al-tilfaz.
In the evening, the grandfather was watching the news on television.
كثير منهم كانوا يجتمعون لصلة الرحم وتبادل الاخبار مع العائلة والاصدقاء
Katheer minhum kanu yajtami'un li-ṣilat ar-raḥim wa tabadul al-akhbar ma'al-'ailah wal-asdiqa'.
Many of them were gathering to maintain family bonds and exchange news with family and friends.
from Waiting at the Café
تحدثنا عن اخبار العائلة والعمل
Tahaddathna an akhbari al-ailati wal-amal.
We talked about family news and work.
from A Surprise Visit
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