دائما (daa'iman) — "always" in Modern Standard Arabic

دائما

daa'iman

always

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"always" in the other dialects

Egyptian Arabic

دايما

dayman

Egyptian Arabic

على طول

3ála ʈūl

Levantine Arabic

دايْماً

dāyman

Moroccan Darija

ديما

دائما 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.

أنا أزورهم كثيرا وألاحظ دائما الانسجام الجميل بينهم.

Ana azuruhum kathiran waulahidh daiman alinsijam aljamil baynahum.

I visit them often and I always notice the beautiful harmony between them.

from The Harmonious Shared Home

أليس المهرجان في ساحة الجامعة الرئيسية، حيث نجتمع دائماً لتبادل الأحاديث الثقافية المشتركة؟

Alaysa al-mahrajan fee sahat al-jami'ah ar-ra'eesiyyah, haythu najtami'u da'iman li-tabadul al-ahadeeth ath-thaqafiyyah al-mushtarakah?

Isn't the festival in the main university square, where we always gather to exchange shared cultural conversations?

from An Appointment on Al Mutanabbi Street

فهم الناس في السوق هذا الاختلاف بين الاجيال دائما

Fahima an-nas fi as-suqi hadha al-ikhtilaf bayna al-ajyal da'iman.

The people in the market always understood this difference between generations.

from A Trip to the Market

هذه اللحظات العائلية هي الأجمل دائما

Hadhihi al-lahazat al-'ailiyyah hiya al-ajmalu da'iman

These family moments are always the most beautiful

from Warm Moments at the Café

تعلم الاب شيئا جديدا وادرك ان الزمن يتطور دائما

Ta'allama al-abu shay'an jadeedan wa adraka anna az-zamana yatatawwaru daa'iman.

The father learned something new and realized that time always evolves.

from Daily Challenge: Returning to the Shop

عيناه واسعتان متعجبتان دائما تبحثان عن اجابات

'Aynahu wasi'atan muta'ajjibatan da'iman tabhathan 'an ijabat

His eyes are wide with wonder, always looking for answers.

from The Child of Many Questions

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