مائدة (maa'ida) — "dining table" in Modern Standard Arabic
مائدة
maa'ida
dining table
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"dining table" in the other dialects
طابْلة دْيال الماكْلة
مائدة 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.
تجتمع العائلة حول المائدة الكبيرة وتملا رائحة الطعام اللذيذ المكان
Tajtamiu al aila hawla al maida al kabira wa tamla raihat at taam al ladhidh al makan
The family gathers around the large table and the smell of delicious food fills the place.
from The Family Dinner
على مائدة الطعام قدموا لنا طبقا تقليديا بمذاق لذيذ جدا
Ala ma'idat at-ta'am qaddamoo lanā tabaqan taqleediyan bi-madhaq ladheedh jiddan.
On the dining table, they served us a traditional dish with a very delicious taste.
from A Visit to Relatives
العائلة تجلس حول المائدة للطعام
Al-a'ila tajlisu hawla al-ma'ida li-al-ta'am.
The family sits around the table for food.
جلست العائلة حول المائدة بفرح
Jalasat al-'a'ilah hawla al-ma'idah bi-farah
The family sat around the table with joy.
from Happy Family Evening
جلس الجميع حول المائدة وقال الاب هذا عشاء لذيذ جدا شكرا لك يا امي
Jalasa al-jami' hawla al-ma'idah wa qala al-ab hatha asha' ladhidh jiddan shukran laki ya ummi
Everyone sat around the table, and the father said "This is a very delicious dinner, thank you, Mother!"
from Family Gathering
اجتمعت الاسرة حول المائدة الكبيرة في المساء
Ijtama'at al-usra hawla al-ma'ida al-kabira fi al-masa'
The family gathered around the large table in the evening.
from Family Gathering
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