شهي (shahi) — "delicious" in Modern Standard Arabic
شهي
šahi
delicious
- Topic
- food
- Seen in
- 4 of our stories
"delicious" in the other dialects
شهي 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.
هو حمل أكياسًا فيها طعام شهي.
Huwa hamala akyaasan feeha ta'amun shahiyy.
He carried bags containing delicious food.
حقا ان تجمعات العائلة دائما ما تجمع الفرح والطعام الشهي معا
Haqqan inna tajammu'aat al-'aa'ila daa'iman maa tajma' al-farah wat-ta'aam ash-shahiyy ma'an.
Indeed, family gatherings always bring joy and delicious food together.
وبعد ساعات من العمل ظهر الطبق التقليدي بشكل شهي ونكهة رائعة
Wa baʿda sāʿāt min al-ʿamal ẓahara aṭ-ṭabaqu at-taqlīdī bi-shaklin shahī wa nakhatin rā'iʿah
After hours of work, the traditional dish appeared delicious with a wonderful flavor
كان ابني وابنتي ينتظران بفارغ الصبر رائحة الطعام الشهي
kana ibni wa ibnati yantazirani bifarighi al-sabri ra'ihat at-ta'ami ash-shahiyy
My son and daughter were eagerly awaiting the delicious smell of the food.
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