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كنز مخبأ في سوق الحميدية

A Hidden Gem in Souk Al-Hamidiyah

Levantine Arabic B2 5 sentences
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Key Vocabulary

15 words from this story

دلة

dallah (coffee pot)

dallah

سوق الحميدية

Souk Al-Hamidiyah

Souq Al-Hamidiyah

نحاسية

copper (adj.)

nahhasieh

البهارات

spices

al-baharat

تحفة فنية

work of art / masterpiece

tuhfah fanniyyah

ملتحي

bearded

multahi

الست الله يرحمها

the lady, may God have mercy on her soul (referring to a deceased woman)

is-sitt Allah yirhamha

نيتها

her intention

niyyatha

الإخلاص

sincerity / devotion

al-ikhlas

الراحلة

the deceased (feminine)

ar-rahilah

بركة

blessing

barakah

قهوة سادة

plain coffee (without sugar)

qahwah sada

سعر رمزي

symbolic price

si'r ramzi

ليرة سورية

Syrian pound

lira Suriyyah

المعنوية

moral / sentimental (value)

al-ma'nawiyyah