عاصْفِة (3asfi) — "storm" in Levantine Arabic
عاصْفِة
3āʂfi
storm
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عاصْفِة 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.
العاصفة كانت أقوى من أي عاصفة رأوها في سنواتهم العشرين الماضية، والمطر كان غزيراً جداً، حتى سدت المصارف.
Al-'aasifeh kanat aqwa min ayy 'aasifeh ra'aw-ha fi sanawat-hum al-'ishreen al-madiya, wal-matar kan ghazeeran jiddan, hatta saddat al-masaref.
The storm was stronger than any storm they had seen in their past twenty years, and the rain was so heavy that it clogged the drains.
فجأة، هبّت عاصفة قوية، حركت أوراق زيتوناتنا، وتلوّنت ألوان السما بغرابة.
faj'a, habbat 'asifa qawiyye, harrakat awraaq zaytounatna, w talawwanat alwaan es-samaa b-gharaaba.
Suddenly, a strong storm blew, rustling the leaves of our olive trees, and the sky's colors darkened remarkably.
شعروا أهل القرية بالخطر، خصوصاً بعد ما سمعوا توقعات الأرصاد الجوية عن عاصفة جليدية قادمة.
Sha'aroo ahel el-qarye bil khatar, khususan ba'd ma sami'oo tawqqa'aat el-arsad el-jawwiye 'an 'asife jalidiye qadime.
The villagers felt the danger, especially after they heard the weather forecasts about an upcoming ice storm.
الكل لسا بتذكر العاصفة القوية اللي ضربت المنطقة السنة الماضية وتركت أضرار كبيرة.
El koll lissa btetzakkar el aasifa el qawiyyeh illi darabit el mintaqa es-saneh el madyieh w tarakat adrar kbeereh.
Everyone still remembered the strong storm that hit the region last year and left significant damage.
كنا عم نمشي بسرعة لان كان في عاصفة كبيرة جاية وفي رعد وبرق
kena am nemshi bsera lan kan fi aasifa kbereh jayeh w fi raed w barq
We were walking quickly because there was a big storm coming and there is thunder and lightning.
بعد شوي بلشت عاصفة والجو صار عاصف
Ba'ed shway ballashat aasifa wel jaw sar aasef
After a little bit a storm started and the weather became windy.
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