بْسِرْعة (b-sir3a) — "fast, quickly" in Levantine Arabic
بْسِرْعة
b-sír3a
fast, quickly
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"fast, quickly" in the other dialects
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بْسِرْعة 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.
أم كريم، التي كانت تحضر الحقائب بحماس، شعرت بقلقٍ يتسلل إلى قلبها وهي ترى السحب تتجمع بسرعة.
Um Karim, allati kanat tuhaddir al-haqa'ib bi-hamas, sha'arat bi-qalaqin yatasallal ila qalb-ha wa hiya tara as-suhub tatajamma' bi-sur'a.
Um Karim, who was eagerly preparing the bags, felt anxiety creeping into her heart as she saw the clouds gathering quickly.
جيراني بسرعة صاروا يثبّتوا أثاثهم الخارجي، وسحبوا ولادهم لجوا بعيداً عن هبات الريح المفاجئة.
jeerani b-sor'a saaro ythabbitu athaathhom el-khaariji, w sahabu wlaadhom la-jau ba'eeda 'an habbaat er-reeh el-mufaaj'a.
My neighbors quickly started securing their outdoor furniture and pulled their children inside away from the sudden gusts of wind.
لينا بسرعة حَسَبِت إنهم رح يقدروا يشتروا أشياء كتير تانية إذا دبروا مصاريهم منيح وما صرفوا كتير على شي واحد.
Leena b-sur'a hasabit innahom rah yiqdaru yishtaru ashyaa' kteer taniyeh iza dabbaroo masarihom mneeh w ma sarrafo kteer 'ala shi wahed.
Lina quickly calculated that they would be able to buy many other things if they managed their money well and didn't spend too much on one item.
وقف سامي بنص الساحة وقلبه كان عم يدق بسرعة.
Waqaf Sami be-nuss as-saha wa qalbo kan am yiduqq be-sur-a.
Sami stood in the middle of the square and his heart was beating fast.
شربت قهوتي الدافية بسرعة وانا عم حضر حالي لعاصفة
Shribit qahwiti al dafiye bi sura w ana am haddir hali la aasifa
I drank my warm coffee quickly while I was preparing myself for a storm
الموظف كان مشغول بس ساعدني بسرعه
el mowazzaf kan mashghool bas saaedni bseraa
The employee was busy but he helped me quickly.
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