بهارات (baharat) — "dry herbs, spices, condiments" in Levantine Arabic

بهارات

bahārāt

dry herbs, spices, condiments

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"dry herbs, spices, condiments" in the other dialects

Egyptian Arabic

تَوابِل

tawābil

Egyptian Arabic

بُهارات

buharāt

Moroccan Darija

توابِل

بهارات 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.

المطبخ تحول لحلبة معركة خلال ساعة واحدة، والطحين والبهارات انتشروا بكل مكان.

Il-matbakh tahawwal la-halbet ma'rake khilaal saa'a waaHda, w-it-taHHeen w-il-bahaaraat intasharu bi kol makaan.

The kitchen turned into a battleground within one hour; flour and spices spread everywhere.

from Abu Samir's Kitchen Disaster

ثم اتجهت إلى سوق الخضار، حيث الأجواء كانت صاخبة وروائح البهارات تملأ المكان.

Thumma itajjahat ila souq al-khudar, haythu al-ajwa' kanat sakhikhabah wa rawa'ih al-baharat tamla' al-makan.

Then she headed to the vegetable market, where the atmosphere was bustling and the aromas of spices filled the place.

from Layla's Busy Shopping Day

بينما ليلى، طالبة الادب اللي عمرها ٢٨ سنة والمشهورة بعينها الحادة، كانت عم تدور على دلة مميزة بسوق الحميدية بدمشق لـ عيد ميلاد ستي، وقع نظرها فجأة على دلة نحاسية قديمة عم تلمع ومخبية بين اكياس البهارات بمحل ابو ماجد الصغير اللي ريحته بتشهي.

Baynama Layla, talibat al-adab illi 'omraha 28 saneh wil-mashhoora bi 'ainha al-hadda, kanat 'am tidawwer 'ala dallah mumayyazeh bi Souq al-Hamidiyah bi Dimashq la 'eid milad sitti, waqa' nazarha faj'atan 'ala dallah nahhasieh qadimah 'am tilma' wimkhabbayeh bein akyaas il-baharat bi mahall Abu Majed il-saghir illi reehto bittishahi.

While Layla, a 28-year-old literature student famous for her sharp eye, was searching for a unique dallah in Damascus's bustling Souk Al-Hamidiyah for her grandmother's birthday, her gaze unexpectedly fell upon a gleaming, antique copper coffee pot hidden amongst sacks of spices in Abu Majed's small, fragrant shop.

from A Hidden Gem in Souk Al-Hamidiyah

البيت كله صار مليان ريحة البهارات الشهية

El-beit kollo ṣar malyan riḥet el-baharat ash-shahiyya.

The whole house became filled with the delicious smell of spices.

from First Time Cooking

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