دايْماً (dayman) — "always" in Levantine Arabic

دايْماً

dāyman

always

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"always" in the other dialects

Egyptian Arabic

دايما

dayman

Egyptian Arabic

على طول

3ála ʈūl

Moroccan Darija

ديما

Modern Standard Arabic

دائما

daa'iman

دايْماً 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.

الأطفال دايماً بيحبوا العيد.

El-atfal dayman bihebbul-Eid.

Children always love Eid.

from The Eid of Joy

بنتها ليلى، كانت دايماً بتساعد بتقديم الأكل، وبتتأكد إنو الكل أكل منيح.

Bentha Layla, kaanat dayman btsa'ed b taqdim el-akl, w bteta'akad inno l-kull akal mneeh.

Her daughter, Layla, always helped serve the food, making sure everyone had eaten well.

from The Warmth of a Damascene Friday Gathering

جدتي، الله يرحمها، كانت دايماً تقول إنه ثلاث أيام من المطر الصافي بيجلب الخير لكل أراضينا.

jaddeti, Allah yirhamha, kanat dayman t'qul inno talat iyyam min al-matar as-safi bijlib al-kheir li-kull aradheena.

My grandmother, may God have mercy on her, always used to say that three days of clear rain bring goodness to all our lands.

from Family Warmth in a Damascus Winter

صح، سوق الحميدية دايماً خيار ممتاز. كيف بتلاقي أسعار المحلات الجديدة اللي بدك تشوفيها؟

Sah, Souk Al-Hamidiyeh daayman khiyar mumtaz. Kif btlaqi as'ar il-mahallat il-jadeedeh illi baddik tshoofiha?

True, Souk Al-Hamidiyah is always an excellent choice. How do you find the prices of the new shops you want to check out?

from Enjoyable Shopping in the Levant

أم كرم، اللي دايماً بتفكر بالتدبير، سألت أبو كرم: "يا أبو كرم، برايك هالقرار رح يزيد أسعار المنتجات كلها؟"

Um Karam, illi dayman btefakker bel tadbiir, sa'alat Abu Karam: "Ya Abu Karam, bra'yak hal qaraar ra7 yziid as3ar el muntajaat kullaha?"

Um Karam, who always thinks about managing expenses, asked Abu Karam: "Abu Karam, do you think this decision will increase the prices of all products?"

from Political News and Family Dinner

جدّي، رجلٌ حكيمٌ تجاوز السبعين عاماً، كان دائماً يقول: "يجب علينا أن نتبع كل خبر بعناية."

Jaddi, rajulun hakimun tajawaz al-sab'in 'aman, kana da'iman yaqul: "Yajib 'alayna an natba' kulla khabar bi-'inaya."

My grandfather, a wise man over seventy years old, always used to say: "We must follow every piece of news carefully."

from A Family Discussion on the Political News Broadcast

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