فُسْتان (fustan) — "dress" in Levantine Arabic
فُسْتان
fustān
dress
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فُسْتان 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.
قررت ليلى أن تذهب للتسوق اليوم، فقد كانت بحاجة إلى فستان جديد وبعض الأغراض للمنزل.
Qarrarat Layla an tadhaba lil-tasawwuq al-yawm, faqad kanat bi-hajetin ila fustan jadid wa ba'd al-aghrad lil-manzil.
Layla decided to go shopping today, as she was in need of a new dress and some household items.
بتمنى ألاقي فستان حلو بيناسب مناسبة أخي الشهر الجاي، ويكون سعره منيح إلي.
Batamanna alaa'i fustan hilu biyenasib munasabat akhi ish-shahr il-jay, w yakoun si'ruh mneeh illi.
I hope I find a nice dress that suits my brother's occasion next month, and its price is good for me.
هاد الفستان الازرق كتير صغير
Had el fustan el azraq kteer sghir
This blue dress is very small
الفستان الابيض حلو كتير وطويل
al fustan al abyad hilo ktir wa tawil
The white dress is very beautiful and long.
from A Big Wedding
وفي مرة كان عندها فستان احمر
Wi fii mara kaan 'andaha fustaan aḥmar
And a woman had a red dress
ماما قالتلي مساء الخير يا بنتي بدنا نرجع هاد الفستان للمحل
Mama qālatli masāʾ al-khayr ya binti badna narjiʿ hād il-fustān lil-maḥall
Mom told me, "Good evening, my daughter, we need to return this dress to the shop."
from Returning the Dress
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