إمّ (imm) — "mother" in Levantine Arabic
إمّ
imm
mother
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إمّ 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.
الام كانت تعبانة كثير بس جاوبته بابتسامة
el em kanet taabane ktiir bas jawabto bebtisame
The mother was very tired but answered him with a smile.
from The Many Questions
الام جاوبته بهدوء بس ليث ضل يسأل عن العاصفة والرياح القوية
El em jawabto bi hudoo bas Laith dall yis'al an el aasifa w er-riyah el qawiyyeh.
His mother answered him calmly but Laith kept asking about the storm and the strong winds.
from Endless Questions
الام بتجاوب بتعب شوي بس بصبر يا حبيبي هيك كلنا بنعمل لنروح على شغلنا ومدارسنا
El-umm btijaweb bi ta'ab shway bass bi saber ya habibi heek kullna bni'mal la nrouh 'ala shoghlna w madarisna
The mother answers with a little tiredness but with patience: "My darling, this is how we all do it to go to our work and schools."
الام قالت انا منيحة شكرا حبيبي
Al-omm qālat: Ana mnīḥa shukran habibi.
The mother said: "I'm fine, thank you my dear."
حضرت الأم أطيب وصفة من أكلة المقلوبة بالمطبخ مع جو مليء بالمحبة والضحك
HaDDr-at il umm aTyab waSfe min aklet il maqloobeh bil maTbakh ma3 jaww malee' bil maHabbeh w il DaHek
The mother prepared the tastiest recipe of makloubeh in the kitchen with an atmosphere full of love and laughter.
الام ابتسمت وقالت صباح النور حبيبتي اهلا وسهلا
Al-umm ibtasamat w qālat "Sabāḥ an-nūr ḥabībti ahlan wa sahlan."
The mother smiled and said, "Morning of light, my darling, welcome!"
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