جرّب (jarrab) — "to try, try out" in Levantine Arabic

جرّب

járrab

to try, try out

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"to try, try out" in the other dialects

Egyptian Arabic

جرّب

gárrab

جرّب in a sentence

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قلتلها انا مش طباخ بس عم جرب اكون طباخ في البيت اليوم

Qultilha ana mish tabbākh bas ʻam jarrib akūn tabbākh fī el bēt el yōm

I told her "I'm not a chef, but I'm trying to be a chef at home today."

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انا ما بعرف كتير بس رح جرب

Ana ma ba'ref kteer bas rah jarreb.

I don't know much but I will try.

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