مكْتبِة (maktabi) — "library" in Levantine Arabic

مكْتبِة

máktabi

library

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"library" in the other dialects

Egyptian Arabic

مكْتبة

maktába

Moroccan Darija

مكْتبة

مكْتبِة in a sentence

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قالي صارلنا ساعة بالمكتبة عم ندرس لمشروعنا فيك تجي

Qalli "Saarlana saa'a bil maktabeh 3am nodros li-mashruu3na, feek teji?"

He told me "We've been in the library for an hour studying for our project, can you come?"

from An Unexpected School Day

حملت حقيبتها وتوجهت نحو مكتبة الجامعة، عازمة على فهم تعقيدات السياسة اللبنانية.

Ḥamalat ḥaqībatahā wa tawajjahat naḥwa maktabat al-jāmi'a, 'āzima 'ala fahm ta'qīdāt as-siyāsa al-lubnāniyya.

She carried her bag and headed towards the university library, determined to understand the complexities of Lebanese politics.

from The Stalled Law at Hamra Cafe

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