رِجّال (rijjel) — "man" in Levantine Arabic
رِجّال
rijjēl
man
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رِجّال 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.
سالت رجال بالشارع وين السوق الكبير
saalt rjal beshshareh wayn alsouq alkbir
I asked a man in the street where the big market is.
السائق، أبو سامي، رجال كبير بالسن ولطيف، قال: "ما تاكلي هم يا بنتي، رح نوصل بالوقت، إنشالله." وابتسم.
Es-sa'eq, Abu Sami, rajjal kbeer bissinn w lateef, qal: "Ma takli hamm ya binti, rah noosol bil waqt, inshallah." W ibtasam.
The driver, Abu Sami, a kind elderly man, said: "Don't worry, my daughter, we will arrive on time, God willing." And he smiled.
شفت رجال كبير بالسن و قررت أسأله
shuft rajjaal kbeer bil-sinn w qarrart as'alu
I saw an old man and decided to ask him.
from Karim Gets Lost
لمحت رجال كبير واقف بعيد فقررت اسأله عن الطريق
Lamaht rajjal kabeer waqif ba'eed fa qarart as'alo 'an it-tareeq.
I spotted an old man standing far away so I decided to ask him about the way.
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