سما (sama) — "sky" in Levantine Arabic
سما
sáma
sky
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سما 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.
فجأة، هبّت عاصفة قوية، حركت أوراق زيتوناتنا، وتلوّنت ألوان السما بغرابة.
faj'a, habbat 'asifa qawiyye, harrakat awraaq zaytounatna, w talawwanat alwaan es-samaa b-gharaaba.
Suddenly, a strong storm blew, rustling the leaves of our olive trees, and the sky's colors darkened remarkably.
بلش الصبح بقرية صغيرة بالجبل، و كانت السما صافية كالعادة، بس فجأة تغير الجو.
Balash es-sobuh bi-qarye zgheere bel jabal, w kanat es-sama safiye kal-aade, bas faj'a taghayyar el jaw.
The morning started in a small village in the mountains, and the sky was clear as usual, but suddenly the weather changed.
سالها ليش السما زرقا وكيف العصافير بتطير
salaha lesh el sama zarka w kif el asafeer betteer
He asked her why the sky is blue and how birds fly.
from The Many Questions
بس اليوم السما غايمة وفي ضباب بكل مكان
Bas el yom el sama ghaima w fi dabab bi kel makan
But today the sky is cloudy and there is fog everywhere.
كان الجو غائم في الخريف وليث عم يسأل امه ليش السما هيك
Kan el jaw gha'em fil kharif w Laith am yis'al immo laish es-sama hek.
The weather was cloudy in autumn and Laith was asking his mother why the sky was like this.
from Endless Questions
اشتريت التفاح بس بعدين السما صارت تمطر والمشوار يمكن يصير للمطبخ
Eshtarayt et-tuffaḥ bas ba'deen es-sama ṣarat tomṭor wal-meshwar yemkin yseer lel-maṭbakh.
I bought the apples, but then the sky started to rain, so the trip might be to the kitchen instead!
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