شِبّاك (shibbek) — "window" in Levantine Arabic
شِبّاك
šibbēk
window
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"window" in the other dialects
الزّاج
شرْجم
شِبّاك 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.
نحنا شفنا غياب الشمس الحلو من الشباك.
Nihna shufna ghiyab al shams al hulu min al shibbak.
We saw the beautiful sunset from the window.
from Friends in the City
طلعت من الشباك وشفت الجو فيه ضباب كتير
Tlaat min al shibbak w shifet al jaw fi dabab ktir
I looked out the window and saw the weather was very foggy
فجاة شفت برق من الشباك وعرفت انو الطقس صار عاصف
Fajaah shefet barq men el shubbak w arafet inno el taqes sar aasef
Suddenly I saw lightning from the window and I knew that the weather became windy.
ضحكنا على صوت الريح العاصف يلي هز الشباك وحكينا عن خططنا ليوم غائم دافي بالبيت
Dehekna 'ala sawt ir-reeh il-'aasef yalli hazz ish-shubbak w hakeena 'an khutatna la-yom gha'em dafi bil-beet.
We laughed at the sound of the windy air shaking the window and talked about our plans for a warm cloudy day at home.
جدتي وجدي قاعدين جنب الشباك عم يشربوا شاي دافي ومبسوطين بالجو العاصف
Jaddeti w jaddi qa'din janb esh-shubbak 'am yishrabu shay dafi w mabsootin bil jaw el 'asef.
My grandma and grandpa were sitting by the window drinking warm tea and enjoying the stormy weather.
from A Rainy Autumn Day
فجأة سمعت صوت ضربة قوية على الشباك طلعت قطة عم تحاول تهرب من المطر
Fajʾa samiʿt ṣōt ḍarbeh qawiyye ʿalash-shubbāk ṭalaʿat qiṭṭa ʿam tiḥāwil tihrab min il-maṭar
Suddenly I heard a loud bang on the window; it was a cat trying to escape the rain
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