زعْتر (za3tar) — "thyme" in Levantine Arabic
زعْتر
zá3tar
thyme
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زعْتر 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.
إم أحمد كانت بتبتسم، وعم تحكيلهم قصص عن شبابها والريحة الطيبة للزعتر وزيت الزيتون عم بتعبّي الجو.
Imm Ahmad kaanat btebtesem, w 'am tahkilhom qisas 'an shababha w r-riha t-taybeh la z-za'tar w zeit ez-zeitun 'am bta'abbi el-jaw.
Um Ahmad would smile, telling them stories about her youth while the pleasant aroma of thyme and olive oil filled the air.
المشكلة إنو زباينه ناطرين برا، وما ضل عنده غير كيسين بس، وهاد الشي ما بيكفي ليعمل قهاويهم اللي بيشربوها مع مناقيش الزعتر.
El mushkle inno zabayno natrin barra, w ma dall ando gher kisin bas, w had el shi ma byekfi la yaamel ahawihom elli byeshrabuha maa manakish el zaatar.
The problem is that his customers are waiting outside, and he only has two bags left, and this thing does not suffice to make their coffees which they drink with thyme manakish.
ريحة الزعتر السخن والخبز الطازة بتعبي شارع الجميزة الساعة سبعة الصبح.
Rihat el zaatar el sukhun wa el khubz el taza bitabbi sharie Gemmayzeh el saa sabaa el subh.
The smell of hot thyme and fresh bread fills Gemmayzeh street at seven in the morning.
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