'ammiyya

English

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Alternative forms

• aammiyya

Etymology

From Arabic عامية (`ammíyya, “vernacular, slang”).

Proper noun

'ammiyya

1. colloquial, non-standard Arabic.

Antonyms

• Fus-ha

Translations

vernacular Arabic

• Arabic: عامية (ar) (3aammíyya) f (East), دارجة (ar) (daarija) f (West)
• Japanese: アーンミーヤ (ja) (ānmīya)

• Russian: аммийя (ru) (ammíjja) f, дариджа (ru) (dáridža) f

Usage notes

• The term is normally used to refer to Eastern Arabic dialects.

See also

• daarija