Egyptian Arabic edit

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Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish اوطه (oda).

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Noun edit

أوضة (ʾōḍaf (plural أوض (ʾuwaḍ) or إوض (ʾiwaḍ) or أوضات (ʾuḍāt))

  1. room (part of a building)
    فيه بنت قالتلك أنا ممكن أعيش معاك في أوضة وصالة بس؟
    fī bint ʾalitlak ʾana mumkin ʾaʿīš maʾāk fi ʾōḍa wi ṣāla bass?
    Has a girl ever told you "I could live with you just in a room and a hall?"
  2. suite (of furniture)
    إيه رأيك في الأوضة الخشب زان دي؟
    ē raʾyik fil-ʾōḍa l-ḵašab zān di?
    What do you think about this beechwood suite?

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References edit

  • Spiro, Socrates (1895) “اوده”, in An Arabic-English Vocabulary of the Colloquial Arabic of Egypt, 1st edition, Cairo: Al-Mokattam Printing Office, page 23
  • Hinds, Martin, Badawi, El-Said (1986) “ء و ض”, in A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic[1], Beirut: Librairie du Liban, page 43

North Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish اوطه (oda).

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أوضة (ʾūḍaf (plural أوض (ʾuwaḍ))

  1. room

South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish اوطه (oda).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʔoː.dˤa/, [ˈʔoː.dˤɑ]
  • (file)

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أوضة (ʔōḍaf (plural أوض (ʔuwaḍ))

  1. room
    Synonym: غرفة (ḡurfe)
    أوضة النومʔōḍt in-nōmbedroom
    أوضة الصفرةʔōḍt iṣ-ṣufradining room