North Levantine Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From English already, there being no direct equivalent to the word in Arabic.

Adverb

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اولريدي (ʾōlrēdi)

  1. (very informal) already
    حكيولي النكته، بس كنت بعرفا اولريدي
    Ḥikyū-li n-nikti, bas kint baʿrfa ʾōlrēdi.
    They told me the joke, but I already knew it.