Egyptian Arabic

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جمْبَري

Etymology

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    From Italian gamberi,[1] plural of gambero, from Latin gammarus, cammarus, from Ancient Greek κάμμαρος (kámmaros).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ɡam.ba.ri/, [ɡæmˈbæri]

    Noun

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    جمبري (gambarim (collective)

    1. shrimp, prawn

    Descendants

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    • Arabic: قَمْبَرِيّ (gambariyy)
    • Hijazi Arabic: قمبري (gambari)
    • South Levantine Arabic: جمبري (gambari)

    References

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    1. ^ Behnstedt, Peter, Woidich, Manfred (2010) Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band I: Mensch, Natur, Fauna und Flora (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 340

    South Levantine Arabic

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic جمبري (gambari).[1]

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ɡam.ba.ri/, [ˈɡam.ba.ri]

      Noun

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      جمبري (gambarim (collective)

      1. shrimps
        Synonym: قريدس (ʔrēdis)

      References

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      1. ^ Behnstedt, Peter, Woidich, Manfred (2010) Wortatlas der arabischen Dialekte – Band I: Mensch, Natur, Fauna und Flora (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 100) (in German), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 340
      • Moin Halloun (2021) A Practical Dictionary of Spoken Arabic, Jerusalem, page 409
      • Omar Othman (2009) A Dictionary of the Spoken Arabic of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, page 216