لو بدها تشتي، كانت غيمت

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Literally: “if it were to rain, it would have become cloudy.”

Pronunciation

• (Lebanon) IPA^(key): /law bad.da tʃat.te keːn(ə)t ˈɣaj.ja.mɪt/

Phrase

لو بدها تشتي، كانت غيمت • (law badda tšatti, kānet ḡayyamit)

1. If something were to happen, the signs would show.