Gilit Mesopotamian Arabic
Gilit Mesopotamian Arabic is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Iran, Türkiye, Iraq, and Syria.
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Gilit Mesopotamian Arabic, also known as Iraqi Arabic, Mesopotamian Gelet Arabic, or simply Mesopotamian Arabic is one of the two main varieties of Mesopotamian Arabic, together with North Mesopotamian Arabic.
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Words in Gilit Mesopotamian Arabic
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| eye | عين | ʕien |
| nose | خشم | ḵašim |
| tongue | لسان | lsān |
| head | راس | rās |
| water | ماي | māy |
| tree | شجرة | šajara |
| dog | چلب | čalb |
| cat | بزونة | bazzūna |
| fish | سِمَچ | |
| bird | طير | ṭīr |
| cow | بَقَرَة | baqara |
| I | آني | ʔāni |
| what | شنو | šinu |
| sugar | شكر | shákar |
| rice | تمن | temman |
| bread | صمّون | ṣammūn |
| hello | هلو | helaww |
| yes | إي | ī |
| book | كِتَاب | |
| money | فلوس | flūs |
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Vocabulary
- Egyptian ArabicAfro-Asiatic70% alike
- Gulf ArabicAfro-Asiatic68% alike
- Saidi ArabicAfro-Asiatic62% alike
- Dhofari ArabicAfro-Asiatic59% alike
- Libyan ArabicAfro-Asiatic58% alike
- Sanaani ArabicAfro-Asiatic57% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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