“Branch”, “Branches” (plant part) in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Branch” (the noun, as in the part of a plant) is written using the Latin script as:

Ghesen

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

غصن

In Lebanese Arabic, “Branches” (the noun) is written using the Latin script as:

2aghsan

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 أغصان

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“The branches are getting leaves!”

3ambyenma 2awra2 2al 2aghsan!

!عمبينمى اوراق على الأغصان

 
“There are many branches on this tree.”

Fi ktir 2aghsan 3ala hal shajra.

.في كتير أغصان على هالشجرة

 
“He is trimming the branches back a bit.”

3ambizabit 2al 2aghsan shway.

.عمبيزبط الأغصان شواي

 
“Look at this branch.”

(m) Shouf hal ghesen!

(f) Shoufe hal ghesen!

!شوف هالغصن (m)

!شوفي هالغص (f)

 
“There’s no leaves yet on the branches.”

Ba3ad mafi 2awra2 3ala hal shajra.

.بعد ما في أوراق على هالشجرة

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Branch”, “Branches” (plant part) in Tunisian Arabic