“Button”, “Buttons” (garment) (nouns) in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Button” (the noun, as in the piece of a garment) is written using the Latin script as:

Zar

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

زر

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

Zarar

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

زرار

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I like shirts with buttons.”

Bheb 2amis ma3 zarar.

.بحب القميص مع زرار

 
“I lost a button.”

Daya3et zar.

.ضيعت زر

 
“Here, I found your button.”

(m) Tfadal, la2et raz taba3ak.

(f) Tfadale, la2et raz taba3ik.

 .تفضل، لقيت الزر تبعك (m)

 .تفضلي، لقيت الزر تبعيك (f)

 
“Your shirt has nice buttons.”

(m) Zrar 2amisak helwin.

(f) Zrar 2amisik helwin.

.زرار قميصك حلوين (m)

.زرار قميصيك حلوين (f)

 
“Can you install a new button on this shirt?”

(m) Fik tkhayit zar jdid 3ala hal 2amis?

(f) Fik tkhayte zar jdid 3ala hal 2amis?

فيك تخيط زر جديد على هالقميص؟ (m)

فيكي تخيطي زر جديد على هالقميص؟ (f)

 

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