“Claw”, “Claws” (nouns) in Lebanese Arabic

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

Defer

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

ضفر

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

Adafer

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

اضافر

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I trim my cat’s claws every every month.”

Bizabit 2azafir bisaynte kel shaher.

.بزبط اضافر بسينتي كل شهر

 
“The little cut on my leg is from my cat’s claws.”

2al jereh 2al saghir 3ala 2ejre men defer bsaynte.

.الجرح الصغير على اجري من ضفر بسينتي

 
“Birds have claws.”

2al 3asafir 2alwen 2adafer.

.العصافير الون اضافر

 
“That bird has yellow claws.”

Hal 3asfour 2adafiro lawn 2asfar.

.هالعصفور اضافيرو لون اصفر

 
“Many birds have one claw per toe.”

Fi ktir 3asafir 3andon defer 3ala kel 2asbah.

.في كتير عصافير عندون ضفر على كل اصبع