“Dirt” in Lebanese Arabic

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

Wasekh

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

وسخ

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“That is a pile of dirt.”

Hayda kawmet wasekh.

.هيدا كومة وسخ

“That is wet dirt.”

Hayda wasekh rateb.

.هيدا وسخ رطب

 
“That is dry dirt.”

Hayda wasekh neshif.

.هيدا وسخ ناشف

 
“I’m going to shovel the dirt.”

Rah kanis 2al wasekh.

.رح كنس الوسخ

 
“Here is some extra dirt for the garden.”

Hayda smed ziyede lal hadika.

.هيدا سماد زيادة للحديقة

 

Related words in Lebanese Arabic

“Pebble”, “Pebbles” in Lebanese Arabic

“Sand” in Lebanese Arabic

“Stone”, “Stones” in Lebanese Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Dirt” in Egyptian Arabic

“Dirt” in Tunisian Arabic

“Dirt” in Turkish