“Long” in Lebanese Arabic

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

Tawil

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

طويل

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“That is a long ladder.”

Hayda 2al daraj tawil.

.هيدا الدرح طويل

 
“That is a long ruler.”

Hayde 2al mastara tawile.

.هيدي المسطرة طويلة

 
“How long is it?”

2adesh tolo?

أديش طولو؟

 
“It is long.”

Tawil.

.طويل

 
“A giraffe has a long neck.”

2al zrafe 3anda rakbe tawile.

.الزرافة عندها رقبة طويلة

 

Related words in Lebanese Arabic

“Big” in Lebanese Arabic

“Large” in Lebanese Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Long” in Tunisian Arabic

“Long” in Greek

“Long” in Turkish