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Thyme in Arabic is زَعْتَر (zaʕtar). The term refers to the plant of the genus Thymus.

The English phrase ‘trust’ is translated into Arabic as ثقة. ثقة is a noun meaning ‘trust’ or ‘confidence’.

In Arabic, alaykum is a phrase meaning ‘and upon you be peace’, used as a response to the greeting ‘as-salamu alaykum’.

The English word ‘upgrade’ can be translated into Arabic as ترقية.

In Egyptian Arabic, ‘sister’ is أخت (ukht).

The Arabic word for gyro is شاورما.

In Arabic, “missing you” is expressed as مشتاق لك. This phrase is used to tell someone that you feel sadness or longing because they are not with you.

The Arabic phrase for “I read” is أقرأ. This phrase is used to express the action of reading in the first-person singular present tense.

Somalia is translated into Arabic as الصومال. الصومال is the name of the country located in the Horn of Africa.

In Jordanian Arabic, ‘goodnight’ to a man is تصبح على خير (tisbah ala kheir). To a woman, say تصبحي على خير (tisbahi ala kheir).