Arabic

The English word ‘lime’ (the green citrus fruit) is translated into Arabic as لَيْم or بَنْزَهِير.

The Arabic word for illegal is غير قانوني. The term غير قانوني is a common translation for ‘illegal’ in Modern Standard Arabic.

In Arabic, the phrase for “thank you formally” is شكراً جزيلاً.

The Arabic word for eggplant is باذنجان. باذنجان refers to the edible fruit known as eggplant.

In Egypt the everyday hello is أهلاً (ahlan), often followed by إزيك؟ (izzayyak) for “how are you?” to a man or إزيك؟ (izzayyik) to a woman.

تركيا is the Arabic word for the country Turkey. The term refers to the nation of Turkey.

The Arabic phrase for “please god” is إن شاء الله. This phrase is an expression used to say that something will happen if it is meant to be.

The English phrase “house wife” is translated into Arabic as ربة منزل.

ع (ayn) is the name of the second letter of the Arabic alphabet. The term ayn refers both to the name of the letter and to the letter itself.

The English phrase wings is translated into Arabic as أجنحة. أجنحة is used to refer to the wings of birds, insects or aircraft.