ذرة
daraeveryday, Lebanon
Corn is ذرة (dara) in Lebanese Arabic. Boiled corn on the cob is ذرة مسلوقة (dara maslūʼa).
Boiled corn is a common street snack, usually sold with salt.
Meaning: corn (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The first letter ذ is pronounced as a plain d in Lebanese speech, which is why the word sounds like "dara".
Did you know?
- The word ذرة (dara) is spelled the same in standard Arabic, where the first letter ذ has a th sound.
Examples in context
- الذرة طيبةed-dara ṭayybeThe corn is tasty.
- عم ياكل ذرةʿam yākol daraHe is eating corn.
Example conversation
Elias buys boiled corn from the vendor Abu Hassan on a street in Beirut.
- Eliasبدي ذرة مسلوقةbiddi dara maslūʼaI want boiled corn.
- Abu Hassanتكرم، بدك ملح؟tikram, biddak melḥ?Of course, do you want salt?
- Eliasإي، شوي ملحēh, shwayyet melḥYes, a little salt.
