رمل
ramleveryday, Egyptian
The Egyptian Arabic word for "sand" is رمل (raml). With the article it is الرمل (er-raml).
You hear it at the beach and in the desert, and when people talk about sand in their shoes or clothes.
Meaning: sand (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
A single grain is رملة (ramla). The word رمل (raml) works like a mass noun, so شوية رمل (shuwayyit raml) means "a bit of sand".
When do people say it?
Egypt is mostly desert, so the word comes up often. The dry hot wind that carries sand in spring is called خماسين (khamasīn).
Did you know?
- An hourglass is ساعة رملية (sāʿa ramliyya) in Arabic, literally a "sand clock".
Examples in context
- الرمل سخن قوي النهارده.er-raml sukhn ʾawi en-naharda.The sand is very hot today.
- الجزمة مليانة رمل.el-gazma malyāna raml.My shoe is full of sand.
- الأولاد بيلعبوا في الرمل.el-awlād biylaʿabu fi r-raml.The kids are playing in the sand.
Example conversation
Hossam and his sister Laila are at the beach in Marsa Matruh.
- Lailaالرمل سخن قوي!er-raml sukhn ʾawi!The sand is so hot!
- Hossamالبسي الشبشب.ilbisi sh-shibshib.Put on your flip-flops.
- Lailaماشي، هجيبه من العربية.māshi, hagību min el-ʿarabiyya.OK, I will get them from the car.
