شجرة
shajaraeveryday
In Lebanese Arabic "tree" is شجرة (shajara). Trees in general are شجر (shajar).
You can say في شجرة كبيرة (fī shajara kbīre) for "there is a big tree". For a pine you say صنوبر (ṣanawbar) and for an olive tree زيتونة (zaytūne).
Meaning: a tall plant with a trunk and branches (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
In Lebanese the j sounds like the s in "measure", so شجرة comes out close to "shajra" with a soft zh.
Did you know?
- The cedar of Lebanon, أرز (arz), is the national symbol and appears on the Lebanese flag.
Examples in context
- في شجرة كبيرة بالجنينة.fī shajara kbīre bil-jnēne.There is a big tree in the garden.
- منزرع شجرة هالسنة.mnizraʿ shajara hal-sene.We are planting a tree this year.
- قعدنا تحت الشجرة.ʔaʿadna taḥt esh-shajara.We sat under the tree.
Example conversation
Grandfather Jiddo Elias shows his granddaughter Tala the garden of their village house.
- Talaجدّو، شو هيدي الشجرة؟jiddo, shū haydi esh-shajara?Grandpa, what is this tree?
- Jiddo Eliasهيدي شجرة زيتون عمرها مية سنة.haydi shajaret zaytūn ʿomra miyyet sene.This is an olive tree that is a hundred years old.
- Talaكتير كبيرة!ktīr kbīre!It is so big!
