How to say “live” in Palestinian Arabic
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سَاكْنِين
(they) live · living
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هَدَوْل سَاكْنِين هَوْن.
These people live here.
الجِيران سَاكْنِين هَوْن هَلَّق.
The neighbours live here now.
أَبوي عاش بِهَاي الحارة كُلّ عُمْرُه.
My father lived in this neighbourhood his whole life.
'abooy rabbaana mnee7, u-farjaana keef n3eesh.
أَبوي رَبّانا مْنيح، وْفَرْجانا كِيف نْعِيش.
My father raised us well, and showed us how to live.
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