How to say “not anybody” in Palestinian Arabic

The word is ma-7ada (ما حَدا). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.

ما حَدا

nobody · no one · not anybody

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In a sentence

la', bass kalb indahas. ma 7ada min in-naas injara7.

لأ، بَسّ كَلْب اِنْدَهَس. ما حَدا مِن النّاس اِنْجَرَح.

No, only a dog got run over. None of the people got hurt.

u-leesh ma 7ada khabbarni? il-khaTT il-qadeem lissa shaghghaal.

ولِيش ما حَدا خَبَّرْني؟ الخَطّ القَدِيم لِسّا شَغّال.

And why did nobody tell me? The old line is still working.

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