How to say “play” in Palestinian Arabic

The word is li3eb (لِعِب). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.

لِعِب

verb

to play

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In a sentence

il-wlaad li3bu b-il-lu3be il-7ilwe kull il-yowm.

الوْلاد لِعْبوا بِاللُّعْبة الحِلْوة كُلّ اليوم.

The children played with the nice toy all day.

il-lu3be hadiyye 'ili, u-biddi 'al3ab feeha hallaq.

اللُّعْبة هَدِيِّة إِلي، وْبِدّي أَلْعَب فيها هَلَّق.

The toy is a gift for me, and I want to play with it now.

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