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How to say “smart” in Palestinian Arabic

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شَاطِر

clever · smart · bright

plural shaaTreenfeminine shaaTra

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شَاطْرَة

clever · smart

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In a sentence

il-mudeer raqqa il-waa7ad ish-shaaTer ba3d sane.

المُدِير رَقّى الواحَد الشّاطِر بَعِد سَنة.

The manager promoted the smart one after a year.

il-walad staw3ab kull 'ishi bsur3a, shaaTer kteer.

الوَلَد اسْتَوْعَب كُلّ إِشِي بِسُرْعة، شاطِر كْتِير.

The boy took in everything quickly, he's very clever.

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