How to say “wretched” in Palestinian Arabic
The word is miskeen (مِسْكِين). Capitals mark the emphatic letters, 3 is ع and 7 is ح; the whole reading key is one page.
مِسْكِين
poor · wretched
plural masaakeenfeminine miskeene
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In a sentence
ya miskeen! 7ada injara7?
يا مِسْكِين! حَدا اِنْجَرَح؟
Poor thing! Did anyone get hurt?
il-mudeer da3am it-tilmeez il-miskeen u-wajjaho 3a-T-Tareeq iS-Sa7ee7.
المُدِير دَعَم التِّلْمِيز المِسْكِين وَوَجَّهُه عَالطَّرِيق الصَّحِيح.
The principal supported the poor pupil and steered him onto the right path.
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