halaa

umbayh

Audio with Theyab's pronunciation

This kalimah is colloquial, used quite often by mutHajibaat
and rarely, if ever, by men. So the meme below is, let's say,
totally inaccurate.

Here's a more likely usage: a mutHajah walks into her Saalah
without her Hijaab on. What she doesn't know that is a
male friend of zawj-haa is playing video games on the sofa.
She will shriek umbeyh rayaal! and run away.

كلمة	kalimah	word
متحجبه	mutHajbah (mutHajibaat)	Muslim (f) wearing headscarf and fitted clothing
حجاب	Hijaab	A headscarf
صاله	Saalah	A living room
زوجها	zawj-haa	Her husband
زوجته	zajt-ah	His wife
!امبيه ريال	umbeyh rayaal!	Oops, a man!

maa yi'6a7-ik

Audio with Theyab's pronunciation

Sometimes zawjii drives me mad. His antics are non-stop, and often
take place when ana ta:baanah and all I want to do is switch off. 

mathalan, he pretends to leave the apartment aS-SubH without saying 
ma:a s-salaamah.  Big deal, right? muu mushkilah if this was a one-off
or occasional joke. But no, haadha ySiir kul yawm.

He also teases a lot, demanding something fii asra: waqt mum kin
when it turns out he doesn't even want the thing at all.

Nothing is going to stop him, so all I can do is send out a gentle reminder,
each and every time, that really, truly ... maa yiDHaH-ik!

زوجي	zawjii	My husband
انا تعبينة	ana ta:baanah	I am tired
مثلن	mathalan	For example
مع السلامة	ma:a s-salaamah	Goodbye
مو مشكلة	muu mushkilah	No problem
هزا يصير	haadha ySiir	This happens (lit. this it happens)
كل يوم	kul yawm	Every day
في اسرع وقت ممكن	fii asra: waqt mumkin	As soon as possible