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I drank some meat
I am fond of coining new words by using affixes .Now, here are some words:
1-He is living in Jeddah city .
--Which is correct:He is a Jeddite or Jeddahite?
2-He is living in Abha city.
--Which is correct:He is an abhite Or Abhaite?
3-He is a Texan.
--Can I say :He is a Texite ?
4-The room admits four persons.The capacity of the room is three
--Can I say :A threesome room.
5-He is an introvert .He is affected with social phobia
--Can I say:”He is an extrovert”.He is a sociophile “?
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Now, here your lesson :
Welcome : murhuba
Pen: qulum
Milk :huleeb(hold your own Adam’s apple so as to pronounce the”h”exactly)
Tea : shahi
Knife : sukkeen
Table : tawiluh
Home : munzil, buyeet
Car :suyyaruh
Boy : wulud
Daughter :bint
Wine : khumur(pronounce the “kh” as the”ch” in “Chelmno”
Meat : luhum(do as in huleeb above)
I may quizz you some day, :)
Read from you soon
Accept my regards
Ayed
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Re: I drank some meat

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Ayed I am fond of coining new words by using affixes .Now, here are some words:
1-He is living in Jeddah city .
--Which is correct:He is a Jeddite or Jeddahite?
2-He is living in Abha city.
--Which is correct:He is an abhite Or Abhaite?
3-He is a Texan.
--Can I say :He is a Texite ?
4-The room admits four persons.The capacity of the room is three
--Can I say :A threesome room.
5-He is an introvert .He is affected with social phobia
--Can I say:”He is an extrovert”.He is a sociophile “?
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Now, here your lesson :
Welcome : murhuba
Pen: qulum
Milk :huleeb(hold your own Adam’s apple so as to pronounce the”h”exactly)
Tea : shahi
Knife : sukkeen
Table : tawiluh
Home : munzil, buyeet
Car :suyyaruh
Boy : wulud
Daughter :bint
Wine : khumur(pronounce the “kh” as the”ch” in “Chelmno”
Meat : luhum(do as in huleeb above)
I may quizz you some day, :)
Read from you soon
Accept my regards
Ayed
For 1&2, I'd go for the shorter forms, as the place is still recognisable. We don't say 'Texite'. You can't say 'threesome' in this context- that's when three people sleep together. You'd say a 'room for three' or that the 'room sleeps three'. Number 5's fine. We also say 'social animal'.
By thw way- which of the Arabic words you have given is\are used in English?
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Re: I drank some meat
Thank you tdol.
Nothing is used in English
Ayed :D
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Ayed, the word 'bint' has passed into English with the meaning 'girl', though it is less used now than it used to be in the past.
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Really!!This is the first time for me to hear it?
Thank you , tdol
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You're welcome.
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I agree with Tdol except I would so for the longer forms for 1 & 2. (I suppose either way is okay.)
(I thought bint was an old woman, not a young girl. Hm.)
:)
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