× Levantine Colloquial

I've marked examples with either an [L] (for Lebanese) or [S] for Syrian, (and other localities as they come up) so that some differentiation can be made. Note that this represents where I heard the word, not necessarily the only place it is used. For instance, If a word is labeled as Syrian, it doesn't mean it is only used in Syria, just that the context I heard it in was Syrian. I hope that this gives a more honest representation of the language and shows the limits of my own knowledge and experience.



Note the following shorthand:

● [CA] Classical Arabic, i.e. al-Fusha

● [S] Syrian (usually the assumption is that it is Damascene)

● [L] Lebanese (usually the assumption is that it is Beiruti)

● [P] Palestinian (usually West Bank)

● [J] Jordanian (usually Amman)

● [V] Levantine, meaning generally used across the region, though the pronunciation would of course vary.



● If there is a specific locality that a word is used in, I try to specify the city. While I spell out most city names, a couple times I've simply put in shorthand such as [S,A] for Syrian, Aleppo and [D] for Damascus.

There are also some weird letters and transliteration I'm experimenting with. Most should be standard practice, but watch out for:

● a qaf / fa with three dots under it (ڥ) represents a qaf that can be said as a hamza.

● a qaf with four dots on top of it represents a qaf said like a hard g

● a "normal" qaf then means either that my notes did not specify a specific pronunciation or it is a real qaf (the latter specified as a (ʠ) in the transliteration).



