South Levantine Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “to play iron”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /li.ʕib ħa.diːd/, [lɪ.ʕɪb ħaˈdiːd]
لعب حديد • (liʕib ḥadīd)
- to weight-lift
ما بحبّ كتير الرياضة، بس صارلي سنة بلعب حديد.- mā baḥebb ktīr ir-riyāḍāt bas ṣār-li sane balʕab ḥadīd
- I don't like sports very much, but I've been weight-lifting for a year.