يادوب

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Egyptian Arabic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From يا (ya) +‎ دوب (dūb). From Arabic دَأَب (daʔab, to remain, to continue).

Adverb[edit]

يادوب (yadūb)

  1. barely, hardly, just
    إحنا يادوب عارفين نعيش
    ʔiḥnā yadūb ʕārfīn niʕīš
    We are barely able to survive.
    أنا يادوب سني ستة وعشرين
    ʔanā yadūb sinnī sitta waʕišrīn
    I'm barely twenty-six years old.