“Ladder”, “Ladders” in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Ladder” is written using the Latin script as:

Selom

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

سلم

In Lebanese Arabic, “Ladders” is written using the Latin script as:

Salelim

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

 سلالم

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)

 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Do you know where the ladder is?”

(m) Bta3rif wen 2al selom?

(f) Bta3rfe wen 2al selom?

 بتعرف وين السلم؟ (m)

 بتعرفي وين السلم؟ (f)

 
“He’s on a ladder.”

Huwe 3al selom.

.هو علسلم

 
“The ladder is in the shed.”

2al selom bel teghtite

.السلم بلتتغيتة

 
“Can you hold the ladder?”

(m) Fik temsok 2al selom?

(f) Fike tmseke 2al selom?

فيك تمسك السلم؟ (m)

فيكي تمسكي السلم؟ (f)

 
“There are two ladders in the shed.”

Fi salelim belteghtite.

 .في سلالم بلتتغيتة

 

Related words in Lebanese Arabic

“Shed” (noun) in Lebanese Arabic

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Ladder”, “Ladders” in Tunisian Arabic

“Ladder”, “Ladders” in Turkish