“Wind”, “Windy” in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Wind” (the noun) is written using the Latin script as:

Hawa

In Lebanese Arabic, using the Arabic script, it is written as:

هوا

In Lebanese Arabic, “Windy” (the adjective) is written using the Latin script as:

3asef

In Lebanese Arabic, using the Arabic script, it is written as:

عاصف

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“It’s windy today.”

2al yawm 2al ta2es 3asef.

.اليوم الطقس عاصف

 
“Wow, what a wind!”

Wow, shou hal 3asfe!

!واو، شو هالعاصفة

 
“That is a gust of wind!”

Hayde heba hawa!

!هيدي هبة هوا

 
“Can you feel that wind?”

(m) Fik thes hal hawa?

(f) Fike these hal hawa?

فيك تحس هالهوا؟ (m)

فيكي تحس هالهوا؟ (f)

 
“It’s a great wind for sailing.”

2al 3asef mounesib li riyadat 2ibhar.

.العسف مناسب لرياضة ابحار

This word in other Arabic dialects

“Windy” in Tunisian Arabic