الدهان بعيد عن التراب.

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Breakdown of الدهان بعيد عن التراب.

• عن: from
• الدهان: the paint
• التراب: the dust

Questions & Answers about الدهان بعيد عن التراب.

How do I pronounce الدهان بعيد عن التراب in Egyptian Arabic?

A natural Egyptian-style pronunciation is:

ed-dehān baʿīd ʿan et-turāb

A rough English-friendly guide:

• ed-dehān = the paint
• baʿīd = far
• ʿan = from
• et-turāb = the dust / dirt / soil

Notes:

• The symbol ʿ represents the Arabic letter ع, a sound English does not really have.
• The ال in الدهان and التراب is not pronounced al- here; it changes because of the first consonant of the next word.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

Because Arabic normally leaves out the verb to be in the present tense.

So:

• الدهان بعيد عن التراب literally: the paint far from the dust

But in natural English, that means:

• The paint is far from the dust.

This is very common in Arabic. In present-tense descriptive sentences, you usually do not say a word for is / am / are.

What does بعيد عن mean exactly?