English POS Grammar Lebanese acknowledge (admit) v ʕtaraf admit (acknowledge) v ʕtaraf apple n tɪffeːḥ apricot n mɪšmuš ballpoint pen n ʔalam banana n moːz book n kteːb bravo! inter braːvo! cherry n karaz cigarette n sigaːra cup n kɪbbeːye egg n beːḍ grape n ʕɪnab lemon n ḥaːmuḍ melon n šammeːm milk n ḥaliːb orange (fruit) n laymuːn, bɪrdʔaːn peach n dɪrraːʔ pear n nžaːṣ

pen (ballpoint ~) n ʔalam piano n pyaːno plum n xoːx strawberry n freːz water n ṃayy watermelon n baṭṭiːx