How to say "original, genuine (Arabic) → authentic, the real deal (Israeli slang)" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaningoriginal, genuine (Arabic) → authentic, the real deal (Israeli slang)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
أَصْلِي
aṣlīאצלי
أصلي
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
אסלי
asliأَسْلِي
How the two words are related
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Arabic root
أ-ص-لFrom aṣl, 'root, origin' — aṣlī is what comes straight from the source, and Hebrew slang stamps it on anything authentic: חומוס אסלי. Arabic aṣīl, 'of noble stock', is traditionally compared with Hebrew אציל, 'noble', though that etymology is debated.
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In a phrase
قَهْوَة عَرَبِيَّة أَصْلِيَّة
qahwa ʿarabiyya aṣliyyaקהוה ערביה אצליהgenuine Arabic coffee
Feminine
أَصْلِيَّة
aṣliyyaאצליהMore in Arabic You Already Speak
- one (Arabic wāḥid) → 'one heck of a...' (Israeli slang intensifier)wāḥidوَاحِدוואחד
- to finish, be free of (Arabic) → enough!, done! (Israeli slang)khalaṣخَلَصחלס
- my heart (Arabic term of endearment) → sweetheart (Israeli slang)qalbīقَلْبِيקלבי
- never mind, no matter (Arabic colloquial) → never mind (Israeli slang)maʿlīshمَعْلِيشמעליש
- a kiss (colloquial Arabic and Israeli slang)bawsaبَوْسَةבוסה
- official (Arabic) → official, legit, for real (Israeli slang)rasmiyyرَسْمِيّרסמי
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