How to say "only, just" in Arabic
New wordMeaningonly, just
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
فَقَط
faqaṭפקט
فقط
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
רק
rakرَاك
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How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Levantine · Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
بَسّ
bassבסLevantine bass does triple duty: "only", "but", and "enough!" — bass shwayy, "just a little".
Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta
بَسّ
bassבסCairo's bass does the same triple duty: 'only', 'enough!', 'but'.
Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
غِير
ghīrע'ירDarija's 'only, just' is ghīr: ghīr shwiya — 'just a little'; 'enough!' is safi.
In a phrase
خَمْس دَقَائِق فَقَط
khams daqāʾiq faqaṭח'מס דקאאק פקטjust five minutes