How to say "pebbles, gravel" in Arabic
New wordMeaningpebbles, gravel
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
حَصَى
ḥaṣāחצא
حصى
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
חצץ
khatsatsخَاتْسَاتْس
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Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta
زَلَط
zalaṭזלטCairo's gravel or pebbles is zalaṭ.
In a phrase
حَصَى صَغِير
ḥaṣā ṣaghīrחצא צע'ירsmall pebbles