How to say "living room, lounge" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaningliving room, lounge
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
صَالُون
ṣālūnצאלון
صالون
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
סלון
salonسَالُون
How the two words are related
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Both Hebrew סלון and Arabic ṣālūn come straight from French salon (ultimately Italian salone, 'big hall') — the two languages furnished their living rooms with the very same import, just by different routes.
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How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta
صَالَة
ṣālaצאלהCairo says ṣāla for the family living room; ṣalōn is the formal reception room.
In a phrase
الضُّيُوف فِي الصَّالُون
aḍ-ḍuyūf fī ṣ-ṣālūnא-צ'יוף פי א-צאלוןThe guests are in the living room.