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العربية
لَيْتَ/يا لَيْتَ
— meaning in English:
I wish
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if only
عَفَرَ، يَعفَرُ، العَفَر
Afar, Afar, Afar
لَيْتَ/يا لَيْتَ
أبى، يَأبى، الإباء
Father, father, father
قَريّة، قُرىً
Village, villages
لَفَّ، يَلُفُّ، اللَّفّ
Roll, roll, roll
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لَيْتَ/يا لَيْتَ
layta
لَيْتَ تعبر عن الرغبة في حدوث شيء أو تمنٍ لما هو غير ممكن.
Layta expresses a desire for something to happen or a wish for what is impossible.
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لَيْتَني كنتُ في إجازة الآن.
laytani kuntu fi ijazah alan.
I wish I were on vacation now.
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يا لَيْتَ المطر ينزل في الصيف.
ya layta al-matar yanzil fi al-sayf.
I wish it would rain in the summer.
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لَيْتَني أستطيع السفر إلى باريس.
laytani astati'u al-safar ila Paris.
I wish I could travel to Paris.
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