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العربية
لَيْتَ/يا لَيْتَ
— meaning in English:
I wish
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if only
فَهِمَ، يَفهَمُ، الفَهْم
Understanding, understanding, understanding
لا يَزالُ، ما زالَ، لا زالَ، ما يَزالُ
Still, still, still, still
شاعِر، شُعَراء
Poet, poets
لَيْتَ/يا لَيْتَ
أسمَر، سَمْراء، سُمْر
Brown, Brown, Summer
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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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