Vehicles

1. عربية

   ʿArabiyya

   Car

   Usage

   A single-word card for a car, including the car you call through a ride app

   Grammar Note

   Standard سيارة is also understood. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

2. باص

   Bāṣ

   Bus

   Usage

   A single-word card for a bus. It is spelled باص, because بص means "look"

   Grammar Note

   Loanword; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

3. تاكسي

   Taksi

   Taxi

   Usage

   A single-word card for a taxi. It is safest to agree on the fare before you get in

   Grammar Note

   Loanword; native review recommended

4. ركشة

   Raksha

   Rickshaw (three-wheeled taxi)

   Usage

   A three-wheeled taxi for short trips. The plural is ركشات

   Grammar Note

   Thinly attested word; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

5. طيارة

   Ṭayyāra

   Airplane

   Usage

   A single-word card for an airplane. The spoken counterpart of standard طائرة

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated

6. مركب

   Murkab

   Boat

   Usage

   A single-word card for a boat or ship, used for vessels on rivers and the sea

   Grammar Note

   Same form as Modern Standard Arabic

7. سفينة

   Safīna

   Ship

   Usage

   A single-word card for a large ship. For a small boat, use مركب

   Grammar Note

   Same form as Modern Standard Arabic. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

8. لوري

   Lōri

   Truck

   Usage

   A single-word card for a truck that carries cargo, also used for long-distance hauling

   Grammar Note

   Loanword; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

9. بوكس

   Būks

   Pickup truck

   Usage

   A single-word card for a small truck with an open bed (a pickup), which carries goods and people

   Grammar Note

   Loanword; native review recommended. Thinly attested word; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

10. اسعاف

    Isʿāf

    Ambulance

    Usage

    A single-word card for an ambulance, to show to people nearby in an emergency

    Grammar Note

    Same form as Modern Standard Arabic. Thinly attested word; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

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