دست

English translation: Dust.

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Arabic term or phrase:دست
English translation:Dust.
Entered by: Morano El-Kholy

13:33 Jul 2, 2016
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Arabic term or phrase: دست
دست على حامل الشنط، دست على ظهر السرير، دست على الباب الداخلي

I just want to ask my Egyptian colleagues, does the word (دست) here mean (dust) which is (غبار), or does it refer to something else in Egyptian Arabic?

Thanks in advance
Abdelaziz TALIBI
Morocco
Local time: 23:38
Dust.
Explanation:
غبار

Logically.

والله أعلم

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Note added at 1 hr (2016-07-02 14:40:05 GMT)
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يعني أنه يوجد غبار على حامل الشنط وغبار على ظهر السرير وغبار على الباب الداخلي

والله أعلم
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Morano El-Kholy
Egypt
Local time: 00:38
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Summary of answers provided
5I stepped on
Liliane Hatem
3 +2Dust.
Morano El-Kholy
5I tread
Awad Balaish
3wash-bowl
TargamaT team


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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
wash-bowl


Explanation:
wash-bowl

TargamaT team
France
Local time: 00:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
I stepped on


Explanation:
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Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Local time: 01:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Dust.


Explanation:
غبار

Logically.

والله أعلم

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Note added at 1 hr (2016-07-02 14:40:05 GMT)
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يعني أنه يوجد غبار على حامل الشنط وغبار على ظهر السرير وغبار على الباب الداخلي

والله أعلم

Morano El-Kholy
Egypt
Local time: 00:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 16
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agree  TargamaT team
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agree  Randa Farhat
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
I tread


Explanation:
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Awad Balaish
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 01:38
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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