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لَو سَمَحت

[law samaħt]

phrase

LanguageHijazi Arabic (Saudi Arabia)

Meaning
  1. excuse me
  2. please
  3. excuse me, please
  4. A polite phrase used to request someone's attention or ask for a favor. It is equivalent to saying excuse me or please in English.
Examples

لَو سَمَحت، فين أقرب محطة قطار؟

Excuse me, where is the nearest train station?

Pronunciationlaw samaħt

Part of speechphrase

Usage noteThis is used for both men and women, though gendered variations exist for specific requests.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.