Table 1

Numbering used to represent homographs

Word numberWord in Arabic alphabetMSA word in IPA transcriptionMeaning in MSANA word in IPA transcriptionMeaning in NA
1نجيب/naʤib/Adjective: Good/nәʤib/Verb: We bring
2كبر/kibr/Adjective: Arrogance/kubur/Adjective: Same age
3نصير/nasˤir/Adjective: Supporter/nәsˤir/Verb: Become
4سفه/safih/Adjective: foolish/sәfah/Verb: Ignored
5عجه/ʕuʤah/Noun: Omelette/ʕaʤah/Noun: Middle of the storm
6حنا/ћana/Verb: He was good to me/ћina/Noun: We
7سمح/samaћa/Verb: Allowed/samћ/Adjective: Nice person
8صحيح/sˤaћi:ћ/Noun: Correct/sˤәћajћ/Adjective: Mentally challenged person
9عد/ʕud/Verb: Come back/ʕid/Verb: Count
10أبي/ʔabjun/Adjective: Something that makes us proud/ʔabi/Verb: I want
11لابد/la buda/Adjective: Must/labid/Adjective: Oily hair
12حكم/ћakim/Adjective: Wise man/ћukum/Adjective: Exactly
13خل/xil/Noun: Friend/xal/Verb: Leave it
14قوم/qawәm/Noun: People/qu:m/Verb: Wake up

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