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Here are 12 questions from the “Emirati dialect” category of Uloomak, from easy to hard. Try to answer, then tap “Show the answer” to see the answer and its source.
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What does the word "al-qayla" mean in the Emirati dialect?Easy
- ADawn
- BNoon
- CMidnight
- DAfternoon
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Correct answer: B) Noon
The time just before the noon call to prayer is called "al-atna".
Source: Al Bayan
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What does the word "kabat" mean in the Emirati dialect?Easy
- AA bed
- BA chair
- CA window
- DA wardrobe
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Correct answer: D) A wardrobe
The word is taken from the English "cabinet".
Source: Al Bayan
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What does the Emirati greeting "shahalak" mean?Easy
- AHow are you?
- BWhere have you been?
- CWhen did you arrive?
- DWhat do you want?
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Correct answer: A) How are you?
Emiratis also ask after a person's family: "shahalak w shahal arbanak?"
Source: The National
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Among camel names in the Emirati dialect, what is a “Hwar”?Easy
- AAn old camel
- BThe herders' evening chat
- CA camel saddle
- DA she-camel's young
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Correct answer: D) A she-camel's young
Emiratis have more names for female camels than for males.
Source: Al Ittihad
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What does the word "shatooha" mean in the Emirati dialect?Medium
- AA baby's cot
- BA small pillow
- CA wooden toy
- DA head covering
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Correct answer: A) A baby's cot
In the Emirati dialect a well is called "tawi", plural "tawayan".
Source: Al Bayan
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What does the expression "baqashshib" mean in the Emirati dialect?Medium
- AI will cook the food
- BI will clean the place
- CI will sleep
- DI will go out
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Correct answer: B) I will clean the place
"Aba min hal-namoona" means "I want some of this thing".
Source: Al Khaleej
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What does the word "arsa" mean in the dialect of the UAE?Medium
- AThe guest room
- BThe date store
- CThe open yard between houses
- DThe house wall
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Correct answer: C) The open yard between houses
"Darb" means any road or path, in the desert, mountains or plains.
Source: Al Ittihad
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Among Emirati words for land, what is an “Arqoub”?Medium
- AA deep well in a valley
- BA narrow mountain path
- CA sand dune raised above the ground
- DA small farm plot
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Correct answer: C) A sand dune raised above the ground
The open space between houses is called “arsa” in the Emirati dialect.
Source: Al Ittihad
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What does the word "lid'ana" mean in the Emirati dialect?Hard
- AThe ceiling
- BThe wall
- CThe ground
- DThe door
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Correct answer: C) The ground
The rope used to climb palm trees is called "habool".
Source: Al Bayan
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What does the word "zirri" mean in the Emirati dialect?Hard
- ASlow down
- BStop here
- CGo back home
- DSpeed up your steps
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Correct answer: D) Speed up your steps
"Ghadi" is used to ask someone to go away; grandchildren replaced it with "siri".
Source: Al Khaleej
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In UAE pearl-diving language, what does “Sardal” mean?Hard
- AThe youngest sailor on the ship
- BThe rope tied to the diving stone
- CThe commander of the whole pearling fleet
- DThe ship's fresh-water store
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Correct answer: C) The commander of the whole pearling fleet
One of the old pearling vessels was the “batil”, which carried between 20 and 50 tonnes.
Source: Emarat Al Youm
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Among camel names in the Emirati dialect, what is a “Khalooj”?Hard
- AA grieving she-camel whose calf has died
- BA white she-camel
- CThe she-camel that leads the herd to water
- DA she-camel that gives a lot of milk
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Correct answer: A) A grieving she-camel whose calf has died
The she-camel that leads the herd to the water is called “salouf”.
Source: Al Ittihad
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