بالسيف

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بِٱلسَّيْفِ (bi-s-sayfi, literally “with the sword”). Equivalent to ب (b, “with”) +‎ سيف (sīf, “sword”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪs.siːf/

Adverb

بالسيف • (b-es-sīf)

1. by force

   خلصت عليه بالسيف حيت كان ديما كيخلص علي ملي كانت حازقة علي.

   ḵallaṣt ʕlīh b-es-sīf ḥīt kān dīma kayḵallaṣ ʕliyya milli kānit ḥāzqa ʕliyya.

   I paid for him by force because he was always paying for me when I was broke.