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Shami and Levantine Dialect
Arabic:
jo'aaneh (f)
English:
Hungry
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Instruments The harp, lyre, zither, drum, and tambourine are all from the Middle East.
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posted on: Nov 30, 2020
Dabke in Arabic is literally “stamping of the feet.” The leader, called raas (“head”) or lawweeh (“waver”), is allowed to improvise on the type of dabke.