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to be infectious, be contagious, be catching
to infect
‘aa3da [bii3di]
hal-maaraD byii3di this disease is infectious
to destroy, execute, put to death
‘aa3dam [bii3dem]
‘aa3dem 3yuuni iza-kaan baakzeb 3aleek!
Cross my heart and hope to die if I’m not telling you the truth!
to exempt
‘aa3fa [bii3fi]
l-m3aallem ‘a3faa-ni min id-daars
higher, highest
upper
‘aa3la / 3uulya 3aali
in-naaSre l-3uulya upper nazareth
blind
‘aa3ma / 3aamya / 3umyaan
3een il-Hoobb 3aamya love is blind
knowing better, more expert
‘aa3raf
inte ‘aa3raf miinni
lame, limping, having a limp
‘aa3raj / 3aarja / 3uuroj
crooked, bent, twisted
dishonest, crooked
‘aa3waj / 3ooja / 3uuj
zaalame ‘aa3waj a crooked person, a dishonest person
il-looH ‘aa3waj the plank’s crooked
one-eyed, blind in one eye
‘aa3war / 3oora /3uraan
3iind il-3umyaan il-‘aa3war maalek
in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king
August
‘aab
eternity
‘aabad
‘aabadi / abadiiyye eternal
never
not at all, not in the least, absolutley not
‘aabadan
maa lak za3laan? ‘aabadan, ‘aabadan
What’s wrong? nothing at all.
armpit
‘abaaT
father
‘aabb / ‘abbahaat
iiza l-‘aabb bi3aareD if the father is opposed…
to eulogise, deliver a funeral oration
‘aabban [bi’aabben]
alphabetical
‘aabjadi / ‘abjadiiyye
Haasab il-Huruuf il- ‘abjadiiyye in alphabetical order
alphabet
‘abjadiiyye
more blessed
‘aabrak
u-iintu ‘aabrak! And you are more blessed!
to flash with lightning
‘aabraq [biibreq]
id-diinya 3am-tiibreq there’s lightning
to make prominent, accentuate, emphasise, highlight
‘aabraz [biibrez]
3ashaan tiibrez jamaal-ha so as to highlight her beauty
to please, delight, gladden, make happy
‘aabsaT [biibseT]
hal-khaabar ‘absaaTni ktiir That piece of news made me very glad
kunt biiddi ‘aabesTak I wanted to make you happy
nshaalla tinbeesTu! ‘aalla yiibesTak!
I hope you have a good time! May God gladden you!
I don’t have the faintest idea. God alone knows, Heaven knows.
‘aabSar
‘aabSar ween ikhtaafat…Heaven knows where she’s disappeared to!
‘aabSar miin qaal-lo heek I don’t know who told him that.
to cancel, neutralise, dismantle, disarm
‘aabTal [biibTel]
khabiir ish-shuurTa ‘aabTal il-3uubwe
The police bomb-disposal expert disarmed the bomb.
father of
having, wearing, possessing [a particular quality]
at, costing, worth (+ number)
‘aabu
‘a3Tiini ‘aabu l-3aashara Give me the one at 10 shekels
‘aabu keersh pot-bellied
‘aabu T-Taqiiyye the man with the hat
‘aabu maazen Mazen’s father
Father (a priest)
‘abuuna
white
‘aabyaD / beeDa / biiD
waaraq ‘aabyaD white paper
il-biiD white people
is-saamm il-‘aabyaD heroin
literature
politeness, good manners, social graces
the humanities
‘aadab / ‘adaab
il-‘aadab il’3aarabi Arabic literature
ya qaliil il-‘aadab! you ill-mannered person!
literary
moral
‘aadabi / ‘adabiiyye
in-naaqd il-‘aadabi literary criticism
DaagT ‘aadabi moral pressure
polite, pleasant, nice, decent, humane
‘aadami / ‘awaadem
nit’aammal inno yeeTla3 ‘aadami Let’s hope he grows up to be a nice person
jiraan-na ‘awaadem Our neighbors are nice people
March
‘adaar
tools, utensils, appliances
‘adawaat
‘adawaat kahraba’iiyye electrical appliances
‘adawaat manziliiyye household appliances
‘adawaat tajmiil cosmetics
to carry out, perfrom
+li/la to lead to, bring about , cause
‘aadda [bi’aaddi]
aadda l-waajeb He looked after the guests
‘aadda l-yamiin He took the oath. He was sworn in.
il-ma3lumaat ‘aaddat li-tawqiifo the information led to his arrest.
to surprise, astonish, astound
‘aadhash [biidhesh]
il-khaabar ‘adhaash-ni The news astounded me.
writer, author
‘adiib / ‘uudaba
‘adiib mashhuur a famous author
il-‘udabaa’ il-3aarab the Arab writers
lower, lowest
minimal
nearer, nearest
‘aadna / duunya
il-Haadd il-‘aadna the minimum
‘aadna Haraara hoon khaamse taaHt is-siifer
The lowest termperature here is five belwo zero.
ish-shaarq il-‘aadna the Near East
to weaken (trans)
undermine
‘aaD3af [biiD3ef] #
haada biiD3ef thiiqat jooz-ha fiiha
This undermines her husband’s trust in her.
to add
‘aDaf [biDiif]
baHeebb ‘adiif kiilme I’d like to add a couple of words.
sacrifice
‘aaDHa
3iid il-‘aaDHa the feast of the sacrifice Muslim holiday
adder, viper
‘aaf3a / ‘afaa3i ‘
to benefit, be useful, be beneficial, be effective, be of use, be advantageous
to interest, be of interest
‘afaad [bifiid]
‘akiid hal-ktaab raH-ifiidak This book will certianly be of use to you.
biiddi ‘afiid baaladi I want to do my best for my country.
better, best, preferrable
‘aafDal
haada Haall ‘aafDal That’s a better solution.
haada ‘aafDal ‘iishi That’s the best thing.
il-‘aafDal iinnak truuH maa3o The best is for you to go with him.
epidemic, scourge, bane, evil
pest, disease
‘aafe / ‘afaat
‘aafet is-sumuum the drug scourge
il-‘aafaat illi bitSiib il-banDoora the pests which attack tomatoes
haay ‘aafet mujtamaa3na This is an ill which plagues our society.
daawa Deedd il-‘afaat pesticide; fungicide
Afghan
Afghanistan
‘afgaani / afganiiyye / ‘afgaan
‘afganistaan
to go bankrupt
‘aaflas [biifles]
ish-shiirke ‘aaflasat The company went bankrupt.
to release (from prison, custody)
‘aafraj [biifrej]
‘aafraju 3aanno They released him.
African
‘afriiqi / ‘afriqiiyye
id-duuwal il-‘afriqiiyye the African nations
to foil, frustrate, thwart
‘aafshal [biifshel]
il-Hukuume ‘aafshalat il-mu’aamara The government foiled the plot.
snub-nosed, flat nosed
‘aafTas / faaTsa
khuushmo ‘aafTas He’s got a snub nose.
most
(used before a noun)
‘aaglab
‘aaglab in-naas most people
fi ‘aaglab il-Halaat in most cases
majority
‘aglabiiyye
il-‘aglabiiyye Sawwatuu-lo The majority voted for him.
importance
‘ahammiiyye
haay in-nuuqTa, ma-lhaa-sh ‘ahammiiyye That point’s of no importance.
il-‘iisem ‘iilo ‘ahammiiyye kbiire The name is of great importance.
fool, idiot, stupid person
‘aahbal / haabla / huubol
‘aamma ‘aahbal! What an idiot!
hadool huubol Those people are fools.
to dedicate
to send, convey
‘aahda [biihdi]
‘aahda ktaabo la-zaawjto He dedicated his book to his wife.
baahdi salaami la-‘aSdiqaa’i I’d like to say hello to my friends.
parents
family
residents, population
‘ähel / ‘ähääli
lääzem ‘äkhäbber ‘ähli I have to let my parents know.
il-‘ähel mä bishuufu ‘iben-hom The parents never see their son.
‘ähl il-bäläd the local people
lääzem ikuun fii wä3i 3ind il-‘ähääli
There has to be awareness within the family.
to welcome
to train, qualify, rehabiltiate
to consider suitable
‘ähhäl [bi’ähhel]
‘ählan! bil-mu’ähhel! Welcome! It is the host who deserves the greeting!
l-m3ällmiin il-mu’ähhäliin the qualified teachers
welcome!
‘ählä u- sählä!
‘ählän fiik/i or biik/i! the response
yä miit ‘ählä u-sählä! A hundred times welcome!
welcome twice over!
‘ähleen!
domestic, local
‘ähli
Härb ‘ähliyye civil war
to neglect
‘ähmäl [bihmel]
leesh ‘ähmält snäänäk? Why have you neglected your teeth?
byihmel druuso. He neglects his studies.
‘äwläädo muhmäliin. His children are neglected.
hunchbacked
hunchback
‘äHdäb / Hädbä / Hudob
red
‘äHmar / Hämra / Humor
iS-Saliib il-‘äHmar the Red Cross
il-hilääl il-‘äHmar the Red Crescent
nijmet däwuud il-Hämra the Red Star of David
l-hnuud il-Humor the Native Americans
il-Häkäm bya3Tiih kärt ‘äHmar The referee shows him a red card.
appropriate
worth
‘aHra
bil-‘aHra all the more so / doubly so
lääzem tiHtrem kull ‘insään, käm bil-‘aHra ‘äbuuk!
You must treat everyone with respect and your father doubly so!
to embarrass
‘äHraj
‘änä ‘äHrajt-ku b-häs-su’ääl I’ve embarrassed you with this question.
‘ishi muHrej an embarrassing thing
