ج Flashcards
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*shortened form
ja
liissa ma jaa-sh He hasn’t arrived yet.
to low, moo
jaa33ar [bijaa33er]
il-baaqara bitjaa33er the cow moos
to cause, make
jaa3al [biij3al] #
is-saafra haadi ‘aalla yij3aal-ha saalme may God give a safe journey
is possible(active)
jaa’ez / jaa’ze
kuull shi jaa’ez Everything’s possible.
to collect, levy (taxes)
jaaba [biijbi]
jabeetu r-rusuum marrteen you’ve collected taxes twice.
coward
cowardly
faint-hearted
jabaan / jabaane
‘iinte jabaan! You’re a coward!
to force, compel
jaabar [buujbor]
biddi-sh ‘aajobrak I don’t want to force you
to comfort, treat kindly
to try to avoid giving offence to
jaabar b-khaaTer
Saabato mSiibe, ruuHna jabaarna b-khaaTro
He suffered a tragedy [so] we went to comfort him.
cemetry
jabbaane
tyrannical, cruel
powerful, heroic
hero
jabbaar / jabbaara
haada 3aamal jabbaar This is hard work.
front, forehead
jaabha / jabhaat
il-jaabha d-dakhiliiyye the home front (in war time)
il-jaabha d-dimuqraTiiyye the democratic front
enforced
jaabri
faaraDu 3aleh iqaame jabriiyye they imposed upon him an enforced stay
to put in plaster
jaabSan [bijaabSen]
‘iido mjaabSane His hand’s in plaster.
plaster
jabSiin
il-jabSiin minqiimo ba3ed juma3teen we’ll take the plaster off in two weeks
smallpox
jaadari or jiidri
seriousness, earnestness
jaadd
3an jaadd Seriously! Really!
mu’aatter, 3an jaadd! Seriously, it’s most impressive!
btiiHki jaadd? Are you speaking seriously?
to pick (olives)
jaadd [bijeedd]
3am-bijeeddu z-zatuun They’re picking the olives.
olive harvest
olive-picking
jaadd
ishtaraakna fi jaadd iz-zatuun we helped pick the olives
to renew
to redo
jaaddad [bijaadded]
biiddna njaadded iS-Saloon We want to redo the sitting room
bijaddeduu-li r-ruukhSa kuull saane they renew my licence every year
to row (a boat)
jaaddaf [bijaaddef]
riikeb ish-shakhtuura u-Sar ijaaddef He got into the boat and started rowing
to plait, braid
jaaddal [bijaaddel]
hiiyye mjaaddle shaa3er-ha she plaits her hair
to catch smallpox
jaaddar [bijaadder]
huuwwe mjaadder He’s got smallpox
kid, young goat
jaadi / jidyaan
table, chart, list
jaadwal / jadaawel
jaadwal iD-Daarb the multiplication table
jaadwal il-‘as3aar price list, price index
to attract
jaazab [biijzeb]
il-magnaTiis byiijzeb il-Hadiid The magnet attracts the iron
root
jaazer / juzuur
juzuur il-muushkile the roots of the problem
radical (adj)
jadhri / jadhriiyye
laazem tagyiir jaadhri fi-l-minhaaj
there has to be a radical change in the curriculum
rudeness
jafaaSa
3amaalni b-jafaaSa He treated me with rudeness.
dry
jaaff / jaaffe
‘awraaq jaaffe dry leaves
nbiid jaaff dry wine
to dry
to drain
jaaffaf [bijaaffef]
jaaffef iS-SHuun! Dry the dishes!
jaaffafat shaa3er-ha she dried her hair
jaffafna tiin we dried figs
khookh mjaaffaf prunes
to startle, scare, frighten
jaaffal [bijaaffel]
jaffaaltni you startled me
deputation, delegation
jaaha / jahaat
hell
jahaannam
Hayaat-ha Saarat jahaannam! Her life became hell!
ignorance
foolishness, carelessness, recklessness
jaahel
haada natiijet il-jaahel that’s the result of ignorance
to prepare
to supply
to equip
jaahhaz [bijaahhez]
aimlessly, haphazardly, random
jahjahoon (3a-l-)
biiHki 3a-l-jahjahoon he talks rubbish
to look at angrily / severely
jaaHar [biijHar]
jaHaarto I looked at him angrily.
donkey foal, young donkey
trestle
jaaHsh / jHaash
jaaHsh taaba3 najjaar sawhorse, trestle, sawbuck
lacking knowledge
ignoramous
flighty, reckless
jaahel / jaahle / jahiliin
‘aana jaahel fi hal-mawDuu3 I know nothing about that subject
ready
jaahez / jaahze / jahziin
kuull shi jaahez everything’s ready
il-‘aakel jaahez the food’s ready
jahziin las-saafar? are you ready for the trip?
khaames daqaayeq, bakuun jaahze Give me five minutes and I’ll be ready
