ج

Question 1

to come

*shortened form

Answer 1

ja

liissa ma jaa-sh He hasn’t arrived yet.

Question 2

to low, moo

Answer 2

jaa33ar [bijaa33er]

il-baaqara bitjaa33er the cow moos

Question 3

to cause, make

Answer 3

jaa3al [biij3al] #

is-saafra haadi ‘aalla yij3aal-ha saalme may God give a safe journey

Question 4

is possible(active)

Answer 4

jaa’ez / jaa’ze

kuull shi jaa’ez Everything’s possible.

Question 5

to collect, levy (taxes)

Answer 5

jaaba [biijbi]

jabeetu r-rusuum marrteen you’ve collected taxes twice.

Question 6

coward

cowardly

faint-hearted

Answer 6

jabaan / jabaane

‘iinte jabaan! You’re a coward!

Question 7

to force, compel

Answer 7

jaabar [buujbor]

biddi-sh ‘aajobrak I don’t want to force you

Question 8

to comfort, treat kindly

to try to avoid giving offence to

Answer 8

jaabar b-khaaTer

Saabato mSiibe, ruuHna jabaarna b-khaaTro

He suffered a tragedy [so] we went to comfort him.

Question 9

cemetry

Answer 9

jabbaane

Question 10

tyrannical, cruel

powerful, heroic

hero

Answer 10

jabbaar / jabbaara

haada 3aamal jabbaar This is hard work.

Question 11

front, forehead

Answer 11

jaabha / jabhaat

il-jaabha d-dakhiliiyye the home front (in war time)

il-jaabha d-dimuqraTiiyye the democratic front

Question 12

enforced

Answer 12

jaabri

faaraDu 3aleh iqaame jabriiyye they imposed upon him an enforced stay

Question 13

to put in plaster

Answer 13

jaabSan [bijaabSen]

‘iido mjaabSane His hand’s in plaster.

Question 14

plaster

Answer 14

jabSiin

il-jabSiin minqiimo ba3ed juma3teen we’ll take the plaster off in two weeks

Question 15

smallpox

Answer 15

jaadari or jiidri

Question 16

seriousness, earnestness

Answer 16

jaadd

3an jaadd Seriously! Really!

mu’aatter, 3an jaadd! Seriously, it’s most impressive!

btiiHki jaadd? Are you speaking seriously?

Question 17

to pick (olives)

Answer 17

jaadd [bijeedd]

3am-bijeeddu z-zatuun They’re picking the olives.

Question 18

olive harvest

olive-picking

Answer 18

jaadd

ishtaraakna fi jaadd iz-zatuun we helped pick the olives

Question 19

to renew

to redo

Answer 19

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

Question 20

to row (a boat)

Answer 20

jaaddaf [bijaaddef]

riikeb ish-shakhtuura u-Sar ijaaddef He got into the boat and started rowing

Question 21

to plait, braid

Answer 21

jaaddal [bijaaddel]

hiiyye mjaaddle shaa3er-ha she plaits her hair

Question 22

to catch smallpox

Answer 22

jaaddar [bijaadder]

huuwwe mjaadder He’s got smallpox

Question 23

kid, young goat

Answer 23

jaadi / jidyaan

Question 24

table, chart, list

Answer 24

jaadwal / jadaawel

jaadwal iD-Daarb the multiplication table

jaadwal il-‘as3aar price list, price index

Question 25

**to attract**

Answer 25

**jaazab [biijzeb]** **il-magnaTiis byiijzeb il-Hadiid The magnet attracts the iron**

Question 26

**root**

Answer 26

**jaazer / juzuur** ## Footnote **juzuur il-muushkile the roots of the problem**

Question 27

**radical** (adj)

Answer 27

**jadhri / jadhriiyye** ## Footnote **laazem tagyiir jaadhri fi-l-minhaaj** **there has to be a radical change in the curriculum**

Question 28

**rudeness**

Answer 28

**jafaaSa** ## Footnote **3amaalni b-jafaaSa He treated me with rudeness.**

Question 29

**dry**

Answer 29

**jaaff / jaaffe** **'awraaq jaaffe dry leaves** **nbiid jaaff dry wine**

Question 30

**to dry** **to drain**

Answer 30

**jaaffaf [bijaaffef]** **jaaffef iS-SHuun! Dry the dishes!** **jaaffafat shaa3er-ha she dried her hair** **jaffafna tiin we dried figs** **khookh mjaaffaf prunes**

Question 31

**to startle, scare, frighten**

Answer 31

**jaaffal [bijaaffel]** **jaffaaltni you startled me**

Question 32

**deputation, delegation**

Answer 32

**jaaha / jahaat**

Question 33

**hell**

Answer 33

**jahaannam** ## Footnote **Hayaat-ha Saarat jahaannam! Her life became hell!**

Question 34

**ignorance** **foolishness, carelessness, recklessness**

Answer 34

**jaahel** ## Footnote **haada natiijet il-jaahel that's the result of ignorance**

Question 35

**to prepare** **to supply** **to equip**

Answer 35

**jaahhaz [bijaahhez]**

Question 36

**aimlessly, haphazardly, random**

Answer 36

**jahjahoon (3a-l-)** **biiHki 3a-l-jahjahoon he talks rubbish**

Question 37

**to look at angrily / severely**

Answer 37

**jaaHar [biijHar]** **jaHaarto I looked at him angrily.**

Question 38

**donkey foal, young donkey** **trestle**

Answer 38

**jaaHsh / jHaash** **jaaHsh taaba3 najjaar sawhorse, trestle, sawbuck**

Question 39

**lacking knowledge** **ignoramous** **flighty, reckless**

Answer 39

**jaahel / jaahle / jahiliin** ## Footnote **'aana jaahel fi hal-mawDuu3 I know nothing about that subject**

Question 40

**ready**

Answer 40

**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**