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to imprison, lock up, shut up
Haabas [yiiHbes]
Ethiopia
turkey
Haabash
Ethiopian
Haabashi / Habashiiyye / Haabash
seeds, grains
Haabb
to endear, cause to be liked, make popular
Haabbab [biHaabbeb}
grain, seed, berry
anything small and round, an individual item of fruit, vegetables, etc
pill, tablet
pimple, pustule
Haabbe / Hbuub
nice, pleasant, likeable
Habbuub / Habbubiin
rope
Haabel
dear, beloved
sweetheart, boyfriend, girlfriend
Habiib / Habiibe / Habaayeb
piece of rope
Haable
prison, jail
Haabs
to deviate, swerve, stray, digress
Haad [biHiid]
to serve, veer, deviate
Haadaf [biiHdef]
wit, astuteness
Hadaaqa
to mourn, wear mourning
Haadd [biHeedd]
limit
border
Haadd / Hduud
anyone, no one
Haadd
Sunday
Haadd / eHduud
sharp, vehement, acute
Haadd / haadde
to define, fix, set
to limit
Haaddad [biHaadded]
blacksmith
locksmith
Haddaad [Haddadiin]
until, up to, as far as
la-Haddiit
in mourning
Haaded / Haadde / Haddiin
event, incident
accident, mishap
Haades / Hawaades
iron
Hadiid
iron bar, piece of iron
Hadiide [Hadaayed]
garden, park
Hadiiqa / Hadaa’eq
public garden
Hadiiqat il-baladiiyye
zoo
Hadiiqat il-Haywanaat
conversation
talk, speech
Hadith
Hadiis
modern, up-to-date
Hadiis
more modern, more up-to-date ‘aaHdas
childcare, care of young children, nursery school, creche
HaDaane
to lecture, give a lecture
HaaDar [biHaaDer]
il-muHaaDer the lecturer
civilisation, culture
HaDaara
il-HaDaara l-garbiiye western civilisation
il-HaDaraat il-qadiime the ancient civilisations
kull shaa3b ‘iilo HaDaarto Every nation has it’s own culture
civilised
HaDaari / HaDariiyye / HaDariyyiin
to prepare
HaaDDar [biHaaDDer]
baHaaDDer il-‘aakel I prepare the food
HaaDDer Haalak Get ready! Prepare yourself!
present (attendance and now)
ready, prepared
HaaDer / HaaDra / HaDriin
kuul shi HaaDer Everything’s ready
lissaatha mush HaaDra She’s not ready yet
kuul il ‘a3Daa kaanu HaDriin all the members were present
fi-l-waaqt il-HaaDer at the moment, at the present time
HaaDer! At your service! Here I am!
presence
sir or madam
HaaDra / HaDaraat
miin Haadertak May I ask your name sir?
baaTlob min HaDaraat-kom I ask you, respected sirs..
‘izza HaDreet-ha btiismaH… If her ladyship will permit..
to dig, excavate
to carve
Haafar [buuHfor]
Haafaru biir They dug a well
maHfuur fi-l-‘aarD dug in the ground
buuHfor ‘iismo fi-l-Haajar He carves his name in the stone
excavations
Hafariyyaat
guardian, keeper
one who remembers/ knows by heart
HaafeZ / HaafZa / HafZiin
laazem tiiji buukra HaafeZ daarsak
You must learn your lesson by heart for tomorrow
‘aana mish HaafZo I don’t know it by heart.
nappy, diaper
HaaffaaDa or HaffaaZa
[pair of] slippers
Haffaay
barefoot
Haafi / Haafye / Hafyiin
biimshi Haafi He goes barefoot
is-skaafi Haafi wel-Haayek 3aryaan
the shoemaker is barefoot and the weaver is naked
grandson
Hafiid / ‘aHfaad
ceremony, gathering, assembly
party, celebration
Haafle / Haflaat
rabbi, Jewish sage
Hakhaam / Hakhamiiyye / Hakhamiin
partridge
Haajale / Haajal
stone
chessman, chess piece
Haajar / Hjaar
biirmu Hjaar they throw stones
baHooTT l-Hjaar 3ala l-looHa I put the chessmen on the board
to confiscate, impound, seize, garnish, attach
to reserve, keep
Haajaz [biiHjez]
mniHjeez-lo ma3aash Haatta yiidfa3
We’ll attach his earnings. We’ll garnish his wages until he pays.
‘iHjeez-li maHaall! Keep a place for me!
Haadertak Haajez Do you have a reservation sir?
need, object, matter
enough! stop! don’t!
Haaje / Hajaat
fiishsh Haaje tiiji There’s no need for you to come
b-Haaje la-… in need of
aana b-haaje ‘iilak I need you
jiit la-Haaje m3aayyane I came for a specific reason
Haaje tiibki! Stop crying!
eyebrow
Haajeb / Hawaajeb
il-maara bitnaaqqeb Hawajeeb-ha the woman plucks her eyebrows
bitqaallem Hawajeeb-ha she pencils her eyebrows
volume, size, capacity
Haajem [aHjaam]
confiscation, seizure, impoundment
reservation
Haajez
ajaa-na waarqet il-Haajez We received the attachment order
roadblock, barrier, obstruction
Haajez / Hawaajez
commodities, necessities
Hajiiyye / Hajiiyyaat
il-Hajiyyaat il-‘asasiiyye the basic necessities
to make a pilgrimage
Haajj [biHeejj]
‘iilli biidd-hom iHeejju those who want to make the pilgrimage
Hajjeetu saawa? Did you go on the pilgrimage together?
pilgrimage
Haajj
‘ayyaam il-Haajj the period of the pilgrimage
Haajj mabruur! Blessed pilgrimage!
pilgrim
Haajj / Hujjaaj
il-Hujjaaj riij3u min maakke The pilgrims have teruned from Mecca.
ziyaaret il-Hujjaaj fi-n-naaSre the pilgrims visit to Nazareth
to fur up, become furred, become coated with limescale
Haajjar [biHaajjer]
l-briiq mHaajjer The kettle’s furred up.
to talk to, address (somebody)
Haaka [biHaaki}
hal-majnuune, bitHaaki Haal-ha That mad-woman, she talks to herself.
biHakii-ni He speaks to me.
to judge, sentence
to rule
Haakam [buuHkom]
Hakamuuh He was sentenced.
huuwwe maHkuum bis-siijen il-mu’aabbad 3ala qaatel ‘uukhto.
He’s been given a life sentence for killing his sister.
baaHkom Haasab ‘a3maalo I judge by his actions.
il-aktariiyye btuuHkom il-aqalliiyye. The majority rules the minority.
ruler, governor
judge
Haakem / Hukkaam
il-Haakem il-3aaskari the military governor
speech, talk
way of speaking
Haaki
haada Haaki! It’s just talk!
‘aana maa bahtaamm bi-Haaki n-naas.
I don’t pay attention to waht people say.
wise
wise man, sage
doctor, physician
Hakiim / Huukama
il-ikhtiyaar il-Hakiim a wise choice
siyaase Hakiime a wise policy
garden, yard
vegetable plot
Hakuura / Hawakiir
laqeeto fi-l-Hakuura I found him in the garden.
state, condition
case, instance
oneself
Haal / ‘aHwaal
kiif Haalek? How are you?
kiif ‘aHwaalak? How are things?
jaarna qaatal Haalo Our neighbour killed himself.
la-Haalo by himself
ruuH la-Haalak! Go by yourself!
to milk
Haalab [biiHleb]
mniiHleb il-baaqar We milk the cows.
‘aale Haalbe milking machine
to swear, take an oath
Haalaf [biiHlef]
Haalaf yamiin He swore. He took an oath.
baHleef-lak iinni muush raH ‘aHkii-lo I swear to you I won’t tell him.
permissible, possible, lawful
mixed herd (of diff types of animals)
Halaal
iiben Halaal legitimate son, honest man
haada zaalame ‘aadami iiben Halaal He’s a good person.
ya iibn il-Halaal My dear friend!
laaHem Halaal halal meat / kosher meat
immediately, at once
Haalan
laazem yiidfa3 Haalan! He must pay at once!
to get a haircut
to get a shave
Haalaq [biiHleq]
3ind miin btiiHleq? Where do you get your hair cut?
raaso maHluuq His head’s shaved.
confectioner, baker
Halawaanji
charm, refinement, sweetness
halva
Halaawe
3iindo Halaawet ir-rooH He has a refined spirit.
Halaawet il-wuujeh facial beauty
ma bye3raaf-sh Halaawet in-najaaH
He doesn’t know the sweet taste of success.
snail
Halazoone
coll Halazoon
milking
Haalb
bisa3eed-ni fi Haalb il-baaqar He helps me with the milking.
arena, track
Haalbe
Haalbet is-sbaaq the race track
il-Haalbe s-siyasiiyye the political arena
situation, condition
case
Haale / Halaat
fi heek Haale in a case like this
fi Halaat min han-noo3 in cases of this kind
fi Haalet Hariiqa in the event of fire
Haleet-ha saa’at Her condition has deteriorated.
ish-shaa3er bit’aattar min il-Halaat in-nafsiiyye
clean-shaven, having shaved
having had one’s hair cut
Haaleq / Halqiin
lissaani mish Haaleq I haven’t shaved yet
Haaleq raaso His head’s shaved.
huuwwe Haaleq daaqno He’s clean-shaven.
present (adj)
Haali / Haliiyye
il-waaD3 il-Haali the present situation
il-Huduud il-Haliiyye the present borders
fi-l-faatra l-Haliiyye at the present time
milk
Haliib
miin kaabb hal-Halibaat? Who spilt this milk?
at present, at the moment
Haliiyyan
Haliiyyan ‘aana m3aallem I’m a teacher at present.
untying
release
disbandment
solution
Haall / Huluul
badaawwer 3ala Haall I’m trying to find a solution.
kuull muushkile iilha Haall Every problem has a solution.
ittafaaqna 3ala Haall waasaT We reached a compromise.
to analyse
Haallal [biHaallel]
biHaallel il-waaDe3 He analyses the situation.
terrace
Hallaan / Halaliin
to hover
Haallaq [biHaalleq]
il-3aSfuur biHaalleq fi-l-jaaww The bird hovers in the air.
to stroke, caress
Haallas [biHaalles]
bitHallees-lo She caresses him.
the end of the working day / school day
Haalle
waaqt il-Haalle at the end of the working day
throat
frame
Haalq
Haalqi bujaa3ni I’ve got a sore throat.
Haalqak ‘aaHmar ktiir Your throat’s very red.
circle, ring, earring
link
episode
Haalqa / Halaqaat
hiiyye laabse Haalaq She’s wearing earrings.
il-Haalqa taanye taaba3 il-musaalsal The second episode of the series.
fi-l-Halaqaat is-saabqa in the previous episodes
Haalaqa muufraga vicious circle
to wander around
Hääm [biHuum]
biHuum fi-l-Haara He wanders around the neighborhood.
Hääyem, ‘abSar shuu biddo.
He’s wandering around, I wonder what hes looking for.
mother in law
Hämää / Hämäwäät
Hämääti my mother-in-law
heek Tab3 il-Hämäwäät Thats how mothers in law are.
ram, Aries
Hämäl
doves, pigeons
Hämääm
Hämääme / Hämää‘em one dove, pigeon
willy, weenie (penis in the language of young children)
il-Hämääme bitbärjem The dove coos.
fii Hämääm 3älä S-SaTeH There are pigeons on the roof.
enthusiasm, zeal, fervour
Hämääs
khiTaab kullo Hämääs an impassioned speech
min kutr il Hämääs / min kutret il-Hämääs Saar iSiiH.
He shouted with enthusiasm.
