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Question 1

hour

then, just then, at that moment

Answer 1

see3a / sa3aat

sa3eet-ha

Question 2

happiness

Answer 2

sa3aade

Question 3

Excellency (title)

Answer 3

sa3aadet

Question 4

stork, storks

Answer 4

saa3d, ‘aabu saa3d

Question 5

monkey

Answer 5

sa3daan / sa3adiin

Question 6

happy

happier

Answer 6

sa3iid / sa3iide / sa3idiin

‘aas3ad

Question 7

tourist

Answer 7

saa’eH / saayeH / suyyaah

Question 8

liquid, fluid

Answer 8

saa’el / sawaa’el

Question 9

driver

Answer 9

saa’eq / suwwaaq

Question 10

to leave

(leave something alone)

*not used often

Answer 10

saab [bisiib]

Question 11

reason, cause

Answer 11

saabab / ‘asbaab

Question 12

to swim, bathe (in the sea)

Answer 12

saabaH [biisbaH]

Question 13

to cast, smelt, pour into a mould

Answer 13

saabak [buusbok]

Question 14

ear (of corn or wheat)

bar (sign of rank on officer’s uniform)

Answer 14

saabale / sabalaat

collective saabal

Question 15

spinach

Answer 15

sabaanekh

Question 16

to cause, lead to

Answer 16

saabbab [bisaabbeb]

Question 17

to praise

to cause to swim, help to swim, teach to swim

Answer 17

saabbaH [bisaabbeH]

Question 18

pioneer, ground-breaker, frunt-runner, record-holder

Answer 18

sabbaaq / sabbaqiin

Question 19

to bring forward, advance

to be fast (watch, clock)

Answer 19

saabbaq [bisaabbeq]

Question 20

lion

Answer 20

saabe3

Question 21

seventh

Answer 21

saabe3 / saab3a

Question 22

previous, former

ahead of, in advance of

Answer 22

saabeq / saabqa / sabqiin

Question 23

sake

means <way></way>

Answer 23

sabiil #

fi sabiil il’3ilm

for the sake of knowledge

Question 24

[criminal] record

*plural form used more often

Answer 24

saabiqa / sawaabeq

Question 25

Saturday, the sabbath

Answer 25

säbt / sbuut

yoom is säbet on Saturday

kull yoom säbet on Saturdays

tält sbuut wara ba3eD three consecutive Saturdays

säbti säbtiiyye säbtiyyiin Seventh Day Adventist

Question 26

plain, unadorned

without sugar or milk

self-coloured

Answer 26

säädä

biddi qähwe säädä I want coffee without sugar or milk.

loon säädä a self colour

balaaT säädä self-coloured floor tiles

Question 27

closing, blocking

settlement (of a debt)

dike, dam

Answer 27

sädd

sädd id-deen settling the debt payment of the debt

is-sädd il-3ääli the High Dam

Question 28

anvil

Answer 28

säddään / sädäädiin

‘iHnä been il-miTraqa wis-säddään Were between the hammer and the anvil.

Question 29

to believe

(but not to believe in)

to long for impatiently, be hardly able to wait for

Answer 29

säddäq [bisäddeq]

mä säddäqtoosh I didnt believe him

säddeqni Believe me!

bäsäddqäk I believe you.

mä säddäqt u-hu yiiji I couldnt wait for him to come.

mä bäsäddeq ‘eemtä yiiji-l-yoom I cant wait for the day to come.

mush msäddeq u-änä äshuuf-hä I can’t wait to see her.

Question 30

right, truthful

Answer 30

säädeq / säädqa

Question 31

sixth

Answer 31

säädes / säädse

id-därs is-säädes the sixth lesson

3indha il-Häässe s-säädse She has a sixth sense.

Question 32

sadism

Answer 32

säädiyye

Question 33

to shed (blood)

Answer 33

säfäk [bisfek or busfok]

säfäk dämmo He spilt his blood.

säfäku dämm nääs ‘äbriyää’ They spilled the blood on innocent people.

Question 34

travel, travelling

Answer 34

säfär

fi wäqt is-säfar when travelling

HaDDar Häälo läs-safar He got ready for the trip.

rije3 min is-säfar He returned from his travels.

Question 35

embassy

Answer 35

säfaara / säfaaraat

is-säfaara l-maSriyye the Egyptian embassy

Question 36

journey, trip, tour

Answer 36

säfariyye / säfariyyäät

wikäälet säfariyyäät travel agency

säfariyyäät qaSiire short journeys

maSaari läs-safariyyäät travelling expenes