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Question 1

on the way up

rising

up and coming

Answer 1

Saa3ed / Saa3ide / Sa3idiin

Question 2

to hit (a target)

to hurt, injure, afflict

to befall happen to

to touch

injured, wounded; stricken, afflicted

Answer 2

Saab [biSiib]

muSaab / muSaabe / muSabiin

Question 3

great, wonderful

Answer 3

Sabaaba

Question 4

to dye

to paint

painted, dyed

Answer 4

Saabag [buuSbog]

maSbuuga

Question 5

to be patient, wait patiently

Answer 5

Saabar [buuSbor]

Question 6

to bless with a good morning

to say good morning

Answer 6

SabbaH [biSaabbeH]

Question 7

to stuff (taxidermy)

stuffed

Answer 7

Saabbar [biSaabber]

mSaabbar

Question 8

dyeing

Answer 8

Saabeg

Question 9

dye

Answer 9

Saabeg / Saabga / ‘aSbaag

Question 10

boy, young man

Answer 10

Saabi / Sibyaan

Question 11

piece of soap

kneecap

Answer 11

Sabuune

Question 12

patient

Answer 12

Sabuur / Sabuura / Saburiin

Question 13

to hunt

to fish

to catch

Answer 13

Saad [biSiid]

Question 14

echo

rust

Answer 14

Saada

Question 15

to run into, come across, meet by chance

Answer 15

Saadaf [biSaadef]

Question 16

oyster

mother of pearl

[one] oyster, a shellfish

Answer 16

Saadaf

Saadafe

Question 17

to happen, occur (by chance)

Answer 17

Saadaf [buuSdof]

Question 18

pearly, nacreous

psoriasis

Answer 18

Sadafi

maaraD iS-Sadafiiyye

Question 19

to approve, authorise, sanction

Answer 19

Saadaq [biSaadeq] #

Question 20

charity, alms

Answer 20

Saadaqa

Question 21

friendship

Answer 21

Sadaaqa

Question 22

to be published, be issued, appear

Answer 22

Saadar [buuSdor]

Question 23

to confiscate, impound, expropriate

Answer 23

Saadar [biSaader]

Question 24

to rust become rusty

Answer 24

Saadda [biSaaddi]

Question 25

to export

Answer 25

Saaddar [biSaadder]

Question 26

genuine, sincere, truthful

Answer 26

Saadeq / Saadqa / Sadiqiin

Question 27

friend

Answer 27

Sadiiq / ‘aSdiqaa’

Sadiiqa / Sadiqaat

Question 28

shock, blow (physical or mental)

Answer 28

Saadme

Question 29

chest, breast

Answer 29

Saadr

Question 30

to reflect, think in silence, be deep in thought

Answer 30

Saafan [buuSfon]

Question 31

yolk

Answer 31

Safaar

Question 32

hepatitis

jaundice

Answer 32

Saafari

3iindo Saafari He’s got hepatitis.

Question 33

thoughtful, dreamy, preoccupied

Answer 33

Saafen / Saafne / Safniin

maa-lak Saafen? Why are you [so] preoccupied?

Question 34

to line up, arrange in a row

to queue, stand in line

to stand in a row

Answer 34

Saaff [biSooff]

Sooffu! Line up! Get in line! Fall in!

Question 35

line, rank

class

Answer 35

Saaff / Sfuuf

waaqef fi-S-Saaff standing in line

‘aayya Saaff khallaaSet? How many years of schooling do you have?

huuwwe ‘iiben Saaffi He’s my classmate.

faashshaq Saaff He skipped a year.

iS-Sufuuf il-3uulya the higher classes

Question 36

to filter, strain, distil, refine

to be left

to end up

to settle (a bill)

to liquidate, sell off

Answer 36

Saaffa [biSaaffi]

laazem nSaaffi-l-maayy We have to filter the water.

maayy mSaffaaye filtered water

u iiHna ween Saffeena? And where does that leave us?

taraakna Bet-laaHem u Saffeena fi-l-qoods

We left Bethlehem and ended up in Jerusalem.

shuuf ween Saffeena… fi-l-mukhaayyam!

Look where we’ve ended up… in a camp.

khalliina nSaaffi l-Hsaab Let’s settle the bill!

Question 37

to plate, cover with plates

to armour

Answer 37

SaaffaH [biSaaffeH]

sayyaara mSaaffaHa armoured car

Question 38

to whistle

to have jaundice

Answer 38

Saaffar [biSaaffer]

biSaaffer lal-banaat, 3eeb! He whistles at the girls-shame on him!

‘aana mSaaffer I’ve got jaundice.

Question 39

siren

Answer 39

Saffaara / Saffaraat

Saffaraat il-‘indhaar warning siren / air-raid siren

Question 40

page

Answer 40

SaafHa / SafHaat

SafHteen two pages

fi SaafHet il-i3lanaat on the advertisements page

Question 41

pure, unadultered, clear, limpid

net (of income)

Answer 41

Saafi / Saafye

iz-zeet Saafi the oil’s pure

maayy Saafye pure water

is-saama Saafye The sky’s clear.

il-ma3aash iS-Saafi net salary

Question 42

deal (noun)

Answer 42

Safqa / Safaqaat

ribeH fi-S-Safqa He made money on the deal.

biddi ä3mel mä3äk Safqa I want to make a deal with you.

Safaqaat fil-buurSa deals on the stock exchange

Safaqaat mäshbuuhä shady deals

Question 43

pile, heap

Answer 43

SafTa / SafTaat

SafTet SHuun a pile of plates

SafTet maSaari a wad of money

Question 44

ash

Answer 44

Safwe

Safwet is-siigaara cigarette ash

Question 45

neigh, whinny

Answer 45

Sahiil

Sahiil le-HSaan the horses whinny

Question 46

Zionist

Answer 46

Sahyuuni / Sahyuuniyye / Sahyuuniyyiin

Question 47

to shout, scream

to crow

Answer 47

SaaH [biSiiH]

Saarat tSiiH: Haraami! She started shouting Stop thief!

Saaru iSiiHu: ya3iish! They began to shout Long live the king!

Question 48

to befriend, make a friend of, be friends with

Answer 48

SaaHab [biSaaheb]

biHebb iSaaHbo He wants to be friends with him.

Question 49

journalism, the press

Answer 49

SaHaafe

Hurriyet iS-SaHaafe the freedom of the press

Question 50

journalist

Answer 50

SaaHafi / SaHafiyye

marato SaHafiyye His wife’s a journalist.

Question 51

friend, companian (f)

Answer 51

SaaHbe / SaaHbaat

hääy SaaHbet ukhti Shes my sisters friend.

SaaHebt-hä her friend

Tel3at ma3 SaaHbaathä Shes gone out with her friends.

Question 52

friend, companion

owner, proprietor, possessor

Answer 52

SaaHeb / ‘aSHaab

ween SaaHbak Where’s your friend?

‘änä wiyyää SHaab We’re friends.

SaaHeb id-daar ; SaaHeb il-kälb The owner of the house; the owner of the dog

SaaHeb 3ämäl employer

‘aSHaab il-mälääyiin the millionaires