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Question 1

weak

thin

Answer 1

D3iif / D3iife / D3aaf

‘aaD3af weaker, thinner

Question 2

to get lost

Answer 2

Daa3 [biDii3]

Question 3

to weaken

Answer 3

Daa33af [biDaa33ef]

Question 4

mist, fog

Answer 4

Dabaab

Question 5

insole

Answer 5

Dabaan / Dabanaat

Question 6

to control, have under control

Answer 6

DaabaT [buuDboT]

Question 7

hyena

Answer 7

Daabe3 / Dbaa3

Question 8

control

Answer 8

DaabT

DaabT in-naafs self-control

Question 9

to add

Answer 9

Daaf [biDiif]

biiddi ‘aDiif kiilme I want to add a word

Diifi shwaayyet miileH Add a little salt.

Question 10

plait, braid

Answer 10

Dafiire / Dafaayer

‘iilha Dafaayer She’s got plaits

Question 11

to press

to put pressure on

to compress

Answer 11

DaagaT [biiDgaT]

DaagaT 3alayy He put pressure on me.

‘iiDGaT 3ala z-zeerr! Press the button!

khaashab maDguuT hardboard

haawa maDguuT compressed air

Question 12

grudge, ill will, spite

Answer 12

Dagiine

fii Dagiine fi qaalbo There is spite in his heart

Question 13

pressure

tension (electricity)

Answer 13

DaagT / DuguuT

‘iindo D-DaagT He’s got high blood pressure

‘ifHaSii-li D-DaagT Check my blood pressure!

DaagT 3aali high tension

DuguTaat il-muujtama3 social pressure

Taanjarat DaagT pressure cooker

Question 14

back

Answer 14

Daaher

naayem 3ala Daahro He’s lying on his back

baHeess b-waaja3 fi Daahri I’ve got a pain in my back

Daahr il-kuursi the back of the chair

Question 15

to sacrifice

Answer 15

DaaHHa [biDaaHHi] + b..

bitDaaHHi b-haal-ha, b-Hayaat-ha She sacrifices herself, in her life

biDaaHHi b-maSaalHo He’s sacrificing his own interests

DaHHeet min maali u-min waaqti I sacrificed both time and money.

Question 16

to amuse, make (someone) laugh

Answer 16

DaaHHak [biDaahhek]

biDaahhek il-ewlaad He makes the children laugh.

‘iishi biDaaHHek That’s funny, ridiculous.

‘aa… biDaHHeek-esh! Come on! That’s not very funny!

Question 17

victim

Answer 17

DaHiiyye / DaHaaya

biruuHu DaHiiyyet id-di3aaye They’re victims of propaganda

3aadad iD-DaHaaya the number of victims

Question 18

enormous, huge

Answer 18

Daakhem / Daakhme / Dkhaam

‘aaDkham more enormous, more huge

3amaara Daakhme a huge building

timsaal Daakhem an enormous statue

mabaaleg Daakhme large amounts

Question 19

to inflate, blow up

Answer 19

Daakhkham [biDaakhkhem]

balaash nDaakhkhem il-muushkile Let’s not exaggerate the problem.

Question 20

noise

Answer 20

Daajje

shuu haD-Daajje! What’s that noise!

ma te3maluu-sh Daajje! Don’t make a noise!

Question 21

draughts, checkers

Answer 21

Daama

luu3bet iD-Daama game of checkers

Question 22

guarantee

Answer 22

Damaan / Damanaat

byee3mel ittifaaq bass biddo Damaan: ya ‘imDaa’, ya maablag kbiir

He makes an agreement, but he wants a guarantee: either a signature or a large sum.

Question 23

conscience

pronoun

Answer 23

Damiir / Damaa’er

‘iinte u Damiirak! That’s between you and your conscience!

ma 3indoo-sh Damiir He has no conscience.

Haatta ikuun Damiiri mirtaaH so as to appease my conscience

Damiir muunfaSel independent pronoun

Damiir muuttaSel attached pronoun

Question 24

mutton

Answer 24

Daan

Question 25

**to speculate**

Answer 25

**Daarab [biDaareb]** **muDaareb speculator** **biDaareb fi-l-'araaDi He speculates in real estate**

Question 26

**damage**

Answer 26

**Daarar / 'aDraar** **'akhaaff iD-Darareen the lesser of two evils** **il-Hariiq saabbab Daarar ktiir The fire caused a lot of damage.** **biiji khabiir, bikhaammen il-'aDraar An expert comes to assess the damage**

Question 27

**to fart, pass wind**

Answer 27

**DaaraT [buuDroT]** **DaarraT [biDaarreT] to fart several times**

Question 28

**hitting, beating** **shelling, bombing** **multiplication**

Answer 28

**Daarb** ## Footnote **ma biSiir-esh biD-Daarb Hitting won't get you anywhere** **niizel fiina Daarb He attacked us** **kaan-fi Daarb qaawi Tuul il-leel There was heavy shelling all night.** **jaadwal iD-Daarb the multiplication table**

Question 29

[a single] **blow**

Answer 29

**Daarbe / Darbaat** **kaanat Daarbe qawiiyye that was a sharp blow** **taalat Darbaat three blows**

Question 30

**tax**

Answer 30

**Dariibe / Daraayeb** **Dariibet id-daakhel income tax** **kuull muwaaTen byiidfa3 Daraayeb every citizen pays taxes**

Question 31

**second, additional wife**

Answer 31

**Daarra**

Question 32

**necessity**

Answer 32

**Daruura** **liD-Daruura 'aHkaam Necessity knows no law**

Question 33

**necessary**

Answer 33

**Daruuri / Daruriiyye** **miish Daruuri It's not necessary** **flaan biiddo ishuufak Duruuri so and so needs to see you urgently**

Question 34

**surroundings, outskirts, suburb**

Answer 34

**DawaaHi** **Heefa u-DawaHii-ha Haifa and it's surroundings**

Question 35

**lighting**

Answer 35

**Daawi** **Saar waqet Daawi sh-shaame3 It's time to light the candles**

Question 36

**light**

Answer 36

**Daaww / 'aaDwiye** ## Footnote **Daaww il-qaamar moonlight** **staanna ta iSiir iD-Daaww 'aakhdar Wait until the light turns green**

Question 37

**to lose** **to waste**

Answer 37

**Daawwa3 [biDaawwe3]** **Daayya3 [biDaayye3]** **Daawwa3 il-muftaaH He lost the key** **Daayya3 juzdaano He lost his wallet** **biDaayye3 waaqto 3a-l-faaDi He's wasting his time**

Question 38

**village** \*Lebanese

Answer 38

**Daay3a / Diiya3**

Question 39

**to last** **to hold out** **to stick to..**

Answer 39

**Daayan [biDaayen]** ## Footnote **hal-baadle bitDaayen sniin This suit will last for years** **biDaayen fi shuuglo He sticks to his job**

Question 40

**lost**

Answer 40

**Daaye3 / Daay3a / Day3iin** **'aana Daaye3 I'm lost** **il-waalad iD-Daaye3 the lost child**

Question 41

**light** **traffic light** \*galilee

Answer 41

**Daayy / Dayyaat** ## Footnote **iD-Daayy 'aaHmar The light's red**

Question 42

**to recieve hospitality, entertain** **to offer refreshments**

Answer 42

**Daayyaf [biDaayyef]** ## Footnote **Dayyafuuna They entertained/ received us.**

Question 43

**narrow**

Answer 43

**Daayyeq**

Question 44

**twice/ several times as much** **-fold**

Answer 44

**De3f / 'aD3af** **leesh inni 'aadfa3 'aarba3 'aw khaams 'aD3aaf?** **Why should I pay four or five times as much?**

Question 45

**against**

Answer 45

**Deedd (Doodd)** **Deedd il-waaja3 as a painkiller** **haada mish Dooddak This isn't against you**

Question 46

**guest**

Answer 46

**Deef / Deefe / Dyuuf** **3iindna Dyuuf We've got guests** **Defet ish-shaaraf the guest of honour**

Question 47

**frog**

Answer 47

**Deefda3a / Dafaade3** **iD-Deefda3a bitnaaqneq the frog croaks**

Question 48

**bank** (of a river)

Answer 48

**Deeffe / Difaaf** ## Footnote **iD-Deffteen both banks** **iD-Deeffe l-garbiiyye the West Bank**

Question 49

**to become weak** **to become thin, lose weight, slim**

Answer 49

**Dii3ef [biiD3af]** ## Footnote **Dii3fat baa3d il-3amaliiyye She lost weight after the operation** **iiza biddak tiiD3af, ma takool-sh nashawiyyaat ktiir** **If you want to lose weight, don't eat a lot of carbohydrates**

Question 50

**rib** **part, side, role** (in a matter, affair, etc)

Answer 50

**Diile3 / Deele3 / Dluu3** **inkasaar-lo Deele3 He's got a broken rib** **ma-loo-sh Deele3 fi haSh-shaagle This has nothing to do with him** **il-mutaallat 'iilo tlat Dlaa3 the triangle has three sides**

Question 51

**to promise, assure, guarantee**

Answer 51

**Diimen [biiDman]** ## Footnote **baqdaar-sh 'aDmaan-lak I can't promise you.**

Question 52

**within, among**

Answer 52

**Diimn #** **Diimn il-'imkaniyyaat il-mawjuude within the realms of possibility**

Question 53

**distress, trouble**

Answer 53

**Diiq** **Diiq in-naafas shortness of breath**

Question 54

**hospitality** **refreshments**

Answer 54

**Diyaafe** **Diyafeetha Hiilwe She's very hospitable.** **biHaadder iD-Diyaafe He's preparing refreshments for the guests.**

Question 55

**weakness**

Answer 55

**Doo3f** **nuuqTet iD-Doo3f the weak spot** **Doo3f id-daamm anaemia**

Question 56

**fingernail**

Answer 56

**Duufor**

Question 57

**noon**

Answer 57

**Duuhor** **baa3d iD-Duuhor afternoon, in the afternoon** **mbaareH iD-Duuhor yesterday lunchtime**

Question 58

**[the sound of] laughter** **laughing matter**

Answer 58

**DuuHke** **smee3et DuuHokto we heard his laugh** **haay mish DuuHke! It's no laughing matter!**

Question 59

**laughter, laugh**

Answer 59

**DuuHok** **DuuHko mish Tabii3i His laughter isn't natural** **muutna min ID-DuuHok We died of laughing**

Question 60

**bouquet, bunch**

Answer 60

**Duumme / Duumam** ## Footnote **jaab-lha Duummet zhuur He brought her a bunch of flowers** **Duummet baqduunes a bunch of parsley**