غ Flashcards
dust
gaabara
‘iimsaH il-gaabara Wipe away the dust!
opacity, murkiness
condensation
gabaash
fii gabaash 3a-l-qazaaze There’s steam on the window.
to cover with dust
to dust (in some areas)
gaabbar [bigaabber]
is-sayyaara gaabbarat il-beet The car filled the house with dust.
ish-shaare3 bigaabber 3aleena We get a lot of dust coming in from the street.
mgaabbar dusty /covered with dust
to become blurred
gaabbash [bigaabbesh]
naaZari mgaabbesh my vision is blurred
iS-Suura mgaabbshe the picture’s fuzzy
3inaayye mgabbshiin My eyes are blurred
stupid, foolish, simple-minded
gaabi / gabiiyye / ‘agbiya
tomorrow
there
gaad
jiil il-gaad the young generation
huwwe saaken gaad He lives there
baass nuuSal la-gaad the moment we get there
min gaad from there
lunch, midday meal
gaada
baa3d il-gaada after lunch
shuu bya3Tuukom 3a-l-gaada What do they give you for lunch?
rage, fury, anger
gaaDab
min kuutret il-gaaDab so furious that…
asleep
gaafi / gaaffye / gafyiin
laqeeto gaafi, fayyaaqto. I found him asleep, so I woke him up.
absent-minded, distracted
asleep, drowsy
gaflaan / gaflaane / gaflaniin
[high] cost
[high] price
galaa’
galaa’ il-ma3iishe the cost of living
trouble, inconvenience
gaalabe
shuu hal-gaalabe? You shouldn’t have gone to all this trouble!
ma fiishsh gaalabe ‘aabadan! It’s no trouble!
gaalbatak raaHa! Taking trouble for you is a pleasure! (your trouble is rest)
mistake, error
wrong, incorrect
gaalaT / ‘aglaaT
bil-gaalaT by mistake
bifaakker heek, bass haada gaalaT! He thinks so, but he’s mistaken!
il-jawaab gaalaT the answer’s wrong
in-nuumra gaalaT You’ve got the wrong number
l-Hsaab gaalaT the addition’s wrong
SalleeH-li ‘aglaaTi Correct my mistakes.
boiling, unrest
galayaan
haada saabbab galayaan fi-l-qaarye It caused unrest in the village.
unfortunate
wretched
loser
galbaan / galbaane / galbaniin
galbaan fi-l-Hayaah, 3iindo Su3ubaat ktiir
He’s got a hard life, he’s got a lot of problems.
miin miinna mush galbaan hal-‘ayyamaat.
Who doesn’t have troubles these days?
winner, victor
gaaleb / gaalbe / galibiin
heenne l-galibiin They are all winners.
expensive, dear
dear (loved)
gaali / gaalye / galyiin
cp ‘aagla
haada gaali ktiir! That’s very expensive.
iishi ‘aagla something more expensive
‘aagla waaHad the most expensive one
‘inte gaali 3aleena You are dear to us.
having boiled
gaali / gaalye (active)
‘aana gaali l-maayy I’ve boiled the water.
coffee pot, kettle
gallaay / gallayaat
yield, harvest, produce
takings, revenue, proceeds
gaalle
kiif il-gaalle has-siine? How’s the harvest this year?
biiddi ‘awaaddi l-gaalle 3a-l-baank I want to take the takings to the bank.
error, mistake, blunder
gaalTa / galTaat
haay kaanat gaalTa kbiire That was a big blunder.
wrong, mistaken (of a person)
galTaan / galTaane / galTaniin
iinti galTaane You’re mistaken
‘iiza ‘aana mush galTaan if i’m not mistaken
newly expensive
having gone up in price
galyaan / galyaane
il-banDoora galyaane! Tomatoes have gone up in price!
pipe
galyuun / galayiin
bidaakhkhen galyuun He smokes a pipe.
bi3aabbi l-galyuun He fills the pipe.
to close (eyes)
gaamaD [buugmoD]
3inaayye gaamaDu la-Haal-hen My eyes closed of their own accord.
to embark upon an adventure
to risk
gaamar [bigaamer]
biHeebb igaamer He likes to be adventurous / take risks.
fii naas biHeebbu igaamru Some people like to take risks.
baqdaarsh agaamer fi maablag kbiir I can’t risk a large sum.
to wink
gaamaz [biigmez]
gamaaz-ni gaamze He winked at me / He gave me a wink.
unclear, obscure
enigmatic, concealed, mysterious
gaameD / gaamDa
haada ‘iishi gaameD It’s an enigma. It’s a mystery.
‘ashyaa’ GaamDa mysterious things
jaarna raajol GaameD Our neighbor is a mysterious man.
jawaab GaameD a vague response
maSiirna kaan GaameD Our fate was unclear
dark (colour)
gaameq / gaamqa
cp ‘aagmaq
‘aazraq gaameq dark blue
biiddi ‘iishi ‘aagmaq I want something darker.
deep (concrete, not abstract)
gamiiq / gamiiqa / gmaaq
cp ‘aagmaq
il-biir haada mish gamiiq This well isn’t very deep.
maHaall-ma l-maayy mush gamiiqa Wherever the water isn’t deep
to close (eyes)
gaammaD [bigaammeD]
gaammaDat 3ineeha She closed her eyes.
gaammeD 3ineek Close your eyes!
kaan mgaammaD He was blindfolded.
mgaammeD 3ineeh with his eyes closed
to make deeper, deepen
gaammaq [bigaammeq]
gaammaqu l-khaandaq They made the trench deeper.
dimple
gammaaze / gammazaat
3iindo gammaaze fi khaaddo He’s got a dimple in his cheek.
wink
gaamze / gamzaat
sheep
gaanam
gaaname (sing)
il-gaanam haada muulk ‘iilo These sheep are his property.
dandy, fop
ganduur / ganduura
rich, wealthy
gaani / ganiiyye / guunaya
cp ‘aagna
huuwwe gaani ktiir, ‘aagna miinnak He’s very rich, richer than you.
hadool in-naas guunaya These people are wealthy
to sing
gaanna [bigaanni]
smee3to 3am bigaanni I heard him singing.
il-uugniye illi bigaannuu-ha the song they sing
coquettish, self-indulgent
gannuuj
attack, raid
gaara / garaat
gaara jawwwiiyye air raid
laazem tiinzalu 3a-l-maalja waaqt il-gaara
You must go down to the shelter when there’s an air raid.
object, objective, aim, purpose
commodity, object, thing
gaaraD / agraaD
jiit la-gaaraD mu3aayyan I came for a specific purpose.
biiddi ‘aashtri shwaayyet-e-graaD I want to buy a few things.
fii hoon gaaraD mashbuuh There’s a suspicious object here.
love, passion, infatuation
garaam
wiiqe3 bi-garaam-ha He fell in love with her.
fine
garaame / garamaat
‘iilli… , byaakhod khamsiin sheekel garaame
anyone.., will be fined 50 shekels
amorous, erotic, love (adj)
garaami
riwaaye garamiiyye a love story
risaale garamiiyye a love letter
drowning
gaaraq
najjaa-ha min il-gaaraq He saved her from drowning.
to plant
gaaras [biigres]
garaasna shaajret zatuun We planted an olive tree.
to plant
to insert, stick into, stab
gaaraz [biigrez]
gaaraz ish-shaajara He planted the tree.
baagrez il-3aSaay fi-l-‘aarD I stab the stick into the ground.
‘uuDfar gaarez bil-laaHme ingrowing nail
west
gaarb
fi-l-gaarb in the west
fi gaarb il-quuds in West Jerusalem
bilaad il-gaarb Western countries
to sieve, sift
gaarbal [bigaarbel]
garbaalt il-qaameH I sieved the wheat.
western
gaarbi / garbiiyye
il-jaliil il-gaarbi Western Galilee
il-HaDaara l-garbiiyye Western civilisation
to gargle
to tickle
gaargar [bigaarger]
ma tgargernii-sh! ‘aana bagaar. Don’t tickle me! I’m ticklish.
gangrene
gargariina
haada saabbab gargariina That caused gangrene
Sar 3iindo gargariina He developed gangrene.
foreign, alien, strange
unusual, extra-ordinary, strange
gariib / gariibe / garibiin
cp ‘aagrab
naas garibiin strange people
il-gariib inno abuuy kamaan waafaq
The strange thing is that my father agreed, too.
drowned
a drowned person
gariiq
instinct
gariize / garaayez
bye3ref bil-gariize shu yee3mal
He knows by instinct what to do.
sunk, immersed, bogged down
garqaan / garqaane / garqaniin
kaan garqaan fi afkaaro He was deep in his thoughts
to deceive, mislead
gaarr [bigoorr]
il-maZaaher bitgoorr Appearances are misleading.
to glue
(with woodworking adhesive)
gaarra [bigaarri]
bigaarri furmaayka 3ala T-Taawle He glues Formica to the table.
to sing (bird)
gaarrad [bigaarred]
il-3aSafiir bitgaarred The birds sing.
HaTTenaa fi qaafaS, baaTTal igaarred
We put it in a cage, it stopped singing.
to drown (trans) , immerse
to soak, drench
to sink (trans) , scuttle
gaarraq [bigaarreq]
garraaq-ha He drowned her
gaaraqu s-safiine They sank the boat
baa3raq ubagaarreq il-faarshe I sweat and the bed gets drenched.
ish-shita gaarraqat il-‘aarD The rain soaked the ground.
to sink (trans)
gaarraz [bigaarrez]
is-sayyaara gaarrazat fi-l-waaHel The car sank in the mud.
washing, laundry
developing (film)
gasiil
baa3d il-gasiil after being washed
nashaart il-gasiil I hung up the washing.
Sabuun gasiil laundry soap
masHuuq gasiil washing powder
gasiil il-fiilem developing film
jibt-illo aflaam lil-gasiil
to wash (hands, face, etc)
gaassal [bigaassel]
biiddak tgaassel? Do you want to wash up?
gaassal wiijho He washed his face.
mingaassel ideena We wash our hands.
washing machine
washerwoman
gassaale / gassalaat
to submerge, dive
gaaS [biguuS]
il-gawwaaSa gaaSat The submarine submerged
to force, compel, make (someone do something)
to rape
gaaSab [buugSob]
balaash tuugSbo Don’t force him!
gaSaabni aakol He forced me to eat.
gaSaabet Haali I forced myself.
gaaSab il-biint He raped the girl.
unwillingly, agains one’s will, reluctantly
unintentionally
gaaSben 3an…
lazem ye3maal-ha gaaSben 3aanno
He has to do it, even though he doesn’t want to.
haada biSiir maa3i gaaSben 3aanni I
t happens to me even though I don’t want it to.
inexperienced, green
ignorant
gashiim / gashiime
baa3do gashiim He still inexperienced.
swindler, fraud, cheat, impostor
gashshaash / gashshashiin
haada waaHad gashshaash He’s a swindler. He’s an impostor.
cover, covering, lid
gaaTa [guuTi]
qiim il-gaaTa! Take off the lid!
gaaTa laamba lampshade
laazem ikuun gaaTa 3ala raaso He must cover his head.
to dive
to submerge
gaTas [bugTos]
il-gawwaaSa gaTsat. The submarine submerged.
gaaTes fi-n-noom. He’s in a deep sleep.
to immerse, dip
gaTT [bigoTT]
bigoTT il-khubez fi-z-zeet He dips the bread in the oil.
noise, shouting
rabble, mob
gäwgä
submarine
gawwaaSa / gawwaaSaat
il-gawwaaSa gaaSat The submarine submerged.
replacement, spare part
change of clothes/ underwear
gear
gäyaar / gäyaaraat
quTa3 gäyaar läs-säyyaara spare parts for the car
äkhädet gäyaaraat läT-Tefel She took a change of clothes for the baby.
gäyaaraati fish-shäntä! My change of clothes is in the suitcase.
fii khämse gäyaar There are five gears.
small quantity
gayD #
gayD min fayD a drop in the ocean
goal, purpose, intention, end
end, limit, extremity
gääye / gääyäät
bikuun 3indo gaaye He must have an axe to grind.
il-maSaari wäsiile, mush gääye fi Häyääti.
Money is a means, not an end, in my life.
il-gääye bitbärrer il-wäsiile The end justifies the means.
lil-gääye extremely / very
lä-gääyet as far as / up to / until
li-gääyet ‘äkher ish-shäher until the end of the month
lä-gääyt il-yom until today / right up to the present day
absent, away
gääyeb / gääybe / gääybiin
altruism
*the belief in or practice of disinterested and
selfless concern for the well-being of others.
gäyriyye
to become cloudy
gäyyäm [bigäyyem]
is-sämä mgäyyme The skys cloudy.
gayyamat id-diinya Its clouded over.
bidyät tgäyyem. It began to cloud over; It’s begun to cloud over.
