ن Flashcards
to send to sleep, make sleepy
naa33as [binaa33es]
laamma biiHki, bina33eesni When he talks, he sends me to sleep.
to announce a death
naa3a [biin3i]
byiin3u 3aleeh They publish an announcementof his death.
to curse
naa3al [biin3al]
yiin3al ‘abuuk! May God curse your father!
ostrich
na3aame
siyaaset in-na3aame, illi bitgoozz raas-ha fi-r-raamel
The policy of the ostrich which hides its head in the sand.
to croak, caw
to hoot (owl)
naa3aq [biin3aq]
il-guraab byiin3aq The raven croaks.
il-buum byiin3aq The owl hoots.
sole (of a shoe)
naa3el / n3aal
HoTT-iilli nuuSS naa3el Put me half a sole.
soft, delicate, smooth
fine
naa3em / naa3me
cp ‘aan3am
hal-biiss shaa3ro naa3em This cat has soft fur.
suukkar naa3em icing sugar / confectioner’s sugar
il-qaahwe, iTHaan-li yyaaha naa3me!
Grind the coffee fine for me, please!
maabrad naa3em a fine file
death notice, announcement of a death
naa3i
miin HaaTT in-naa3i fi-j-jariide? Who put the death notice in the paper?
haada naa3i miin? Whose death notice is that?
‘aana qriit in-naa3i I read the death notice.
pleasurable!
(said to someone who had a haircut, shower or bath)
na3iiman
‘aalla yiin3em 3aleek! May God give you pleasure!
sheep
naa3je / na3jaat
mint
naa3na3
biHooTTu naa3na3 fish-shaay They put mint in the tea.
mlaabbas naa3na3 / mlaabbas 3ala naa3na3
mint-flavoured sweets / mint candies
sleepy, drowsy
na3saan / na3saane / na3saniin
‘aana mush na3saan I’m not sleepy.
il-biint na3saane The girl’s drowsy.
il-‘awlaad na3saniin, nayymii-hom
The children are sleepy, put them to bed!
deputy, substitute
representative, delegate
member of parliament, member of the knessset, representative, congressman etc
naa’eb / nuwwaab
naa’eb il-mudiir the deputy manager
maajles in-nuwwaab parliament / house of representatives
in-naa’eb il-3aamm the Attorney General
to stammer, stutter
naaqnaq [binaaqneq]
Saar inaaqneq He started stammering.
to gush out, well up
to result from, stem from
naaba3 [biinba3]
il-maayy btiinba3 min il-‘aarD The water gushes out of the ground.
biinba3 min ‘akhlaaqo T-Taayybe
It’s the result of his good moral character.
biinba3 min khalfiiyyto th-thaqafiiyye
It stems from his cultural background.
to bark
naabaH [biinbaH]
l-klaab 3am biinbaHu The dogs are barking.
to grow, sprout
naabat [buunbot]
Haatta yuunbot mniiH So that it will grow properly.
plants
nabaat / nabataat
3indna nabaat fi-l-beet We’ve got plants at home.
vegetable
vegetarian
nabaati / nabatiiyye / nabatiyiin
zeet nabaati vegetable oil
‘aana nabaati I’m a vegetarian
iS-Sooya hiiyye l-laaHem lan-nabatiyyiin Soya is the vegetarian’s meat.
to wake
to warn
naabbah [binaabbeh]
‘aana nabbaahtak! I warned you!
laazem tnaabbho You must warn him.
to search, rummage
to dig
naabbash [binaabbesh]
naabbash fi-l-khazaane He rummaged through the cupboard.
3am binaabbesh fi-l-‘aarD He’s digging in the ground.
pick
nabbaashe / nabbashaat
club, truncheon, billy club
nabbuut / nababiit
spring, source
naabe3 / nbuu3a
maayyet naabe3 spring water
pulse
naabaD
naabDo D3iif His pulse is weak.
biiddi ‘aHeess naabDak I want to feel your pulse.
genius
naabga / nawaabeg
huuwwe naabga! He is a genius.
in-nawaabeg qlaal Geniuses are rare.
prophet
naabi / anbiyaa’
noble
näbiil / näbiile / nubälä
min aSel näbiil of noble stock
min 3eele näbiile from a good familz
zäläme näbiil a fine, generous, noble person
akhlaaqo näbiile His morals are noble.
il-hädäf in-näbiil the lofty aim
tone, intonation
näbrä
min näbret Sooto fhemet inno zä3lään
From the tone of his voice I understood he was angry.
plant
näbte
il-qurreeS näbte bärriyye Nettles grow wild.
dew
nädä
käänät id-dinyä nädä Everything was covered with dew.
fii nädä 3älä z-zhuur There’s dew on the flowers.
to mourn, lament
nädäb [biindeb]
regret, remorse
nädääme
fi-l-3äjäle n-nädääme u-fi-t-ta’ääni s-sälääme
Slow and steady wins the race. In haste there is regret and in slowness there is well being.
to vow, make a vow
nädar [bundor / binder]
illi binder nider lääzem yufii He who makes a vow must keep it.
mourner
näddääbe [näddäbäät]
in-näddääbäät 3äm binedbu The mourners are lamenting.
wailing, lamentation
nädeb
sme3nä n-nädeb We heard the wailing.
rare, unusual, uncommon
one who has made a vow
nääder / näädre / näädriin
häädä ‘ishi nääder jiddän Thats a very rare thing.
bin nääder tisma3 minno khabar Rarely you hear from him news.
bin nääder ta tlääqi nääs min häsh shikel Its rare to meet people like that.
abuuy nääder nider My father has made a vow.
hiyye näädre She has made a vow.
club
näädi / näwäädi
in-näädi n-nisää‘i the women’s club
‘a3Daa’ in-näädi the members of the club
unusual occurrence, rare phenomenon, strange thing
amusing ancedote, curious tale
näädre / näwääder
Saar mä3nä näädre A strange thing happened to us.
näwääder juHä the exploits of Juha
