و Flashcards
to wake, wake up
to warn
waa33a [biwaa33i]
container, receptacle
bowl
waa3a / wa3aat
promise
waa3d / wu3uud
ibex, mountain goat
waa3el / wu3uul
rugged, rocky, difficult
waa3er / waa3re
awareness, attention
wakefulness
consciousness
waa3i
awake, aware, conscious
waa3i / waa3ye / wa3yiin
preaching
waa3Z
epidemic
wabaa’
to reprimand, scold, tell off
waabbakh [biwaabbekh]
ravine, valley, gully, wadi
waad / widyaan
to bring, take
waadda [biwaaddi]
to take one’s leave
say goodbye
waadda3 [biwaadde3]
situation, position
waDe3 / ‘awDaa3
clear, distinct, obvious
waaDeH / waaDHa
clearer, more distinct, more obvious ‘aawDaH
to keep (a promise)
to pay (a debt)
waafa [buufi]
death, decease
waafa / wafayaat
delegation
waafd / wufuud
to reconcile, accommodate
to cause (someone) to succeed (refers to God in expressions of good wishes)
waaffaq [biwaaffeq]
to save [up], to economise
waaffar [biwaaffer]
illusion, delusion
waahem / ‘awhaam
deluding oneself, living in a fanatasy world
wahmaan / wahmaane / wahmaniin
illusory, imaginary
waahmi / wahmiiyye
oasis
waaHa / waaHaat
unit
waaHde / waHdaat
loneliness
waaHde / weeHde / wuuHde
mud
waaHel
to unite
united
waaHHad [biwaaHHed]
muwaaHHad / muwaaHHade / muwaHHadiin
only, sole
waHiid / waHiide
birthmark
waaHme
wild animal
uncivilised person, barbarian, ‘animal’
waaHsh / waaHesh / wuHuush
wild; savage, barbaric, brutal
waaHshi / waHshiiyye
wildness; savagery, cruelty
waHshiiyye
pain
waaja3 / ‘awjaa3
to come to face to face with, confront, face up to
to encounter, come across, run into
waajah [biwaajeh]
credit, prestige, esteem, standing
delegation, deputation
wajaaha / wajahaat
course (of a meal)
meal
dose, hit (of a narcotic drug)
waajbe [wajbaat]
duty, obligation, task
waajeb / wajbaat
hypocrisy
wäjhäne
hääy bäss wäjhäne Thats just hypocrisy.
to hurt, cause pain
wäjjä3 [biwäjje3]
id-duktoor wäjjä3-ni The doctor hurt me.
to direct
to aim
wäjjäh [biwäjjeh]
häädä mwäjjäh ‘ili? Is that directed at me?
wäjjeh iD-Daww läl-qurne! Shine the light into the corner!
‘äHsän twäjjeh juhdäk lä-mäjääl tääni
You’d do better to direct your efforts elsewhere.
bäwäjjeh is-su’ääl läs-säyyed My question is directed at Mr….
agency
representation
wäkääle / wäkääläät
wäkäälet il-‘änbää’ the news agency
wikäälet säfariyyäät travel agency
il-wikääle l-yähuudiyye the Jewish Agency
il-mudiir bil-wäkääle the mangers replacement
agent, authorised representative, proxy
guarantor
wäkiil / wukälä
wäkiil ish-shirke the company agent
‘allä wäkiiläk! Dont worry, everything will be all right!
to appoint (someone) as an agent / representative
to authorise (someone) to act on one’s behalf
wäkkäl [biwäkkel]
il-mudiir wäkkäl-ni ‘amDi 3änno
The manager has authorised me to sign for him.
nor
and not
not even
wälä
lä fooq wälä täHet! Neither up nor down!
wälä marra Never!
wälä Hädä! No-one!
You! Hey you!
What’s all this?
What are you up to?
I’m warning you!
wäläk!
even if…
wä-läw
wäläw shättät id-dinyä, kunt jiit Even if it had rained, I would have come.
wäläw bitshätti d-dinyä, bääji Even if it rains, Ill come.
Come on! Forget it!
Don’t you dare!
Oh really!? Heavens! Wow!
wäläw!
mush raH-‘änsää-läk häl-mä3ruuf.. wäläw!
Ill never forget this favour.. Come on!
biddi ädfä3-läk Häqqo! wäläw! I want to pay you for it. I wont hear of it!
‘änä bäfqä3! wäläww! shuu Saar? Im livid! Heavens! Whatevers happened?
born
wäldään / wäldääne / wäldääniin
‘änä wäldään fi Yääfä I was born in Jaffa.
childishness
wäldäne
bälääsh wäldäne Dont be childish!
