Arabic 4 Flashcards

1
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desert

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صَحْراء

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fast

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سَريع

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rich

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غَنيّ

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poor

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فَقير

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inexpensive/cheap

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رَخيص

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expensive (masc., fem.)

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غالٍ,غالية

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many/a lot

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كَثير

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week

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أُسْبُوع(أَسَابِيع)

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the past

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الماضي

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10
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since, ago

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مُنْذُ

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11
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today

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الْيَوْم

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12
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now

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الآن

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13
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to be

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كان/يكون

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14
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to fly

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طار/يطير

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15
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to sell

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باع/يبيع

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16
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to say

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قال/يقول

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17
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to visit

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زار/يزور

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18
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to walk

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مَشى/يَمشي

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19
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to throw

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رَمى/يَرمي

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20
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to run

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جَرى/يَجري

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21
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the world

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العالَم

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22
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continent

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قارّة(قَارَّات)

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23
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Africa

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أَفْرِيقِيَا

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24
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Asia

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آسِيَا

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25
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tower

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بُرْج(أَبْراج)

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26
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field

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حَقْل(حُقول)

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27
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building/structure

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بِناء

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28
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sweet

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حُلْو

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29
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important

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هَامّ

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30
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more/most

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أَكْثَر

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31
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better/best

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أَفْضَل

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32
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car rental

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اِسْتِئْجار السيّارات

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33
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actor

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مُمَثِّل(مُمَثِّلون)

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34
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actress

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مُمَثِّلة(مُمَثِّلات)

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35
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grandfather/grandmother

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جَدّ/جَدّة

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36
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Saturday

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(يَوْم)السَّبْت

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37
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Sunday

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(يَوْم)الأحَد

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38
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Monday

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(يَوْم)الاِثْنَيْن

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39
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Tuesday

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(يَوْم)الثُلاثَاء

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40
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Wednesday

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(يَوْم)الأَرْبِعَاء

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41
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Thursday

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(يَوْم)الخَميس

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42
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Friday

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(يَوْم)الجُمعَة

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43
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after

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بَعْدَ

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44
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before

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قَبْلَ

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45
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year

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سَنَة(سَنوات)

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46
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20 years ago

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مُنْذُ عشرين سنة

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47
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to go back/return

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عاد/يَعود

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48
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to increase/go up (in price, etc.)

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زاد/يَزيد

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49
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to complain

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شَكا/يَشكو

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50
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good, virtuous

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فاضِل
From p. 231. From root ف ض ل * (f-ḍ-l) “related to surplus, excess”. Not in WK

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51
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watermelon

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بِطِّيخَة

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52
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army, military

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جَيْش

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53
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pyramids

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هَرَم (أَهْرام)

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54
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place, location; status

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مَكَان (أَمْكِنَة)

55
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square (open space in a town); field, sphere

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مَيْدَان (مَيَادِين)

56
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at that time

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قي ذاك الوقت

57
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used to study

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كُنتُ أدرُس

58
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education

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التَعْليم

59
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sport

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الرِّياضَة

60
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history

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التَّاريخ

61
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geography

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الجُغْرافِيا

62
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music

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الموسيقى

63
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mathematics

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الرِياضيَّات

64
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science

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العُلوم

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languages

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اللُّغات

66
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religious education

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التَرِبية الدينيَّة

67
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chemistry

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الكيمياء

68
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drawing/art

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الرَسْم

69
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Arabic (language)

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العَرَبيّة

70
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English (language)

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الإِنْجْلِيزِيَّة

71
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lecture

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مُحاضَرة (ات)

72
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faculty/college

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كُلِّيّة (كُلِّيّات)
From كُلّ‎ (kull) “all, totality, everyone, everything”. Not etymologically related to English “college” (which is from Latin con- +‎ lēgō (“appoint”))

73
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library/bookshop

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مَكْتَبة (مَكْتَبات)

74
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professor/lecturer

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أُسْتاذ (أَساتِذة)

75
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medicine

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الطَّبّ
From the root ط ب ب‎ (ṭ-b-b). “forms words relating to curing, to medicine; forms words relating to treating someone gently”. See طَبَّ * (ṭabba) I “to treat medically”

76
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engineering

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الهَنْدَسة

77
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law (academic study)

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الحُقوق

78
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minister

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وَزير (وُزَرَاء)

79
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ministry

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وِزارة (وِزارات)

80
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emir, prince

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أَمير (أُمَراء)

81
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emirate

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إِمارَة (إِمارات)

82
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ambassador

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سَفير (سُفَرَاء)

83
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embassy

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سِفارة (سِفَارات)

84
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president/chairman

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رَئيس (رُؤَسَاء)

85
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presidency/chair

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رِئاسَة (رِئاسَات)
Verbal noun of رَأَسَ‎ (raʾasa) (form I) “to be in charge, to preside”. From the root ر ء س‎ (r-ʾ-s), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (“head”). Cognate with Hebrew רֹאשׁ‎ (rósh) and Aramaic רֵישָׁא‎ (rēšā)

86
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leader

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زَعيم (زُعَماء)
From the root ز ع م‎ (z-ʿ-m). Compare زَعَمَ “to claim; to pretend, assert; to impart one’s opinion”

87
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leadership

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زَعامة (زَعامات)

88
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agent

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وَكيل (وُكَلاء)

89
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agency

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وَكالة (وَكالات)

90
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colleague/associate

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زَميل (زُمَلاء)

91
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colleagueship / fellowship / camaraderie

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زَمالة (زَمالات)

92
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manager

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مُدير (مُدَراء)
Also “superintendent, boss, chief; (music) conductor”. From root د و ر * (d-w-r) “related to circling”. As adjective, active participle of أَدَارَ * (ʾadāra) IV “(of a business, company, organization, etc) to run, to manage, to govern, to operate; to make turn, to rotate, to spin, to revolve, to whirl; to turn around”. See دَارَ * (dāra) I “to turn, to revolve, to rotate”

93
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the prime minister

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رَئيس الوُزَراء

94
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the Cabinet (council of ministers)

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مَجْلِس الوُزَراء

95
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the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

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الإمارات العَرَبيّة المُتَّحِدة

96
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advertising

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الإِعْلان
From إِعْلَان * (ʾiʿlān) m “advertisement; announcement; publication”. Verbal noun of أَعْلَنَ‎ (ʾaʿlana) (form IV). “to reveal to the public, to publish, to publicize; to announce; to indicate; to summon”. From the root ع ل ن‎ (ʿ-l-n) “related to publicity”.

97
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company (business)

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شَرِكة (شَرِكات)

98
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meeting

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اِجْتِمَاع (اِجْتِماعات)

99
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conference

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مُؤْتَمَر (مُؤْتَمَرات)
Noun of place in the form of the passive participle of اِئْتَمَرَ‎ (iʾtamara, “to deliberate”), from the root ء م ر‎ (ʾ-m-r) “related to commanding or instructing”. Recall تَحت أَمْرَك “تَحت أَمْرَك” from Unit 12.

100
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industry

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الصِناعة
From صَنَعَ‎ (ṣanaʿa, “to make, manufacture”), from the root ص ن ع‎ (ṣ-n-ʿ) “related to building and designing”. Cognate “arsenal” from Italian arsenale, also French arsenal, from Arabic دَار الصِّنَاعَة‎ (dār aṣ-ṣināʿa, “manufacturing shop”); دَار‎ (dār) + صِنَاعَة‎ (ṣināʿa).

101
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health

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الصِحَّة
From the root ص ح ح‎ (ṣ-ḥ-ḥ) “forms words relating to health and truth”.

102
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private

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خاصّ
Also “special; particular; specific; designated; characteristic; distinguished; exclusive”. Derived from the active participle of خَصَّ‎ (ḵaṣṣa, “to favor, to endow, to be characteristic of, to concern”), from the root خ ص ص‎ (ḵ-ṣ-ṣ) “related to things being or becoming special”

103
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different

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مُخْتَلِف
Derived from the active participle of اِخْتَلَفَ‎ (iḵtalafa, “to differ”), from the root خ ل ف‎ (ḵ-l-f) “Having to do with change, difference, or transition.”. Compare خَلَفَ “to follow; to replace; to lag behind; to be detained”.

104
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life

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حَياة (حَيَوات)
From the root ح ي و‎ (ḥ-y-w), related to Hebrew חַיִּים‎ (ḥayím, “life”, also a man’s name).

105
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beginning

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بِداية

106
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the people (troop, band, tribe, nation)

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الشَّعْب
From the root ش ع ب‎ (š-ʿ-b). Compare شَعَبَ “to gather, unite; to mend; to disperse; to get separated; to leave one’s people; to appear”. Different root from Sabian (الصابئة‎).

107
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worker

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عامِل (عُمّال)
From ع م ل * (ʿ-m-l), “related to doing; related to working”

108
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to begin

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بَدَأ / يَبْدَأ
From the root ب د ء‎. Not to be confused with بَدَا * (badā) I “to seem, to appear” (root ب د و‎ (b-d-w)), or ٱبْتَدَعُ “to originate” (root ب د ع).

109
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to know

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عَرَف / يَعْرِف

110
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to ride (on)

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رَكِب / يَرْكَب

111
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until

A

حَتَّى

112
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outside of

A

خارِج

113
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but rather, instead

A

بَلْ

114
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education, rearing, pupil

A

تَرْبِيَة
Also “progress; increase; pupil, foster child”. Verbal noun of رَبَّى‎ (rabbā, “to raise, to educate”), from the root ر ب و‎ (r-b-w)

115
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in the afternoon

A

ظُّهْرًا

116
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generally

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عُمُومًا

117
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workshop

A

جَلْسَة عَمَل

118
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session, sitting

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جَلْسَة

119
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station

A

مَحَطَّة

120
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search; request; order; invite

A

طَلَبَ / يَطْلُبُ

121
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visit (noun)

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زِيارة (زِيارات)

122
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cement

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أَسْمَنْت

123
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to clean

A

نَظَّف / يُنَظِّف

124
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the future

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المُسْتَقْبَل
Passive participle of the verb اِسْتَقْبَلَ‎ (istaqbala, “to receive, meet, face”). From the root ق ب ل‎ (q-b-l) “related to front or acceptance”. Compare Unit 19 “to meet” (قابَل) and “to receive”, Unit 13, 17 “before” (قَبْلَ)

125
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tomorrow

A

غَداً
Adverb - adverbial accusative of غَد‎ (ḡad, “morrow; tomorrow”, noun).

126
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birthday

A

عيد ميلاد

127
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holiday

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عُطْلة (عُطَل)
From the root ع ط ل‎ (ʿ-ṭ-l). “forms words related to being unoccupied”. See عَطِلَ * (ʿaṭila) I “to lack; to be unemployed, to bt idle; to be unadorned”

128
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study (noun)

A

دِراسة (دِرَاسَات)

129
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exam

A

اِمْتِحان (اِمْتِحانات)
From the root م ح ن‎ (m-ḥ-n). “related to experience, to try, to put to the test, to afflict”

130
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plan

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خِطّة (خِطَط)
Or “project, projected course”. Also pronounced خُطَّة‎. From the root خ ط ط‎ (ḵ-ṭ-ṭ). Compare خَطَّ * (ḵaṭṭa) I, non-past يَخُطُّ‎ (yaḵuṭṭu) “to draw a line; to carve, inscribe”. Different from root ق ط ع “Related to cut and separate”.

131
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to attend

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حَضَر / يَحْضُر
From the root ح ض ر‎ (ḥ-ḍ-r), “related to being present”. Compare “lecture” (مُحاضَرة) from Unit 18, “certainly” (حاضِر) from Unit 11.

132
Q

to hope

A

أَمَل / يَأْمُل

133
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to ask

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سَأَل / يَسْأَل
From the root س ء ل‎ (s-ʾ-l) “related to asking”, cognate with Hebrew שָׁאַל‎ (sha’ál, “he asked”).