Arabic- animals Flashcards
Animal
(حَيَوان (حَيَوانات- hayawaan also means anything living
I went to the zoo (garden of animals)
ذَهَبتُ إِلَى حَديقةِ الحَيَوَانات
Dog (Dogs)
كَلبٌ (كِلابٌ)
And their dog was extending it’s forearms(paws)- ayah from surah kahf
وَكلبُهُم باسِطٌ ذِراعَيهِ
Baasid means to extend hands thiraa’ayhi means forearms (paws in this case)
Cat (Male)
قِطٌّ/هِرٌّ Plural: قِطَّطَة/هِرَرَةٌ
Cat (Female)
هِرَّةٌ/قِطَّةٌ Plural: قِطَّطٌّ/هِرَرٌ
Horse- generic word
خَيل (خُيُول)
Male horse /stallion
حِصان (حُصُن)
Female horse / mare
(فَرَس (أََفراس
I rode the horse (F)
رَكِبتُ الفَرَسَ
Donkey
(حِمار (حُمُر
Like the donkey that carries books
كَمَثَلِ الحِمارِِيَحمِلُ أََسفاراَ
I saw a cat drinking
رَأَيتُ قِطاً يَشرَبُ
Sheep or Goat (Generic word)
شاةٌ (شِياةٌ/غَنَمٌ) does not have a singular it is just ghanamun referring to both sheep and goats in plural
In every forty sheep/goat , one sheep (from hadith on zakat)
في كٌلِّ أَربَعِينَ شاةٍ شاةٌ
Sheep
(ضَأُن) ضائِن daa’in (da’un)
Goat
ماعِز (مَعزٌ)
From the sheeps two and from the goats two
مِنْ اضَّأنِ اثنَيْنِ ومِنَ المَعزِ اثْنَين
Cow (Male/female)
بَقَرٌ(بَقَرٌ) - Male بَقَرَةٌ (بَقَراتٌ)- female
Camel generic/male/female
إِبِل- Generic
Male- (جَمَل (جِمَالٌ
Female- (نَاقَةٌ (نِياقٌ
The messenger of Allah said to them it is Allah’s she camel (meaning the she camel which was a miracle for Salih alayhi salam)
فَقَالَ لَهُم رَسُولُ الله ناقة االله
Fish
Samakah-tun سَمَكةٌ
Samak-un (plural) سَمَكٌ
The fish are in the sea
السَّمَكُ فِي البَحر
Wolf
(ذِئْبٌ (ذِئَابٌ