Arabic Vocab

Question 1

كِتَابٌ (kitāb)

Answer 1

Meaning: Book
Gender: Masculine
Example: هُوَ كِتَابٌ (It is a book)
Plural: كُتُبٌ (kutub)

Question 2

مُدَرِّسٌ / مُدَرِّسَةٌ (mudarris/mudarrisa)

Answer 2

Meaning: Teacher
Gender: Masculine/Feminine forms shown
Example: هِيَ مُدَرِّسَةٌ (She is a teacher)
Plural:

Question 3

طَالِبٌ / طَالِبَةٌ (ṭālib/ṭāliba)

Answer 3

Meaning: Student
Gender: Masculine/Feminine forms shown
Example: أَنَا طَالِبٌ (I am a student)
Plural: طُلَّابٌ / طَالِبَاتٌ

Question 4

بَابٌ (bāb)

Answer 4

Meaning: Door
Gender: Masculine
Example: هَذَا بَابٌ (This is a door)
Plural: أَبْوَابٌ (abwāb)

Question 5

بَيْتٌ (bayt)

Answer 5

Meaning: House
Gender: Masculine
Example: هَذَا بَيْتٌ كَبِيرٌ (This is a big house)
Plural: بُيُوتٌ (buyūt)

Question 6

مَاءٌ (mā’)

Answer 6

Meaning: Water
Gender: Masculine
Example: أُرِيدُ مَاءً (I want water)
Note: Uncountable noun

Question 7

سَيَّارَةٌ (sayyāra)

Answer 7

Meaning: Car
Gender: Feminine
Example: هِيَ سَيَّارَةٌ جَدِيدَةٌ (It is a new car)
Plural: سَيَّارَاتٌ (sayyārāt)

Question 8

كَبِيرٌ / كَبِيرَةٌ (kabīr/kabīra)

Answer 8

Meaning: Big
Type: Adjective
Example: بَيْتٌ كَبِيرٌ (a big house)
Plural: كِبَارٌ (kibār)

Question 9

صَغِيرٌ / صَغِيرَةٌ (ṣaghīr/ṣaghīra)

Answer 9

Meaning: Small
Type: Adjective
Example: كِتَابٌ صَغِيرٌ (a small book)
Plural: صِغَارٌ (ṣighār)

Question 10

مَدْرَسَةٌ (madrasa)

Answer 10

Meaning: School
Gender: Feminine
Example: هَذِهِ مَدْرَسَةٌ (This is a school)
Plural: مَدَارِسُ (madāris)

Question 11

صَدِيقٌ / صَدِيقَةٌ (ṣadīq/ṣadīqa)

Answer 11

Meaning: Friend
Gender: Masculine/Feminine forms shown
Example: هُوَ صَدِيقِي (He is my friend)
Plural: أَصْدِقَاءٌ (aṣdiqā’)

Question 12

طَعَامٌ (ṭaʿām)

Answer 12

Meaning: Food
Gender: Masculine
Example: هَذَا طَعَامٌ لَذِيذٌ (This is delicious food)
Plural: أَطْعِمَةٌ (aṭʿima)

Question 13

رَجُلٌ (rajul)

Answer 13

Meaning: Man
Gender: Masculine
Example: هُوَ رَجُلٌ طَوِيلٌ (He is a tall man)
Plural: رِجَالٌ (rijāl)

Question 14

اِمْرَأَةٌ (imra’a)

Answer 14

Meaning: Woman
Gender: Feminine
Example: هِيَ اِمْرَأَةٌ ذَكِيَّةٌ (She is a smart woman)
Plural: نِسَاءٌ (nisā’)

Question 15

طِفْلٌ / طِفْلَةٌ (ṭifl/ṭifla)

Answer 15

Meaning: Child
Gender: Masculine/Feminine forms shown
Example: هَذَا طِفْلٌ (This is a child)
Plural: أَطْفَالٌ (aṭfāl)

Question 16

يَوْمٌ (yawm)

Answer 16

Meaning: Day
Gender: Masculine
Example: يَوْمٌ جَمِيلٌ (a beautiful day)
Plural: أَيَّامٌ (ayyām)

Question 17

جَيِّدٌ / جَيِّدَةٌ (jayyid/jayyida)

Answer 17

Meaning: Good
Type: Adjective
Example: عَمَلٌ جَيِّدٌ (good work)
Plural: جِيَادٌ (jiyād)

Question 18

طَبِيبٌ / طَبِيبَةٌ (ṭabīb/ṭabība)

Answer 18

Meaning: Doctor
Gender: Masculine/Feminine forms shown
Example: هِيَ طَبِيبَةٌ (She is a doctor)
Plural: أَطِبَّاءٌ (aṭibbā’)

Question 19

وَرَقَةٌ (waraqa)

Answer 19

Meaning: Paper
Gender: Feminine
Example: هَذِهِ وَرَقَةٌ بَيْضَاءُ (This is a white paper)
Plural: أَوْرَاقٌ (awrāq)

Question 20

مَكْتَبٌ (maktab)

Answer 20

Meaning: Office
Gender: Masculine
Example: هَذَا مَكْتَبٌ كَبِيرٌ (This is a big office)
Plural: مَكَاتِبُ (makātib)