Cognates Flashcards

1
Q

جغرافية (juġrāfiyah)

A

geography.

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فيزياء (fīzīāʾ)

A

physics.

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إلكترونية (iliktirūnīyah)

A

electronic.

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إنترنت (intirnṭ)

A

internet.

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مليودرامي (milīūdrāmī)

A

melodramatic.

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6
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بيتزا (bītzā)

A

pizza.

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بلاستيك (blastīk)

A

plastic.

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كباب (kabāb)

A

kebab.

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سلطة (salaṭah)

A

salad.

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سمندر (samandar)

A

salamander.

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سالمون (sālmūn)

A

salmon.

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صندل (ṣandal)

A

sandal.

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شربات (sharbah)

A

sherbet (frozen fruit juice dessert; sorbet, sherbert).

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سبانخ (subānkh)

A

spinach (Arabs introduced this to Spain).

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تونة (tūnah)

A

tuna.

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أمريكا (Amrīkā)

A

America.

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جنرال (jinnarāl)

A

army general.

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أسفلت (asfalt)

A

asphalt.

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أوتوبوس (awtūbūs)

A

autobus (bus).

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البكالوريوس (al-bakālūriyūs)

A

bachelor’s degree.

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21
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بكتيريا (baktīriyā)

A

bacteria.

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البكتيرية (al-baktīriyyah)

A

bacterial.

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الباليه (al-bālīyah)

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بالون (bālūn)

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بنك (bank)

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البطارية (al-baṭāriyah)

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بيرة (bīrah)

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بيج (bīj)

A

beige (color).

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بيولوجيا (biyūlūjīā)

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بسكويت (biskwīt)

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بلوزة (blūzah)

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الجبر (al-jabr)

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الألومنيوم (al-alūminyūm)

A

aluminium.

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ملغم (malaġam)

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الكحول (al-khulū)

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قهوة (qahwah)

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الخيمياء (al-kīmiyā’)

A

alchemy/chemistry.

38
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الجزيرة (al-jazīrah)

A

island (Al Jazeera literally means “The Island”).

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الصفر (aṣ-ṣifr)

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رقم (raqam)

A

number (arithmetic).

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ليمون (laymūn)

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النارنج (an-nāranj)

A

orange (though it specifically referred to bitter orange in Arabic).

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غزال (ghazāl)

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مطرح (maṭrah)

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مقهى (maqha)

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سكر (sukkar)

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قطن (quṭn)

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غيتار (ghītār)

A

guitar (although the guitar’s history is complex, and its development involves multiple influences).

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Q

أبريق (abriq)

A

ewer, which has influenced the term “apricot” (the fruit) in European languages.

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زعفران (za‘farān)

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زرافة (zarāfah)

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مغناطيس (magnāṭīs)

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طب (ṭibb)

A

medicine or medical.

54
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كيمياء (kīmiyā’)