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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5
Q

مليودرامي (milīūdrāmī)

A

melodramatic.

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6
Q

بيتزا (bītzā)

A

pizza.

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Q

بلاستيك (blastīk)

A

plastic.

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Q

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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13
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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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16
Q

أمريكا (Amrīkā)

A

America.

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17
Q

جنرال (jinnarāl)

A

army general.

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18
Q

أسفلت (asfalt)

A

asphalt.

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Q

أوتوبوس (awtūbūs)

A

autobus (bus).

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Q

البكالوريوس (al-bakālūriyūs)

A

bachelor’s degree.

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21
Q

بكتيريا (baktīriyā)

A

bacteria.

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22
Q

البكتيرية (al-baktīriyyah)

A

bacterial.

23
Q

الباليه (al-bālīyah)

A

ballet.

24
Q

بالون (bālūn)

A

balloon.

25
Q

بنك (bank)

A

bank.

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Q

البطارية (al-baṭāriyah)

A

battery.

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Q

بيرة (bīrah)

A

beer.

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بيج (bīj)

A

beige (color).

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بيولوجيا (biyūlūjīā)

A

biology.

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بسكويت (biskwīt)

A

biscuit.

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بلوزة (blūzah)

A

blouse.

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الجبر (al-jabr)

A

algebra.

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الألومنيوم (al-alūminyūm)

A

aluminium.

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Q

ملغم (malaġam)

A

amalgam.

35
Q

الكحول (al-khulū)

A

alcohol.

36
Q

قهوة (qahwah)

A

coffee.

37
Q

الخيمياء (al-kīmiyā’)

A

alchemy/chemistry.

38
Q

الجزيرة (al-jazīrah)

A

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

39
Q

الصفر (aṣ-ṣifr)

A

zero.

40
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رقم (raqam)

A

number (arithmetic).

41
Q

ليمون (laymūn)

A

lemon.

42
Q

النارنج (an-nāranj)

A

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

43
Q

غزال (ghazāl)

A

gazelle.

44
Q

مطرح (maṭrah)

A

mattress.

45
Q

مقهى (maqha)

A

café.

46
Q

سكر (sukkar)

A

sugar.

47
Q

قطن (quṭn)

A

cotton.

48
Q

غيتار (ghītār)

A

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

49
Q

أبريق (abriq)

A

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

50
Q

زعفران (za‘farān)

A

saffron.

51
Q

زرافة (zarāfah)

A

giraffe.

52
Q

مغناطيس (magnāṭīs)

A

magnet.

53
Q

طب (ṭibb)

A

medicine or medical.

54
Q

كيمياء (kīmiyā’)

A

chemistry