Cultural Words and situational/occasional language

Question 1

testimony of faith

Answer 1

shahadah

la elaha ellallah Mohamadur-solullah

Question 2

prayer

Answer 2

Salah

Question 3

dawn

Answer 3

fajr

Question 4

noon

Answer 4

Zuhr

Question 5

afternoon

Answer 5

صلاة العصر

Question 6

sunset

Answer 6

maghrib

Question 7

night

Answer 7

3isha’a

Question 8

charity

Answer 8

zakat

Question 9

fasting

Answer 9

Saum

Question 10

pilgrimage

Answer 10

Hajj

Question 11

call for prayer

Answer 11

‘adhaan

Question 12

person giving call for prayer

Answer 12

mu’adh dhin

Question 13

cleansing for prayer?

If no water?

Answer 13

wuDuu’

tayamum

Question 14

caliph / successor

Answer 14

khaliifah

Question 15

to ward off evil eye when showing admiration

Answer 15

maa shan’ allah

what Allah has given you

Question 16

Items of dress (5)

Answer 16

Burka - covering entire body and face, mesh grille for eyes
Niqab - full length veil covering head and face, not eyes
Chador - full length cloak common in Iran
Dupatta - long scarf covering head and shoulders common in South Asia
Hijab - meaning to cover of veil. headscarf covering head and neck not face

Question 17

feast for end of month of Ramadan. First day of Shawaal (10th month of Islamic calendar)

Answer 17

3eed el-fiTr

Question 18

feast of sacrifice. Occurs during 12th month of Islamic calendar (same month as Hajj)

victim/sacrifice

Answer 18

3eed el-aDHA

DaHiyyah

Question 19

Title of those who have made Hajj

Answer 19

Haajj (m)

Haajjah (f)

Question 20

city of the messenger

Answer 20

al-mediina(t) ar-rasuul

City of Medina in Saudi Arabia

Question 21

tea

Answer 21

shay e.g

tafaDDal shay

Question 22

title of someone who has memorised the Qu’ran

Answer 22

HafiiZ

Question 23

social taboo

Answer 23

3ayb

Question 24

religious taboo

Answer 24

haram

Question 25

god willing

Answer 25

insha’allah

Question 26

in the name of god

Answer 26

bi ism allah

Question 27

Egyptian national holiday marking the beginning of spring. It always falls on the day after the Eastern Christian Easter (following the custom of the largest Christian denomination in the country, the Coptic Orthodox Church).

Despite the Christian-related date, the holiday is celebrated by Egyptians of all religions, so it is considered a national festival, rather than a religious one. The main features of the festival are:
People spend all day out picnicking in any space of green, public gardens, on the Nile, or at the zoo.
Traditional food eaten on this day consists mainly of fesikh (a fermented, salted and dried grey mullet), lettuce, scallions or green onions, tirmis, and colored boiled eggs.

Answer 27

شَم النَّسيم

Sham Ennessim

Question 28

festival of resurrection

Easter

Answer 28

عيد القيامَة

3eed alqyaamah

Question 29

Easter greeting:
A) The messiah has risen
B) indeed he has risen

Answer 29

ا) المسَيح قامَ

ب) بِالحَقيقَة قامَ

Question 30

wedding

Answer 30

حفْل زَواج

Hafl zawaaj

Question 31

Ramadan is generous

RE: God is the most generous

Answer 31

رَمَضلن كَريم
الرَّدّ / الإجانَة : الله أَكْرَم

ramaDaan kariim
allahu akram

Question 32

Christianity
Christian
Jesus

Answer 32

المَسيحِيَّة
مَسيحِيّ
يَسوع

Question 33

Islam
Muslim
Mohammad

Answer 33

الإسلام
مسلم
محمد

Question 34

Judaism
Jewish
Moses

Answer 34

اليَهودِيَّة
يَهودِي
موسى

Question 35

God have mercy on him/her

Answer 35

الله يَرْحَمه/ها

Question 36

traditionally celebrated on the 27th day of Ramadan. It is known as the “Night of Power,” and commemorates the night that the Quran was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad

Answer 36

ليلة القدر

Question 37

roseary

Answer 37

تجويد

Question 38

to someone who has had a haircut/shower/shave e.g. “You clean up well!”

Answer 38

نعيماً

Question 39

Eid Greeting

Answer 39

كل عام وأنتَ بخير

Question 40

I couldn’t sleep (literally: sleep flew from my two eyes)

Answer 40

طارَ نَوم مِن عَيني