General Vocabulary Flashcards
من فضلك
Please Etymology/Notes This phrase is made up of three words (من), (فضل) and (ـك). If we wanted to be literal we could translate this phrase into something like “from your virtue” or “from your surplus”, i.e. give me a bit extra by doing this for me.
مكتبة
Library/Bookstore Etymology/Notes (مكتبة) Maktabah comes on the scale of (مفعلة) maf’alah, meaning that place where things of the base meaning of the word are gathered. So a Maktabah is a place where books are gathered or are found abundantly, just like a (مأسدة) ma’sadah is land abundant with lions.
غرب
West
هذا
This
كتاب
Book
حذر
Caution Examples 1. akhadha ‘l-rajulu Hidhrahu أخذ الرجل حذره The man took caution.
أمس
Yesterday
جنوب
South
الجنوب
The South Example 1. huwa min ‘l-junu_b هو من الجنوب He’s from the south.
سَطْر
Line
كَلِمَة
Word
كتَاب
Book
دَفتَر
Notebook
نَصّ
Text
وَرَقَة
Paper/Sheet