Mahfouz - Neighbourhood Stories Flashcards
الضُحَى
Morn, very early morning
القِبَاب
Domes
غُرَاباُ
Crow(bird)
وَتَد (s) عَامودْ
Wedge, stake
مَغْروز
Implanted, entrenched
مَرْبوط (s) مَدْفُون
Tied
أُرْمِق (v1) يَرْمُقْ (v2) رَمَقَ
Take a look, stare
السَطَح
Roof
يَتَحَلَب
Exude, gets wet
يَتَحَلَب (v2) تَحَلَب
Exude, gets wet
مَخلُوعَة
dislocated
كَنَبة
Sofa, couch
تُمَشِطْ (v2) مَشَطَ
Comb, style the hair, coiffure the hair
بَاهِر (s) مُدْهِشْ
Splendid, dazzling, glamorous
ضَخَامةِ
Enormity, size- means here: in size of
بَقٌرَةَ
Cow
تَرْتَعِب (s) تَخَافْ
To be horrified, to be frightened
عَكْروت
Naughty
فتَرْمُقنى (s) تنظُر الىِ
She looks to me
فتَرْمُقنى (v2) رَمَقَنى
She looks to me
بَطَل
Champion, hero
دَلِك لِى (v1) يُدَلِك
Massage, rub
ظَهْرِى (p/s) ظُهُورْ-أظْهُر
My back
اُشَمِر (v2) شَمَرَ
roll up my sleeves
مُعَبَق
Overflowing, full
القُرنْفِل
Dianthus caryophyllus, carnation, clove pink
تُتَمْتِم
Mumble, mutter, stutter
عَفْرِيت (p/s) عَفَاريت
Imp, goblin, demon
الكَتكوت (p/s) كَتَاكِيت
chick
الفَصِيح
Fluent, eloquent
التَدْلِيك
Massage, rubdown
رَبنا (s) إلَهُنا
Good, Allah, our lord
يِحفَظْك (v2) حَفَظَك
Save you
أَشُوفْكْ
See you
مَاشْطَة
coiffeuse
بَامْية
Okra(vegetable)
النْكَابْ (s) الأكتاف
shoulders
المَكْشْوفَة (s) ظَاهِرَة
Uncovered, exposed,
أَرْجِع
Return, pass back
أتَشَبَث (v1) يَتَشَبَث (v2) تَشَبَث
Hang on, means here: insist on staying
البَقَاء
staying
تَتَمَادى
Go further, go too far
الدُعَابة
Humor, joking
مُعَاتِبة (s) لائِمة
Blaming
مِهذارَة (s) مَرِحَة
Funny, likes joking
مِهذارَة (v1) يُهَزِر (v2) هَزَرَ
Funny, likes joking
طِروبْ
Gleeful, Jaunty
لَمْ تَنزَلِق لسُوءْ
Means here: never done a bad thing or major sin
تُدمِن (v2) أَدمَنْ
Addict, addicted to
مُنيرة المِهدِية
That’s a singer’s name
أَرْمَلَة (p/s) أَرَامِلْ
Widow
مُشَاجَرة (p/s) مُشاَجَرَات
fight
تَتَنَهَدْ (v2) تَنَهَدْ
Sighs, moans
يَرْعَاَكْ (v2) رَعَاك
Takes care of you, Watching over you
يَشْفِييكْ (v2) شَفَاك
Heals, cures you
تَهْزْل
gets thinner, becomes very slim
مُذْهِلَة (s) مُدْهِشَة
Astonishing, staggering, startling
يَتَرَهَلْ (v2) تَرَهَل
to be or become flabby
طَيَاتْ (v2) طَيَة
Folds, the folds of, layers
خَاويَة (s) فاَرِغة
Empty
شِفَاءْ
cure
الزِار
Group of rituals used to expel demons, exorcism
المَشْهُودْ (s) المُنْتَظَر
Anticipated
يْكتَظ (s) يَمْتَلىء- يَزْدَحِم
Overcrowds
يَعبَقْ (s) يَمْتَلىء
Overflowing
يَعبَقْ (v2) عَبَقَ
Overflowing
جَوقَة
Chorus- means here: group
يكتَنِفُهُن الغُمُوض
They seem mysterious
عَرْش (p/s) عُرُوش
Throne
مُزَرْكَشة (s) مَزَخرفة
Bobble, decorated
مُتَوَجَة
Crowned
العَاجْ
Ivory
تَتَدَلىَ (s) تَتَعَلَق
Hanging, dangling, flowing
تَتَدَلىَ (v2) تَدَلَى
Hanging, dangling, flowing
عَنَاقيد (p/s) عَنْقُودْ
Grapes, Clusters
الخَرَز (p/s) خَرَزَة
Beads
مَنْقُوعَة (s) مَغْسول
Soaked, saturated
وِعَاء (p/s) أَوْعِيَةْ
Receptacle, container, can,
الدِفُوف (p/s) دُف
Tambourines
تَهزَج (s) تَشْدُو
Sings
تَهزَج (v2) هَزَجَ
Sings
النُحَاسِيَة
coppery
الأنَاشِيد (s) الأغَانِى
Songs
الأنَاشِيد (p/s) النَشِيد
Songs
المُرعِشة
Rocked
تَمُوج
Means here: filled
التَأوُهَات
Sighs
تّذُوب (s) تَتَبَخَر
melts
تّذُوب (v2) ذَاب
melts
تَلتَوى (v2) إِلْتَوَى
Strain
جَلجَلَت (s) إرتَفَعَت
Rose(past)
زَغرُودة (p/s) زَغَارِيِد
Has no match in English, but we use this word to refer to a sound Arabian women make with their tongues in happy occasions
جَزَع (s) لَوَع- قَلَقْ
Anxiety
تُوَدِعْ
send off, see off, say goodbye
عَينَاى
My eyes
الدامعَتان (s) بَاكِيَتَان
Tearful
الكَارو
Cart
تَتَأرْجَح (s) تَتَمايل
Swings(verb), shakes
تَلمَحْنى (s) تَرَانىِ
Glimpses me, sees me, sights me
لَنَا
To us
تِيزَة (s) جّدَة
Our grandmother
بِلاَد الوَاق الوَاق
Idiom that means ; very far land or country
عَبَق
.” عَبِقَالطِّيبُبِهِ “ : لَزَقَبِهِ .
4 .” عَبِقَبِالْمَكَانِ “ : أَقَامَبِهِ .
” عَبِقَبِالشَّيْءِ “ : أُولِعَبِهِ،عَلِقَبِهِبِشِدَّةٍ .
to be full of
to be redolent of
to be fragrant
سِرّ
الجذر: سرر - المجال: عــام ) : سِرًّا)
privily - personally or privately
رِقَّة
( الجذر: رقق - المجال: مشاعروعواطف ) : نُعُومَة
bonhomie
- bluff, hearty pleasantness of manner; good nature; geniality
- the state or quality of being smooth
- smoothness; tenderness
- delicacy,slenderness
- softness; fineness; mellowness.
يَحْتَسِي
اِحْتَسَى ( الجذر: حسو - المجال: أطعمةوأشربة ) : شَرِبَ , رَشَفَ
drink
- take a liquid into the mouth and swallow
- drink in one or more small amounts or by spoonfuls
يُدَاعِب
داعَبَ ( الجذر: دعب - المجال: عــام ) : مازَحَ , لاعَبَ
- coax or humour (a person) in a friendly way; chaff; banter
- speak playfully or jokingly .
- to gently touch someone showing love or to dandle
- to dandle or baby (a child )
- to pamper (a child)
- be friendly to
- to flirt with
- jest with ; joke with .
- make fun with ; trifle with .
- play with, joke with
- play with or trifle with .
يَحْتَسِي
اِحْتَسَى ( الجذر: حسو - المجال: أطعمةوأشربة ) : شَرِبَ , رَشَفَ
drink
- take a liquid into the mouth and swallow
- drink in one or more small amounts or by spoonfuls
يربت
يسوىاويملسبضرباتخفيفة
• رَبَتَعلىكتفِهرَبَّتَ؛ضربهعليهضربًاخفيفًاليهدأ .
Fondle
pat
مَنْكِبِي
مَنْكِب ( الجذر: نكب - المجال: جسمالإنسان ) : كَتِف , عاتِق
shoulder - the part of the body at which the arm is attached
حَنَان
( الجذر: حنن - المجال: مشاعروعواطف ) : عَطْف , شَفَقَة
- feeling of fondness; love; tenderness; warmth; attachment
- attachment; fondness; kindness; tenderness; warmth
- bending
- act of consideration or looking after someone
- mercy ; mildness(of temper or weather)
- state of expressing or feeling pity(for)
- pity,feeling for the suffeing of others,prompting one to give help
- sympathy,emotion
تغُضِّي
أَغْفَل , أَهْمَل
Overlooked
, Turned a blind eye
عَبَثِيّ
( الجذر: عبث - المجال: فلسفة ) : عَبَثِيّ ( فلسفة )
absurd - completely stupid and unreasonable; ridiculous
إِلْعَب
Play
زَجَرَ
( الجذر: زجر - المجال: عــام ) : اِنْتَهَرَ , نَهَرَ
زَجَرَ ( الجذر: زجر - المجال: عــام ) : مَنَعَ , نَهَى
- to rebuke;speak angrily to
- discourage;hinder
- express sharp or severe disapproval to somebody
- rebuke somebody (for a fault, etc)
- criticize somebody or oneself, especially for failing to do something
- blame or rbuke somebody; censure
- severe scold or reprimand .
- chide or reproach (a person)
وَعِيد
( الجذر: وعد - المجال: عــام ) : تَهْدِيد
- blustering talk and behaviour; noisy threats
- threat;menace;the threatening of divine vengeance
- danger; threat
- a declaration of an intention to punish or hurt.
- making a threat or threats against
الشّامِيّة
مِن بلاَد الشَّام : سُوريَا
The Syrian
جَدْوَى ( الجذر: جدو - المجال: عــام ) : فائِدَة , نَفْع
advantage
- benefit; profit; gain
- use; profit; help
- the state of being feasible
- the act of gaining or increase in wealth; porfit; advantage or increase in amount or power
- benefit; usefulness; profit
- goodness or fitness
- benefit or gain or returns
- using or being used or value or advantage; usefulness
- the state of being useful
نِيَّتَك
نِيَّة ( الجذر: نوي - المجال: عــام ) : قَصْد , طَوِيَّة
animus
- will or intention
- the consciousness within oneself of the choice one ought to make between right and wrong
- purpose, aim
- intent, purpose
- things that one intends to do
- inward thoughts; inner most feelings
- the exercise of the will or the power of willing
مِشْوَار
walk , stroke