Nouns 14 Flashcards

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Sociology

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علم الاجتماع

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Philosophy

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فَلْسَفِة، ج فَلْسَفَاْت

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Accountancy

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مُحَاسَبِة

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Civil engineering

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الهندسة المدنية

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Business administration

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إدارة الأعمال

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Computer engineering

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هندسة الحاسوبات

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Electrical engineering

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الهندسة الكهربائية

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Industrial engineering

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الهندسة الصناعية

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9
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Nuclear engineering

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الهندسة النووية

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Architecture

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هَنْدَسِة مِعْمَارِيِّة

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11
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Algebra

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الجَبِر

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12
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Anthropology

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علم الانسان

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13
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Computer science

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علم الحاسوب

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14
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Botany

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علم النبات

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15
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Veterinary science

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الطب البيطري

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16
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Psychiatry

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الطب النفساني

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17
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Dentistry

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طب الأسنان

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18
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Optics

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البصريات

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19
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Synonym

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مُرَادِف، ج مُرَادِفَات

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Style, method, manner, form, way (of doing s.th.)

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إِسْلُوْب، ج أَسَاْلِيْب (أَسَلِيْب)

كُلّ كَاتِب إِلُو أُسلَوْبُو الخَاصّ ‎[P] Every writer has his own personal style; {kull kāteb ʔilo ʔuslōbo-l-ḵᾱṣṣ}
‏ أُسلُوْك شِعري ‎[P] a poetic style; { ʔuslūk šiʕry}
‏ الدِمُوْقرَاطِيِّة أُسلُوْب تَفكِيْر ‎[P] democracy is a way of thinking; {‘id-dimūʠrᾱṭiyye ʔuslūb tafkīr}
‏هَا، هَادا إِسْلُوْبِ جْدِيد مِنَّو ‎[S] Why, that’s an entirely new angle of his!
‏إِسْلُوْبَو كْتِيرِ ضْعِيف ‎[S] He has a very poor style

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21
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Fluency

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طلاقة

بْطَلَاقَة ‎[S] fluently
‏بْيِحْكِي أَلْمَانِي بْطَلَاقَة = بْيِحْكِي أَلْمَانِي مِتْلِ المَيّ ‎[S] He speaks German fluently

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22
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Skill, expertise

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مَهَاْرَة

الشُغُل بْيِتطَلَّب مَهَارَة ‎[P] the work requires skill; {‘iš-šuġᵒl bºyitṭɑllɑb mahᾱrɑ}
‏هالشِّي بْيِتْطَلِّب مَهَارَة كْتِيرِة ‎[S] That requires a lot of skill

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23
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Bronze

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بْرُوْنْز

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24
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Ivory

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عَاْج

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25
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Thread, cord, yarn, twine

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خَيْط، ج خِيْطَاْن

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Rope, string, line

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حَبِل، ج اِحبَال / حْبَال

حَبْلِة، ج حَبْلَاْت / حْبَاْل
rope, a piece of rope

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27
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Pearl(s)

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لُؤلُؤ

لُوْلِيِّة، ج لُوْلِيَّاْت

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28
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Velvet

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مِخْمَل

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29
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Modesty (dressing)

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اْحتِشَام

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30
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Modesty (personality)

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تَوَاْضُع

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31
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Shortening, abridgment

Falling short, shortcoming

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تَقصِيْر

هَادَا تَقصِيْر مِنَّا إِنُّو مَا بْيِعرَف يِقرَا ‎[P] it’s a shortcoming on our part that he doesn’t know how to read; {hāda tɑqṣīr minna ʔinno ma bºyeʕrɑf yiqrɑ}
‏فِيْه تَقصِيْر مِن جِهَةِ الحُكُوْمِة ‎[P] there is shortcoming / incapacity to do its duties on the part of the government; {fīh tɑqṣīr min jihaᴵ-l-ḥukūme}
‏فِيْه تَقصِيْر في إِدَارِةِ المُستَشفَى ‎[P] there is a falling short in the management of the hospital; {fīᴴ tɑqṣīr fy ʔidᾱreᴵ-l-mustašfa}
‏هَادَا تَقصِيْر مِنَّك تِجَاه أَهلَك ‎[P] this is a shortcoming on your part toward your family;

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Repairing, repair, fixing, mending (also in some cases alteration)

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تَصْلِيْح، ج تَصْلِيْحَاْت

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33
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Sewing, dressmaking, tailoring, needlework

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خْيَاْطَة

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34
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Crucifixion

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تَصْليب

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35
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Exhibition, exhibit

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مَعْرَض، ج مَعَاْرِض

عَرَض لَوحَاتُو في المَعرَض ‎[P] he exhibited his pictures in the exhibition; {ʕɑrɑḍ lawḥāto fy-l-mɑʕrɑḍ}
‏مَعْرَض فَنّ ‎[L] an art exhibition;
‏مَعْرَض رَسْم وْنَحْت ‎[L] a painting and sculpture exhibition;
‏مَعْرَض صُوَر ‎[S] picture gallery
‏شِفْتِ المَعْرَضِ الزِّرَاعَات ‎[S] Have you seen the agricultural exhibit?
‏بْحَيَاتَك زِرِت مَعْرَض دِمَشْق ‎[S] Were you ever at the Damascus Fair?

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36
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Breach, gap, hole

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ثِغْرَة، ج ثِغْرَاْت / ثِغَر

السَّفْرَة فَتْحِت لِي ثِغْرَة كْبِيْرِة بْجَيْبْتِي = السَّفْرَة بَخْشِت لِي بِخْشِ كْبِيْرِ بْجَيْبْتِي ‎[S] The trip made a big hole in my pocketbook
‏الِهْجُوْم الِـمْعَاكِس فَتَح ثِغْرَة بِالمَيْسَرَة ‎[S] The counterattack created a breach on the left flank.
‏مُشَاتْنَا فَتَحُوا ثِغْرَة كْبِيْرِة بِخْطُوطِ العَدُوّ ‎[S] Our infantry smashed a wide gap in the enemy’s lines.

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37
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Puncture, hole, borehole; hole (e.g. in a piece of wood, eye of a needle, also in the sense of a hole or tear in clothes)

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بِخِش (بِخْش)، ج بْخُوشِة

ثَقْب، ج ثُقُوْب

ثُقُوْب المِصْفَايِة ‎[L] the holes of the strainer (formal language, said by the speaker with a fusha pronunciation)

فِي بِخِش بِالخِصّ ‎[S] There is a hole in the fence,
‏أَوَّل شِي لَازِم نِبْخُش بِخِش بِاللَوْح ‎[S] We have to drill a hole in the board first
‏فِي بِخِشِ بْبَنْطَلَوْنَك ‎[S] You have a hole in your pants,
‏فَجْأَةً الحَيِّة اْخْتَفِتِ بْبِخِش بِالحَيْط ‎[S] All of a sudden the snake disappeared in a hole in the wall
‏السَّفْرَة فَتْحِت لِي ثِغْرَة كْبِيْرِة بْجَيْبْتِي = السَّفْرَة بَخْشِت لِي بِخْشِ كْبِيْرِ بْجَيْبْتِي ‎[S] The trip made a big hole in my pocketbook
‏بِخْشِ الغَال، ج بْخَاشِ الغَال ‎[S] key hole
‏فَكِلِّ النَّهَار هَيْدا، اللِّيِّة وَاقٔفِة بْتِيجِي فَوقٔ البُخُش ‎[L] So all day long his tail is right over his asshole.

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Hole, pit, depression

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حِفْرَة، ج حِفَر

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Passing, passage, access

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مُرُوْر

وَرْقِة مُرُوْر، ج وْرَاق مُرُوْر ‎[S] pass
‏بِدَّك وَرْقِة مُرُوْر لَتْفُوْت مْنِ البَوَّابِة ‎[S] You’ll need a pass to get by the gate
‏حَقِّ المُرُور ‎[S] right of way
‏شِرْكِةِ الزَّيْت عَمِ تْفَاوِض مِنْشَان حَقِّ المُرُور لَأَنَابِيْهَا (لَأَنَبِيْهَا) ‎[S] The oil company is negotiating for the right of way for their pipeline
‏فِشّ مُرُوْر ‎[P] there’s no way through, there’s not passage; {fišš murūr}
‏مَمنُوْعِ المُرُوْر ‎[P] no entry! no access! no thoroughfare; {mamnūʕᴵ-l-murūr}
‏مَع مُرُوْرِ الأَيَّام ‎[P] with the passing of days

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40
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Bell, buzzer, doorbell

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جَرَس، ج اْجْرَاْس

أَجرَاسِ الكَنَايِس ‎[P] church bells; { ʔajrᾱsᴵ-l-kanāyes}
‏دَقَّيْتِ الجَرَس ‎[P] I rang the bell; {daqqētᴵ-l-jɑrɑs}
‏دِقِّ الجَّرَس مَرّْتَيْن إِذا بِدَّك شِي ‎[S] Ring the bell twice if you want something,

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Trumpet, bugle, horn

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بُوْق، ج بْواق

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Driver

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سَوَّاْق، ج سَوَّاْقِيْن

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Landing (of a plane, bird, etc.)

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هْبُوْط

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Lateness, delaying, tardiness

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تَأخِيْر

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Curfew

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عَدَمِ التَّجَوُّل

الضَّابِطِ المَسْؤُول عَيَّنِ السَّاعَة تْمانِة لَبِدِء عَدَمِ التَجَوُّل لِلمَدَنِيِّين ‎[S] The commanding officer set an eight-o’clock curfew for the civilian population,

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Promise

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وَعِد (وَعْد)، ج وْعُوْد

47
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Loyalty

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وَفَاْء

48
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Wire

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سِلك، ج أَسْلَاْك

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Stairs, step(s), flight (of stairs), staircase

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دَرَج، ج دْرَاْج

دَرَجِة، ج دَرَجَاْت
(a) step, stair;

مِن عَ الدَّرَج ‎[S] from on the stairs, downstairs
‏تْفَرْكَش وْوِقِع مِن عَ الدَّرَج ‎[S] He tripped and fell downstairs
‏ الدَرَجِ نْضِيْف ‎[P] the steps / stairs are clean; {‘id-darajᵉ nºḍīf}
‏دَرَج مُتَحَرِّك / دَرَج كَهرَبَا ‎[P] escalator; {daraj mutaharrek / daraj kaḥrɑbɑ}
‏بَسمَعِ صيَاح الِوْلَاد في مَطلَعِ الدَرَج ‎[P] I hear the children’s shouts in the stairwell; {basmaʕᵉ ṣyᾱḥ-l-ᵉwºlād fy mɑṭlɑʕᴵ-d-daraj}
‏نْزَال عَ الدَّرَج، عَ إِيْدَك اليِمين ‎[V] go down the stairs, (it is) on your right hand side;
‏الأَسانْسِير مِش ماشِي، لِأَنُّو الكَهْرَبَا مَقْطُوعَة، رَح نُطْلَع عَ الدَرَج ‎[L] the elevator is not working, because the electricity is out, we will go up the stairs;
‏طْلَع (طْلَاْع) عَ الدَّرَج على يَمِينَك ‎[S] Take the stairs to your right
‏كَم دَرَج لِسَّا لازِم نِطْلَع ‎[S] How many more flights do we have to climb?

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Corridor, hall, hallway

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كَوْرِيْدَوْر، ج كَوْرِيْدَوْرَاْت

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Chandelier

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تْرَيَّا، ج تْرَيَّاْت

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Lighter (e.g. cigarette lighter)

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وَلَّاْعَة، ج وَلَّاْعَاْت

قَدَّاحَة، ج قَدَّاحَات

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Orchard

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بِسْتَاْن، ج بَسَاْتِيْن (بَسَتِيْن)

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Mat

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حَصِيْرِة، ج حُصُر

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Powder

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بُوْدرَة

مَسحُوْق، ج مَسَاحِيْق

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(Drinking) straw

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مَصَّاْصَة، ج مَصَّاْصَاْت

شَلَمَوْنَاْيِة، ج شَلَمَوْنَاْيَاْت

مِمْكِن تْنَاوِلْنِي مَصَّاصَة مِن فَضْلَك ‎[S] Can I please have a straw?

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Pitcher, kettle, pot (for coffee, tea) jug

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إِبْرِيْق / بْرِيْق، ج أَبَاْرِيْق (أَبَرِيْق)

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Dishwasher

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جَلَّاْيِة صْحُوْن، ج جَلَّاْيَاْت صْحُوْن

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Leak

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بِخْوَاْش، ج بَخَاْوِيْش (بَخَوِيْش)

دَلْف

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Match(es)

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كِبْرِيْت

كِبْرِيْتِة، ج كَبَاْرِيْت (كَبَرِيْت)
(a) matchstick, match;

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Filter

Strainer

Refinery

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مِصْفَاْيِة، ج مِصْفَاْيَاْت / مَصَاْفِي

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(Pair of) pliers, pincers

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كَمَّاشِة، ج كَمَّاشَات

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Copper

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نْحَاس

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Marble

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رْخَام

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Containment

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احْتِواء

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Controversy

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جَدَل

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State of wildness, savagery (also in the sense of hooliganism” or “rioting”)

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هَمَجِيَّة

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Credibility

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مِصْداقيّة

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Morale

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مَعنَوِيَّات

حَتَّى يِرفَعُوا مَعنَوِيَّاتِ الجَيْش ‎[P] in order to improve the army’s morale; {ḥatta yirfaʕu maʕnawiyyātᴵ-l-jēš}
‏مَعْنَوِيَّاتِ الجّْنُوْد كَانِت مِمْتَازِة ‎[S] The morale of the troops was excellent

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Consciousness, awareness

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وَعْي

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Distortion

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تَشوِيْه

تَشوِيْهِ الحَقَائِق ‎[P] distortion of the facts

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Positive aspects, advantages

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إِيْجَابِيِّة، ج إِيْجَابِيَّات

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Negative aspects, disadvantages

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سَلْبِيَّة، ج سَلْبِيَّاْت

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Terminology

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مِصْطَلَحَاْت

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Stalemate, deadlock

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جُمُوْد

هَادَا أَفضَل مِنِ الجُمُوْد ‎[P] this is better than a deadlock; {hāda ʔɑfḍɑl minᴵ-l-jumūd}

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Trap, snare

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فَخّ، ج فْخَاخ

وِقِع في الفَخّ ‎[P] he fell into the trap; {wiqeʕ fy-l-faḵḵ}
‏لَازِم نُنصُب فَخّ حَتَّى نِمسِكِ التَعلَب ‎[P] we have to set a trap to catch the fox; {lāzem nunṣob faḵḵ ḥatta nimsekᴵ-t-taʕlab}
‏الشِّرْطَة نَصَبُوا لَو فَخّ ‎[S] The police set a trap for him
‏وِقِع بِالفَخّ ‎[S] He walked into the trap,
‏كِلّْ يَوْم على بِكْرَا مْنِفْحَص الِفْخَاخ ‎[S] Every morning we check the traps

77
Q

Allegation

A

مَزْعَم، ج مَزَاْعِم

اِدِّعَاْء، ج اِدِّعَاْءَاْت

هادا فَهْرَس مَا فِي اِدِّعَاءِ بْكَمَالَو ‎[S] It’s an index with no pretense at completeness

78
Q

(A) deal

A

صَفْقَة، ج صَفْقَاْت

رِبِح في الصَفقَة ‎[P] he made money on the deal, he gained from the deal; {ribeḥ fy-ṣ-ṣɑfʠɑ}
‏بِدّيَ اْعمِل مَعَك صَفقَة ‎[P] I want to make a deal with you; {biddyᵃ ‘ºʕmel maʕak ṣɑfʠɑ}
‏صَفَقَات في البُرصَة ‎[P] deals on the stock exchange; {ṣɑfɑʠᾱt fy-l-burṣɑ}
‏صَفَقَات مَشبُوْهَة ‎[P] shady deals, suspect deals; {ṣɑfɑʠᾱt mašbūha}
‏طالَع مَصَارِي كْتِيرِ بهالصَّفْقَة ‎[S] He made a lot of money on that deal
‏بَعِد أَخِد وْرَدّ طَوِيلِ اْتَّفَقُوا عَ صَفْقَة ‎[V] After much haggling, they struck a bargain

79
Q

Cover-up

A

تَغْطِية

80
Q

Concept, notion, idea

A

مَفْهُوْم، ج مَفَاْهِيْم (مَفَهِيْم)

مَفهُوْمِ الدِمُوْقرَاطْيَة ‎[P] the concept of democracy; {mafhūmᴵ-d-dimūʠrᾱṭºya}
‏مَفهُوْمِ-عَدِل ‎[P] the concept of justice; {mafhūmᴵ-ʕadᵉl}
‏مَفهُوْمِ الحُرِّيِّة ‎[P] the idea of freedom; {mafhūmᴵ-l-ḥurriyye}
‏في المَفهُوْمِ العَادي ‎[P] in the accepted meaning / concept

81
Q

Thought, idea, notion

A

فِكْرَة، ج أَفْكَاْر

82
Q

Diet

A

حِمْيِة، ج حِمْيَاْت

لَازِم اِتِّبِع حِمْيِة خَاصَّة ‎[S] I have to follow a special diet
‏لازِم اِمْشِي على حِمْيِة شَدِيدِة ‎[S] have to keep a strict diet

83
Q

Generalisation

A

تَعْمِيْم، ج تَعْمِيْمَاْت

بِيْحِبّ يْسَاوِي تَعْمِيْمَات شَامْلِة ‎[S] He likes to make sweeping generalizations

التَعمِيْم غَلَط ‎[P] it’s wrong to generalize; {‘it-taʕmīm ġɑlɑṭ}

84
Q

Mediation

A

وَسَاْطَة

85
Q

Imagination, fantasy

A

خَيَاْل، ج خَيَاْلَاْت

86
Q

Truth, fact

A

حَقِيْقَة، ج حَقَاْيِق

87
Q

Banquet

A

وَلِيْمِة، ج وَلَاْيِم

88
Q

Heritage

A

تُرَاث

89
Q

Postcode

A

رَڥِمِ المَنطِڥَة

90
Q

Lottery ticket

A

وَرْقِة يانَصِيب

91
Q

Lottery

A

يَاْنَصِيْب

92
Q

Village

A

ضَيْعَة، ج ضِيَع

93
Q

Amusement park

A

مدينة ترفيهية

94
Q

Empowerment

A

تَمْكِيْن

Female empowerment = التمكين النساء

95
Q

Dilemma, predicament, fix, dilemma, critical situation

A

مَأْزَق، ج مَآزِق

بْمَأْزَق ‎[S] in a tight spot
‏هادا المَأْزَق هَللي وَاقِع فِي جِيْلنَا ‎[S] That’s the dilemma of our generation
‏أنا بْمَأْزَق عَ المَظْبُوْط ‎[S] I’m in a real dilemma

96
Q

Immoral (person), jerk, low-life

A

رَذِيْل، ج رْذَال / رُذَلَا / رُذَّل

97
Q

Adaptability, ability to adapt

A

قَاْبْلِيِّة تَكْيِيْف

‏هالنَبَات عَم يْوَرْجِي قابْلِيِّة تَكْيِيف مِدِهْشِة لَوَسَطَو ‎[S] This plant shows a remarkable degree of adaptation to its environment

98
Q

Fringe (hair)

A

غُرَّة

عِندهَا غُرَّة ‎[P] she’s got bangs; {ʕindha ġurrɑ}
‏غُرَّا يَعني شَعِر بيْغَطّي الِجبِيْن ‎[P] bangs are hair that covers the forehead; {ġurrɑ yaʕny šaʕᵉr byºġɑṭṭy-l-ᵉjbīn}