Nouns 21 Flashcards

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Agitator, instigator

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مُحَرِّض، ج مُحَرِّضِيْن

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Wreath

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إِكْلِيْل / كْلِيْل، ج أَكَاْلِيْل (أَكَلِيْل

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Freemason

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مَاسَوْني، ج مَاسَوْنِيِّيْن

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Warlord

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أَمير حَرْب

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5
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Proxy war

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حرب بالوكالة

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Geometry

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هَنْدَسِة

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Good manners, courtesy

Convention, (accepted) social usage, formality

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مْجَاْمَلِة

لازِم اْرُوْحِ بْسَبِيْل الِـمْجامَلِة ‎[S] have to go out of courtesy
‏رَفْضَهْا ما كان إِلَّا مْجَامَلِة لَطِيْفِة ‎[S] Her refusal was merely a polite gesture
‏هَادَا مِش بَسّ مُجَامَلِة ‎[P] this is not just courtesy; {hāda miš bass mujāmale}

وْبَعدِ المُجَامَلَات ‎[P] after the formalities; {wºbaʕdᴵ-l-mujāmalāt}
‏ أَنَا مَا بَحِبِّشِ المُجَامَلَات ‎[P] I don’t like formality

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Compliment

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كَوْمْبْلِيْمَاْن، ج كَوْمْبْلِيْمَاْنَاْت

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9
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PLO

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منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية

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10
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Al-Qaeda

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القاعدة

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Struggle, combat, fighting, fight (ضِدّ = against)

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مُكَافَحَة

كِفَاْح

مُكَافَحَةِ الحَشَرَات [P] pest control; {mukāfaḥaᴵ-l-ḥašɑrᾱt}
مُكَافَحَة تَلوِيْثِ البِيْئَة [P] combating environmental pollution

الكِفَاح ضِدِّ الظُلُم ‎[P] combating injustice; {‘il-kifāḥ ḍeddᵉ-ẓ-ẓulᵒm}
‏لَازِم نِستَمِرّ في كِفَاحنَا ‎[P] we must pursue our struggle

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12
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Framework, chassis, skeleton, fuselage

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هَيْكَل، ج هَيَاْكِل

هَيْكَلِ البَيْت خَلَص بْيَوْمَيْن [S] The frame of the house was finished in two days.
هَيكَلِ الس-سَيَّارَة [P] the car’s chassis

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13
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Complication, complexity

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تَعْقِيْد، ج تَعْقِيْدَاْت

تَعقِيْدَاتِ الحَيَاه [P] life’s complexities

إِذَا في تَعْقِيدات كَمَان لازِمِ نْبَطِّل كِلِّ المَشْرُوع ‎[S] If there are any more complications, we’ll have to give up the project

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14
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State, province

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وِلَاْيِة، ج وِلَاْيَاْت

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15
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The Arab League

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الجامِعة العَرَبيّة

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16
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Count

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تَعْدَاْد

التَعْدادِ الآخِير كان مَغْلُوْط كِلَّو The recent count was completely inaccurate

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17
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Resolution, verdict

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قَرَاْر، ج قَرَاْرَاْت

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18
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Position (job, on a team, etc.)

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مَرْكَز، ج مَرَاْكِز

مَرْكَز حَسَّاس / رَئِيْسِي [S] key position
إِلَو مَرْكَز حَسَّاس بِالحُكُوْمِة [S] He holds a key position in the government
مَرْكَزِ ضْعِيْف [S] at a disadvantage, (from) a position of weakness
مَرْكَزِي عادَةً ضْعِيْف كِلّْ مَا بْحاوِل اِتْعامَل مَع رَئِيْسِي [S] I’m at a disadvantage when try to deal with my boss,
اللِوَاء اْنْجَبَر يِتْخَلَّى عَنِ المَرَاكِزِ الأَمَامِيِّة [S] The brigade had to abandon the forward positions.

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19
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Clash, skirmish

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اْشتِبَاك، ج اْشتِبَاكَات

صَار فِيْهِ اْشتِبَاك بَيْنِ الدَورِيِّة وِاْلعَدُوّ ‎[P] there was a clash between the patrol and enemy

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20
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Lump, chunk, mass

Bloc, coalition (in politics, etc.)

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كِتْلِة، ج كِتَل

فِيْه تْلَت كُتَل ‎[P] there are three blocs; {fīᴴ tºlat kutal}
‏شُو بِدَّك تْسَاوِي بْهَالكِتْلِةِ الطِّيْن ‎[S] What are you going to do with that lump of clay?
‏ هِيِّة كِتْلِة أَعْصَاب ‎[S] She’s a bundle of nerves
شُو بِدَّك تْسَاوِي بْهَالكِتْلِةِ الطِّيْن [S] What are you going to do with that lump of clay?
الكُتْلَة الشَرْقِيَّة the Eastern bloc (of former communist states)

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21
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Gunman

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مْسَلَّح، ج مْسَلَّحِيْن

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22
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(A) piece of glass, a pane of glass

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قْزَاْزِة، ج قْزَاْزَاْت

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23
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Decentralisation

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لامَرْكَزيّة

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24
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Centralisation

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مَرْكَزيّة

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25
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Bureaucracy

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بِيْرُوْقْرَاْطِيِّة

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26
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Visitor, caller

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زَاْيِر، ج زُوَّاْر

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27
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Presidency

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رِئَاسِة

المُرَشَّح لَلرِّئَاسِة [P] the candidate for the presidency

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28
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Clan

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عَشِيْرِة، ج عَشَاْيِر

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29
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Slowness

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بِطِء

بَطَاْءَة

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30
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Suspicion

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شُبهَة، ج شُبُهَات

شُو هللي أَثَار شِبِهْتَك ‎[S] What aroused your suspicion?
‏بِدُّو يِبعِدِ الشُبُهَات عَنُّو ‎[P] he wants to dispel the suspicions surrounding him; {biddo

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31
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Forming, formation

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تَشْكِيْل

تَأْلِيْف

تَأْلِيْفِ الوَزَاْرَة الجّْدِيْدِة لَحَ يْنْعِلِن عَن قَرِيْب [S] The formation of the new cabinet will be announced shortly

تَشكِيْلِ الحُكُوْمِة ‎[P] forming the the government

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32
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Ditch, trench

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خَنْدَق، ج خَنَاْدِق

حَرَرُوا خَنَادِق ‎[P] they dug trenches; {ḥɑrɑru ḵanādeq}
‏المَدَنِيِّيْن اْنْجَبَرُوا يِحِفْرُوا خَنَادِق ‎[S] Civilians were forced to dig trenches
‏السَّيَّارَة عِلْقِت بِالخَنْدَق ‎[S] The car got stuck in the ditch,

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Crater (of a volcano)

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فُوْهَة ج فُوْهَاْت

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34
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Phalangist

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كَتَاْئِبِيّ

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35
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Aggravation (of a situation)

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تَأَزُّم

تَأْزِيْم

طَلَبَاتْهُن الِمْكَرَّرَة ما أَدِّت إِلَّا لَتَأَزُّمِ التَوَتُّرِ الحَالِي ‎[S] Their repeated demands only led to an aggravation of the present tension

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36
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Complications, side effects

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مْضَاْعَفِة ج مْضَاْعَفَاْت

دَايمًا فِيْه مُضَاعَفَات لَهَادَا العِلَاج [P] there are always side effects from this treatment
الِـمْضَاعَفَات بَعْدِ العَمَلِيِّة سَبَّبِت مَوْتَو [S] Complications after the operation caused his death

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37
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Battlefield

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ساحة المعركة

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38
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Splinter

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قَشِّة، ج قَشَّاْت

فَاتِت قَشِّة تَحِت ضِفْرِي [S] I’ve got a splinter under my nail,

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Killing, murder

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قَتِل

اْتَّهَمُوْهِ بْقَتِل مَرَتُو ‎[P] they accused him of having killed his wife; {‘ºttahamūᴴᵉ bºqatᵉl mɑrɑto}
‏حادْثِة قَتِل، ج حَوَادِث قَتِل ‎[S] murder, an incidence of murder
‏حادْثِةِ القَتِل ما اْنْكَشْفِت إِلَّا بَعِد كَم يَوْم ‎[S] The murder was not discovered until a few days later

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Break, fracture (of a bone);

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كَسِر (كَسْر)، ج كْسُوْرَة

الكَسِر عَم يْطِيْب على حالَو [S] The fracture is healing slowly

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Hardship

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مَشَقَّة، ج مَشَاْق

مُعاناة، ج مُعَانَات

عانُوا مَشَقَّة كْتِير ‎[S] They had to endure many hardships,
‏كان فِي مَشَاقّ فَظِيْعَة، لَكِن مِشِي الحَال بِالآخِير ‎[S] It was a terrible grind, but we made it

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Selection

Election

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اِنْتِخَاْب، ج اِنْتِخَاْبَاْت

مَبْدَأِ الاِنْتِخَابِ الطَّبِيعِي هُوِّ يَللي بْيِكْفَل بَقَاءِ الجِّنْسIt is the principle of natural selection that guarantees the survival of the species,

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Demobilisation, discharge

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تَسرِيْح / تِسرِيْح، ج تَسَارِيْح

تَسرِيْحِ الجُنُوْد ‎[P] demobilization of soldiers; {tasrīḥᴵ-l-junūd}
‏حْصِلِت على تَصْرِيحِي بْشَهِر تِشْرِينِ التَّانِي ‎[S] got my discharge in November

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Particle

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ذَرَّة، ج ذَرَّاْت

45
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Filtering, filtration

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تَصْفِيَة، ج تَصْفِيَاْت

46
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Unit;
(this has a broad range of uses, including military units)

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وِحْدِة، ج وِحْدَاْت

وَحدَات سَكَن [P] housing units;
العَرِيْف أَحْمَدِ اْنْتَقَل لَوِحْدِة جْدِيدِة [S] Corporal Ahmad was transferred to another unit
الِكْتَاب مْقَسَّم لَتْنَعْشَر وِحْدِة [S] The book is divided into twelve units
اْنْتَقَل لَوِحْدِة تَانْيِة [S] He’s been assigned to another unit.
الأَوْم هُوِّ وِحْدِة الِـمْقاوَمِة الكَهْرَبَائِيِّة [S] The ohm is the unit of electrical resistance
الدُّكْتَور عَطَاه إِبْرِة بَنِسِيْلِين عِشْرِين أَلْف وِحْدِة [S] The doctor gave him an injection of 20,000 units of penicillin

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Cash

A

نَقد، ج نُقُوْد

دَفَعِت نَڥدي [P] formal: I paid in cash
نَڥدي وِلَّا دَيْن [P] formal: cash or credit?
بِدْفَع نَقْدِي [S] I’ll pay cash.
مِنْبِيْع نَقْدِي بَسّ [S] we sell only for cash

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Prestige, esteem, standing

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وَجَاهَة، ج وَجَاهَات

عِندُو وَجَاهَة في المُجتَمَع [P] he has standing in society

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Outbreak

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نْشُوْب

وَقْتِ نْشُوبِ الحَرْب [S] At the outbreak of the war…

50
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Erosion

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تَعْرِيَة

البَحْرِ مِن عَوامِلِ التَعْرِيَة ‎[E] the sea is one of the causes of erosion

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Sharing (also on social media, etc. to share something)

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مُشَاْرَكَة

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Vitality, life, energy, liveliness

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حَيَوِيِّة

هُوِّ مَليَان حَيَوِيِّة ‎[P] he’s full of vitality; {huwwe malyān ḥayawiyye}
‏حَيَوِيِّةِ المُنَظَّمِة ‎[P] the vitality of organization

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Features, looks, outward appearance

A

مَظهَر، ج مَظَاهِر

مَلَامِح

بيْهتَمّ في مَظهَRُو ‎[P] he cares for / takes care of how he looks; {byºhtamm fy mɑẓhɑRo}
‏ المَظَاهِر بِتغِشّ / بِتغُرّ ‎[P] appearances are deceptive; {‘il-mɑẓᾱher bitġešš / bitġorr}
‏مَا تِهتَمِّش بِالمَظَاهِر ‎[P] don’t pay much attention to outward appearances; {ma tihtammᵉš bi-l-mɑẓᾱher}
‏ الإِنسَان بِتهِمُّو المَظَاهِر ‎[P] people cae about how things look; {‘il-ʔinsān bithimmo-l-mɑẓᾱher}
‏بَسّْ لِلْمَظَاهِر ‎[S] just for appearances
‏اْشْتَرَى هالسَّيَّارَة الغالْيِة بَسّْ لِلمَظَاهِر ‎[S] He bought that expensive car just for show.
‏لازِم تْعْطِنِي بْمَظْهَرَك أَكْتَر ‎[S] You have to pay more attention to your appearance
‏ما بِحْكُم عَ المَظَاهِرِ بْنَوْب ‎[S] never judge by appearances,
‏المَظَاهِر بِتْغِرّ ‎[S] Appearances are deceiving

تَحسِيْن مَلَامِحِ المَدِيْنِة [P] improving the town’s appearance;
مَلَامِحِ الوُجِح [P] facial features
كِنَّا شَايْفِين مَلَامِحِ الجّْبَال مَعِ الضَّبَاب [S] We could see the outlines of the mountains in spite of the mist
مَلَامْحَو جَذَّاْبِة [S] He has attractive features

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Dissident

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مُنْشَقّ

منشق سياسي = Political dissident

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Settling, settlement, colonisation

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اْستِيْطَان

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Host

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مْضِيْف، ج مْضِيْفِيْن

الدَولِة المُضِيْفِة [P] the host country

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Sector, section, piece, strip (geographically, of land, etc.)

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قِطَاْع، ج قِطَاْعَاْت

قِطَاع غَزِّة [P] the Gaza Strip
مَدِيْنِة بَرْلِيْن مَقْسُوْمِة لَأَرْبَع قِطَاعَات [S] The city of Berlin is divided into four sectors

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Density

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كَثَاْفِة

كَثَافِةِ السُكَّان [P] population density
بْكَثَافِة [S] densely
النَّبَات بْيِنْبُطِ بْكَثَافِة حَوَالِي البَيْت [S] Plants grow densely around the house

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Credit (also in financial terms, like for a credit card)

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اِئْتِمان

دَيْن، ج دْيُوْن

اْشتَرَاهَا بِاْلدَّيْن [P] he bought it on credit
مِمْكِن آخُد هالفِسْطان بِالدَّيْن؟ بِدْفَع لَكِ الجِّمْعَة الجَّايِة [S] Can have this dress on credit? I’ll pay you next week

أَزْمة الائْتِمان ‎[CA] the credit crisis;
‏اِئْتِمان زِرَاعِيّ ‎[CA] agricultural credit;
‏بِطاقة ائْتِمانٍ ‎[CA] a credit card
‏أَزْمة ائْتِمانٍ عالَميّة ‎[CA] a global credit crisis

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Monetary, cash

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نَقْدِي

وَرَقَة نَقْدِيِّة، ج وْرَاق نَقْدِيِّة [S] bank note

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Plain

A

سَهِل، ج سُهُوْل

فِي كْتِير ناَس بِيْفَضّْلُوا الجّْبَال عَ السّْهُوْل ‎[S] Many people prefer the mountains to the plains

62
Q

Sediment, dregs, precipitation, deposit

A

رْسُوْب، ج رْسُوْبَاْت

صار فِي رْسُوْبِ بْسِفِل إِبْرِيْقِ الشَّاي ‎[S] A deposit has formed in the tea kettle,

63
Q

Infiltration, penetrating, sneaking (also politics)

A

اِنْسِلَاْل

64
Q

Certainty

A

تَأَكُّد

عَدَم التَأَكُّدِ uncertainty

65
Q

Apostle

A

رَسُوْل، ج رِسُل

66
Q

Disciple of Jesus

A

تِلْمِيذ، ج تَلامِيذ

67
Q

Peasant

A

فَلَّاْح، ج فَلَّاْحِيْن
فَلَّاحَة، ج فَلَّاحَات

68
Q

Druze

A

دِرْزِي، ج دْرُوْز

69
Q

Christianisation, conversion to Christianity

A

تَنْصِيْر

70
Q

Embracement, embrace (of a religion or doctrine), adoption, acceptance (of a doctrine), conversion

A

اِعْتِنَاْق

اعْتِناقُهُ للإسْلامِ his conversion to Islam

71
Q

Conversion to Shi’ism (of s.o. / s.th.), Shi’ification, Shi’atization

A

تَشْيِيْع

72
Q

Patriarch

A

بَطرِيَرك، ج بَتَركِة

بَطرَكِ الرُوْم [P] the Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Churc

73
Q

Liturgy

A

لِيْتُرْجِيَّة، ج لِيْتُرْجِيَّاْت

74
Q

Mongolian, Mongol (person)

A

مُغُوْلِيّ، ج مَغُوْل

75
Q

Ottoman, Turkish (of the Ottoman period)

A

عُثْمانِي

76
Q

Feudalism, feudal system

A

إِقْطَاْعِيِّة

77
Q

Basin, tub

Dock

A

حَوْض، ج أَحوَاض

حَوْض سَمَك، ج أَحْوَاْض سَمَك ‎[S] aquarium
‏حَوْض سَمَك ‎[P] aquarium; {ḥōḍ samak}
‏الحَوْض على تْلِتْة جِهَاتَو في شَجَر ‎[S] The basin
is surrounded by trees on three sides.

السَّفِيْنِة صارْ لَهْا (صَرْلَهْا) شَهْرَيْن بِالحَوْضِ الجَّاْفّ ‎[S] The ship has been in dry dock for the past two months,
‏حَوْض بُنَا سُفُن ‎[P] dock for building ships, shipyard; {ḥōḍ buna sufon}
‏طَلَّعُوا السَفِيْنِة مِن الحَوْض ‎[P] they launched the ship from the dock

78
Q

Confirmation, assurance

A

تَأْكِيْد، ج تَأْكِيْدَاْت

بِاْلتَّأكِيْد ‎[P] certainly, definitely, with surety; {bi’ºttaʔ¡kīd}
‏بِالتَأْكِيد ‎[V] indeed, for sure, truly;
‏بِالتَّأْكِيد ‎[S] assuredly, surely
‏أَنَا بِتْنَبَّأ بِالتَّأْكِيد ما فِي شي لَحَ يِطْلَع مِنْهَا ‎[S] I can safely predict that nothing’s going to come of it
‏بْكِلّْ تَأْكِيد ‎[S] surely, definitely
‏دَقَّرِت بَابِ الگَرَاج؟ —— بْكِلّْ تَأْكِيد ‎[S] Have you locked the garage door? —— Definitely
‏رَحَ تْكُوْنِ هْنِيْك؟ —— بْكِلّْ تَأْكِيد ‎[S] Will you be there? Surely
‏بْكِلّْ تَأْكِيد بْيِطْلَع بْإِيْدَو يَعْمِل هالشِّي ‎[S] He can surely do that,
‏مِنْتِظْرِيْن تَأْكِيد هالخَبَر ‎[S] We are waiting for a confirmation of this report
‏بْكِلّ تَأْكِيْد ‎[S] in all conscience
‏بْكِلّ تَأْكِيْد ما بِقْدِر وافْقَو على هالشَّغْلِة ‎[S] In all conscience, I cannot give him my approval
‏ما فِينا نِعْتِمِد على تَأْكِيدَو إِنَّو رَحَ يِدْفَع عَ الوَقِت ‎[S] We can’t rely on his assurance that he’ll pay on time,

79
Q

Lord, sir;
(used exclusively by Christians as a title for saints)

A

مَار

مَار يُوْسِف [P] Saint Joseph
مَار إِليَاس [P] the Prophet Ilyas

80
Q

Public offices

A

مناصب عامة

81
Q

Pardon, amnesty

A

عَفُو

عَفُو عَامّ / شَامِل [P] [S] General amnesty

82
Q

Public utilities

A

مَرَافِق عَامِّة

83
Q

Nationalist

A

قَوْمِي، ج قَوْمِيِّيْن

84
Q

Crate

A

سَحَّاْرَة، ج سَحَّاْرَاْت

85
Q

Strain

A

إِجْهَاْد

كِيف عَم يِتْحَمَّلِ الإِجْهَاد ‎[S] How is he holding up under the strain?
‏ما قِدِر يِتْحَمَّلِ الإِجْهَاد ‎[S] He couldn’t stand the strain
‏مْؤَثِّر عَلَيْهَا الإِجْهَادِ كْتِيرِ بْهالمِدِّة الأَخِيرِة ‎[S] She’s been under considerable strain lately

86
Q

Shot, round (e.g. from a gun)

A

طَلْقَة، ج طَلْقَاْت

87
Q

Salability , marketability, (high) demand, boom

A

رَوَاْج

فِيْه رَوَاج [P] there is demand (for it)
عِمِل كِلّ ثَرِوْتَو إِيَّامِ الرَّوَاْج [S] He made all his money in the boom

88
Q

Chicken farm

A

مَدْجَجِة، ج مَدَاْجِج

89
Q

Walking stick

A

بَسْطَوْن، ج بَسْطَوْنَاْت

90
Q

Errand

A

مِشْوَار، ج مْشاوِير

عَلَيّ مُشوَار في حَيْفَا [P] I’ve got a few
errands to take care of in Haifa

المِشْوَار بْيَاخُد خَمِس سَاعَات [S] The run takes five hours

91
Q

Childhood

A

طُفُوْلِة

92
Q

History

A

تَارِيْخ، ج تَوَارِيْخ

93
Q

Surveillance

A

مُرَاقَبِة