Nouns 21 Flashcards
Agitator, instigator
مُحَرِّض، ج مُحَرِّضِيْن
Wreath
إِكْلِيْل / كْلِيْل، ج أَكَاْلِيْل (أَكَلِيْل
Freemason
مَاسَوْني، ج مَاسَوْنِيِّيْن
Warlord
أَمير حَرْب
Proxy war
حرب بالوكالة
Geometry
هَنْدَسِة
Good manners, courtesy
Convention, (accepted) social usage, formality
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
Compliment
كَوْمْبْلِيْمَاْن، ج كَوْمْبْلِيْمَاْنَاْت
PLO
منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية
Al-Qaeda
القاعدة
Struggle, combat, fighting, fight (ضِدّ = against)
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
Framework, chassis, skeleton, fuselage
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
Complication, complexity
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
State, province
وِلَاْيِة، ج وِلَاْيَاْت
The Arab League
الجامِعة العَرَبيّة
Count
تَعْدَاْد
التَعْدادِ الآخِير كان مَغْلُوْط كِلَّو The recent count was completely inaccurate
Position (job, on a team, etc.)
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.
Clash, skirmish
اْشتِبَاك، ج اْشتِبَاكَات
صَار فِيْهِ اْشتِبَاك بَيْنِ الدَورِيِّة وِاْلعَدُوّ [P] there was a clash between the patrol and enemy
Lump, chunk, mass
Bloc, coalition (in politics, etc.)
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)
Gunman
مْسَلَّح، ج مْسَلَّحِيْن
(A) piece of glass, a pane of glass
قْزَاْزِة، ج قْزَاْزَاْت
Decentralisation
لامَرْكَزيّة
Centralisation
مَرْكَزيّة
Bureaucracy
بِيْرُوْقْرَاْطِيِّة
Visitor, caller
زَاْيِر، ج زُوَّاْر
Presidency
رِئَاسِة
المُرَشَّح لَلرِّئَاسِة [P] the candidate for the presidency
Clan
عَشِيْرِة، ج عَشَاْيِر
Slowness
بِطِء
بَطَاْءَة
Suspicion
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
Forming, formation
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
Ditch, trench
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,
Crater (of a volcano)
فُوْهَة ج فُوْهَاْت
Phalangist
كَتَاْئِبِيّ
Aggravation (of a situation)
تَأَزُّم
تَأْزِيْم
طَلَبَاتْهُن الِمْكَرَّرَة ما أَدِّت إِلَّا لَتَأَزُّمِ التَوَتُّرِ الحَالِي [S] Their repeated demands only led to an aggravation of the present tension
Complications, side effects
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
Battlefield
ساحة المعركة
Shrapnel
شَظِيِّة، ج شَظَاْيَا
Killing, murder
قَتِل
مَقْتَل
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
Break, fracture (of a bone);
كَسِر (كَسْر)، ج كْسُوْرَة
الكَسِر عَم يْطِيْب على حالَو [S] The fracture is healing slowly
Hardship
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
Selection
Election
اِنْتِخَاْب، ج اِنْتِخَاْبَاْت
مَبْدَأِ الاِنْتِخَابِ الطَّبِيعِي هُوِّ يَللي بْيِكْفَل بَقَاءِ الجِّنْسIt is the principle of natural selection that guarantees the survival of the species,
Demobilisation, discharge
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
Particle
جُزْئِيَّة، ج جُزْئِيَّاْت
Filtering, filtration
تَصْفِيَة، ج تَصْفِيَاْت
Unit;
(this has a broad range of uses, including military units)
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
Cash
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
Outbreak
نْشُوْب
وَقْتِ نْشُوبِ الحَرْب [S] At the outbreak of the war…
Sharing (also on social media, etc. to share something)
مُشَاْرَكَة
Vitality, life, energy, liveliness
حَيَوِيِّة
هُوِّ مَليَان حَيَوِيِّة [P] he’s full of vitality; {huwwe malyān ḥayawiyye}
حَيَوِيِّةِ المُنَظَّمِة [P] the vitality of organization
Features, looks, outward appearance
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
Dissident
مُنْشَقّ
منشق سياسي = Political dissident
Settling, settlement, colonisation
اْستِيْطَان
Host
مْضِيْف، ج مْضِيْفِيْن
الدَولِة المُضِيْفِة [P] the host country
Sector, section, piece, strip (geographically, of land, etc.)
قِطَاْع، ج قِطَاْعَاْت
قِطَاع غَزِّة [P] the Gaza Strip
مَدِيْنِة بَرْلِيْن مَقْسُوْمِة لَأَرْبَع قِطَاعَات [S] The city of Berlin is divided into four sectors
Density
كَثَاْفِة
كَثَافِةِ السُكَّان [P] population density
بْكَثَافِة [S] densely
النَّبَات بْيِنْبُطِ بْكَثَافِة حَوَالِي البَيْت [S] Plants grow densely around the house
Credit (also in financial terms, like for a credit card)
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
Monetary, cash
نَقْدِي
وَرَقَة نَقْدِيِّة، ج وْرَاق نَقْدِيِّة [S] bank note
Plain
سَهِل، ج سُهُوْل
فِي كْتِير ناَس بِيْفَضّْلُوا الجّْبَال عَ السّْهُوْل [S] Many people prefer the mountains to the plains
Sediment, dregs, precipitation, deposit
رْسُوْب، ج رْسُوْبَاْت
صار فِي رْسُوْبِ بْسِفِل إِبْرِيْقِ الشَّاي [S] A deposit has formed in the tea kettle,
Infiltration, penetrating, sneaking (also politics)
اِنْسِلَاْل
Certainty
تَأَكُّد
عَدَم التَأَكُّدِ uncertainty
Apostle
رَسُوْل، ج رِسُل
Disciple of Jesus
تِلْمِيذ، ج تَلامِيذ
Peasant
فَلَّاْح، ج فَلَّاْحِيْن
فَلَّاحَة، ج فَلَّاحَات
Druze
دِرْزِي، ج دْرُوْز
Christianisation, conversion to Christianity
تَنْصِيْر
Embracement, embrace (of a religion or doctrine), adoption, acceptance (of a doctrine), conversion
اِعْتِنَاْق
اعْتِناقُهُ للإسْلامِ his conversion to Islam
Patriarch
بَطرِيَرك، ج بَتَركِة
بَطرَكِ الرُوْم [P] the Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Churc
Liturgy
لِيْتُرْجِيَّة، ج لِيْتُرْجِيَّاْت
Mongolian, Mongol (person)
مُغُوْلِيّ، ج مَغُوْل
Ottoman, Turkish (of the Ottoman period)
عُثْمانِي
Feudalism, feudal system
إِقْطَاْعِيِّة
Basin, tub
Dry dock
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
Confirmation, assurance
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,
Lord, sir;
(used exclusively by Christians as a title for saints)
مَار
مَار يُوْسِف [P] Saint Joseph
مَار إِليَاس [P] the Prophet Ilyas
Public offices
مناصب عامة
Pardon, amnesty
عَفُو
عَفُو عَامّ / شَامِل [P] [S] General amnesty
Public utilities
مَرَافِق عَامِّة
Strain
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
Shot, round (e.g. from a gun)
طَلْقَة، ج طَلْقَاْت
Salability , marketability, (high) demand, boom
رَوَاْج
فِيْه رَوَاج [P] there is demand (for it)
عِمِل كِلّ ثَرِوْتَو إِيَّامِ الرَّوَاْج [S] He made all his money in the boom
Chicken farm
مَدْجَجِة، ج مَدَاْجِج
Walking stick
بَسْطَوْن، ج بَسْطَوْنَاْت
Errand
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
Childhood
طُفُوْلِة
History
تَارِيْخ، ج تَوَارِيْخ
Surveillance
مُرَاقَبِة
