Nouns 26 Flashcards

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Interest, benefit

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مَصْلَحَة، ج مَصَاْلِح

كُلّ دَوْلِة بِتدَافِع عَن مَصَالِحهَا [P] every country protects its own interests
بيْحتَمّ في مَصَالِحِ السُكَّان [P] he looks after the interest of the residents
اْعْمِلَهْا لَـمَصْلَحْتَك [S] Do it for your own sake
لَصَالْحَو = لَمَصْلَحْتَو [S] to one’s advantage

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2
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Champion, hero

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بَطَل، ج أَبطَال

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Master of a trade (e.g. master carpenter, master craftsman)

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مْعَلِّم، ج مْعَلِّمِيْن، ج مْعَلِّمِة

يَا مْعَلِّم [P] Sir! (when addressing a master of a particular trade)
بيْشتْغِل عِندِ مْعَلِّم [P] he’s working at the workshop of a master
بيْشتْغِل تَحِت إِيْدِ مْعَلِّم [P] he works under a master’s hand
بِالوَرْشِة لَقَى الِـمْعَلِّم وْصَنَعِيْتَو التّْنَيْن [S] In the shop he met the master and his two apprentices

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Master, lord, gentlemen

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سَيِّد، سَاْدَة / سِيَاْد / أَسْيَاْد

سَيِّدَاتي وَسَادَتي [P] formal: My ladies and gentlemen

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Apprentice

Maker, producer, manufacturer, creator

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صَاْنِع، ج صَنَاْعِيِّة / صِنَّاْع

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6
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Flattery

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تمليق

كَوْلَكِة

شَاطِر في فَنِّ التَملِيْق [P] accomplished in the art of flattery / a skillful flatterer

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7
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Prayer

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صَلَاة، ج صَلَوَات

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8
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Recruit

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مِسْتَجِدّ، ج مِسْتَجِدِّيْن

جِنْدِي مِسْتَجِدّ، ج جْنُوْد مِسْتَجِدِّيْن [S] recruit
كان فِي شِي خَمْسِين مِسْتَجِدّ بْسَرِيِّتْنَا [S] We had about fifty recruits in our company

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9
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Beginner

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مِبْتِدِي، ج مِبْتِدِيِيْن

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10
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Reduction, decrease

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تَقلِيْل

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Bull, ox

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تَوْر، ج اْتْوَاْر / تِيْرَاْن

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12
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Bringing up (children), child raising, upbringing, disciplining

Breeding

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تِرْبَاْيِة

تِربَايْةِ النَحِل [P] bee keeping
تِربَايْةِ الأَرَانِب [P] rabbit breeding
سُوْسْتَو تِرْبَايْةِ الخَيْل [S] Breeding horses is his hobby

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13
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Manifestation

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تجلّي

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14
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Mirage

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سَرَاْب

كَانَتِ الدِنيَا سَرَاب [P] there was a mirage;
شُفِت سَرَاب كَإِنُّو مَيِّة [P] I saw a mirage that looked like water

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15
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Midwife

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دَاْيِة، دَاْيَاْت

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16
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Armenian

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أَرمَني، ج أَرمَن

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17
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Breakdown

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عِطِل

اْنْجَبَر يْفَكْفِكِ العَرَبِيِّة شَقْفِة شَقْفِ قَبِل ما لَقَى العِطِل ‎[S] He had to pull the whole car apart before he found what was wrong
‏عِطْلِ المَكَنَة سَبَب تَأْخِيرِ كْتِير ‎[S] The breakdown of the machine caused a lot of delay.
‏بْيِظْهَر فِي عِطِل بِالشَّرَايِط ‎[S] There seems to be a difficulty in the wiring

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18
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Necessity, need

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اِحْتِيَاْج، ج اِحْتِيَاْجَاْت

لَبّى / سَدَّ الاحْتِياجاتِ

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19
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Brevity

Abbreviation

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اِخْتِصَاْر، ج اِخْتِصَاْرَاْت

خايِف لَك هالاِخْتِصارَاْت ما تِنْفِهِم ‎[S] I’m afraid these abbreviations will not be understood

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20
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Kurd

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كُردي، ج أَكرَاد / كُرد

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21
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Parking, stopping

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وُقوف

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22
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(Special) event, occasion

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مُنَاْسَبَة، ج مُنَاْسَبَاْت

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23
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Hymn

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تِرْتِيلِة

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24
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Vow

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نِدِر، ج نْدُوْرَة

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25
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Asphalt, tar

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زِفِت

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26
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Industrialisation

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تصنيع

تَصْنِيْع مَصِر عَم يِتْقَدَّم تَقَدُّم مَحْسُوْس ‎[S] The industrialization of Egypt is making considerable progress

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27
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Uprising

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اْنتِفَاضَة

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Afflicted, infected (ب = with s.th., e.g. a disease, or a calamity)

Stricken, afflicted (ب = by s.th., e.g. a disease, disaster, etc.

Casualty

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مُصَاب، ج مُصَابِيْن

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29
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Gratitude

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مَمْنُوْنِيِّة

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30
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Privilege

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اِمْتِيَاْز، ج اِمْتِيَاْزَاْت

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31
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Influencer

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مؤثّر

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32
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Celebration. festival, festivity, ceremony

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اِحْتِفَاْل، ج اِحْتِفَاْلَاْت

الاِحْتِفَال صارِ مْبارِح [S] The celebration took place yesterday
اْلْتَغَى الاِحْتِفَالِ بْآخِر دَقِيقَة [S] The festival
was canceled at the last minute
الاِحْتِفال صارِ مْبارِح بَعْدِ الضِّهِر [S] The ceremony was held yesterday

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33
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Pride

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اْفتِخَار

فَخِر

بَڥدَر أَڥُوْل بِكُلِّ اْفتِخَار إِنُّو [P] I can say with complete pride that

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34
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(A piece of) news

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خَبَرِيِّة، ج خَبْرِيَّات

عَنْدَهْا خَبَرِيِّة اليَوْم ‎[L] she has some news today;
‏قَِصَص وْخَبْرِيَّات ‎[L] either 1. tall tales, or 2. troubles and hardships, trials and tribulations
‏ما عاد إِلِي جْلادِة اِحْكِي مَعُو، زْهِقْت هالقِصَص وِالخَبْرِيَّات ‎[L] I no longer feel like talking to him, I’m fed up with those tall tales
‏أنا بْخَبِّرْكُن خَبْرِيِّة. كنت أنا و”علي” عنده بال”كوت دي فوار”. وال”كوت دي فوار” بلد كتير حلوة. ‎[L] I’ll tell you. I was with Ali
‏in the Ivory Coast, a beautiful country.
‏واللهِ العَظِيم مِتِل مَا عَم اخَبِّركن إيَّاها هَالخَبْرِيِّة، ‎[L] I swear to you, this is what happened.

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35
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Ember(s), live coal(s), (hot) coal(s)

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جَمِر

جَمرَة
(an) ember, (a) live coal;

حِطِّي الطَنْجَرَة عَ الجَّمِر ‎[S] Set the pot on the coals,
‏لِسَّا فِي جَمِر بِالمَنْقَل ‎[S] There are still live coals in the brazier
‏بْقِيْنَا يَوْمَيْن على أَحَرّْ مِنِ الجَّمِر ‎[S] For two days we were on pins and needles

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Depression

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اْكتِئَاب

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Traitor

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خَاْيِن، ج خَوَنِة

غَدَّاْر، ج غَدَّاْرِيْن

38
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Love, passion, infatuation

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غَرَاْم

39
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Container (large)

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حَاويِة

حَاويِةِ زْبَالِة [P] garbage container, dumpster (i.e. a large metal container for public

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Animal pen

A

زْرِيْبِة، ج زْرِيْبَاْت / زْرَاْيِب

زْرِيْبِة بَڥَر [P] cattle pen;
لازِم نِبْنِي زْرِيْبِة أَكْبَر لِلخَنَازِيْر [S] We’ll have to build a larger pen for the pigs
زْرِيْبِة غَنَم [S] sheep pen

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Gutter

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مِزرَاب، ج مَزَارِيْب

42
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State of being shut in

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زَرْبِة

43
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Nabataean

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نَبَط، ج أَنْبَاْط

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Charity, philanthropy, almgiving

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إِحْسَاْن

صَدَقَة (سَدَءَة)، ج صَدَقَاْت (سَدَءَاْت)

الصَدَقَة فَرضِ الدِيْن ‎[P] Charity is a religious obligation; {‘iṣ-ṣɑdɑqɑ fɑrḍᴵ-d-dīn}
‏بْتِتْرَفَّع عَنِ قْبُوْلِ الصَّدَقَة مِن كِتِر عِزِّة نَفْسَهْا ‎[S] She’s too proud to accept charity.
‏العادِة إِنَّو النَّاس بِيْفَرّْقُوا سَدَقَات عَ الفِقَرَا بْآخِر رَمَضَان ‎[S] Traditionally, people distrubute alms to the poor at the end of Ramadan

الإِحْسَاْن مِن أَنْبَلِ الفَضَائِل ‎[S] Charity is one of the noblest virtues

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Sweetness (literal or figurative)

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حَلَاْوِة

46
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Targetting

A

اِسْتِهْدَاْف

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Crook

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مِحْتَاْل، ج مِحْتَاْلِيْن

لا تْعامِلُهْن هِنِّة كِلُّهْن مِحْتَالِيْن ‎[S] Don’t deal with them, they’re all crooked

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Hood

A

كَاْكُوْلِيِّة، ج كَاْكُوْلِيَّاْت

المَرَّة الجَّايِة بِدِّي اِشْتِرِي كَبُّوْتِ بْكَاكُوْلِيِّة ‎[S] Next time I’m going to buy a coat with a hood

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Cloak

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عَبَايِة، ج عِبِي

50
Q

Oud player

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عَوَّاْد

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Benefit, advantage

Interest, dividend (on a loan)

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فَاْيْدِة، ج فَوَاْيِد

ما فِي فَايْدِة مْنِنْتِظِر أَكْتَر، يَللا خَلِيْنَا نْرُوْح ‎[S] There’s no sense in waiting any longer, let’s go
‏العَجَلِة ما فِيْهَا فَايْدِة ‎[S] It‘s no use hurrying.
‏شُو الفَايْدِة مْنِ الأَخْد وِالرَّدّ ‎[S] What’s the use of arguing?
‏ما فِي فَايْدِة، مَجْبُوْرِين نَعْمِلَهْا = ما فِي ثَمَرَة، مَجْبُوْرِين نَعْمِلَهْا ‎[S] It’s no use, we’ve got to do it
‏مَا فِي فَايْدِة ‎[S] useless (in general, not referring to something specific)
‏ما فِي فايْدِة تْجَرِّب تِقِنْعَو ‎[S] It’s useless to try to convince him
‏ما لَو فَايْدِة ‎[S] it’s useless (referring to something specific), it has no use
‏كْتَاب ما لَو فايْدِة ‎[S] It’s a useless book
‏هالخَرِيْطَة ما لَهْا فايْدِة إِلِي = هالخَرِيْطَة ما بْتِنْفَعْنِي أَبَدًا ‎[S] This map is useless to me
‏حاسِس كَإِنَّو ما لِي فايْدِة هَون ‎[S] I feel completely useless around here
‏هَادَا مَا لَوْش فَايدِة ‎[P] that has no benefit; {hāda mā lōš fāyde}
‏مَا فِيشّ فَايدِةِ اْنَّكِ تْرُوْح ‎[P] there’s no benefit in you going; {ma fišš fāydeᴵ ‘ºnnakᵉ tºrūḥ}
‏شُو فَوَائِدِ النَضَافِة ‎[P] what are the benefits of cleanliness;

بْيَاخُد فَايدِة ‎[P] he charges interest; {bºyāḵod fāyde}
‏قَدَّيْشِ البَنْك بْيِدْفَع فَايْدِة ‎[S] How much interest does the bank pay?
‏اْسْتَرْجَعِت مَصَارِيِّ مَع فَايْدِة ‎[S] I got my money back with interest
‏الشِّرْكِة عَم تِدْفَع فَوَايِد عالْيِة ‎[S] The company is paying high dividends

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Humming

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دندنة

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Regret

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نَدَم

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Incursion

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تَوَغُّل

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Mercenary

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مُرْتَزَق، ج مُرْتَزَقَة

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Puberty

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بُلوغ

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Insistence

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إِصْرَاْر

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(person) in someone’s service

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مَحسُوْب، ج مَحَاسِيْب

اِحنَا مَحَاسِيْبَك [P] we’re at your disposal!; {‘iḥnaå maḥāsībak}
مَحسُوْبَك [P] your humble servant, yours truly
مَحسُوْبَك، المَظبُوْط، جُوْعَانِ كْتِيْر [P] your humble servant, truth to tell, is very hungry

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Immunity

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مَنَاْعَة

بيْصِيْب جِهَازِ المَنَاعَة ‎[P] it damages the immune system

هَادَا بْيَعطِيْهُم مَنَاعَة ‎[P] this gives them immunity; {hāda bºyɑʕṭīhom manāʕa}
‏عِندُو مَنَاعَة مِن هَا المَرَض ‎[P] he has immunity to this disease; {ʕindo manāʕa min ha-l-mɑrɑḍ}
‏ الوَاحَد بْتِترَبَّ عِندُو مَنَاعَة ‎[P] one develops an immunity; {‘il-wāḥad bºtitrabba ʕindo manāʕa}
‏شِي مِدْهِش مَنَاعْتَو ضِدّْ كِلّْ شِي في أَمْرَاْض ‎[S] His immunity to all kinds of diseases is amazing

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Diplomatic immunity

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حَصَاْنْة الدِّبْلَوماسِيِّة

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Kindness, niceness

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لَطَاْفِة

لُطُف

هادا كان لِطْفِ كْتِير مِنَّو ‎[S] That was mighty fine of him
‏هادا كْتِير لِطِف مِنَّك = هادا مِن لِطْفَك ‎[S] That’s very kind of you
‏بْلِطِف ‎[S] kindly
‏اْسْتَقْبَلِتْنَا بْكِلّْ لِطِف ‎[S] She received us most kindly
‏وَرْجِيْنِي لِطْفِ كْتِير ‎[S] He showed me much kindness.
‏مِنْقَدِّر كِلِّ الِّطِف هللي وَرْجَيْنا ياه ‎[S] We appreciate the many courtesies you have extended to us
‏كُلَّك لُطف ‎[P] you’re so kind; {kullak luṭf}
‏هَادَا مِن لُطفَك ‎[P] you’re too kind! (said as a response to a compliment, literally meaning: that is from your kindness); {hāda min luṭfak}
‏لُطفًا ‎[P] please! {luṭfan˜}
‏مِيْن بيْحكي لُطفًا = لُطفًا، مِيْن بيْحكي ‎[P] Who is speaking, please?

بِلَطَافِة ‎[V] either 1. gently, or 2. with good manners;
‏أنَا بْقَدِّر لَطَافَتَك ‎[S] I appreciate your kindness
‏سَأَلْتَو بْكِلّْ لَطَافِة إِنَّو يَعْطِينِي يَاه ‎[S] I asked him in a nice way to give it to me

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Period (menstruation)

A

الدَوْرة الشَهْريّة

63
Q

Desert

A

بَاْدْيِة، ج بَوَاْدِي

صَحْرَا، ج صَحَاْرِي

64
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Concentration, focus

Centralization (of authorities / powers)

A

تَركِيْز

قُوِّةِ التَفكِيْر وِاْلتَّركِيْز ‎[P] the capacity to think and concentrate; {quwweᴵ-t-tafkīr wi’ºttarkīz}
‏هَادَا بِدُّو تَركِيْز ‎[P] this requires concentration; {hāda biddo tarkīz}
‏ الدِرَاسِة بِدّْهَا تَركِيْز ‎[P] study requires concentration; {‘id-dirᾱse biddºha tarkīz}
‏وَلَد كْتِيْر حَرَكِة وْقَلِيْلِ التَركِيْز ‎[P] a very active child with poor concentration; {walad kºtīr ḥarake wºqalīlᴵ-t-tarkīz}
‏تَركِيْزِ الصَلَاحِيَّات ‎[P] centralization (of authorities / powers); {tarkīzᴵ-ṣ-ṣɑlᾱḥiyyāt}
‏في البَحرِ المِيِّت تَركِيْزِ المِلِح أَكتَر مِن بُحُوْر أُخرَى ‎[P] the Dead Sea has a higher concentration of salt than other seas

65
Q

Homosexual, gay, fag (when used as an insult) Sodomite

A

لُوْطِي، ج لُوْطِيِّة

66
Q

Stain, spot, blot

A

بِقَعَة، ج بِقَع

67
Q

Founding, foundation, establishment

A

تَأسِيْس

68
Q

Safety, security

A

أَمِن

بيشَكِّل خَطَر عَلَى أَمنِ الدَوْلِة ‎[P] it constitutes a danger to national security; {byšakkel ḵɑṭɑr ʕala ʔamnᴵ-d-dōle}
‏مَجلِسِ الأَمن ‎[P] the Security Council (of the United Nations); {majlesᴵ-l-ʔamn}
‏الأَمَن الداخِلِي ‎[V] either 1. internal security, 2. short for قُوَى الأَمن الداخلي (internal security forces). These are part of the interior ministry that are supposed to preserve internal (state) security;
‏مْوَظَّف الأَمْن العَام ‎[L] public safety officer;
‏الأَمَن تارِك كِلّ الناس وْكِلّ المُجْرِمين وجاي عَم يِشْوفْني أنا وْخَطِيبْتِي ‎[L] the security is leaving all the people and all the criminals and is coming to see (spy on) me and my fiance?
‏ما مْنِقْدِر نِضْمَنِ الأَمْنِ العَامِّ بْهَدِيكِ المَنْطِقَة ‎[S] We can’t guarantee public safety in that area,
‏الجَّيْش عَم يْحَافِظ عَ الأَمِن وِالنِّظَام ‎[S] The army is maintaining peace and order

69
Q

Guardian, protector

A

حَاْمِي، ج حَاْمِيْن / حُمَاْة

حامِي الحَيّ ‎[L] the protector of the neighborhood (like the local tough);
‏ الدَوْلِة حَامِيْهَا حَرَامِيْهَا ‎[P] the state, it’s guards are its thieves

70
Q

Dryness, aridness

A

نْشُوفِيِّة

جَفاف

نَشاف

71
Q

Well

A

بِيْر، ج بْيَاْر / بْيَاْرَة

البِيْر غَمِيْق ‎[P] the well is deep; {‘il-bīr ġamīq}
‏بِيْرِ السَبِع ‎[P] Beersheba; {bīrᴵ-s-sabᵉʕ}
‏بيْشْرَب مِن بِيْر وْبيْرمي فِيْه حَجَر ‎[P] he bites the hand that feeds him / he’s ungrateful (literally: he drinks from the well and then throws a stone into it); {byºšºrɑb min bīr wºbyºrmy fīᴴ ḥɑjɑr}
‏عَم يِحِفْرُوا بِيْر بْقَفَا البَيْت ‎[S] They’re digging a well at the back of the house

72
Q

Move (e.g. to a new home)

A

نِقْلِيِّة

73
Q

Statelet, microstate

A

دُوَيْلَة، ج دُوَيْلَاْت

74
Q

Lamp, lantern

A

سراج، ج أسرجة [S] سْرَاْج

فانُوس، ج فْوانِيس

75
Q

Anonymity

A

مَجْهوليّة

76
Q

List

A

لَاْيْحَة، ج لَوَاْيِح

77
Q

Ballot

Voting (على = on s.th.)

A

اِقْتِرَاْع

نِسبِةِ الاِقتِرَاع [P] the percentage of voting, the percentage voter turnout

اِقْتِرَاْع سِرِّي ‎[S] secret ballot

78
Q

Fanatic, zealot

A

مِتعَصِّب، ج مِتعَصّْبِيْن

79
Q

Laziness

A

كَسْلَنِة

كَسَل

80
Q

Article, clause, paragraph (of a contract, legal agreement, treaty, etc

A

بَنِد (بَنْد)، ج بْنُوْد / بْنُوْدِة

عَقْدِ الإِيْجَار تَبَعْنَا بْرَأْيِي لازِم يِتْضَمَّن بَنِد يْغَطِّي أَيّْ عِطْلِ وْضَرَر بِالمِلِك ‎[S] Our lease should contain a clause covering property damage,
‏بُنُوْدِ الاِتِّفَاقِيِّة ‎[P] the clauses of the agreement; {bunūdᴵ-l-‘ittifᾱʠiyye}
‏أوَّل بَند = في الدرجة الأولى ‎[L] first class quality;
‏حَسَب هالبَنْد عَلَيْكِ تْسَجِّل حَالَك ضِمْنِ تْلِتْةِ اْيَّام ‎[S] According to this provision, you’re required to register within three days

81
Q

Progressivism

A

تَقَدُّمِيَّة

82
Q

Salute

A

تَحِيِّة، ج تَحِيَّاْت

التَحِيِّة العَسكَرِيِّة ‎[P] military salute; {‘it-taḥiyye-l-ʕɑskɑriyye}
‏ضَرَب لُو تَحِيِّة ‎[P] he saluted him; {ḍɑrɑb lo taḥiyye}
‏كَان مَارِق ظَابِط ضَرَبُوْ لُو تَحِيِّة ‎[P] an officer was going by and they saluted him

83
Q

Course

Context

A

سِيَاق

في سِيَاق حَدِيْثُو قَال [P] in the course of his speech he said…

في سِيَاقِ المُفَاوَضَات ‎[P] in the course of negotiations

المَعنَى بيْتوَقَّف عَلَى سِيَاقِ المُحَادَثِة [P] the meaning depends on the context of the conversation

84
Q

Particularism

A

الاِنصِرافية

85
Q

Manuscript

A

مَخطُوْطَة، ج مَخطُوْطَة

في المَتحَف فِيْه مَخطُوْطَات قَدِيْمِة ‎[P] in the museum there are ancient manuscripts

86
Q

Detonator

A

مُفَجِّر