Nouns 46 Flashcards

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Employing

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تَوظِيْف

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2
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Celsius, centigrade

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مِئَوِي

دَرَجَة حَرَارَةِ الغُرْفَة ثْلاثِين مِئَوِيَّة ‎[I] The room temperature is 30 degrees celsius.

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Product line, brand, make, trade-mark

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مَاْرْكَة، ج مَاْرْكَاْت

شُو مَارْكِةِ الرَّادْيَو تَبَعَك ‎[S] What make is your radio?
‏شُو مَوْدَيْل سَيَّارْتَك = شُو مَارْكِة سَيَّارْتَك ‎[S] What make is your car?
‏شُو مارْكِةِ القَهْوِة يَللي بِتْفَضِّلَهْا ‎[S] What brand of coffee do you prefer

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Temper

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خِلِق (خِلْق)، ج أَخْلَاْق

أَبِي تَمّْ طَالِع خِلْقَو ساعَة لَـمّا حَكَيْتِ لَّو عَن هالشَّغْلِة ‎[S] My father was storming for an hour when I told him about it
‏خِلْقَو ضَيِّق ‎[S] He has a vicious temper
‏بْيِطْلَع خِلْقَو قَوَام ‎[S] He loses his temper easily
‏ما بَعْرِف لَيْش طِلِع خِلْقَو ‎[S] I don’t know why he blew his top

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5
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Imported good

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وَاْرِد، ج وَاْرِدَاْت

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6
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Tiler, floor-tile layer

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بَلَّاط، ج بَلَّاطَة / بَلَّاطِيْن

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7
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Self-sufficiency

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الاكتفاء الذاتي

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8
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Conceit, vanity

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غُرُوْر

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9
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Mandate

Authorisation, authority

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تَفْوِيْض، ج تَفَاْوِيْض (تَفَوِيْض)

مَعَو تَفْوِيْض مْنِ الشَّعِب ‎[S] Has he a mandate from the people?

مَكتُوْب تَفوِيْض ‎[P] letter of authorization; {maktūb tɑfwīḍ}
‏عِمِلَهْا بِدُوْن تَفْوِيْض مِنِّي ‎[S] He did this without my authorization

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10
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Peg

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خَاْزُوْق، ج خَوَاْزِيْق (خَوَزِيْق)

عَلِّق جاكَيْتْتَك عَ الخَازُوْق بِالخَيْط ‎[S] Hang your jacket on the peg in the wall,
‏مْنِسْتَعْمِل خَازُوْق لَنْسِدّْ بَلُّوْعِةِ البَحْرَة ‎[S] We use a peg to plug the drain of the basin,

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11
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Information (e.g. information counter, information centre)

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اِسْتِعْلَامات

وْحَيَاتَك، وَين بِتْصِير الاِسْتِعْلامات ‎[V] please, where is the information desk?
‏أَلَّو اِسْتِعْلَاْمَاْت ‎[S] Hello, is this Information?

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12
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Enquiry, inquiry

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اِسْتِعْلَاْم، ج اِسْتِعْلَاْمَاْت

اِسأَل مَكتَبِ الاِستِعلَامَات ‎[P] ask at the enquiry office; {‘isʔ¡al maktabᴵ-l-‘istiʕlāmāt}
‏إِجَانَا عَدَد مْنِ الاِسْتِعْلَامَات بِخْصُوص هالإِعْلَاْن ‎[S] We had a number of inquiries about this ad.

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13
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Dispersion, scattering;
(this is the intransitive / reflective form, i.e. the undergoing of dispersion / scattering);

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تَشَتُّت

تَشَتُّتِ الأَفكَار ‎[P] lack of concentration, scattered thoughts

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14
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Scattering, dispersal

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تَشتِيْت

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15
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Picking, batch

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قَطْفِة

هَيْدِي أَوَّل قَطْفِة مِن هَزْرَعِتْنا ‎[L] this is the first batch from our farm;

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16
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Chatter, prattle, rambling

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ثَرْثَرَة

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17
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Prattler, chatter, chatty person, rambler

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ثَرْثَاْر، ج ثَرْثَاْرِيْن، المؤنث: ثَرْثَاْرَة

عَلَّاك

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18
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Quarrel, fight, row

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خْنَاْق / خْنَاْقَة، ج خْنَاْقَاْت / خَنَاْيِق

خِصَاْم

خُصُوْمة، ج خُصُوْمَاْت

بْسَاوِيْهَا بَسّْ لَاِتْفَادَى الخِصَام ‎[S] I’m doing it just to keep peace,

صَار فِيْه خْنَاقَة ‎[P] there was a fight; {ṣᾱr fīᴴ ḵºnāqa}
‏صَار بَيْنَاتُهْنِ خْنَاقَة فَظِيعَة مْبَارِح عَشِيِّة ‎[S] They had an awful scrap last night
‏صَار فِي خْنَاقَة بَيْنَو وْبَيْن مَرْتَو ‎[S] He had a fight with his wife
‏جِيْرَانِي صَار فِي عَنْدُهْن خْنَاقَة فَظِيعَة مْبَارْحَة عَشِيِّة ‎[S] My neighbors had a terrible row last night
‏صار فِي خْنَاقَة بَيْنِي وْبَيْنَو ‎[S] I had a row with him
‏تْخَانَقْنَا خْنَاقَة كْبِيْرِة كْتِير ‎[S] We had a violent argument.
‏تْوَرَّط بِخْنَاقَة لَيْلْةِ مْبَارِح ‎[S] He got mixed up in a brawl last night
‏مِيْن بَلَّشِ الِخْنَاقَة ‎[S] Who started the quarrel?

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19
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Cocoon

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شَرْنَقة، ج شَرانِيق

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20
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Passer-by

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مَاْرِق، ج مَاْرْقِيْن، المؤنث: مَاْرْقَة

شُو واحِد مَارِق لازِم يْكُوْن أَخَدَهْا ‎[S] A passer-by must have picked it up

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21
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Bathing

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تحميم

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22
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Dearness, preciousness

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غَلاوَة

وِحياة غلاوْتَك ‎[E] by your dearness to me;
‏وِغلاوتَك = وحياة غلاوتك

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23
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Annoyance, trouble, sorrow, grief

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قَهَر

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24
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Peak, pinnacle (not literal), climax

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عِزّ

بِعِزِّ الشِتَا ‎[P] in the depths of winter (i.e. the “peak” of winter); {biʕizzᴵ-š-šita}
‏في عِزّ شَبَابُو ‎[P] in the prime of his youth; {fy ʕizz šabābo}
‏عِزّ الصيف ‎[L] the peak or most intense part of summer;عِزّ البَرْد ‎[L] the most intense (part of) the cold (season);
‏زَهْرِ التِّفَاحِ بْعِزَّو ‎[S] the apple trees are in full bloom,
‏بْعِزّ + إضَافة ‎[S] in full swing
‏الحَفْلِة بْعِزَّهْا ‎[S] The party is in full swing
‏كَانْ لَهُنْ (كَن لُهْن) إِيَّام عِزِّ وْجَاْه ‎[S] They are down and out now

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25
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Laughing stock, object of ridicule

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مَسخَرَة، ج مَسَاخِر

هَاي مُش مَسخَرَة ‎[P] this is not a laughing matter!; {hāy muš masḵɑrɑ}
‏بيْسَاوي حَالُو مَسخَرَة ‎[P] he makes a fool of himself; {byºsāwy ḥālo masḵɑrɑ}
‏حَاوَل ياخُدِ القَضِيِّة كِلَّهْا مَسْخَرَة ‎[S] He tried to laugh the whole thing off
‏الاِنْتِخَابَاتِ الأخِيرِة كانِت مَسْخَرَة مِن مَسَاخِرِ الدِّيْمُوْقْرَاطِيِّة ‎[S] The past elections were a mockery of democracy
‏إِذَا بِدَّك تْسَاوِي حالَك مَسْخَرَة ما حَدَا مانْعَك، اِعْمِلَهْا ‎[S] If you want to make a fool of yourself, go ahead and do it.

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26
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Escape

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هَرِيْبِة

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27
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Return, coming back

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رُجُوْع

بِرْجُوْعِ البَوْسْطَة ‎[S] by return mail
‏إِذَا مِمْكِن جَاوِب بِرْجُوْعِ البَوْسْطَة ‎[S] If possible, answer by return mail
‏سْمِعِت بيْؤَجِّل رُجُوْعُو ‎[P] I heard he’s postponing his return, I hear he is putting off coming back; {sºmeʕᵉt byºʔ¨ajjel rujūʕo}
‏مَع رُجُوْعُو صَار فِيْه فَوضَى ‎[P] when he came back there was chaos;

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28
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Adversary, opponent

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خَصِم (خَصْم)، ج خْصُوْم / خْصُوْمِة / أَخْصَاْم

هُوِّ خَصِم بْيِنْخَاف مِنَّو ‎[S] He’s a dangerous opponent
‏خَصمَك ‎[P] your opponent

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29
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Horselaugh

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قَهْقَهَة

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30
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Unification

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تَوحِيْد

تَوحِيْدِ القُدس ‎[P] the unification of Jerusalem

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31
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Leadership

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زَعَامَة، ج زَعَامَاْت

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32
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Goodness

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خَيْر

الخَيْر وِاْلشَّرّ ‎[P] good and evil, good and bad; {‘il-ḵēr wi’ºššɑrr}
‏عَمَلِ الخَيْر ‎[P] doing good, doing good deeds; {ʕamalᴵ-l-ḵēr}
‏بيْمِلِ الخَيْر ‎[P] he does a lot of good (or good work, good deeds); {byºmelᴵ

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33
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Groans, groaning

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أَنِيْن

سْمِعْنَا أَنِيْنَو طُوْلِ اللَيْل ‎[S] We heard his groans all night long
‏أَنِين بِكِة ‎[S] sobbing

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34
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Barbarism, brutality, savagery

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تَوَحُّش

وَحْشِيِّة

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35
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Qualified, certified, (well) trained

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مُؤَهَّل، ج مُؤَهَّلِي، المؤنث: مُؤَهَّلَة، ج مُؤَهَّلَاْت

المُدَرَّسِين مُؤَهَّلِين تَأْهِيل فِعْلًا كْوَيِّس جِدًّا [S] the teachers are really very well qualified
ناس ما مُؤَهَّلِين شَدِيد [S] not well-qualified people, not well-trained people

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36
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Professional singer

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مُطرِب، ج مُطرِبِيْن، المؤنث: مُطرِبِة

كَان مُطرِب مَشهُوْر ‎[P] he was a famous singer; {kān muṭreb mašhūr}
‏فَيرُوْز هِيِّ أَشهَر مُطرِبِة في صُوْرْيَا وْلُبنَن ‎[P] Fairuz is the most famous singer in Syria and Lebanon;

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37
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Kindling, igniting, ignition;

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إِشْعَاْل

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38
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Rendering subservient

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تَرْكِيْع

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Reaper, harvester (person, not the machine)

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حَصَّاد، ج حَصَّادِيْن

40
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Admission, entry

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فَوْتِة

مِن هَونِ الفَوْتِة، مِن فَضِلْكُن ‎[S] This way in, please
‏وْعَ فَوْتْتِي سْمِعِت “أبو داني”… ‎[L] As I walked in, I heard Abo Dani…

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Attire

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لْبَاْس، ج لْبَاْسَاْت / أَلْبِسِة

لِبَاس رَسمي ‎[P] official dress; {libās rasmy}
‏لَازِمِ نْكُوْن بْلِبَاس عَسْكَرِي رَسْمِي مِنْشَانِ العَشَا ‎[S] We have to be in full military dress for the dinner

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Terrain

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أَرَاْضِي

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Division, split, disruption, breakup, schism

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اِنْقِسَاْم

اِنْشِقَاْق، ج اِنْشِقَاْقَاْت

اِنْفِصَاْم

انْفِصام الشَخْصيّةِ ‎[CA] schizophrenia

حَتَّى يِمنَعُوا اْنشِقَاقِ الحِزِب ‎[P] so as to prevent a split in the (political) party; {ḥatta yimnaʕu ‘ºnšiʠᾱʠᴵ-l-ḥizᵉb}
‏صَار فِي اِنْشِقَاق بِالحِزِب ‎[S] There was a split in the party

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Memento, souvenir, keepsake

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تِذْكَاْر، ج تِذْكَاْرَاْت

خَوْدُو كَتِذكَار لَزْيَارِتكُم / مِن زْيَارِتكُم ‎[P] take it as a memento of your visit; {ḵōdo katezkᾱr lazºyᾱretkom / min zºyᾱretkom}
‏ على ذِكْرَى + إضافة = على تِذْكَار + إضافة ‎[S] in memory of

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Q

Kick

A

لَبْطَة، ج لَبْطَاْت

الِحْصَاْن كَان رَحَ يِرْفِسْنِي رَفْسِة = الِحْصَاْن كَان رَحَ يِلْبِطْنِي لَبْطَة ‎[S] The horse nearly gave me a kick

46
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Fight

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مْقَاْتَلِة، ج مْقَاْتَلَاْت

47
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Summary, synopsis, outline

A

مْلَخَّص، ج مْلَخَّصَاْت

مِخْتَصَر، ج مِخْتَصَرَاْت

الشِّي يَللي بِدِّي يَاه هُوِّ مِخْتَصَر عَن تارِيخِ العَرَب = الشِّي يَللي بِدِّي يَاه هُوِّ مُوْجَز تَارِيخِ العَرَب ‎[S] What I want is a brief outline of Arab history

مُلَخَّصِ المُحَاضَرَة ‎[P] a summary of the lecture

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Delivery, delivering (of a statement, speech, lecture)

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إِلْقَاْء

عِلم الإِلْقَاءِ ‎[CA] elocution, art of speech

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Improvisiation

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اْرتِجَال

الشَّغْلِة كِلَّهْا كانِت اِرْتِجَال ‎[S] The whole thing was an improvisation
‏اِرْتِجَالِيًّا ‎[S] on the spur of the moment
‏عْمِلْتِ القَرَار اِرْتِجَالِيًّا ‎[S] I made the decision on the spur of the moment
‏عَنْدَو مَقْدِرَة لا بَأْسَ بِهَا على اِرْتِجَال خِطَبِ زْغِيْرِة ‎[S] He’s good at improvising little speeches (this sentence is very CA)

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Discourse

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خِطَاْب، ج خِطَاْبَاْت / أَخْطِبَة

الخِطاب المُباشِر ‎[CA] direct speech
‏الخِطاب غَيْر المُباشِرِ ‎[CA] indirect speech

51
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Imagining

Delusion, hallucination, fantastic notion

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تَخَيُّل، ج تَخَيُّلَات

كُلّ هَادَا تَخَيُّلَات ‎[P] all of this is (just) imaginings (i.e. figments of the imaginations); {kull hāda taḵayyolāt} ‏هَايِّة بَسّْ تَخَيُّلَاتَك ‎[S] You’re only imagining things,

52
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Consolidation, stabilization

A

تَثبِيْت

53
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Agreement, contract

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اْتِّفَاقِيِّة، ج اْتِّفَاقِيَّات

اْتِّفَاقِيَّتِ السَلَام ‎[P] the peace agreements; {‘ºttifᾱʠiyyatᴵ-s-salām}
‏الاِتِّفاقِيَّة لازِم تِتْصَدَّق (تِتْسِدَّق) مِن مَجْلِسِ الشُيُوْخ ‎[S] The agreement has to be ratified by the Senate.

54
Q

Erasure, deletion

Elimination

A

مَحْو

55
Q

Elaboration

A

إِسْهَاْب

بْإِسْهَاْب ‎[S] at length
‏حَكَى عَنِ الخِطَّة بْإِسْهَاب ‎[S] He discussed the plan at length

56
Q

(A falling into) disrepair, deterioration

A

اِخْتِلَاْل، ج اِخْتِلَاْلَاْت

57
Q

Individualism, individuality

A

فَرْدِيَّة

58
Q

Sequence, series, succession

A

تَسَلسُل

شُفِت حَلَقَاتِ التَمثِيْلِيِّة بِاْلتَّسَلسُل ‎[P] I saw the acts of the play in their proper order; {šufᵉt ḥalaqātᴵ-t-tamθīliyye bi’ºttasalsol}
‏تَسَلسُلِ الأَفكَار ‎[P] sequence of thought, series of thoughts

59
Q

Disassembling, dismantlement, taking apart

A

تَفْكِيْك

60
Q

(Act of) destruction

A

تَدْمِيْر

61
Q

Intersection, junction, crossing

Severance of mutual relations

A

تَقَاْطُع

62
Q

Emotional outburst, tantrum, conniption

A

كرِيْزَة

صَابَتهَا كرِيْزَة ‎[P] she had a temper tantrum; {ṣᾱbatha krīza}
‏لَمَّا بِتصِيْبُو كرِيْزَة ‎[P] when he has an emotional outburst / a fit of temper; {lamma bitṣībo krīza}

63
Q

(Technical or specialized) term

A

مُصطَلَح، ج مُصطَلَحَات

مُصطَلَح فَنّي ‎[P] technical term; {muṣṭɑlɑḥ fanny}
‏لَازِم يِعَوَّد عَلَى مُصطَلَحَاتِ الطِبّ ‎[P] he has got to get used to the medical terminology; {lāzem yiʕawwad ʕala muṣṭɑlɑḥᾱtᴵ-ṭ-ṭebb}
‏ المُصطَلَحَات بِاللُغَة الإِنگلِيْزِيِّة ‎[P] the (technical) terms are in English; {‘il-muṣṭɑlɑḥᾱt bi-l-luġa-l-ʔinglīziyye}
‏بْتَعْرِف شِي المِصْطَلَحِ الفَنِّي إِلَهْا ‎[S] Do you know the technical term for it?

64
Q

Cell, cells, prison cell, jail cell (one in a police station)

A

نَظَاْرَة

خِدَوه على النَّظَارَة ‎[L] ‎[S] take him to the jail cell

65
Q

District

A

قَضَاْء، ج أَقْضِيِة

سُوْرِيَّا مْقَسَّمِة لَعَشْرِ مْحافَظَات وْهَدَوْلِ بْدَوْرُهْنِ مْقَسَّمِين لَأَقْضِيِة ‎[S] Syria is divided into ten provinces which, in turn, are subdivided into districts,

66
Q

Absoluteness (i.e. the stripping of s.th. of all other qualities, leaving just the absolute essence)

A

تَجَرُّد

بِتَجَرُّد ‎[S] objectively
‏خَلِّيْنَا نِتْمَعَّنِ المِشِكْلِة بْتَجَرُّد ‎[S] Now let’s look at the problem objectively,

67
Q

Graduate (of a school, college, university)

A

خَرِّيْج، ج خَرِّيْجِيْن، المؤنث: خَرِّيْجِة

مِتْخَرِّج، ج مِتْخَرِّجِيْن

أَكْتَر خِرِّيْجِينْنَا حِصْلُوا على مَرَاكِزِ مْنِيحَة = أَكْتَرِ المِتْخَرِّجِين مِن عَنْدْنَا حِصْلُوا على مَرَاكِزِ مْنِيحَة ‎[S] Most of our graduates have found good positions
‏خَرِّيْجِ الجَامعَة ‎[P] university graduate; {ḵarrījᴵ-l-jāmʕa}
‏خَرِّيْجِيْنِ الدَورَة ‎[P] the graduates of the course; {ḵarrījīnᴵ-d-dawrɑ}
‏هِيِّة خَرِّجِة ضَارِ المُعَلِّمِيْن ‎[P] she’s a graduate of teacher training college; {hiyye ḵarrije ḍᾱrᴵ-l-muʕallimīn}

68
Q

Basin (natural depression on the earth’s surface, typically containing water)

A

بَحْرَة، ج بَحْرَاْت

مْنِسْتَعْمِل خَازُوْق لَنْسِدّْ بَلُّوْعِةِ البَحْرَة ‎[S] We use a peg to plug the drain of the basin,

69
Q

Grounds

A

طِحِل

طِحِل قَهْوِة ‎[S] coffee grounds
‏كِبّ طِحْلِ القَهْوِة بْتَنَكِةِ الزّْبَالِة ‎[S] Empty the coffee grounds in the garbage pail
‏كِبِّ الطِّحِل بِالبَلُّوْعَة ‎[S] Throw the grounds into the drain

70
Q

(Family) relationship, kinship

A

قَرَاْبِة

أَيْشِ القَرَابِة بَيْنكُم ‎[P] how are you related; { ʔēšᴵ-l-qɑrᾱbe bēnkom}
‏رَوَابِطِ القَرَابِة بْهالمِجْتَمَع قَوِيِّة كْتِير ‎[S] The ties of kinship are strong in this society
‏شُو قَرَاْبْتَو بْبَيْتِ الخُوْرِي ‎[S] What’s his relationship to the Khuris

71
Q

Priest (non-Christian)

A

كَاْهِن، ج كَهَنَة

72
Q

Fertility

A

خَصِب

خُصُوْب

73
Q

Axis, pivot, center

A

مِحوَر، ج مَحَاوِر

شُو ما حَسّ إِنَّو هُوِّ مِحْوَر تَنْكِيْتُهْن ‎[S] Doesn’t he realize that he’s the butt of their jokes?
‏مِحوَرِ الأَرض ‎[P] the earth’s axis; {miḥwɑrᴵ-l-ʔɑrḍ}
‏نِتْأَمَّل إِنُّو هَادَا المَوضُوْع يْضَلّ في المِحوَر ‎[P] we hope this issue will remain central / will continue to be pivotal

74
Q

(Act of) switching, replacing

A

تَبَدُّل

75
Q

Expansion

A

تَوَسُّع

تَوَسُّع الِـبْلَادِ المِطِّرِد عَم يْصِيْر قَلَقِ الجِّيْرَان ‎[S] The steady expansion of the country is a matter of grave concern to its neighbors

76
Q

Religious icon

A

إِقُوْن / إِقُوْنِة، ج إِقُوْنَات

77
Q

Modernisation, update, upgrade

A

تَحْدِيْث

78
Q

Prejudice

A

حُكْم مُسَبَّق

79
Q

Preconditions, prerequisites

A

شُرُوط مُسَبَّقَة

80
Q

Stereotype

A

صورة نَمَطيّة

81
Q

Middle, mid, center, halfway

A

مُنْتَصَف

في مُنْتَصَفِ الطَرِيْقِ ‎[CA] halfway, midway
‏مُنْتَصَف الساعةِ العاشِرَةِ ‎[CA] half past nine, 9:30
‏مُنْتَصَف اللَيْلِ ‎[CA] midnight
‏مُنْتَصَف النَهَارِ ‎[CA] midday, noon
‏في مُنْتَصَفِ الطَريقِ ‎[CA] in the middle of the road, halfway (there), half-finished
‏في مُنْتَصَفِ شَهْرِ نوفَمْبِر ‎[CA] mid-November
‏في مُنْتَصَفِ الثَمانيناتِ ‎[CA] in the mid-80s
‏في مُنْتَصَفِ الصَيْفِ ‎[CA] in the height of summer, in midsummer
‏في مُنْتَصَفِ الشِتاءِ ‎[CA] in the depths of winter, in midwinter
‏في مُنْتَصَفِ الكِتابِ ‎[CA] to be at the mid-way point of the book
‏بعد مُنْتَصَفِ الكِتابِ ‎[CA] to be past the mid-way point of the book
‏خَطّ المُنْتَصَفِ ‎[CA] center line

82
Q

Beauties

A

جماليات

83
Q

Clearness, clarity, limpidity, cloudlessness, serenity, purity, sheerness

A

صَفَاْء

صَفاء الذِهْنِ ‎[CA] clarity of mind
‏صَفاء الماءِ ‎[CA] water purity

84
Q

Sesame

A

سِمسِم / سِمْسُم / سُمْسُم

85
Q

Sniper-fire

A

قَنَص

تَحْتِ القَنَص ‎[L] under sniper fire
‏مْصَاوب بْقَنَص ‎[L] hit by sniper fire

86
Q

Response (i.e. positive reaction)

A

تَجَاوُب

فِيْه تَجَاوُب مِن قِبَلِ السُكَّن ‎[P] formal: the residents are responding (.e.g to our appeal); {fīᴴ tajāwob min qibalᴵ-s-sukkan}
‏مِش عَم بيْلَاقيِ التَجَاوُبِ اللَازِم ‎[P] he is not getting the response he needs; {miš ʕam byºlāqyᴵ-t-tajāwobᴵ-l-lāzem}

87
Q

Harm

A

إِسَاْءَة

ما قَصَدْتْ فِيْهَا أَيّْ إِسَاءَة ‎[S] I meant no harm by it

88
Q

(Way of) walking, gait

A

مَشْيِة، ج مَشْيَاْت

فِيْك تَعِرْفَو مِن مَشِيْتَو ‎[S] You can recognize him by his walk
‏أَنَا عْرِفتُو مِن مَشِيتُو ‎[P] I knew him by his walk; { ʔana ʕºrefto min mašᵉyto}
‏ أَنَا عْرِفتهَا مِن مَشيِتهَا ‎[P] I knew her by her walk; { ʔana ʕºreftha min mašyetha}
‏كَإِنِّي سْمِعِت مَشْيِة حَدَا بِالكَوْرِدَوْر ‎[S] I think I heard footsteps in the hall

89
Q

Opening

A

اِنْفِتاح

الاِنْفِتاح الاِقْتِصادي ‎[E] in politics: the open-door policy, i.e. liberaliztion of the Egyptian economy instituted by President Sadat in 1974;

90
Q

Certainty

A

يَقِين

يَقِينِي بِالله يَقِيني ‎[E] my faith in God protects me (a play on the words يقين and يقي, the second from the root وقي );
‏على يَقِين ‎[E] sure, as in:
‏أَنا على يَقِين إِنُّه لِسَّه ما وَصَلْش ‎[E] I am sure he hasn’t arrived yet;

91
Q

Feeble-mindedness, dimwittedness, foolishness

A

سَخَاْفِة

92
Q

Ascension

A

صُعُوْد

93
Q

Printing, typography

Typing, keyboarding

Type, font

A

طِبَاعَة

الطّْبَاعَة كْتِيرِ زْغِيْرِة ‎[S] The type is too small