Nouns 47 Flashcards
Place of emigration, abroad (particularly with regard to Arab migrants to the Americas)
مَهجَر، ج مَهَاجِر
فِيْه كْتِيْر لُبنَانِيِّيْن في المَهجَر [P] there are a lot of Lebanese living abroad; {fīᴴ kºtīr lubnāniyyīn fy-l-mahjɑr}
Renewal, restoration, regeneration, revival
تَجَدُّد
تَجَدُّد القِتالِ [CA] the resumption of fighting
Pandemic
جَاْئِحَة، ج جَوَاْئِح
Epidemic:
وَبَاْء، ج أَوْبِئَة
(Criminal) record
Precedent, previous case
سَابِقَة، ج سَوَابِق
عِندُو سَوَابِق = هُوِّ مِن أَصحَابِ السَوَابِق [P] he has a criminal record; {ʕindo sawābeʠ = huwwe min ʔɑṣḥᾱbᴵ-s-sawābeʠ}
إِلَو سَوَابِق بِالإِجْرَام [S] He has a criminal
record
مِن أَصْحَابِ السَّوَابِق [I] previously convicted, having a criminal record.
مَعْرُوف عَنَّه مِن أَصْحَابِ السَّوَابِق [I] He is known to have been previously convicted.
هَاي سَاْبِقَة ما كُو مَثِيْلْها أَبَدا [I] It is unprecedented.
Miscellaneous expenses, petty expenses
نَتْرِيَّاْت
أَحْسَن لَكِ تْخَلِّي مَجَال لِلنَّتْرِيَّاْت [S] You’d better allow a margin for incidental expenses
خَلِّيْنَا نْحِطّ على جَنَب خَمْسِيْن دَوْلَار لِلنَّتْرِيَّاْت [S] Let’s set aside 50 dollars for miscellaneous expenses
Recoil
نَتْرَة، ج نَتْرَاْت
نَتْرَةِ البَارُوْدِة يِمْكِن تِكْسِر لَك كِتْفَك [S] The kick of a rifle can break your collar bone
Disgust
اِشْمِئْزَاْز
قَرَف
دَار ضَهْرَو بْقَرَف [S] He turned away in disgust,
حَسُّوا بْاِشْمِئْزازْنَا فَرَاحُوا [S] They sensed our disgust and left
Shutdown, closure (of an office)
تَعْطِيْل
Charge, responsibility, care
عِهْدِة
بِتْرُك الِوْلَادِ بْعِهِدْتَك [S] leave the children in your charge.
بْخَلِّيْه بْعِهِدْتَك [S] I entrust it to your care
An old beat up car, clunker, jalopy
طِنْبُر (طِمْبُر)، ج طَنَاْبِر
سَيَّارَة طِنْبُر، ج سَيَّارَات طَنَابِر [S] jalopy
عَنْدَو طِمْبُرِ مْهَرْمَش مِن عَهِد جِدّ جِدَّو [S] He owns a battered old jalopy
دَخِيل اَلله مِلَّا طِنْبُر [S] Boy, that’s some jalopy
Disregard
عَدَم اِكْتِرَاْس
بْيِظْهَر عَنْدَو عَدَم اِكْتِراس مِطْلَق لِلسِّلْطَة [S] He seems to have an absolute disregard for authority,
Lawsuit, legal case, legal claim, hearing;
دَعوَى/ دَعوِة، ج دَعَاوي
رَفَع عَلَيْه دَعوَة [P] he took him to court; {rafaʕ ʕalēᴴ daʕwa}
الشِركِة كِسبَت / رِبحَتِ الدَعوَة [P] the company won the case; {‘iš-širke kisbat / ribḥatᴵ-d-daʕwa}
حِضِرِ الدَعوَة [P] he attended the hearing; {ḥiḍerᴵ-d-daʕwa}
قَاْم دَعْوَى على [S] to bring a case against s.o., sue s.o., etc.
قِمْنَا عَلَيْه دَعْوَى بْطَلَبِ التَعْوِيضَات [S] We sued him for damages.
بِدِّي اِمْشِي بْهالدَّعْوَى لَآخِرَهْا [S] I’m going to fight this suit
خِسِر (خِصِر) دَعِوْتَو / دَعْوَاْه [V] He’s lost his case
رَفَع دَعْوَى بِالمَحْكَمِة [V] He filed a complaint in court,
رِبِحِ الدَّعْوَى [S] Did he win the lawsuit?
إِذَا ما بْتِجِي لْنَا كِلْمِة مِنَّك قَبْلِ التَّنَين مِنْقِيم عَلَيْك دَعْوَى [S] If we do not hear from you by Monday, we shall bring suit.
الشِّرْكِة رِبْحِتِ الدَّعْوَى شِي [S] Did the company win the suit?
Impossibility
اِسْتِحَاْلِة
Decoration, medal, badge
وِسَام، ج أَوسِمِة
عَلَّق وِسَام [S] to give a medal, decorate
الرَّئِيْس نَفْسَو لَحَ يْعَلِّق لَو وِسَام لَشَجَاعْتَو [S] The president himself will decorate him for his bravery
أَعطُوْه وِسَام عَلَى خَدَمَتُو [P] they decorated him for his services; { ʔɑʕṭūᴴ wisām ʕala ḵadamato}
وِسَام جَوقَةِ الشَرَف [P] the Legion of Honor
Means, way
سَبِيْل، ج سِبُل
مَجْهُوْدَاتَو بْسَبِيلِ التَّوَسُّط فِشْلِت فَشَل زَرِيْع [S] His efforts towards mediation failed miserably
على سَبِيل [S] by way of
قَالَهْا على سَبِيْلِ النِّكْتِة [S] He said it by way of a joke
في سَبِيْلِ الله [P] for the sake of God, in the cause of God; {fy sabīlᴵ-l-lāh}
في سَبِيْلِ العِلم [P] for the sake of knowledge / science; {fy sabīlᴵ-l-ʕilm}
عَلَى سَبِيْلِ المِثَال [P] for example, by way of example
Insert, addition, interruption (in which one adds s.th.)
مْدَاْخَلِة
مَعْلَيْش اْسْمَحُوا لي أعمِل مْداخلِة تْوَضِّح شَغلِة صْغِيرة لَلجَمْهُور [L] pardon, please let me say something to clarify something small for the audience
Application, perseverance, persistence, diligence, endurance
مْوَاْظَبِة
صُمُوْد
تَحَمُّل
مُصَاْبَرَة
مُثَاْبَرَة
المُهِمِّة بِدّهَا مُوَاظَبِة [P] the assignment requires application / perseverance; {‘il-muhimme biddha muwᾱẓɑbe}
بيْشتْغِل بِمُوَاظَبِة [P] he works with diligence; {byºštºġel bimuwᾱẓɑbe}
عِندُو قُوِّة مُوَاظَبِة عَلَى شَغلِة = عِندُو قُدرِة مُوَاظَبِة عَلَى شَغلِة [P] he has the ability to persevere at an activity
Combat, fighting
قْتَال / قِتَال
بَسِّ قْتَال [P] stop fighting
الجّْنُوْد خَلَصُوا تَمْرِين وْصارُوا أَهِل لِلقِتَال [S] The troops are trained and ready for combat
نَزَّلُوا لِلعاصْمِة جْيُوْش بِمْعِدَّاْت كامْلِ’ لِلقِتَال [S] Troops in full combat gear were moved into the capital,
Autism
تَوَحُّد
مُصاب بالتَوَحُّدِ [CA] autistic
طَيْف التَوَحُّدِ = الطَّيْف التَّوَحُّدِيّ [CA] autistic spectrum., autism spectrum
Large quantity, large number, abundance (of s.th.)
كِتْرَة / كِتْرِة
مِن كُترِة هَمُّو بَطَّل يِقدَر يِشتْغِل [P] due to his abundance of worry, he was not able to work; {min kutre hammo bɑṭṭɑl yiqdɑr yištºġel}
بْكِتْرَة [S] densely
بْكِتْرِة [S] in quantity
مْنِشْتِرِي بْكِتْرِة [S] We buy in quantity
Pimp;
(commonly used as an insult equivalent to swine, bastard)
عَرْص
Cedars
أَرِز
أَرْزِة، ج أَرْزَاْت
فِيْه أَرزِ كْتِيْر في لُبنَان [P] In Lebanon there
are a lot of cedars
فِيْه أَرزِة بِالعَلَمِ اللُبنَاني [P] there is a cedar on the Lebanese flag;
Documentation, recording, or authentication.
تَوْثِيْق
• تم توثيق العقد رسميًا. • “The contract has been officially documented.” • التوثيق التاريخي مهم للحفاظ على التراث. • “Historical documentation is important for preserving heritage.
Boom
لَعْلَعَة
كِنِت تِسْمَع لَعْلَعْةِ المَدَافِع [S] You could hear the boom of the cannon
Hatred, loathing, dislike
كِرِه
كَراهيَّة
حِقْد، ج أَحْقاد
فيه أَحْقاد قَديمة بَين العَيْلْتَين [E] there are old feuds between the two families
الكُرُه لَلجِنسِ الآخَر [P] dislike of the opposite sex; {‘il-kurᵒh laljinsᴵ-l-ʔāḵar}
كُرهِ الأَجَانِب [P] hatred of foreigners
Ironmaking, smithery, smithing
حْدَادِة / اِحدَادِة
لَوَاْزِمِ البِنَاء = أَدَوَاْتِ حْدَاْدِة [S] hardware
مَحَلّ حدادِة [V] blacksmith shop, smithy
A necessary thing, a need
لَازِم، ج لَوَازِم
أَكتَر مِنِ اللَازِم [P] more than the necessary, more than needed; { ʔaktɑr minᴵ-l-lāzem}
زْيَادَة عَنِ اللُزُوم
جِبِت أَكتَر مِنِ اللَازِم [P] you brought more than what is needed; {jibᵉt ʔaktɑr minᴵ-l-lāzem}
جِبِت كُلِّ اللَوَازِم لَلصَّلَطَة [P] I brought all the necessities for the salad
Theorising
تنظير
Godfather
شْبِيْن، ج أَشابِين / شَبَايِن
عَرَّاب
واحِد مِن رَفْقَاتِي لَح يْكُوْنِ شْبِينِ الوَلَد [S] One of my friends is going to be the baby’s sponsor,
مِيْنِ شبِيْنَك في المَعمُوْدِيِّة [P] who is your godfather (at the baptism);
Godmother
شْبِيْنِة، ج شْبِيْنَاْت
عَرَّاْبَة، ج عَرَّاْبَاْت
Notification, (official) announcement or notice;
تَبلِيْغ
أَجَاني تَبلِيْغ مِنِ الشُرطَة [P] I received notification from the police
Transfer
Trip, load (when transporting things from one place to another)
A move (e.g. moving to a new house
Transport (instance noun)
نَقْلِة، ج نَقْلَاْت
اليَوْم رَح أَعمِل تَلَت نَقلَات [P] I’m going to make three trips today;
خَلَّصْنا النَقْلِة اليَوم [S] we finished moving (to our new apartment) today
نَقْلِة تانْيِة مْؤَلَّفِة مِن خَمِسْتَعْشَر أَلْف نَفَر مِنْتَظَرَة بِكْرَا [S] Another transport of fifteen thousand men is expected tomorrow,
Exchange, substitute, swap
تَبَادُل
تَبَادُلِ المَعلُوْمَات [P] the exchange of information; {tabādolᴵ-l-maʕlūmāt}
تَبَادُلِ الأَرَاء [P] the exchange of ideas; {tabādolᴵ-l-ʔɑrᾱʔÅ}
تَبَادُلِ الأَسرَى [P] the exchange of prisoners; {tabādolᴵ-l-ʔasrɑ}
الصَّلِيْبِ الأَحْمَر عَم يْدَبِّر تَبَادُلِ الأَسْرَى [S] The Red Cross arranges for the exchange of prisoners,
Infatuation, obsession
هَوَس
هَوَس بالسَيّاراتِ [CA] an obsession with cars
Spoiled, pampered; spoiled rotten
Brat
مَدْلُوْع
دَلُّوْع، ج دَلُّوْعَة
مْغَنَّج
غَنُّوْج
Old age
شَيخُوْخَة
الشَيخُوْخَة صَعبِة [P] old age is hard, it’s hard to be old
Guarantee
ضَمَان، ج ضَمَانَات
بْيِعمِلِ-تِّفَاق بَسّ بِدُّو ضَمَان، يَا إِمضَاء، يَا مَبلَغِ كْبِيْر [P] he makes an agreement, but he wants a guarantee, either a signature or a large sum (of money); {bºyeʕmelᴵ-ttifāq bass biddo ḍɑmᾱn، ya ʔimḍᾱʔÅ، ya mablaġᵉ kºbīr}
مَحدُوْدِ الضَمَان [P] limited, Ltd. (of a company);
Acceptance
تَقَبُّل
Frankness, up frontness
صَرَاْحَة
فِيك تِحْكِي بْصَرَاحَة [S] You can speak freely
بْكِلّْ صَرَاحَة [S] frankly, to be frank, frankly speaking
بَقدَر أَقُوْل بِكُلّ صَرَاحَة [P] I can say in all frankness; {baqdɑr ʔaqūl bikull ṣɑrᾱḥɑ}
بْكِلّْ صَرَاحَة / بِدَّك صَرَاحَة، ما لِي فَهْمَان شُو بِدِّي أَعْمِل فِيك [S] Honestly, I don’t know what to do with you.
قِلْتِ لَّو الحَقِيقَة بْصَرَاحَة [S] I told him the truth frankly,
لَيْش ما بِتْقِل لَو يَاها بْكِلّْ صَرَاحَة [S] Why don’t you put it straight to him?
بْكِلّْ صَرَاحَة بْحَيَاتِي ما حَبَّيْت هالزَّلَـمِة [S] Frankly speaking, I never liked that guy
بْكِلّْ صَرَاحَة ما بَعْرِف [S] To tell the truth, I don’t know
بِدَّكِ الصَّرَاحَة؟ اِنْتِا كَسْلَان وْبَسّ [S] I’ll tell you what? You’re plain lazy, that’s all
بِدَّكِ الصَّرَاْحَة؟ هادا ما كان حِلُو مِنَّك [S] That wasn’t exactly nice of you
بِدَّكِ الصَّرَاحَة [S] do you want (me) to be frank
بْكِلّْ صَرَاحَة، أَنا ما بَعْرِف [S] To be frank, I don’t know.
لَيْش ما بِتْقِلْ لِي بْكِلّْ صَرَاحَة شُو صار عَن صَحِيح [S] Why don’t you tell me frankly what really happened?
اْعْتَرَفِ بْكِلّْ صَرَاحَة إِنَّو أَخَدِ المَصَارِي [S] He admitted freely that he took the money
System
مَنْظُوْمَة، ج مَنْظُوْمَاْت
مَنْظومة دِفاعيّة [CA] defence system
مَنْظومة مُتَكامِلة [CA] an integrated system
Infinity
لَاْنِهَاْيَة
Authoritative source
مَرْجِعيّة
A problem, predicament
إشْكالِيّة، ج إشْكالِيَّاْت
(some say that, in contrast to مشكلة , this usually refers to a big problem, or a problem that has become a major issue; it usually concerns more than one person and causes significant worry and concern)
Unanimity
إِجْمَاْع
الاِقتِرَاحِ اْنقَبَل بِالإِجمَاع [P] the proposal was accepted unanimously; {‘il-‘iʠtirᾱḥᴵ ‘ºnqabal bi-l-ʔijmāʕ}
بِالإِجْمَاع [S] unanimously
اْنْتَخَبُوه بِالإِجْمَاْع [S] He was elected unanimously
Vitiligo
بُهاق
Direction, directing (of a stage, screen, film)
إِخرَاج
إِخرَاجِ المَسرَحِيِّة [P] directing the play
Keeping ignorant/misinformed/in the dark
تَجْهيل
تَجْهيل الطَلَبةِ [CA] keeping the students ignorant
Diversification
تَنْوِيْع، ج تَنْوِيْعَاْت
Introduction (of one person, على = to another)
Definition
تَعرِيْف
Ballcock, floater, buoy, float
عَوَّامِة، عَوَامَات
لا تِسْبَح بَرَّاتِ حْدُوْدِ العَوَّامِة هْنِيك [S] Don’t swim beyond that buoy over there
خَلِّيْنَا نِسْبَح لِلعَوَّامِة [S] Let’s swim out to the float
Making out
كَجْكَجِة
(Place of) refuge, retreat, sanctuary
مَهْرَب، ج مَهَاْرِب
Close companion, favorite
مُقَرَّب
وَآدي واحِد مِ المُقَرَّبين لِجَلالْتُه [E] here’s one of His Majesty’s favorites
Looting
نَهِب
مَنَعُوا نَهبِ البَيْت [P] they prevented the house from being looted; {manaʕu nahbᴵ-l-bēt}
مَنَعُوا نَهبِ الِبْيُوْت [P] they prevented the houses from being looted
Bank (of a river)
ضِفِّة / ضَفِّة، ج ضِفَاف / ضِفَاف
الضِفّتَيْن [P] the two banks, both river banks; {‘iḍ-ḍefftēn}
الضِفِّة الغَربِيِّة [P] the West Bank; {‘iḍ-ḍeffe-l-ġarbiyye}
بَعْدِ المَطَرِ القَوِيِّة النَّهِر طَفّ على ضَفّْتَيْنَو [S] After the heavy rains, the river overflowed its banks
Populism
الشعبوية
Verification, ascertainment
تَحَقُّق
Self-education, acquiring culture, or gaining knowledge.
تَثَقُّف
- التثقف يُطوّر مهارات الفرد ويزيد من معرفته.
• “Self-education develops a person’s skills and increases their knowledge.”- عملية التثقف المستمر مهمة في عصر المعلومات.
• “The process of continuous self-education is important in the information age.”
- عملية التثقف المستمر مهمة في عصر المعلومات.
(Fine) sieve (for sifting flour, etc.)
Fine mesh, netting, screen (e.g. on a window)
Screen, screening (e.g. for a window)
مُنخُل، ج مَنَاخِل
[S] مِنْخُل، ج مَنَاْخِل
فِيْه شُبَّاك مُنخُل [P] there’s a window with a screen on it (to keep out bugs); {fīᴴ šubbāk munḵol}
شِبَّاك مِنْخُل [S] window screen
بَاب مِنْخُل [S] screen door
حَطّ مِنْخُل ب [S] to put a screen on
عَمِ نْفَكِّرِ نْحِطّْ مِنْخُل بِالڤَيْرَنْدَا [S] We’re thinking of screening the veranda
Nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, nurture, food
غِذَاْء، ج أَغْذِيَة
أَغْذِية [CA] foods
أَغْذِية فاسِدة [CA] rotten foods
أَغْذِية سائِلة [CA] liquid food
غِذاء صِحّيّ [CA] health food
الغِذاء العُضْويّ [CA] organic food
أَغْذِية بَحْريّة [CA] seafood
غِذاء للعَقْلِ [CA] food for thought
سِلْسِلة الغِذاءِ [CA] food chain
أَزْمة غِذاءٍ [CA] food crisis
نَقْص في الغِذاءِ = قِلّة في الغِذاءِ [CA] lack of food
Firewood
حَطَب
رُوْحِ اْجْمَعِ لْنَا (جْمَاعِ لْنا) شْوَيِّة حَطَب [S] Go out and gather some wood,
شَقْفِة حَطَب [S] a piece of firewood
Assumption, taking upon oneself, undertaking, carrying out
اِضْطِلَاْع
نَبَّهَ فُلَاْنًا إلى ضَرورةِ الاضْطِلاعِ بِمَسْؤوليّاتِهِ [CA] to point out to s.o. the need to carry out his
responsibilities
يتمتع المدير باضطلاع كامل على أوضاع الشركة.
• “The manager has full oversight of the company’s situation.”
Parenthood
وَاْلِدِيَّة
Affair (مع / ب = with)
عَلَاقَة / عُلَاقَة / عَلَاقَة / عُلَاقَة، ج عَلَاقَات / عُلَاقَات / عَلَاقَات / عُلَاقَات
الطَبَّاخَة كان إِلَهْا عَلَاقَة مَعِ الشُّفَوْر [S] The cook had an affair with the chauffeur
Composure
رَزَاْنِة
عَنْدَهْا رَزَانِة كْتِير بِالنِّسْبِة لَسِنَّهْا [S] She has a lot of poise for her age.
انا كْتِير مِعْجَب بْرَزَاْنْتَو بِالحَالَاتِ الصَّعْبِة = انا كْتِير مِعْجَب بِرْبَاطِة جَأْشَو بِالحَالَاتِ الصَّعْبِة [S] admire his composure in difficult situations
Punishment, penalty
جَزَا / [CA] جَزَاء
[S] جَزَا، ج جَزَءَاْت
الجَّزَا كانِ كْتِير قَاسِي [S] The punishment was too severe
هايّْ جَزَا مَعْرُوْف [S] That’s gratitude for you
دَفَّعني جَزَا [P] he made me pay a fine; {daffaʕny jaza}
كَجَزَا [P] as a punishment; {kajaza}
ضَربِة جَزَاء لِصَالِح [P] a penalty kick awarded to…; {ḍɑrbe jazāʔÅ liṣᾱleḥ}
جَزَا نَقْدِي [S] fine
Activist (like a human rights activists)
نَاْشِط، ج نَاْشِطُوْن / نُشَطَاْء
Crowding, overcrowding, congestion, crowdedness
اْزدِحَام
الاِزدِحَام في الطُرُق [P] traffic jams, overcrowding on the roads; {‘il-‘izdiḥām fy-ṭ-ṭuroq}
اِزْدِحَامِ المُرُور بِيْخَلِّيه كْتِيرِ مْنَرْڤِز [S] Traffic congestion makes him very nervous
Classism
طَبَقِيَّة
Acting, performance (on stage), play(ing) (of an actor), interpretation (as a stylistic representation of a creative work or dramatic role)
تَشْخِيْص
Feeding (also technical), nourishment, nutrition, provisioning, supply, input, charging (e.g., of an electric battery)
تَغذِيِة
تَغْذِية اصْطِناعيّة [CA] artificial feeding
تَغْذِية راجِعة = تَغْذِية اسْتِرْجاعيّة [CA] feedback
تَغْذِية أَرْ أَس أَس = تَزْوِيد بِمُقْتَطَفَاتِ الأَخبارِ أَر أَس أَس [CA] RSS feed (Computing)
دَوْرة التَغْذِيةِ [CA] food chain
نَقْص التَغْذِيةِ = سوء التَغْذِيةِ [CA] malnutrition
مُصاب بِسوءِ التَغْذِيةِ [CA] undernourished
عانى من سوءِ التَغْذِيةِ [CA] to suffer from malnutrition
تُوُفِّيَ نَتيجةَ سوءِ التَغْذِيةِ [CA] to die from malnutrition
Hair cutting, hairdressing
قَصّ
تْعَلَّم قَصِّ الشَعِر وْفَتَح صَالَوْنِ حْلَاقَة [P] he learned hairdressing and opened a hair dressing salon; {tºʕallam qɑṣṣᴵ-š-šaʕᵉr wºfataḥ ṣᾱlōnᵉ ḥºlāqa}
Brace
Corset
مْشَدّ، ج مْشَدَّاْت
مْشَدّ حَدِيْد، ج مْشَدَّاْت حَدِيْد [S] metal brace
لِسَّا لابِسِ مْشَدّ حَدِيدِ بْرِجْلَو الشّْمَال [S] He’s still wearing a brace on his left leg.
أَحْسَن لَهْا ما تِطْلَع بَلَا مْشَدّ[S] She shouldn’t go around without a girdle
Vice, clamp
مَلْزَمِة، ج مَلَاْزِم
شِدِّ المَلزَمِة [P] tighten the vice
Borrowing, loaning
اِقْتِرَاْض
زِيادة تَكْليفِ الاقْتِراضِ [CA] increased borrowing costs
Confusion
حِيْرِة
مِنِ الحِيْرِة [P] out of confusion
