Nouns 7 Flashcards
Affiliation, belonging
انْتِماء
بيْشِدّ عَلَى اِنتِمَاءُو الدِيْني [P] he emphasizes his religious affiliation
Welcome, greeting, reception
تَرْحِيْب
رَحَّب فِيْنَا تَرْحِيْب حَارّ [S] He gave us a warm reception
رَحَّبُوا فِيْنَا تَرْحِيْب حَارّ [S] They gave us a warm welcome
بْحَيَاْتْنَا ما تْوَقَّعْنَا هَيْك تَرْحِيْب حَارّ [S] We never expected such a warm greeting
Explanation
شَرِح (شَرْح)، ج شْرُوْح
Description
وَصِف (وَصْف)، ج أَوْصَاْف
Diagram
خَطّ بَيَانِي، ج خْطُوْط بَيَاْنِيِّة
Patronage, auspices, sponsorship, protectorate
رِعَاْيَة
السِّبَاق تِحْت رِعَايَةِ الوَزِير [I] The game is sponsored by the minister.
System, apparatus
Appliance, device, equipment, gear
جِهَاْز، ج أَجِهْزِة (أَجْهِزِة)
أَجهِزةِ الإِعلَام [P] the media; { ʔajhizᴵ-l-ʔiʕlām}
الجِهَازِ العَصَبي [P] the nervous system; {‘il-jihāzᴵ-l-ʕɑṣɑby}
الجِهَازِ الهَضمي [P] the digestive system; {‘il-jihāzᴵ-l-hɑḍmy}
الجِهَازِ الدَمَوي [P] the circulatory system (of the body); {‘il-jihāzᴵ-d-damawy}
الجِهَازِ التَنَفُّسي [P] the respiratory system; {‘il-jihāzᴵ-t-tanaffosy}
بْيَعْرِف كِيْف بْيِشْتِغِل جِهَاْز الِحْكُوْمِة [S] He knows the workings of the government machinery
هالدَّخَاْخِيْن (هالدَّخَخِيْن) إِلَهْا تَأْسِيْرِ مْضِرّ على جِهَازِ التَّنَفُّس [S] Those fumes have a harmful effect on the respiratory system
فِي شِي مَنْزُوْعِ بْجِهَازِ القِيَادِة [S] Something is wrong with the steering gear,
جِهَازِ التَلفِزيَوْن [P] television set; {jihāzᴵ-t-talfizyōn}
أَجهِزِة رَاديُو [P] radio sets; { ʔajhize rᾱdyo}
جِهَاز تَوقِيْت [P] time switch; {jihāz tawʠīt}
جِهَازِ الإِطفَاء [P] fire extinguisher; {jihāzᴵ-l-ʔiṭfᾱʔÅ}
باعِ الرَّادْيَو العَتِيق تَبَعَو وْاْشَتَرَى جِهَازِ جْدِيد [S] He sold his old radio and bought a new set
هالجِّهَاز لازِم يْكُوْن يْساعِد عَ التَّسْرِيْع بِالإِنْتَاج [S] This device should help speed production
عَنْدْنَا (عَنَّا) كِلّ أَنْوَاعِ الأَجْهِزِة الكَهْرَبَائِيِّة [S] We carry all kinds of electrical appliances
Interpretation
تَفْسِيْر، ج تَفَاْسِيْر
Lesson, moral (of a story), example (لِلنَّاس = for people)
عِبْرَة، ج عِبَر
لازِم نِجْعَل مِن هالرِّجَّاْل عِبْرَة لِلنَّاْس [S] We must make an example of this man
قُصَّة حِلوِة وْفِيْهَا عِبرَة [P] a good story with a moral; {quṣṣɑ ḥilwe wºfīha ʕibrɑ}
عِبرَتِ المَاضي / عِبَارِ المَاضي [P] the lessons of the past; {ʕibratᴵ-l-mᾱḍy / ʕibᾱrᴵ-l-mᾱḍy}
خَلِّي هالشِّي يْكِن لَك عِبْرَة [S] Let that be a lesson to you
نْشَالله تْكُوْن أَخَدْت عِبْرَة - نْشَالله تْكُوْن اْعْتَبَرْت [S] I hope you’ve learned your lesson
وِالعِبْرَة بْهالقِصَّة إِنَّو [S] And the moral of the story is…
Scientist
عَاْلِم، ج عِلَمَا
Wise man, sage
حَكِيْم، ج حَكِيْمِيْن / حِكَمَا
Witch
سَاْحْرَة، ج سَاْحْرَاْت
Wizard
سَاْحِر، ج سَاْحْرِيْن / سُحَرَا
Magic
سِحْر
Alignment
تَرَاْصُف
تَراصُف الكَواكِبِ [CA] planetary alignment
Omen
فَال
هَادَا فَالِ مْلِيْح [P] that’s a good omen; {hāda fālᵉ mºlīḥ}
سْمِعتِ البُوْمِة، هَادَا فَال [P] I heard the owl, it’s a (bad) omen; {sºmeʕtᴵ-l-būme، hāda fāl}
فَال الله وَلَا فَالَك [P] may things turn out as God decrees and not as you foresee them
Prophecy
نُبُوْءَة، ج نُبُوْءَاْت
Archaeology
عِلْم الآثارِ
ID
بِطاقِةِ الهَوِيِّة
Definition
تَحدِيْد، ج تَحدِيْدَات
تَحدِيْدِ المَوضُوْع [P] defining the topic; {taḥdīdᴵ-l-mɑwḍūʕ}
تَحدِيْدِ المَعنَى [P] definition (in a dictionary, literally: defining the meaning)
Meaning
مَعنَاة / مَعنَات، ج مَعَاني
Words, talk, word (often in the non-literal sense, like an act of speaking, speech as opposed to action, and often as more than one word, or language, manner of speaking / communicating,)
كَلَام
Environment
Milieu, surroundings, environment
بِيْئَة
تَلوِيْثِ البِيْئَة [P] polluting the environment; {talwīθᴵ-l-bīʔÁa}
سَلَامِة البِيْئَة [P] protection of the environment; {salāme-l-bīʔÁa}
شُو البِيْئَة هَللي نَشَأ فِيْهَا [S] What sort of environment did he grow up in?
البِيْئَة بِتءَثِّر عَلَيْه [P] his surroundings influence him
Pollution, polluting (action)
تَلوِيْث
تَلوِيْثِ البِيْئَة [P] environmental pollution, polluting the environment; {talwīθᴵ-l-bīʔÁa}
حَتَّى نِمنَع تَلوِيْث تَلوِيْثِ الجَوّ [P] in order to prevent environmental pollution
Insult, humiliation
إِهَانِة، ج إِهَانَات
Hobby
هِوَاْيِة، ج هِوَاْيَاْت
Astrology
عِلْم التَنْجيمِ
Astronomy
عِلْم الفَلَك
Symbol, sign, emblem
رَمِز (رَمْز)، ج رْمُوْز
Sign, indication
ظَاْهِرَة، ج ظَوَاْهِر
دَخْلَك هَايّْ ظاهْرَة مْنِيحَة [S] All signs point to an early winter
جَرَاْيِمِ الأَحْدَاث هِيِّة ظاهْرَة مِن ظَوَاهِر عَدَمِ الاِسْتِقْرَارِ الاِجْتِمَاْعِي [S] Juvenile crime is a symptom of social instability
Continuation, persistence
اْستِمرَار
المُهِمّ هُوْ الاِستِمرَار في العِلَاج [P] the important thing is the continuation of the treatment
Hegemony
هَيْمَنة
Pyramid
هَرَم، ج أَهْرَاْم / أَهْرَاْمَاْت
Genocide
إبَادَةَ جَمَاعِيَّة
Atrocity
فَظَاعَة، ج فَظَائِع
فَظَاعَة قَدَّيْش وِقِح [P] it’s an atrocity how rude he is; {fɑẓᾱʕɑ qaddēš wiqeḥ}
فَظَائِعِ الحَرب [P] the horrors of war; {fɑẓᾱʔeʕᴵ-l-ḥarb}
فَظَاعِة هالأَعْمَال مَا بِتْصَدَّق [S] The atrocity of these acts is unbelievable,
Perpetrator
مُرْتَكِب
Drainage, depletion (of power and materials)
اِسْتِنْزَاْف
هادا مَعْنَاتَو اِسْتِنْزَاف فَظِيْع لَمَوَارِدْنَا الطَّبِيْعِيِّة [S] It means a terrible drain on our natural resources,
Session, sitting, meeting (of a committee, council, etc.)
جَلْسِة، ج جَلْسَاْت
Coalition
اِئْتِلَاْف، ج اِئْتِلَاْفَاْت
Ability, capability, capacity
مَقدِرَة، ج مَقدِرَات
قَاْبْلِيِّة
ما عَنْدِي شَكِّ بْقَابْلِيْتَو = ما عَنْدِي شَكِّ بْمَقْدِرْتَو [S] don’t doubt his ability
ما عَنْدِي شَكِّ بْقَابْلِيْتَو = ما عَنْدِي شَكِّ بْمَقْدِرْتَو [S] don’t doubt his ability
حَسَب مَڥدِرتُو [P] according to his ability; {ḥasab maqdirto}
فَوْڥ مَڥدِرِتهَا [P] beyond his capabilities
Gene
جِيْن / جِيْنِة، ججِيْنَات
Reputation
سِمْعَة
بَخَاف عَلَى سُمِعتي [P] I’m worried about my reputation; {baḵᾱf ʕala sumᵉʕty}
سُمِعتُو طَيّْبِة [P] he has a good reputation; {sumᵉʕto ṭɑyyºbe}
سُمعِتهَا طَيّْبِة [P] she has a good reputation; {sumʕetha ṭɑyyºbe}
اْنتَشرَت سُمِعتُو [P] his reputation spread; {‘ºntašrat sumᵉʕto}
تْجَوَّز وَحَدِة مِن بَلَد سُمعِتهَا مِشِ مْنِيْحَة [P] he married a woman from a village that has a bad reputation; {tºjawwaz waḥade min balad sumʕᵉtha mišᵉ mºnīḥa}
كِيْف نُحكُم وَاحَد بِنَاءًا عَلَى سُمعِة بَلَدُو [P] how can we judge someone by the (bad) reputation of his community?; {kīf nuḥkom wāḥad bināʔÅan˜ ʕala sumʕe balado}
سِمِعْتَو مْنِيْحَة [S] He has a good reputation
Negotiator
مُتَفَاْوِض
Budget
مِيْزَانِيِّة، ج مِيْزَانِيَّاْت
مُوَاْزَنَة، ج مُوَاْزَنَاْت
Slander
اِفْتِرَا / اِفْتِرَاْء
Philosopher
فَيْلَسُوْف، ج فَلَاْسْفِة
Biography
Matter, topic, subject
سِيْرَة، ج سِيَر
جِبنَا سِيْرْتَك [P] we talked about you, we brought you up in conversation; {jibna sīrºtak}
مَا تْجِيْبِش سِيْرِة إِمّي [P] don’t bring you the subject of my mother; {ma tºjībᵉš sīre ʔimmy}
بِدُّو يِفتَحِ السِيْرِة، بَسّ مِش عَارِف كِيْف [P] He wants to start the conversational ball rolling, but he doesn’t know how; {biddo yiftaḥᴵ-s-sīre، bass miš ʕāref kīf}
وْاِنْتِي لِسانِك بَدِّي اْقُصُّه إذا بَدِّك تْجِيبي سِيْرِة زَكِيِّة [L] and you, I’ll cut your tongue off if you bring up the topic of Zakiyya;
على سِيْرتُو [S] speaking of which (said when someone mentions something, and then the other person replies saying to bring the discussion to that topic);
جاب سِيْرة [L] to bring up a topic;
مِين جاب سِيرة الجِنْرال [L] who brought up the topic of the General?
هَايّْ تَانِي مَرَّة بْتَفْتَح لِي هَالسِّيْرِة [S] That’s the second time you’ve thrown that up to me
Range, variety, assortment, (wide) selection;
تِشْكِيْلِة
• عندي تِشْكِيلَة من الأطعمة.
I have a variety of foods.
• هيدا عنده تِشْكِيلَة من السيارات.
He has a range of cars.
• في تِشْكِيلَة من الآراء.
There’s a variety of opinions.
Extent, range
مَدَى
الطَّيَّارَة مَدَاهَا مُو أَبْعَد مِن خَمِس مِيْت مِيْل [S] The plane has a radius of no more than 500 miles
مَدَى هالِـمْطَارِدِة كْتِير مَحْدُوْد [S] The range of that interceptor is very limited,
مَدَى الكَارْثِة لِسَّاتَو مُو مَعْرُوْف [S] The extent of the catastrophe is still unknown,
على مَدَى النَّظَر كِلّْ شِي كانِ مْغَطَّى بِالتَّلِج [S] As far as you could see, everything was covered with snow
مَدَى المَدفَع [P] the cannon’s range; {mada-l-madfaʕ}
مَدَى الصَوْت [P] earshot, hearing range; {mada-ṣ-ṣōt}
عَلَى المَدَى القَرِيْب [P] in the short term; {ʕala-l-mada-l-qarīb}
عَلَى المَدَى الطَوِيْل [P] in the long term; {ʕala-l-mada-ṭ-ṭɑwīl}
مَشرُوْع طَوِيْلِ المَدَى [P] long term plan, long range plan
Range, reach
مَرْمَى، ج مَرَاْمِي
السَفِينِة صارِت تَحِت مَرْمَى بَطَّارِيِّةِ السَّاحِل [S] The ship came within range of the shore batteries
الدَّبَّابَات كَانُوا بَرات مَرْمَى مَدَافِعْنَا [S] The tanks were out of range of our guns,
السَّفِينِة كانِت حَرِيْصَة إِنَّهْا تِبْقَى بَرَّات مَرْمَى بَطَّارِيَّاتِ السَّاحِل [S] The ship was careful to stay out of reach of the shore batteries
Superiority, supremacy
تَفَوُّق
Rage, fury, anger, wrath
غَضَب
Innocence
بَرَاْءَة
Vengeance/ revenge
اِنْتِقَاْم
Scholar, researcher
بَاحِث، ج بَاحِثِيْن
Governance
حَوْكَمَة
Oppressor
ظَاْلِم، ج ظَاْلِمُين
Fatherhood
أُبُوِّة
Motherhood
أُمُوْمِة
Victim
ضَحِيِّة، ج ضَحَايَا
Survivor
ناجي ج. ناجين
Inspiration
إِلْهَاْم
Striker
مُضرِب، ج مُضرِبِيْن
Strike (i.e. a refusal to work)
إِضْرَاْب، ج إِضْرَاْبَاْت
Miner
مْعَدِّن، ج مْعَدِّنِيْن
Concession, renunciation, compromise (عن = of)
تَنَازُل، ج تَنَازُلَات
التَنَازُل عَن حَقُّو [P] giving up his right / relinquishing his right; {‘it-tanāzol ʕan ḥaqqo}
مُستَعِدِّيْن لَتَنَازُلَات مُتَبَادَلِة [P] prepared for mutual concessions / willing (to make) mutual concessions; {mustaʕiddīn latanāzolāt mutabādale}
إِذا بِدَّك رَأْيِي هادا تَنَازُل عَن مَبَادْءَك [S] If you ask me, that’s a compromise of your principles.
Coal
فَحِم (فَحْم)، ج فْحُوْم
Purchase
شَرْوِة، ج شَرْوَاْت
هَادي واللها شَروِة مْنِيْحَة [P] that’s a very good buy; {hādy wɑllɑ šarwe mºnīḥa}
هَا الشَروِة كَانَت بِترَابِ المَصَاري [P] it was dirt cheap; {ha-š-šarwe kānat bitrᾱbᴵ-l-mɑṣᾱry}
حِطّ هالسّْوَارة بالبَيْعَة وِالشَّرْوِة خَلْصِت [S] Throw that bracelet into the bargain, and you’ve got a deal
ما سَاوَيْنَا شَرْوَاْتِ كْبِيْرِة مْؤَخَّرًا [S] We haven’t made any major purchases lately,
هايّ شَرْوِة مْنِيْحَة [S] That’s a good buy
Referendum
اِسْتِفْتَاْء، ج اِسْتِفْتَاْءَاْت
Colonialism
اسْتِعْمار
Decolonisation
إنهاء الاستعمار
Campaign, drive
حَمْلِة، ج حَمْلَاْت
Pirate
قُرْصان، ج قَرَاصْنة
Piracy
قَرصَانِة
قَرْصَنِة
Popularity
شَعبِيِّة
عِندُو شَعبِيِّة قَوِيِّة [P] he has strong popularity; {ʕindo šaʕbiyye qawiyye}
بِتمَتَّع بِشَعبِيِّة [P] he enjoys (a lot of) popularity (note that the usage of تمتَّع for this meaning of enjoy is colloquial only, though it is sometimes used incorrectly in CA. the proper word in CA is حظي ); {bitmattaʕ bišaʕbiyye}
فَقَد مِن شَعبِيْتُو [P] he is less popular than he was; {fɑʠɑd min šaʕbīto}
شَعبِيْتُو اْرتَفَعَت [P] his popularity has increased
Virtue, good quality
فَضِيْلِة، ج فَضَايِل
Unbeliever, infidel
كَاْفِر، ج كِفَّاْر
Cruelty
قَسَاْوِة
قَسوِة
Partnership (especially commercial)
شِرَاْكَة
شَراكة مَدَنيّة [CA] civil partnership
شَراكة بَنّاءة / مُثْمِرة [CA] a constructive/fruitful partnership
اتِّفاقيّة شَراكةٍ اسْتْراتيجيّةٍ [CA] strategic partnership agreement
Protectorate
مَحْمِيِّة، ج مَحْمِيَّاْت
Deception
خِدَاْع
Step; (also as a move)
خَطْوِة، ج خَطْوَاْت
Jealously
غِيْرِة
Moderation, temperance
اْعتِدَال
Mill
طَاحُوْنِة / طَاحُوْن، ج طَوَاحِيْن
Persuasion
إِقْنَاْع
عِندُو قُوِّة إِقنَاع [P] he has powers of persuasion; {ʕindo quwwe ʔiʠnāʕ}
الإِقْنَاعِ اللَطِيف بِيْمَشِّي الحَال [S] Gentle persuasion will do the trick
Violence
عِنْف
Copy, duplicate
نِسْخَة، ج نِسَخ
Alliance
حِلِف، ج أَحْلَاْف / حْلُوْف
مُحَاْلَفَة
تَحَاْلُف
تَحالُف انْتِخابيّ [CA] electoral pact
قوّات التَحالُفِ [CA] the allied troops
تَحالُف مع فُلَاْنٍ [CA] an alliance with s.o.
أَقامَ تَحالُفاً [CA] to form an alliance
التَّحالُف الدُّوَلِي [CA] the international coalition
الدَوْلِْتَين عِمْلُوا حِلِف [S] The two countries formed an alliance,
Leadership, command
قْيَاْدِة
Strong arm man, tough guy;
(traditionally one serving as a body guard, but also commonly used to in half-jest to refer to anyone acting tough)
قَبَضَاي، ج قَبَضَيَات
عَامِل حَالُو قَبَضَاي [P] he acts tough, makes out like he is a tough guy;
Drainage
تَصْرِيْف، ج تَصْرِيْفَاْت / تَصَاْرِيْف (تَصَرِيْف)
Slanderer
مِفْتِرِي
(State of) being busy or occupied, preoccupation
اِنْشِغَاْل
Trend
صَرْعة، ج صَرَعَاْت
صَرْعة جَديدة [CA] a new trend
Abandonment
هِجْرَاْن
Shine, brightness, glow
لَمعَة
أَنَا اْنْعَمَيْت مِن لَمعِةِ القَزَاز [P] I was dazzled by the brightness of the glass
Shadow
ظِلّ، ج ظْلَاْل / أَظْلَاْل
- “شِفْت ظِلِّي عَالأَرْض.”
(I saw my shadow on the ground.)- “ظِلّ الشَّجَرَة كْبِير.”
(The tree’s shadow is big.)
- “ظِلّ الشَّجَرَة كْبِير.”
