SLO 3.2 wiHdaat, tashkillaat wa firaq

Question 1

Army units and formations

Answer 1

وِحْدات وتَشْكيلات الجَيْش

wiHdaat wa tashkiilaat el-jaysh

Question 2

unit

Answer 2

(وِحْدَة (وِحْدات

wiHdah (wiHdaat)

Question 3

formation

e.g marching formation

Answer 3

(تَشْكيل (تَشْكيلات

tashkiil (tashkiilaat)

Question 4

composition, formation e.g how many people/elements/parts

Answer 4

تَكْوين

takwiin

Question 5

army

Answer 5

(جَيْش (جُيوش

jaysh (juyuush)

Question 6

corps

Answer 6

(فَيْلَق (فَيالِق

faylaq (fayaaliq)

Question 7

division

Answer 7

(فِرْقَة (فِرَق

firqah (firaq)

Question 8

brigade

Answer 8

(لِواء (أَلْوِيَة

liwaa’ (’alwiyah)

Question 9

regiment

Answer 9

(فَوْج (أَفْواج

fawj (’afwaaj)

Question 10

battalion

Answer 10

(كَتيبَة (كَتائِب

katiibah (kataa’ib)

Question 11

company

Answer 11

(سَرِيَّة (سَرايا

sariyyah (saraayaa)

Question 12

platoon

Answer 12

(فَصيلَة (فَصائِل

faSiilah (faSaa’il)

Question 13

section/squad

Answer 13

(حَضيرَة (حَضائِر)/ حَظيرَة (حَظائِر

HaZiirah (HaZaa’ir)

Question 14

individual

Answer 14

(فَرْد (أَفْراد

fard (’afraad)

Question 15

What does a platoon consist of?

Answer 15

مِمّا تَتَكَوَّن الفَصيلَة؟

mimmaa tatakawwan el-faSiilah?

Question 16

What’s the rank of the platoon commander?

Answer 16

ما رُتْبَة قائِد الفَصيلَة؟

maa rutbat qaa’id el-faSiilah?

Question 17

Of two or more squads/ sections.

Answer 17

مِن اِثْنَيْن أَو أَكْثَر مِن الحظائِر

min ithnayn ’aw ’akthar min el-HaZaa’ir.

Question 18

What’s the number of soldiers in a platoon?

Answer 18

ما عَدَد أَفْراد الفَصيلَة؟

maa 3adad ’afraad el-faSiilah?

Question 19

From 26 to 55

Answer 19

مِن 26 إِلى 55 فَرْد

min sittah wa 3ishriin ’ilaa khamsah wa khamsiin fard.

Question 20

he lead - he leads

Answer 20

قادَ - يَقُود

qaada - yaquud

Question 21

about

Answer 21

حَوالي

Hawaali

Question 22

I’m LTCOL 3imaad. I’m commander of a regiment of the Iraqi Army. The number of people in the regiment is 3000 people.

Answer 22

انا المقدم عماد. انا قا ئد فوج فيي ال جايش العراقي. عدد الأفراد بالفوج ٣٠٠٠ فرد.

‘anaa al-muqaddam 3imaad. ‘anaa qaa’d fawj al-jaysh el-3iraaqii. 3adad al-‘afraad bi-l-fawj thalaathat-alf fard

Question 23

I’m COL ya3rib from the Jordanian Army. I am a battalion commander. In the battalion are about 1000 people. In my battalion is 3 companies

Answer 23

.انا عقيد يعرب من الجايش الأردني. انا قايد كتيبة
بالكتيبه حوالي ١٠٠٠ شخس/أفراد. كتيبتي بها ٣ سرايا.

‘anaa 3aqiid ya3rib min al-jaysh al-urdunii. ‘anaa qaa’id katiibah. bi-l-kattibah hawaalii alf shakhs/’afraad. katiibatii bihaa thalaath saraayaa

Question 24

Each company has in it 4 platoons. In each of the platoons are about 15 people

Answer 24

كُل سَرِيَة بِها ٤ فَصائل. في كُل فَصيلَة هُناك حَوالي ١٥ فَرد

kull sariyyah bihaa arba3ah faSaa’il. fii kul faSiilah hunaak hawaalii khamsata ashar fard

Question 25

The Special Forces

Answer 25

القُوّات الخاصَّة

el-quwaat el-khaaSSah

Question 26

infantry

Answer 26

مُشاة

mushaah

Question 27

mechanized infantry

Answer 27

مُشاة ميكانيكِيَّة

mushaah miikaaniikiyyah

Question 28

motorized infantry

Answer 28

مُشاة آلِيَّة

mushaah ’aaliyyah

Question 29

paratroopers

Answer 29

مِظَلِّيّون

miZalliyyuun

Question 30

Amphibious infantry

Answer 30

مُشاة البَحْرِيَّة

mushaat el-baHriyyah

Question 31

armoured corps

Answer 31

سِلاح المُدَرَّعات

silaaH el-mudarra3aat

Question 32

cavalry corps

Answer 32

سِلاح الفُرْسان

silaaH el-fursaan (فارس = knight)

Question 33

artillery corps

Answer 33

سِلاح المِدْفَعِيَّة

silaaH el-midfa3iyyah

Question 34

Aviation corps

Answer 34

سِلاح الجَوّ

silaaH el-jaww

Question 35

signals corps

Answer 35

سِلاح الإشارَة

silaaH el-’ishaarah (e.g. ‘ishaarah muruur)

Question 36

intelligence corps

Answer 36

سِلاح الاسْتِخْبارات

silaaH el-istikhbaaraat

Question 37

ordnance corps

Answer 37

سِلاح المُعِدّات الحَرْبِيَّة

silaaH el-mu3iddaat el-Harbiyyah (lit: war tools, kit, supplies)

Question 38

engineers corps

Answer 38

سِلاح المُهَنْدِسين

silaaH el-muhandisiin

Question 39

medical corps

Answer 39

سِلاح الأَطِبّاء

silaaH el-’aTibbaa’ (lit: corps of doctors)

Question 40

force / s

Answer 40

(قُوَّة (قُوّات