Unit 2 - Masculine Nouns

Question 1

iddars ittāni

Answer 1

Unit 2

Question 2

bēt
bētēn (dual)
ɪbyūt (pl)

Answer 2

house

Question 3

isim
ismēn (dual)
asāmi (pl)

Answer 3

name

Question 4

ustāz (m)
ustāzēn (dual)
asātze (m-pl)

Answer 4

teacher (male)

Question 5

ɪm3allem (m)
ɪm3allemēn (m-dual)
ɪm3allmīn (m-pl)

Answer 5

male teacher

Question 6

ɪm3allme (f)
ɪm3allmtēn (f-dual)
ɪm3allmāt (f-pl)

Answer 6

female teacher

Question 7

ɪktāb
ɪktābēn (dual)
kutub (pl)

Answer 7

book

Question 8

maktab
maktabēn (dual)
makāteb (pl)

Answer 8

office

Question 9

maktūb
maktūbēn (dual)
makatīb (pl)

Answer 9

letter

Question 10

jār (m)
jārēn (m-dual)
jirān (m-pl)

Answer 10

male neighbor
j - prounounce more closely to a “g” sound. a softer j not a hard J sound

Question 11

jāra (f)
jārtēn (f-dual)
jarāt (f-pl)

Answer 11

female neighbor
j - prounounce more closely to a “g” sound. a softer j not a hard J sound

Question 12

kās
kāsēn (dual)
kasāt (pl)

Answer 12

glass

Question 13

muftāḥ
muftāḥēn (dual)
mafatīḥ (pl)

Answer 13

key

Question 14

bidd

Answer 14

want
can be declined

Question 15

3ind

Answer 15

have, at, by
can be declined

Question 16

ḍēf (m)
ḍēfēn (m-dual)
ɪḍyūf (m- pl)

Answer 16

male guest

Question 17

ḍēfe (f)
ḍēftēn (f-dual)
ḍefūt (f-pl)

Answer 17

female guest

Question 18

ṣadīq (m)
ṣadīqēn (m-dual)
aṣdiqā’ (m-pl) - pronounce the q

ṣadī’ (m)
ṣadī’ēn (m-dual)

Answer 18

a male friend
not a boyfriend or girlfriend
use sahib instead of ṣadī’

Question 19

ṣadīqa (f)
ṣadīqtēn (f-dual)
ṣadiqāt (f -pl) - pronounce the q

ṣadī’a (f)
ṣadī’tēn (f-dual)

Answer 19

a female friend
not a boyfriend or girlfriend
use sahib instead of ṣadī’

Question 20

ṣadī’ ɪmnīh (m)
ṣadī’ti ɪmnīha (f)

Answer 20

my good male friend
my good female friend
not a boyfriend or girlfriend

Question 21

ṣāḥib (m)
ṣāḥibēn (m-dual)
ɪṣḥāb (m-pl)

Answer 21

male friend

Question 22

ṣāḥbe (f)
ṣāḥbtēn (f-dual)
ṣaḥbāt (f- pl)

Answer 22

female friend

Question 23

ṣāḥbi

Answer 23

my boy friend if a single woman is speaking.
As a single woman, I would not call a man ṣāḥbi unless romantically involved

Question 24

ṣāḥibna

Answer 24

our friend (used to indicate “my” male friend who is just a friend and not a boy friend)

Question 25

banṭalōn banṭalōnēn (dual) banṭalonāt (pl)

Answer 25

pants

Question 26

qamīṣ qamīṣēn (dual) qumṣān (pl) ‘amīṣ 'amīṣēn (dual) ‘umṣān (pl)

Answer 26

shirt

Question 27

šuġul šuġulēn (dual) ašġāl (pl)

Answer 27

work

Question 28

ibin ibinēn (dual) ɪwlad (pl) abnā' (pl) - not used in spoken

Answer 28

son ' - glottal stop not a q

Question 29

ilbēt bētak (m) ilbēt bētek (f) ilbēt bētkum (pl)

Answer 29

The house is your house. Feel at home.

Question 30

Unit 2

Answer 30

iddars ittāni

Question 31

house

Answer 31

bēt bētēn (dual) ɪbyūt (pl)

Question 32

name

Answer 32

isim ismēn (dual) asāmi (pl)

Question 33

teacher (male)

Answer 33

ustāz (m) ustāzēn (dual) asātze (m-pl)

Question 34

male teacher

Answer 34

ɪm3allem (m) ɪm3allemēn (m-dual) ɪm3allmīn (m-pl)

Question 35

female teacher

Answer 35

ɪm3allme (f) ɪm3allmtēn (f-dual) ɪm3allmāt (f-pl)

Question 36

book

Answer 36

ɪktāb ɪktābēn (dual) kutub (pl)

Question 37

office

Answer 37

maktab maktabēn (dual) makāteb (pl)

Question 38

letter

Answer 38

maktūb maktūbēn (dual) makatīb (pl)

Question 39

male neighbor j - prounounce more closely to a "g" sound. a softer j not a hard J sound

Answer 39

jār (m) jārēn (m-dual) jirān (m-pl)

Question 40

female neighbor j - prounounce more closely to a "g" sound. a softer j not a hard J sound

Answer 40

jāra (f) jārtēn (f-dual) jarāt (f-pl)

Question 41

glass

Answer 41

kās kāsēn (dual) kasāt (pl)

Question 42

key

Answer 42

muftāḥ muftāḥēn (dual) mafatīḥ (pl)

Question 43

want can be declined

Answer 43

bidd

Question 44

have, at, by can be declined

Answer 44

3ind

Question 45

male guest

Answer 45

ḍēf (m) ḍēfēn (m-dual) ɪḍyūf (m- pl)

Question 46

female guest

Answer 46

ḍēfe (f) ḍēftēn (f-dual) ḍefūt (f-pl)

Question 47

a male friend not a boyfriend or girlfriend use sahib instead of ṣadī'

Answer 47

ṣadīq (m) ṣadīqēn (m-dual) aṣdiqā' (m-pl) - pronounce the q ṣadī' (m) ṣadī'ēn (m-dual)

Question 48

a female friend not a boyfriend or girlfriend use sahib instead of ṣadī'

Answer 48

ṣadīqa (f) or ṣadī'a (f) ṣadīqtēn (f-dual) ṣadiqat (f -pl) - pronounce the q ṣadī'a (f) ṣadī'tēn (f-dual)

Question 49

my good male friend my good female friend not a boyfriend or girlfriend

Answer 49

ṣadī' ɪmnīh (m) ṣadī'ti ɪmnīha (f)

Question 50

male friend

Answer 50

ṣāḥib (m) ṣāḥibēn (m-dual) ɪṣḥāb (m-pl)

Question 51

female friend

Answer 51

ṣāḥbe (f) ṣāḥbtēn (f-dual) ṣaḥbāt (f- pl)

Question 52

my boy friend if a single woman is speaking. As a single woman, I would not call a man ṣāḥbi unless romantically involved

Answer 52

ṣāḥbi

Question 53

our friend (used to indicate "my" male friend who is just a friend and not a boy friend)

Answer 53

ṣāḥibna

Question 54

pants

Answer 54

banṭalōn banṭalōnēn (dual) banṭalonāt (pl)

Question 55

shirt

Answer 55

qamīṣ qamīṣēn (dual) qumṣān (pl) or ‘umṣān (pl) 'amīṣ 'amīṣēn (dual) ‘umṣān (pl)

Question 56

work

Answer 56

šuġul šuġulēn (dual) ašġāl (pl)

Question 57

son ' - glottal stop not a q

Answer 57

ibin ibinēn (dual) ɪwlad (pl) abnā' (pl) - not used in spoken

Question 58

The house is your house. Feel at home.

Answer 58

ilbēt bētak (m) ilbēt bētek (f) ilbēt bētkum (pl)