Unit 8 Flashcards
áHsan احسن
better
arba9iináat اربعينات
the (19)40s
baab/biibáan باب - بيبان
door
bádla*(aat) بدلة (ات)
suit of clothes
il-baHráyn البحرين
Bahrain
bálad بلد
country; town
bannáay(iin) - banáani بناي -(ين)
builder
buldáan بلدان
countries
bu9d بعد
distance
dáwla*/dúwal دولة
nation-state
difáa9 دفاع
defence
dukkáan / dakaakíin دكان - دكاكين
shop
Da9íif(iin) ضعيف (ين)
weak
faqíir/fagáara فقير - فقراء
poor
fítaH فتح
to open; conquer
galíil(iin) قليل -(ين)
few; small in
number
gítal قتل
to kill
gúwi/agwiyáa قوي - اقوياء
strong
ghábi/aghbiyáa غبي - اغبياء
stupid
ghawáaS/
ghawaawíiS غواص - غواصين
pearl-diver
ghooS غوص
pearl-diving
il-híjra*
The Prophetʼs
flight from
Makkah to
Medina
Haalíyyan
at the moment
Hisáab(aat)
(financial)
account
imáara*(aat)
emirate
íxit/xawáat
sister
jamíil
beautiful
jaríima*/jaráaʼim
crime
kathíir(iin)
many;
numerous
layt(aat)
light (e.g. of a
street, car)
lí9ba*
(aat) game
lúʼluʼ/laʼáali
pearl
máadda*/;
material
mawáadd
substance
maal
belonging to
mámlaka
kingdom
mashhúur
famous
máTbax-
maTáabix
kitchen
máthalan e
for exampl
miftáaH/
mafaatíiH
key; opener
miiláad
birth
muHáasib(iin)
accountant
mukádda*
job; way of
earning money
mumárriDa*
(aat) nurse
mút9ib
tiring
náadi/nawáadi
club; society
muu chidhíi?
isnʼt that so?
nifT
petroleum
qadíim
iz-zamáan
ancient times
qarn/qurúun
century
ráʼy/aráa
opinion
sáabi9
seventh
sáakin/sukkáan
inhabitant
sámma
to name
sa9úudi(yyiin)
Saudi Arabian
síma
sky
sí9ir/as9áar
cost; price
SaHíifa*/SúHuf
page
(of a book)
SaHráa
desert
shakk/shkúuk
doubt
bi shwáy
by a small
amount
shídda*
strength;
intensity
tárak
to leave
Táabiq/
Tawáabiq
storey
thagíil/thigáal
heavy
ustáadh/
asáatidha
teacher
waHíid
single; sole
wajh/wujúuh
face
wazíir/wuzaráa
minister
xafíif/xifáaf
light (in weight)
il-xalíij
(Arabian) Gulf
xamsiináat
the (19)50s
yad or iid/ayáadi
hand
yoomíyya*(aat)
dayʼs wages
zayt
oil
ziráa9a*
agriculture
zóoja*(aat)
wife
zooj/azwáaj
husband
9ádad
number
(i.e. total)
9an
from;
away from
9ógubmaa
after (conj.)
9ógub
after (prep.)