Unit 8 Flashcards by Abdelkabir Aabdollah

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áHsan احسن

A

better

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arba9iináat اربعينات

A

the (19)40s

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baab/biibáan باب - بيبان

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door

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bádla*(aat) بدلة (ات)

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suit of clothes

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il-baHráyn البحرين

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Bahrain

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bálad بلد

A

country; town

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bannáay(iin) - banáani بناي -(ين)

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builder

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buldáan بلدان

A

countries

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bu9d بعد

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distance

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dáwla*/dúwal دولة

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nation-state

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difáa9 دفاع

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defence

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dukkáan / dakaakíin دكان - دكاكين

A

shop

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Da9íif(iin) ضعيف (ين)

A

weak

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faqíir/fagáara فقير - فقراء

A

poor

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fítaH فتح

A

to open; conquer

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galíil(iin) قليل -(ين)

A

few; small in
number

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gítal قتل

A

to kill

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gúwi/agwiyáa قوي - اقوياء

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strong

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ghábi/aghbiyáa غبي - اغبياء

A

stupid

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ghawáaS/
ghawaawíiS غواص - غواصين

A

pearl-diver

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ghooS غوص

A

pearl-diving

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il-híjra*

A

The Prophetʼs
flight from
Makkah to
Medina

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Haalíyyan

A

at the moment

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Hisáab(aat)

A

(financial)
account

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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.)