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distant, far, [away]

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b3iid / b3iide / b3idiin

CP ‘ab3ad

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to let (someone) down, cause unpleasantness, cause disappointment

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ba3aS [bib3aS]

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droppings, dung

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baa3er

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delegation, deputation

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baa3se / ba3saat

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unpleasantness

frustration, disappointment, difficulty

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baa3Sa / ba3Saat

‘aamma baa3Sa! What a disappointment!

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to scatter

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baa3tar [bibaa3ter]

bibaa3ter jhuudo He spreads himself too thin (He scatters his efforts)

il-kuutob mba3tariin 3ala l-‘aarD the books are scattered on the floor

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to waste, dissipate

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baa3zaq [bibaa3zeq]

bibaa3zeq kull maalo he wastes all his money

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dad, daddy, pa

father’s affectionate form of address to a young son or daughter

pope

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baaba

baaba, ta3aal qawaam! daddy, come quick!

ya baaba, balaash tiibki! Don’t cry love!

il-baaba staqbaal-hom the pope received them

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parrot

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baabbaga / babbagawaat

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ship

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baboor / bawabiir

saafar bil-baboor he sailed

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slippers

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babuuj

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camomile

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babuunej

asawwii-lak babuunej?

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to excel, be outstanding

to invent, create, improvise

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baada3 [biibde3]

bii3zef musiiqa, biiibde3 fiiha he’s an outstanding musician

hiiyye btibde3 fi druus-ha she excels at her studies

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instead of

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badaal

badaal-ma

*before verbal clause imperfect without b

badaal-ma iHaarbu baa3eD instead of fighting each other

khood hadaak badaalo take that one instead of it

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body

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baadan

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physical, corporal, bodily

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baadani

ir-riyaaDa l-badaniiyye gymnastics, physical exercise

il-3iqaab il-baadani corporal punishment

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to take an initiative

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baadar [bibaader]

khaalli l-maajles ibaader let the council show intitiative

iintu tbaadru bil-‘aawwal you take the intiative

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Bedouin

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baadawi / badawiiyye / baadu

3iind il-baadu among the Bedouin

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to change, exchange

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baaddal [bibaaddel]

hal-qamiiS Tawiil 3alaayy, biiddi abaaddlo b-nuumra ‘aazgar

this shirt’s too big for me, I’d like to exchange it for a smaller size

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telephone exchange

dialing code

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baddaale / baddalaat

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full moon

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baader

il-qaamar baader The moon is full-moon

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substitute, alternative

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badiil / badiile

ma fii badiil la-… there’s no substitute for…

Huluul badiile alternative solutions

il-3adasaat il-laaSiqa badiil lan-naDDaraat

Contact lenses are an alternative to glasses

HaTTu-lo ‘iijer badiile they put to him a substitute leg (artificial leg)

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suit (of clothes)

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baadle / badlaat

baadle rasmiiyye uniform

baadle 3askariiyye army uniform

jiibet baadlet sbaaHa? did you bring a bathing suit?

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early

* jerusalem

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baadri

liissa baadri It’s still early

ruuH etjaawwaz! baadri 3alaayy

it’s time you got married! it’s too early for me!

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**to give generously, sacrifice, offer**
**# baadhal [buubdhol]** ## Footnote **byuubdhol jhuudo, naafso He does his utmost**
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**to lay (an egg)**
**baaDat [bitbiiD]** **il-jaaje bitbiiD kuull yoom the hen lays every day**
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**Bahai**
**bahaa'i / baha'iiyye baha'iyyiin**
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**humiliation, abuse**
**baahdale**
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**pale** **faded**
**baahet / baahte** **loon baahet faded colour**
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**to season, spice**
**baahhar [bibaahher]** **bitbaahher il-'aakle She seasons the food**
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**splendour, glamour**
**baahje** **kuull jdiid 'iilo baahje novelty is glamorous**
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**acrobat, tightrope walker**
**bahlawaan / bahlawanaat** **bahlawaniyyaat acrobatics**
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**clown, buffoon**
**bahluul**
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**to be revealed** **to reveal, divulge**
**baaH [bibuuH]** **bibuuH is-siirr He lets the secret slip out.**
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**to dig, hoe** **to search**
**baaHash [biibHash]** **baaHash il-'aarD He hoed the ground** **biibHash bil-'aarD He digs in the ground**
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**to move over**
**baaHaz [biibHez]** ## Footnote **'iibHez eshwaayy! Move up a bit! / Scoot over!**
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**to search, rummage**
**baaHbash [bibaaHbesh]** **bibaaHbesh fi-l-jaruur He rummages around in the drawer.**
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**prosperity** **ease, comfort**
**baHbuuHa** **bi3iish fi-l-baHbuuHa He lives a life of ease.**
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**sea** **during, in the course of**
**baaher / bHaar** ## Footnote **kuunna fi-l-baaHer We were at the beach.** **il-baaHr il-'aabyaD il-mutawaasseT the Mediterranean Sea** **il-baaHr il-'aaHmar the Red Sea** **fi baaHr il-Hadiis in the course of the conversation** **fi baaHr il-'usbuu3 in the course of the week**
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**to rinse**
**baaHH [bibeeHH]** ## Footnote **bitbeeHH il-gasiil She rinses the laundry**
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**sailor, seaman**
**baHHaar / baHHaara**
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**to move up, move over, scoot over**
**baaHHaz [bibaaHHez]** ## Footnote **baaHHez! baHHeez-li! Move up!**
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**marine, maritime** **sea-** (adj)
**baaHri / baHriiyye** ## Footnote **il-baHriiyye the navy**
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**research, examination**
**baaHs or baaHth** ## Footnote **biiddo yii3mel 'abHaas He wants to do research.** **iT-Taalab taHt il-baaHs The request is under consideration.** **il-'abHaath iT-Tibbiiyye 'aathbatat inno...** **Medical research has proved that...**
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**pure, unmixed** **purely**
**baaHt** ## Footnote **mawDuu3 iqtiSaadi baaHt a purely economic issue**
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**to fade** (lose colour)
**baakh [bibuukh]**
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**to drizzle**
**baakhbakh [bibaakhbekh]** ## Footnote **baakhbakhat id-diinya It was drizzling.** **3am-bitbaakhbekh It's drizzling.**
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**to spray**
**baakhkh [bibookhkh]** ## Footnote **il-baanna bibookhkh 3al-HeeT The builder sprays it on the wall.**
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**to cense, incense**
**baakhkhar [bibaakhkher]** ## Footnote **il-khuuri 3am-bibaakhkher The priest is censing.**
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**mean, stingy, tight-fisted** **miser, skinflint**
**bakhiil / bakhiile / buukhala** **cp 'aabkhal** **ma 'aabkhalo! How stingy he is!**
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**ship**
**baakhira / baakhra / bawaakher** ## Footnote **il-baakhira daakhlat il-miina The ship entered the harbour.**
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**luck**
**baakht** ## Footnote **baakhtak mniiH You're lucky.** **bishuuf il-baakht He tells fortunes.** **hiiyye btiiftaH il-baakht She tells fortunes.** **faatH il-baakht fortune telling.**
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**incense**
**bakhuur**
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**pajamas**
**bajaama** ## Footnote **bajaamti my pajamas**
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**to treat with respect** **to praise**
**baajjal [bibaajjel]** ## Footnote **bibaajjel il-'ustaaz He treats the teacher with respect.** **bibaajjel raabbo He praises his Lord.**
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**reel** (of film, tape) **spool, bobbin** (of thread) **coil**
**baakara / bakaraat**
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**virginity**
**bakaara** ## Footnote **gishaa' il-bakaara the hymen**
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**packet** (of tea, biscuits, cigarettes, etc)
**bakeet / baketaat** ## Footnote **bakeet shaay a packet of tea**
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**early**
**bakkiir** ## Footnote **il-yoom riije3 bakkiir To day he cam back early.** **iS-SuubeH bakkiir early in the morning** **bakkiir! It's still early!** **bakkiir 'aaktar, mish mnaaseb. Earlier doesn't suit me.**
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**pulley**
**bakuura / bawakiir**
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**mind**
**baal** ## Footnote **diir baalak Be careful! Watch out!** **'aaja 3a-baali 'aruuH I think I'll go.** **shuu jaabo 3a-baalak? What made you think of that?** **bijii-sh 3a-baali 'aakol miinno I don't feel like eating it.** **Taawwel baalak! Patience! Be patient!** **'iismo raaH min baali His name's slipped my mind.** **'iiza biiddo heek, iinti shuu 3a-baalek?** **If that's what he wants, what do you care?** **waala 3a-baalak ! Not at all! Far from it!** **maa khaaTar fi baali inno... It didn't occur to me that...**
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**without**
b**ä**lä ## Footnote b**ä**lä s**u**kkar without sugar biS**ii**r bäl**ää**h? Is it absolutely necessary? mä bidd**ii**-sh 'är**uu**H bäl**ää**-ki I dont want to go without you.
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**to swallow**
b**ä**lä3 [b**i**blä3] ## Footnote bäl**ä**3to. I swallowed it. mä tiblä3**oo**-sh! Dont swallow it! h**i**yye btibl**ä**3-hä u-bt**u**skot. She swallows it and keeps quiet.
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**town, township, village, community, settlement**
b**ä**läd ## Footnote b**ä**läd zg**ii**re a small town fi bäl**ä**dnä in our village
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**local, traditional, rustic, indigenous**
b**ä**lädi / bäläd**i**yye ## Footnote khy**aa**r b**ä**lädi fresh locally grown cucumbers
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**municipality, local, authority**
bäläd**i**yye / bälädiyy**ää**t ## Footnote ra'**ii**s il-bäläd**i**yye mayor / head of the local authority
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**to bluff, fool, trick**
b**ä**läf [b**i**blef] ## Footnote w**ää**Häd b**i**blef a bluffer / a sweet talker / a trickster bäl**ä**f-ni. He fooled me. He tricked me. btibl**e**f-ni! Youre kidding me! Youre not serious!
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**to reach, attain**
b**ä**läg [b**u**blog] ## Footnote bäss y**u**blog s**i**nn ir-r**o**shd as soon as he reaches maturity
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**to exaggerate**
b**ää**läg [bib**ää**leg] ## Footnote 3äm-bitb**ää**leg Youre exaggerating.
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**eloquence, rhetoric**
bäl**ää**gä ## Footnote b**i**tqen f**ä**nn il-bäl**ää**gä He's mastered the art of rhetoric.
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[fresh] **dates**
b**ä**läH
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**nothing** **free** (without payment) **nevermind!**
bäl**ää**sh ## Footnote 'äkh**ä**dto b-bäl**ää**sh I got it free. '**i**zä m**ää**-fiih bäl**ää**sh! If there isnt any, never mind! '**ä**Hsän min bäl**ää**sh. Better than nothing. mit'**ä**khkher w**ä**lä l-bäl**ää**sh! Better late than never! T**a**yyeb, bäl**ää**sh... OK never mind! bidd**oo**-sh? bäl**ää**sh! He doesnt want to? Thats fine by me! yää h**ee**k, yää bäl**ää**sh! Its got to be that way or not at all. y**a**lla yää bäl**ää**sh! Bargains, come and buy! bäl**ää**sh t**i**bki! Dont cry! bal**aa**sh tS**a**yyekh! Dont shout!
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**flooring tiles**
bal**aa**T ## Footnote f**ii** h**oo**n bal**aa**Ta mäks**uu**ra There's a broken tile here. il-bal**aa**T b**i**lmä3 The tiles are gleaming. häl-bal**aa**T mn**ii**H These tiles are nice. il-balaT**aa**t häd**oo**l mush dugr**i**yy**ää**t Those tiles arent straight. kh**ä**mes balaT**aa**t five tiles '**ä**nä 3älä l-bal**aa**Ta Im penniless! Im flat broke!
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**grown-up, adult**
b**ää**leg / b**ää**lgä / bäälig**ii**n ## Footnote liss**ää**to mush b**ää**leg Hes not grown up yet.

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