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Question 1

dust

Answer 1

gaabara

‘iimsaH il-gaabara Wipe away the dust!

Question 2

opacity, murkiness

condensation

Answer 2

gabaash

fii gabaash 3a-l-qazaaze There’s steam on the window.

Question 3

to cover with dust

to dust (in some areas)

Answer 3

gaabbar [bigaabber]

is-sayyaara gaabbarat il-beet The car filled the house with dust.

ish-shaare3 bigaabber 3aleena We get a lot of dust coming in from the street.

mgaabbar dusty /covered with dust

Question 4

to become blurred

Answer 4

gaabbash [bigaabbesh]

naaZari mgaabbesh my vision is blurred

iS-Suura mgaabbshe the picture’s fuzzy

3inaayye mgabbshiin My eyes are blurred

Question 5

stupid, foolish, simple-minded

Answer 5

gaabi / gabiiyye / ‘agbiya

Question 6

tomorrow

there

Answer 6

gaad

jiil il-gaad the young generation

huwwe saaken gaad He lives there

baass nuuSal la-gaad the moment we get there

min gaad from there

Question 7

lunch, midday meal

Answer 7

gaada

baa3d il-gaada after lunch

shuu bya3Tuukom 3a-l-gaada What do they give you for lunch?

Question 8

rage, fury, anger

Answer 8

gaaDab

min kuutret il-gaaDab so furious that…

Question 9

asleep

Answer 9

gaafi / gaaffye / gafyiin

laqeeto gaafi, fayyaaqto. I found him asleep, so I woke him up.

Question 10

absent-minded, distracted

asleep, drowsy

Answer 10

gaflaan / gaflaane / gaflaniin

Question 11

[high] cost

[high] price

Answer 11

galaa’

galaa’ il-ma3iishe the cost of living

Question 12

trouble, inconvenience

Answer 12

gaalabe

shuu hal-gaalabe? You shouldn’t have gone to all this trouble!

ma fiishsh gaalabe ‘aabadan! It’s no trouble!

gaalbatak raaHa! Taking trouble for you is a pleasure! (your trouble is rest)

Question 13

mistake, error

wrong, incorrect

Answer 13

gaalaT / ‘aglaaT

bil-gaalaT by mistake

bifaakker heek, bass haada gaalaT! He thinks so, but he’s mistaken!

il-jawaab gaalaT the answer’s wrong

in-nuumra gaalaT You’ve got the wrong number

l-Hsaab gaalaT the addition’s wrong

SalleeH-li ‘aglaaTi Correct my mistakes.

Question 14

boiling, unrest

Answer 14

galayaan

haada saabbab galayaan fi-l-qaarye It caused unrest in the village.

Question 15

unfortunate

wretched

loser

Answer 15

galbaan / galbaane / galbaniin

galbaan fi-l-Hayaah, 3iindo Su3ubaat ktiir

He’s got a hard life, he’s got a lot of problems.

miin miinna mush galbaan hal-‘ayyamaat.

Who doesn’t have troubles these days?

Question 16

winner, victor

Answer 16

gaaleb / gaalbe / galibiin

heenne l-galibiin They are all winners.

Question 17

expensive, dear

dear (loved)

Answer 17

gaali / gaalye / galyiin

cp ‘aagla

haada gaali ktiir! That’s very expensive.

iishi ‘aagla something more expensive

‘aagla waaHad the most expensive one

‘inte gaali 3aleena You are dear to us.

Question 18

having boiled

Answer 18

gaali / gaalye (active)

‘aana gaali l-maayy I’ve boiled the water.

Question 19

coffee pot, kettle

Answer 19

gallaay / gallayaat

Question 20

yield, harvest, produce

takings, revenue, proceeds

Answer 20

gaalle

kiif il-gaalle has-siine? How’s the harvest this year?

biiddi ‘awaaddi l-gaalle 3a-l-baank I want to take the takings to the bank.

Question 21

error, mistake, blunder

Answer 21

gaalTa / galTaat

haay kaanat gaalTa kbiire That was a big blunder.

Question 22

wrong, mistaken (of a person)

Answer 22

galTaan / galTaane / galTaniin

iinti galTaane You’re mistaken

‘iiza ‘aana mush galTaan if i’m not mistaken

Question 23

newly expensive

having gone up in price

Answer 23

galyaan / galyaane

il-banDoora galyaane! Tomatoes have gone up in price!

Question 24

pipe

Answer 24

galyuun / galayiin

bidaakhkhen galyuun He smokes a pipe.

bi3aabbi l-galyuun He fills the pipe.

Question 25

**to close (eyes)**

Answer 25

**gaamaD [buugmoD]** ## Footnote **3inaayye gaamaDu la-Haal-hen My eyes closed of their own accord.**

Question 26

**to embark upon an adventure** **to risk**

Answer 26

**gaamar [bigaamer]** ## Footnote **biHeebb igaamer He likes to be adventurous / take risks.** **fii naas biHeebbu igaamru Some people like to take risks.** **baqdaarsh agaamer fi maablag kbiir I can't risk a large sum.**

Question 27

**to wink**

Answer 27

**gaamaz [biigmez]** ## Footnote **gamaaz-ni gaamze He winked at me / He gave me a wink.**

Question 28

**unclear, obscure** **enigmatic, concealed, mysterious**

Answer 28

**gaameD / gaamDa** ## Footnote **haada 'iishi gaameD It's an enigma. It's a mystery.** **'ashyaa' GaamDa mysterious things** **jaarna raajol GaameD Our neighbor is a mysterious man.** **jawaab GaameD a vague response** **maSiirna kaan GaameD Our fate was unclear**

Question 29

**dark (colour)**

Answer 29

**gaameq / gaamqa** **cp 'aagmaq** **'aazraq gaameq dark blue** **biiddi 'iishi 'aagmaq I want something darker.**

Question 30

**deep** (concrete, not abstract)

Answer 30

**gamiiq / gamiiqa / gmaaq** **cp 'aagmaq** **il-biir haada mish gamiiq This well isn't very deep.** **maHaall-ma l-maayy mush gamiiqa Wherever the water isn't deep**

Question 31

**to close** (eyes)

Answer 31

**gaammaD [bigaammeD]** ## Footnote **gaammaDat 3ineeha She closed her eyes.** **gaammeD 3ineek Close your eyes!** **kaan mgaammaD He was blindfolded.** **mgaammeD 3ineeh with his eyes closed**

Question 32

**to make deeper, deepen**

Answer 32

**gaammaq [bigaammeq]** ## Footnote **gaammaqu l-khaandaq They made the trench deeper.**

Question 33

**dimple**

Answer 33

**gammaaze / gammazaat** **3iindo gammaaze fi khaaddo He's got a dimple in his cheek.**

Question 34

**wink**

Answer 34

**gaamze / gamzaat**

Question 35

**sheep**

Answer 35

**gaanam** **gaaname** (sing) **il-gaanam haada muulk 'iilo These sheep are his property.**

Question 36

**dandy, fop**

Answer 36

**ganduur / ganduura**

Question 37

**rich, wealthy**

Answer 37

**gaani / ganiiyye / guunaya** **cp 'aagna** **huuwwe gaani ktiir, 'aagna miinnak He's very rich, richer than you.** **hadool in-naas guunaya These people are wealthy**

Question 38

**to sing**

Answer 38

**gaanna [bigaanni]** ## Footnote **smee3to 3am bigaanni I heard him singing.** **il-uugniye illi bigaannuu-ha the song they sing**

Question 39

**coquettish, self-indulgent**

Answer 39

**gannuuj**

Question 40

**attack, raid**

Answer 40

**gaara / garaat** **gaara jawwwiiyye air raid** **laazem tiinzalu 3a-l-maalja waaqt il-gaara** **You must go down to the shelter when there's an air raid.**

Question 41

**object, objective, aim, purpose** **commodity, object, thing**

Answer 41

**gaaraD / agraaD** **jiit la-gaaraD mu3aayyan I came for a specific purpose.** **biiddi 'aashtri shwaayyet-e-graaD I want to buy a few things.** **fii hoon gaaraD mashbuuh There's a suspicious object here.**

Question 42

**love, passion, infatuation**

Answer 42

**garaam** ## Footnote **wiiqe3 bi-garaam-ha He fell in love with her.**

Question 43

**fine**

Answer 43

**garaame / garamaat** ## Footnote **'iilli... , byaakhod khamsiin sheekel garaame** **anyone.., will be fined 50 shekels**

Question 44

**amorous, erotic, love (adj)**

Answer 44

**garaami** ## Footnote **riwaaye garamiiyye a love story** **risaale garamiiyye a love letter**

Question 45

**drowning**

Answer 45

**gaaraq** ## Footnote **najjaa-ha min il-gaaraq He saved her from drowning.**

Question 46

**to plant**

Answer 46

**gaaras [biigres]** ## Footnote **garaasna shaajret zatuun We planted an olive tree.**

Question 47

**to plant** **to insert, stick into, stab**

Answer 47

**gaaraz [biigrez]** ## Footnote **gaaraz ish-shaajara He planted the tree.** **baagrez il-3aSaay fi-l-'aarD I stab the stick into the ground.** **'uuDfar gaarez bil-laaHme ingrowing nail**

Question 48

**west**

Answer 48

**gaarb** ## Footnote **fi-l-gaarb in the west** **fi gaarb il-quuds in West Jerusalem** **bilaad il-gaarb Western countries**

Question 49

**to sieve, sift**

Answer 49

**gaarbal [bigaarbel]** ## Footnote **garbaalt il-qaameH I sieved the wheat.**

Question 50

**western**

Answer 50

**gaarbi / garbiiyye** ## Footnote **il-jaliil il-gaarbi Western Galilee** **il-HaDaara l-garbiiyye Western civilisation**

Question 51

**to gargle** **to tickle**

Answer 51

**gaargar [bigaarger]** ## Footnote **ma tgargernii-sh! 'aana bagaar. Don't tickle me! I'm ticklish.**

Question 52

**gangrene**

Answer 52

**gargariina** **haada saabbab gargariina That caused gangrene** **Sar 3iindo gargariina He developed gangrene.**

Question 53

**foreign, alien, strange** **unusual, extra-ordinary, strange**

Answer 53

**gariib / gariibe / garibiin** **cp 'aagrab** **naas garibiin strange people** **il-gariib inno abuuy kamaan waafaq** **The strange thing is that my father agreed, too.**

Question 54

**drowned** **a drowned person**

Answer 54

**gariiq**

Question 55

**instinct**

Answer 55

**gariize / garaayez** ## Footnote **bye3ref bil-gariize shu yee3mal** **He knows by instinct what to do.**

Question 56

**sunk, immersed, bogged down**

Answer 56

**garqaan / garqaane / garqaniin** ## Footnote **kaan garqaan fi afkaaro He was deep in his thoughts**

Question 57

**to deceive, mislead**

Answer 57

**gaarr [bigoorr]** ## Footnote **il-maZaaher bitgoorr Appearances are misleading.**

Question 58

**to glue** (with woodworking adhesive)

Answer 58

**gaarra [bigaarri]** ## Footnote **bigaarri furmaayka 3ala T-Taawle He glues Formica to the table.**

Question 59

**to sing** (bird)

Answer 59

**gaarrad [bigaarred]** ## Footnote **il-3aSafiir bitgaarred The birds sing.** **HaTTenaa fi qaafaS, baaTTal igaarred** **We put it in a cage, it stopped singing.**

Question 60

**to drown** (trans) **, immerse** ## Footnote **to soak, drench** **to sink** (trans) **, scuttle**

Answer 60

**gaarraq [bigaarreq]** ## Footnote **garraaq-ha He drowned her** **gaaraqu s-safiine They sank the boat** **baa3raq ubagaarreq il-faarshe I sweat and the bed gets drenched.** **ish-shita gaarraqat il-'aarD The rain soaked the ground.**

Question 61

**to sink** (trans)

Answer 61

**gaarraz [bigaarrez]** ## Footnote **is-sayyaara gaarrazat fi-l-waaHel The car sank in the mud.**

Question 62

**washing, laundry** **developing (film)**

Answer 62

**gasiil** ## Footnote **baa3d il-gasiil after being washed** **nashaart il-gasiil I hung up the washing.** **Sabuun gasiil laundry soap** **masHuuq gasiil washing powder** **gasiil il-fiilem developing film** **jibt-illo aflaam lil-gasiil**

Question 63

**to wash** (hands, face, etc)

Answer 63

**gaassal [bigaassel]** ## Footnote **biiddak tgaassel? Do you want to wash up?** **gaassal wiijho He washed his face.** **mingaassel ideena We wash our hands.**

Question 64

**washing machine** **washerwoman**

Answer 64

**gassaale / gassalaat**

Question 65

**to submerge, dive**

Answer 65

**gaaS [biguuS]** ## Footnote **il-gawwaaSa gaaSat The submarine submerged**

Question 66

**to force, compel, make** (someone do something) ## Footnote **to rape**

Answer 66

**gaaSab [buugSob]** ## Footnote **balaash tuugSbo Don't force him!** **gaSaabni aakol He forced me to eat.** **gaSaabet Haali I forced myself.** **gaaSab il-biint He raped the girl.**

Question 67

**unwillingly, agains one's will, reluctantly** **unintentionally**

Answer 67

**gaaSben 3an...** ## Footnote **lazem ye3maal-ha gaaSben 3aanno** **He has to do it, even though he doesn't want to.** **haada biSiir maa3i gaaSben 3aanni I** **t happens to me even though I don't want it to.**

Question 68

**inexperienced, green** **ignorant**

Answer 68

**gashiim / gashiime** ## Footnote **baa3do gashiim He still inexperienced.**

Question 69

**swindler, fraud, cheat, impostor**

Answer 69

**gashshaash / gashshashiin** ## Footnote **haada waaHad gashshaash He's a swindler. He's an impostor.**

Question 70

**cover, covering, lid**

Answer 70

**gaaTa [guuTi]** ## Footnote **qiim il-gaaTa! Take off the lid!** **gaaTa laamba lampshade** **laazem ikuun gaaTa 3ala raaso He must cover his head.**

Question 71

**to dive** **to submerge**

Answer 71

g**a**Tas [b**u**gTos] ## Footnote il-gaww**aa**Sa g**a**Tsat. The submarine submerged. g**aa**Tes fi-n-n**oo**m. He's in a deep sleep.

Question 72

**to immerse, dip**

Answer 72

g**a**TT [big**o**TT] ## Footnote big**o**TT il-kh**u**bez fi-z-z**ee**t He dips the bread in the oil.

Question 73

**noise, shouting** **rabble, mob**

Answer 73

**gäwgä**

Question 74

**submarine**

Answer 74

gaww**aa**Sa / gawwaaS**aa**t ## Footnote il-gaww**aa**Sa g**aa**Sat The submarine submerged.

Question 75

**replacement, spare part** **change of clothes/ underwear** **gear**

Answer 75

gäy**aa**r / gäyaar**aa**t ## Footnote q**u**Ta3 gäy**aa**r läs-säyy**aa**ra spare parts for the car äkh**ä**det gäyaar**aa**t läT-T**e**fel She took a change of clothes for the baby. gäyaar**aa**ti fish-sh**ä**ntä! My change of clothes is in the suitcase. f**ii** kh**ä**mse gäy**aa**r There are five gears.

Question 76

**small quantity**

Answer 76

g**a**yD # ## Footnote g**a**yD min f**a**yD a drop in the ocean

Question 77

**goal, purpose, intention, end** **end, limit, extremity**

Answer 77

g**ää**ye / gääy**ää**t ## Footnote bik**uu**n 3indo g**aa**ye He must have an axe to grind. il-maS**aa**ri wäs**ii**le, mush g**ää**ye fi Häy**ää**ti. Money is a means, not an end, in my life. il-g**ää**ye bitb**ä**rrer il-wäs**ii**le The end justifies the means. lil-g**ää**ye extremely / very lä-g**ää**yet as far as / up to / until li-g**ää**yet '**ä**kher ish-sh**ä**her until the end of the month lä-g**ää**yt il-y**o**m until today / right up to the present day

Question 78

**absent, away**

Answer 78

g**ää**yeb / g**ää**ybe / gääyb**ii**n

Question 79

**altruism** \*the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.

Answer 79

gäyr**i**yye

Question 80

**to become cloudy**

Answer 80

g**ä**yyäm [big**ä**yyem] ## Footnote is-s**ä**mä mg**ä**yyme The skys cloudy. g**a**yyamat id-d**ii**nya Its clouded over. b**i**dyät tg**ä**yyem. It began to cloud over; It's begun to cloud over.

Question 81

**to change**

Answer 81

g**ä**yyar [big**ä**yyer] ## Footnote g**ä**yyar f**i**kro. He changed his mind. b**i**ddi 'äg**ä**yyer 'äwää3**i**yye. I want to change my clothes.