Glossary Lesson 4 Flashcards

Question

كَانَ

Answer 1

To be (TA1) kan كَانَ means “he was” — it’s the past tense of the verb to be in Arabic. • Arabic doesn’t use a present-tense “to be” (like “is” or “are”), but كَانَ is used for the past.

Answer 2

To Stand (TA2) He stood up, he got up It’s a past tense verb | Qaa-ma

Answer 3

To Sleep (TA2)/"He slept" | Naa-ma

Answer 4

To Come (TA2) He came 🗣️ Pronunciation: جَاءَ = Jaa-a جَ = Ja (like "j" in "jam") اءَ = long "aa" sound + a glottal stop (hamzah) 👂 So it sounds like: “Jaa-a”, with a slight pause between the "aa" and the "a".

Answer 5

at, near, with, by, on, upon, in the opinion of 🗣️ Pronunciation: عِنْدَ = ʿin-da “with”, “at the place of”, or “in the possession of” It’s used to indicate: • Location (someone has something with them) • Possession • Time (in some contexts عِ = ʿi — starts with the Arabic letter ع (ʿayn), a deep throat sound (like a voiced grunt) + short "i" نْ = n — nasal "n" sound (with sukoon, no vowel) دَ = da — like “duh” | ʿin-da 1. عِندَ اللَّوْحِ. • At the board. (Indicating the location of the object, “at the board.”) 2. عِندِي كِتَابٌ. • I have a book. (Literally “With me is a book,” indicating possession.) 3. هو عِندَ صَحِيبِهِ. • He is with his friend. (Indicating proximity or being in the presence of someone.)

Answer 6

Light / Radiance / Brightness 🌟 🟣 It’s a noun (اسم) and usually indefinite in this form. 🟣 Think of the shining light of the sun or moon — that kind of radiant glow. Ḍee-yaaʾ-un

Answer 7

'thing' Shayʾ-un (شَيْءٌ) Shayʾ-un (شَيْءٌ) شَ = sha يْ = y (with sukoon, makes it "shay") ء = glottal stop (hamzah — a tiny pause in the throat) ٌ = tanwin (–un), since it’s indefinite

Answer 8

The Most Merciful ar-raḥ-mā-nu (الرَّحْمَنُ)

Answer 9

Forbidden ḥarām-un (حَرَامٌ)

Answer 10

means “a father” 👨 — it’s the basic word for "dad" or "father" in Arabic.

Answer 11

“a brother” 👦 it’s the standard word for “brother” in Arabic.

Answer 12

"father-in-law" / father-in-law specifically the husband’s male relatives like his father or brothers. الحَمُّ الْمَوْتُ "The in-law is death."

Answer 13

"possessor of" or "owner of" used before a noun to describe someone who has something. رَجُلٌ زُو عِلْمٍ A man of knowledge / A man who possesses knowledge

Answer 14

“a mouth” (pronounced fa-mun) means “a mouth” 👄 in Arabic. فَمٌ = fa-mun فَ = fa (like "far") مٌ = mun (with a tanwīn sound at the end)

Answer 15

"Verily", "certainly," "already," or "might" — depending on context: ✅ Already / Certainly: Past Tense (ماضٍ) ❓ May / Might / Perhaps:Present Tense (مضارع) قَدْ ذَهَبَ = He has already gone قَدْ يَذْهَبُ = He might go

Answer 16

As a conjunction meaning “so,” “then,” or “so that”: فَ is used to link sentences or phrases, indicating a logical consequence or result. To show sequence or time: It can indicate that one action follows another.