Lesson 20 Flashcards
(67 cards)
1
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جُزدَان، ج جَزَادِيْن
A
purse juzdān
2
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أَسْوَد، ج سُوْد، المؤنث: سَوْدَا
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black ’aswad
3
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اْمتِحَان، ج اْمتِحَانَات
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examination/s imtihān/imtihānāt
4
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فَضِل (فَضْل)، ج أَفْضَاْل
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kindness, favor fad(e)l
5
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فشل
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to fail fišel//yifšal
6
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فَشَل
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failure fašal
7
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نَجَاح
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success najāh (hau)
8
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تَبَع
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of, belonging to taba’
9
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جَهْد، ج جُهُوْد
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effort//s jah(e)d//juhûd
10
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هْدِيِّة، ج هَدَاْيَا
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gift/s; present/s hadiyye//hadāye
11
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بِنِّي / بُنّي
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brown bunni/binni
12
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نجح
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to succeed nijeh (hau)//najah
13
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عَكس
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opposite, contrary ’aks
14
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مُشوَار، ج مَشَاوِيْر
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excursion/s; walks; errand/s mušwār//mašawīr
15
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لعب
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to play li’eb//yil’ab
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لُعبِة، ج لُعَب / أَلعَاب
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game; doll
lu’be
Not game in the sense of playing, but a specific game such as tag or hopscotch, or a round of a particular game. We’ll revisit this distinction later.
17
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جَامعَة، ج جَامِعَات
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university jām’a//jami’āt
18
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ضاع
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to go missing, get lost dā’//idī’ (dau)
19
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purse
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جُزدَان، ج جَزَادِيْن juzdān
20
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black
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أَسْوَد، ج سُوْد، المؤنث: سَوْدَا ’aswad
21
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examination/s
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اْمتِحَان، ج اْمتِحَانَات imtihān/imtihānāt
22
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kindness, favor
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فَضِل (فَضْل)، ج أَفْضَاْل fad(e)l
23
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to fail
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فشل fišel//yifšal
24
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failure
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فَشَل fašal
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success
نَجَاح
najāh (hau)
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of, belonging to
تَبَع
taba'
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effort//s
جَهْد، ج جُهُوْد
jah(e)d//juhûd
28
gift/s; present/s
هْدِيِّة، ج هَدَاْيَا
hadiyye//hadāye
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brown
بِنِّي / بُنّي
bunni/binni
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to succeed
نجح
nijeh (hau)//najah
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opposite, contrary
عَكس
'aks
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excursion/s; walks; errand/s
مُشوَار، ج مَشَاوِيْر
mušwār//mašawīr
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to play
لعب
li'eb//yil'ab
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game; doll
لُعبِة، ج لُعَب / أَلعَاب
lu'be
Not game in the sense of playing, but a specific game such as tag or hopscotch, or a round of a particular game. We’ll revisit this distinction later.
35
university
جَامعَة، ج جَامِعَات
jām'a//jami'āt
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to go missing, get lost
ضاع
dā'//idī' (dau)
37
100% (Certain)
Miyye fi-l-miyye
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I owe you
الك عندي
| ‘ilak ‘indi
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الك عندي
I owe you
| ‘ilak ‘indi
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في
in / inside
| fi
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in / inside
في
| fi
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ب-
by means of / with
| b-
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by means of / with
ب-
| b-
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Pronunciation: He wrote to you
katAb-lak
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Pronunciation: I wrote to you
katabt-Illak
In 1st person and 2nd person masculine, add the helping vowel i and to double the l- of -li / -lak / -lek / -lo
(L not doubled in rest of paradigm (ilha, ilna, ilkom, ilhom))
46
Pronunciation: Your Radio
ir-radyo taba’ak
| Use taba’ instead of construct after foreign loan-words
47
Pronunciation: The King’s Beautiful House
il-bet il-hilu taba’ il-malek
| Use taba’ instead of construct when noun is qualified by an adjective (b/c it adds clarity)
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Pronunciation: He brought him
jab-lo
Usual form - no emphasis as with jab hada ‘ilo
Remember - when a long vowel is followed by -li, -lak, -lo... it is shortened:
jāb —> jab-li, biqūl —> biqul-li
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Pronunciation: He brought this for him (emphasis - for him, not you or me or them)
jab hada ‘ilo
| As compared with the usual jab-lo
50
Pronunciation: Whose book? - Mine
la-min katab? ‘ili
| We can use ‘ili to say mine or ‘ilak to say yours
51
Pronunciation: I want to eat (have an appetite)
‘ili nafs
Can use ‘ili as an alternative to the word ‘ind in the sense of I’ve got, he’s got, etc., especially when speaking of abstract things (desire, willingness, inclination, etc.), or of family relationships
52
Pronunciation: I’m not hungry (I don’t have an appetite)
ma-li-š nafs
The corresponding negative form is ma-li-s
Can use ‘ili as an alternative to the word ‘ind in the sense of I’ve got, he’s got, etc., especially when speaking of abstract things (desire, willingness, inclination, etc.), or of family relationships
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Pronunciation: You owe me fifty shekels (with ‘ind)
’ili 3indak chamsln šekel
| Interesting usage of ‘ili, ‘ilak, etc.
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Pronunciation: You owe me fifty shekels (with ‘al)
’ili 3alek chamsln šekel
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Pronunciation: You still owe me fifty shekels (with biddi)
lissa biddi minnak chamsln šekel
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Pronunciation: He wrote with a pen
katab bil-qalam
B- is used for by means of / with
Fi- is used for in / inside
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Pronunciation: He wrote with it
katab fi(h)
B- is used for by means of / with
Fi- is used for in / inside
* Nonetheless, there is one case where you must always use fi- and not b-: when you add attached pronouns.
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يوم عسل، يوم بصل
[One] day honey, [the next] day onion.
yōm ‘asal, yōm basal
Life is full of ups and downs
Don’t pronounce basal like ‘asal. Remember the s of basal is emphatic, and consequently the vowels surrounding it are “dark” and pronounced further back in the mouth.
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Life is full of ups and downs (saying using food)
يوم عسل، يوم بصل
yōm ‘asal, yōm basal
Life is full of ups and downs
Don’t pronounce basal like ‘asal. Remember the s of basal is emphatic, and consequently the vowels surrounding it are “dark” and pronounced further back in the mouth.
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نَفس
soul, desire, appetite
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soul, desire, appetite
نَفس
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خَاطِر، ج خَوَاطِر
willingness / goodwill / mood / desire (to do)
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willingness / goodwill / mood / desire (to do)
خَاطِر، ج خَوَاطِر
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لَطِيْف، ج لُطَفَا، المؤنث: لَطِيْفِة
pleasant, delicate, kind
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pleasant, delicate, kind
لَطِيْف، ج لُطَفَا، المؤنث: لَطِيْفِة
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مَبلَغ، ج مَبَالِغ
sum, amount (of money)
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sum, amount (of money)
مَبلَغ، ج مَبَالِغ
