Nouns 13 Flashcards
(90 cards)
Disguise
تَنَكُّر
ما عْرِفْتَو بْتَنَكّْرَو = ما عْرِفْتَو وْهُوِّ مِتْنَكِّر [S] didn’t recognize him in his disguise
Maneouver, stratagem, tactic
مُنَاوَرَة، ج مُنَاوَرَات
عَم يَعِمْلُوا مْنَاوَرَات عَسْكَرِيِّة على طُوْل الِحْدُوْد [S] They’re holding military maneuvers along the border
عِملُوا مُنَاوَرَات [P] they carried out maneuvers; {ʕimlu munāwɑrᾱt}
المُنَاوَرَة نِجحَت [P] the stratagem succeeded; {‘il-munāwɑrɑ nijḥat}
Editing
تَحْرِيْر
تَحرِيْرِ الجَرِيْدِة [P] editing the newspaper
Sorting, classification, categorisation
تَصنِيْف
Assessment, evaluation, valuation (e.g., of abilities), rating
تَقْييم
• “لازم نعمل تقييم للشغل” → “We need to do a work evaluation.” • “شو تقييمك لهيدا الفيلم؟” → “What’s your rating for this movie?” • “الدكتور عطاني تقييم منيح” → “The doctor gave me a good assessment.”
Championship
Heroism
بُطُوْلِة
Embodiment, personification
تَجْسيد
Demonstration, performance, show, display
Proposal, suggestion, offer
عَرِض (عَرْض)، ج عْرُوْض / عْرُوْضَة
اْنْبَسَطْتِ كْتِيرِ اليَوْم بَعْدِ الضِّهِر بْعَرْضْ الِـمْصَارْعَة [S] enjoyed the wrestling demonstration this afternoon,
تْسَلَّيْت بِالعَرِض [S] Did you enjoy the performance?
كَان فِيْه عَرض أَزيَاء [P] there was a fashion show; {kān fīᴴ ʕɑrḍ ʔazyāʔÅ}
مَنَعُوْهُم / مَنَعُوْهِن مِن عَرضِ الفِلِم [P] they stopped them from showing the film
; صَاْلِة عَرِض [S] showroom
بَقبَل عَرضَك [P] I accept your proposal / offer; {baqbal ʕɑrḍɑk}
رَفَض عَرضي [P] he rejected my proposal / offer; {rɑfɑḍ ʕɑrḍy}
قَدَّمْ لِي عَرْضِ مْنِيح [S] He made me a good offer
وافِق على العَرْض [V] he accepted the offer
Character (e.g. in a story, novel)
Personality
شَخْصِيِّة، ج شَخْصِيَّاْت
Scene
Spectacle
مَشْهَد، ج مَشَاْهِد
هادا بِالمَشْهَدِ التَّالِت بِالفَصْلِ التَّانِي [S] That’s in the third scene of the second act
Failure, flop
فَشَل
سُقُوْط
إِخْتِي مَزْعُوْجِي بْسَبَبِ سْقُوْطَهْا بِالفَحِص [S] My sister is upset because of her failure in the exam
مَهْمَا كَلَّفِ الأَمِر لازِم نِتْفَادَى فَشَل الِـمْفاوَضَات [S] We must avoid a breakdown in the negotiations at all costs,
فَشَلِ العَمَلِيِّة كان بِالحِسْبَاْن [S] The failure of the operation was to be expected
بَعدِ الفَشَل جَرَّب يْصَلِّح نَفسُو [P] after failing he tried to improve himself; {baʕdᴵ-l-fašal jɑrrɑb yºṣɑlleḥ nafso}
هَادَا الزَلَمِة فَشَل في حَيَاتُو الزَوجِيِّة [P] he’s a failure in his married life; {hāda-z-zalame fašal fy ḥayāto-z-zawjiyye
Division, distribution
Delivery (of mail)
تَوْزِيْع
مُشكِلِة تَوزِيْعِ المَكَاتِيْب في القُرَى [P] the problem of delivering letters in the villages; {muškile tawzīʕᴵ-l-makātīb fy-l-ʠurɑ}
تَوْزِيْعِ الأَشْغَالِ المِخْتِلْفِة بْيِرْجَع لِلِمْناظِر [S] The assignment of the various jobs is
taken care of by the foreman
المَكْتُوب إِجَا بِالتَّوْزِيعِ التَّانِي [S] The letter came in the second delivery,
Polishing
تلميع
Series (i.e. of lectures, articles, books)
Chain, series
Range (e.g. of mountains)
سِلسِلِة، ج سَلَاسِل
سِلسِلِة مُحَاضَرَات [P] a series of lectures; {silsile muḥᾱḍɑrᾱt}
سِلسِلِة مَقَالَات [P] a series of articles; {silsile mɑʠᾱlᾱt}
سِلسِلِة أَوَامِر [P] a series of (computer) commands; {silsile ʔawāmer}
هادا أدَّى لَسِلِسْلِة حَوادِث عَن صَحِيْح [S] This led to a whole chain of events.
لَحَ يَعْطِي سِلْسْلِةِ مْحَاضَرَات [S] He’s going to give a series of lectures
الضَّيْعَة وَرَا سِلْسِلْةْ هالجّْبَال هَايّ [S] The village is behind that range of mountains over there.
سِلسِلِةِ جْبَال [P] mountain range
Writer, author
أَدِيْب، أُدَبَا / أُدَبَاء
أَدِيْب مَشهُوْر [P] a famous author; { ʔadīb mašhūr}
الُدَبَاءِ العَرَب [P] Arab writers
Foreward, preface, introduction, prologue
مُقَدِّمِة
Dedication
تكريس
Table of contents, index
فَهْرَس، ج فَهَاْرِس
Line (of text, or in a ruled notebook)
سَطِر، ج سْطُوْر / أَسطُر
Piece (of music, poetry, etc.)
Excerpt
مَقْطُوْعَة، ج مَقْطُوْعَاْت
• Example: “قرينا مقطوعة من الرواية.”
(We read an excerpt from the novel.)
Example: “سمعت مقطوعة موسيقية حلوة.”
(I heard a beautiful musical piece.)
Verse (of poetry)
بَيْت، ج بْيَاْت
أَبيَاتِ الشِعِر [P] verses of the poem; { ʔabyātᴵ-š-šiʕᵉr}
بََيْتِي يا بْوَيْتاتِي يا مْسَتِّر لِي عْوَيْاتِيّ [L] my house, my little house, you cover up my little faults (roughly equivalent to home sweet home)
بْيَاْت شِعِر [S] verse (in general)
التَمْثِيْلِيِّة مَنْظُوْمِة بْبْيَات شِعِر [S] The play is written in verse
خَلِّيْنَا نْغَنِّي البَيْتِ الأَوَّل بَسّ [S] Let’s sing only the first verse
Recreation, entertainment
تَرْفِيْه
لَيْش رُحتُوا لَهُنَاك؟ — تَرفِيْه [P] why did you go there? — for a break / for fun!; {lēš ruḥtu lahunāk? — tarfīh}
في القَريِة مَا فِيْه مَحَلَّات تَرفِيْه [P] in the village there are no places of entertainment; {fy-l-ʠɑrye mā fīᴴ maḥallāt tarfīh}
بْيُقُصهُم أَمَاكِنِ التَرفِيْه [P] they don’t have places of entertainment; {bºyuqoṣhom ʔamākenᴵ-t-tarfīh}
شُو بْتِنْصَح لِلتَّرْفِيه، دُكْتَوْر [S] What kind of recreation do you advise, doctor?
الشِّرْكِة عَمِ تْوَسِّع مَرْكَزِ التَّرْفِيه تَبَعْنَا [S] The company is expanding its recreation center.
Enjoyment, delight, pleasure, satisfaction
مِتْعَة
بَسِط
اِسْتِمْتَاْع
لَذِّة، ج لَذَّاْت
ما بِشْعُرِ بْأَيّْ لَذِّة بْهَيكْ شِغِل [S] I don’t get any satisfaction out of that kind of work,
بيْحِسّ بِلَذِّة مُعَيَّنِة [P] he feels a certain enjoyment (e.g. when doing something); {byºḥess bila∂∂e muʕayyane}
لَذَّاتِ الحَيَاه [P] life’s pleasures; {la∂∂ātᴵ-l-ḥayāᴴ}
ما تْفَكِّر يجي الوقت لَحَتَّى نِحْنَ نِسوان نِيخُد (ناخُد) اللَذِّة بَدَل ما نعطِيَهْا [L] don’t think that the time will come when us women are taking the pleasure instead of giving it
ما بْيِخْلُط أَبَدًاِ الشِّغِل وِالبَسِط [S] He never combines business with pleasure,
الشِّغِل قَبْلِ البَسِط [S] Business comes before pleasure
Human being (singular)
Human being(s), humankind (treated as a plural)
بَشَر
أَنَا بَشَر كَمَان [S] I’m only human
لا تِنْسَى إِنَّو إِنْسَان هُوِّ = لا تِنْسَى إِنَّو هُوِّ بَشَر [S] Don’t forget he’s a human being
هادا مُو لَبَشَر مِتْلِي وْمِتْلَك [S] That isn’t for ordinary mortals
تِنسَاشِ اْنُّو هُوِّ بَشَر زَيَّك زَيُّو [P] don’t forget he’s only human, you and he and just alike
