Nouns 18 Flashcards
(96 cards)
Fraternity, brotherhood
أُخُوِّة
Sight, vision, spectacle, scene;
(something worth watching or that pulls the attention (a sight, spectacle))
فُرجِة
مَعْرُوْض لِلْفِرْجِة [S] on view
فِي صُوَر مَعْرُوْضَة لِلْفِرْجِة بْمَدْخَلِ السِّيْنَمَا [S] Pictures are on view in the lobby of the theater
شُوْف لَك هَا الفُرجِة [P] look at that beautiful vision / sight; {šūf lak ha-l-furje}
البَيْت هَادَا فُرجِة [P] that house is is a sight! (from context: a sight for sore eyes, or in some other ways a welcome sight); {‘il-bēt hāda furje}
فُرجِة عَظِيْمِة [P] a wonderful sight; {furje ʕɑẓīme}
بَلَاش نِعمَل فُرجِة عَلَيْنَا [P] let’s not make a spectacle of ourselves; {balāš neʕmal furje ʕalēna}
خَلُّوا حَالِتهُم فُرجِة [P] they made a spectacle of themselves; {ḵallu ḥālethom furje}
لا تَعْمِلْ لْنَا فِرْجِة قِدَّامْ كِلِّ النَّاس [S] Don’t make a scene in front of all these people
شِفِت على بِكْرَا فِرْجِة كْتِير غَرِيبِة [S] I saw a most curious spectacle this morning.
Appointment, nomination (e.g. to a position)
(but note that nomination of a political candidate is تشريح)
تَعْيِيْن، ج تَعْيِيْنَاْت
قَبلِ التَعيِيْن [P] before being appointed; {qablᴵ-t-taʕyīn}
لِسَّا مَا أَخَدتِشِ التَعيِيْن [P] I haven’t been appointed yet; {lissa ma ʔaḵadtᵉšᴵ-t-taʕyīn}
تَهَانِيْنا على تَعْيِيْنَك [S] Congratulations on your appointment
Gamble, gambling
مُقَاْمَرَة
قْمَار
Beneficiary
مُسْتَفِيد
Licensing
تَرخِيْص
Recognition, acknowledgement, admission
Confession, admission
اِعْتِرَاْف، ج اْعْتِرَاْفَاْت
Guess
حِزِر (حِزْر)، ج حْزُوْرَة
Estimate
Appraisal, assessment (also depending on context judgement, evaluation)
Appreciation
تَقْدِيْر، ج تَقْدِيْرَاْت
حَسَبِ التَقدِيْرِ الرَسمي [P] according to the official estimate; {ḥasabᴵ-t-taʠdīrᴵ-r-rasmy}
الدَّهَّان عِمِلْ لْنَا تَقْدِيْرَات [S] The painter made
us an estimate,
تَقدِيْرُو مِش مَظبُوْط [P] his assessment is
inaccurate; {taqdīro miš mɑẓbūṭ}
عَبَّر عَن تَقدِيْرُو [P] he expressed his appreciation; {ʕɑbbɑr ʕan taʠdīro}
شُكرًا عَلَى تَقدِيْرِك [P] thank you for your (words of) appreciation; {šukran˜ ʕala taqdīrek}
ما حَصَل عَ التَّقْدِير يَللي اْسْتَحَقَّو [S] He didn’t get the recognition he deserved,
هادا كان كِلَّو تَقْدِيْر مِنَّك [S] That was very considerate of you.
ما لِي مِنْتِظِر أَيّ تَقْدِير [S] don’t expect any appreciation
Evolution
تَطَوُّر، ج تَطَوُّرَاْت
Hesitation (and hence also indecision)
تَرَدُّد، ج تَرَدُّدَات
بِدُوْن تَرَدُّد [P] without hesitation; {bidūn taraddod}
جَاوَب بِدُوْن أَيّْ تَرَدُّد [S] He answered without hesitation
مِن أَعْلَنِ خْصَاْلَوِ التَّرَدُّد [S] Indecision is one of his worst qualities
بِدُوْن تَرَدُّن [S] without hesitation, readily
اْعْتَرَف فِيْهَا بِدُوْن تَرَدُّد [S] He readily admitted it
Instinct
غَرِيْزِة، ج غَرَاْيِز
بْيِعرِف بِالغَرِيْزِة شُو يِعمَل [P] he knows by instinct what to do;
Prey
فَرِيْسَة، ج فَرِيْسََاْت
Predator
مُفْتَرِس
One of a pair, one half of a couple;
(used for words that refer to pairs of things, like صبّاط for a pair of shoes, so فردة صبّاط is a single shoe)
فَرْدِة، ج فَرَادِي
(A) pair, couple, double
جَوْز، ج اْجْوَاْز
Demilitarised Zone
المنطقة المجردة من السلاح
Militia
ميليشيا
Hazard, risk
مْخَاْطَرَة، ج مْخَاْطَرَاْت
مْجَاْزَفِة، ج مِجَاْزَفَاْت
هايِّ مْجَازَفِة لازِم نِحْسِبْ لَهْا حْسَاب [S] That’s a hazard we have to take into account,
ما فِينِي جازِف هَيكِ مْجَازَفِة [S] I can’t take such a risk,
كانِت مْجَازَفِة خِطْرَة [S] It was a dangerous venture
بَلَا مْجَازَفِة، ما فِي رِبِح [S] Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Swimming
سْبَاْحَة
Demilitarisation
تَجْريد من السِلاح
Petroleum, oil (like crude oil, not cooking oil)
نَفط
Rust
صَدَى
Gas mask
كَمَّاْمِة، ج كَمَّاْمَاْت