Nouns 2 Flashcards
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A being, a living being, creature
كائِن، ج كائِنَاْت
الكَائِن المُطْلَق [CA] the Absolute Being, God
الكَائِنَات [CA] the created things, the universe, the world
كائِنًا مَن كانَ [CA] whoever it may be
كائِنًا ما كانَ [CA] be it what it may, whatever it may be
كائِنَات أُسْطُوْرِيَّة [CA] fabular, mythical beings
كائِنات حَيّة [CA] living beings
كائِنات عاقِلة [CA] intelligent beings
كائِنات غَريبة = غَيْر أَرْضيّةٍ [CA] aliens, extraterrestrial beings
كائِن فَضَائِيّ [CA] space alien, space creature (often shortened to فَضَائِيّ , with plural فَضَائِيُّون )
كائِن أُحاديّ الخَليّةِ [CA] a single-celled organism
كائِنات دَقيقة [CA] microorganisms
كائِن بَحْرِي [CA] sea creature;
كَائِن فَضَائِي [CA] space creature, alien
Hard part, core (metaphorical)
صِلِب
Agency
وَكَاْلِة، ج وَكَاْلَاْت
وَكَالِةِ الأَنبَاء [P] the news agency; {wakāleᴵ-l-ʔanbāʔÅ}
وِكَالِة سَفَرِيَّات [P] the travel agency; {wikāle safɑriyyāt}
الوِكَالِة اليَهُوْدِيِّة [P] the Jewish agency; {‘il-wikāle-l-yahūdiyye}
شِرْكِتْنَا إِلَهْا وَكَالِة بْبَيْرُوْت [S] Our company has an agency in Beirut
Composer
مُؤَلِّف موسيقي ، ج مُؤَلِّفِيْن
Conference, convention
مُؤْتَمَر، ج مُؤْتَمَرَات
Translator
مُتَرْجِم، ج مُتَرْجِمُوْن
Adventure, hazardous undertaking
مْغَاْمَرَة، ج مُغَاْمَرَاْت
Height (e.g. of a building)
عُلُو
Side, edge, bank, border
حَفِّة، ج حَفَّاْت
حَفِّة السِجَّاْدِة بَدِت تْنَسِّل [S] The border of this rug is getting frayed.
لا تْحِطِّ الكَّاسِة هالقَدّْ قَرِيبِ مْنِ الحَفِّة [S] Don’t put the glass so close to the edge
عَلَى حِفّْتِ الطَرِيْق / عَلَى حِفّْتِ الهُوِّة [P] at the side of the road; {ʕala ḥiffºtᴵ-ṭ-ṭɑrīq / ʕala ḥiffºtᴵ-l-huwwe}
عَلَى حِفّْتِ الهُوِّة [P] on the edge of the precipice; {ʕala ḥiffºtᴵ-l-huwwe}
عَلَى حِفّْتِ النَهِر [P] on the bank of the river; {ʕala ḥiffºtᴵ-n-nahᵉr}
عَلَى حِفِّة قَبرُو [P] on the edge of the grave
Madness, insanity
جْنُوْن
Benefit, usefulness
مَنْفَعة، ج مَنَاْفِع
Partner, associate
شْرِيْك، ج شُرَكَا / شَرَاكِة
Behaviour
تصرُّف
- Behavior/Action:
• تصرفاته مش محترمة.
→ “His behavior is not respectful.”
• عليه أن يغير تصرفاته.
→ “He needs to change his behavior.” - Handling a situation:
• بما أنه في أزمة، يجب أن نتصرف بسرعة.
→ “Since there’s a crisis, we must act quickly.”
• ما في داعي للذعر، خلينا نتصرّف بعقلانية.
→ “No need to panic, let’s act rationally.” - Reaction/Response:
• تصرفك اليوم كان غير متوقع.
→ “Your reaction today was unexpected.”
• تصرفه كان غريباً، مش عارف كيف أفسره.
→ “His response was strange, I don’t know how to explain it.” - Management/Decision-making:
• أنت بحاجة لتصرف حكيم في هذا الموقف.
→ “You need to make a wise decision in this situation.”
• تصرفات الإدارة تؤثر على عمل الفريق.
→ “The management’s actions affect the team’s work.”
Breeze
نَسْمِة، ج نَسْمَاْت
Privacy
خْصوصيّة
(Good) example, role model
قِدْوِة
لَازِمِ تْكُوْن قُدوِة [P] you have to be a (good) example; {lāzemᵉ tºkūn qudwe}
هُوِّ قِدْوِة إِلِي [S] He’s my ideal
كِلّْ صَبِي لازْمَو شَخِص يْكِن لَو قِدْوِة [S] Every boy needs someone to look up to
رُوح وْخَلِّيك قِدْوِة مْنِيْحَة [S] Go ahead and set a good example
لازِمِ تْكُوْن قِدْوِة حَسَنِة لِلنَّاْس [S] You should set a good example for the others.
Value, worth
قِيْمَة، ج قِيَم
Endeavour, attempt, effort
جَهْد، ج جُهُوْد
مَجْهُوْد، ج مَجْهُوْدَاْت
كِلّْ مَجْهُوْدْنَا رَاح سِدَى [S] All our labor has been in vain,
هَادَا بْيِتطَلَّب مَجهُوْدِ كْبِيْر [P] this requires a great effort; {hāda bºyitṭɑllɑb majhūdᵉ kºbīr}
كُلّ مَجهُوْدْنَا رَاح عَ الفَاضي [P] all our efforts went for nothing; {kull majhūdºna rᾱḥ ʕa-l-fᾱḍy}
كُلِّ المَجهُوْدَاتِ اللي بَذَلهَا [P] all the efforts he made; {kullᴵ-l-majhūdātᴵ-l-ly ba∂alha}
سَاوَى شِي مَجْهُوْد عَن حَقَا [S] Did he really make an effort?
بَعمِل كُلّ جُهدي / جَهدي [P] I’m doing my utmost; {baʕmel kull juhdy / jahdy}
مَا عِمِلِ الجُهدِ الكَافي [P] he didn’t try hard enough; {ma ʕimelᴵ-l-juhdᴵ-l-kāfy}
عِمِل جَهدَك [P] do your utmost; {ʕimel jahdak}
عِمِل جَهْدَو [S] to do one’s best
بَعْمِل جَهْدِي ساعْدَك [S] I’ll do my best to help you
لازِم نَعْمِل كِلّ جَهِدْنَا [S] We must bend every effort
لازِم نْحِطّْ كِلّْ جَهِدْنَا عَ الشِّغِل [S] We’ll have to put our shoulders to the wheel
لازِمِ تْحِطّْ شْوَيِّة جَهِد إِذَا بِدَّك تِخْلُص [S] You’ll have to put in some effort if you want to get done
عِمِل كِلّْ جَهْدَو [S] to go out of one’s way
عْمِلْنَا كِلّْ جَهِدْنَا حَتَّى نْخَلِّي يِشْعُر كَإِنَّو بْبَيْتَو [S] We went out of our way to make him feel at home
اْحْتَجْنَا لَجَهِد قَوِي حَتَّى قَنَعْنَاه إِنِّو كِنَّا على حَقّ [S] It took a lot of work to convince him that we were right,
كِلِّ جْهُوْدَو رَاحِت سُدَى [S] All his efforts were in vain,
هادا ضْيَاعِة جَهِد [S] That’s a waste of effort
Trouble, exertion, labor, toil, drudgery
تَعَب، ج أَتْعَاْب
Feeling, feelings, sensation, emotion
شْعُوْر ج مشاعر
إِحسَاس، ج أَحَاسِيْس
عَاْطْفِة، ج عَوَاْطِف
Fashion
مُوْضة، ج مُوَض
Balance, equilibrium
تَوَازُن
Point of view, viewpoint, perspective, angle (from which one sees s.th.)
وِجْهِة نَظَر، ج وِجْهَاْت نَظَر
Creativity, inventiveness, originality, innovation
Excellence
Unique, wonderful achievement
إِبْدَاْع
إِلْقَاءه كَان (چَان) إِبْدَاْع [I] His recitation was an excellent thing.
تَمْثِيلَه ما بِيه إِبْدَاْع [I] There’s no excellence in his acting,
نْطَوه مَدَاْلْيا عَلَى إِبْدَاْعَه بْهالتِمْثَال [I] They gave him a medal for his achievement with this statue.
