Week 1 Flashcards

1
Q

مَهَّد ، يُمَهِّد ، التمهيد

A

to spread, facilitate, or prepare

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2
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إضراب

A

strike (ex. worker’s strike)

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3
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تَظاهُرة ، -ات

A

public demonstration, rally

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4
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سَقَط ، يسقُط ، السُقوط / المَسقَط

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to fall, be killed in action, to slip, to fall out, to find (+3ala), to reach (+ila), to be cancelled, omitted, missing

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5
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الاِنتِخاب ، - ات

A

elections, polls

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6
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عدم تقدم

A

lack of progress

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7
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الفقر والبطالة

A

poverty and unemployment

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8
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النظام السابق

A

the previous rule, regime

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9
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احتجاج ج. -ات

A

protest, objection, excuse

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10
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الداعين

A

advocates

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11
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المطالبة

A

demand, call, claim

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12
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حرك ج. حراك

A

movement

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13
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كانون الثاني

A

January

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14
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انقطاع

A

interruption, outage (ex. water, electricity)

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15
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المتزايد

A

swelling, increasing

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16
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بهدف

A

with the aim of, in order to

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17
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خَضَع ، يَخْضَع ، الخُضوع

A

to obey/be subject (+li = to), to submit/surrender (+li = to)

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18
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تَدَخَّلَ ، يَتَدَخَّل ، التَدَخُّل

A

interference, intervention (+fi = in)

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19
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مقر ، - ات

A

headquarter

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20
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حزبية

A

partisan

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21
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تبني

A

to adopt

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22
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أَبْقى ، يُبقي ، الابقاء

A

to keep, preserve, maintain

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23
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ضمن

A

inside, within, among (prep.)

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24
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رَغْبة ج. -ات

A

wish, longing, desire

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25
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رائد ج. رواد

A

pioneer

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26
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استمرار

A

lasting, continuation, persistance

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27
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المُبَادَرة ج . - ات

A

unexpected action, sudden undertaking, impulse, initiative, idea

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28
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ريادية

A

pioneering, leadership

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29
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تشكيل

A

formation, creation, organization

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30
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محاولة ج. -ات

A

attempt

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31
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مكتسب ج. -ات

A

attainment, achievement

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32
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بات ، يبيت، المبيت

A

to stay overnight, to become, to get

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33
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مستمرة

A

continuing, ongoing

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34
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متقدمة

A

advanced, developed

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35
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بشكل تام

A

fully, completely

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36
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لم … بعد

A

has not yet, has yet to

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37
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أَصَرَّ ، يُصِرُّ ، الاصرار على

A

to insist upon, to resolve, to persist

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38
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حلول

A

stopping, staying, descending, befalling, advent, beginning, substitution

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39
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شفاف

A

transparent, thin, flimsy

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40
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اعلان ج. -ات

A

proclamation, declaration, revelation, advertising, campaigning

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41
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مفاجئ

A

surprise, sudden

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42
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صَدَّ ، يصُد ، الصَدّ

A

resist, rebel against

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43
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مقليد الحكم

A

the reins of power

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44
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طاح ، يطوح ، الطوح

A

to go astray, get lost, to overthrow

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45
Q

إطاحة

A

the overthrow of, toppling

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46
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استكمال

A

conclusion, termination

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47
Q

تحريم

A

ban, interdiction

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48
Q

الفقر

A

poverty

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49
Q

البطالة

A

unemployment

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50
Q

شعار

A

slogan

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51
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انقلاب

A

upheaval, coup d’état, transformation

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52
Q

هيمنة

A

dominance, hegemony

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53
Q

تراجُع

A

withdrawal, retreat

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54
Q

مظاهرة ج. مظاهرات

A

demonstration, public rally

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55
Q

مصروفات التعليم

A

tuition

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56
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فَرَض ، يَفرِض ، الفَرْض

A

to impose, enforce

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57
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مَسَّ ، يمَسّ ، المَسّ / المسيس

A

to touch, violate, infringe

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58
Q

القوى العاملة

A

workforce

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59
Q

صورة مشابهة

A

a similar picture

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60
Q

… تدل على ان

A

shows that…, indicates that…

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61
Q

حيوياً

A

crucial, vital, critical

62
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المُحْتَوِى

A

content

63
Q

وما زال قادرا على الدفاع

A

and is still able to defend…

64
Q

تولي

A

taking over, taking charge of

65
Q

تَدُلُّ بما لا يَدَعُ مَجالاً لِلشَك

A

show beyond any reasonable doubt

66
Q

عرم

A

vicious, strong, violent

67
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السيطرة التامة

A

full/complete control

68
Q

اصدار

A

issuing, decreeing

69
Q

تعيين

A

appointment, appointing

70
Q

الموالين

A

partisans (ex. الموالين للأخوان)

71
Q

مناصب

A

offices, positions

72
Q

قيادة

A

leadership

73
Q

التطهير

A

cleansing, purification

74
Q

سبق ، يسبِق / يسبُق ، السبق

A

to be/come/go before, precede, to anticipate, to outdistance

75
Q

نحو

A

towards

76
Q

مدنية الدولة

A

civilian state

77
Q

مع انه

A

… even though (he)…

78
Q

سارع الى

A

to be quick to…

79
Q

ناطق

A

spokesman

80
Q

داعٍ ج. دُعاة

A

advocate, supporter; cause, motive

81
Q

مؤيد ج. ون

A

supporter

82
Q

الحرابة

A

banditry

83
Q

مصطلحات

A

terms, terminology

84
Q

من المفارقة

A

it is ironic

85
Q

الحكام الطغاة

A

dictators

86
Q

الاكتفاء

A

sufficiency, satisfaction

87
Q

نتيجة

A

result

88
Q

في حين ان

A

while

89
Q

تحل … مكان

A

take the place of

90
Q

لحل

A

to solve

91
Q

مساحة شاسعة

A

a vast expanse, a wide area/gap

92
Q

الوعي

A

awareness, consciousness

93
Q

إجراء ج. -ات

A

execution, performance of, holding of

94
Q

عدم + verbal noun (masdar) in idaafa in genitive case

A

un- , non- , dis-

95
Q

(مواجهة (قضايا الفقر والبطالة

A

facing (the issues of poverty and unemployment)

96
Q

إضراباً عاما

A

a general strike

97
Q

يدعو الى

A

calling for…

98
Q

التدخل المتزايد

A

continual interference

99
Q

لا تخضع لقانون

A

not subject to law

100
Q

ما يضفي قدرا ما من الجدية

A

what adds a certain amount of seriousness

101
Q

يمكن القول بأن

A

it can be said that…

102
Q

لا يعني نهاية المطاف

A

it doesn’t mean the end of the road

103
Q

زائف

A

false

104
Q

رنانة

A

resonating

105
Q

تدل بما لا يدع مجلا للشك

A

shows beyond a shadow of a doubt

106
Q

المهم في الأمر ، هو أن

A

the important thing is that…

107
Q

التظاهر المدني

A

civil demonstrations

108
Q

التظاهر السلمي

A

peaceful demonstrations

109
Q

…الناطق باسم ال

A

the spokesman for…

110
Q

حدد جملة من المطالب

A

to specify the totality of the demands

111
Q

وتحت طائلة الرقابة الشعبية / القانون

A

subject to the observation of the people/the law

112
Q

تصدى لمحاولات

A

resist /rebel against attempts

113
Q

وصراع مرير وطويل

A

a bitter, long struggle

114
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عدم الاستسلام

A

no surrender

115
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عدم الاستمرار

A

no continuation

116
Q

عدم تحسين

A

no improvement

117
Q

أمراً لا داعي له

A

for which there is no justification; to be unnecessary, uncalled for

118
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داعٍ ج. داعة

A

advocate

119
Q

على صعيد

A

in terms of/in the field of…

120
Q

أقصر/ أصعب/ أحسن/ أطول الطرق

A

the shortest/hardest/best/longest route/way

121
Q

متعدد/ة الأشكال والمستويات/ الأوجه

A

of numerous forms/at numerous levels/with numerous facets

122
Q

ألاحزاب اللبيرالية

A

liberal parties

123
Q

الانحياز

A

alignment (e.g. political alignment)

124
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الوضع الأمني

A

the security situation

125
Q

متدهور

A

falling apart, degrading

126
Q

المزيد من

A

increasing

127
Q

الاستقرار

A

stability

128
Q

تصرف

A

to act

129
Q

على نحو

A

in a way that…

130
Q

الاسلحة الكيماوية

A

chemical weapons

131
Q

يميل نحو

A

to lean towards

132
Q

تهنئ

A

congratulates

133
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الصدام

A

confrontation

134
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يتهم

A

accuses

135
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حيادية

A

neutrality

136
Q

التيار

A

stream, trend

137
Q

ندو

A

seminar

138
Q

كشف

A

revealed

139
Q

خبير ج. الخبراء

A

expert

140
Q

مُصَرِّف

A

trader

141
Q

مَصرَف

A

bank

142
Q

عدم رضاهم

A

(they) unsatisfied

143
Q

(وثق (ب / من ان

A

to trust (in / that)

144
Q

طراز ج. -ات / طرز / اطرزة

A

type, model, class

145
Q

هزيمة ج. هزائم

A

defeat, rout

146
Q

المباراة

A

game, match

147
Q

وعلى كافة المستويات / المجالات / الاصعدة

A

on all levels

148
Q

انتخابات حرة / نزيهة / مزورة

A

free/impartial/forged elections

149
Q

تَمَّ / يَتِمُّ + مصدر

A
  • changes active meaning of a sentence into the passive meaning (i.e. “x took place/is taking place”)
  • “tamma” is conjugated in singular, either masc or fem
  • when to use feminine tamma? :
    1. masdar of form III (ends in ة)
    2. hollow root form IV and X (ends in ة)
    3. irregular masdars ending in ة in form I
  • don’t necessarily need to use سوف for future if a time is specified in the sentence (ex. غداً)
  • the noun in idaafa with the masdar is usually direct object of the verb contained in the masdar if the verb is transitive
    - ex. تم اكتشاف دواء جديد للانفلونزا = research for a new flu medication took place/was done
  • the noun in idaafa with the masdar is usually the subject of the verb in the masdar if the verb is intransitive
    - ex. لن يتم اجتماع المسؤولين لمناقشة البطالة هذا الاسبوع = the meeting of officials for a debate on unemployment will not take place this week
150
Q

حَقْل ج. حُقول

A

field (ex. agricultural field, educational field)

151
Q

جملة معلوم

A

active form (lit. “known” sentence)

152
Q

جملة مجهول

A

passive form (lit. “unknown” sentence)