Arabic_for_Dummies

A

‘aala (ah-lah) F: machine

‘aalat al-faks (ah-lat al-fah-kes) F: fax machine

‘aalat al-Hisaab (ah-lat al-hee-sab) F: computer

‘aalat al-Tibaa’ (ah-lat ah-tee-bah) F: photocopy machine

‘aaSifa (ah-see-fah) F: storm

‘abriil (ah-beh-reel): April

‘adas (ah-das) M: lentils aDH-DHuhr (ah-zoo-her): noon

‘afookaat (ah-foo-kat) M: avocado

‘aghusTus (ah-goo-seh-toos): August

‘ajiib (ah-jeeb): amazing

‘akala (ah-kah-lah): ate al-’aHad (al-ah-had): Sunday al-anbaj (al-ann-baj): mango

al-’arbi’aa’ (al-ah-reh-bee-ah): Wednesday al-’asr (al-ah-ser): late afternoon al-ghuulf (al-goo-lef) M: golf

al-’ithnayn (al-eeth-nah-yen): Monday al-jubun (al-joo-boon) M: cheese al-jumu’a (al-joo-moo-ah): Friday al-khamiis (al-khah-mees): Thursday al-maal (al-mal) M: money

al-masaa’ (al-mah-sah) M: evening

al-mustakhdim (al-moos-tak-deem): employer

‘amal (ah-mal) M: work, job

‘amti’a (am-tee-ah) F: luggage

‘anf (ah-nef) M: nose

‘ariiD (ah-reed): wide

‘arqaam (ah-reh-kam) M: numbers

‘asal (ah-sal) M: honey

‘aSdiqaa’ (ass-dee-kah): friends

‘ashaa’ (ah-shah) M: dinner

‘asnaan (ass-nahn) M: teeth aS-SabaaH (ah-sah-bah) M: morning as-sabt (ass-sah-bet): Saturday

ath-thulathaa’ (ah-thoo-lah-thah): Tuesday

‘awaan fiDDiyya (ah-wan fee-dee-yah): silverware

‘ayn (ah-yen) F: eye

‘ayna (eh-yeh-nah): where

‘aynayn (ah-yeh-nayn) M: eyes

‘ayshu al-ghuraab (ay-shoo al-goo-rab) M: mushrooms

‘aziima (ah-zee-mah) F: determination

B

baab (bahb) F: door

baadhinjaan (bah-zeen-jan) F: eggplant ba’da (bah-dah): after

ba’da aDH-DHuhr (bah-dah ah-zoo-her): afternoon

balcoon (bal-koon) M: balcony bard (bah-red): cold

barq (bah-rek) M: lightning baSla (bass-lah) F: onions baTaaTa (bah-tah-tah) F: potato

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baTTiikh (bah-teek) M: cantaloupe bayD (bah-yed) M: eggs

bayt (bah-yet) M: house

baziilya (bah-zee-lee-yah) F: peas biiyaano (bee-yah-noo) M: piano bikam (bee-kam): how much bint (bee-neht) F: girl

biTaaqat as-saa’iq (bee-tah-kat ah-sah- eek) F: driver’s license

buuq (book) M: trumpet

D

daftar (daf-tar) M: notebook dajaaj (dah-jaj) M: chicken

dallaaHa (dah-lah-hah) F: watermelon

Dammat ‘awraaq (dah-mat aw-rak) F: stapler

daqiiqa (da-kee-kah) F: minute daraaja/darraaja (dah-rah-jah) F: cycling daraja (dah-rah-jah) F: degrees

darasa (dah-rah-sah): studied darraaja (dah-rah-jah) F: bicycle

darraaja naariyya (dah-rah-jah nah-ree- yah) F: motorcycle

dawaa’ (dah-wah) M: medicine dhaalika (zah-lee-kah) M: that dhahaba (zah-hah-bah): went

Dhahr (zah-her) M: back

DHuhr (do-her): noon dhurra (zoo-rah): corn diraa’ (dee-rah) M: arm

Disambar (dee-sahm-bar): December dukkaan (doo-kan) M: store

duush (doosh) F: shower

F

fa’ala (fah-ah-lah): did fakhaar (fah-kar) M: pottery

fam (fahm) M: mouth farraan (fah-ran) M: oven fawz (fah-wez) M: win

fibraayir (feeb-rah-yeer): February fluut (feh-loot) M: flute

fulful (fool-fool) M: pepper funduq (foon-dook) M: hotel

furusiiyya (foo-roo-see-yah) F: horseback riding

fuTuur (foo-toor) M: breakfast fuul (fool): beans

G

ghadan (rah-dan): tomorrow ghaDbaan (rad-bahn): angry

ghasuul as-sha’r (gah-sool ah-shah-er) M: shampoo

ghidaa’ (gee-dah) M: lunch ghinaa’ (ree-nah): singing ghurfa (roor-fah) F: room ghuul (roohl) M: ghost

H

haadhaa (hah-zah) M: this haadhihi (hah-zee-hee) F: this

Haafila (hah-fee-lah) F: bus haatif (haa-teef) M: telephone

haa’ulaa’i (hah-oo-lah-ee) MP/FP: these

Hajzu (haj-zoo): reservation

Hakam (hah-kam) M: referee

Haliib (hah-leeb) M: milk

Hallaaq (hah-lak) M: barber, hairdresser

Halwa al-jaliidiiya (hal-wah al-jah-lee-dee- yah) F: ice cream

Harara (hah-rah-rah) F: temperature

Hariira (hah-ree-rah) F: Middle Eastern

soup

Hasaa’ (hah-sah) F: soup

Haziin (hah-zeen): sad

Hidaa’ (hee-dah): shoe

hilyoon (heel-yoon) M: asparagus

Hiwaar (hee-war) M: conversation hiwaaya (hee-waa-yah) F: hobby

Hiyaaka (hee-yah-kah) F: knitting

Hizaam (hee-zam) M: belt

Hubuub al-fuTuur (hoo-boob al-foo-toor) M: breakfast cereal

I

‘iiwaa’ (ee-wah) F: accommodations

‘ijaaSa (ee-jah-sah) F: pear

‘ilaaj (ee-laj) M: treatment

‘inab (ee-nab) M: grapes

‘insiHaab (een-see-hab) M: withdrawal

‘isfaanaakh (ees-fah-nak) M: spinach

‘islaam (ees-lahm): Islam

‘asm ‘aa’ilii (ah-sem ah-ee-lee) M: last name, family name

‘ism shakhsii (ee-sem shak-see) M: first name

‘istiqbaal (ees-teek-bal) M: reception

‘iyaada (ee-yah-dah) F: clinic

J

jallaaba (jah-lah-bah) F: Arab dress jam’iyya (jam-ee-yah) F: university jariida (jah-ree-dah) F: newspaper jasad (jah-sad) M: body

jawaarib (jah-wah-reeb) F: socks

jawaaz as-safar (jah-waz ah-sah-far) M: passport

jawharii (jaw-hah-ree) M: jeweler jumbaaz (joo-meh-baz) M: gymnastics jumla (joom-lah) F: sentence

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K

ka’k (kahk) M: cake

ka’k ash-shuukuulaat (kahk ah-shoo-koo- lat) M: chocolate cake

ka’s (kahs) M: glass kabiir (kah-beer): big kalb (kah-leb) M: dog

kalima (kah-lee-mah) F: word kam min (kam meen): how many kam’a (kam-ah) F: truffles

kamanja (kah-mah-neh-jah) F: violin kaswa (kass-wah) F: dress

kataba (kah-tah-bah): wrote kayfa (keh-yeh-fah): how khariif (kah-reef): fall khasar (kah-sar) F: loss khass (kass) M: lettuce khata’ (kah-tah) M: foul khawkha (kaw-kah) F: peach

khiyaar (kee-yar) M: cucumber khizaana (kee-zah-nah) F: cupboard khurshuuf (koor-shoof) M: artichokes kitaab (kee-tab) M: book

kura (koo-rah) F: ball

kurat al-miDrab (koo-rat al-meed-rab) F: tennis

kurat al-qadam (koo-raht al-kah-dam) F: soccer

kurat as-salla (koo-rat ah-sah-lah) F: basketball

kurat aT-Taa’ira (koo-rat ah-tah-ee-rah) F: volleyball

kursiiy (koor-see) M: chair

kuub (koob) M: tumbler

ku’uus (koo-oos): glasses

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L

laa’ib (lah-eeb) M: player laa’iba (lah-ee-bah) F: player laHam (lah-ham) M: meat

laHam al-’ajal (lah-ham al-ah-jel) M: veal

laHam al-baqar (lah-ham al-bah-kar) M: beef

laHam al-ghanam (lah-ham al-gah-nam) M: lamb

layla (lah-ye-lah) F: night laymoon (lay-moon) M: lemon

laymoon hindii (lay-moon heen-dee) M: grapefruit

laymoon maaliH (lay-moon mah-leeh) M: lime

lii maadhaa (lee maah-zaah): why lisaan (lee-sahn) M: tongue liSaaq (lee-sak) M: glue

lougha (loo-rah) F: language

M

maadhaa (maah-zaah): what maaris (mah-rees): March maayuu (mah-yoo): May madiina (mah-dee-nah) F: city maDmuun (mad-moon): included madrasa (mad-rah-sah) F: school maghsal (mag-sal) M: sink maghsala (mag-sah-lah) F: sink

maHkama (mah-kah-mah) F: court ma’iida (mah-ee-dah) F: stomach

makaan al-miilaad (mah-kan al-mee-lad) M: place of birth

makhbaza (mak-bah-zah) F: bakery

maktab as-siyaaHa (mak-tab ah-see-yah- hah) M: travel agency

maktaba (mak-tah-bah) F: bookstore, library

malaabis (mah-lah-bees) M: clothes

malaabis riyaaDiyya (mah-lah-bees ree- yah-dee-yah) M: uniforms

mal’ab (mah-lab) M: stadium

ma’luuma (mah-loo-mah) F: classified ads ma’mal (mah-mal) M: factory

man (meh-n): who

manzil (man-zeel) M: house maraafiq (mah-rah-feek) M: amenities mariiD (mah-reed): sick

masaa’ (mah-sah) M: evening masbaH (mas-bah) M: swimming pool masjid (mas-jeed) M: mosque

maSraf (mas-raf) M: bank maSrafii (mas-rah-fee) M: banker mataa (mah-taah): when maT’am (mat-ham) M: restaurant maTar (mah-tar): rain

maTba’a (mat-bah-ah) F: printer matHaf (mat-haf) M: museum miftaH (meef-tah) M: key

miHfaDHa (meeh-fah-dah) F: briefcase mihna (meeh-nah) F: job, profession mil’aqa (meel-ah-kah): spoon

milH (mee-leh) M: salt mimHaat (meem-hat) F: eraser mindiil (meen-deel) M: napkin mir’aat (meer-at) F: mirror mirHaaD (meer-had) M: toilet miS’ad (mees-ad) M: elevator

mishbak ‘awraaq (meesh-bak aw-rak) M: paper clip

mi’Taf (meeh-taf) M: coat

mu’ajjanaat (moo-ah-jah-nat) F: pastries mubaara (moo-bah-rah) F: game mudda (moo-dah) F: period muHaamiiy (moo-hah-mee): lawyer mujrima (mooj-ree-mah) F: crime

musaa’ada (moo-sah-ah-dah) F: help, assistance

N

naqd (nah-ked) M: coin

naql (nah-kel): transportation

natiija (nah-tee-jah) F: score

naw’ al-Hisaab (nah-weh al-hee-sab) M: type of account

nawm (nah-oom): sleep

Nufambar (noo-fahm-bar): November nuur (noohr) M: light

Q

qaadiiy (kah-dee) M: judge qaamuus (kah-moos) M: dictionary qabla (kab-lah): before

qahwa (kah-wah) F: coffee

qalam ar-rasaas (kah-lam ah-rah-sas) M: pencil

qalam jaaf (kah-lam jaf) M: pen qalb (kah-leb) M: heart

qamiis (kah-mees) M: shirt qara’a (kah-rah-ah): read

qarnabiiT (kar-nah-beet) M: broccoli qaws (kah-wes) M: bow

qawsu quzaH (kah-wuh-suh koo-zah) M: rainbow

qif (kee-f): stop

qiithaar (kee-thar) F: guitar qiraa’a (kee-rah-ah) F: reading qird (kee-red) M: monkey qiTaar (kee-tar) M: train qubba’a (koo-bah-ah) F: hat

qunnabiiT (koo-nah-beet) M: cauliflower

R

raatib (rah-teeb) M: salary rabii’ (rah-beeh): spring

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ra’D (rah-ed) M: thunder

rajul al-’iTfaa’ (rah-jool al-eet-fah): firefighter

raqm (rah-kem) M: number

raqm al-haatif (rah-kem al-hah-teef) M: telephone number

raqs (rah-kes) M: dancing ra’s (rahs) M: head

rasm (rah-sem) M: drawing ri’a (ree-ah) F: lung

riHla (reeh-lah) F: vacation riiH (ree-eh) M: wind

rijl (ree-jel) F: leg

rubyaan (roob-yan) M: shrimp rukba (roo-keh-bah) F: knee ruTuuba (roo-too-bah): humidity ruz (rooz) M: rice

S

saa’a (sah-ah) F: hour

Saabuun (sah-boon) M: soap saaksuufuun (sak-soo-foon) M: saxophone

SabaaH (sah-bah) M: morning safar (sah-far) M: trip

safiina (sah-fee-nah) F: ship

Saghiir (sah-reer): small saHaab (sah-hab) M: cloud

SaHen (sah-hen) M: plate saliim (sah-leem): healthy samak (sah-mak) M: fish sariir (sah-reer) M: bed

Sawt (sah-oot): noise

SayDaliiyya (sah-yeh-dah-lee-yah) F:

pharmacy

Sayf (sah-yef): summer shams (shah-mes): sun shanTa (shan-tah) F: suitcase