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1
Q

to bless, wish well pray for

A

daa3a [biid3i] + la

2
Q

to curse, wish ill

A

daa3a [biid3i] + 3ala

3
Q

to knead, to massage

to give (someone) a hard time

A

daa3ak [biid3ak]

4
Q

to support

to subsidise

A

daa3am [biid3am]

mad3uum subsidised

5
Q

pornography, indecency, debauchery

A

da3aara

6
Q

bump, bruise

A

da3duura

7
Q

to bruise

A

daa3dar

8
Q

support

A

daa3em

9
Q

lawsuit, claim, case, hearing

problem

A

daa3wa / da3aawi

10
Q

invitation

blessing

curse

A

daa3we / da3waat

11
Q

lasting, constant, perpetual

A

daayem / daayme

12
Q

circle

office, department

A

daa’ire / daayre / dawaa’er

13
Q

to dissolve, melt; to thaw

A

daab [biduub]

14
Q

to tan

A

daabag

15
Q

to stamp one’s foot

to dance the daabke

A

daabak [biidbek]

16
Q

thick stick

A

daabase

17
Q

to push, shove

to push over, knock down

A

daabb [bideebb]

18
Q

tank

A

dabbaabe / dabbabaat

19
Q

tanner

A

dabbaag / dabbagiin

20
Q

to stamp one’s feet

A

daabbak [bidaabbek]

21
Q

to be sticky

A

daabbaq [bidaabbeq]

22
Q

large wasp, hornet

A

dabbuur

23
Q

pin, clip, brooch

A

dabbuus / dababiis

dabbuus shaabek safety pin

dabbuus shaa3er hairpin

dabbuus Taab3a thumbtack

24
Q

large rock

stones or rocks the size of a fist or larger

A

daabesh

shaafu sayyaara, raamu 3aleeha daabesh

they saw a car, they threw rocks at it

25
Q

to dub (film)

A

daablaj [bidaablej]

daablaje dubbing

fiilm mdaablaj a dubbed film

26
Q

wilted, withered

A

dablaan / dablaane

iz-zhuur dablaane the flowers have wilted

27
Q

instalment

time, occurence

A

daaf3a / daf3aat

‘aawwal daaf3a the first instalment

daaf3a waaHade at once/ simultaneously/ at one fell swoop

28
Q

payment, paying

A

daafe3

daaf3 iD-Daraayeb paying taxes

ta’khiir fi-d-daafe3 late payment

29
Q

motive

A

daafe3

eesh kaan id-daafe3? what was the motive?

30
Q

burial

A

daafen

miin biidfa3 nafaqaat id-daafen?

who’s paying the burial expenses?

31
Q

to heat, keep warm

A

daaffa [bidaaffi]

id-daffaay bitdaaffi-l-guurfe the heater heats the room

il-jakeet bitdaaffi the coat keeps you warm.

32
Q

propeller

A

daffaash

33
Q

stove, heater (electric, gas, etc)

A

daffaay / daffayaat

waale3 id-daffaay! Turn on the heater!/ Light the stove!

34
Q

board, small plank

leaf (of a double door)

rudder

A

daaffe / daffaat

daafet il-baab the leaf of the door

daaffet is-safiine the ship’s rudder

il-baab ‘iilo daffteen It’s a double door.

35
Q

warm

A

daafi / daafye

‘aadfa warmer

baarra baard, hoon daafi outside it’s cold, here it’s warm

baass fi-l-guurfe taanye ‘aadfa but it’s warmer in the other room

36
Q

exercise book

notebook

A

daaftar / dafaater

l-m3aallme bitleemm id-dafaater the teacher collects the exercise books

daaftar shekkaat cheque book

maask id-dafaater bookkeeping

37
Q

warm

A

dafyaan / dafyaane / dafyaniin

aana dafyaan I feel warm.

38
Q

to get mumps

A

daaggam [bidaaggem]

huuwwe mdaaggem He’s got mumps.

39
Q

gold

A

daahab

40
Q

to run over, knock down

*galilee

A

daahak [biidhek]

is-sayyaara daahkato the car ran him over

41
Q

to paint

to coat, spread

A

daahan [biidhan]

laazem niidhan il-baab we must paint the door

madhuun b-loon ‘aabyaD painted white

idhaan-li l-khuubze ziibde spread butter on the bread for me

42
Q

to run over, knock down

A

daahas [biidhes]

‘aajat sayyaara daahsato came a car, ran him over

43
Q

painting, coating, spreading

A

daahen

haada Saa3eb daahno that’s hard to paint

sa3aadni fi daahn il-beet he helped me paint the house

44
Q

to gild

A

daahhab [bidaahheb]

quubbet iS-Saakhra mdaahhabe

the dome of the rock is gilded

45
Q

to coat, spread

A

daahhan [bidaahhen]

bidaahhen jiismo b-zeet Diidd ish-shaams

he coats his body with oil to protect himself from the sun

dahhaanet khuubzti biT-TaaTle

i spread jam on my bread

46
Q

[house] painter

A

dahhaan / dahhaniin

dahhiin / dahhiine j

47
Q

to wheedle, get round, suck up to, kiss up to

A

daahlaz [bidaahlez]

bidaahlez 3ala ‘iimmo Haatta tkhalliih yiiTla3

He wheedles his motheri nto letting him go out

bidaahlez 3ala l-mudiir he sucks up to the boss

48
Q

disaster, calamity

A

daahye / dawaahi

b-sittiin daahye!

I don’t give a damn! He can go to hell for all I care!

taaHt is-sawaahi dawaahi

under a deceptively calm surface, dangers may lurk

49
Q

to push in, insert, thrust

A

daaHash [biidHash]

biidHash Haalo fi shu’uun il-geer

He pushes himself into the affairs of the other.

ma tidHaash-esh Haalak! don’t interfere!

50
Q

very nice! isn’t that nice!

*said when admiring something, said especially to a child

A

DaaHH

51
Q

to roll

A

daaHraj [bidaahrej]

bidaHrej il-barmiil la-taHet

he rolls the barrel downhill

52
Q

to feel dizzy

A

daakh [biduukh]

‘aana daayekh / daaykha I feel dizzy

Saar iduukh He felt dizzy

53
Q

inside

interior

A

daakhel

daakhlo inside him/it

daakhel il-beet inside the house

khalliiha daakhel il-3aa’ile let’s keep this in the family

54
Q

income

connection (to a topic)

A

daakhel

daakhlo qaliil He doesn’t earn much

Dariibet id-dakhel income tax

shuu daakhel haay b-haay?

What’s the one got to do with the other?

55
Q

to bring in, let in

to insert, put in

A

daakhkhal [bidaakhkhel]

daakhkhal SaaHbo fi-n-naadi He got his friend into the club

biiddo idaakhkhel tajdidaat fi-l-maa3mal

he wants to introduce innovations at the factory

laazem ‘adaakhkhel hal-kiilme fi-l-juumle

I have to put this word into the sentence

56
Q

to smoke

A

daakhkhan [bidaakhkhen]

bitdaakhkhen? Do you smoke?

maa badaakhkhen I don’t smoke

57
Q

protege, one who seeks asylum

A

dakhiil

‘aana dakhiilak I am under your protection

58
Q

inner, interior

A

daakhili / daakhiliiyye

maaraD daakhili internal disorder

talmiid daakhili a boarder student

maadrase dakhiliiyye boarding school

59
Q

ammunition, munitions

A

dakhiire / dakhaa’er

maaSna3 dakhiire ammunition factory

khiilSat id-dakhiire the ammunition’s run out

60
Q

entrance (action, not place)

consummation of marriage (on the wedding night)

A

daakhle

qaddeesh id-daakhle? How much is the entrance fee?

id-daakhle b-balaash Entrance is free.

leelt id-daakhle the wedding night

61
Q

pampering

A

daala3

haada ‘iisem daala3 It’s a pet name.

62
Q

to leak

A

daalaf [biidlef]

is-saaqef biidlef The ceiling leaks.

63
Q

guide

guidebook, instruction manual

sign, indication

A

daliil / ‘adiille

daliil siyaaHi tourist guide

daliil it-talefoon telephone directory

haada daliil inno maa fiihem This is a sign that he didn’t understand.

fii 3iiddet ‘adiille la-haada There are a number of signs.

64
Q

to lower, dangle (trans)

A

daalla [bidaalli]

bidaalli Haalo He leans out / He dangles himself

bidaalli ‘ijreeh He dangles his legs

shaa3er-ha mdaalla 3ala ktaaf-ha Her hair hangs down over her shoulders

65
Q

to spoil, make too much fuss of

A

daalla3 [bidaalle3]

waalad mdaalla3 a spoiled child

illi biiddo ikhaarreb ‘iibno, idaall3o!

He who wants to ruin his son, spoil him.

66
Q

to massage

A

daallak [bidaallek]

Daahri bujaa3ni, dallkii-li yyaa shwaayy

my back hurts, massage it a bit for me!

iz-zeet, bidaallku fii il-jaabha the oil is massaged into the forehead.

67
Q

to pamper, make a pet of

A

daallal [biidaallel]

bidalleluuh They pamper him

waalad mdaallal a pampered child

68
Q

spoilt, spoiled

A

dalluu3 / dalluu3a

69
Q

vine

A

daalye / dawaali

waaraq dawaali vine leaves

70
Q

to last, be constant

A

daam [biduum]

daamat Hayaatak May you live long!

ma-daam while/ as long as; since

ma-daam heek

if that’s the way it is / as long as that’s the way things are

ma-daamak hoon as long as you’re here/ since you’re here

ma-daam biiddo iruuH since he wants to leave

71
Q

tear

A

daam3a / dmuu3

‘iimmo maassaHat dmuu3o His mother whiped away his tears

72
Q

to mix

to integrate

A

daamaj [biidmej]

biidmej is-suukkar ma3 il-maayy wiT-THiin

He mixes the sugar with the water and the flour.

73
Q

to sing quietly to oneself, croon, hum

to grumble to oneself

A

daamdam [bidaamdem]

bidaamdem He’s humming.

laamma siime3 heek, Saar idaamdem

When he heard that, he began to grumble to himself.

74
Q

bloody

A

daami / damiiyye

il-‘aHdaat id-daamiye fi lubnaan the bloody events in Lebanon

75
Q

absorption, incorporation, integration, assimilation

A

daamj

daamj il-‘aqalliyyaat fi Hayaat il-bilaad

the minorities integration into the life of the country

daamj ish-shabaab fi-l-muujtama3 integrating young people into society

76
Q

blood

A

daamm

taHliil id-daamm blood test

id-daamm biinzal min manakhiiro His nose is bleeding.

daammo naazel He’s bleeding

daammo khafiif He is an agreeable person.

daammo tqiil He is a disagreeable person

‘eesh noo3 daammak? What’s your blood type?

77
Q

to destroy, demolish, ruin, wreck

A

daammar [bidaammer]

daammar SeeHHto, Hayaato He’s ruined his health.

id-doole daammarat iqtiSaad-ha The country’s wrecked it’s economy.

il-giire wish-shaakk btiiqdar tdaammer ‘aaHsan 3ilaaqa.

Jealosy and doubt can desroy the best of relationships.

mudaammira / mudammiraat destoyer

78
Q

ear

A

daan / dineen

iiftah dineek! Prick up your ears!

banaat id-dineen tonsils

banaat dineeh nazlaat He’s got tonsillitis

id-denteen masdudiin Both ears are blocked.

79
Q

tail

follower, supporter, henchman, hanger-on

A

daanab / dnaab or ‘adnaab

daanab ish-shek the stub of the cheque

daanbet il-biiss the cat’s tail

daanbato his tail

daanab Hukuume a governement’s henchman

‘adnaab il-isti3maar agents of imperialism

80
Q

to dangle

A

daandal [bidaandel]

bidaandel Haalo He leans out.

bidaandel ijreeh He dangles his legs

bindaandel laamba min is-saaTeH We lower a lamp from the roof.

81
Q

to hum

A

daandan [bidaanden]

bidaanden ‘uugniye He hums a song.

82
Q

to desecrate, contaminate

A

dännäs [bidännes]

dännäsu l-kniis / il-jääme3.

They desecrated the synagogue / the mosque.

83
Q

to touch lightly, graze

A

däqar [bidqar]

däqaret bil-qänniine, inqälbät I just touched the bottle, it fell.

däqaro bil-3arabaay He grazed him with the cart.

il-3arabiyye däqrato The cart struck him a glancing blow.

84
Q

chin

beard

A

däqen / dquun

däqno Tawiile. Hes got a long beard.

biräbbi däqen. Hes growing a beard.

85
Q

accurate, precise, meticulous

fine, delicate

A

däqiiq / däqiiä

cp ‘ädäqq

shugol däqiiq delciate / precise work

huwwe däqiiq fi shuglo He does precise / meticulous work.

tärjäme däqiiqä a precise translation

kuun däqiiq fi käläämäk Be precise in what you say!

86
Q

minute

A

däqiiqä / däqääyeq

khämes däqääyeq five minutes

3ishriin däqiiqä twenty minutes

87
Q

a knock

a ring

A

däqqä / däqqäät

däqqäät il-qälb heartbeats

sme3t id-däqqä t-täänye I heard the second ring.

bisäbbeb däqqäät qälb särii3ä It speeds up the heartbeat.

88
Q

to be accurate, be precise, be meticulous

A

däqqäq [bidäqqeq]

bidäqqeq fi shuglo. He’s very precise in his work.

89
Q

to get stuck

to stop short and be unable to continue

A

däqqar [bidäqqer]

leesh däqqaret? Why did you stop short?

il-jääruur mdäqqer. The drawers stuck.

il-qäzääz mdäqqer. The windows stuck.

90
Q

to revolve, turn

to roam, travel around, wander about

A

däär [biduur]

il-3äjäl biduurr. The wheel turns.

biduur fi-l-3ääläm. Hes roaming the world.

lääzem nduur id-doora. Well have to go the long way round.