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1
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then, so, hence, thus

A

fa

fa-hoon fii iishi taani But this is different

2
Q

active, energetic

effective, efficacious

A

fa33aal / fa33aale / fa33aliin

id-daawa mish fa33aal the medicine’s not working

3
Q

activity

effectiveness, efficacy

A

fa33aliiyye / fa33aliyyaat

fa33aliiyyet id-daawa the effectiveness of the medicine

4
Q

to squash, crush, flatten

A

faa3aS [biif3aS]

fi hoon SarSuur, ‘iif3aSo! there’s a cockroach, squash it!

5
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to scatter, flee, run away

A

faa3aT [biif3aT]

il jaaj faa3aT The chickens scattered

in-naas faa3aTu The people fled

6
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to pick over, search through and scatter

A

faa3fal [bifaa3fel]

il-jaaje bitfaa3fel iz-zbaale The hen picks over the rubbish

7
Q

winner, victor

A

faa’ez

8
Q

to overflow, flood

A

faaD [bifiiD]

in-naaher faaD The river overflowed

il-maayy faayDa The water’s overflowing

9
Q

void, space

daylight

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faaDa

safiinet il-faDaa spaceship

il-faDaa’ il-khaariji outer space

10
Q

space (adj)

relating to outer space

A

faDaa’i / faDa’iiyye

11
Q

to shame, disgrace, dishonour, show up, bring into disrepute

to make shameful facts public

A

faaDah [yiifDaH]

faDaaH-ha He exposed her to public disgrace

ma tifDah-naa-sh! don’t digrace us!

biddnaa-sh niifDaH il-‘umuur We don’t want any dark secrets to come out

12
Q

free time, leisure

A

faDaawe

3aala faDaawtak in your free time

13
Q

to vacate

to empty

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faaDDa [bifaaDDi]

faDDeet il-jaruur I emptied the drawer

faDDii-li l-qanniine Empty the bottle for me

bafaaDDi Haali I’ll make time

14
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to prefer

[to feel that one] would rather/ would sooner

to favour, give preferential treatment to

A

faaDDal [bifaaDDel]

bafaaDDel aruuH la-Haali I’d rather go on my own.

bifaaDDel il-moot 3ala heek 3iishe He’d sooner die than live like this.

il-mudiir bifaaDDlo 3an geero The manager favours him over the others.

15
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favour, grace

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faaDel

min faaDlak Please!

il-faaDel ‘iilak! Thanks to you!

tfaaDDal! Take it! Come in!

16
Q

empty, vacant, free, unoccupied

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faaDi / faaDye / faDyiin

il-maHaall faaDi the space is free

haat qanniine faaDye Bring an empty bottle!

haallaq ‘aana mush faDii-lak I don’t have time for you at present

haada kuullo kalaam faaDi That’s a lot of empty talk

ruuHet la-hunaak 3a-l-faaDi I went there for nothing. It was a waste of time.

17
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disgrace, scandal, humiliation

A

faDiiHa / fDiiHa / faDaayeH

fdiiHet ‘uukhti my sister’s disgrace

biduun faDaayeH! Don’t show us up!/ Try not to disgrace us!

18
Q

virtue, good quality

A

faDiile / faDaayel

il-i3tiraaf bil-khaaTa faDiile Admitting one’s mistakes is a virtue.

19
Q

remainder, remnant, leftovers, scraps

A

faaDle / faDalaat

faaDlet il-‘aakel the leftovers

il-yoom biiddna nookol il-faDalaat Today we are eating leftovers.

faDalaat l-qmaash scraps of fabric

20
Q

understanding

A

faahem / faahme (active)

21
Q

to explain, make (someone) understand

A

faahham [bifaahhem]

‘aana fahhaamto I explained it to him

biiddi tfahhem-ni ‘iishi I want you to explain something to me

Taayyeb, ‘aana bafaahhmak OK, I’ll explain to you.

22
Q

quick-thinking, quick-witted, resourceful

A

faahlawi / fahlawiiyye

23
Q

table of contents, index

A

faahras / fahaares

24
Q

to spread, pervade

A

faaH [bifuuH]

ir-riiHa lmniiHa bitfuuH fi kull il-guurfe The pleasant smell pervades the room

25
Q

coal

A

faaHem

26
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text, examination, exam

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faaHS / faaHeS / fuHuuS

faaHS id-daamm blood test

mnistaanna ntaa’ej il-fuHuSaat We’re waiting for the results of the tests.

27
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thigh

A

faakhd / faakhde / fkhaad

il-fakhedteen the [two] thighs

28
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splendid, magnificent, grand, fancy, classy

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faakhem / faakhme

cp ‘aafkham

sakniin fi ‘aafkham byuut They live in the most luxurious houses.

malaabes faakhme magnificent clothes, fancy clothes, classy outifts

29
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pride, glory

magnificence, splendour

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faakher

huu faakhr-il-3eele He’s the pride and joy of his family

30
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glorious, luxurious, grand, fancy

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faakher / faakhira

cp ‘aafkhar

fi maTaa3em faakhira in fancy restaurants

31
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trap, snare

A

faakhkh

wiiqe3 fi-l-faakhkh He fell into the trap

laazem nuunSob faakhkh Haatta niimsek it-taa3lab

We have to set a trap to catch the fox.

32
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to honour, treat respectfully

to pronounce emphatically

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faakhkham

Haarf mufaakhkham emphatic consonant

‘aaHrof mufaakhkhame emphatic consonants

33
Q

proud

A

fakhuur / fakhuura / fakhuriin

‘aana fakhuur fiiki I’m proud of you!

naas fakhuriin proud people

34
Q

glutton

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faj3aan / faj3aane / faj3aniin

35
Q

suddenly

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faaj’a

faaj’a Saarat tshaatti Suddenly it began to rain.

u-faaj’a, il-baab infaataH and suddenly the door opened.

36
Q

dawn

A

faajer

Salaat il-faajer the morning prayer (in Islam)

37
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to blast, blow up, dynamite, detonate

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faajjar [bifaajjer]

faajjaru S-Saakhra They blew up the rock.

biiddhom ifaajjru l-3uubwe They are going to detonate the bomb.

38
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gap, breach

A

faajwe / fajwaat

fii faajwet il-‘‘ajyall there’s the generation gap

fii faajwe fi-l-HeeT There’s a gap in the wall.

laaqa faajwe fi-l-qanuun He found a loophole in the law.

hiiyye mit3aallme u jooz-ha laa’, fii benaathom faajwe

She’s well educated but her husband isn’t, there’s a gap between them.

39
Q

fruit

A

faakiha / fawaakeh

fawaakeh mjaaffafe dried fruit

40
Q

jaw

A

faakk

il-fakkeen the jaws / upper and lower jaws

il-faakk il-‘asfal wil-faakk il-3uulwi the lower jaw and the upper jaw

41
Q

fax

A

faaks / faksaat

ba3aat-li faaks He set me a fax.

‘ajaani faaks I received a fax.

kull yoom bijuuni faksaat I get faxes every day.

42
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to fax, send a fax

A

faaksas [bifaakses]

btiiqdar tfaksees-li yyaah? Can you fax it to me?

43
Q

sign, omen

A

faal

haada faal mliiH That’s a good omen.

smee3t il-buume.. haada faal! I heard the owl, it’s a omen!

faal ‘allaah waala faalak!

May things turn out as God decrees and not as you forsee them.

44
Q

to plough, cultivate, till

A

faalaH [biiflaH]

biiflaH ‘aarDo He ploughs his land.

‘aarD mafluuHa ploughed / cultivated land

45
Q

skies, heavens, firmament

celestial body

A

faalak

3iilm il-faalak astronomy

3aalem faalaki astronomer

46
Q

piece (of soap)

A

faalaqa / fuulaq

faalqet Sabuun a piece of soap / a bar of soap

47
Q

Palestine

A

falasTiin

falasTiini / falasTiniiyye / falasTiniyyiin Palestinian

ish-shaa3b il-falasTiini the Palestinian people

il-laahje l-falasTiniiyye the Palestinian dialect

48
Q

partial paralysis

A

faalej

huuwwe mafluuj, yaa3ni Saaybo faalej

He’s paralysed, that’s to say he’s got partial paralysis.

49
Q

unattached, detached, free, loose

dissolute, wanton, loose

A

faalet / faalte / faltiin

waaraqa faalte a loose leaf of paper

il-kaalb faalet The dog’s loose.

waalad faalet an unsupervised child

il-banaat il-faltaat modern girls, loose women

50
Q

to boil (rice) in water

A

faalfal

51
Q

to leave quickly, take off, clear off, split (all intrans)

A

faall [bifeell]

ma shuufnaah ‘iilla faall As soon as we saw him he took off.

falleet I took to my heels.

52
Q

to search (through), ransack

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faalla [bifaalli]

falleet il-beet I searched the house.

bitfaalli raas biint-ha She searches through her daughter’s hair (for lice).

53
Q

fellah, peasant, famer

A

fallaaH / fallaaHa / fallaHiin

‘abuuy kaan fallaaH My father was a farmer

fii hoon fallaaHa bitbii3 3iinab

There’s a countrywoman here selling grapes.

54
Q

to fill up (with petrol, gasoline)

A

faallal [bifaallel]

falleel-li! Fill her up for me!

55
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to release, let go, set free

A

faallat [bifaallet]

il-buliis fallatuuni The police let me go.

ma tfalltiish il-quuTab! Don’t drop any stitches!

56
Q

cork

A

falliin

falliine a cork

57
Q

philosophy

A

faalsafe

58
Q

vest, undershirt

A

faneella

59
Q

art

craft, technique, skill

A

faann / funuun

faann il-maasraH the dramatic arts

il-funuun il-jamiile fine arts

60
Q

to toss a coin, flip a coin

A

faann [bifeenn]

khalliina nfeenn faanne Let’s toss for it! Let’s flip a coin!

61
Q

artist

A

fannaan / fannaane / fannaniin

haada shuugol fannaan This is the work of an artist.

62
Q

artistic

technical

A

faanni / fanniiyye

iHkii-lna 3an nashaaTak il-faanni Tell us about your artistic activities!

kaan-fi mashaakel fanniiyye There were technical difficulties.

63
Q

lantern

A

fanuus / fawaniis

64
Q

to burst

A

faaqa3 [biifqa3]

il-3aajal faaqa3 the tyre burst

il-baloon faaqa3 the balloon burst

il-masuura faaq3at the pipe burst

hiiyye btiifqa3 min il-giire She’s bursting with jealousy.

65
Q

to lose (with abstract nouns)

to be bereaved, lose (a family member)

to check up on, keep an eye on

A

faaqad [biifqed]

faaqad iS-Saaber / il ‘aamal He lost patience / hope.

faaqad tawaazno He lost his balance.

faaqad waa3yo He lost consciousness.

faaqdat iz-zaakre She lost her memory.

faaqad ‘iibno He lost his son.

kaanu talaate mafqudiin Three people were missing.

66
Q

to open, lance

A

faaqaH [biifqaH]

faaqaH id-duummal He lanced the boil.

67
Q

to bump (Easter) eggs together

A

faaqas [bifaaqes]

‘aana bafaaqsak I bump my Easter egg with yours.

68
Q

poverty

A

faaqer / fuuqor

3aayesh fi-l-faaqer He’s living in poverty.

huumme taHt khaaTT il-faaqr They’re below the poverty line.

69
Q

to blister

A

faaqfal [bifaaqfel]

idaayye bitfaaqfel My hands get blistered.

ideeh mfaaqfle His hands are blistered.

70
Q

blister

A

faqfuule / faqafiil

71
Q

poor

A

faqiir / fuuqara

cp ‘aafqar

‘aarmale faqiire a poor widow

il-fuuqara biSiiru ‘aafqar kamaan The poor are getting even poorer.

ulaad il-fuuqara poor children

72
Q

to burst (trans)

A

faaqqa3 [bifaaqqe3]

faaqqa3 il-balloon He burst the balloon.

haz-zaalame faqqaa3-ni! That guy made me blow a fuse!

hal-ulaad shuu bifaaqq3u! Don’t those children get on your nerves!

3am-bifaaqq3u ‘al3aab nariiyye They’re letting off fireworks.

73
Q

to hatch

A

faaqqas [bifaaqqes]

il-beeDa faaqqasat the egg hatched

laamma l-beDaat bifaaqqsu when the eggs hatch

74
Q

a variety of long thin cucumber

A

faqquuse

coll faqquus

75
Q

vertebra

paragraph, article, section, clause

A

faaqra / faqaraat

fi haadi l-faaqra in this paragraph

fi kull il-faqaraat in all the paragraphs

il-3amuud il-faaqari the spinal column

76
Q

to boil, boil over

A

faar [bifuur]

il-Haliib bifuur The milk’s boiling.

diir baalak ‘AHsan-ma ifuur Watch out it doesn’t boil over!

faar dAmmo His blood boiled

77
Q

mouse

A

faar / firaan

hIyye bitkhaaf min il-firaan She’s afraid of mice.

il-bIss hAjam 3a-l-faar The cat pounced on the mouse.

78
Q

plane (carpenter’s tool)

A

faara / faraat

biimsaH il-looH bil-faara He planes the plank.

79
Q

to scatter, spread (out)

A

färad [bifred]

färad il-kutob 3a-T-Taawle He spread out the books on the table.

80
Q

to impose

to assume

A

faraD [bifreD / bufroD]

il-Hukuume farDat Daraayeb jdiide

The government has imposed new taxes.

biddii-sh ‘äfreD ra‘yi 3äleekom I don’t want to impose my opinion on you.

nufroD inno heek Let’s assume that’s how things are.

nufroD käläämak SaHiiH Let’s assume you’re right.

81
Q

free time, leisure

emptiness, void

A

färääg

fi wäqt il-färääg in one’s free time / at leisure

häädä bidell 3älä färääg thaqaafi This is indicative of a cultural void.

82
Q

happiness, gladness, joy

family celebration

A

färäH - ‘äfraaH

saar yurqoS min il färäH He began to dance for joy.

kull-ma fii färäH, ‘änä mä3zuum I’m invited to every family celebration

inshalla bil-‘äfraaH! May God grant that we meet on happy occasions!

83
Q

to relieve, grant a respite

A

färaäj [bifrej]

alla yifrej-ha 3änkom May God grant you a respite (from trouble)!

alla färäjäk! Bless you! Gesundheit!

84
Q

relief, respite, lull

salvation

A

färäj

häädä l-färäj bä3d ish-shidde

This is the calm that follows the storm (This is the respite afther the distress.)

85
Q

to rub

to polish

A

farak [bufrok]

farak 3iinee He rubbed his eyes.

ufrok fäkhdäk b-häd-däwä Rub your thigh with this ointment!

btufrok ish-shäm3dään She polishes the candelstick.

86
Q

to chop up

to mince

A

faram [bufrom]

läHme mäfruume minced meat

87
Q

to differ, be different

to divide, separate, distinguish

to part one’s hair

A

färäq [bifreq / bufroq]

mä btifreq mä3i It makes no difference to me

fii äshyä’ btifreq beenhom There are things that divide them.

btufroq shä3er-hä bin-nuSS She’s got a centre parting.

88
Q

to leave, take leave of,

be parted from

A

fääräq [bifääreq]

lääzem ‘äfäärqäk I must take leave of you.

mä fääräqto däqiiqä I didn’t leave him for a minute.

Sa3b 3äleeh ifääreq ‘ählo It’s hard for him to be parted from his family.

89
Q

desertion, defection

A

faraar

3äskäri färaar deserter

90
Q

mare

A

faras [‘äfraas]

faras in-nähr hippopotamus, hippo

91
Q

to spread out, lay

to furnish

A

färäsh [bufrosh]

is-sujjääde mäfruushe 3ä-l-arD The rug is spread out on the floor.

ooDa mäfruushe furnished room

Tariiqo mish mäfruush bil-wuruud His life is not a bed or roses.

92
Q

butterfly

A

faraashe [faraash]

93
Q

to unravel

to unstich, take out stiches

to change money into smaller amounts

A

faraT [buufroT]

hiyye farTat il-järze She unravelled the sweater

mafruuT unstitched, undone, unravelled

btiqdar tufroT-li? Can you give me change..

94
Q

an individual

a single unit

family member

A

färd / ‘äfrääd

färd marra all at once / at one go

inte äw äkhuuk äw äyy färd min il-3eele

You or your brother or any other member of the family

biddi äkuun färd fä33äl fi-l-mujtämä3

I want to be an active member of society.

95
Q

pistol, gun

spray gun

hairdryer

A

färd / fruude

biroshsh dhään bil färd He sprays paint with a spray gun.

färd shä3er hairdryer

96
Q

one of a pair, one half of a couple

A

färde / färdäät

färdet kundara one shoe

97
Q

individual

A

färdi / färdiiyye

hääy qaDiyye färdiyye This is an individual case.

min 3ääljo b shäkel färdi Were treating him individually.

3ädäd färdi odd number

98
Q

imposition

duty

homework

A

farD / fruuD

l-m3ällem ‘a3Taa-na farD The teacher gave us homework.

3indak fruuD? Do you have homework?

äna Saayem, hääda farD Im fasting, its a duty.

99
Q

small branch, twig

branch of a business

area of study, learning track

A

färe3 / fruu3

il fär3 il-‘ädäbi literature studies

il fär3 il 3ilmi the sciences

färe3 bariid branch of the Post Office

färe3 bänk branch of a bank

fii furuu3 fi kull l-blääd There are branches all over the country.

100
Q

epilepsy

A

färHä

3indo färHä He’s got epilepsy.

101
Q

happy, glad

A

färHaan / färHaane / färHaaniin

rije3 3ä-l-beet färHaan. He came home happy.

qaddeesh il-ulääd färHääniin! How happy the children are!

102
Q

chick, fledgling

A

färkh / ‘äfrääkh

färkh il-baTT 3äwwääm

Like father, like son. The ducks chick is a swimmer.

103
Q

unique, incomparable, unrivalled

a common first name

A

färiid / färiide

Soot färiid min noo3o a voice unique of its kind

3indnä furSa färiide innä ne3mäl… We have a unique opportunity to do…

isem-hä Fariide Her name is Faride.

104
Q

duty, religious obligation

A

färiiDa [faraa‘eD]

faraa‘eD il-Häjj the obligations duties of the hajj

105
Q

team

A

färiiq / firäq

il-färiiqeen the two teams

färiiq-nä ‘äkhäd il-kääs Our team won the cup.

106
Q

comma

A

fäärize / fäwäärez

sifer fäärize tläätiin 0.30

107
Q

rubbing, polishing

brushing

A

färk

bihtämm fi färk ‘äsnääno He takes care to brush his teeth.

108
Q

chemist, pharmacist

A

färmäshääni / färmäshääniyye

109
Q

chemist, pharmacy

A

färmäshiyye / färmäshiyyäät

110
Q

difference

A

färq / furuuq

eesh il-färq been-hom? Whats the difference between them?

fiih färq kbiir. Theres a big difference.