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1
Q

to send to sleep, make sleepy

A

naa33as [binaa33es]

laamma biiHki, bina33eesni When he talks, he sends me to sleep.

2
Q

to announce a death

A

naa3a [biin3i]

byiin3u 3aleeh They publish an announcementof his death.

3
Q

to curse

A

naa3al [biin3al]

yiin3al ‘abuuk! May God curse your father!

4
Q

ostrich

A

na3aame

siyaaset in-na3aame, illi bitgoozz raas-ha fi-r-raamel

The policy of the ostrich which hides its head in the sand.

5
Q

to croak, caw

to hoot (owl)

A

naa3aq [biin3aq]

il-guraab byiin3aq The raven croaks.

il-buum byiin3aq The owl hoots.

6
Q

sole (of a shoe)

A

naa3el / n3aal

HoTT-iilli nuuSS naa3el Put me half a sole.

7
Q

soft, delicate, smooth

fine

A

naa3em / naa3me

cp ‘aan3am

hal-biiss shaa3ro naa3em This cat has soft fur.

suukkar naa3em icing sugar / confectioner’s sugar

il-qaahwe, iTHaan-li yyaaha naa3me!

Grind the coffee fine for me, please!

maabrad naa3em a fine file

8
Q

death notice, announcement of a death

A

naa3i

miin HaaTT in-naa3i fi-j-jariide? Who put the death notice in the paper?

haada naa3i miin? Whose death notice is that?

‘aana qriit in-naa3i I read the death notice.

9
Q

pleasurable!

(said to someone who had a haircut, shower or bath)

A

na3iiman

‘aalla yiin3em 3aleek! May God give you pleasure!

10
Q

sheep

A

naa3je / na3jaat

11
Q

mint

A

naa3na3

biHooTTu naa3na3 fish-shaay They put mint in the tea.

mlaabbas naa3na3 / mlaabbas 3ala naa3na3

mint-flavoured sweets / mint candies

12
Q

sleepy, drowsy

A

na3saan / na3saane / na3saniin

‘aana mush na3saan I’m not sleepy.

il-biint na3saane The girl’s drowsy.

il-‘awlaad na3saniin, nayymii-hom

The children are sleepy, put them to bed!

13
Q

deputy, substitute

representative, delegate

member of parliament, member of the knessset, representative, congressman etc

A

naa’eb / nuwwaab

naa’eb il-mudiir the deputy manager

maajles in-nuwwaab parliament / house of representatives

in-naa’eb il-3aamm the Attorney General

14
Q

to stammer, stutter

A

naaqnaq [binaaqneq]

Saar inaaqneq He started stammering.

15
Q

to gush out, well up

to result from, stem from

A

naaba3 [biinba3]

il-maayy btiinba3 min il-‘aarD The water gushes out of the ground.

biinba3 min ‘akhlaaqo T-Taayybe

It’s the result of his good moral character.

biinba3 min khalfiiyyto th-thaqafiiyye

It stems from his cultural background.

16
Q

to bark

A

naabaH [biinbaH]

l-klaab 3am biinbaHu The dogs are barking.

17
Q

to grow, sprout

A

naabat [buunbot]

Haatta yuunbot mniiH So that it will grow properly.

18
Q

plants

A

nabaat / nabataat

3indna nabaat fi-l-beet We’ve got plants at home.

19
Q

vegetable

vegetarian

A

nabaati / nabatiiyye / nabatiyiin

zeet nabaati vegetable oil

‘aana nabaati I’m a vegetarian

iS-Sooya hiiyye l-laaHem lan-nabatiyyiin Soya is the vegetarian’s meat.

20
Q

to wake

to warn

A

naabbah [binaabbeh]

‘aana nabbaahtak! I warned you!

laazem tnaabbho You must warn him.

21
Q

to search, rummage

to dig

A

naabbash [binaabbesh]

naabbash fi-l-khazaane He rummaged through the cupboard.

3am binaabbesh fi-l-‘aarD He’s digging in the ground.

22
Q

pick

A

nabbaashe / nabbashaat

23
Q

club, truncheon, billy club

A

nabbuut / nababiit

24
Q

spring, source

A

naabe3 / nbuu3a

maayyet naabe3 spring water

25
Q

pulse

A

naabaD

naabDo D3iif His pulse is weak.

biiddi ‘aHeess naabDak I want to feel your pulse.

26
Q

genius

A

naabga / nawaabeg

huuwwe naabga! He is a genius.

in-nawaabeg qlaal Geniuses are rare.

27
Q

prophet

A

naabi / anbiyaa’

28
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noble

A

näbiil / näbiile / nubälä

min aSel näbiil of noble stock

min 3eele näbiile from a good familz

zäläme näbiil a fine, generous, noble person

akhlaaqo näbiile His morals are noble.

il-hädäf in-näbiil the lofty aim

29
Q

tone, intonation

A

näbrä

min näbret Sooto fhemet inno zä3lään

From the tone of his voice I understood he was angry.

30
Q

plant

A

näbte

il-qurreeS näbte bärriyye Nettles grow wild.

31
Q

dew

A

nä

käänät id-dinyä nädä Everything was covered with dew.

fii nädä 3älä z-zhuur There’s dew on the flowers.

32
Q

to mourn, lament

A

nädäb [biindeb]

33
Q

regret, remorse

A

nädääme

fi-l-3äjäle n-nädääme u-fi-t-ta’ääni s-sälääme

Slow and steady wins the race. In haste there is regret and in slowness there is well being.

34
Q

to vow, make a vow

A

nädar [bundor / binder]

illi binder nider lääzem yufii He who makes a vow must keep it.

35
Q

mourner

A

näddääbe [näddäbäät]

in-näddääbäät 3äm binedbu The mourners are lamenting.

36
Q

wailing, lamentation

A

nädeb

sme3nä n-nädeb We heard the wailing.

37
Q

rare, unusual, uncommon

one who has made a vow

A

nääder / näädre / näädriin

häädä ‘ishi nääder jiddän Thats a very rare thing.

bin nääder tisma3 minno khabar Rarely you hear from him news.

bin nääder ta tlääqi nääs min häsh shikel Its rare to meet people like that.

abuuy nääder nider My father has made a vow.

hiyye näädre She has made a vow.

38
Q

club

A

näädi / näwäädi

in-näädi n-nisää‘i the women’s club

‘a3Daa’ in-näädi the members of the club

39
Q

unusual occurrence, rare phenomenon, strange thing

amusing ancedote, curious tale

A

näädre / näwääder

Saar mä3nä näädre A strange thing happened to us.

näwääder juHä the exploits of Juha