Basics (only nouns, and adjectives)

thing
(shay'/shai-un)شيء
God
(aL-Laah)الله
a god
(i-laah)إله
one
(waaHid)واحد
two
(ith-naan)اثنان
three
(tha-laa-thah)ثلاثة
person
(shakhS)شخص
place
(ma-kaan)مكان
way of doing something (procedure)
(ta-ree-qa)طريقة
plan
(khut-tah)خطة
expectation
(ta-waq-qu`)توقُع
result
(na-tee-jah)نتيجة
type
(nau` pl. anwaa`)نوع (ج أنواع
time (as in"how many times?" OR "I did that 3 times")
(mar-rah)مرة
time (an amount of time, as in "5 hours")
(waqt)وقت
action
(ta'-theer)تأثير
event
(Haa-di-thah. pl. Ha-waa-dith)حادثة
intention
(née-yah)نية
idea
(fik-rah)فكرة
accident
(Haa-dith)حادث
existence
(wo-jood)وجود
amount
(mab-lagh)مَبْلـَغ
area
(min-Ta-Qah)منطقة
question
(su-aal)سؤال
answer
(ja-wab)جواب
word
(ka-li-mah)كلمة
sentence
(jum-lah)جملة
meaning
(ma`-naa)معنى
talking
talks (yaa-taa-kal-lam) يتكلم
writing
writes (yak-tub) يكتب
explaining
explains (yash-raH)يشرح
work
(`a-mal)عمل
or (shughl)شغل
rest
(raa-Hah)راحة
reason
(sa-bab)سبب
cause
see reason
tool
(aa-daah)أداة
location
(ma-kaan)مكان
distance
(ma-saa-fah)مسافة
speed
(sur-`ah)سرعة
acceleration
(ta-saa-ru`)تسارع
difference
(farq)فرق
similarity
(ta-shaa-buh)تشابه
eat
(akl)أكل
sleep
(nawm)نوم
death
(mawt)موت
good
(jai-yid)جيد
bad
سيئ
normal
(`aadeey)عادي
weird
(gha-reeb)غريب
source
(masdar)مصدر
reality
(Wāqʻ)واقع
true story
(Qşh Ḩqyqyh)قصة حقيقية
fairy tale
(Khrāfh)خرافة
lie
(kazb)كذب
truth
(Haqeeqah)حقيقة
birth
(wiladah)ولادة
life
حياة
loser
خاسر
winner
رابح
useful
(mufeed) مفيد
property (something owned)
property (example: "name")
value (example: "John")
number
(raqm)رقم
amount
remainder/remaining
original
(asly)أصلي
water
(maa')ماء
rock
(Sakhr)صخر
fire
(naar)نار
sky
(samaa’)سماﺀ
earth
الأرض
bird
الطير
animal
الحيوان
solid
صلب
liquid
سائل
gas
غاز
hard
قاسٍ
soft
(Nāʻm)ناعم
difficult
صعب
easy
سهل
possible
ممكن
impossible
غير ممكن
need
(ihtajja)احتجّ
want
(araada)أراد
severe
(Ḩād)حاد
slight
(Ţfyf)طفيف
big
(kabeer)كبير
small
(S-gheer)صغير
beautiful
(jameel)جميل
ugly
(qobeeh)قبيح
splendid
horrible
rich
(gha-nee)غني
poor
(faqeer)فقير
male
(muzakkar)مذكّر
female
(un-thaa :pl. inaath)أنثى (ج إناث)
book
(ki-taab : pl. kutub) كتاب (ج كتب
colour
(lawn)لون
black
(aswad (m.), sawdaa`)أسود، سوداء
white
(abyaD (m.), bayDaa’ (f.))أبيض، بيضاء
dark
light
darkness(also dark as in "Are you afraid of the dark?")
(Za-laam)ظلام
lightness
brightness
opposite of bright (dimmed)
opposite of bright (dull)
sharp(as in a sharp knife)
dull (as in a sharp knife)
heart
(Qalb)قلب
brain
(mukh)مخ
mind
(aql)عقل
hand
(yad)يد
eye
(`ain)عين
powerful
powerless
a little
(qalil)قليل
a lot
(kathir)كثير
many
see a lot
tasty
(lazeezah)لذيذة
tasteless
taste
(zouq)ذوق
smart
(shaaTr)شاطر
stupid
(gha-bee)غبي
quite
racket
loud
outside
(khaarij)خارج
inside
(daakhil)داخل
gift
(hadeeah)هدية
digit
(‘adad)عدد

حديقه

Senses

seeing
(ru'-yah)رؤية
hearing
(sam`) سمع
smelling
(sham)شم
tasting
(ta-dhaw-woq)تذوق
feeling/touching
(lams)لمس
sensing
(His)حس

Time expressions

today اليوم (al-yaum)

tomorrow غدا (ghadan)

commonly, (bukra) بُكرةً (literally, early in the morning)

yesterday أمس (ams)

commonly, (mbaareH) مبارِح It is derived from (al bare7a)but there was a tribe that pronounced "al" "am" so it became (ambare7a)then(embare7) ≈"yesterday"
from participle prefix=م ; (preposition= ب ; verb= اراح

the day before yesterday
the day after tomorrow بعد غدا (ba'da ghadan)
next week
next Monday
moment (laH-Za) لـَحْظَة
second
minute (da-qii-qa) دَقِيْقَة
hour (saa-`a) سـَاعـَة
24hr day (yawm) يـَوْم
day the opposite of night (na-haar) نَهَار
year (sa-na) سـَنـَة
century (qarn) قـَرْن
five times a day خمس مرات في يوم
future(mus-taq-bal)مستقبل

past (maa-Dee)ماضي

present
near(qareeb)قريب

far(ba’eed)بعيد

persisting
instant
time-consuming

Frequency (how often)

sometimes()بعض الاحيان
often()غالبا
always()دائما
consistently()باستمرار
occasionally()من حين الى اخر
every day()كل يوم
every month() كل شهر
every week()كل اسبوع
next week()الاسبوع القادم

The week

Sunday (al-aH-ad) الأحد
Monday (al-ith-nain) الإثنين
Tuesday (ath-thu-la-tha) الثلاثاء
Wednesday (al-ar-bi-`a) الأربعاء
Thursday (al-kha-miis) الخميس
Friday (al-jum-`a) الجمعة
Saturday (as-sabt) السبت

Holidays

Beverages مَشْرَب

coffee (qahwè) قَهْوَة
tea (shaay) شاي
hot chocolate(shukulaatè saakhinè) شوكولاتة ساخِنة
milk (Haleeb) حليب
juice ('aseer) عصير

Food طعام

Fruit

banana (mawz) مَوز
orange (burtqalè) بُرتْقالة
grapes (9inab) عِنَب
pear ('aajaS) أجِص
apple (tufaaHè) تُفاحة

Landscape

sea (baHr) بـحر
lake (bu-Hai-ra) بـحيرة
snow()ثلج
sand()رمل
dirt()وسخ
concrete() خرسان
grass()عشب

Places

beach - (Shati) شاطىء
harbour - (Marfa'a) مرفأ
airport (ma-Taar) مطار
building - (Benaa') بناء
desert - (Sahraa') صحراء
sky-scraper - (Nattihat sahab) ناطحة سحاب
school - (Madrasa) مدرسة
university -(jaa-mi-`a) جامعة
college - (Kul-lieh) كلية
apartment-(sha-qa) شقة
house-(bait) بيت
one-storey house
two-storey house
mosque - (Masjid) مسجد / جامع
church - (Kanisa) كنيسة
street - (Share'a) شارع
square - (Saha / Maydan) ساحة / ميدان
bridge - (Jisir) جسر
city center - (Makaz/Wasat Al-Madina) مركز / وسط المدينة
harbour, port - (Mina'a / Marfa'a) ميناء / مرفأ
hotel - (Fundok) فندق
restaurant - (Mata'am) مطعم
market - (Souk) سوق
gold market - (Souk Alzahab) سوق الذهب
fish market - (Souk Alsamak) سوق السمك
fort - (Housen) حُصن
supermarket - (Super Market)سوبر ماركت
bank - (Bank) بنك
shop - (Mahal) محل
stall - (Dukan) دكان
train station - (Mahatet Alqitar) محطة القطار
bus station - (Mahatet Albas) محطة الباص
tourist information - (Ma'alomat lilseyaha) معلومات للسياحة
hospital - (Mustashfa) مستشفى

People

Conditions and feelings

hungry جائع
opposite of hungry شبعان
tired تعبان
opposite of tired مرتاح
sick مريض
healthy صحي

People (differentiated by age)

Friends/Enemies - (Asdeqa'a / A'ada'a) أصدقاء / أعداء

My friend - (saah-bi) - صاحبي

Your friend - (saah-bik) - صاحبك

by Personalities

by Crime

Physical features

Nationality

English- inglezi - إنكليزي

People (differentiated by disability)

blind - أعمى / ضرير

deaf - أطرش

dumb - أخرس / أبكم

Family relationship

child - Tifl - طفل

boy—walad - ولد

girl—bint - بنت

son—ibn - إبن

daughter—Ibna - إبنة

grand-daughter—bint bint - بنت ـ بنت

grand-son—ibn bint/ibn إبن ـ إبن

grand-father—jidd - جد

grand-mother—jidda - جدة

maternal cousin—bint/ibn khaal(at)- بنت / إبن الخالة

paternal cousin—bint/ibn a'am(at)- بنت / إبن العمة

family relationsعلاقات اسرية

baby= radii - رضيع

boy=ghulam,sabi غلام / صبي

Arabic/Useful Words

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