English Arabic Glossary

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Glossary to accompanyFocus on Contemporary Arabic, by Shukri Abed

Copyright 2007 Yale University

ENGLISH-ARABIC GLOSSARY

The following is an English-Arabic glossary of terms used in the

textAdwcl l-carabiyyah l-casriyya.

The middle column is used to indicate the form of each verb, as

well as to point out terms that are colloquial or have other special

characteristics (cultural, religious, foreign). Each of the colloquial

terms is followed by an = sign and a corresponding standardArabic term.

Abbreviations

AP active participles

coll. colloquial terms and expressionscul.-rel. cultural, religious expressions

expr. common expressions

pass. passive form of the verbPP passive participles

for. foreign words and expressionsQ quadriliteral verbs

/ indicates opposite terms


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about him coll. =absolutely abstinence, decency,

modesty

accustomed to, in thehabit of

AP of form

v

adapted dialect aesthetics agency agreement, generally

accepted, technical

term

agricultural school all aspects of life all fields allow me

almost non-existentrelations

also coll. =always builds our

spiritscoll.

=

always connected orassociated with

failure


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ambition American way applied applied dialects Arab art Arab art and culture Arab citizen Arab family has

many

characteristics

Arab food Arab homeland Arab identity Arab issue

Arab music Arab regimes Arab society Arab states Arab-American

relations

Arabian peninsula Arabic language Arabic literature


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architecture argument, debate =aroma, smell art at at a certain period in

time

at his hands, underhim, with his help

coll. =at the same time coll. =attempt to

understand eachother

aunt (paternal) author, writer availability available badly structured

sentences

balance Ballet for. barley

basic issue bastiila:a dish madeof chicken, onion,

ginger, saffron,


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eggs, ground

almonds, allspice,cinnamon, and

sugar in a filo

pastry

beautiful days beautiful evening

gatherings

beautiful times

(Bedouin (one Bedouin clans Bedouin tent made

of goat skin

Bedouin wealth,

resources

Bedouins began here coll. = began to lose its

specific character

began to lose thecharacteristics of

her identity

belief belonging belongs to the

domain of the

home and theprivate circles

beloved ones


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both of them coll. =business school camel camp capitalist system cave channel characteristics characteristics charming things or

objects

chat room (twoterms)

cheap and easymeans

cheese chemical materials,

chemicals

chicken meat chickpeas child

child development childhood childhood memories


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childhood years Christian circumstantial

problems

citizen civilization civilized nation

clan classical theater close ties among

family members

close-knit society combating illiteracy combines two things comedy, humorousplay

commercializing commodity common Arab future common history commonly used

dialect

commonly usedlanguage communication


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composition comprehensive

cultural dimension

concerned with,

protective ofcoll. =

connected, relatives,

linked, associates,

spouse

conscience

considering, due to contribution controlling the

sources and the

resources of other

people

cooking pot, kettle;here, refers to a

dish made of rice,

meat, chickpeas,spices and garlic

counseling country air countryside couscous: a famous

dish in North

Africa, made with

couscous, a type of

semolina

cousins cow


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crops =crown crushing,

pulverization

cultural development cultural exchange cultural movement

culture current, in use VI, PP customs customs I grew up

with

daily life danger dangerous days of my

childhood

dear to all of us and

to every Arabcoll.

delicate stage democracy democratic

principles


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desert despite details of other

peoples lives

developing countries dialect dialogue

Dialogue isnecessary

Diaspora did not obtain his

independence

differences difficult difficult, intricate

difficulty dimension diminishing,

reducing

disease, malady dishes disk-shaped structure diversity Dont be extreme in

your religious

views


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duty ease and comfort ease and comfort of

others

ease, facility economic and social

development

movements

economic control economic exchange economic

independence

economy educated person educational

achievement

electricity elementary

education

elementary school eliminating illiteracy embryo, fetus enables her to

preserve her

identity and specialcharacter

engagement


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enjoy basic civil

rights

enriching the world entertaining environment equality era

eradicating illiteracy especially ==especially European music everything coll. =experience extension fl mudammas: fava

beans mashed witholive oil, lemon,

and garlic

Failure / success /family family coll. =family atmosphere family gatherings


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family members family, those closest

to one

famous for its

richness

farming, agriculture fate, destiny father fathers authority feels coll. = female sheep, ewes fertilizing, using

fertilizers

fish focusing on

(literally, puttingin front of his

eyes)

food food cooked with oil (the) food is

delicious

for me, belongs to

mecoll.

foreign policy

forming my culturalidentity

free


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free time freedom freedom of

expression

friend frivolous play from one country to

the next from the ocean to theGulf

fruits fuh generosity globalization globalizing womens

freedom(liberation)

goats God be my witness,

indeedcul-rel.

grandfather greatest impact on

human psychology

grilled meat guardian urgingmorality Halaal: that which is

religiously


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allowed;

Bedouins use thisterm also to refer

to having plenty of

sheep and goats

handed down fromfather to son,

something

inherited fromforefathers

expr.

have enriched the

cultural movementin the country

He came to us coll. =head covering health clinics here coll. =here comes coll.

heritage= hiding his memories coll. = historical presence homeland horses house made of stone


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How are you? coll. ==huge sea of culture

and arts

hijb , head scarf I am a Bedouin who

used to live in the

desert

I am from an old and

respectable family

I am originally from I can coll. =

I feel nostalgic I gave birth to

children

I go back inmemory

I have children (boysand girls) I related it, I told it coll. =I speak with ease I swallowed, I drank I understand with

ease

I used to have

camelscoll.

I was fortunate idea of globalization identity


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identity and special

character

illiteracy Illiteracy is a

dangerousphenomenon

Illiteracy is a

problem ofnational security

Illiteracy is a socialscourge

illiteracy rate illness, sickness immigrant immigration impediment

imperialistic state importantphenomenon

important role imposing one culture

on another

in comparison with )(in my view in the best possible

way, in the mostperfect fashion

independence


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independent AP of X ( ( independent

homeland

independent identity individual liberation information information

revolution ,institutionfoundation

instrument,

equipment,appliances

internal politics internal pressures Internet for. interpretation invention iota of effort Islam has provided a

complete

civilization

Islamic literature Islamic nation Islamic religion Islamic, Christian,

Jewish


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brotherhood issue, problem,

cause

it depends on )(It is possible coll. ==It is unfortunate, sad Its an attempt to

marginalize (the) Jews joining efforts justification kabob kibbeh: a mixture of

fine cracked

wheat, grated

onion, and groundlamb pounded to a

paste, eaten either

raw or cooked

kitchen lack of lamb meat land

language language as aunifying factoramong Arabs


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language of dialogue (the) late King

Hussein

later on coll. =lawyer layer layers for.

lentils= like every other

individual in this

area

=

limiting (the role) listening to a musicalpiece

=

little coll. =local residents, local

inhabitants

looks with

admiration

lot, plenty coll.=

(a state of being)

low, inferior,inadequate

(socially, morally)

lute (musicalinstrument)


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magazine majadarra: a dish

made from burghol

(cooked and

crushed wheat) orrice, with lentils

and caramelized

onions

major contribution

(literally, a longarm) in advancingworld art

manufactured marriage married meat media media, information memories memories of a very

young age

memories ofuniversity life

memories of youth memories you carry

with you

memorization versus

understanding

memory


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middle middle middle dialect,

something betweencmiyya andfuh

middle school middle school

classes

midnight Christmas

service

misunderstanding moderation more difficult more or less close Moroccan Jews mosque

most beautiful

memories

most specific privatedetails

mother msakhkhan: chicken

cooked with

onions and bread

=

mulkhiyya: a dark

green leafyvegetable of thespinach family,

generally prepared


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as a soup

museum music

musical composition

Muslim my interaction with,

my dealing with nation nation state; country national security nationality nature new visions different

from the traditionalones .

newly born news item, news newspaper nineteen coll. nostalgia, longing not because of beingweak numerous,

innumerable


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nursemaid obedience obtained citizenship of some kind official framework,

official context

official religion

the oldest son on a religious basis on all levels on the other hand =on the political level on the research coll. =on the theoretical coll. =opening a dialogue openness, open-

mindedness

opera for. opinion oppression originated here coll.

= others opinion our Arab culture


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our identity Our identity as

Arabs and

Muslims is handed

down from fatherto son, it is

inherited

our relations withother nations

outstanding,

excelling pace of life the Palestinian

question

the Palestinians parents participation Peace be upon the

Prophet

Mohammed

cul.-rel. peoples of the Third

World

performance person, individual personal freedom phenomenon of this

era

physician picture, image


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piece of cloth (the place) where I

used to livecoll.

=

plague (here,scourge)

plastic art plate, dish, tray

political anddiplomatic role

political issue political plays political problems political will politicized media politics positive

globalization

possible, not

possible;

conceivable,inconceivable

/

praise to the Lord cul.-rel pre-Islamic literature preparing the

coming

generations


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presence preserving preserving, being

conservative

principal, main privacy, specific

character

private life, other

peoples private

lives

problems of / related

to democracy

producer product program prominent role the Prophet, peacebe upon him

cul.-rel. prosperity provide the

opportunity to

understand theothers

purity quality Qurn qurnic verse


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rabbit meat raising a family raising children ratio, percentage rational art reflection (here,

repercussion,consequence)

reform refrigerated storage refugee refugee camp refugee problem relations

relative religion religion of tolerance,

peace, and

brotherhood

Religion providesthe incentive

religious religious direction religious diversity


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Religious diversity is

legitimate

religious issue religious

manifestation orappearance

religious perspective religious school renaissance art; art

that leads to orsymbolizes

renaissance

.

respect responsibility richness in

architecture

right Right away you feel

yourself a strangercoll.

=

role in society role of the media role of women in the

home, in society

satellite scholars school


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speech, talk spices spicy food spoken language spraying with

pesticides

stage

stages of education stamp statistics stereotypical image storage strange, stranger structure structure for. =struggle, conflict =subject of derision the Sunna surprise system system of education tagine: meat and

vegetable stew,


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often served with

couscous

take sides, be biased teacher teachers college that belongs to her coll. = That belongs to him coll. =that is to say, you

know

that it is so and so coll. =that one (f.) coll. =that which attracts

me

that which we put on coll. =that, which (m. f.) coll. =the (Islamic)

scholars made an

effort

the spoken language The world has

become a small

village

theater theatrical festival


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There are numerous

memories

There are two types

of couscous.

There is coll. ==There is no coll. =There isnt coll. =There was mutual

respect, each side

respected the otherside

There was mutual

understanding

There was ongoingdialogue

therefore They dont

emphasizecoll. =

They dont give coll. =They dont want to

spend an iota ofeffort in building

(to build) their

future

They find it strange coll. =They focus on coll. = They know coll.

,They placed him=they put him down

coll. thing coll. =


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this (f.) coll. =through to affect, to

influenceII )(

to amend, to balance,to adapt

II )..(

to be able to V) ((+

)to be addicted IV )(to be astonished, to

be surprisedVII )(

to be born I, pass. to be careful about,

to take care ofI

))

to be confined to VIII )(to be current, in use,

in circulationVI )(

to be determined IV ))to be forced,

coerced, compelledVIII, pass.

to be loaded with to be named II, pass. )(to be nostalgic for I )) ((+to be proud of VIII ))to be proud of VI +)) (


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)to be restricted to coll. =to be taken off coll. =to become

acclimatedQ, II )(

to become qualified V )(to become religious V

(to become used to, to(become

accustomed to, to

get in the habit of

V

)) ((+

to begin coll. =to believe VIII )(to believe in

whatever he

wishes

to broadcast IV )(to choose a direction VIII )(to complete, to bring

to an endIV )(

to concentrate V )(to contract VI )(to create, to be

creativeIV )(

to dance I )(to deal with VI ) ((+


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)to destroy II )(to disappear, to

vanishVI )(

to enable me tocontribute

to enjoy V )) (+)to enjoy beauty to enrich IV )( to excel V )(to exert efforts VIII )(to force, coerce,

compelVIII ))

To forget I )(to form II

)(

to found, to establish II ))to gain independence X ))to graduate V )(to grow up I )(to have nostalgic

feelings (literally, I

have nostalgic

feelings )

to help people to hide behind VIII )(


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to imagine, to

conceptualizeV )(

to immigrate III )(to impose I )(to include to isolate I )(to learn

V )( to listen to VIII )(

to look forward to V) ((+

)to lose I )(to make available; to

save (money, time,

etc.)

II)(

to make onewithdraw within

oneself

to make, to do, to fix coll. to make, to result in coll. =

to miss, to long for VIII) ((+

)to move, to go

elsewhereVIII )(

to own I )(to perfect IV )(


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to plant, to farm I )(to pledge V )()+)to pose a problem to protect coll. =to protect I )(to pull, to attract I

(

)

to put (someone)

down, humiliateIV ))

to raise II )(to reflect, to mirror I ).(

to require V) ((+

)to return I )( to seek I )( to spend (time) I )( to stray, wander

about, struggleV )(

to struggle, to be inconflict

VI) ((=

)to study

I )(

to suffer III (to support( coll. =to teach II )(


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to uproot X(

)to want, to desire coll. ( )() = to watch III )(to wear VIII )(tourism for. .=traditions transfer of positive

experiences

transmitting the

picture

trials and errors tribal customs

tribe truth two peoples

struggling for one

piece of land

unbiased positions uncle (paternal) United Nations

Relief and Works

Agency(UNRWA)

universal art


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university education

until this day coll. =

uprooting illiteracy use of language =used in various

contexts toindicate: enough,

however, but,

only and when

coll.

Using fertilizers is

not an issuecoll.

Usually, untilnow; even

coll. =value value structure veal vegetables very appetizing

dishes

very easy process viewer village environment vision, seeing visual and auditory

media


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vocational education vocational school vocational-technical

education

walking wall coll. =water

we coll. =We always go back

to itcoll. =

We are proud of this

hijb that we puton

coll.

We came coll. =We do coll. We found We work coll. weakness in

expression

wheat

when I return coll.==

when you walk in

the streets ofJerusalem

coll. wherever he wants coll. =


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whether or not or

which I used to see coll. =

wit, cleverness with Gods grace cul.- rel womb women are half of

society

word yes coll. ==yogurt You start talking coll. =

young lady young man young man your feeling that you

are an Arab

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