‫ ابود‬abadīya infinite duration, endless
time, eternity
‫ا‬
‫ ا‬a particle introducing direct and indirect
questions; ‫ ا ― أم‬a - am in alternative
questions; ‫ سواا ااا― أم‬sawā’un a ― am no
matter whether - or; ‫ أاو‬a-wa particle
indicating or implying doubt: or?
perhaps?(atau/apakah)
‫اَوتشوووووولا وووووو ا وووووول‬
(tašukku) you wouldn't doubt it, would
you? do you perhaps doubt it? or do you
doubt it? ‫ اَال‬alā and ‫ اَمو‬a-mā intensifying
interjections introducing sentences: verily,
truly, indeed, oh yes, etc., ‫( اَالا و ظرووا‬fanẓurū) oh, do look! why, look! ‫اَم و ااظ و‬
(innahū) why, he is ... !
1
‫ آبد‬ābid wild, untamed
‫ آبوود‬ābida pl. ‫ اوابوود‬awābid2 unusual
thing, prodigious event │ ‫ اوابوداا ودظي‬a. addunyā the Wonders of the World
‫ مؤبووووود‬mu'abbad eternal, endless,
everlasting │‫( سوووووج امؤبووووود‬sijn) life
imprisonment
1
‫ ابووو‬ibra pl. ‫ ابووو‬ibar needle, pln;
indicator (of an instrument); shot,
injection (med.);sting, prick │ ‫حق و اابووو‬
ḥaqanahu ibratan to give s.o. an injection;
‫ ابوو اا واعوو‬i. ar-rā‘ī geranium (bot.); ‫ابوو ا‬
‫( مغ هيسووية‬magnāṯīsīya) magnetic needle;
‫ شغلااالبو‬šug1 al-i. needlework
‫ آب‬āb2 August = Agustus (month; Syr., Leb.,
Jord., Ir.)
‫ اب‬see ‫ابا‬
2
3
‫ اب‬abba u to long, yearn, ( ‫ إ ووواوه وو‬ilā
waṯanihi for one's homeland)
‫ ابيب‬look up alphabetically
4
‫( اب ت‬It. abate) abātī abbot (Chr.)
‫ اب ة‬ibāla, ibbāla bundle, bale
‫ ي اابت‬see ‫ابا‬
‫ ابجد‬abjad alphabet
‫ ابجود‬abjadī alphabetic(al); ‫ ابجودي‬elementary
facts, simple truths │‫اا حوووواااالبجديووة‬the
letters of the alphabet
‫ ابود‬abada ( ‫ ابوا‬ubūd) to stay, linger (‫ ب‬at a
place); ― i u to roam in a state of
wildness, run wild, be shy, shy away, run
away (animal, game) II to make lasting or
permanent, perpetuate, eternize ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V
to be perpetuated, become lasting or
permanentl; to return to a state of wildness
‫ ابود‬abad pl. ‫ آبو‬ābād endless, eternal
duration, eternity; ‫ ابوودا‬abadan always,
forever; ever, (with neg.) never (in the
future), not at all, on no account; (alone,
without negation) never! not at all! By no
means! │ ‫ علووواادبوودىاإ ووواادبوود‬and ‫أبووداا وودهو‬
abada d-dahri forever; ‫ ابودااببودي‬abada labadīn and ‫ إ ووواابوودااببوودي‬ilā abadi l-a.
forever and ever
‫ مئبو‬mi'bar needlecase; pack needle
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‫ آب ر‬ābār see ‫بئو‬
‫ ابويشوية‬abrašīya and ‫ ابووشووية‬abrūšīya pl. -āt
diocese, bishoprie (Chr.); parish (Chr.)
‫ ابوميس‬abramīs, ‫ ابواميس‬bream (zool.)
‫ ابويز‬pure gold 1
‫ ابويسم‬ibrīsam, ibrīsim silk
‫ ابويق‬ibrīq pl. ‫ اب ريق‬abārīq2 pitcher, jug
‫ ابويل‬abril April
‫ ابزن‬abzan pl. ‫ اب زن‬abāzin2 washbowl
‫ ابزيم‬ibzīm pl. ‫ اب زم‬abāzim2 buckle, clasp
‫ ابو‬ubḍ pl.
‫ آبو‬ābāḍ and
‫ موبب‬ma’biḍ pl.
2
‫ مووو ب‬ma’ābiḍ hollow of the knee,
popliteal space
‫ ابط‬V to take or carry under one's arm ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to put one's arm ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬around s.o., around
s.th.), hold in one's arm ( ‫ه‬, ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ ابط‬ibṯ pl. ‫ آب ه‬ābāṯ m. and f. armpit
‫ ابوق‬abaqa i ( ‫ ابو‬ibāq) to escape, run away (a
slave from his master)
‫ ابق‬abaq a kind of hemp
‫ آبوووق‬ābiq pl.
escaped; a fugitive
‫ ابد‬abadi everlasting, eternal, endless
‫ االبد‬al-abadī eternity
‫ ابووو‬abara i u (abr) to prick, sting II to
pollinate ( ‫ ه‬a palm tree)
‫ ابووو‬ubbāq runaway,
1
‫ ابل‬ibil (coll.) camel
2
‫ اب ة‬ibāla, ibbāla bundle, bale
‫ ابليز‬iblīz alluvial deposits (of the Nile)
disdain ( ‫ هو‬s.th.): to deny ( ‫ علوواهو‬s.o. s.th.)
│ ‫( ابوووااالاأنايفعل و‬illā an yaf’alahū) he
insisted on doing it; ‫ ابووا اإالاأن‬God willed
that ... V to refuse, decline
‫ ابليس‬iblīs pl. ‫ اب سة‬abālisa devil, Satan
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‫ ابوو‬II to celebrate, praise, eulogize (‫ ه‬a
deceased person), deliver a funeral oration
(‫ ه‬in praise of s.o.)
‫ ابو‬ibā’, ‫ ابو‬ibā’a rejection; dislike,
distaste, aversion, disdain; pride
‫ اب ة‬ubna passive pederasty
‫ اب و‬abīy disdainful, scornful: proud,
lofty, lofty-minded
‫ ابو ن‬ibbān time: ‫ ابو ن‬ibbāna during, ‫و ا‬
‫ اب ن‬at the time of, during
‫ توووببي‬ta’bīn commemoration (of a
deceased person) │ ‫ حفلووةاتووببي‬ḥaflat at-t.
commemorative celebration (in honor of a
deceased person)
‫ مووووببان‬ma’būn catamite;
mollycoddle, sissy; scoundrel
2
‫ اب‬see
1
‫ آب‬ābin pl.
‫ ابوووو‬ubāh reserved,
standoffish; unwilling, reluctant, grudging
‫ ابيوب‬abīb the eleventh month of the Coptic
calendar 2
‫ ابيقار‬abīqūrī Epicurean
weakling,
‫ ابيقار‬abīqūriya Epicureanism
‫ب‬
‫ اتووو‬utrujj and ‫ اتوووظ‬utrunj citron (Citrus
medica; bot.)
‫ اب اس‬abnūs ebony
‫ اب‬abaha and abiha a (abh) to pay attention (‫ل‬,
also ‫ ب‬to), heed (‫ل‬, also ‫ ب‬s.th.), take
notice (‫ل‬, also ‫ ب‬of) │ ‫اموووواالايؤبووو ا ووو‬
(yu'bahu) an insignificant, unimportant
matter V to display proud, haughty
manners; to turn away, keep one's
distance, remain aloof ( ‫ ع و‬from), look
down ( ‫ عو‬upon), think o.s. far above ( ‫عو‬
s.o. or s.th.)
‫ابهووووووة‬
ubbaha
splendor,
ostentation, pageantry; pride
pomp,
‫ اب‬ab pl. ‫ آب‬aba' father (also eccl.): ancestor,
forefather: ‫ ي اابت‬yā abati O my father!
‫ االباان‬al-abawān the parents, father and
mother; ‫ اباظ‬abūnā reverend father, form of
address and title of a priest (Chr). │‫اب اع اجد‬
aban ‘an jaddin handed down from father
to son, as s.th. inherited from forefathers;
‫ ابا اسع‬abū su’n marabou; ‫ ابا اا ام‬abū nnaum poppy; ‫ ابا اا هال‬abū l-haul the
Sphinx; ‫ ابا اا يقر ن‬abū l-yaqẓān rooster,
cock
‫ ابا‬ubūwa fatherhood, paternity
‫ ابا‬abawī paternal, fatherly
‫ اباظيت‬ebonite
‫( اباظيو‬Fr. abonné) abūneh pl. -āt subscription;
subscription card (e.g., for public
conveyances, a concert season, etc.)
‫ ابووو‬abā a ( ‫ اب و‬ibā’,
‫ اب و‬ibā’a) to refuse,
decline; to turn down, reject, scorn,
‫( آتشج‬Turk. ateşçi) ātešgī fireman, stoker
‫ مبتم‬ma’tam pl. ‫ م تم‬ma’ātim2 obsequies, funeral
ceremony
1
‫ اتو ن‬atān pl. ‫ آتو‬ātun, ‫ اتو‬utun, utn female
donkey, she-ass
2
‫ اتوان‬atūn, attūn pl. ‫ اتو‬utun, ‫ اتو ت‬atātīn2 kiln,
furnace, oven
‫ ات و‬itāwa pl. ‫ ات وى‬atāwā duty, tax, tribute
‫( اتابيس‬Fr.) otobīs autobus, bus
‫( اتام تيك‬Fr.) otomātīkī automatic
‫ اتامبيوول‬boyl lI‫ا وووو‬d ‫( اتامابيوول‬Fr.) otomobīl
automobile
‫ اتوو‬atā i (‫ اتيو ن‬ityān, ‫ اتوو‬aty, ‫ مبتو‬to come (‫ ه‬or
‫ ا و‬to; ‫ علو‬over s.o.), arrive ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ ا وو‬at); ‫ب‬
‫ اتووو‬to bring, bring forward, produce,
advance, accomplish or achieve s.th.; ‫اتواها‬
‫ ب‬to bring, give or offer s.o. s.th.; to do,
perform ( ‫ هو‬a deed), carry out, execute ( ‫هو‬
e.g., movements); to commit, perpetrate
( ‫ هو‬a sin, a. crime); to mention (‫ علوو‬s.th.);
to finish off (‫ علوو‬s.th., also s.o.); to finish,
complete, carry through, dispose, settle,
wind up, conclude, terminate, bring to a
close (‫ علووو‬s.th.); to destroy, annihilate,
eradicate, wipe out (‫ علوووو‬s.th.); to
eliminate, carry away, sweep away (‫علوو‬
s.th.), do away (‫ علووو‬with); to use up,
exhaust (also a subject), present
exhaustively, in great detail (‫ علووو‬s.th.),
elaborate (‫ علووو‬on s.th.) │ ‫ اكموو ايووبت‬as
follows; ‫( اتووووواعلووووواآ وووووه‬ākhirihī) to
complete, finish s.th.; to spend or use up
the last of s.th.; ‫ اتوواعلووااد وواوا يو بس‬to
destroy everything, wreak havoc;‫اتوووا ا‬
‫ ا بيا امو ااباابهو‬s.th. in the right way, knock
on the right door;‫ يوؤتوامو البولا‬yu’ta min
qibali is undermined, weakened, ruined by
III to offer furnish, give, afford (‫ ب‬to s.o.
s.th.), provide, supply (‫ ب‬s.o. with); to be
propitious, be favorable (‫ ه‬for s.o.), favor
(‫ ه‬s.o.); to turn out well (. for s.o.), be in
favor (‫ ه‬of); to suit, befit, become (‫ ه‬s.o.),
be appropriate (‫ ه‬for s.o.); to agree (‫ ه‬with‫ا‬
s.o.; food) │ ‫( اتوو هاكوولاشوو‬kullu šai’in)
everything was in his favor, turned out
well for him, came his way IV to bring ( ‫هو‬
s.o. s.th.); to give ( ‫ ه‬s.o. s.th.); to grant ( ‫هو‬
‫ ه‬to s.o. s.th.), bestow ( ‫ هو‬upon s.o. s.th.)
│ ‫( آتووواا زك و‬zakāta) to give alms V to
originate, stem, derive, spring, arise, result
( ‫ عو‬from); to end ( ‫ عو‬with), result ( ‫عو‬
in); to get (‫ ا و‬to), arrive (‫ ا و‬at); to be easy
to do, be feasible without difficulty, be
attainable, go well, progress; to go about
s.th. (‫ ) وو‬gently, cautiously X to ask to
come, induce to come (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ مبتو‬ma’tan pl. ‫ مو‬ma’ātin place where
s.th. comes from; place at which one
arrives; access; pl. ‫ مو‬place of origin;
origin, source, provenance; place where
one has been or to which one has come;
place where s.th. starts, where s.th. ends
‫ آ‬ātin coming, next; following │
‫( ادسوبا اابتو‬usbū‘) the coming week, next
week; ‫ ك بت‬as follows
‫ مووواا‬mu’ātin, muwātin favorable,
propitious, opportune, convenient, suitable
‫ اث‬aṯṯa u I a (‫ اث ثوة‬aṯāṯa) to be luxuriant, grow
profusely (hair, plants) II to fix up,
prepare ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.); to furnish ( ‫ هووو‬an
apartment) V to be or become rich,
wealthy, to prosper; to be furnished
‫ اثو ث‬aṯāṯ furniture, furnishings (of an
apartment, of a room)
‫ تبثيث‬ta’ṯīṯ furnishing
‫ اث‬aṯṯ, ‫ اثو ث‬aṯīṯ abundant, luxuriant,
profusely growing (hair, plants)
‫ اثوو‬aṯara u i (aṯr, ‫ اثو ر‬aṯāra) to transmit, pass
along, report, relate ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ عو‬from, or
based on the authority of, s.o.) II to affect,
influence ( ‫ و‬or ‫ علوو‬s.o., s.th.), act ( ‫ و‬or
‫ علووو‬upon), produce an effect, make an
impression, have influence ( ‫ و‬or ‫ علوو‬on);
to induce (phys.) IV to prefer (‫ هو اعلوو‬s.th.
to), like ( ‫ ه‬s.th.) more (‫ علو‬than); to have a
predilection, a liking ( ‫ هو‬for), like ( ‫ هو‬s.th.),
be fond ( ‫ هو‬of); to choose, deem wise or
advisable (‫ ان‬to do s.th.); to adore ( ‫هو‬, ‫ه‬
s.o., s.th.) │‫( آثووواظفس و اب و يو‬nafsahū bi-lkair) to wish o.s. well, hope for the best
for o.s. V to be impressed, be influenced;
to let o.s. be impressed, be impressible; to
be moved, be touched (‫ ب‬or ‫ ل‬by, also ‫;)مو‬
to be excited, be stimulated; to be affected
(‫ ب‬by, said of materials, e.g., iron by acid);
to be induced (phys.); to follow in s.o.’s (‫)ه‬
tracks, follow s.o.’s example, emulate (‫ه‬
s.o.); to pursue, follow up ( ‫ هو‬a question, a
problem); to perceive, feel ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) X to
claim a monopoly; to possess alone, with
the exclusion of others, monopolize (‫ب‬
s.th.); to appropriate (‫ ب‬s.th.), take
exclusive possession (‫ ب‬of); to preoccupy
( ‫ هو‬s.th.), engross ( ‫ هو‬the attention) │‫اسوأبثوا‬
‫ اب‬the Lord has taken him unto Himself
‫ اثو‬aṯar pl. ‫ آثو ر‬āṯār track, trace, vestige;
sign, mark; touch; impression, effect,
action, influence ( ‫ وووو‬on); tradition
(relating the deeds and utterances of
Mohammed and his Companions); work
(of art, esp. of literature); ancient
monument; ‫ آثووو ر‬antiquities; remnants,
vestiges; (religious) relics │‫‘ علوماابثو ر‬ilm
al-a. archeology; ‫ اراابثووو ر‬museum of
antiquities; ‫( الااثوووا ووو‬aṯara) ineffective,
ineffectnal;
‫( بوووووبثوارجعووووو‬raj‘ī) with
retroactive force (jur.); ‫اصووباااثووواابعووداعووي‬
aṣbaḥa aṯaran ba‘da ‘ainin to be
destroyed, be wiped out, leave nothing but
memory behind; ‫( اع هااثواابعوداعوي‬a‘adahū)
to destroy s.th. completely ; ‫علوااثوه‬, ‫ااثووه‬
(also fī iṯrihī) on his (its) track, at his
heels, after him; immediately afterwards,
presently, thereupon; ;'11 j. immediately
afterwards, presently
‫ اثوو‬iṯra (prep.) immediately after, right
after
‫ اثوو‬aṯarī archeologic(a1); archeologist
(also ‫ آثو ر‬āṯārī); old, ancient, antique │‫ا‬
‫ عو مااثوو‬archeologist; ‫( غوةااثويوة‬luga) dead
language
‫ اثو‬aṯir egoistic, selfish
‫ اثو‬aṯara selfishness, egoism
‫ اثيو‬aṯīr favored, preferred (‫ ع ود‬by s.o.),
in favor (‫ ع ود‬with s.o.); select, exquisite,
noble; see also alphabetically
‫ اث و ر‬aṯāra remainder, remnant; faint
trace, vestige
‫ موبثو‬ma’ṯara, ma’ṯura pl. ‫ مو ثو‬ma’āṯir
exploit, feat, glorious deed
‫ اثيول‬atīl and ‫ مؤثول‬mu’attal deep-rooted;
of noble origin, highborn
‫ اثوم‬atima a (itm, atam, ‫ موبثم‬ma’tam) to sin, err,
slip V to eschew sin, shun evil; to restrain
o.s. hold back
‫ اثوووم‬itm pl. ‫ آثووو م‬ātām sin, offense,
misdeed, crime
2
‫ موووبثم‬ma’tam pl. ‫ مووو ثم‬sin, offense,
misdeed, crime
‫ تووبثيو‬ta’ṯīr action, effect, influence,
impression ( ‫ و‬, ‫ علووو‬on); effectiveness,
efficacy; induction (phys.)
‫ تبثيم‬sin, offense, misdeed, crime
‫ آثوم‬ātim pl. ‫ اثموة‬atama and ‫ اثويم‬atīm pl.
‫ اثمو‬atmā’ sinful, criminal, wicked, evil;
sinner
‫ تووبثيو‬ta’ṯīrī produced by induction,
inductive, inductional, induced (phys.)
‫ إيثووووو ر‬īṯār preference;
predilection; love, affection
altruism;
‫ توبثو‬ta’aṯṯur being influenced; agitation,
emotion, feeling; excitability, sensitivity;
(pl. -āt) feeling, sensation, perception │‫ا‬
‫ سووويااا أووبثو‬easily impressed, impressible,
sensitive
‫ اثمد‬itmid antimony
‫ اثيو‬atīr ether
‫ اثي‬atīnā Athens
‫ اثيابي‬atyūbiyā Ethiopia
‫ اثيوواب‬atyūbī Ethiopian; (pl.-ūn) an
Ethiopian │‫اا بال ااالثيابية‬Ethiopia
‫ توووووبثو‬ta’aṯṯurī:
‫ا مووووولهباا أوووووبثو‬
(madhab)the impressionistic movement
‫ ا‬ajja u i ( ‫ اجي‬ajīj) to burn, blaze, flame (fire)
II to light, kindle, start ( ‫ ه‬a fire) V = I
‫ تبثوية‬ta’atturīya impressionism
‫ م ااج‬mā’ ujāj bitter, salty water
‫ اسأئث ر‬isti’tār arrogation of a monopoly;
monopolization;
presumption,
presumptuousness; exclusive power
‫ موبثار‬ma’tūr transmitted, handed down
│‫(الوالاموبثار‬qaul) and ‫( كلموةاموبثار‬kalima)
proverb
‫ مووؤثو‬mu’attir affecting, acting upon;
effective; impressive; moving, touching,
pathetic; (pl. -āt) influencing factor,
influence
2
‫ أثيو‬look up alphabetically
‫ أثفيووة‬utfīya pl. ‫ أث و ا‬atāfin trivet, tripod (in
&ncient times: &ny one of the three
stones supporting a cooking pot near the
fire) │ ‫ اث ثوةاادثو‬that which rounds out a
number, caps s.th., puts the lid on s.th., the
crowning touch
‫ اثوول‬atala i to consolidate, strengthen II to
become rich V to be consolidated, be
strengthened; to become rich
‫ اثوول‬atl pl. ‫ اثووال‬utūl (coll.; n. un. pl.
atalat) tamarisk (bot.)
‫ اج‬ajjāj burning, blazing, hot
‫مأووووبج‬
flaming
muta’ajjij
burning,
blazing,
‫ اجبية‬ajabīya horologium (Copt.-Chr.)
2
‫ أجووو‬ajara u (ajr) to reward, recompense,
remunerate ( ‫ هو‬s.o.) II to let for rent, let
out, hire out, rent, lease ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); (with
nafsahū) to hire s.o. out IV to let for rent,
let out, hire out, rent, lease ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
rent, hire, lease, hold under a lease ( ‫هو‬
s.th.), take a lease, ( ‫ هو‬on); to hire, engage,
take on (‫ ه‬s.o.), engage the services (‫ ه‬of
s.o.) X to rent, hire, lease, hold under a
lease ( ‫ه‬.th.), take a lease ( ‫ ه‬on); to charter
( ‫ هو‬a vessel); to hire, engage, take on (‫ه‬
s.o.), engage the service (‫ ه‬of s.o.)
‫ اجووو‬ajr pl. ‫ اجووار‬ujūr wages, pay,
honorarium, recompense, emolument,
remuneration; price, rate, fee │ ‫اجواراا سوفو‬
u. as-safar fares
‫ اجوو‬ujra hire, rent, rental; price, rate,
fee; fixed rate, (official) charge; postage │‫ا‬
‫ اجووو اا بويوود‬postage; ‫ اجووو اا قوول‬u. an-naql
‫ آجوول‬ājil delayed, protracted; deferred;
later, future (as opposed to ‫اعو جالااوا│)ع جل‬
‫’آجوال‬ājilan au ājilan, ‫ و اع جلو ااواآجلو‬sooner
or later, now or later on; ‫و اا ع جولاوابجول‬
now and in the future
‫ ابجل وة‬al-ājila the life to come, the
hereafter
‫ مؤجول‬mu’ajjal delayed, late, postponed,
deferred; fixed in time, deadlined
transport charges, freight(age), carriage,
cartage
‫ اجيووو‬ajīr pl. ‫ اجوووا‬ujarā’ hireling;
workman, laborer, day laborer; employee
‫ اجي وو‬ajīra working woman, factory
girl, female laborer; woman employee
‫ توبجيو‬ta’jīr letting, leasing, hiring out,
letting on lease; lease│‫امشووووو اا أوووبجيوا‬
‫( واإلع ر‬i‘āra) Lend-Lease Act
‫ ايجو ر‬ījār pl. -āt rent; letting, leasing,
hiring out, letting on lease│‫ ا إليج و ر‬for
rent, to let
‫ اجو ر‬ijāra pl. -āt rent; letting, leasing,
hiring out, letting on lease
‫ اسأئج ر‬isti’jār rent, lease, tenure
‫ مووبجار‬ma’jūr paid, salaried, on the
payroll, gainfully employed; employee;
mercenary, venal, hired, bribed
‫ مؤجو‬mu’ajjir pl. -ūn landlord, lessor
‫ مسووأبجو‬musta’jir leaseholder, lessee,
tenant; employer 5
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‫ آجو‬ājurr (n. un. ) baked brick
‫ اجزاج‬see ‫جز‬
‫ اجزا ظة‬see ‫جز‬
‫ اج ص‬ijjāṣ pear
‫ اجول‬ajala a (ajal) to hesitate, tarry, linger II to
delay, postpone, put off, defer, adjourn (‫ه ا‬
‫ ا ووو‬s.th. till) V to be postponed, be
deferred, be adjourned (‫ موؤجو‬till, to) X to
request postponement ( ‫ هو‬of s.th.); to seek
to delay ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ اجل‬ajal yes, indeed! certainly! by all means!
‫ دجل‬li-ajli or ‫ م ااجل‬min ajli because of,
on account of, for the sake of; for │‫ادجلا‬
‫أن‬in order that, that, so that; ‫م اأجل اهلا‬
therefore, for that reason, on this account
‫ اجول‬ajal pl. ‫ آجو ل‬ājāl appointed time,
date, deadline; instant of death; respite,
delay│‫ ب دجول‬on credit (com.); ‫لصويواادجول‬
short-term, short-time; short-lived: ‫إ واأجولا‬
‫( غيوووووامسوووومو‬gairi musammā) for an
indefinite period, sine die, until further
notice
‫ تبجيوووول‬ta’jīl delay, postponement,
adjournment,
deferment,
respite;
appointment of a time or date
‫ اجمة‬ajama, coll. ‫ اجوم‬ajam pl. -āt, ‫ اجوم‬ujum, ‫آجو م‬
ājām thicket, jungle, forest: reeds,
canebrake
‫ اجميوة‬ajamiya malaria│‫ ابعاضووةاادجميوة‬ba‘ūḍat
al-a. anopheles
‫ آج‬ājin brackish (water)
‫ اج د‬ajanda notebook
‫ اح‬aḥḥa u (aḥḥ) to cough
‫ احود‬II to make into one, unite, unify ( ‫ هو‬s.th.)
VIII ‫ اتحد‬see ‫وحد‬
‫ احود‬aḥad, f. ‫ احودى‬one: somebody, someone,
anybody, anyone (esp. in negative
sentences and questions); ‫ ادحوود‬the One
(God); Sunday│‫ احدهم‬aḥaduhum every one
of them; ‫ يواماادحود‬yaum al-a. Sunday;‫اأحودا‬
‫ ا سعفا‬a. as-sa‘af Palm Sunday;‫اأحداا ع صو ا‬
a. al-‘anṣara Whitsunday; ‫ آحودااد واا‬āḥād
al-ulūf a few thousand (2-9000; as
distinguished from ‫ عشووا ااد واا‬and ‫مئو ا‬
‫)اد اا‬
‫ احد‬aḥadī dominical, Sunday (adj.)
‫ احدية‬aḥadīya unity, oneness
‫ ابحد‬al-āḥād the units (math.)
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‫ ااح‬aḥina a (aḥan) to bate (‫ علو‬s.o.)
‫ اح وة‬iḥna pl. ‫ احو‬iḥan old feud, deep-rooted
hatred
2
‫ ااحي‬see ‫ااوح‬
‫ اخ‬see ‫اا ا‬
‫ ا ت‬see ‫اا ا‬
‫ ا ول‬aḳaḍa u (aḳḍ) to take ( ‫ هو مو‬s.th. from or‫ا‬
out of): to take ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) along: to get,
receive, obtain ( ‫ هو مو‬s.th. from); to take
up, seize ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to grab (‫ ب‬s.o., s.th.),
take hold of (‫)ب‬: to perceive, notice (‫ ه‬s.o.,
said of the eye); to gather, understand,
infer, deduce ( ‫ هو مو‬s.th. from), read ( ‫هو‬
s.th.) between the lines ( ‫ مو‬of); to grip,
captivate, thrill, spellbind (‫ ب‬s.o.); to take
up, acquire, make one's own (‫ ب‬s.th., e.g.,
a method); to keep, adhere (‫ ب‬to),
observe, take over, adopt, embrace,
follow, copy, imitate (‫ ب‬s.th.); to accept
(‫ ب‬s.th.); to take, lead (‫ ب ا وو‬s.o. to); to
admonish, urge, drive (‫ ه ب‬s.o. to do s.th.);
to enjoin, impose (‫ ه ب‬on s.o. s.th.); to take
away (‫ علوو ه‬from s.o. s.th.), strip, deprive
(‫ علو ه‬s.o. of), cut off, bar (‫ علو ه‬s.o. from);
to reproach, hlame (‫ علوو ه‬s.o. for); to hold
against s.o. (‫ )علوو‬that ... (‫)ان‬, fix the blame
(‫ علووو‬on s.o., ‫ ان‬for the fact that); to
obligate (‫ علو ب‬s.o. to); to learn (‫ علو‬or ‫عو‬
from s.o., ‫ ه‬s.th.), acquire knowledge (‫علوو‬
or ‫ ع‬from s.o.), ‫'( أ ولاا علوماع و‬ilm) to study
under s.o.; to begin, start ( ‫ و‬or ‫ ب‬with
s.th. or s.th., with foll. imperf.: to do s.th.),
prepare, set out, be about ( ‫ و‬or ‫ ب‬to do
s.th.) │ ‫( اأ ووولاأبهأووو‬uhbatahū) to make
preparations, prepare o.s., get ready; ‫أ ولا‬
‫( مب وولا ووالنا‬ma’ḳad) to adopt the same
course as s.o. else, follow s.o.’s example; ‫ا‬
‫ أ لام امب ولا‬to seize s.o., take possession of
s.o. (a sensation, or the like); ‫أ وولامجووواه‬
(majrāhu) to take its course; ‫أ وولامجلس و‬
(majlisahū) to take one's seat, sit down;
‫( أ ولا ولره‬ḥidrahū) to be on one's guard;
‫( أ ولهاب حسو و‬ḥusnā) to be friendly, be nice
to s.o.; ‫( أ ولاب و هوه‬bi-ḳāṯirihī) to show o.s.
complaisant toward s.o., try to please s.o.;
‫( أ ولابلظبو‬bi-danbihi) to punish s.o. for his
offense; ‫( أ وولارأي و‬ra'yahū) to ask s.o.’s
opinion, consult s.o.; ‫( أ لاا وأ اعلي‬uḳida rra'yu) the matter was put to a vote; ‫أ ولا‬
‫( ببسوب ب‬bi-asbābi) to embrace, adopt s.th.,
e.g., ‫( أ ولاببسوب باا ح و ر اادروبيوة‬ḥaḍāra) to
adopt European culture; ‫( أ لاب شد‬šidda) to
deal with s.o. severely, give s.o. a rough
time; ‫ أ ولاعليو اهويقو‬to obstruct s.o.’s way,
hinder s.o. from moving on; ‫ أ لاعلواع تق‬to
shoulder s.th., take s.th. upon o.s.; ‫أ لاا عود ا‬
‫‘( ل‬udda) to prepare, set out, get ready to
do s.th.; ‫‘( أ ولاعليو اعهودا‬ahdan) to put s.o.
under
an
obligation,
impose
a
commitment on s.o.; ‫أ وولاعلوووايحووي ةاغووو‬
uḳida ‘alā (ḥīni) girratin to be taken by
surprise, be caught unawares; ‫أ وولاب مق بلووة‬
(muqābala) to repay like for like; ‫ش ايب ولا‬
‫ ا قلواب‬s.th. which captivates the heart, a
fascinating, thrilling thing; ‫أ ووولظ اا م وووو‬
(maṯarū) we got caught in the rain; ‫أ ولا‬
‫( ب صووه‬bi-nāṣirihi) to help s.o., stand by
s.o., take care of s.o., look after s.o.; ‫أ ولا‬
‫( ظفسو‬nafasahū) to draw breath; ‫أ ولاعليو ا‬
‫ أظف سو‬to take s.o.’s breath away; ‫أ ولاا وام‬
(naum) sleep overwhelmed him; ‫أ وولابيووده‬
(bi-yadihī) to help s.o., stand by s.o. II to
lay under a spell, enchant, bewitch (‫ ه‬s.o.)
III to censure, blame (‫ب‬, ‫ ه علووو‬s.o. for
s.th.); to punish (‫ب‬, ‫ ه علوو‬s.o. for); to hold
s.th. (‫ )علوو‬against s.o. (‫)ه‬, resent (‫ علوو‬s.th.
‫ه‬, in s.o.)│ ‫ االاتؤا ولظ‬lā tu’āḳidnī pardon
me! forgive me! no offense, I hope! VIII
‫ ات ول‬ittaḳada to take (‫ ه‬s.th.); to take on,
assume ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to take up, occupy ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to pass, adopt ( ‫ هو‬e.g., a resolution);
to take, single out, have in mind ( ‫هو هو‬, ‫ه ه‬
s.o. or s.th. as); to make use ( ‫ هو‬of s.th.),
use ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to imitate, affect ( ‫ هو‬e.g.,
s.o.’s manner of speaking); to make ( ‫هو مو‬
s.th. out of s.o. or s.th.)│‫( اات ولاشوكال‬šaklan)
to take on a form or shape; ‫ات وولامالف و‬
(mauqifan) to take an attitude, assume a
position; ‫ ات ووولاا أووودابيوااالزموووة‬to take the
necessary measures; ‫( ات ولالووارا‬qarāran) to
pass or adopt a resolution; ‫ات لاا ماالااا جديود‬
to take up new positions (troops)
‫ أ ول‬aḳd acceptance, reception; seizure;
taking out, taking away, removal, etc.│‫اأ لا‬
‫ا ووأ ا‬a. ar-ra'y voting, vote; ‫( أ ولاور ا‬waradd) discussion, debate,
dispute,
argument; ‫( شو االايقبولاأ ولااوالار ا‬yaqbalu)
an indisputable matter; ‫( أ وولاوع و‬wa‘aṯā’) give-and-take; traffic, trade;
dealings,
relations
(esp.
business,
commercial); discussion, debate; fight,
battle
‫ أ ل‬uḳda spell, charm
‫ أ يل‬aḳīd prisoner of war
‫ أ يل‬aḳīda booty, spoils
‫ أ ووو ا‬aḳḳād captivating, fascinating,
thrilling
‫ مب وول‬ma’ḳad pl. ‫ م وولا‬ma’āḳid2 place
from which one takes s.th., source; O wall
socket, outlet (el.); adoption, borrowing,
loan; manner of acting, mode of
procedure, approach; pl. ‫ م ووولا‬source
references, bibliography (in booke);
reprehensible points, faults, flaws, defects,
shortcomings│‫ اا مب وولاادلوووب‬the simplest,
easiest approach; ‫ لويباا مب ول‬easy to handle
or to use; see wao aḳada (middle of
paragraph)
‫ا مؤا وول‬mu’āḳada objection, exception;
censure, blame│ ! ‫(ا الامؤا وول‬mu’āḳadata)
pardon me! no offense, I hope!
turn, she in turn, ‫ اظو ااب وو‬I also; ‫اناك ظوتا‬
‫( اد ووى‬in kānat) otherwise; ‫مو اآناا وواآ وو‬
from time to time; ‫( مو اسو ةاا وواا ووىا‬sana)
from year to year; ‫( بووي ا أووو اوا وووى‬fatra)
once in a while, from time to time;
‫( آوظوووة―ا ووووى‬awinatan) sometimes -sometimes, at times -- at times
‫ أ وول‬ma’ḳūd taken, seized; taken by
surprise, caught, trapped; surprised; taken
(‫ ب‬with), fascinated (‫ ب‬by); ‫ا موب ا ابو‬in
force, valid
‫ اد وى‬al-uḳrā the hereafter
‫ موووب ا ا‬ma’ḳūdāt receipts, takings,
returns (com.)
‫ ا ووو‬uḳrawī of or relating to the life to
come or the hereafter
‫ ا وو‬II to delay, put off, defer, postpone,
adjourn ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.); to hinder, impede,
obstruct, hold up (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.), slow
down, retard ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to draw out, delay
( ‫ ع‬s.th. beyond its appointed time); to put
back ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.), shelve ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
set back ( ‫ هو‬a watch, a clock); to suspend,
discharge, dismiss, remove (‫ ه‬s.o. from an
office) V to be late; to be delayed, fall or
lag behind ( ‫)عو‬, tarry, linger, hesitate; to
default ( ‫ ع و‬on), be behindhand, be in
arrears ( ‫ عو‬with), be behind ( ‫ عو‬in); to
hesitate ( ‫ عو‬with); to be suspended (from
service), be discharged, be dismissed│‫ا وما‬
‫ يأووب وابعوودا وولام و اان‬after that, he did not
hesitate long before he …, presently, he ...
‫ آ وو‬āḳir pl. -ūn, -āt, ‫ اوا وو‬awaḳir2 last,
ultimate, utmost, extreme; end, close,
conclusion; foot, bottom (of a paper); ‫ا‬
‫ اب وو‬and ‫ اب وو‬the hereafter│ ‫ا ودارااب وو‬
the abode in the hereafter, the everlasting
abode; ‫اا وواآ ووه‬ilā ākīirihī and so forth, et
cetera; ‫ آ ووواادمووو‬āḳir l-amri eventually,
finally, in the end, after all; ‫ آ وواا ودهو‬āḳir
d-dahri forever; ‫ آ ووواا زم و ن‬a. az-zamān
time at which the Day of Judgment is to
be expected, the end of the world; ‫عو اآ ووه‬
to the last, down to the grass roots,
entirely, completely, e.g., ‫موووواعووو اآ ووووه‬
(dummira) to be completely destroyed, be
wiped off the map; ‫ مو اآ ووه‬from behind,
from the rear; ‫ م ا اآ و‬endless, infinite; ‫و ا‬
‫ آ ووااب وو‬after all, last of all; ‫ اوا وواا شوهو‬a.
aš-šahr the end of the month, the last ten
days of the month; ‫ ا يووااو ويساآ ووا‬last but
not least
‫ اب و‬al-āḳira the hereafter
‫ آ وو‬āḳar 2, f. ‫ ا ووى‬uḳrā, pl. comm. ‫ا وو‬
uḳar 2 (and ‫ آ ووووون‬āḳarūn or
‫ا ويووو‬
respectively) another, one more, ‫ اب وو‬the
other│‫( امو اا وى‬marratan) once more; ‫ه ا‬
‫اد ووى‬, ‫ هواااب وو‬he also, she also, he in
‫ ا يوووو‬aḳīr last; latest; rearmost; the
second of two; ‫ ا يووا‬eventually, finally, in
the end, after all, at last; recently, the
other day; ‫ اادول―اال يوو‬the former—the
latter│‫اا يوااو يساآ وا‬last but not least
‫ مئ و ر‬mi’ḳār palm which retains its fruit
into the winter
‫تووووووب يو‬
ta’ḳīr
delay,
deferment,
postponement; obstruction, retardation;
putting back, temporary shelving
‫تووب و‬.f ta’aḳḳar delay, lag, retardation;
hesitation, tarrying, lingering; slowness,
tardiness;
backwardness,
underdevelopment (of a country)
‫ موؤ و‬mu’aḳḳar rear part, tail, end; atern
(of a ship); remainder, balance (of a sum,
to be paid later); ‫ موووؤ وا‬mu’aḳḳaran
recently, lately, the other day; at last,
finally, eventually
‫ موؤ و‬mu’aḳḳara rear, rear guard (of an
army); rear positions or lines (mil.); stern
(of a ship)
‫ مأوووب و‬muta’aḳḳir delayed, belated, late;
occurring later ( ‫ عوووو‬than); behind,
behindhand
in
arrears;
backward,
underdeveloped; lagging, staying behind;
defaulter; ‫ ا مأووب وون‬the later, or modern,
authors, writers, or the like (as opposed to
‫ ا مأووب وا ا ;)ا مأقودمان‬arrears, balance of a
‫س‬um remaining due after previous
payment│ ‫( اا بلووووداناا مأووووب و‬buldān) the
underdeveloped countries
‫باه‬
‫ ا‬uḳṯubūṯ octopus
‫ ا وا‬III to fraternize, associate as brothers (‫ه‬
with s.o.) V to act or show o.s. as a
brother or friend VI to fraternize,
associate as brothers
‫ اخ‬aḳ pl. ‫ ا وا‬iḳwa, ‫ ا واان‬iḳwān brother;
fellow man, neighbor; friend; pl. ‫ا واان‬
specif., brethren or members of an order;
‫ اإل ووواان‬religious brotherhood of the
Wahabi sect, militant in character,
established by Ibn Sa‘ūd in 1910│ ‫ايو اأ و‬
my dear friend! ‫ ا ووووااثقووووة‬aḳū tiqa
trustworthy, reliable; ‫ اخاشووووقيق‬brother
through both father and mother, brothergerman
‫ اد ب‬and ‫ عوديمااد ب‬ill-mannered, ill-bred,
impolite, uncivil;
‫‘( اد باا عووو م‬āmmī)
popular literature; ‫ رجو لااد با‬literati, men
of letters; ‫ كليوةااب اب‬kullīyat al-ā. (= faculté
des lettres) college of arts; ‫ آ اب‬rules, rules
of conduct, e.g., ‫ آ اباا سووولا‬rules of
decorum, etiquette; ‫ اب اب‬decency, morals
‫اا بوو‬adabī moral, ethic(al); literary│‫ا‬
‫ واجوووباا بووو‬moral obligation; ‫ا بيووو اوم يووو‬
adabiyan wa-māddīyan morally and
physically; ‫( ا فلسووفةااد بي وة‬falsafa) ethics,
moral science
‫ ا وت‬uḳt pl. ‫ ا واا‬aḳawāt sister; (gram.)
cognate; counterpart│ ‫ اا أهو‬the other (of
two), its mate, its counterpart (after a fem.
noun)
‫ ا بي‬adabīyāt lliterature, belles-lettres
‫ ا ب ظووة‬adabḳāna pl. -āt toilet, water
closet
‫ ا‬ḳuwaiy little brother
‫ ا ا‬aḳawi brotherly, fraternal
‫ ا يووب‬adīb pl. ‫ ا بوو‬udabā’ cultured,
refined, educated; well.bred, wellmannered, civil, urbane; a. man of culture
and refined tastes; man of letters, writer,
author
‫ اا اية‬aḳawīya brotherhood (as a
religious association)
‫ ا ووو‬iḳā’, ‫ ا وووا‬uḳūwa brotherhood,
brotherliness, fraternity
‫ ا يبة‬adība authoress, writer
‫ ا ووو و‬iḳāwa fraternization, fraternity,
brotherliness
‫ مب بوة‬ma’duba pl. ‫ مو ب‬ma’ādib banquet,
formal dinner
‫ ت خ‬ta’āḳin fraternization
‫ تب يووووب‬ta’dīb education; discipline;
punishment, chastisement; disciplinary
punishment│‫ مجلووووساا أب يووووب‬majlis at-t.
disciplinary board
‫ ا ار‬aḳūr barn, stable
‫ ا‬adda u i to befall, afflict (‫ ه‬a.o.)
‫ اموواا‬amr idd a terrible, evil, horrible
thing
‫ ا ب‬aduba u (adab) to be well-bred, wellmannered, cultured, urbane, have refined
tastes; ― adaba i (adb) to invite (to a
party or banquet, ‫ ه‬s.o.), entertain (‫ ه‬s.o.)│‫ا‬
‫( ا بامب بوة‬ma'duba) to arrange a banquet,
give a formal dinner II to refine, educate (‫ه‬
s.o.); to discipline, punish, ehastise (‫ ه‬s.o.)
IV to invite as a guest (‫ ه‬s.o.) V to receive
a fine education; to be well-bred, welleducated, cultured, have refined tastes; to
show o.s. polite, courteous, civil, urbane;
to educate o.s., refine one’s tastes (‫ ب‬by,
through); to let o.s. be guided (‫ ب‬by)│‫ا‬
‫( تب بابب ب‬bi-adabihi) to follow s.o.’s moral
example
‫ ا ب‬adab pl. ‫ آ اب‬ādab culture,
refinement; good breeding, good manners,
social
graces,
decorum,
decency,
propriety,
seemliness;
humanity,
humaneness; the humanities; belleslettres│‫ بيوتااد ب‬toilet, water closet; ‫لليولا‬
‫ توووب يب‬ta'dībī disciplinary; punitive,
retaliatory│‫(ال ووووووووووووووووووويةاتب يبيوووووووووووووووووووة‬qaḍīya)
disciplinary action
‫ توووب ب‬ta’addub good breeding, good
manners,
civility,
politeness,
courteousness, tact
‫ آ ب‬ādib host
‫ موؤ ب‬mu’addib pl. -ūn educator; teacher
in a Koranic school (Tun.); ― mu'addab
well-bred, well-mannered, civil, urbane
‫ ا ر‬udra scrotal hernia
‫ ا رظوة‬adirna2 Edirne, Adrianople (city in NW
Turkey)
‫( اال ي تيول‬Fr. adriatique) al-adriyātīk and ‫بحووا‬
‫ اال ي تيل‬baḥr al-a. the Adriatic Sea
1
‫ اا م‬adama i (adm) to take some additional
food ( ‫ هو‬with the bread), enrich ( ‫ هو‬the
bread) with some extra food or condiment
‫ا ام‬
2
idām anything eaten with
shortening, fatty ingredient
bread;
duty),
realization,
effectuation,
accomplishment (of a task); rendition,
reading (e.g., of a musical composition);
fulfillment; payment│ ‫ احسو ااد ا‬ḥusn al-a.
good rendition (of a work of art, of a
musical composition)
‫ ا م‬adam, adama skin
‫ ا يووم‬adīm skin; surface; tanned skin,
leather│ ‫ ا يماادر‬a. al-arḍ the surface of
the earth
‫ تب يووة‬ta’diya rendering (of a service);
pursuit, performance, execution, discharge
(of a duty), realization effectuation;
accomplishment (of a task); fulfillment;
payment
‫ ا ام‬addām tanner
‫ آ م‬ādam2 Adam│‫ اب اآ م‬human being
3
‫ آ مووو‬ādamī human; humane; poor,
inferior, meager; (pl. -ūn, (‫ اوا م‬awadim2)
human being
‫ مووووؤ ى‬mu’addan assignment, task,
function; sense, meaning, signification,
import, underlying idea
‫ آ ميووة‬ādamīya humaneness, humanity;
humanism
‫ ا ا‬adāh pl. ‫ ا وا‬adawāt tool; instrument;
utensil, implement, device, appliance;
apparatus; (gram.) particle│‫ اا ا اا حكوم‬a. alḥukm machinery of government; ‫ا ا ا‬
‫ ا أعويوف‬definite article (gram.); ‫ا ا اا أ فيليوة‬
(tanfīdīya) executive agency; pl. materials,
equipment, gear, ‫( ا وا احوبيوة‬ḥarbīya) war
material; ‫( ا واو ااح ي هيوة‬iḥtiyāṯīya) standby equipment (techn.); ‫ا وا ام ز يوووووة‬
(manzilīya) household utensils, household
effects
‫ ا‬id 1. (introducing a verbal clause) (and)
then; ‫ إ ا ا‬id dāka (also written ‫ )إ ا‬then,
at that time, at the same time, in doing so;
2. (conj.; temp. and caus.) as, when; since,
as, the more so as, because; ‫ ا اان‬id anna
since, as, in view of the fact that; for,
because
1
‫ اا ا‬1. (introducing a nominal clause the
subject of which may he expressed by ‫ب‬
with foll. genit.) and then, and all of a
sudden; (with noun in nominative case or
with ‫ )ب‬there was … and all of a sudden
there was …; 2. (conj.) when; if,
whenever; whether, if (introducing
indirect questions); ‫ ا اامو‬when, whenever;
‫( االاا ا‬illā) unless if not; except when
2
‫ )ا ن( اا ا‬idan then, therefore, in that case,
hence, consequently
‫ اد ون‬al-adōn (Hebr.) the Lord; Mr. ... (Isr.)
‫ ا ى‬II to convey, take, bring, lead, steer,
channel ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ب ه‬s.o., s.th., ‫ ا وو‬to), see that
s.o. or s.th. ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬or ‫ )ب‬gets to (‫ ;)ا وو‬to
bring about, cause, effect, produce (‫ا ووو‬
s.th.); to lead, contribute, be conducive
(‫ ا وووو‬to a result); to amount, come
practically (‫ ا و‬to); to tend (‫ ا و‬to), aim (‫ا وو‬
at); to carry out, execute, discharge ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to perform ( ‫ هو‬a ritual, etc.); to do
( ‫ واجبوو‬wājibahū one’s duty); to fulfill
(‫ وظيفووة‬a function, ‫ رس و ة‬a mission); to
accomplish (‫ مبمارية‬a task); to take ( ‫ يمي و‬an
oath; ‫ امأح ظ و‬an examination); to render
(‫ دمة‬ḳidmatan a service, ‫ ل‬or ‫ ا و‬to s.o.; ‫هو‬
e.g., a meaning, a musical composition,
etc.)│‫( ا ى‬salām) to greet, salute V to
lead, be conducive, contribute (‫ ا ووو‬to
results); to be carried out, be performed,
be accomplished; to 10 arrive (‫ إ وو‬at), be
lead (‫ إ وو‬to) X to demand, claim ( ‫ ه هو‬from
s.o. s.th.)
‫ ا ا‬adā’ pl. -āt (as verbal noun of II)
rendering (of a service); pursuit,
performance, execution, discharge (of a
‫ آ ار‬ādār2 March (month; Syr., Leb., Jord., Ir.)
1
‫ ا ن‬adina a to listen (‫ إ وو‬to s.o..); to allow,
permit ( ‫ ل و‬s.o. s.th.); to hear, learn (‫ ب‬of
s.th.), be informed (‫ ب‬about) II to call (‫ب‬
to), esp. to call to prayer ( ‫ ;)ب صوال‬to crow
(rooster) IV to announce, make known (‫ب‬
s.th., ‫ ه اب‬to s.o. s.th.), inform, notify (‫ه‬
s.o.); to call to prayer; to call upon s.o. (‫)ه‬,
urge, admonish, exhort (‫ ه‬s.o..) to do s.th.
(‫ ;)ب‬to herald (‫ ب‬or ‫ هووو‬s.th.); to
foreshadow (‫ ب‬s.th.); to be on the verge
(‫ ان‬of doing s.th..)│‫)ب و زوال( اآ ناب سووقاه‬
(zawāl) to show signs of the imminent
downfall (end); ‫( آ ناا ليولاب ظأصو ا‬lailu bintiṣāf) it was close to midnight V to
herald, announce (‫ ب‬s.th.) X to ask
permission ( to do s.th., rarely ‫ ;)ب‬to ask
permission to enter (‫ علو‬s.o.'s house), have
o.s. announced (‫ علوو‬to s.o.); to take leave
( ‫ م‬of s.o.), say good-by ( ‫ م‬to)
‫ ا ن‬idn permission, authorization; ‫بو نا‬
if God choose, God willing; (pl. ‫ ا ون‬udūn,
‫ ا وظو‬udūnāt) (postal) order│‫ اا ناا بويود‬pl.
‫ ا وظو اا بويود‬postal money order; ‫ا ناا باسوأ‬
do.
‫ آرامو‬ārāmī Aramaean; Aramaic
‫ ارب‬ariba a (arab) to be skillful, proficient (‫ب‬
in s.th.); -- araba i to tighten ( ‫ هو‬a knot) III
to try to outwit (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ ارب‬arab pl. ‫ آراب‬ārāb wish ( ‫ و‬for),
desire, need ( ‫ و‬of s.th.); purpose. aim,
goal, end
‫ ا ن‬udun, udn pl. ‫ آ ان‬ādan ear; handle
(of a cup)│‫( اا أهووو بااال ناا اسووو و‬wusṯā)
middle-ear infection, otitis media (med.)
‫ ارب‬irb pl. ‫ آراب‬ārāb limb│ ‫مزلو ااربو ااربو‬
(mazzaqahū) to tear s.th. to pieces or to
shreds
‫ ا ان‬adān call to prayer
‫ اربوووووة‬irba skill,
cleverness, smartness
‫ ا ظية‬udaina little ear; ear lobe
‫ مب ظووة‬ma’dana, ‫ مئلظووة‬midana pl. ‫م و ن‬
ma’ādin2 minaret
‫ اربة‬urba pl. ‫ ارب‬urab knot, bow
‫ اري وب‬arīb skillful, resourceful, clever,
intelligent
‫ ايووولان‬idān declaration, proclamation,
announcement (‫ ب‬of s.th..)│‫ااي ولظ اب ظأهوو ا‬
‫ ا حوديث‬indicating that the conversation is
(was) ended
‫ مووب ون‬ma’dūun authorized; slave with
limited legal rights (Isl. Law); = ‫موب ونا‬
‫( شوووع‬šar‘ī) official authorized by the
cadi to perform civil marriages (Isl. Law)
‫ مب وظيوة‬ma’dūnīya leave, furlough (mil.
Syr.); license, franchise (Syr.)
‫ موؤ ن‬mu’addin muezzin, announcer of
the hour of prayer
‫ ا ن‬idan see ‫ا ا‬
2
‫ ا ى‬adiya a to suffer damage, be harmed IV to
hs.rm, hurt, wrong (‫ ه‬s.o.); to molest,
annoy, irritate, trouble (‫ ه‬s.o.)│ ‫ الايوؤ‬lā
yu’dī innocuous, harmless, inoffensive V
to suffer damage, be wronged; to feel
offended, be hurt
‫ ا ى‬adan, ‫ ا ا‬adāh, ‫ ا يوة‬adīya damage,
harm;
injury;
trouble,
annoyance,
grievance, wrong, offense, insult
‫ ا ايوة‬idāya damage, harm, harmfulness,
noxiousness
‫ ايووولا‬īdā’ harm, damage, prejudice;
offense,. hurt; grievance, nuisance
‫ موؤ‬mu’din hurtful, harmful, injurious,
detrimental,
prejudicial;
annoying,
irksome, troublesome; painful, hurting,
offensive, insulting
‫ اراتيقو‬arātīqī and ‫ اراتيكو‬pl. ‫ اراتقوة‬arātiqa a
heretic (Chr.)
resourcefulness,
‫ مووبرب‬ma’rab pl. ‫ مو رب‬ma’ārib2 wish,
desire; object of desire, purpose, aim,
goal, end
‫ اربيول‬arbīl Erbil (the ancient Arbela, city in N
Iraq)
‫ ارتااز‬artuwaāzī artesian (well)
1
‫ ارث‬II to sow dissension ( ‫ بي‬between, among)
2
‫ ارث‬irt inheritance, heritage; estate (of
inheritance)
‫ ارثا كس و‬urtūduksī orthodox; ‫ االرثا كسووية‬the
Orthodox Church
‫ ا ووومااالرثا كسو‬ar=rūm al-urtūduksī the
Greek Orthodox Church
‫ ار‬arija a (araj, ‫ اري‬arīj) to be fragrant V do.
‫ ار‬araj fragrance, sweet smell
‫ ار‬arij fragrant, sweet-smelling
‫ اري‬arīj fragrance, sweet smell
‫ ارجا‬II ta’arjaḥa to rock, swing
‫ مأبرجا‬muta'arjiḥ fluctuating
‫ االرج أي‬al-arjantīn Argentina
‫ ارجاان‬urjuwān purple
‫ ارجاان‬urjuwānī purple(-colored)
‫ ارجواز‬popular spelling (eg.) of ‫’ لووهاجواز‬aragōz
(q.v.); Punch (in a Punch and Judy show)
‫ ارخ‬II to date ( ‫ هو‬a letter, and the like, ‫ ب‬with a
date); to write the history of s.th. ( ‫)ه‬
‫ تو ريخ‬ta'rīḳ dating (of a letter, etc.); ta'rīḳ
pl. ‫ تووااريخ‬tawārīḳ2 date; time; history;
chronicle, annals│ ‫ اتو ريخاا حيو‬t. al-ḥayāh
biography; curriculum vitae; ‫تووو ريخاعووو م‬
(‘āmm) world history; ‫ علموو اا أوو ريخ‬the
historians
‫ ت ري‬tārīḳī historic(al)
‫ مووؤرخ‬mu'arriḳ pl. -ūn historiographer,
historian, chronicler, annalist; -- mu’arraḳ
dated
‫ ار بيل‬arḳabīl archipelago
‫( ار و‬άρχων) pl. ‫ ارا ووة‬arāḳina archon, pl.
notables (Chr.-Copt.)
‫ ار ب‬irdabb (now usually pronounced
ardabb)pl. ‫ ارا ب‬arādib2 ardeb, a dry
measure (Eg.; = 1981)
the ground, ground (adj.);
underground, subterranean
‫ ارض اشاك‬arḍī šaukī artichoke
‫ ار‬araḍ (coll.; n. un.
woodworm
‫ ار ظو‬urdunni Jordanian│‫اا مملكوةااالر ظيوةا‬
‫ ا ه شومية‬al-mamlaka al-u. al-hāšimīya the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (official
designation)
‫ ارضوووووم‬arḍurum2 Erzurum (city in NE
Turkey)
‫( ارهووة‬also ‫ )اورهووة‬urṯa pl. ‫ اره‬uraṯ (‫)اوره‬
battalion (formerly, Eg.; mil.)
‫ ارهقة‬arṯaqa pl. -āt heresy (Chr.)
‫ ت ريا‬see ‫ريا‬
‫ ارغ‬urgun pl. ‫ اراغ‬aragin2 organ (mus. instr.)
‫ ارول‬urgūl, argūl a wind instrument (related to
the clarinet, consisting of two pipes of
unequal length)
‫ ار‬ariqa a to find no sleep II to make
sleepless (‫ ه‬s.o.), prevent s.o. (‫ )ه‬from
sleeping
‫( ار واز‬Fr. ardoise) arduwāz slate
1
‫ اارز‬arz (n. un. ) cedar
2
‫ اارز‬aruzz rice
‫ ارس‬arasa i (ars) to till the land
‫ ار‬araq sleeplessness, insomnia
‫ اريكة‬arika pl. ‫ ارائل‬arā’ik2 couch, sofa; throne
‫ اركيلوة‬argīla pl. ‫ اراكيول‬arāgīl2 (syr.) water pipe,
narghile
‫ اريس‬irrīs and arīs peasant, farmer
‫ ارسأقواه‬aristuqrāṯī aristocratic; ristocrat
‫ ار د‬irlandī Irish
1
‫ ارسأقواهية‬aristuqrāṯīya aristocracy
‫ ارش‬arš indemnity, amercement, fine, penalty;
blood money (for the shedding of blood;
Isl. Law)
‫( ارشووويدو‬Fr. archiduc) archduke, ‫ارشووويدولة‬
archduchess
‫ ار‬arḍ f., pl.
‫ ارا‬arāḍīn, ‫ اراضوان‬arāḍūn
earth; land, country, region, area; terrain,
ground, soil│‫( ااالر اا سوووفلو‬suflā) the
nether world; ‫( االر اا مقدسووة‬muqaddasa)
the Holy Land, Palestine
‫ ارضو‬arḍī terrestrial, of the earth; soil-,
land- (in compounds); situated on or near
‫ اارم‬arama i to bite
‫ ارم‬urram molar teeth│‫احووووو ااالرم‬
(ḥarraqa) to gnash one's teeth (in anger)
‫ ارس ا‬arisṯū Aristotle
‫( ارش اابسقابس‬Gr. ὰρχιεπίσϰοπος) archbishop
) termite;
‫ ارضية‬arḍīya pl. -āt floor; ground (also, e.g., of
a printed fabric, of a painting); ground
floor, first floor (tun.); storage, warehouse
charges
‫ ار بة‬irdabba cesspool
‫ االر ن‬al-urdunn Jordan (river and country)
earthly;
‫ اروموة‬arūma, urūma root, origin; stump
of a tree
‫ مئوم‬mi'ram root (of a tooth)
2
‫اآرام‬ārām (= ‫ )ارام‬pl. of ‫ رئووم‬ri'm) white
antelopes
‫ االرم‬al-arman the Armenians
‫ ارم‬armanī Armenian (adj. and n.)
‫ ارمي ي‬armēniyā Armenia
‫ االرظ وه‬al-arnāwuṯ the Albanians
‫ ارظ وه‬arnāwuṯī Albanian
‫ ارظوووب‬arnab f., pl. ‫ اراظوووب‬arānib2 hare;
rabbit│ ‫( ارظباه د‬hindī) guinea pig
‫ ارظبة‬arnaba female hare, doe│‫اارظبةااالظوف‬
a. al-anf tip of the nose; nose, muzzle (of
an animal)
‫ از‬azaqa i (azq) to be narrow V do.
‫ موبز‬ma'ziq pl. ‫ مو ز‬ma’āziq2 narrow
passageway, narrow pass, strait, bottleneck; predicament, fix, dilemma, critical
situation, also ‫( مبز احو‬ḥarij)
‫( ارظيوول‬Turk. örnek) urnīk pl. ‫ اراظيوول‬arānīk2
pattern, model; form, blank
‫ اروب‬urubbā Europe
‫ ازل‬azl pl. ‫آزال‬
āzāl eternity (without
beginning), sempiternity
‫ اروب‬urubbī European (adj. and n.)
1
‫ ارى‬ary honey
2
‫ آرى‬ārī Aryan
‫ از‬azali eternal, sempiternal
‫ از ية‬azalīya sempiternity, eternity
‫ ازم‬V to be or become critical, come to a head
(situation, relations)
‫ آرية‬ārīya Aryanism
‫ اريح‬arīḥā Jericho
‫ ازمة‬azma pl. azamāt emergency; crisis│‫ا‬
‫( ازمةااوزارية‬wizāriya) cabinet crisis
‫ از‬azza u i (‫ ازيوز‬aziz) to simmer; to hum, buzz;
to whiz, hiss; to fizzle; to wheeze
‫ تبزم‬ta'azzum: ‫ توبزماا ح وة‬t. al-hāla critical
development, aggravation of the situation
‫ ازيوووووز‬azīz hum(ming), buzz(ing);
whizzing, whizz, whistle (e.g., of bullets)
1
‫ اازب‬azaba i (azb) to flow, run (water)
‫ مئزاب‬mi'zāb pl. ‫ م زيب‬ma'āzīb and ‫ميزاب‬
mīzāb pl. ‫ مي زيووب‬mayāzīb2 drain; gutter,
eaves trough
2
2
‫ مبزوم‬ma'zūm victim of a crisis
‫ ازميوو‬izmīr2 Izmir (formerly Smyrna, sea-port
in W Turkey)
‫ ازميل‬izmīl pl. ‫ ازاميل‬azāmīl 2 chisel
‫( ازو‬Engl.) azōt azote, nitrogen
‫ ازب‬izb dumpy, pudgy, stocky; small man
‫ ازوت‬azōtī nitrogenous
‫ االزبل‬al-uzbak the Uzbeks
‫ ازر‬azara i (azr) to surround ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) II to
clothe (‫ ه‬s.o. with an ‫ ازار‬izār q.v.); to
cover, wrap up (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هووو‬s.th.); to
strengthen, brace (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.) III to help
(‫ ه‬s.o.); to support, back up, strengthen (‫ه‬
s.o.) V and VIII to put on an izār (see
below), wrap s.o. in an izār VI to help
each other; to rally, unite, join forces
‫ ازر‬azr strength│‫ اشداازره‬šadda azrahū or ‫شدام ا‬
‫( ازره‬min azrihi) to help, support,
encourage s.o., back s.o. up; šadda azruhū
to be energetic, vigorous, lusty,
courageous
‫ ازار‬izār m. and f., pl. ‫ ازر‬uzur
loincloth; wrap, shawl; wrapper, covering,
cover
‫ مئوزر‬mi’zar pl. ‫ مو زر‬ma’āzīr2 apron;
wrapper, covering, cover
‫مووووؤازر‬
mu’āzara
assistance, backing
support,
aid,
‫ ت زر‬ta’āzur mutual assistance
‫ ازا‬azila a (awaf, ‫ ازوا‬uzūf) to come,
approach, draw near (a time)
‫ ازى‬III to be opposite s.th. (‫)ه‬, face (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫هو‬
s.th.)
‫ ازا‬izā’a (prep.) opposite, face to face
with, facing; in front of; in the face of
(e.g., of a situation); as compared with;
‫ بو زا‬bi-izā’i opposite, face to face with,
facing; in front of; ‫‘ علوواازا‬alā izā’i in the
face of (e.g., of a situation)
1
‫ آس‬ās myrtle
2
‫ آس‬pl. -āt ace (playing card)
3
‫ آس‬II to found, establish, set up ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), lay
the foundation ( ‫ هو‬for) V to be founded, be
established, he set up
‫ اس‬foundation, basis; exponent of a
power (math.)
‫ اس‬asās pl. ‫ اسوس‬usus foundation (also,
of a building), fundament, groundwork,
ground, basis; keynote. Tonic (mus.)│‫علووا‬
‫( اسو س‬with foll. genit.) on the basis of, on
the strength of, on account of, according
to; ‫( الااسووو سا ووو امووو اا صوووحة‬asāsa, ṣiḥḥa)
completely unfounded (news, rumor)
‫ اس سووووو‬asāsī fundamental, basic;
elementary; essential; principal, chief,
main│ ‫حجوووووااسووووا‬
foundation stone
‫اس سوووووووي‬
principles
(ḥajar)
asāsīyāt
‫ اسأ ظبا‬istanbūlī of Istanbul
cornerstone,
fundamentals,
‫ ابسوأ ظة‬al-āsitāna, ‫ االسوأ ظة‬al-astāna, al-istāna
Constantinople, Istanbul
‫ اسأبو‬istabraq brocade
‫ تبسوووويس‬ta'sīs founding, foundation,
establishment, setting up, institution;
grounding, laying of the substructure
(arch.); pl. -āt facilities, utilities;
institutions
‫ تبسووويس‬ta'sīsī founding; foundational,
fundamental│ ‫امجلوووووووساتبسيسووووووو‬
(majlis)
constituent assembly
‫ مؤسس‬mu'assis founder
‫ مؤسسووة‬mu’assasa pl. -āt foundation,
establishment; firm (com.); institution;
organization
‫ االسب ن‬al-asbān, al-isbān the Spaniards
‫ اسب ظ‬isbānī Spanish; (pl. -ūn) Spaniard
‫ اسأواتيج‬istrātījī strategic
‫ اسأوا‬usturālī Australian
‫ اسأوا ي‬usturālīyā Australia
‫ اسوأو ي‬istarlīnī sterling│ ‫ اج يو ااسوأو ي‬pound
sterling;
‫ م قوووةااالسوووأو ي‬minṯaqat al-i.
sterling area
‫ اسأم ر‬see ‫اامو‬
‫( اسأابة‬It. stoppa) tow, oakum; cotton waste
‫( اسوأا يا‬It.-Engl. studio) istūdiyō pl.
istūdiyōhāt studio; atelier
‫ اسأاكها م‬istokholm Stockholm
‫( اسأاظي‬Engl.) istōniyā Estonia
‫ اسأي تيت‬I istiyātīt steatite, soapstone (min.)
‫ اسب ظخ‬isbānaḳ spinach
‫ اسا‬look up alphabetically
‫ اسب ظي‬isbāniyā Spain
‫ اسوبدا‬isbidāj and
ceruse
‫اسوأا ياه‬
‫ اسووبيدا‬isbīdāj white lead,
‫ اسود‬asad pl. ‫ اسود‬usud, usd, ‫ اسوا‬usūd, ‫ آسو‬āsād
lion; Leo (astron.)│‫ ا ا ااالسووود‬leontiasis
(med.)
‫( اسبوتا‬It. spirito) isbirto alcohol
‫ اسبلي ة‬isbalīṯa epaulet
‫ است‬see 1‫ست‬
1
‫ اسأ تيك‬istātīkī static (el.)
‫( اسأ‬Fr. stade) istād stadium
‫ اسوأ‬ustād pl. ‫ اسو تل‬asātida master; teacher;
professor (academic title); form of address
to intellectuals (lawyers, journalists,
officials, writers and poets); ledger
(com.)│‫( ااالسووووأ اادعرووووم‬a‘ẓam) Grand
Master (of a lodge); ‫ االسوأ اادكبوو‬title of the
Rector of Al Azhar University; ‫اسوأ اكوسو‬
(kursī; Eg.) and ‫( اسووأ ابكوس و‬Syr.) full
professor; ‫( اسووأ ابووالاكوس و‬Syr.) associate
professor; ‫( اسأ امأفوغ‬mutafarrig;Eg.) parttime professor (holding an office outside
the university); ‫( اسوووأ امسووو عد‬musā‘id)
assistant professor (Eg.; Syr.); ‫اسووأ ازائووو‬
(Eg.; Syr.) visiting professor; ‫اس تل ا اا جودل‬
(jadal) they are masters of disputation
‫اسوووووووووأ ية‬
ustādīya
professorship, professorate
‫ اسود‬X to display the courage of a lion (‫علوو‬
against)
mastership;
‫ اسأ ظبال‬istanbūl2 Istanbul, Constantinople
‫ اسووو‬asara i (asr) to bind, fetter, shackle,
chain (‫ ه‬s.o.); to capture, take prisoner (‫ه‬
s.o.); to captivate, fascinate, hold
spellbound (‫ ه‬s.o.), absorb, arrest ( ‫ هو‬the
attention) X to surrender, give s.o. up as
prisoner
‫ اسوو‬asr (leather) strap, thong; capture;
captivity│‫شوود ااالسووو‬
šiddat al-a. vigor,
energy
‫ اسوو‬usra pl. ‫اسووو‬
usar, -āt family;
dynasty; clan, kinsfolk, relatives; -- asirra
see ‫سويو‬
‫ ب سووووه‬bi-asrihī entirely, completely,
altogether, ‫ جو وااب سووهم‬all of them came,
they came one and all
‫ اسو ر‬isār (leather) strap, thong; captivity;
captivation, enthrallment│‫ اولواا و ااسو ره‬to
be subjected to s.th., fall into the clutches
of s.th.
‫ اسوويو‬asīr pl. ‫ اسوووا‬usarā2, ‫ اسوووى‬asrā,
‫ اسو رى‬asārā prisoner, captive, prisoner of
war
bad! ‫ وي و ا الس وف‬wa-yā lal-asafi (or only
‫ ) السوف‬unfortunately; ‫ مواااالسوف‬and ‫بكولااسوف‬
bi-kulli asafin do.
‫ اسويو‬asīra pl. -āt female prisoner, slave
girl
‫ اسوف‬asifa and ‫ اسويف‬asīf regretful, sorry,
sad, grieved, distressed
‫آسووووووو‬
āsir
winning,
fascinating; captor
captivating,
‫ مبسوووار‬ma’sūr captivated, fascinated,
enthralled (‫ ب‬by)
2
‫ اسو‬asirra see ‫سويو‬
3
‫ مبسار‬look up alphabetically
‫ اسوووائيل‬isrā’īl2 Israel│‫ اب وواااسوووائيل‬banū i. the
Israelites; ‫ و وةااسووائيلية‬daulat i. the State of
Israel
‫ اسووووائيل‬isrā’īlī Israelitish; Israelite;
Israeli (adj, and n.); ‫ اسوائيلي‬Judaica
‫ اسوووا يل‬isrāfīl 2 Israfil, the angel who will
sound the trumpet on the day of
Resurrection
‫ اسوب‬usrub lead (metal)
‫ تبسف‬ta'assuf regret
‫ آسوف‬āsif regretful, sorry, sad│‫اتوكأو اغيووا‬
‫( آسوف‬gaira āsifin) I left him without regret,
I was only too glad to leave him
‫ مبسواااعليو‬ma’sūf ‘alaihi mourned (esp.
of a dead person, = the late lamented)
‫ مؤسف‬mu’sif distressing, sad, regrettable
‫ مأبسووف‬muta’assif sad, sorry, regretful;
!‫ مأبسف‬sorry!
‫ اسووف ظ خ‬isfānāk and ‫ اسووف ظخ‬isfānaḳ spinach│‫ا‬
‫( اسوف ظ خارومو‬rūmī) garden orach (Atriplex
hortensis, bot.)
‫ اسفلت‬asfalt asphalt
‫ اسف‬isfanj,isfunj sponge
‫ اسف ج‬isfanjī spongy; porous
‫ اس ظبال‬isṯanbūl2 Istanbul, Constantinople
‫ اس بل‬isṯabl pl. -āt stable, barn
‫( اس بة‬It. stoppa) usṯubba tow, oakum
‫ اس والب‬asṯurlāb astrolabe
‫ اس قس‬isṯaqīs pl. -āt element
‫ اس و ااظ‬usṯuwāna pl. -āt column (arch.);
cylinder (math.; of an engine);
phonograph record; -- pl. ‫ اسو هي‬asāṯīn2
high-ranking, prominent personalities;
stars, celebrities, authorities, masters (e.g.,
of art: ‫ اس هي اا ف‬a. al-fann)
‫ اس ااظو‬usṯuwānī cylindric(al)
‫ اسو ار‬usṯūra pl. ‫ اسو هيو‬asāṯīr legend, fable,
tale, myth, saga
‫ اس ار‬usṯūrī fabulous, mythical, legendary
‫ اس ال‬usṯūl pl. ‫ اس هيل‬asāṯīl fleet; squadron
2
‫ اسف دان‬isfindān maple (bot.)
‫ اسفيدا‬isfīdāj; white lead, ceruse
‫ اسفي‬isfīn pl. ‫ اس ي‬asāfīn2 wedge
‫ اسوقوباه‬isqarbūṯī: ‫ااسوقوباه‬
scurvy (med.)
‫( موو‬maraḍ)
‫ اسووقف‬usquf pl. ‫ اس و لفة‬asāqifa, ‫ اس و لف‬asāqif2
bishop│‫ ارئيسااالس لفة‬archbishop
‫ اسقف‬usqufī Episcopal
‫ اسقفية‬usqufīya episcopate, bishopric
‫ اسقمو‬usqumrī, isqumrī mackerel (zool.)
‫ اسوقيل‬isqīl an Oriental variety of sea onion
(Scilla)
‫( اسكأش‬Engl.) isketš sketch
‫ اسكأل دا‬iskotlandā Scotland
‫ اسكأل د‬iskotlandī Scottish, Scotch
□ ‫ اس و و‬usṯā (colloq. for ‫ )اس وأ‬pl. ‫اس و اا‬
usṯawāt master; foreman, overseer; also
form of address to those in lower callings,
e.g., to a cab driver, coachman, etc.
‫ اسووووكلة‬iskila pl. ‫ اسوووو كل‬asākil2
commercial center (in the East)
‫ اسف‬asifa a (asaf) to regret (‫ علوو‬or ‫ ل‬s.th.), feel
sorry (‫ علو‬for), be sad (‫ علو‬about) V do
‫ اسووك دروظة‬iskandarūna2 Iskenderon (formerly
Alexandretta, seaport in S Turkey)
‫ اس وف‬asaf grief, sorrow, chagrin, regret│‫اواا‬
!‫ اسوف ه‬wā asafāh! Oh, what a pity! it's too
‫ االسوك درية‬al-iskandarīya Alexandria (city in N
Egypt)
seaport,
‫ اسكملة‬iskamla stool, footstool
‫ اسك دي ي‬iskandināfīya Scandinavia
‫ اسل‬II to sharpen, point, taper ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ اسل‬asal (coll.) rush (bot.)
‫ اسولة‬asaIa pl. -āt thorn, spike, prong;
point (also, e.g., of a pen = nib); tip of the
tongue
‫ مااسووووو‬muwāsāh
(for
mu’āsāh)
consolation; charity; beneficence
‫ أسوواار‬iswār, uswār pl. ‫ أسو ور‬asāwir2, ‫أسو ور‬
asāwira bracelet, bangle
‫ أساان‬aswān Aswan (city in S Egypt)
‫ اسا‬asūj Sweden
‫ ا حوووواااالسوولية‬al-ḥurūf al-asalīya the
letters ‫ز‬, ‫ س‬and ‫ص‬
‫ اساج‬asūjī Swedish
‫ اسو‬see ‫اسا‬
‫ اسيل‬asīl smooth│‫( ا ودااسويل‬ḳadd) smooth
cheek
‫ آس وي‬āsiyā Asia│ ‫( آس وي اا صووغوى‬ṣugrā) Asia
Minor
‫ اس ة‬asāla eliptic, oval form
‫ مؤسل‬mu’assal pointed, tapered
‫( اس والمبا‬variant of
Istanbul
‫ )اس وأ ظبا‬islāmbūlī of
‫ اسالظده‬islandā Iceland
‫ اسم‬see 1‫سم‬
‫ اسم ظجاظ‬asmanjūnī sky-blue, azure, cerulean
‫ اسموه‬asmara Asmara (capital of Eritrea)
‫ اسم ت‬asmant, ismant cement
‫ اسم أ‬asmantī cement (adj.)
‫ اسو‬asana i u and asina a to become brackish
(water)
‫ آس‬āsin brackish
(‫ اسا‬and ‫ اسو )اسو‬asā u (asw, ‫ ااسو‬asan) to nurse,
treat ( ‫ ه و‬a wound); to make peace ( ‫بووي‬
between, among); -- ‫ اسوو‬asiya (‫اسوو‬, ‫اسو‬
asan) to be sad, grieved, distressed II to
console, comfort (‫ ه‬s.o.); to nurse (‫ ه‬a
patient) III to share (one’s worldly
possessions, ‫ ه‬with s.o.), be charitable (‫ ه‬to
s.o.); to assist, support (‫ ه‬s.o.); to console,
comfort (‫ ه‬s.o.); to treat, cure ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.,
medically) V to be consoled, find solace
VI to share the worldly possessions; to
assist one another, give mutual assistance
‫ اسو‬asan grief, sorrow, distress
‫ اسوووا‬uswa, iswa example, model,
pattern│‫ اسوا اب‬uswatan bi following the
model or pattern of; along the lines of; in
the same manner as, just as, like
‫ مبسو‬ma’sāh pl. ‫ مو س‬ma’āsin trogedy,
drama
‫ تبسية‬ta’siya consolation, comfort
‫ آسويا‬āsiyawī Asiatic, Asian (adj. and
n.)
‫ اسياه‬asyūt2 Asyūt (city in central Egypt)
‫ اشوب‬V to be mixed, heterogeneous, motley (a
crowd)
‫ اش و بة‬ušāba pl. ‫ اش و ئب‬ašā’ib2 mixed,
motley crowd
‫ اشببيلية‬išbīliya2 Seville (city in SW Spain)
‫ اشبي‬išbīn pl. ‫ اش بي‬see ‫شب‬
‫ اشوو‬ašara u (ašr) to sow ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); -- i to file,
sharpen with a file ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) II to mark,
indicate, state, enter, record ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
grant a visa; to provide with a visa (‫علوو‬
s.th.)
‫ اشووووو‬ašar
exuberance;
impertinence
liveliness, high spirits,
wildness;
insolence,
‫ اشوو‬ašir lively, sprightly, in high spirits,
exuberant; wild; insolent, impertinent,
arrogant
‫ مئش ر‬minšār pl. ‫ مااشيو‬mawāšīr2 saw
‫ تبشووويو‬ta’šīr issuance of an official
endorsement; official endorsement; visa
‫ تبشويو‬ta’šīra pl. -āt visa│‫اتبشويو امووورا‬t.
murūr or ‫ تبشيو ااجأي ز‬transit visa
‫ مؤشووو‬mu’aššir indicator, needle (of a
measuring instrument)
‫ مؤشوو‬mu’aššar jagged, serrated; marked,
designated (‫ ب‬by, with)
‫ اشفو‬išfā pl. ‫ اش ا‬ašāfin awl, punch
‫ اش ن‬ušnān potash; saltwort (Salsola kali; bot.)
‫ اش ة‬ušna moss
‫ اشار‬ašūr Assyria
‫ اشار‬ašūrī Assyrian (adj. and n.)
‫ اصووا‬uṣūlī in accordance with the
rules, conforming to prevailing principles;
traditional, usual; legist
‫ اصيص‬aṣīṣ pl. ‫ اصص‬uṣūṣ flowerpot
‫ اصد‬II to close, shut (a door, etc.)
‫ اصوويل‬pl. ‫ اصووال‬uṣalā’2 of pure, noble
origin; original, authentic, genuine; pure;
proper, actual; firm, solid; sound,
reasonable,
sensible;
of
strong,
unswerving character; steadfast; deeprooted; native, indigenous│‫اادصوولاادصوويل‬
the actual reason; ‫ اص ويلاا وووأ‬of sound,
unerring judgment
‫ اص وو‬iṣr pl. ‫ آص و ر‬āṣār covenant, compact,
contract; load, encumbrance, burden; sin;
pl. ‫ آص ر‬bonds, ties
‫ آصوو‬āṣira pl. ‫ اواصوو‬awāṣir2 bond, tie (fig.
e.g., ‫ اواص وواا وواال‬a. al-walā’i bonds of
friendship); obligation, commitment
‫ اص بل‬iṣṯabl pl. -āt stable, barn
‫ اصفه ن‬iṣfahān Isfahan (city in W central Iran)
2
‫ اصويل‬pl. ‫ آصو ل‬āṣāl, ‫ اصو ئل‬aṣā’il2 time before
sunset, late afternoon
‫ اصول‬aṣula u (‫ اصو ة‬aṣala) to be or become
firmly rooted; to be firmly established; to
be of noble origin II to found ( ‫ هو‬s.th.),
give s.th. ( ‫ )هو‬a firm foundation, establish
the foundation or origin of ( ‫ )هو‬V to be or
become firmly rooted, deep-rooted,
ingrained; to take root, be or become
firmly established; to derive one's origin
( ‫ مو‬from) X to uproot, root out, extirpate,
exterminate, annihilate ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.); to
remove ( ‫ هووو‬an organ by a surgical
operation)│ ‫(ااسأبصووووولاشوووووب أ‬ša’fatahū) to
eradicate s.th., eliminate s.th. radically
‫ اصول‬pl. ‫ اصوال‬root; trunk (of a tree); origin,
source; cause, reason; descent, lineage,
stock (esp., one of a noble character);
foundation, fundament, basis; the origins!
(e.g., of s book); pl. ‫ اصووال‬principles,
fundamentals, rudiments, elements (e.g.,
of a science); rules; basic rules, principles,
axioms; real estate, landed property; assets
(fin.); -- ‫ اصوال‬aṣlan originally, primarily;
(with neg.) by no means, not at all, not in
the least│‫ اادصل‬originally, at first; ‫اصالا‬
‫ ا فقو‬u. al-fiqh the 4 foundations of Islamic
jurisprudence, i.e., Koran, Sunna, qiyās
(analogy) and ijmā‘ (consensus); ‫اص والا‬
‫ و صوام‬assets and liabilities; ‫اصوالام و عفة‬
(muḍā‘afa) double-entry bookkeeping;
‫( حسووووباادصووووال‬ḥasaba) properly, in
conformity with regulations
‫ اصول‬original, primary, primal, initial;
genuine,
authentic,
pure;
basic,
fundamental, principel, chief, main│‫اا وثم ا‬
‫( ادصوول‬taman) cost price; ‫ا جه و اادصوولية‬
(jihāt) the cardinal points (of the
compass);
‫‘( عووود ااصووول‬adad) cardinal
number; ‫‘( ع اااصل‬uḍw) regular member
‫ اصووو ة‬aṣāla firmness, steadfastness,
strength of character; nobility of descent,
purity of origin; aṣālatan immediately,
directly, personally│ ‫ ااصو ةاا ووأ‬a. ar-ra’y
clarity and firmness of judgment;
judiciousness;
‫ب الصووووووووو ةاعووووووووو اظفسووووووووو‬
spontaneously, of one's own accord, in
one's own name, personally, privately (as
opposed to ‫اصوو لاوظي بووة ;)ب ي بووةاعوو اغيوووه‬
aṣālatan wa-niyābatan directly and
indirectly
‫ تبصيلة‬ta’ṣīla pedigree, genealeogy
‫ تبصل‬ta’aṣṣu1 deep-rootedness
‫اسأئصووووووووو ل‬
isti’ṣāl
extermination,
(radical)
removal by surgery
extirpation,
elimination;
‫ مأبصووول‬muta’aṣṣil deep-rooted, deepseated; chronic (illness)
‫ اهيط‬aṯīṯ the mooning bray of a camel
1
‫ اهوو‬aṯara i u (aṯr) and II to bend, curve ( ‫هو‬
s.th.)
‫ اهو ر‬iṯār pl. -āt, ‫ااهوو‬uṯur frame (also, of
eyeglasses); tire (of a wheel); hoop (of a
barrel, etc.)
‫ اه ر‬iṯāra rim, felly (of a wheel)
‫ اه ر‬iṯārī framelike, hoop-shaped
2
‫ اهوية‬see ‫هوى‬
‫ اهوغلة‬uṯrugulla a variety of pigeon
‫ اهوون‬aṯrūn = ‫ظ وون‬
‫االهالظأيول‬, ‫ االهالظ يول‬al-aṯlantīk, al-aṯlanṯīq the
Atlantic
‫ اهالظ يك‬aṯlanṯīqī and
‫ اهالظ‬aṯlanṯī Atlantic
‫ اهلووس‬aṯlas2 satin; (pl. ‫ اه و س‬aṯālis2 atlas,
volume of geographical maps
‫ اهلس‬aṯlasī Atlantic
‫ اهل ووو‬aṯlanṯī Atlantic│ ‫اا حلوووفااالهل وووو‬the
Atlantic Pact
‫ اهام‬aṯūm sea turtle
‫ اغو‬agā, ‫ آغو‬āgā pl. ‫ اغواا‬agawāt aga, lord,
master, sir; eunuch, harem chamberlain
‫ االغويق‬al-igrīq, ‫ االغ رلة‬al-agāriqa the Greeks
‫ اغويق‬igrīqī Greek, Grecian (adj. and n.)
‫ اغس س‬agustus August (month)
‫ ااا‬V to grumble, mutter in complaint ( ‫م و‬
about)
‫ ااا‬uff dirt (in the ears or under the
nails), earwax, cerumen
‫ا‬
‫اا‬
uff interj. expressing anger or
displeasure
‫ ا ووووف‬afaf
grumble
displeasure;
grumbling,
‫ اال وظ‬al-ifranj the Franks, the Europeans│‫ابال ا‬
‫ اال وظ‬Europe
‫ ا وظج‬ifranjī European
‫ ا وظس و‬ifransī French; ‫ اال وظسووية‬the French
language; ‫ اال وظسيان‬the French
‫ ا ويوز‬ifrīz pl. ‫ ا و ريز‬afārīz2 frieze; edge; curb;
sidewalk│‫ ا ويوووووزاا مح وووووة‬i. al-maḥaṯṯa
platform (of a railroad station); ‫ا ويوزاا حو ئط‬
molding (arch.)
‫ ا ويقو‬afrīqā f. and ‫ ا ويقيو‬ifrīqiyā, now usually
pronounced afrīqiyā f. Africa│‫اا ويقيووو ا‬
‫( ا شم ية‬šamālīya) North Africa
‫ ا ويق و‬ifrīqī, now usually pronounced
afrīqī African; (pl. -ūn, ‫ اا رلوة‬afāriqa) an
African
faraway countries, remote regions;
provinces, interior of the country (as
distinguished from the capital)│ ‫اآ و اادر‬
a. al-arḍ the remotest parts of the earth;
‫ آ اا بال‬a. al-bilād the outlying portions of
the country;
‫ شووولا ااب ووو‬šuddad al-a.
foreigners, travelers
‫ ا ق‬ufqī horizontal
‫ آ ل‬āfāqī coming from a distant country
or region
‫ ا و‬affāq wandering, roving, roaming;
tramp, vagabond
‫ ا ول‬afaka i (afk) and afika a (ifk, afk, afak, ‫اا وا‬
ufūk) to lie, tell a lie
‫ ا ول‬ifk and ‫ ا يكوة‬afīka pl. ‫ ا ئول‬afā’ik2 lie,
untruth, falsehood
‫ ا‬affak liar, lying
‫ ا ل‬afala u i (‫ ا ال‬ufūl) to go down, set (stars)
‫ ا ال‬ufūl setting (of stars)
‫ آ ل‬āfil transitory, passing
‫ ا الهان‬aflāṯūn2 Plato
‫ ا‬afan stupidity
‫ ا ي‬afīn and ‫ مب ان‬ma’fūn stupid, foolish,
fatuous; fool
‫ ا ود‬afandī pl. -īya gentleman (when referring
to non-Europeans wearing Western clothes
and the tarboosh); (after the name) a title
of respect (eg.); !‫ ا ودم‬afandim! Sir! (eg.)
afandim? (I beg your) pardon? What did
you say? 20
‫( ا اكو تا‬It. avvocato) avokātō advocate, lawyer,
attorney│ ‫ اال اكو تااا عموام‬representative of
the attorney general (= Fr. avocat général)
‫ ا يان‬afyūn opium│‫ روحااال يان‬al-a. laudanum
‫ آ وي‬āfirīn bravo! well done!
‫ الوة‬uqqa pl. -āt oka, a weight, in Eg. = 1.24s
kg, in Syr. = 1.2s2 kg
‫ ا سو أي‬ifsantīn, ifsintīn wormwood, absinthe
(Artemisia absinthium; bot.)
‫ مؤلت‬see ‫ولت‬
‫ ا شي‬ifšīn pl. ‫ ا شي‬afāšīn2 litany (Chr.)
‫ اال غ ن‬al-afgān the Afghans; Afghanistan
‫ ا غ ظسأ ن‬afgānistān Afghanistan
‫ ا غ ظ‬afgānī Afghan (adj. and n.)
‫ ا وق‬ufq, ufuq pl. ‫ آ و‬āfāq horizon; range of
vision, field of vision; pl. distant lands,
‫ الحاان‬uqhūwān pl. ‫ ال حو‬aqāḥī daisy
‫ الوب ي‬aqrabādīn composite medicament│‫اعلما‬
‫‘ االلوبووووو ي‬ilm al-a. pharmaceutics,
pharmacology
‫ الوب ي‬aqrabādīnī pharmaceutic(al)
‫ اليط‬aqīṯ cottage cheese
‫ الليد‬iqlīd look up alphabetically
‫ اللوم‬aqlama to acclimate, acclimatize, adapt,
adjust II ta'aqlama to acclimatize (o.s.)
‫ اللويم‬iqlīm pl. ‫ الو يم‬aqiilim climate; area,
region; province, district; administrative
district (Eg.; = ‫ االل و يم ;)مديويووة‬country,
provinces (as distinguished from the city)
2
‫ الليم و‬iqlīmī climatic; regional, local;
territorial│‫( ا ميو هاااللليميوة‬miyāh) territorial
waters
‫ الليد‬iqlīd pl. ‫ ال يد‬aqālīd2 key
‫ الليدس‬iqlīdis Euclid
‫ ال وام‬uqnūm pl. ‫ الو ظيم‬aqānīm2 hypostasis, divine
person within the Trinity (Chr.);
constitutive element
‫( الاظة‬Gr. είκών) iqūna icon (Chr.)
‫ الي ظاسية‬uqyanūsiya Oceania
‫ اك ى‬akkādī Akkadian
‫ اك يمية‬akādīmīya academy
‫ اكأابو‬okctober October
‫ اكود‬II to assure ( ‫ ل هو‬s.o. of, ‫ ان‬that); to give
assurance ( ‫ ل ه‬s.o. of); to confirm ( ‫ هو‬s.th.
a view) V to be or become convinced,
convince o.s. ( ‫ مو‬s.th.); to reassure o.s.,
make sure ( ‫ مو‬of s.th.); to be sure ( ‫ مو‬of);
to be urgent, imperative, requisite
‫ تبكيووووود‬ta'kīd pl. -āt assurance;
confirmation; emphasis; ‫ ب أبكيوووود‬most
certainly! of course!
‫ تبكد‬ta’akkud assurance, reassurance
‫ أكيوود‬akīd certain, sure; firm (resolve);
definite (desire); urgent, imperative
(need); ‫ أكيدا‬akīdan certainly! surely!
‫ مؤك ود‬mu’akkad certain, definite, sure;
confirmed
‫ مأبكد‬muta'akkid convinced ( ‫ م‬of)
1
‫ ااكو‬akara i (akr) to plow, till, cultivate ( ‫ هو‬the
land)
‫ اك ر‬akkār pl. -ūn, ‫ اكو‬akara plowman
2
‫ ااكو‬ukra pl. ‫ اكو‬ukar ball (for playing)
‫ اكزيم‬ekzēmā eczema (med.)
‫ اشعةااكس‬aši‘‘at iks X-rays
‫ اكسأوا‬extra
‫ اكسجي‬oksižēn oxygen
‫ اكسيو‬iksīr elixir
‫ اكف‬akuff see ‫كف‬
‫ اكل‬akala u (akl, ‫ مبكل‬ma’kal) to eat ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to
eat up, consume, swallow, devour, destroy
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to eat, gnaw ( ‫ هو‬at), 21 eat away,
corrode, erode ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.); to spend
unlawfully ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.). enrich o.s. feather
one's nest ( ‫ هو‬with)│‫ااكولاعليو اا وودهواوشوووب‬
(dahru, šariba) to be old and worn out, be
timeworn; ‫( اكولاا وبو‬ribā) to take usurious
interest; ‫ يعلومامو اايو اتؤكولاا كأوف‬ya‘lamu min
aina tu’kalu l-katif he knows how to
tackle the matter properly; ‫اكلووو اجلوووده‬
(j‫ه‬lduhū) his skin itched; ‫اكوولا و اا صووح‬
(ṣaḥn) to eat off a plate; ‫( اكولاحقو‬ḥaqqahū)
to encroach upon s.o.’s right II and IV to
give s.o. (‫ )ه‬s.th. ( ‫ )هو‬to eat, feed ( ‫ ه هو‬s.o.
s.th.) III to eat, dine (‫ ه‬with s.o.) V to be
devoured, be consumed; to be eaten away,
corrode, undergo corrosion; to become
old, worn, timeworn, full of cracks; to be
destroyed by corrosion VI = V
‫ اكل‬akl food; meal, repast; fodder, feed│‫ا‬
‫غو ةااالكل‬gurfat al-a. dining room; (eg.) ‫اكلا‬
‫ ا بحوو‬a. al-baḥr land washed away by the
sea or the Nile (as opposed to ‫)هوحاا بحو‬
‫ اكول‬ukul, ukl food; fruit│ ‫ اآتووااكلو‬to bear
fruit
‫ اكلوة‬akla pl. akalāt meal, repast; -- ukla
bite, morsel
○ ‫ اك ل‬ukāl prurigo, itch eruption (med.)
‫ اكو ل‬akkāl, ‫ اكيول‬akīl, ‫ اكوال‬akūl voracious,
gluttonous; hearty eater, gourmand,
glutton
‫ مبكل‬ma’kal pl. ‫ م كل‬ma’ākil2 food, eats
‫ تبك ول‬ta’akkul wear; corrosion; erosion
(geol.)
‫ ت كول‬ta’ākul wear; corrosion; erosion
(geol.)
‫ ائأكل‬i’tikāl erosion (geol.)
‫ آكل‬ākil eater
‫ آكلة‬ākila gangrenous sore
‫ موبكال‬ma’kūl eatable, edible; pl.
foodstuffs, eatables, edibles
‫ موبكاال‬food,
‫ مؤاكل‬mu’ākil table companion
‫ مأبك ول‬muta’akkil and ‫ مأ ك ول‬muta’ākil
corroded; eroded; worn, timeworn; full of
cracks; rusty, rust-eaten
(relative pronoun) he who, that which;
who, which, that│‫ بعووداا لأي و اوا أ وو‬ba‘da llutayyā wa-llatī after lengthy discussions,
after much ado
‫ اكليووس‬iklīrūs clergy (Chr.)
‫ اكليووسية‬iklīrūsīya clericalism
‫ اكليوك‬iklīrikī cleric(al)
‫ اكلي يك‬iklīnīkī clinical
‫( ا وزاس‬Fr. Alsace) alzās2 Alsace (region of NE
France)
‫ ا س‬II to belittle, disparage (‫ علو‬s.o.)
2
‫ اكموة‬akama pl. -āt, ‫ اكو م‬ikām, ‫ اكوم‬ukum, ‫آكو م‬
ākām (coll. ‫ اكووم‬akam) hill; reef; heap,
pile│ ‫ورا ااالكموووووووةامووووووو اورا هووووووو‬
(warā’a)
something's fishy! there is more to it than
meets the eye
‫ ال‬ill pact, covenant; blood relationship,
consanguinity
1
‫ ااال‬a-lā and ‫ ام‬a-mā see│a
2
‫ااال‬alā see 1‫ا ا‬
3
‫ ااال‬allā (= ‫ اناال‬an lā) lest, that ... not, in order
that ... not, so as not to
4
‫ ااال‬illā (=‫ انال‬in lā) unless if not; except, save;
(after negation:) only, but, not until│‫االاان‬
illā anna except that ..., yet, however,
nevertheless (also introducing main
clauses); ‫ االاا ا‬illā idā unless, if not; except
when; ‫ واال‬wa-illā (and if not =) otherwise,
orelae; ‫ االاوهوووا‬illā wa-huwa (with a
preceding negation) unless he ..., except
that he ... ; ‫ ومو اهو ااالاان‬wa-mā hiya illā an
(with following verb in perf.) it was not
long until ... ; presently, forthwith; ‫ومو اهو ا‬
‫احأوو‬...‫ االاانا‬wa-ma hiya illā an ... ḥattā no
sooner had he ... than .... e.g..... ‫م اهو ااالاأنا‬
‫( هماحأوا عول‬hamma) he had no sooner made
his plan than he carried it out
‫ االسك‬alaska Alaska
‫ االى‬alay and ‫ آالى‬ālay pl. -āt regiment 22
1
2
‫ اا وب‬alaba u i (alb) to gather, join forces, rally
II to incite (‫ ه علوو‬s.o. against) V to rally,
band together, plot, conspire (‫ علو‬against)
‫ اجب لااال ب‬jibal al-alb the Alps
‫ اال ب ن‬al-albān the Albanians
‫ ا ب ظي‬albāniyā Albania
‫ ا وخ‬abbreviation of ‫ ا وواآ ووه‬ilā āḳirihī and so
on, etc.
‫ ا ولى‬alladī f. ‫ ا أوو‬allatī, pl. m. ‫ ا ولي‬alladīna f.
‫ ا الت وو‬allātī, ‫ ا لووااتو‬allawātī, ‫ ا الئ وو‬allā’ī
‫ ا ووف‬alf pl. ‫ ا وواا‬ulūf, ‫ آالا‬ālāf thousand;
millennium│‫( ا ااامؤ وف‬mu’allafa) or ‫آالاا‬
‫ مؤ فووة‬thousands and thousands; ‫عشوووا ا‬
‫ اال واا‬ašarāt al-u. tens of thousands; ‫مو ا‬
‫ اال اا‬mi’āt al-u. hundreds of thousands
‫ ا فوووو‬alfī: ‫‘( عيوووداا فوووو‬īd) millennial
celebration, millenary
2
‫ ا ف‬alif name of the letter│ ‫ مو اا فو اا وواي ئو‬from
beginning to end, from A to Z; ‫يعووااا فو ا‬
‫( ويو ه‬wa-yā’ahū) he knows it from A to Z;
‫ ا فاب‬ABC
3
‫ اا وف‬alifa a (alf) to be acquainted, familiar,
conversant ( ‫ هووو‬with s.th.); to be on
intimate terms (‫ ه‬with s.o.); to be or get
accustomed, used, habituated ( ‫ هو‬to); to
like ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), be fond of ( ‫ ;)هو‬to become
tame II to accustom, habituate ( ‫ ه هو‬s.o. to
s.th.); to tame, domesticate ( ‫ هو‬an animal);
to form ( ‫ هووو‬e,g., a committee, a
government); to unite, join, combine, put
together ( ‫ بوي‬different things); to compile,
compose, write ( ‫ هوو‬a book) V to be
composed, be made up, consist ( ‫ مو‬of); to
be united, be combined VI to be attuned to
each other, be in tune, be in harmony; to
harmonize (‫ موا‬with) VIII to be united, be
linked, be connected; to be on familiar,
intimate terms (‫ ب‬with); to form a.
coalition (pol.); to fit, ‫س‬uit (‫ موا‬s.th.), go
well, agree, harmonize (‫ موا‬with); to be
well-ordered, neat, tidy X to seek the
intimacy, court the friendship (‫ ه‬of s.o.)
‫ ا وف‬ilf pl. ‫ االا‬ullāf intimate; close
friend, intimate, confidant; lover
‫ا ووووووف‬
ulfa
familiarity,
intimacy;
friendship, love, affection; union, concord,
harmony, congeniality
‫ ا يوووف‬alīf familiar, intimate; tame,
domesticated (animal); friendly, amicable,
genial; (pl. ‫ االئووف‬alā’if2) intimate, close
friend, associate, companion
‫ ا ووواا‬alūf familiar, intimate; tame,
domesticated (animal); attached, devoted,
faithful
‫ تب م‬ta’allum sensation of pain, pain, ache
‫ موووؤ م‬mu’allim aching, painful; sad,
grievous, distressing
‫ مب ف‬ma'laf object of familiarity
‫ توووب يف‬ta’līf formation (e.g., of a
government);
union,
junction,
combination ( ‫ بوووي‬of separate things);
literary work; composition, compilation,
writing (of a book, of an article); (pl. ‫تو يف‬
ta’ālīf2, ‫ )تاا يف‬work, book, publication
‫ مأوب م‬muta’allim aching, painful; in pain,
suffering, deeply afflicted; tormented
2
‫ ا موو س‬almās (al sometimes interpreted as
definite article) diamond
‫ اال م ن‬al-almān the Germans
‫ توووو ف‬ta’āluf harmony; familiarity,
intimacy, mutual affection; comradeship,
camaraderie
‫ ا م و ظ‬almānī German; (pl. -ūn, ‫ا م و ن‬
almān) a German
‫ ائوووووأالا‬I’tilāf concord, harmony;
agreement (‫ مووا‬with); union; coalition,
entente (pol.)
‫ ا م ظيووة‬almānīya German character or
characteristics, Germanity
‫ائأال ووووووو‬
I’tilāfī
coalition(in
compounds)│‫ اوزار اائأال ية‬coalition cabinet
‫ ا و‬II to deify (‫ ه‬s.o.), make a god of s.o. (‫ )ه‬V
to become a deity, a godhead; to deify o.s.
‫ ا وف‬ma’lūf familiar, accustomed; usual,
customary; custom, usage 23
‫ا و‬, ‫ االه‬ilāh pl. ‫ آ ه وة‬āliha god, deity,
godhead
‫ ا م ظي‬almāniyā Germany
‫ االهة‬ilaha pl. -āt goddess
‫ مؤ وف‬mu’allif pl. -ūn author, writer; -mu’allaf composed, consisting, made up
( ‫ مو‬of); written, compiled; (pl. -āt) book,
publication; see also 1‫ ا ف‬alf
‫ا هووو‬, ‫ االهووو‬ilāhī divine, of God;
theological;
‫االالهيوووووووو‬
al-ilāhīyāt
theological, spiritual concerns ‫علومااالالهيو‬
‘i1m al-i. theology
‫ مأ ف‬muta’ālif harmonious
‫ ا ق‬alaqa i, (alq) to shine, radiate, flash, glitter,
glisten V and VIII do.
allāh Allah, God (as the One and Only)│‫هللا‬
‫ ر‬li-llāh darruka exclamation of
admiration and praise, see ‫ر‬
‫ ا ق‬alaq brightness, brilliance
‫ ا لهوم‬allāhumma O God!│‫( اا لهومااال‬illā)
unless, were it not that, except that, or at
best (after a negative statement); ‫ا لهووماا ا‬
(idā) at least if or when; if only; ‫ا لهوماظعوم‬
(na‘am) by God, yes! Most certainly!
‫ اال‬allāq bright, shining, brilliant,
radiant; glittering, flashing, sparkling
‫ تب ق‬ta’alluq glow, radiance, effulgence
‫ مأوب ق‬mula’alliq bright, shining, brilliant,
radiant
‫ ا اهية‬ulūhīya divine power, divinity
‫ ا كأووظ‬elektrōnī electronic│ ‫‘( عقلاا كأووظ‬aql)
electronic computer
2
‫ ااالم‬ilā-mā see ‫ا و‬
‫ تب ي‬ta’līh deification, apotheosis
‫ آ‬ālih (pagan) god
‫ ا وم‬alima a (alam) to be in pain, feel pain; to
suffer (y from s.th.) II and IV to cause
pain or suffering (‫ ه‬to s.o.), pain, ache,
hurt (‫ ه‬s.o.) V = I; to complain
‫ ا وووم‬alam pl. ‫ آالم‬ālām pain, ache,
suffering, agony│‫( آالماظفسووو ظية‬nafsānīya)
mental agony; ‫ اسوووبا اابالم‬usbū‘ al-a.
Passion Week (Chr.)
‫ ا ويم‬alīm aching, sore; sad, grievous,
painful, excruciating; hurting
‫ آ هة‬āliha pl. -āt goddess
‫ آ ه‬ālihī divine
‫ مأب‬muta’allih divine, heavenly
‫ ا الها‬etc., see ‫الها‬
1
‫ اال يآ واة‬alā u to neglect or fail to do, not to do
( s.th.), desist, refrain ( from s.th.)│‫االا‬
‫(يووب ااجهووداا و‬jahdan) he will go to any
length, he spares no effort, goes out of his
ḥibr cuttlefish squid; ‫ اماا حسو‬u. al-ḥasan
(magr.) nightingale; ‫ اماا لووال‬u. al-ḳulūl
river mussel (zool.); ‫ اما رم و ن‬u. durmān
Omdurman (city in central Sudan,
opposite Khartoum); ‫ اماا ووواس‬u. ar-ra's
skull,
brain;
cerebral
membrane,
meninges; ‫ امااربوووااواربعووي‬u. arba‘ waarba‘īn centipede; ‫ اماشوملة‬u. šamla(ta) this
world, the worldly pleasures; ‫ بو ماا عوي‬bi-u.
l-‘ain or ‫ بو ماعي و‬with one’s own eyes; ‫اما‬
‫ ا قوووآن‬and ‫ اماا قوووآن‬the first sura of the
Koran; ‫ اماا قووى‬u. al-qura Mecca; ‫اماا كأو ب‬
also: the original text of the Book from
which Koranic revelation derives; the
uncontested portions of the Koran; ‫اماا واه‬
u. al-waṯan capital, metropolis; ‫امهوو ا‬
‫ ا حواا ث‬the most important events; ‫امهو ا‬
‫ ا حوووا‬matrix (typ.); ‫ امهو اا مسو ئل‬the main
problems; ‫ امه اا مس ئل‬the principal virtues
way for IV to swear│‫ آ ووواعلووواظفسو اان‬he
promised himself that he ...
‫ ايال‬īlā’ oath
1
‫( آ ا‬Fr. hallo) hello!
‫ ا ام يووو‬alūminyā
aluminum 24
and ‫ا ام يوووام‬
aluminyom
‫ ا وو‬ilā (prep.) to, toward; up to, as far as; till,
until; ‫( ا وواان‬conj.) until│‫( ا وواآ ووه‬āḳirihī)
and so forth, et cetera; ‫ ا وووا وول‬besides,
moreover, furthermore, in addition to that;
‫ ا وواغود‬till tomorrow! ‫( ا وو ا لقو‬liqā’) goodby! ‫ االم‬ilāma (= ‫ )ا ووامو‬up to where! how
far! ‫ ا ووامأوو‬till when! how long! ‫ا يولاع و‬
(‘annī) get away from me! away with you!
‫( ا وواج ظوبا ول‬jānibi d.) besides, moreover,
in addition to that; ‫ هوولااا ووواان‬moreover,
furthermore; ‫( ا وواغيووا ول‬gair d.) and the
like; ‫ ومو اا يو‬and‫ا‬the like, et cetera; ‫ومو اا يو ا‬
‫( يا ويهمة‬wa-man) and other people like that;
‫( ا يول‬addressing the reader) now here you
have ... ; here is (are) ... ; following is
(are) ..., e.g., ‫ وا واا قو ر امو‬in the following,
the reader will find what ... ; ‫اسولاباعبواظو ا‬
‫( ا وواا عوبيوة‬uslūb ‘ibrānī) a style of Hebrew
approximating Arabic; ‫الاا وواهولااوالاا ووا ا‬
neither this way nor that way, belonging
to neither group; ‫ االموواا يول‬it’s up to you,
the decision is yours
l
2
3
‫ اموة‬umma pl. ‫ اموم‬umam nation, people;
generation│‫امووووووووةامحموووووووود‬
Mohammed's
community, the Mohammedans; ‫االموووما‬
‫( ا مأحد‬muttaḥida) the United Nations
‫ امو‬ummī maternal, motherly; illiterate
uneducated; (pl. -ūn) an illiterate
‫ اميووة‬ummīya ignorance; illiteracy; see
also under 2‫اماى‬
‫ امم‬umamī international
‫ اماموة‬umūma motherhood; motherliness,
maternity
‫( آال‬pl. of ‫ ا و‬ilan) benefits, blessings
‫ ا يوة‬alya, ilya pl. alayāt fat tail (of a sheep);
buttock
‫ امو م‬amāma (prep.) in front of; in the
presence of│‫( ا ووااالمو م‬amāmi) to the front,
forward, onward, ahead; ‫( ومايكو ااالاان‬illā
an) he had no other alternative but to ... ;
‫( ولوفاام مو‬waqafa) to oppose, resist, stop,
check s.th.
‫ ا ي‬iliyāda Iliad
1
‫ ام‬am or? (introducing the second member of
an alternative question)
2
‫ امة‬ama pl. ‫ امو‬imā’, ‫ امواا‬amawāt bondmaid,
slave girl
3
‫ امووو مو‬amāmī front, fore-, anterior,
forward, foremost│‫( ظق ووووةاام ميووووة‬nuqṯa)
outpost 25
‫ ام‬amma u (amm) to go, betake o.s., repair ( ‫هو‬
to a place), go to see (‫ ه‬s.o.); -- (‫ام مووة‬
imāma) to lead the way, lead by one’s
example (‫ ه‬s.i.); to lead (‫ ه‬s.o.) in prayer; -(‫ اماموة‬umūma) to be or become a mother II
to nationalize ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V to go, betake o.s.
repair ( ‫ هو‬to a place), go to see (‫ ه‬s.o.) VIII
to follow the example (‫ ب‬of s.o.)
‫ ام‬umm pl.
‫ امه و‬ummahāt mother; source,
origin; basis, foundation; original, original
version (of a book); the gist, essence of
s.th.; pl. ‫ امهو‬matrix (typ.)│‫ ااماا حبوو‬u. al-
‫ امو م‬imām pl. ‫ ائموة‬a’imma imam, prayer
leader; leader; master; plumb line
‫ ام موة‬imāma imamah, function or office
of the prayer leader; imamate; leading
position; precedence
‫ تبميم‬ta’mīm pl. -āt nationalization
1
‫ ام‬a-mā see│a
2
‫ امو‬ammā (with foll . ‫ ا‬fa) as to, as for, as far
as... is concerned; but; yet, however, on
the other hand│‫( امو ابعود‬ba‘du) (a formular
phrase linking introduction and actual
subject of a book or letter, approx.:) now
then …, now to our topic: ...
3
‫ امو‬immā if; ‫اوامو‬--‫ امو ا‬be it -- or, either – or
(also ‫ااو‬--‫)ام ا‬
‫ امبواهار‬imbrāṯūr emperor
‫ امبواهار‬imbrāṯūrī imperialist(ic)
‫امبواهاريوووووووة‬
imbrātūrīya
imperium; imperialism
empire,
‫ امبيو‬ambīr pl. ‫ ام بيو‬amābīr2 ampere (el.)
‫ امبيق‬imbiq = ‫اظبيق‬
‫ اموت‬amt crookedness, curvedness, curvation,
curvature; weakness
‫ امووود‬amad pl. ‫ آمووو‬āmād end, terminus,
extremity; period, stretch or span of time,
time; distance│‫ م ولاامودابعيود‬for a long time
(past); ‫ لصوويوااالموود‬short-dated; of short
duration, short-lived; short-term
‫ اموو‬amara u (amr) to order, command, bid,
instruct (‫ ه‬s.i. ‫ ب‬to do s.th.), commission,
charge, entrust (‫ ه‬s.o. ‫ ب‬with s.th. or to do
s.th.); -- amara, amura u ( ‫ امو ر‬imāra) to
become an emir II to invest with authority,
make an emir (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ علوو‬over) III to ask
s.o. 's (‫ )ه‬advice, consult (‫ ه‬s.o.) V to come
to power; to set o.s. up as lord and master;
to behave like an emir; to assume an
imperious attitude; to be imperious,
domineering VI to take counsel, deliberate
together, confer, consult with each other;
to plot, conspire (‫ علووو‬against) VIII to
deliberate, take counsel) (‫ ب‬about); to
conspire, plot, hatch a plot (‫ ب‬against
s.o.)│‫ اائأمواب موه‬to carry out s.o.’s orders
‫ امووو‬amr 1. pl. ‫ اوامووو‬awāmir2 order,
command, instruction (‫ ب‬to do s.th.);
ordinance, decree; power, authority;
(gram.) imperative│‫‘( ااموواعو ل‬ālin) royal
decree (formerly, Eg.); ‫‘( امووواعلوو‬alīy)
decree, edict of the Bey (formerly, Tun.);
‫ اموال ظاظ‬ordinance having the force of law
(Tun.); ‫( االموواوا هو‬wa-nnahy) pl. ‫االوامووا‬
‫( وا ووااه‬lit.: command and interdiction,
i.e.) sovereign power; full power(s),
supreme authority; ‫( اموووواتاريووود‬delivery)
order (com.); ‫ تحوتااموو‬at your disposal, at
your service. -- 2. pl. ‫ اموار‬umūr matter,
affair,
concern,
business│‫امووووووواوالووووووا‬
(accomplished) fact; ‫ امووامعووووا‬common
knowledge; ‫ و ااولااالم وو‬at first, in the
beginning; ‫( المووامو‬amrin) for some reason
or other; ‫ ا يسااالمواكول ل‬isn't it so? ‫امو اواالمووا‬
‫( كوول ل‬ammā wa-l-amru) things being as
they are, there will, no doubt, ...; ‫مهمو ايكو ا‬
‫( مو ااموو‬min amrin) whatever may happen;
however things may be; ‫ هاابوي اامووي‬he has
two possibilities (or alternatives); ‫االمواا ولى‬
which (introducing a relative clause the
antecedent of which is another clause);
‫ ل وواامووه‬qudiya amruhu it's all over with
him; in the latter and similar phrases, ‫امووه‬
is a frequent paraphrase of "he"
‫ امو‬immar simple-minded, stupid
‫ ام وو‬imra power, influence, authority,
command│ ‫ اموت‬under his command
‫ امو ر‬amāra pl. -āt, ‫ امو ئو‬amā’ir2 sign,
token, indication, symptom, mark,
characteristic 26
‫ امو ر‬imāra position or rank of an emir;
princely bearing or manners; principality,
emirate; authority, power│‫ امو ر اا بحوو‬i. albaḥr office or jurisdiction of an admiral,
admiralty; ‫( امو را اسو حلاعمو ن‬i. s. ‘ummān)
Trucial Oman
‫ اميوو‬amīr pl. ‫ امووا‬umarā’ commander;
prince, emir; title of princes of a ruling
house;
tribal
chief│‫(ااميوووووووااالى‬alay)
commander of a regiment (formerly, Eg.;
approx.: colonel; as a naval rank, approx.:
captain); ‫ اميوااالمووا‬approx.: major general
(Tun.); ‫( اميووواا بحوو ر‬Eg. 1939) approx.:
admiral, ‫( كبيوااموا اا بح ر‬Eg. 1939) approx.:
fleet admiral; ‫ اميوواا بحوو‬a. al-baḥr admiral
(when referring to a non-Arab officer of
this rank; Eg. 1939 approx.: vice-admiral);
‫ اميووواا بحوووااالكبوووا‬or ‫ اميووواا بحو رااالعرووم‬fleet
admiral (when referring to a non-Arab
officer of this rank); ‫ اميوواا لواا‬a. al-liwā’
(Ir., since 1933) brigadier; ‫ اميوا واا اا عسوة‬a.
l. al-‘assa commandant of the Bey's
palace guard (formerly, Tun.); ‫اميوواا موؤم ي‬
a. al-mu’minīn Commander of the
Faithful, Caliph
‫ اميو‬amīr pl. -āt princess
‫ اميوووو‬amīrī (and □
‫ميوووو‬
mīrī)
goverment(a1),
state-owned,
state,
public│ ‫( اار ااميوو‬arḍ) government land
(Syr.); ‫ ا م بعةااالميوية‬government press
‫ ام و ر‬ammār constantly urging, always
demanding (‫ ب‬to do s.th.); inciting,
instigating│ ‫( اا و فسااالم و ر اب سووا‬nafs, sū’)
the baser self (of man) that incites to evil
‫ تووووبمار‬ta’mūr soul, mind, spirit;
pericardium
(anat.)│‫ا أهووووووووو باا أوووووووووبمار‬
pericarditis (med.)
‫ م وؤامو‬mu’āmara pl. -āt deliberation,
counsel, conference; plot, conspiracy
‫تووووووووبمو‬
ta’ammur
imperiousness,
domineeringness; imperious deportment,
overbearing manners
‫ تو مو‬ta’āmur joint consultation, counsel,
deliberation, conference; plot, conspiracy
‫ ائأمووو ر‬i’timār deliberation, counsel,
conference; plot, conspiracy
‫ اسوووأئم ر‬isti’māra (frequently written
‫ )اسأم ر‬form, blank
‫ آموووو‬āmir commander; lord, master;
orderer, purchaser, customer, client│‫اابمووا‬
‫ ا وووو هو‬absolute master, vested with
unlimited authority
‫ مووبمار‬ma’mūr commissioned, charged;
commissioner; civil officer, official, esp.,
one in executive capacity; the head of a
markaz and qism (Eg.)│ ‫موووبماراا بوووا يس‬
commissioner of police; ‫موووبماراا أفلسوووة‬
(taflīsa) receiver (in bankruptcy; jur.);
‫ موووبمار‬m. al-ḥaraka traffic manager
(railroad); ‫ موووبماراا أصوووفية‬m. al-taṣfīya
receiver (in equity, in bankruptcy; jur.)
‫ مبماريووووة‬ma’mūrīya pl. -āt order,
instruction; errand; task, assignment,
mission; commission; commissioner's
office, administrative branch of a
government agency, e.g., ‫مبماريووةال وو ئية‬
(qaḍā’īya) judicial commission charged
with jurisdiction in outlying communities
(Eg.)
‫مأوووو موون‬
plotters
muta’āmirūn,
conspirators,
‫مؤتمووووووان‬
mu’tamirūn
conspirators,
plotters; members of a congress,
convention, or conference, conferees
‫ موووؤتمو‬mu’tamar pl. -āt conference;
convention, congress│‫ مووؤتمواا صوولا‬m. aṣṣulḥ peace conference
‫ اموو‬II ta’amraka to become Americanized,
adopt the American way of life, imitate
the Americans
‫ تبمو‬ta’amruk Americanization
‫ امو س‬amarillis amaryllis (bot.)
‫ امويكو‬amrīkā (formerly, also ‫ )امويقو‬America│‫ا‬
‫( امويك اا ج ابية‬janūbīya) South America 27
‫ امويك و‬amrīkī American; (pl. -ūn) an
American
‫ االمويك ن‬al-amrīkān the Americans
‫ امويكو ظ‬amrīkānī American; (pl. -ūn) an
American
‫ اموس‬amsu (but acc. ‫ امسو‬amsan) the day past,
yesterday; the immediate past, recent
time; -- amsi (adv.) yesterday; recently,
lately, not long ago│‫ ابووو المس‬bi-l-amsi
yesterday; not long ago; ‫ امووسااالول‬a. lawwal two days ago, the day before
yesterday
‫ امسوووية‬umsīya pl. -āt, ‫ ام سوووو‬amāsīy
evening
‫ امسأو ام‬amstirdām Amsterdam
‫ امشويو‬amšīr the sixth month of the Coptic
calendar
‫ امووا‬imma‘ and ‫ امعووة‬imma‘a characterless
person; opportunist, timeserver
‫ امول‬amala u (amal) to hope ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ ب‬for),
entertain hopes ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ ب‬of) II to hope; to
expect ( ‫ هو مو‬s.th. of s.o.); to raise hope. (‫ه‬
in s.o.), hold out hope. (‫ ه‬for s.o.), give (‫ه‬
s.o.) reason to hope or expect│‫ااملو ا يوووا‬
(ḳairan) to let s.o. hope for the best V to
look attentively ( ‫هووو‬, ‫ ووو‬at), regard,
contemplate ( ‫هو‬, ‫ و‬s.th.); to meditate; to
consider, think over, ponder ( ‫هو‬, ‫ و‬s.th.),
reflect ( ‫ه‬, on)
‫ امول‬amal pl. ‫ آمو ل‬āmāl hope, expectation
( ‫ و‬of s.th., also ‫ اامولاكو ب│)ب‬fallacious
hope
‫ مبمل‬ma’mal pl. ‫ م مل‬ma’amil2 hope
‫ تبموول‬ta’ammul pl. -āt consideration;
contemplation; pl. ‫ تبمال‬meditations
‫ آمل‬āmil hopeful
‫ مؤمل‬mu’ammil hopeful
‫ مبمال‬ma’mūl hoped for, expected
‫مأبموووووول‬
muta’ammil
contemplative,
meditative, reflective; pensive, wistful,
musing
āt) s.th. deposited in trust, a deposit, trust,
charge; secretariat│ ‫ ام ظوووةاا صووو دو‬a. aṣṣundūq treasury department; ‫ام ظوووةاع موووة‬
(‘āmma) secretariat general; ‫محوزنااالم ظو‬
maḳzan al-a. baggage checkroom
‫ ام و‬amuna u (‫ ام ظووة‬amāna) to be faithful,
reliable, trustworthy; -- amina a (amn, ‫امو ن‬
amān) to be safe, feel safe ( ‫ مو‬or ‫ هو‬from)
II to reassure (‫ ه‬s.o.), set s.o.’s (‫ )ه‬mind at
rest; to assure, ensure, safeguard,
guarantee, warrant, bear out, confirm,
corroborate (‫علوو‬, ‫ هو‬s.th.); to insure (‫ضودا‬
‫ ا حويق‬against fire); to entrust (‫ ه‬to s.o., ‫علوو‬
s.th.); to say "amen" (‫ علوو‬to s.th.) IV to
believe (‫ ب‬in) VIII to trust (‫ ه‬s.o.), have
confidence, have faith (‫ ه‬in); to entrust
(‫ ه علوو‬s.o. with, to s.o s.th.) X = VIII; to
ask for protection, for a promise of
security, for indemnity (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ مبم‬ma’man place of safety, safe place
‫ تووووبمي ا‬ta’mīn securing, protection;
assurance; safeguarding; reassurance;
ensuring; guaranty, warranty; security,
surety; insurance│ ‫( اتووبمي ااجأم و ع‬ijtimā’ī)
social security; ‫( توبمي اضوداا حويوق‬ḍidda) fire
insurance; ‫( توووبمي اعلوووواا حيووو‬ḥayāh) life
insurance
‫ ايم ن‬iman faith, belief (‫ ب‬in)
‫ ائأم ن‬I’timān trust, confidence; credit
‫ اسأئم ن‬isti’mān trust, confidence
‫ اموووو‬amn safety; peace, security,
protection│‫‘( االمو اا عو م‬āmm) public safety;
‫ رج لااالم‬the police
‫امووو ن‬
amān security, safety; peace;
shelter, protection; clemency, quarter
(mil.);
safeguarding,
assurance
of
protection; indemnity, immunity from
punishment│ ‫( وووو ااموووو نا‬a valedictory
phrase) in God's protection!
‫ امووي‬amīn pl. ‫ ام و‬umanā’2 reliable,
trustworthy, loyal, faithful, upright,
honest;
safe,
secure;
authorized
representative or agent; trustee; guarantor
(‫ علوووو‬of); chief, head; superintendent,
curator, custodian, guardian, keeper;
chamberlain; master of a guild (Tun.);
(mil.) approx.: quartermaster-sergeant (Eg.
1939)│‫ااالموووووووي ااالول‬
(awwal)
Lord
Chamberlain (formerly, at the Eg. Court);
‫ كبيووووااالم ووو‬approx.: Chief Master of
Ceremonies (ibid.); ‫ اموووي اا م وووزن‬a. almaḳzan warehouse superintendent; stock
clerk; ‫ اموي اسوواا دو وةا‬a. sirr ad-daula and
‫ اموي اا سوو‬a. as-sirr permanent secretary of
state (Sy,.); ‫ اموي اا صو دو‬a. aṣ-ṣundūq and
‫ امووي اا م و ل‬treasurer; cashier; ‫امووي اا ع صوومة‬
mayor (esp. Ir.); ‫‘( اموي اعو ما‬āmm) secretary
general; ‫ امي اا مكأوب‬a. al-maktab (formerly)
a subaltern rank in the Eg. navy (1939) 28
‫ آمي‬āmīn amen!
‫ ام ظوة‬amāna reliability, trustworthiness;
loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity, fealty;
integrity, honesty; confidence, trust, good
faith; deposition in trust; trusteeship; (pl. -
‫ آم‬āmin peaceful
‫ مبمان‬ma’mūn reliable, trustworthy
‫ مؤم اعلي‬mu’amman ‘alaihi insured
‫ مؤم‬mu’min believing, faithful; believer
‫ موؤتم‬mu’taman entrusted (‫ علووو‬with);
confidant; sequestrator (jur.)
‫ ام يباس‬omnibus omnibus, bus
1
2
‫ امووواى‬amawī of or like a bondmaid or
handmaid
‫ اما‬umawī Ommiad (adj.)
‫ ب ااامية‬banū umayya the Ommiads
‫ اميب‬amībā amoebae
‫ اميوال‬amīrāl admiral
‫اميوك‬, ‫ اميوك‬amērikā, amērika America
‫ اميوا ية‬amīrālīya admiralty
1
‫ ان‬an (conj.) that; -- in 1. (conj.) if; ‫ وان‬wa-in
although, even though, even if; ‫ ان – وان‬be
it -- or (be it); ‫ اال‬illā (= ‫ )اناال‬look up
alphabetically 2. (particle) not, esp. in the
phrase ‫ اناهواااال‬in huwa illā (f. ‫ )اناهو ااال‬it
is nothing but, it is no more than
2
‫ ان‬anna (conj.) that; ‫ بم ااظو‬bi-mā annahū since
he (it), because he (it); ‫‘ علووااظو‬alā annahū
while he (it), whereas he (it); introducing
a main clause: however, yet; ‫ و لااظو‬that is
to say, namely, to wit; -- innā
(intensifying particle introducing a
nominal clause) verily, truly (in most
cases not translated in English)
‫ اظمو‬innamā but, but then; yet, however; rather,
on the contrary
3
‫ ان‬anna i ( ‫ اظوي‬anīn, ‫ تبظو ن‬ta’nān) to groan,
moan ( ‫ م‬at)
‫ اظوة‬anna pl. -āt moan, groan│ ‫ااظو اوآهو‬
wails and laments
‫ اظوي‬anīn plaintive sound, wail; groan,
moan(ing)
‫ اظ‬ana I
‫ اظثووو‬untā pl. ‫ اظوو ث‬ināt, ‫ اظوو ثو‬anātā
feminine; female; a female (of animals);
‫ االظثي ن‬al-untayān the testicles
‫ اظثواى‬untawī womanly, female, women's
(in compounds); effeminate, womanish
‫ اظاثة‬unūta femininity, womanliness
‫ تبظيوث‬ta’nīt the feminine, feminine form
(gram.)
‫ مؤظث‬mu’annat (gram.) feminine (adj.)
‫ اظ ظ‬anānī egotistic; egoistic(al), selfish
‫ اظثووبا اجي‬antrōbōlōjiyā anthropology
‫ اظ ظية‬anānīya egoism, selfishness
‫ اظج ص‬injās (syr.) pear
‫ االظ ضل‬al-anāḍul Anatolia
‫( اظجلأوا‬It. Inghilterra) ingilterā England
‫ اظ ظ س‬anānas pineapple
‫ االظجليز‬al-ingəlīz the English
‫ اظوب‬II to blame, censure, reprehend, upbraid (‫ه‬
s.o.)
‫ اظجليزى‬ingəlīzī English; Englishman
‫ اظجيل‬injil pl. ‫ اظ جيل‬anajīl2 gospel
‫ تبظيب‬ta’nīb blame, censure, rebuke
‫ اظجيلو‬injīlī evangelical; evangelist
‫اظبوووو‬
‫ اظجيلية‬injīlīya evangelical creed
(pronounced ambā) Abba, a high
ecclesiastic title of the Coptic Church,
preceding the names of metropolitans,
bishops, patriarchs, and saints (< Άββα)
‫ اظب و ر‬anbār pl. ‫ اظ و بو‬anābir , ‫ اظ و بيو‬anābīr
warehouse, storehouse, storeroom 29
2
2
‫( اظب شوو‬Turk. onbaşı) onbašī a mil. rank:
corporal (formerly, Eg.);
‫وكيوووولااظب شوووو‬
approx.: private first class (Eg.)
‫اظباب‬, ‫ اظبابة‬see ‫ظب‬
‫ اظبيق‬inbīq alembic
‫ اظت‬an-ta, f. anti thou, you (2nd pers. sing.); pl.
m. ‫ اظوأم‬antum, f. ‫ اظوأ‬antunna you (2nd
pers. pl. and polite form of address); dual
‫ اظأم‬antumā both of you
‫ اظألا‬anta-dā it’s you!
‫ اظأيك ظة‬antīkḳāna museum
‫ اظأيكووة‬antīka pl. -āt (eg.) old, old-fashioned,
outmoded
‫ اظأمان‬antimūn antimony
‫ اظووث‬anuta u (‫ اظاثووة‬unūta) to be or become
feminine,
womanly,
womanish,
effeminate II to make feminine; to
effeminate, make effeminate; to put into
the feminine form (gram.) V to become
feminine (also gram.)
‫ االظد س‬al-andalus Spain
‫ اظدوظيسي‬indūnīsiyā Indonesia
‫ اظوووس‬anisa a and anusa u (uns) to be
companionable, sociable, nice, friendly,
genial; ‫ اظوسابو‬to like s.o.’s company, like
to be together with s.o.; to be or get on
intimate terms (‫ ب‬or ‫ ا وو‬with s.o.); to be
used, accustomed, habituated (‫ ا وو‬to); to
perceive, notice, find ( ‫ هو‬a quality, ‫ و‬, ‫مو‬
in s.o.); to sense, feel, make out, recognize
( ‫ ه‬s.th., in, at)│ ‫(ااظسا حديثو‬li-ḥadītihī) to
like to listen to s.o. II to put at ease; to
tame III to be friendly, nice (‫ ه‬to s.o.); to
entertain, amuse (‫ ه‬s.o.) IV to keep s.o. (‫)ه‬
company; to entertain, delight, amuse (‫ه‬
s.o.); to perceive, discern, make out (with
the eyes; ‫ هو‬s.th.); to sense ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
find, see, notice, observe, e.g., ‫آظسا ي اا كف يوة‬
he saw that be was duly qualified, that he
was a capable man V to become incarnate
(Son of God) X to be sociable,
companionable; to get on familiar terms,
become intimate; to become tame; to be
friendly, nice, kind (‫ ه‬to s.o.); to
accommodate o.s., accustom o.s., settle
down; to be familiar, familiarize o.s.,
acquaint o.s. (‫ ب‬or ‫ ا وو‬with); to inform
o.s., gather information (‫ ب‬ahout); to take
into consideration, take into account,
bring into play (‫ ب‬s.th.), draw upon s.th.
(‫ ;)ب‬to listen (‫ ل‬to s.th.), heed (‫ ب‬an
opinion)
to resume, renew, recommence ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
(jur.) to appeal ( ‫ ه‬a sentence)
‫اظووووووس‬
uns
sociability;
intimacy,
familiarity, friendly atmosphere
‫ اظف‬anf pl. ‫ آظو ا‬ānāf, ‫ اظواا‬unūf nose; spur (of a
mountain); pride│ ‫ ارغومااظفو‬ragma anfihi in
defiance of him, to spite him; ‫كسوووااظف و‬
(anfahū) to humiliate s.o., to put s.o.'s
nose out of joint; ‫ ش و ماااالظووف‬stuck-up,
haughty, proud
‫ اظسوو‬unsī: ‫( كعوبااظسوو‬ka‘b) talus, inner
anklebone (anat.)
‫ اظوس‬ins (coll.) man, mankind, human
race
‫ اظس‬insī human; human being
‫ ظ س‬nās (coll.) and ‫ اظ س‬unās people
‫ ظ سا‬nāsūt mankind, humanity 30
‫ اظ سوو‬anāsīy (pl.) people, human beings,
humans
‫ اظويس‬anīs close, intimate; close friend;
friendly, kind, affable, civil, polite,
courteous
‫ اظسو ن‬insan man, human being│‫ااظس و نا‬
‫ ا عي‬i. al-‘ain pupil (of the eye)
‫ اظس ظة‬insāna woman
‫اظسوووووو ظو‬
insānī
human;
humanitarian, philanthropist
humane;
‫ اظسو ظية‬insānīya humanity, humaneness;
politeness, civility; mankind, the human
race
‫ مؤاظس وة‬mu’ānasa intimacy, familiarity,
friendliness,
geniality,
cordiality;
sociability; conviviality
‫ اي ووو س‬īnās exhilaration; friendliness,
geniality; familiarity, intimacy, cordiality;
sociability
‫ تبظس‬ta’annus incarnation (Chr.)
‫ ائأ س‬I’tinās social life, sociability
‫ آظسوة‬ānisa pl. -āt, ‫ اواظوس‬awānis2 young
lady, miss
‫ مبظاس‬ma’nūs familiar, accustomed
‫ مسأبظس‬musta’nis tame
‫( اظش‬Engl.) inš inch
‫( اظشاجة‬It. acciuga) anšūga (eg.) anchovy
‫ اظ كيوة‬anṯākiya2 Antioch (ancient city in Syria;
now Antakya, in S Turkey)
‫ اظ ا اجو‬onṯōlōjī ontologic(al) (philos.)
‫ اظوف‬anifa a (anaf) to disdain, scorn ( ‫ مو‬s.th., ‫ان‬
to do s.th.); to reject haughtily ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) X
‫ اظفو‬anfī nasal
‫ اظفوة‬anafa pride; rejection; disdain ( ‫ مو‬of
s.th.)
‫ اظوواا‬anūf proud, haughty, stuck-up,
supercilious, disdainful
‫اسووووووووأئ ا‬
isti’nāf
fresh
start,
recommencement, renewal, resumption,
reopening (also, of a legal case); appeal
(jur.)│ ‫( الوودمااسووأئ‬qaddama) to appeal,
make an appeal (jur.)
‫ اسووأئ و‬isti’nāfī of appeal, appellate;
‫ اسأئ ي‬isti’nāfīyan by appeal
‫ آظووف‬ānif preceding, above│‫اآظووفاا وولكو‬
(dikr) preceding, above, above-mentioned;
‫ آظفووو‬ānifan previously, above, in the
foregoing
‫ مؤت وووف‬mu’tanaf primordial, virginal
state; beginning
‫( اظفووس‬Fr. Anvers) anvers Antwerp (city in N
Belgium)
‫ اظفلاظزا‬influwanzā influenza, grippe
‫ اظوق‬aniqa a to be neat, trim, smart, spruce,
comely, pretty; to be happy (‫ ب‬about), be
delighted (‫ ب‬by) IV to please (‫ ه‬s.o.)│‫يؤظقو ا‬
‫( ا شو‬šai’u) he likes the thing V to apply
o.s. eagerly and meticulously (‫ وو‬to); to be
meticulous, fastidious, finical; to be chic,
elegant
‫ اظ لة‬anāqa elegance
‫ اظي وق‬anīq neat, trim, spruce, comely,
pretty; elegant, chic
‫ اظوا‬anūq Egyptian vulture (Neophron
perenopterus)│ ‫ ااعووزاموو ابووي ااالظووا‬a‘azz2
min baiḍi l-a. (lit.: rarer than the eggs of a
vulture, i.e.) approx.: scarcer than hens’
teeth (proverbially for s.th. rare)
‫ تبظق‬ta’annuq elegance 31
‫ مؤظوووق‬mu’anniq, ‫ ماظوووق‬mūniq pretty,
comely, winsome, nice, pleasing
‫ مأبظق‬muta’anniq chic, elegant
direction); how? wherever; however│‫اواظوا‬
...‫( ااالا‬allā) and why shouldn't he ... ?
‫ اظيسان‬anīsūn, ‫ آظيسان‬aniseed
‫ اظقوه‬anqara Ankara
‫ اظقليس‬anqalīs eel
‫ اظيميو‬anīmiyā anemia│○ ‫ اظيميو ا بيثوة‬pernicious
anemia (med.)
‫ آظل‬ānuk lead (metal)
‫ آه‬āhi! ‫ آه‬āhan! (interj.) oh!
‫ اظكش رى‬inkišārī pl. -īya Janizary
‫ اهوب‬II to prepare, make ready, equip (‫هو ل‬, ‫ه‬
s.o., s.th. for) V to be ready, be prepared;
to prepare o.s., get ready; to equip s.o., be
equipped (‫ ل‬for)
‫اظكلأوا‬, ‫( اظكلأوو‬It. Inghilterra) ingilterā, ingiltera
England
‫ اظكلاسكسان‬al-anglosaksūn the Anglo-Saxons
‫ اظكلاسكسووواظية‬al-anglosaksūnīya AngloSaxondom
‫ االظكليز‬al-inglīz the Engliah
‫ اظكليزى‬inglīzī English; Englishman
‫ اظكليس‬ankalīs eel
‫ االظ م‬al-anām and ‫( ابظ م‬coll.) mankind, the
human race
‫ اظما‬unmūdaj model, pattern; type, example;
sample, specimen
‫ اظمان‬anamūn anemone (bot.)
1
‫ اظوو‬anā i to mature, become ripe; to draw
near, approach, come (esp. time)│‫ااظوا و اان‬
it is (high) time that he; esp. in negative
statements: ‫ ا وومايووبن‬a-lam ya'ni? isn't it
about time ...? V to act slowly, proceed
unhurriedly, bide one's time, be patient X
to take one's time, hesitate (‫ وو‬in, with); to
wait
‫ اظوو‬anan pl. ‫ آظو‬ānā’ (span of) time,
period│‫(ا واآظ اا ليل‬laili) all night long; ‫آظ ا‬
‫ ا ليولاواهوواااا هو ر‬ānā’a l-laili wa-aṯrāfa nnahār by day and by night
‫ اظ و‬anāh deliberateness; perseverance,
patience│ ‫ اهووووالااالظوووو‬ṯūl al-a. longsuffering, great patience; ‫ هايولااالظو‬longsuffering (adj.)
‫ اظ‬inā’ pl. ‫ آظيوة‬āniya,‫ااوان‬awānin2 vessel,
container, receptacle│ ‫ آظيووةاا ع و م‬a.. aṯṯa‘ām table utensils, dishes; mess kit
‫ تبن‬ta’annin slowness, deliberateness
‫ مأووووبن‬muta’annin
deliberate
2
slow,
unhurried,
‫ ااظوو‬annā (interrog. part.) where ... from? why
is it that ... ? why? Where? (place and
‫ اهبووووة‬uhba pl. ‫ اهووووب‬uhab preparation,
preparedness,
readiness,
alertness;
equipment, outfit, gear│‫ ااهبوةاا حووب‬u. alḥarb military equipment; ‫علوووااهبووةاا وحيوول‬
ready to set out; ‫ علوووااهبووةااالسووأعدا‬fully
prepared; on the alert (mil.); ‫ أ وولااهبأو‬to
make one's preparations, get ready
‫ اه ب‬ihāb skin, hide
‫ تبهوب‬ta’ahhub preparedness, readiness;
(pl. -āt) preparation
‫ مأبهب‬muta’ahhib ready, prepared
‫ اهول‬ahala u (‫ اهوال‬uhūl) to take a wife, get
married; -- ahila a to be on familiar terms
(‫ ب‬with); -- pas. uhila to be inhabited, be
populated (region, place) II to make fit or
suited, to fit, qualify (‫هو ل‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th. for);
to make possible ( ‫ ل ه و‬for s.o. s.th.),
enable ( ‫ ل هوو‬s.o. to do s.th.), make
accessible ( ‫ ل هو‬to s.o. s.th.); to welcome
(‫ ب‬s.o.) V to be or become fit, suited,
qualified (‫ ل‬for s.th.); to 32 take a wife; to
marry, get married X to deserve merit ( ‫هو‬
s.th.), be worthy ( ‫ ه‬of)
‫ اهول‬ahl pl. –ūn, ‫ اهو ل‬ahālin relatives,
folks, family; kin, kinfolk; wife; (with
foll. genit.) people, members, followers,
adherents, possessors, etc.; inhabitants;
deserving, worthy (‫ ل‬of s.th.); fit, suited,
qualified (‫ ل‬for); pl. ‫ادهلووان‬, ‫ اده و و‬the
natives, the native population│‫ ااهولاا بيوت‬a.
al-bait members (of the house, i.e.) of the
family; the Prophet's family; ‫ اهولاا ودار‬the
people living in the house;‫ ااهولاا حو وة‬a. alḥirfa people of the trade; ‫ اهولاا حلوف‬a. alḥilf people pledged by oath, members of a
sworn confederacy; ‫ اهولاا بوو‬a. al-ḳibra
people of experience, experts; ‫اهولاا سفسو ة‬
a. al-safsata Sophists; ‫ اهلاا سو ة‬a. as-sunna
the adherents of the Sunna, the Sunnis; ‫اهلا‬
‫ ا موودراوا ووابو‬a. al-madar wa-l-wabar the
resident population and the nomads; ‫اهولا‬
‫ ا اج هوة‬a. al-wajāha people of rank and
high social standing; ‫ اهوالاوسوهالا‬ahlan wasahlan welcome! ‫ اهوووالابووولا‬ahlan bika
welcome to youl ‫ و ا و ا ارظ و ااهوول‬he is a
welcome guest in our house
‫ اهلووو ا‬ahlī domestic, family (adj.);
native, resident; indigenous; home,
national│‫ اب ولااهل و ا‬national bank (Eg.);
‫( حوووبااهليووةا‬ḥarb) civil war; ‫محكمووةااهليووةا‬
(maḥkama) indigenous court (Eg.); ‫ا ق و ا‬
‫( ادهلو ا‬qaḍā’) jurisdiction of indigenous
courts; ‫( اإلظأووو اادهلوووو ا‬intāj) domestic
production; ‫( ولفااهل ا‬waqf) family wakf
‫اهليووووووة‬
ahlīya
aptitude,
fitness,
suitableness, competence; qualification │‫ا‬
‫ ادهليووةاا ق ظاظيووة‬the civil rights; ‫ك موولاادهليووة‬
legally competent; ‫ عوووديماادهليوووة‬legally
incompetent, under tutelage
‫ آهوول‬ahil and ‫ مووبهال‬ma’hūl inhabited,
populated (region, place)
‫ موووووؤهال‬mu’ahhilāt
abilities, aptitudes
qualifications,
‫ مأبهل‬muta’ahhil married
‫ مسوووأبهل‬musta’hil worthy, deserving,
meriting; entitled
‫ اهلووويل‬ihlīlaj myrobalan, emblic (fruit of
Phyllanthus emblica L.; bot.); ellipse
(geom.)
‫ اهليلج‬ihlīlajī elliptic(al)
‫ او‬au or; (with foll. subj.) unless except that
1
(‫ آب )اوب‬āba u (aub, ‫ اوبوة‬auba, ‫ ايو ب‬iyab) to
return; ‫ آب ب‬to catch, contract, suffer,
incur s.th., be in for s.th., be left with, get
one’s share of
‫ مو اكولااوب‬min kulli aubin from all sides
or directions; ‫( م اكلااوباوصاب‬ṣaubin) do.
‫ اوبة‬auba return
‫ ايو ب‬iyāb return │ ‫ ا ه ب و اواي بو‬dahāban
wa-iyaban there and back; back and forth,
up and down
‫ مو ب‬ma’āb place to which one returns;
(used as verbal noun:) return │‫ا هواباومو ب‬
coming and going
2
‫ آب‬look up alphabetically
‫ اوبووا‬and ‫( اوبووا‬It. opera) ōpərā opera; opera
house
‫( اوبويت‬Fr.) ōpərēt operetta
‫( او‬Fr. août) August (month; mağr.)
‫( اوتابيس‬Fr. autobus) otobīs autobus, bus
‫( اوتجواا‬Fr.) otogrāf pl. -āt autograph
‫ اوتالواه‬oṯūqrāṯī autocratic
‫( اوتام تيك‬Fr.) otomātīkī automatic
‫( اوتامابيل‬Fr.) otombīl automobile
‫( اوتيل‬Fr.) ōtēl pl. -āt hotel
‫او‬
auj highest point, acme, pinnacle;
culmination, climax; apogee (astron.);
peak (fig.; of power. of fame) 33
‫ آح‬āḥ albumen, eggwhite
O ‫ آحي‬āḥīn albumin
( ‫ آ )او‬āda u (aud) to bend, flex, curve, crook
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to burden, oppress, weigh down
( ‫ هو‬s.o.); -- ‫ او‬awida a (awad) to bend; to
be bent V to bend; to bow
‫ او‬auda burden, load
‫ او‬awad: ‫ الو مابو و ه‬to provide for s.o.’s needs,
stand by s.o. in time of need; ‫أل و مااو ه‬
(awadahū) do.; to support s.o., furnish s.o.
with the means of subsistence
‫ اوار‬uwār heat, blaze; thirst
‫ اورب‬urubbā Europe
‫ اورب‬urubbī Europesn
‫ اورشليم‬ūrušalīm2 Jerusalem
‫ )ارهووة =( اورهووة‬urṯa pl. ‫ اره‬uraṯ battalion
(formerly, Eg.; mil.)
‫ اورغا‬uruguwāy Uruguay
‫( اوركسأوا‬It.) arkestrā orchestra
‫( اورظيول‬Turk. örnek) urnīk pl. ‫ اراظيوول‬arānīk2
sample, specimen; model, pattern; form,
blank
‫ اوروب‬urubbā, ‫ اوروﭙا‬Europe
‫ اوروب‬urubbī Europesn
‫ اوروجاا‬uruguwāy Uruguay
‫ اوز‬II (eg.) to ridicule (‫ علوو‬s.o.), make fun of
s.o. (‫)علو‬
‫ اوز‬iwazz (col1.; n. un.) goose, geese
‫ آس‬ās myrtle; see also alphabetically
‫ اوسأوا ي‬usturāliyā Australia
‫( اوسأوي‬It.) austriyā Austria
‫ اوسلا‬Oslo
‫ اوس و‬ūsṯā see ‫اس و‬
‫ اوشووية‬ūšīya pl. ‫ اواش‬awāšin prayer, oration
(Copt.-Chr.)
‫ آ وة‬āfa pl. -āt harm, hurt, damage, ruin, bane,
evil; epidemic, plague; plant epidemic
‫ مؤوا‬ma’ūf stricken by an epidemic
‫( او وول‬Engl.) ovirōl overalls
( ‫ آ )او‬āqa u to bring s.o. (‫ )علوو‬bad luck,
cause discomfort or hardship (‫ علوو‬to) II to
burden (‫ ه‬s.o.) with s.th. unpleasant,
troublesome or difficult
l
2
‫ اولة‬see ‫الة‬
‫ اويقو‬uwaiqāt (dimin. of
good times
3
‫اويقي ظس‬, ‫اويقي ظاس‬
‫ )اولو‬short times;
oqiyānus, oqiyānūs ocean
‫ اوليوة‬ūqīya pl. -āt ounce, a weight of varying
magnitude (Eg.: 37.44 g; Aleppo 320 g;
Jerusalem 240 g; Beirut 213.3 g)
‫( اوكو زيان‬Fr. occasion) okazyōn clearing sale,
special sale
‫ اوكواظي‬ukrānīya Ukraine
‫( اوكسجي‬Fr. oxygène) oksižēn oxygen
(‫ آل )اول‬āla u (aul, ‫ مو ل‬ma’āl) to return, revert
(‫ ا ووو‬to); to go back, be attributed, be
attributable (‫ ا ووو‬to), spring, derive (‫ا ووو‬
from); to lead, conduce, tend (‫ ا ووو‬to),
result eventually (‫ ا وو‬in); to come or go
eventually (‫ ا وو‬to s.o.), pass into the hands
of (‫ آلاادموواا وو │ )ا وو‬the long and the short
of it was that ... ; ‫( آلابو اا م و ااا وو‬maṯāfu)
he eventually got to the point where ... II
to interpret, explain ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫آل‬
āl family, relatives, kinsfolk, clan;
companions, partisans, people; mirage,
fatamorgana
‫ آ وووة‬āla pl. -āt instrument, utensil; tool;
apparatus; device, implement, appliance;
machine│‫ اآال اا حووس‬ā. al-ḥiss ‫ا‬sensory‫ا‬
organs; ‫( اآ وةاب ريوة‬buḳārīya) steam engine;
‫ آ وووةاا جوووو‬ā. al-jarr tractor; ‫آ وووةاجه ميوووة‬
(jahannamīya) infernal machine; ‫آ وةاحوبيوةا‬
(ḥarbīya) instrument of war; ‫ آ وةاا أحويول‬34
motor, engine; ‫ آ ووووةاح سووووبة‬calculating
machine; ‫ آ ووةاا حي كووة‬a. al-ḥiyāka power
loom; ‫ آ وةاا ي هوة‬sewing machine; ‫آ وةارا يوا‬
radio; ‫ آ ووةارا عووة‬hoisting machine, crane,
derrick; pump; ‫ آ ووةاا أس و ي‬and ‫آ ووةامس و ة‬
(musaḳḳina)
heater;
‫آ وووووووةاا أصوووووووايو‬
(photographic) camera; ‫ آ وةاا ب عوة‬printing
press; ‫ آ ةاا غسول‬a. al-gasl washing machine;
‫ آ ووةاا أفووويخ‬incubator; ‫ آ ووةااالسووأقب ل‬receiver,
receiving set (radio); ‫( آ وةامق وو‬muqaṯṯira)
distilling apparatus, still; ‫ آ وةاا كأ بوة‬and ‫آ وةا‬
‫ ك تبووة‬typewriter; ‫ آ ووةا عووباا قم و ر‬a. la‘b alqimār slot machine; ‫( آ وةاماسويقية‬mūsīqīya)
musical instrument; ‫ آ وةاا أ بيو‬alarm; siren
horn (of an automobile); ‫( آ ةاصم‬ṣammā’)
(fig.) tool, creature, puppet
‫ آ ووووو‬ālī mechanic(al); mechanized;
motorized; instrumental; organic│ ‫محوواثا‬
‫( آ ووو‬miḥrat) motor plow; ‫ا قووواا ااب يوووة‬
(quwāt) motorized troops; ‫حوكووووةاآ يووووة‬
(ḥaraka) a mechanical movement
‫ آ ية‬ālīya mechanics
‫ آالتو‬ālātī pl. ‫ آالتيوة‬ālātīya (eg.) musician;
singer
‫ اول‬awwal2, f. ‫ او وو‬ūlā, pl. m. -ūn, ‫اوائول‬
awā’il2 first; foremost, most important,
principal, chief, main; first part,
beginning; (with def. article also) earlier,
previous, former; see a1so under ‫ا│و وو‬
‫( االظس نااالول‬insān) primitive man; ‫هبيوبااول‬
physician-in-chief; ‫االوائووول‬, ‫ االو وووان‬the
forebears, forefathers, ancestors; ‫اوائلاا شوهو‬
a. aš-šahr the first ten days of a month,
beginning of a month; ‫ الولاموو‬li-awwali
marratin or ‫ لمو ااالو و‬for the first time; ‫م ا‬
‫او و‬, ‫ مو ااوائلو‬since its beginnings, from the
very beginning; ‫( م و ااو و اا ووواآ وووه‬āḳirihī)
from beginning to end, from A to Z; ‫اولا‬
‫ االموووو‬awwala l-amr at first, in the
beginning; ‫ االولا و الول‬each time the first
available; ‫( اولاموو‬awwala) the moment
when, just when; at the very outset of; ‫اكثوا‬
‫( م ااالول‬aḳtara) more than before
‫ اوال‬awwalan first, firstly, in the first
place; at first, in the beginning│‫ااوالابو ول‬
and ‫ اوالا وبوال‬by and by, gradually, one after
the other, one by one; ‫ اوالاوا يووا‬and ‫اوالا‬
‫( وآ وووا‬āḳiran) first and I~st, altogether;
simply and solely, merely
‫ او وو‬awwalī prime, primary, primordial,
original,
initial,
first;
elemental,
fundamental, basic, principal, chief, main;
elementary; primitive, pristine, primeval│‫ا‬
‫( مدرسووةااو يووة‬madrasa) elementary school,
grade school; ‫( موواا ااو يووة‬mawādd) raw
materials; ‫‘( عود ااو وو‬adad) prime number;
‫( تار ااو ية‬fātūra) pro forma invoice
‫ آظلا‬ānadāka that day, at that time, then
‫ اون‬aun calmness, serenity, gentleness
‫ اوان‬awān pl. ‫ آوظوة‬āwina time│ ‫البولااواظو‬
prematurely; ‫ و ااواظ و‬at the right time,
timely, seasonably, ‫ وو اغيوووااواظوو‬at the
wrong time, untimely, unseasonably; ‫بوي ا‬
‫ ابوظوة‬from time to time; ‫بوي اابوظوةاواال ووى‬
(uḳrā) and ‫( آوظوةاوأ ووى‬āwinatan, uḳrā) at
times, sometimes; ‫ آوظوةا–اوأ ووى‬sometimes
– sometimes, at times – at times; ‫و ااالوان‬
(fāta) it is too late; ‫( آنااالوان‬āna) the time
has come, it is time (‫ ل‬for, to do s.th.)
‫ او يوة‬awwalīya pl. -āt fundamental truth,
axiom; primary constituent, essential
component, element; precedence; priority
‫ ايل‬ayyil, iyyal, uyyal pl. ‫ اي ئل‬ayā’il2 stag
‫ اي ة‬iyāla pl. -āt province; regency
2
‫ ايلا ة‬ailūla title deed (jur.)
‫ اوظب شو‬onbašī corporal, see ‫اظب شو‬
‫ م و ل‬ma’āl end; outcome, final issue,
upshot; result, consequence│‫ا و اا حو لاو و ا‬
‫ ا م ل‬at present and in the future
‫ تبويوووول‬ta’wīl
explanation
pl.
-āt
‫ااياان‬look up alphabetically
(‫ آه )اوه‬āha u and II to moan, sigh V to moan,
sigh; to sigh with admiration (‫ ل‬over),
exclaim “ah!”
‫ اوه‬awwah (interj.) oh!
interpretation,
‫ آه‬āhi, ‫اآه‬āhan, ‫ اواه‬awwāhi oh!
‫ اوال‬ulā’i, ‫او ئوول‬, ‫ اوالئوول‬ulā’ika these;
those, pl. of the demonstr. pron. ‫ ا‬and ‫ل‬
‫ آهة‬āha pl. -āt sigh, moan; pl. ‫ آهو‬sighs
of admiration; rapturous exclamations
‫ او مبووووو‬olimbī Olympic│‫ااال عوووو بااالو مبيووووة‬the
Olympic games
‫ تووووبوه‬ta’awwuh moaning. sighing;
admiring exclamation; plaintive sound,
wail
‫ او مبي‬olimbiyād Olympiad
‫ او وا‬ulū (pl. of ‫ ) و‬owners, possessors, people
(with foll.genit.: of)│‫ااو وواااالمووو‬u. l-amr
rulers, powerful leaders; ‫ او ااا حلاوا عقود‬u. lḥall wa-l-'aqd (lit.: masters of solving and
binding) do.; ‫ او وووااا شوووبن‬u. š-ša’n the
responsible people
‫ اوام‬uwām thirst
1
‫ اوم‬ohm (el.) 35
2
‫ اوم يباس‬omnībūs omnibus, bus
1
‫ آن‬ān time; ‫ ابن‬al-āna now│‫ ا وواآن‬and ‫وواآنا‬
‫ واحود‬at the same time, simultaneously; ‫مو ا‬
‫( آناا واآ وو‬āḳara) from time to time; ‫مو ابوي ا‬
‫( آناوآ و‬wa-āḳara) and ‫ آظ ابعداآن‬sometimes,
at times, now and then: once in a while; ‫آظ ا‬
‫ ظو‬gradually, by and by, little by little; -‫آظو ا‬
‫اوآوظووووووة‬(āwinatan)
sometimes
-sometimes, at times -- at times; ‫لبوولاابن‬
qabla l-āna before, previously, formerly;
‫ وآن‬li-l-āna and ‫ حأوواابن‬ḥattā l-āna until
now, hitherto, so far; ‫ بعوداابن‬ba‘da l-āna
from now on, henceforth, in the future; ‫م ا‬
‫ ابنا ص عدا‬min al-āna fa-ṣā‘idan do.
‫ آظئل‬āna’idin that day, at that time, then
‫ اوى‬awā i to seek refuge, seek shelter (‫ ا وو‬at a
place); to go (‫ ا وو‬to bed); to betake o.s.,
repair (‫ ا وو‬to a place); to shelter, house,
put up, lodge, accommodate, receive as a
guest ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.) II to shelter, lodge,
put up, accommodate, receive as a guest (‫ه‬
s.o.) IV to seek shelter (‫ ا وو‬at a place), to
retire (‫ ا وو‬to a place); to betake o.s., repair
(‫ ا وو‬to a place); to shelter, house, put up,
lodge, accommodate (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ ايووواا‬īwā’ accommodation, lodging,
housing, sheltering
‫ موبوى‬ma’wan pl. ‫ مو و‬ma’āwin place of
refuge, retreat, shelter; abode; resting
place; dwelling, habitation│‫امووووبوىا يلووووو‬
(lailī) shelter for the night; doss house
‫ اب و اآوى‬ibn āwā pl. ‫ ب و اآوى‬banāt a.
jackal
1
‫ آيوة‬āya, coll. ‫ آ‬āy, pl. -āt sign, token, mark;
miracle; wonder, marvel, prodigy; model,
exemplar, paragon, masterpiece (‫ ووو‬of,
e.g., of organization, etc.); Koranic verse,
‫( آ اا ولكواا حكويم‬āy ad-dikr) the verses of the
Koran; passage (in a book), utterance,
saying, word; ‫( آيو‬with foll. genit.) moat
solemn assurances (of love, of gratitude)
2
‫ اى‬ay that is (to say), i.e.; namely, to wit
3
‫ اى‬ī yes (with foll.
God!)
4
‫ و‬yes indeed! Yes, by
‫ اى‬ayy, f. ‫ ايوة‬ayya (with foll. genit. or suffix)
which? what? what kind of? Whoever,
whosoever; any, every, no matter what ... ;
(with neg.) no; ‫ ايموو‬ayyumā whatever,
whatsoever│‫ايووةاك ظووت‬, ‫ اي و اك و ن‬ayyan kāna,
ayyatan kānat whoever he (or she) is, no
matter who he (or she) is; ‫ ا امو اكو ن‬ayyu
man kāna whoever it may be, whosoever;
‫( علوواا احو ل‬ayyi ḥālin) in any case, at any
36 rate, at all events, by all means; ‫اىاواحود‬
ayyu wāḥidin any one; ‫ انا اشبظ ااىاشوبن‬inna
lahū ša’nan ayya ša’nin it is of the
greatest importance (lit.: it is of
importance, and of what importance!);
‫ اعجوووبابووو اايمووو ااعجووو ب‬u‘jiba bihi ayyama
i‘jābin how much he admired him! he
admired him greatly; ‫البووولاعليووو اايمووو االبووو ل‬
aqbala ‘alaihi ayyama iqbālin he showed
the greatest interest in it
‫ ايو ا‬iyyā with nominal suffix to express the
accusative│‫ ايو اان‬take care not to ..., be
careful not to ...; ‫اي ام‬, ‫ ايو او‬beware of ...
! ‫( وايو‬dial. wayyāk), ‫( وايو ه‬wayyāh) with
you, with him
‫( ايوي ل‬Engl.) ēriyāl aerial, antenna
‫ ايزيس‬īzīs Isis
‫ ايس‬ayisa a (‫ اي س‬iyās) to despair ( ‫ م‬of s.th.)
‫ اي س‬iyās despair
‫( ايشوب‬Fr. écharp,) sash
‫ اي و‬aiḍan also, too, as well, likewise,
equally; again; in addition, besides,
moreover
‫ي‬
‫ تبييود‬ta’yīd corroboration, confirmation,
endorsement, backing, support
‫( ايدروجي‬Fr. Hydrogène) idrožēn hydrogen
‫ ايو‬air pl. ‫ ايار‬uyūr penis
2
‫ اي ر‬ayyār2 May (Syr., Leb., Ir., Jord.)
‫ اي‬īṯālī Italian; (pl. -ūn) an Italian
‫( ايقاظوة‬Gr. είκών) īqūna and ‫ ايقاظيوة‬īqūnīya pl. āt icon (Chr.)
‫ ايل‬aik (coll.; n. un. ) thicket, jungle
1
‫ اايل‬and ‫ اي ة‬see ‫اول‬
2
‫ اايلال‬ailūl2 September (Syr., Leb., Ir., Jord.)
3
‫ اايلا ة‬ailūla title deed (jur.)
(‫ آم )ايوم‬āma i: ‫( آمامو ازوجأو‬zaujatihī) to lose
one's wife, become or be a widower, ‫آموتا‬
‫( مو ازوجهو‬zaujiha) to lose one’s husband,
become or be a widow
‫ ايموة‬aima, ‫ ايوام‬uyūm and ‫ توبيم‬ta’ayyum
widowhood
‫ ايوم‬ayyim pl. ‫ ايو ئم‬ayā’im2, ‫ ايو مو‬ayāmā
widower, widow
‫ ايام‬aiwam2 see ‫يام‬
‫ ايم‬ayyumā see 4 ‫ ا‬ayy
1
( ‫ آن )ايو‬āna i to come, approach, draw near
(time)│‫( اآنااالوان‬awān) the time has
come: ‫ آنا اان‬it’s time for him to ...
‫ آن‬see ‫اون‬
‫ ايو‬aina where? (= at or to what place?)│‫امو ا‬
‫ اي‬min aina where … from? ‫ ا واايو‬where?
(= to what place?) ‫ ايو اظحو امو‬how far we
still are from … worlds separate us from
... (fig.); ‫ ايووو اهووولاامووو ا ا‬what is this
compared with that! 37
‫( ل بلةاايدروجي ية‬qunbula) hydrogen bomb
1
‫ اي‬īṯālīyā Italy
‫و‬
‫ اي ر‬see 2‫ايو‬
‫ ايود‬II to back, support (‫ه‬, s.o., ‫ هو‬a claim, an
aspiration, etc.); to confirm, corroborate,
endorse ( ‫ هو‬news, a. judgment, etc.) V =
pass. of II
‫ آ )اي‬āḍa i to return, revert (‫ ا و‬to s.th.); to
become (‫ ا و‬s.th.)
(
‫ ايوان‬īrān Iran, Persia
‫ االي‬al-ainu the where; space (philos.)
‫ ايواظوو‬īrānī Iranian, Persian; (pl. -ūn) a Persian,
an Iranian
‫ اي م‬ainamā wherever
‫ ايو دا‬irlandā Ireland
‫ اي ن‬ayyāna when? (conj.) when
‫ ايو دى‬irlandī Irish; (pl. -ūn) Irishman
2
‫ااي‬II to ionize ( ‫ ه‬s.th.) V to be ionized (el.)
‫ ايان‬iyōn pl. -āt ion
‫ تبيي‬ta’yīn ionization
1
‫ابببب‬ba’ba’a to say “papa” (child)
2
‫ بؤبوؤ‬bu’bu’ root, source, origin; core, heart,
inmost part; pupil of the eye, also ‫بؤبوؤا عوي‬
b. al-‘ain
‫ مأبي‬muta’ayyin ionized
‫ ايو‬īhi, īha, īhin (interj.) well! now then! All
right!
‫ ب بل‬bābil2 Babel, Babylon
‫ ب بلو‬bābilī Babylonian
‫ ايه و‬ayyuhā, with fem. also ‫ ايأه و‬ayyatuhā
(vocative particle) O ... !
‫ ب ب و‬bābih the second month of the Coptic
calendar
‫ اياب‬ayyūb2 Job
‫ ب با‬bābūj pl. ‫ بااب‬bawābij2 slipper
‫ االيابيان‬al-ayyūbīyūn the Ayubites
‫ بو بار‬bābūr pl. -āt, ‫ بوواابيو‬bawābīr2 (=‫)وابووار‬
locomotive, engine; steamship, steamer
‫ ايام‬aiwam2 see ‫يام‬
1
‫اايان‬see 2 ‫اي‬
2
‫ ااياان‬īwān pl. -āt recess-like sitting room with
a raised floor, usually opening on the main
room or courtyard through an arcade;
estrade
1
‫ ب‬abbreviation of ‫ ب ب‬chapter
1
‫ ب‬bi (prep.) in, at, on (place and time); with
(indicating
connection,
association,
attendance); with, through, by means of
(designating instrumentality or agency,
also with pass. = by); for (= at the price
of); by (= to the amount of); by
(introducing an oath)│‫ ب ليول‬bi-l-lail at (by)
night, ‫ ب هوووو ر‬bi-n-nahār during the
daytime, by day; ‫ شوم الابشوو‬šamālan bišarqin northeast; ‫ به و اوظعمووت‬fa-bihā wani’mat in that case it’s all right; ‫ يسابو اان‬it
is not my intention to ... ; ‫ هولاابولا‬hādā bidāka now we are even, we are quits; ‫لبولا‬
‫( مجيئو ابسو عة‬majī’ihī) an hour before his
arrival; ‫“ ب‬with” frequently gives
causative meaning to a verb, e.g., ‫ظهو ا‬
‫( بشو‬lit.: to rise with s.t‫ا‬., i.e.) to boost,
further, promote s.th.; ‫ بلو ابو اا وو‬to cause
s.o. to arrive at, lead s.o. to; for its use as
copula after negations, etc., see grammar;
‫ بوال‬bi-lā without; ‫ بمو اان‬bi-mā anna in view
of the fact that; since, as, inasmuch as,
because; ‫ بم ا ي‬bi-mā fīhi including
‫ ب‬bā’ name of the letter ‫ب‬
‫ ب ثا اجو‬batōlōjī pathologic(al)
‫ ب ثا اجي‬batōlōjiyā pathology
1
‫ ب ر‬bār pl. -āt bar; taproom
2
‫ ببر‬ba’ara a to dig a well
‫ بئوو‬bi'r f., pl. ‫ آبو ر‬ābār, ‫ بئو ر‬bi’ār well,
spring
‫ بووؤر‬bu’ra pl. ‫ بووؤر‬bu’ar center, seat
(fig.); site; pit; abyss
‫( ب راشا‬Fr. parachute) bārāšūt parachute
‫ ب راغااى‬bārāguwāy Paraguay
‫ ب رباظ‬see ‫بوباظو‬
‫( ب ركي‬Fr.) barkēh parquet, parquetry floor
‫ ب رظ م‬see ‫بوظ م‬
‫ ب ر‬bāra pl. -āt para (coin)
‫ ب رو‬bārūd saltpeter; gunpowder
‫ بو رو‬bārūda pl. ‫ بااريوود‬bawārīd2 rifle,
carbine
‫ ب ريس‬bārīs2 Paris
‫ ب ريسو‬bārīsī Parisian
‫ بو ز‬bāz pl. ‫ بيوزان‬bīzān and ‫ بوبز‬ba’z pl. ‫بوؤوز‬
bu’ūz, ‫ بئزان‬bi’zān falcon
‫ ب زار‬bāzār pl. –āt bazaar
‫ ب بو وا‬pope; papa,
‫ ب باى‬bābawī, ‫ ب ب وى‬papal
‫ ب باية‬bābawīya papacy
‫ ب تسأ‬bati.ta batiste
‫ ب ظجو ن‬bādijān and ‫ بيولظج ن‬baidinjān (coll.; n.
un. pl. -āt eggplant, aubergine 38
‫ب‬
‫ ب بو‬bābā pl. ‫ بو باا‬bābawāt,
father, daddy
‫ ب باظ‬bābūnaj camomile (bot.)
‫ ب ز ت‬bāzalt basalt
‫ ب زوب د‬bāzūband bracelet
‫ بوؤس‬ba’usa u (‫ بوبس‬ba’s) to be strong, brave,
intrepid; -- ‫ بوئس‬ba’isa a (‫ بوؤس‬bu’s) to be
miserable, wretched VI to feign misery or
distress VIII to be sad, worried, grieved
‫ بووئساا وجوول‬bi’sa r-rajulu what an evil
man!
‫ ب وبس‬ba’s strength, fortitude, courage,
intrepidity (as verbal noun of ‫ بوؤس‬ba’usa);
harm, hurt, injury, impairment, detriment,
wrong│‫اشووووووديداا بووووووبس‬courageous,
brave,
intrepid; ‫( الابوووبس‬ba’sa) there is no
objection to it; unobjectionable; not bad,
rather important, considerable, e.g., ‫كميو ا‬
‫الابووووووبسابهوووووو‬
(kammīyāt)
considerable
quantities; ‫( الابووبس‬ba'sa) never mind! it
doesn't matter! it's all right! ‫ الابووبساان‬it
doesn't matter that ... ; ‫ اىابووبس‬ayyu
ba'sin? what does it matter! what of it! ‫يسا‬
‫( عليو ابوبسامو‬ba’sun) he will be none the
worse for ... ; ‫( الاببساعليل‬ba’sa) it won't do
you any harm! don't worry! don't be afraid
‫ ب وووو ابوووووئس‬banātu bi's calamities,
adversities, misfortunes
‫ بوئس‬bu’s, ‫ ببسو‬ba’sā’, ‫ بوؤس‬bu’ūs and
‫ بؤسوووو‬bu’sā pl. ‫ ابوووؤس‬ab’us misery,
wretchedness, suffering, distress
‫ بئويس‬ba’īs pl. ‫ بؤسو‬bu’asā’2 miserable,
wretched
‫ ب ئس‬bā’is miserable, wretched
‫( ب سأيل‬Fr.) bastē1 pastel
‫ ب سل‬bāsīl bacilli
‫ ب ش‬bāš senior, chief (in compounds)
‫ ب شوج ويش‬bašcāwīš and ‫ ب شوج ويش‬approx.:
master sergeant (formerly, Eg.)
‫ ب شحكيم‬bāšḥakīm physician-in-chief
‫ ب شوويش‬bāšrayyis a naval rank, approx.:
petty officer 3rd class (Eg.)
‫ ب شك تب‬bāškātib chief clerk
‫ ب شمفأو‬bāšmuftī chief mufti (Tun.)
‫ ب شمفأش‬bāamšmufattiš chief inspector
‫ ب شمه دس‬bāšmuhandis chief engineer
‫ ب ش‬bāšā pl. ‫ ب شاا‬bāšawāt ( ‫ )ب ش وا‬pasha
‫ ب شوق‬bāšaq, bāšiq pl. ‫ بااشوق‬bawāšiq2 sparrow
hawk
‫ ا ب شقو‬al-bāšqird the Bashkirs
‫ ب شكيو‬see ‫بشكيو‬
‫( ب ص‬Engl.) bāṣ pl. -āt bus, autobus
‫ ب هان‬bātūn concrete, béton 39
‫ ب غة‬bāgā celluloid; tortoise shell
‫ ا ب كسأ ن‬al-bākistān Pakistan
‫ ب كسأ ظو‬bākistānī Pakistani (adj. and n.)
1
‫ ب ل‬bāl whale (zool.)
2
‫ ب ة‬bala pl. -āt bundle, bale
‫ا‬
‫ بو‬balṯō pl. ‫ بو اا‬balṯowāt,
overcoat; paletot
‫ بالهو‬balātī
‫( ب ا‬It. ballo ball, dance
‫ ب ان‬bālūn) balloon
‫ جزراا ب ي ر‬juzur al-bāliyār the Balearic Islands
‫( ب ي‬Fr.) bālēh ballet
‫ ب ميو‬and ‫ ب ميوة‬bāmiya gumbo, okra (Hibiscus
esculentus L., bot., a popular vegetable in
Egypt)
‫ ب ن‬see ‫بان‬
‫ ش شووةاب ظارامي وة‬šāša bānōrāmīya (= Fr. écran
panoramique) cinemascope screen
‫ بؤوظوة‬ba’ūna the tenth month of the Coptic
calendar
‫ ب ى‬bāy, f. ‫ ب يوة‬bāya pl. -āt formerly, in Tunisia,
a title after the names of the members of
the Bey's family
‫ اراا بووو ى‬dār al-bāy (formerly) the
Tunisian government
‫ ببو‬babr pl. ‫ ببار‬bubūr tiger
‫ ببغووو‬babgā2 (and babbayā’2) pl.
babgāwāt parrot
‫ببغووو وا‬
‫ بوت‬batta u i (batt) to cut off, sever ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
complete, finish, achieve, accomplish,
carry out ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to fix, settle, determine
( ‫ هو‬s.th.), decide ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ وو‬on s.th.) II to
adjudge, adjudicate, award ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) VII to
be cut off; to be finished, be done; to be
decided│‫ لودااظبوتااالمووابي و اوبيو هم‬it's all over
between him and them, they are through
with each other
‫ بوت‬batt settlement, decision; ‫ بأو‬battan
definitely, once and for all
‫ بأووة‬batta pl. -āt adjudication, award;
final decision; ‫ ا بأووة‬al-battata and ‫بأووة‬
battatan definitely, positively, decidedly,
esp. with negations: absolutely not,
definitely not
‫ بأو‬battī definite, definitive
‫ بأية‬battiya, bittīya pl. ‫ بأو تو‬batātīy barrel;
tub
‫ بأ توووو‬batātan decidedly, definitely,
positively, categorically, unquestionably,
absolutely
‫ تبأيت‬tabtīt adjudication, award
‫ بووو‬bātt definite, definitive│ ‫م ووواابووو‬
(man‘) categorical interdiction
1
‫ بأوو‬batara u (batr) to cut off, sever ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to amputate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to mutilate, render
fragmentarily ( ‫ هو‬a text) VII to be cut off,
be severed, be amputated
‫ بأووووو‬batr cutting
separation; amputation
off,
severance,
‫ ابأووو‬abtar2 curtailed, docked, clipped,
trimmed;
imperfect,
defective,
incomplete; without offspring
‫ بأ ر‬battār cutting, sharp
‫ ب تو‬bātir cutting, sharp
‫مبأووووووار‬
mabtūr
broken,
abrupt,
unconnected; fragmentary, incomplete
2
‫ بأوووا‬bitrā’ , batrā’ Petra (ancient city of
Edomites and Nabataeans; ruins now in
SW Jordan)
2
2
‫ بأو‬batrak patriarch
‫ بأوول‬batrūl, bitrōl petroleum
‫ ابأووا‬abta‘ an assonant intensifier of ‫اجمووا‬
ajma‘2 all, altogether, whole, entire
2
‫ ب تا‬bāti‘ strong; full, whole, entire 40
‫ بأل‬II to cut off ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
1
‫ ابأول‬batala i u (batl) and II to cut off, sever ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to make final, close, settle, make
conclusive, clinch ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.) V to retire
from the world and devote one's life to
God ( ‫ ;)ا ووا‬to be pious, chaste and selfdenying; to live in chastity VII to be cut
off, be curtailed, be docked
‫ بأال‬batūl virgin; ‫ ا بأال‬the Virgin Mary
‫ بأا‬batūlī virginal
‫ بأا ية‬batūlīya virginity
‫ مأبأول‬mutabattil an ascetic, a. recluse; a
pious, godly man
2
‫ بأاال‬batūlā birch tree
‫ بوث‬batta (batt) to spread, unroll, unfold ( ‫هو‬
s.th., e.g., a rug); to scatter, disperse ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to disseminate, propagate, spread ( ‫ه‬
s.th., e.g., a spirit, an ideology, a
doctrine); to sprinkle ( ‫ هو هو‬s.th. on); to let
s.o. (‫ه‬, also ‫ )ل‬in on s.th. ( ‫هو‬, esp. on a
secret); to broadcast, transmit by radio │
‫ بوثاا عيوان‬to peer around; ‫ بوثااد غو م‬to plant,
or lay, mines IV to let (‫ ه‬s.o.) in on a
secret ( ‫ )ه‬VII to be spread; to be scattered
‫ بووث‬batta spreading, dissemina.tion,
propagation; grief, sorrow
‫ بثوو‬batara i (batira a) and V to break out with
pimples or pustules (skin)
‫ بثوو‬batr pl. ‫ بثوار‬butūr (n. un. ‫ بثوو‬batra
pl. batarāt) pimples, pustules
‫ بثو‬batir, ‫ بثيو‬batīr pustulate, pimpled
‫ بثوق‬bataqa i u (with ‫ ا هوو‬an-nahra) to open
flood gates so that the river will overflow
its banks VII to break forth, burst out, well
out, pour out, gush out; to emanate,
proceed, spring ( ‫ م‬or ‫ ع‬from)
‫ اظبثو‬outpouring, effusion, outpour, outburst;
emanation
‫ بجوا‬bajiḥa a (bajaḥ) to rejoice (‫ ب‬at) V to
vaunt, flaunt (‫ ب‬s.th.), boast, brag (‫ ب‬of)
‫ تبجا‬tabajjuj bragging, braggery
‫ مأبجا‬mutabajjij braggart
‫ بجود‬bajda, bujda root, source. heart, essence,
basis│‫ بجود اادموو‬the heart of the matter,
the actual state of affairs, the true facts; ‫هاا‬
‫( ابو ابجودته‬ibn bujdatihā) he knows the job
from the ground up, he is the right man for
it
‫ ابجو‬abiar2 obese, corpulent
‫ بجوس‬bajasa u i (bajs) and II to open a passage
(for the water), cause (the water) to flow
V and VII to flow freely, pour forth
copiously, gush out
‫ بجووس‬bajs, ‫ بجوويس‬bajīs flowing freely,
streaming
‫ بجا‬baja‘ (n. un. ) pelican
‫ بجول‬II to honor, revere, venerate, treat with
deference (‫ ه‬s.o.), show respect ( ‫ هو‬to s.o.);
to give precedence (‫ هو علوو‬or ‫ ه‬to s.o. or
s.th. over) V to be honored, be revered, be
venerated
‫ بجل‬bajal syphilis (ir.)
‫ تبجيوووول‬tabjīl veneration,
deference, respect
reverence;
‫ مبجوووول‬mubajjal
venerable
respected;
revered,
‫ بح ثة‬baḥḥāta eminent scholar
‫ مبحوث‬mabḥāt pl. ‫ مب حوث‬mabāḥit subject,
theme, field of investigation or discussion,
object of research; research, study,
examination; investigation
‫ بجووم‬bajama i (bajm, ‫ بجووام‬bujūm) to be
speechless, dumfounded
‫ مب حثوووة‬mubāḥata pl. -āt negotiation,
parley, conference, talk, discussion
‫ بج‬II to clinch ( ‫ ه‬a nail)
‫ با‬baḥḥa a (baḥḥ, ‫ بحا‬baḥaḥ, ‫ بحواح‬buḥūḥ, ‫بحو ح‬
baḥāḥ, ‫ بحاحوة‬buḥūḥa, ‫ ابح حوة‬baḥāḥa) to be
or become hoarse, be raucous, husky,
harsh (voice) II and IV to make hoarse (‫ه‬
s.o.)
‫ ب حووث‬bāḥit pl. -ūn and ‫ بح و ث‬buḥḥāt
scholar, research worker; examiner,
investigator
‫ بحة‬buḥḥa hoarseness
‫ بحثوو‬baḥtara to disperse, scatter ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
waste, squander, dissipate ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.) II
tabaḥtara pass. of I
‫ ابا‬abaḥḥ2 hoarse
‫ بحثو‬baḥtara waste, dissipation
‫ مبحاح‬mabḥūḥ hoarse 41
‫ مبحثو‬mubaḥtir squanderer, wastrel, spendthrift
‫ بحوبا‬II tabaḥbaḥa to be prosperous, live in
easy circumstances; to enjoy o.s. have a
good time
‫ بحباح‬baḥbūḥ gay, merry
‫ بحباحوة‬buḥbūḥa middle; life of ease and
comfort, prosperity, affluence│‫ا و ابحباحووة‬
amidst
‫ امبحبا‬mubaḥbaḥ well-to-do, prosperous;
enjoying an easy, comfortable life
‫ بحوت‬baḥt pure, unmixed, sheer; exclusive, also
‫ بحأوو ;بحووتاادمووو‬baḥan merely, solely,
purely, exclusively, nothing but ...
‫ بحأو‬buḥtur stocky, pudgy, thickset
‫ بحأو‬buḥturī stocky, pudgy, thickset
‫ بحوث‬baḥata a (baḥt) to look, search ( ‫ هو‬or ‫عو‬
for s.th.), seek ( ‫ ه و‬or ‫ ع و‬s.th.); to do
research; to investigate, examine, study,
explore ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ عو‬s.th., less frequently with
‫ و‬or ‫)علوو‬, look into ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ ;)عو‬to discuss
( ‫ هو‬a subject, a question) III to discuss (‫ه‬
with s.o., ‫ و‬a question) VI to have a
discussion, discuss together; to confer,
have a talk (‫ ما‬with s.o., about)
‫ بحوث‬baḥt pl. ‫ بحواث‬buḥūt, ‫بحاثو‬, ‫ ابحو ث‬abḥāt
search ( ‫ عوووو‬for), quest ( ‫ عوووو‬of);
examination,
study;
research;
investigation, exploration; discussion;
treatise; (pl. ‫ )ابحو ث‬study, scientific report
( on)
‫ بح ث‬baḥḥāt scholar, research worker
1
‫ بحوو‬baḥira a to be startled, be bewildered
(with fright)
1
‫ بحوو‬II to travel by sea, make a voyage IV do.;
to embark, go on board; to put to sea, set
sail, sail, depart (ship); to go downstream,
be sea-bound (ship on the Nile) V to
penetrate deeply, delve ( ‫ و‬into); to study
thoroughly ( a subject) X = V
‫ بحووو‬baḥr pl. ‫ بحو ر‬biḥār, ‫بحووار‬, buḥūr, ‫ابح و ر‬
abḥār, ‫ ابحوو‬abḥur sea; large river; a noble.,
or great, man (whose magnanimity or
knowledge is comparable to the vastness
of the sea); meter (poet.) │‫ ا و ابحوو‬in the
course of, during, ‫( ابحواسو أي‬sanatain) in
the course of two years, within two years;
‫( ا بحواادبوي اا مأاسوط‬abyaḍ, mutawassiṯ) the
Mediterranean (sometimes shortened to
‫ بحووواا بل يووق ;)ا بحووواادبووي‬b. al-balṯīq the
Baltic Sea; ‫ بحواا ج واب‬b. al-janūb the South
Seas; ‫ ا بحواادحمو‬the Red Sea (also ‫بحواا قلوزم‬
b. al-qulzum); ‫ بحووواا قووزر‬b. al-ḳazar the
Caspian Sea (also ‫ بحواا ووم ;)ا بحواا كسبي ت‬b.
ar-rūm the Mediterranean; ‫ا بحوووواادسوووا‬
(aswad) the Black Sea; ‫ بحوواا رلمو‬b. aẓẓulumāt the ‫ه‬tlantic; ‫ بحوا اه‬b. lūṯ and ‫ا بحوا‬
‫( ا ميوت‬mayyit) the Dead Sea; ‫( بحوواا يول‬eg.)
the Nile
‫ ا بحوي‬al-baḥrain the Bahrein Islands
‫ بحواظو‬baḥrānī of the Bahrein Islands;
‫ ا بح رظوة‬al-baḥārina the inhabitants of the
Bahrein Islands
‫ بحوو‬baḥrī sea (adj.), marine; maritime;
nautical; naval; navigational; (in Eg.)
northern, baḥrīya (with foll. genit.) north
42 of; (pl. -ūn, ) sailor, seaman,
mariner│‫بحوووو امووو هو‬
approx.: seaman
apprentice (Eg.); ‫( ا قواا اا بحويوةا‬qūwāt) the
naval forces; ‫( ظب تو ابحويوة‬nabātāt) marine
flora, water plants
‫ ب ار‬baḳūr incense; frankincense│‫اب وارا‬
‫ مويم‬b. maryam cyclamen (bot.)
‫ اب و‬abḳar2 suffering from halitosis
‫ مب وو‬mabḳara pl. ‫ مبو و‬mabāḳir2 (also āt) censer; thurible; fumigator
‫ بحوية‬baḥrīya navy
‫ تب يو‬tabḳīr fumigation
‫ بحو‬baḥra pond, pool
‫ تب و‬tabaḳḳur evaporation, vaporization
‫ بحوو ر‬baḥḥār pl. -ūn, ‫ بحوو ر‬baḥḥāra
seaman, mariner, sailor; pl. ‫ بح ر‬crew (of a
ship, of an airplane)
‫ بو و‬balfira pl. ‫ بواا و‬bawāḳir2 steamer,
steamship
‫ بحيوو‬buḥaira pl. -āt, ‫ بحو ئو‬baḥā’ir lake;
(tun.)'vegetable garden, truck garden
‫ بحوووان‬buḥrān crisis (of an illness);
climax, culmination (also, e.g., of ecstasy)
‫ ب وس‬baḳasa a (baks) to decrease, diminish,
reduce ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.); to lessen (e.g., ‫ليمأوو‬
qīmatahū the value of s.th.); to disregard,
neglect, fail to heed ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ تبحوو‬tabaḥḥur deep penetration, delving
( into a subject), thorough study ( of)
‫ ب وس‬baḳs too little, too low; very low
(price)
‫ مأبحووو‬mutabaḥḥir thoroughly familiar
( ‫ و‬with); profound, erudite, searching,
penetrating
‫ بوووو س‬baḳis
unimportant
2
‫ بحلق‬baḥlaqa: ‫‘( بحلقاعي ي‬ainaihi) to stare, gaze
( at)
‫ باي و‬buwaiḳira small steamboat
small,
little,
trifling,
‫ ب شيش‬baḳšīš pl. ‫ ب شيش‬baḳāšīš 2 tip, gratuity
‫ ب وا‬baḳa‘a a (baḳ‘) with ‫ ظفسو‬: to kill o.s. (with
grief, anger, rage)
1
‫ بخابخ‬baḳ baḳ excellent! well done! Bravo!
‫ اب ق‬abḳaq2 f. ‫ ب ق‬baḳqā’2 one-eyed
2
‫ بوخ‬baḳḳa u (baḳḳ) to snore; to spout, spurt,
squirt ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to sprinkle, splatter (‫هو ب‬
s.th. with)
‫ ب ول‬baḳila a (baḳal), baḳula u (buḳl) to be
niggardly, be stingy (‫ ب‬with s.th., ‫ عو‬or
‫ علوو‬with regard to s.o.), scrimp ( ‫عو‬, ‫علوو‬
s.o., ‫ ب‬for), stint (‫ ب‬in, ‫ عو‬or ‫ علوو‬s.o.),
withhold ( ‫عو‬, ‫ علوو‬from s.o., ‫ ب‬s.th.) VI to
give reluctantly, grudgingly ( ‫عو‬, ‫ علووو‬to
s.o., y s.th.)
‫ة‬
‫ ب‬baḳḳāḳa nozzle
‫ ب ي ة‬buḳḳēḳa squirt, syringe
‫ مب ة‬mibaḳḳa nozzle
‫ ب وت‬baḳt luck; a kind of lottery│‫الليوولاا ب وت‬
unIucky; ‫ سا اا ب ت‬bad luck
‫ ب يت‬baḳīt lucky, fortunate
‫ مب ا‬mabḳūt lucky, fortunate
‫ ب أو‬II tabaḳtara to strut, prance
‫ ب وو‬II to vaporize, evaporate ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to
fumigate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to disinfect ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
perfume with incense, expose to aromatic
smoke ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V to evaporate (water); to
volatilize, tum into smoke or haze; to
perfume 0.8., or be perfumed, with incense
‫ ب و ر‬buḳār pl. -āt, ‫ اب وو‬abḳira vapor,
fume; steam
‫ ب ر‬buḳārī steam (adj.), steam-driven
‫ ب ل‬buḳl avarice, cupidity, greed 43
‫ ب يول‬baḳīl pl. ‫ ب وال‬avaricious, greedy;
miser, skinflint
‫ مب لووة‬mabḳala cause of avarice, that
which arouses avarice or greed
‫ ب وق‬buḳnuq pl. ‫ ب و ظق‬baḳāniq2 kerchief, veil
(to cover the head)
‫ ب‬badda u (budd) to distribute, spread,
disperse II to divide, distribute, spread,
scatter, disperse ( ‫• هوو‬.th.); to remove,
eliminate ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to waste, squander,
fritter away, dissipate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V pass. of
II; X to be independent, proceed
independently (‫ ب‬in, e.g., in one's opinion,
i.e., to be opinionated, obstinate, headstrong); to possess alone monopolize ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to take possession ( ‫ هو‬of s.o.), seize,
grip, overwhelm, overcome ( ‫ هو‬s.o.; said
of a feeling, of an impulse); to dispose
arbitrarily, highhandedly (‫ ب‬of s.th.); to
rule
despotically,
tyrannically,
autocratically (‫ ب‬over)
wa-bad’an) ‫‘( عووا هاعلوووابدئ و‬audahū ‘alā
bad’ihī) or ‫( عا ااا وابود‬ilā bad’in) he did it
all over again, he began anew
‫ بود‬budd way out, escape│‫اا اا ومايكو ابودامو ا‬
‫( ان‬buddun) if it is inevitable that ... ; ‫الابود‬
(budda) definitely, certainly, inevitably,
without fail; by all means; ‫ الابودامو‬it is
necessary,
inescapable,
unavoidable,
inevitable, ‫ الابودا و ام و‬he simply must do it,
he can't get around it; ‫ مو اكولابود‬min kulli
buddin in any case, at any rate
‫ بودا‬badā’a beginning, start; first step,
first instance│ ‫ ابوودا ابوود‬badā’ata bad’in
right at the outset, at the very beginning
‫ بوودأ‬bad’a, ‫ بديئووة‬badī’a, ‫ بدايووة‬bidāya
beginning, start│‫ ووو ابدايوووةاادموووو‬in the
beginning, at first
‫ بدائ‬budā’ī primitive
‫ مبووودأ‬mabda' pl.
‫مبووو‬
mabādi’2
beginning, start, starting point; basis,
foundation; principle; invention; pl.
principles, convictions (of a person);
ideology;
rudiments.
fundamental
concepts, elements│ ‫اكأباا مبو‬kutub al-m.
elementary books 44
‫ اب يد‬abādīd 2 (pl.) scattered
‫ تبديووووود‬tabdīd scattering, dispersal,
dispersion; removal, elimination; waste,
dissipation
‫مبووووودئ‬
mabda’ī
original,
initial;
fundamental, basic; ‫ مبووودئي‬mabda’īyan
originally; in principle
‫ اسووووأبدا‬istibdād arbitrariness, highhandedness;
despotism;
autocracy;
absolutism
‫ ابأودائ‬ibtidā’ī beginning, start; novitiate
(Chr.)│ ‫ اابأووودا امووو‬ibtidā’an min from,
beginning ... , as of (with foll. date)
‫ اسوأبدا‬istibdādī arbitrary, highhanded,
autocratic, despotic; ‫ اسوأبدا ي‬istibdādīyāt
arbitrary acts
‫ ابأوووودائ‬ibtidā’ī initial; preparatory,
elementary, primary; of first instance
(jur.); original, primitive│‫محكموووةاابأدائيوووة‬
(maḥkama) court of first instance; ‫ا أعلويما‬
‫ االبأودائو‬elementary education; ‫مدرسوةاابأدائيوة‬
(madrasa) lower grades of a high school,
approx.: junior high school (as
distinguished from ‫شوووه اابأدائيوووة ;)ث ظايوووة‬
(šahāda) approx.: junior high school
graduation certificate
‫ مبوووود‬mubaddid scatterer, disperser;
squanderer, wastrel, spendthrift
‫ مسووأبد‬mustabidd arbitrary, highhanded,
autocratic, tyrannical, despotic; autocrat,
tyrant, despot│ ‫مسوووأبدابوأيووو‬
(bira’yihī)
opinionated, obstinate, headstrong
‫ بودأ‬bada’a a (‫ بودأ‬bad’) to begin, start (‫ ب‬or ‫و‬
with s.th., ‫ هو‬s.th.; ‫ ه‬with s.o.; with foll.
imperf.: to do s.th. or doing s.th.
respectively); to set in, begin, start, arise,
spring up, crop up II to put ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫علوو‬
before s.th. else), give precedence or
priority ( ‫ هو‬to s.th., ‫ علوو‬over s.th. else) III
to begin, start (‫ ب‬s.th., ‫ ه‬with regard to
s.o.), make the first step, take the initiative
or lead (‫ ب‬in s.th., ‫ ه‬toward s.o.) e.g., ‫بو أها‬
‫( بو كالم‬kalām) to accost s.o., speak first to
s.o. IV to do or produce first ( ‫ هو‬s.th.).
bring out ( ‫ هو‬s.th. new)│‫امو ايبود اومو ايعيود‬mā
yubdi’u wa-mā yu‘īd he can't think of a
blessed thing to say; ‫ يبود اويعيود‬he says or
does everything conceivable VIII to begin,
start (‫ ب‬with s.th.)
‫ بود‬bad’ beginning, start│ ‫ م ولاا بود‬from
the (very) beginning; ‫‘( عل اعا ااوبود ا‬audan
‫ بو‬bādi’ beginning, starting│‫ابو اادموو‬
badi'a l-amr and ‫ وو ابوو اادمووو‬in the
beginning, at first; ‫ ابو اا ووأ‬right away,
without thinking twice, unhesitatingly;
‫ بو ا ابود‬badi’a dī bad’in above all, first
of all, in the first place, primarily; ‫ا بو ا‬
‫ كوووه‬al-badi’u dikruhu (the person or
thing) mentioned at the outset, the firstmentioned
‫ مبأوود‬mubtadi’ beginning; beginner;
novice (Chr.)
‫ مبأودأ‬mubtada' beginning, start; (gram.)
subject of 8 nominal clause
1
‫ بوودر‬badara u to come unexpectedly, by
surprise; to escape ( ‫ مو‬s.o.; e.g., words in
excitement) III to come to s.o.’s (‫ )ه‬mind,
occur to s.o. (t) all of a sudden, strike s.o.
(idea, notion); to embark, enter (‫ ا وو‬upon
s.th.) or set out (‫ ا وو‬to do s.th.) without
delay; to rush, hurry (‫ ا ووو‬to s.o., to a
place); to hurry up (", with s.th.), ‫بو راا وو‬
with foll. verbal noun: to do s.th.
promptly, without delay, hasten to do
s.th.; to fall upon s.o (‫ )ه‬with (‫)ب‬, accost,
assail, surprise (‫ ه ب‬s.o. with s.th.; e.g.,
‫ بو رهابكوالماغلوي‬to snap rudely at s.o.); to
react, respond (‫ ا وو‬to s.th.)│ ‫بو راا ووااظجو زا‬
‫( ا اعود‬injāzi l-wa‘d) to set out to fulfill a
promise VI ‫( تبو راا وواا وله‬dihn) to suggest
itself strongly, be obvious; to appear at
first glance as if (‫تبوو راا وووا ه و اأن ;)أن‬
(dihnī) it occurred to me all of a sudden
that ... ; ‫( تبووو راا وووواا فهوووم‬fahm) to be
immediately understood VIII to hurry,
rush, hasten ( ‫ هو‬to); to get ahead of s.o. (‫)ه‬,
anticipate, forestall (‫ ه‬s.o.)│‫ابأووودره الووو ئال‬
before she could say a word he exclaimed
...
‫ بدر‬badr, pl. ‫ بدور‬budūr full moon
‫ بودر‬badra pl. badarāt, ‫ بودار‬bidār huge
amount of money (formerly = 10,000
dirhams)│‫ بودرا اادمواال‬enormous sums of
money
‫ بدار‬badārī hurry! quick!
‫ مب ر‬mubādara undertaking, enterprise
‫ بو ر‬bādira pl. ‫ بوواا ر‬bawadir2 herald,
harbinger, precursor, forerunner, first
indication, sign; unforeseen act; stirring,
impulse, fit (e.g., of rage); blunder,
mistake; ‫ بواا ر‬stirrings, impulses│‫بو ر ا يوو‬
b. ḳairin a good, or generous, impulse
2
‫ ابيدر‬baidar pl. ‫ بي ر‬bayādir 2 threshing floor
‫ بوودروم‬and ‫( بوودرون‬Turk. bodrum) badrūm,
badrūn pl. -āt basement
‫ بوود‬bada‘a a (bad‘) to introduce, originate,
start, do for the first time ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), be the
first to do s.th. ( ‫ ;)هو‬to devise, contrive,
invent ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) II to accuse of heresy (‫ه‬
s.o.) IV = I; to create ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to achieve
unique, excellent results ( ‫ و‬in); to be
amazing, outstanding ( ‫ و‬in s.th.) VIII to
invent, contrive, devise, think up ( ‫ هو‬s.th.)
X to regard as novel, as unprecedented ( ‫هو‬
s.th.)
‫بوووووود‬
bad‘
innovation,
novelty;
creation│‫ بووودع اوعوووا ا‬bad‘an wa-‘audan
repeatedly 45
‫ بود‬bid‘ pl. ‫ ابودا‬abdā‘ innovator; new,
original; unprecedented, novel│ ‫ الابوود‬lā
bid‘a no wonder! ‫ الابود اان‬lā bid‘a an no
wonder that ... ; ‫ بود امو‬s.th. else than;
unlike, different from
‫ بدعووة‬bid‘a pl. ‫ بوود‬bida‘ innovation.
novelty; heretical doctrine, heresy; pl.
creations (of fashion, of art)│ ‫ ااهولاا بود‬ahl
al-b. heretics
‫ بوووديا‬badi', ‫ بووود‬bud‘ unprecedented,
marvelous,
wonderful,
amazing,
admirable, singular, unique; creator│‫اعلوما‬
‫‘ ا بووديا‬ilm al-b. the art or science of
metaphors and (in general) of good style
‫ بديعوووة‬badī‘a pl. ‫ بووودائا‬badā’i‘2 an
astonishing, amazing thing, a marvel, a
wonder; original creation
‫ بديع‬badī‘ī rhetorical
‫ ابوووود‬abda‘2 more amazing, more
exceptional; of even greater originality
‫ ابودا‬ibdā‘ creation, fashioning, shaping;
a marvelous, unique achievement;
uniqueness,
singularity,
originality;
creative ability
O ‫ ابداع‬ibdā‘ī romantic (lit.)
O ‫ ابداعية‬ibdā‘īya romanticism (lit.)
‫ مبوووود‬mubdi‘ producing, creating;
creative; creator; exceptional, unique,
outstanding (in an achievement, esp. of an
artist)
‫ مبأد‬mubtadi‘ innovator; creator; heretic
‫ بيد‬look up alphabetically
‫ بوودل‬badala u to replace (‫ هوو ب‬s.th. by),
exchange (‫ هو ب‬s.th. for) II to change, alter
( ‫ هو هو‬s.th. to), convert ( ‫ هو هو‬s.th. into); to
substitute ( ‫ هو‬for s.th., ‫ ب‬or ‫ مو‬s.th.),
exchange, give in exchange ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ ب‬or
‫ م‬for); to change ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) III to exchange
( ‫ ه ه‬with s.o. s.th.) IV to replace (‫ هو ب‬s.th.
by), exchange (‫ هو ب‬for s.th. s.th. else); to
compensate ( ‫ ه ب هو‬s.o. for s.th. with s.th.
else), give s.o. (‫ا)ه‬s. th. ( ‫ )هو‬in exchange
for (‫ )ب‬V to change; to be exchanged VI
to exchange ( ‫ هو‬s.th., also words, views,
greetings) X to exchange, receive in
exchange, trade, barter (‫ ه ب‬and ‫ ب ه‬s.th.
for); to replace ( ‫ ب هو‬and ‫ ب هو‬s.th. by),
substitute (‫ ه ب‬and ‫ ب ه‬for s.th. s.th. else)
‫ بوودم‬badal pl. ‫ ابوودال‬abdāl substitute,
alternate,
replacement;
equivalent.
compensation, setoff; reimbursement,
recompense, allowance; price. rate;
(gram.) appositional substantive standing
for another substantive│‫ بوودلاا جوايوة‬b. aljirāya allowance for food; ‫ بودلاا سوفوية‬b. assafarīya travel allowance; ‫بووودلااالشوووأوا‬
subscription rate; ‫ بوووودلاا أمثيوووول‬expense
account, expense allowance
‫ بودل‬badala (prep.) inetead of, in place
of, in lieu of
‫ بودالامو‬badalan min in place of, instead
of, in lieu of
‫ بد وة‬badla pl. badalāt, ‫ بودل‬bidal suit (of
clothes); costume│‫بد وووةاا حمووو م‬
b. alḥammām bathing suit; ‫( بد وةارسومية‬rasmīya)
uniform; ‫( بد وووةاتشوووويف تية‬tašrīfātīya) fulldreas uniform
‫ بد يوووة‬badalīya compensation, smart
money
‫ بوودال‬badāla (prep.) instead of, ‫بوودالام و‬
(conj.) instead of (being, doing, etc.)
‫ بوديل‬badīl pl. ‫ بودال‬budalā’ substitute,
alternate ( ‫ عو‬or ‫ مو‬for); stand-in, double
(theat.); (f. ) serving as a replacement or
substitute│‫( امفوووز ابديلووة‬mafraza) reserve
detachment (mil.)
2
‫ بدال‬baddāl grocer; money-changer
‫ بدا وة‬baddāla culvert; pipeline; telephone
exchange, central
□ ‫ مب ل‬mabādil2 see ‫بدل‬
‫ تبديل‬tabdīl change, alteration 46
‫ مب ة‬mubādala pl. -āt exchange│‫امب ال ا‬
‫( تج ريوووة‬tijārīya) commercial exchange,
trade relations
‫ ابوووودال‬ibdāl exchange, interchange,
replacement (‫ ب‬by), substitution (‫ ب‬of);
change; phonetic change
‫ تبووودل‬tabaddul change, shift, turn;
transformation; transmutation, conversion
‫ تبو ل‬tabādul (mutual) exchange│‫اتبو لا‬
‫ ا سوالم‬t. as-salam exchange of greetings,
‫ تب لاا ااهو‬thought transference, telepathy
‫ اسووأبدال‬istibdāl exchange, replacement,
substitution
‫ مبووودل‬mubdil:
‫ مبووودلااالسووو ااظ‬m. alusṯuwānāt automatic record changer
‫ مأب ل‬mutabādil mutual, reciprocal
‫ بدن‬baduna u and badana u to be fat, corpulent
‫ بوودن‬badan pl. ‫ ابوودان‬abdān, ‫ ابوودن‬abdun
body, trunk, torso
‫ بودظ‬badani bodily, corporal, physical,
somatic
‫ بداظة‬badāna corpulence, obesity
‫ بودي‬badīn pl. ‫ بودن‬budun stout, corpulent,
fat, obese
‫ بدوظة‬budūna corpulence, obesity
‫ بو ن‬bādin pl. ‫ بودن‬budn stout, corpulent,
fat, obese
‫ بوده‬badaha a to come, descend suddenly
(‫ها‬upon s.o.), befall unexpectedly (‫ ه‬s.o.);
to surprise (‫ ه‬s.o.) with s.th. (‫ )ب‬III to
appear suddenly, unexpectedly (‫ ه ب‬before
s.o. with s.th.) VIII to extemporize,
improvise, do offhand, on the spur of the
moment ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ بداهوووووة‬badāha spontaneity, spontaneous
occurrence, impulse; simple, natural way,
naturalness, matter-of-factness; ‫بداهوووووة‬
badāhatan and ‫ ب بداهوووةا‬all by itself,
spontaneously
‫ بديهوة‬badīha s.th. sudden or unexpected;
improvisation;
impulse,
inspiration,
spontaneous
intuition;
intuitive
understanding or insight, empathy,
instinctive grasp, perceptive faculty│‫علووا‬
‫ ا بداهيوة‬all by itself, spontaneously; offhand;
‫ ح ضووووواا بديهووووةا‬quick-witted, quick at
repartee; ‫ بديهةاح ضو ا‬presence of mind
‫ بوديه‬badīhī and ‫ بوده‬badahī intuitive,
self-evident, a priori (adj.)
‫ بديهيووة‬badīhīya pl. -āt an axiom, a
fundamental or self-evident truth; truism,
commonplace, platitude
‫ بدائو‬badii'ih' fundamental or selfevident
truths
(‫ بوودا )بوودو‬badā u to appear, show, become
evident, clear, plain or manifest, come to
light; to be obvious; to seem good,
acceptable, proper (‫ ل‬to s.o.) III to shaw,
display, evince, manifest, reveal, declare
openly│ ‫‘( بو ىاب عوداو‬adāwa) to show open
hostility IV to disclose, reveal, manifest,
show, display, evince ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.), to
demonstrate, bring out, bring to light,
make visible ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to express, utter,
voice ( ‫ هو‬s.th.)│ ‫( اابوودىارأيو ا و‬ra'yahū) to
express one's opinion about; ‫ابوودىارغبووة‬
(ragbatan) to expreas a wish or desire V =
I, to live in the desert VI to pose as a
Bedouin
‫ بدو‬badw desert; nomads, Bedouins
‫ بدو‬badawī Bedouin, nomadic; rural (as
distinguished from urban); a Bedouin
‫ بدويوة‬badawīya pl. -āt Bedouin woman,
Bedouin girl
‫ بوودا‬badaJl pl.
caprice; ill-humor
‫ بوودوا‬badawāt whim,
‫ بوولا‬badā’ and ‫ بوولا‬badā’a obscenity,
ribaldry, foulness (of language); disgust,
loathing, aversion, contempt
‫ بلخ‬badaḳa a to be haughty, proud
‫ بووولخ‬badaḳ luxury, pomp, splendor;
haughtiness, pride
‫ بو خ‬bādiḳ pl. ‫ بواا خ‬bawādiḳ2 high, lofty;
proud, haughty
‫ بولر‬badara u (badr) to sow, disseminate ( ‫هو‬
s.th., seed, also fig. = to spread) II to
waste, squander, dissipate ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ بولر‬badr pl. ‫ بولور‬budūr, ‫ بولار‬bidār seeds,
seed; seedling; pl. ‫ بولور‬pips, pits, stones
(of fruit)
‫ بولر‬badra (n. un.) a seed, a grain; pip,
pit, stone (of fruit); germ; (fig.) germ cell
(of a development, and the like)
‫ بلار‬bidār seedtime
‫ بووداو‬badāwa and bidāwa desert life,
Bedouin life; Bedouinism, nomadism 47
‫ تبوووووليو‬tabdīr
dissipation
‫ بيودا‬baidā’2 desert, steppe, wilderness,
wild
‫ مبووولر‬mubaddir squanderer, wastrel,
spendthrift
‫ ابوودا‬ibdā’ expression, manifestation,
declaration
‫ ب و‬bādin apparent, evident, obvious,
plain, visible; inhabiting the desert; pl. ‫بودا‬
budāh Bedouins
‫ ب يوة‬bādiya desert, semidesert, steppe;
peasantry; (pl. ‫ بووواا‬bawādin) nomads,
Bdouins
‫ بداية‬bidāya = ‫بدا‬
‫ بول‬badda u (badd) to get the better of (‫)ه‬, beat,
surpass (s.o.)
‫ بوول‬badd and bādd slovenly, untidy,
shabby, filthy, squalid
‫ بوولا‬badāda slovenliness, untidiness,
shabbiness, dirtiness, filth
‫ بولأ‬bada’a a to revile, abuse (‫ علوو‬s.o.), rail
(‫ علوو‬at s.o.); -- ‫ بول‬badi’a a, ‫ بول‬badu’a u
to be obscene, bawdy
‫ بوووول‬badī’ disgusting, loathsome,
nauseous, foul, dirty, obscene, bawdy,
ribald
waste,
squandering,
‫ بيل‬look up alphabetically
‫ بولل‬badala i u (badl) to give or spend freely,
generously ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to sacrifice ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to expend ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to offer, grant ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.)│‫( ابللاجهده‬jahdahū) to take pains; ‫بللا‬
‫ مجهوووووا ا‬do.;
‫( بوووووللاكووووولامسووووو عد‬kulla
musā‘adatin) to grant every assistance; ‫بللا‬
‫ ا مس عو‬to make efforts; ‫ بللاا عوةال‬to obey
s.o., defer to s.o.; ‫( بوللاكولاغو ل‬kulla gālin)
and ‫ بوللاا غو واوا وو يصا و اسوبيل‬to spare no
effort, go to any length, give everything,
pay any price for or in order to; ‫بوللامو ا‬
‫( وجه و‬mā’a wajhihī) to sacrifice one's
honor; (‫ ع و ا والن‬or) ‫ بووللاظفس و ا ونا ووالن‬to
sacrifice o.s. for s.o.; ‫( بللاوسوع‬wus‘ahū) to
do one’s utmost, do one’s best V to fritter
away one’s fortune, be over-generous; to
prostitute o.s. (woman); to display
common, vulgar manners VIII to wear out
in common service, make trite, vulgar,
commonplace, to hackney ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to
abuse ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to express o.s. in a vulgar
manner, use vulgar language; ‫ ابأوللاظفسو‬to
degrade o.s. demean o.s., sacrifice one's
dignity
‫ بوولل‬badl giving, spending; sacrifice,
surrender, abandonment; expenditure;
offering, granting
‫ مبوووور‬mubarrir pl. -āt justification;
excuse│ ‫( الامبورا‬mubarrira) unjustifiable
2
‫ بل ة‬badla suit (of clothes)
‫ مبلل‬mibdal pl. ‫ مب ل‬mabādil2 slipper; pl.
‫ مبو ل‬casual clothing worn around home│
‫ النا امب‬so-and-so in his private life
‫ بووى‬barrī terrestrial, land (adj.); wild (of
plants and animals)│‫اسووووي ر ابويووووةام ئيووووة‬
(sayyāra, mā’īya) amphibious vehicle
‫ ابأووولال‬ibtidāl triteners, commonness,
commonplaceness; banality; debasement,
degradation
‫بويووة‬ā barrīya pl. ‫ بوووارى‬barāarīy open
country, steppe, desert; see also 1‫ابوأ‬
‫ ب ل‬bādil spender 48
‫ بواظووو‬barrānī outside, outer, exterior,
external; foreign, alien
‫ مأبلل‬mutabaddil vulgar, common
‫ مبأولل‬mubtadal trite, hackneyed, banal,
common, vulgar; everyday, commonplace
(adj.)
2
‫ ابوو‬barra (1st pers. perf. barirtu, barartu) a I
(birr) to be reverent, dutiful, devoted; to
be kind (‫ ه‬or ‫ ب‬to s.o.); to be charitable,
beneficent, do good (‫ ب‬to s.o.); to obey (‫ه‬
s.o., esp. God); to treat with reverence, to
honor (‫ ب‬or ‫ ه‬the parents); to be honest,
truthful; to be true, valid (sworn
statement); to keep (‫ ب‬a promise, an oath)
II to warrant, justify, vindicate; to acquit,
absolve, exonerate, exculpate, clear ( ‫هو‬, ‫ه‬
s.o., s.th.)│ ‫( ابووراوجهو‬wajhahū) to justify
o.s. by IV to carry out, fulfill ( ‫ هو‬s.th., a
promise, an oath) V to justify o.s.; to be
justified
‫ بوو‬birr reverence, piety; righteousness,
probity; godliness, devoutness; kindness;
charitable gift
‫ بوو‬barr and ‫ بو ر‬bārr pl. ‫ ابووار‬abrār and
‫ بوور‬barara reverent, dutiful (‫ ب‬toward),
devoted (‫ ب‬to); pious, godly, upright,
righteous.; kind
‫ مبووو‬mabarra pl. -āt and ‫ مبو ر‬mabar2
good deed, act of charity, benefaction;
philanthropic organization; charitable
institution, home or hospital set up with
private funds
‫ تبويو‬tabrīr justification, vindication
‫ بو ر‬bārr reverent, faithful and devoted;
see also under ‫ بو‬barr above
‫ مبووور‬mabrūr (accepted into the grace of
the Lord, i.e.) blessed (said of a deceased
person)
‫ ابوو‬barr land (as opposed to sea), terra firma,
mainland; open country; ‫ بووا‬barran out,
outside│‫ ابوووااوبحوووا‬barran wa-baḥran by
land and sea
‫ بو‬burr wheat
1
‫ ابووأ‬bara’a a ( ‫ بوو‬bar’) to create ( ‫ هو‬s.th., said
of God)
‫ بو‬bar’ creation
‫ بويوة‬barīya pl. -āt, ‫ بوايو‬barāyā creation
(= that which is created); creature; see
also 2‫ابو‬.
‫~ ا ب رى‬J~I aI-bari' the Creator (God)
2
‫ ابوو‬bari’a a ( ‫ بووا‬barā’a) to be or become
free, be cleared ( ‫ مو‬from, esp. from guilt
blame, etc., ‫ ا و‬toward s.o.); to recover ( ‫مو‬
from an illness) II to free, clear, acquit,
absolve, exculpate (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ مووو‬from
suspicion, blame, guilt)│‫ابوووأاسوو حةاا وجوول‬
(sāḥata r-rajul) he acquitted the man IV
to acquit, absolve, discharge, exculpate (‫ه‬
s.o.); to cause to recover, cure, heal (‫ه‬
s.o.)│ ‫( اابووأا مأو‬dimmatahū) to clear s.o. or
o.s. from guilt, exonerate s.o. or o.s. V to
clear o.s. ( ‫ م و‬from suspicion, from a
charge), free o.s. ( ‫ مو‬from responsibility,
etc.), rid o.s. ( ‫ م و‬of); to declare o.s.
innocent, wash one’s hands ( ‫ مو‬of); to be
acquitted X to restore to health, cure, heal
(‫ ه‬s.o.); to free o.s. ( ‫ مو‬from), rid o.s. ( ‫مو‬
of)
‫ بوووو‬bur’ and burū’ convalescence,
recovery
‫ بوو‬barī’ pl. ‫ ابويو‬abriyā’2, ‫ بووا‬burā’,
birā’ free, exempt ( ‫ مو‬from), devoid ( ‫مو‬
of);
guiltless,
innocent;
guileless,
harmless; healthy, sound 49
‫ بوا‬barā’ free, exempt ( ‫ مو‬from)│‫ا مأو ا‬
‫( بوا ام‬dimmatuM) he is innocent of ...
‫ بووووا‬barā’a being free; disavowal,
withdrawal; innocence, guiltlessness;
naiveté, guilelessness, artlessness; (pl. -āt)
license, diploma, patent│ ‫ابوووووا اا أوووووا‬
patent on an invention; ‫بوووووا اا أ فيوووول‬
exequatur (a written authorization of a
consular officer, issued by the government
to which he is accredited); ‫ بووا اا ثقوة‬b. attiqa (Tun.) credentials (dipl.); ‫علوووابوووا‬
harmless; without guilt, innocent
‫ بوبيس‬look up alphabetically
‫ تبوئوووووة‬tabri’a freeing,
acquittal,
absolution,
exoneration
‫ بوبيس‬barbīs barbel (zool.)
exemption;
discharge,
‫ مبوو رأ‬mubāra’a mubarat, divorce by
mutual consent of husband and wife,
either of them waiving all claims by way
of compensation (Isl. Law)
‫ ابووا‬ibrā’ acquittal, absolution, release;
release of a debtor from his liabilities,
remission of debt (Isl. Law)
‫ اسوأبوا‬istibrā’: ‫ اسوأبوا اا حمول‬ist. al-ḥamal
the ceremony of selecting and purifying
the Host before Mass (Copt.-Chr.)
‫ بووبيش‬barbīš (syr.) tube (of a narghile, of an
enema, etc.)
‫ بوووبط‬barbata to splash, paddle, dabble (in
water)
‫( بوبوواظو‬It. barbone) barbūnī, also ‫ بوبووان‬red
mullet (Mullus barbatus; zool.)
‫ بوبو‬see ‫بوبة‬
‫ بوتغ ل‬burtugāl Portugal
‫ بوتغ و‬burtugālī Portuguese
‫ بوتق ل‬burtuqāl, ‫ ابوتق ن‬burtuqān orange
‫ بوتقووو و‬burtuqālī, ‫بوتقووو ظو‬
orange, orange-colored
‫ بوث‬burtun, pl. ‫ بواث‬barātin claw, talon
1
‫ ابوو‬V to display, show, play up her charms
(woman); to adorn herself, make herself
pretty (woman)
2
‫ ابوو‬burj pl. ‫ بووو‬burūj, ‫ ابووا‬abrāj tower;
castle; sign of the zodiac│‫ ابوو اا حمو م‬b. alḥamām pigeon house, dovecot; ‫ بوو اا ميو ه‬b.
al-miyāh water tower
2
‫ اب رجووة‬bārija pl. ‫ بووواار‬bawārij warship,
battleship; barge
1
‫ا عوباا بوجو س‬la‘b al-birjās a kind of equestrian
contest, joust, tournament
2
‫ اا بوجيس‬al-birjīs Jupiter (astron.)
‫ بواجااى‬baraguwāy Paraguay
‫ ا بوازيل‬al-bərāzīl Brazil
‫( بواسوويوى‬Fr. brasserie) brāseri beer parlor,
taproom
‫ بواغ‬Prague
‫( بوا ن‬Fr. paravent) baravān folding screen
‫ بواهم‬bərahmā Brahma
‫بوبووة‬
birba and ‫ بوب و‬birbā pl. ‫ بوابووو‬barābī
ancient Egyptian temple, temple ruins
doting back to ancient Egypt (eg.);
labyrinth, maze
‫ بوبخ‬barbaḳ pl. ‫ بوابخ‬barābiḳ2 water pipe, drain,
culvert, sewer pipe
‫ بوبوو‬barbara to babble noisily (e.g., a large
crowd), jabber, mutter, prattle
‫ ا بوبو‬al-barbar the Berbers
‫ بوبوووى‬barbarī Berber (adj.); barbaric,
uncivilized; -- (pl. ‫ بوابوووو‬barābira) a
Berber; a barbarian
‫بوبويووووووة‬
barbarīya
barbar(ian)ism,
barbarity, savagery, cruelty
‫ مأبوبو‬mutabarbir barbaric, uncivilized
burtuqānī
‫ بوجول‬barjal pl. ‫ بواجول‬barāhil2 compass, (pair
of) dividers 50
‫ بوجمووة‬burjuma pl. ‫ بووواجم‬barājim2 knuckle,
finger joint
‫ بووح‬bariḥa a (‫ بوواح‬barāḥ) to leave ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ مو‬a‫ا‬
place, ‫ ا و‬for), depart ( ‫ ه‬from, ‫ ا وو‬on one’s
way to); with neg.: to continue to be (=
‫ مو ابووحا و │)زال‬he is still in ... ; ‫مو ابووحاغ يو‬
(ganīyan) he is still rich; ‫( بووحاا فو‬ḳafā’)
the matter hall come out, has become
generally known; ‫ غودااوبووح‬to come and go
II to beset, harass, trouble, molest (‫ ب‬s.o.)
III to leave ( ‫ هو‬a place, ‫ ا وو‬for), depart ( ‫هو‬
from, ‫ ا و‬on one's way to)
‫ بوواح‬departure; cessation, stop; a wide,
empty tract of land, vast expanse, vastness;
‫ بواح‬barāḥan openly and plainly, patently
‫ تبو ريا‬tabārīh2 agonies, torments (e.g., of
longing, of passion)
war; ‫ غ يمةابو ر‬an easy prey; ‫‘( عويشابو ر‬aiš)
an easy life; ‫( حجووةاب و ر‬ḥujja) a weak
argument; ‫( تب اب ر‬tibg) light, mild tobacco
‫ مب رحة‬mubāraḥa departure
‫ مبو‬mubarrid cooling, refreshing; pl. -āt
refreshments (beverages, etc.)
‫ بو رح‬bāriḥ (showing the left side. i.e.)
ill-boding, inauspicious, ominous (as
opposed to ‫ ا ب رح ;)س ظا‬al-bāriḥa yesterday
‫ اا ب رحوووة‬al-bāriḥata yesterday│‫اا ليلوووةا‬
‫( ا ب رحوووة‬lailata) last night; ‫اولاا ب رحوووة‬
awwala l-b. the day before yesterday. two
days ago
‫ مبو‬mubarrad cooled, chilled
2
‫ بوا‬barrād fitter (of machinery)
‫ بوا‬birāda fitter's trade or work
‫ بوا‬burāda iron filings
‫ مبووووووح‬mubarriḥ, violent, intense,
excruciating, agonizing (esp., of pains)
‫ مبوحابو‬mubarraḥ bihi stricken. afflicted,
tormented
‫ ابوو‬barada u to be or become cold; to
cool, cool off (also fig.); to feel cold; to
cool, chill ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to soothe. alleviate ( ‫هو‬
pain); -- baruda to be or become cold II to
make cold ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to refrigerate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to cool, chill ( ‫ هو‬s.th., also fig.); to soothe,
alleviate ( ‫ هو‬pain) V to refresh o.s., cool
o.s. off; to be soothed, be alleviated VIII to
become cold, cool off
‫ مبو‬mibrad pl. ‫ مب ر‬mabcirid2 file, rasp
3
‫ بوو‬barad hail,
hailstone
‫ بو اية‬burdāya curtain, drape 51
4
‫ بويودى‬barīdī postal; messenger, courier;
mailman
5
6
‫ ب رو‬look up alphabetically
‫ بو ى‬bardī, burdī papyrus (bot.)
‫ بو يوة‬bardīya pl. -āt papyrus│ ‫علوماا بو يو‬
‘ilm al-b. papyrology
‫ بوو‬barada (n. un.)
‫ بو ا‬bardāq pl. ‫ بوا يق‬barādīq2 jug, pitcher
‫ بووووووو‬burūd coldness, coolness,
chilliness; emotional coldness, frigidity
‫ بوووووو‬burūda coldness, coolness,
chilliness; emotional coldness, frigidity│‫ا‬
‫ بوو اا دم‬b. ad-dam cold-bloodedness
‫ بو يووة‬bardīya ague, feverish chill; see
also below
‫ بو ا‬buradā’ 2 ague, feverish chill
cold-storage
‫ بو‬IV to send by mail, to mail ( ‫ ه‬a letter)
‫ بويد‬barīd post, mail│‫( ا بويوداا جواى‬jawwī)
air mail
‫ بوو‬barūd collyrium
‫ بوووووا‬barrāda
refrigerator, icebox
‫ بو‬burd pl. ‫ ابوا‬abrād garment
‫ بو‬burda Mohammed's outer garment
1
‫ ابوو‬bard coldness, chilliness, coolness;
cooling; alleviation; cold, catarrh
‫ بو‬barada u to file ( ‫ ه‬a piece of metal, etc.)
plant;
‫ تبويووود‬tabrīd cooling, chilling; cold
storage,
refrigeration;
alleviation,
mitigation│‫ جهووو اا أبويووود‬jahāz at-t. coldstorage plant, refrigerator; ‫غو وووةاا أبويووود‬
gurfat at-t. cold-storage room
‫ بو ر‬bārid cold; cool, chilly; easy; weak;
stupid, inane, silly, dull; dunce,
blockhead│ ‫( ا حوووباا بوو ر‬ḥarb) the cold
‫ عباا بو‬la‘b al-b. bridge (game)
‫ بو خ‬bardaḳa to polish, burnish ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
□ ‫بو عة = ابو عة‬
‫بوتق ن = بو ل ن‬
‫ بو لاش‬bardaqūš (=‫ )مو لاش‬marjoram
‫( بو ور‬Fr. bordure) badūra curbstone, curb
‫ بو عوة‬barda‘a pl. ‫ بووا‬barādi‘2 saddle, packsaddle (for donkeys and camels)
‫ بوا عووو‬barādi‘ī maker of donkey saddle,
saddler
‫ بوو ون‬birdaun pl. ‫ بووا ي‬barādīn2 work horse
jade, nag
1
‫ بوز‬baraza u to come out, show, appear, come
into view, emerge; to jut out, protrude,
stand out, be prominent (also fig.); to
surpass, excel (‫ علووو‬s.o.) II to cause to
come out, bring out, expose, show, set off,
accentuate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to excel, surpass (‫وو‬
‫ علوو‬s.o. in), stand out (‫ وو‬for), distinguish
o.s. ( ‫ و‬by) III to meet in combat or duel (‫ه‬
s.o.); to compete in a contest (‫ ه‬with s.o.)
IV to cause to come out, bring out,
expose, make manifest ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.); to
publish, bring out ( ‫ ه و‬a book, etc.); to
present, show ( ‫ هو‬e.g., an identity card) V
to evacuate the bowels VI to vie, contend
1
‫ بوشت‬birišt: ‫ابوشت‬
‫( بي‬baiḍ) soft-boiled eggs
‫ بوش ولاظة‬baršīlōna Barcelona (seaport in NE
Spain)
‫ بوشوم‬baršama to stare, gaze (‫ ا وو‬at s.th.); to
rivet ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ بوشمة‬baršama riveting
‫ بوووووز‬burūz prominence, projection,
protrusion
‫ بوشو م‬buršām and ‫( بوشو ن‬n. un. ) pl. -āt
wafer; Host (Chr.)
‫ بواز‬birāz excrement, feces; competition,
contest, match (in sports); duel
‫ بوش مة‬buršāma rivet
‫ بوي وز‬buraiza (birēza; eg.) ten-piaster
coin
‫ بوش مجو‬buršāmjī riveter
‫ ابوووووز‬abraz2 more marked,
distinctive; more prominent
1
‫ بوشمجية‬buršamjīya riveting
more
‫ بوص‬baraṣ leprosy
‫ ابووواز‬ibrāz bringing out, displaying,
setting off, accentuation; production;
presentation
‫ ب رز‬bāriz protruding, projecting, salient;
raised, embossed, in relief; marked,
distinct,
conspicuous;
prominent
(personality)
‫ مبوووز‬mubarriz surpassing (‫ علووو‬s.o.),
superior (‫ علوو‬to s.o.); winner. victor (in
contest)
‫ مبوو رز‬mubāriz competitor, contender;
combatant, fighter; fencer
‫( بويوز‬Fr. prise) brīz pl. -āt (plug) socket, wallplug, outlet (syr.); ‫ بويوز‬barīza pl. ‫بوائوز‬
barā’iz2 do. (eg.)
2
‫ ابويز‬look up alphabetically
2
‫ بوزان‬barazān trumpet
‫ بووزخ‬barzaḳ pl. ‫ بووازخ‬barāziḳ interval, gap,
break, partition, bar, obstruction; isthmus
‫ بوزو‬burzūq sidewalk
1
‫ بوس م‬birsām pleurisy
2
‫ ابويسم‬look up alphabetically
3
‫ بوسوووويم‬birsīm clover, specif., berseem,
Egyptian clover (Trifolium alexandrinum
bot.)
1
‫ بوش‬burš pl. ‫ ابواش‬abrāš mat
‫ ابوش‬abraš2 spotted, speckled 52
‫ بوص‬bariṣa a (baraṣ) to be a leper
‫ بووووص‬burṣ wall gecko (Tarentola
mauritanica, zool.)
‫ مب و رز‬mubāraza competition, contest,
match, esp. in sports; duel; fencing
2
‫ بوش‬look up alphabetically
‫ ابوواص‬abraṣ2 leprous; leper│‫سو ماابوووص‬
sāmm a. wall gecko
2
‫ بوصة‬burṣa stock exchange
‫ بوو‬baraḍa u (
sprout (plant)
‫ بووو‬burūḍ) to germinate,
‫ بوهوواز‬barṯūz: ‫ بوهووازاا بحويووة‬b. a1-baḥrīya
forecastle, crew quarters (on a merchant
vessel)
‫ بوها‬barṯa‘a (‫ بوهعة‬barṯa‘a) to gallop
‫ بوهول‬barṯala (‫ بوهلوة‬barṯala) to bribe (‫ ه‬s.o.) II
tabarṯala to take bribes, be venal
‫ بوهيل‬birṯīl pl. ‫ بواهيل‬barāṯīl2 bribe
1
‫ بوهم‬barṯama to rave, talk irrationally
‫ بوهوووام‬burṯūm, barṯūm trunk of an
elephant
2
‫ بوهمو ن‬barṯamān pl. -āt (syr. eg.) tall earthen
or glass vessel (for preserves, oil. etc.)
‫ بوو‬bara‘a a to surpass excel (‫ ه‬s.o.); (also
baru‘a u) to distinguish o.s., be skilful,
proficient V to contribute. Give, donate (‫ب‬
s.th.); to undertake (voluntarily, ‫ ب‬s.th.).
volunteer (‫ ب‬or), be prepared, willing (‫ب‬
to do s.th.); to be ready, be on hand (‫ب‬
with)
‫ بواعوووووة‬barā‘a skill, proficiency;
efficiency, capability, capacity
‫ بووعوة‬burū‘a superior skill, outstanding
proficiency
‫ مبو‬mabraq glitter, flash│‫وامبوو اا صوبا‬
fī m. iṣ-ṣbḥ with the first rays of the
morning sun
‫ تبووو‬tabarru‘ pl. -āt gift, donation;
contribution
‫ بو ر‬bāriq:
hope
‫ ب و ر‬bāri‘ skilled, skillful, proficient,
capable. efficient; brilliant, outstanding
(work of art)
‫ ب رلوة‬bāriqa pl.
twinkle
‫ بوعم‬bar‘ama to bud, burgeon, sprout
‫ بوعم‬bur‘um pl. ‫ بواعم‬barā‘im2 and ‫بوعام‬
bur‘ūm pl. ‫ بوواعيم‬bard'im' bud, burgeon;
blossom, flower
‫ بوغوواث‬burgūt pl. ‫ بواغيووث‬barāgīt2 f1ea; pl.
‫( بواغيووث‬syr.) small silver coins│‫ابوغ واثا‬
‫ ا بحو‬b. a1-baḥr shrimp (zool.)
‫ بوغش‬bargaš (coll.; n. un. ) gnat(s), midge(s)
2
‫ اا بولة‬al-barqa Cyrenaica (region of E Libya)
3
‫ اابويق‬look up alphabetically
4
1
‫ بولش‬birqiš finch
‫ بوولش‬barqaša colorful medley, variety,
variegation
‫ مبووولش‬mubarqaš colorful, variegated,
many-colored
‫ بولوا‬barqa‘a to veil, drape ( ‫هو‬, s.o., s.th.) II
tabarqa‘a to put on a veil, veil o.s.
‫ بوو‬baraqa u to shine, glitter, sparkle, flash│‫ا‬
‫( بولوتاا سوم‬samā’u) there was lightning IV
= I; to emit bolts of lightning (cloud); to
flash up, light up; to brighten (face); to
cable, wire, telegraph (‫ ا و‬to)
‫ بوو‬barq pl. ‫ بووو‬burūq lightning; flash
of lightning; telegraph│‫( ابوو ا لوب‬ḳullab)
lightning without a downpour, used fig.
e.g.. of s.o. given to making promises
without ever living up to them 53
‫ بول وو‬barqī telegraphic, telegraph- (in
compounds)
‫ بولية‬barqīya pl. -āt telegram, wire, cable
‫ بويووق‬barīq pl. ‫ بوائووق‬barā’iq2 glitter,
shine, gloss, luster│ ‫( وابويوقامعودظ‬ma‘dinī)
lustered, coated with metallic luster
‫ بووووا‬burāq Alborak, name of the
creature on which Mohammed made his
ascension to the seven heavens ( ‫)معوا‬
‫ بووا‬barrāq shining, lustrous, sparkling,
flashing, glittering, twinkling
‫ ااسأبو‬look up alphabetically
‫ بوولش‬barqaša (‫ بوولش‬barqš) to variegate, paint
or daub with many colors ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to
embellish ( ‫ هو‬s.th.; ‫ لا و‬one’s speech) II
tabargaša reflex. and pass. of I
‫( بوغ وو‬Turk. ‫ ب وارغو‬burğų) burgī pl. ‫بواغووو‬
barāgī screw
‫ بوو ة‬look up alphabetically
‫ بواار‬bawāriq2 gleam,
‫ مبو‬mubriq: ‫ مبو اك تب‬teletype
‫ بوغ ول‬burgul cooked, parched and crushed
wheat, served together with other food
(eg., syr.)
‫ بو يو‬birfīr pl. ‫ بوا يو‬barāfīr2 purple
‫ بو ر‬b. al-amal glimpse of
‫ بولوا‬burqu‘ pl. ‫ بوالوا‬barāqi‘2 veil (worn
by women; long, leaving the eyes
exposed)
‫ بولا‬barqūq (coll.; n. un. ) plum
1
‫ بو‬baraka u to kneel down II and IV to make
( ‫ هو‬the camel) kneel down II to invoke a
blessing (‫ علوو‬or ‫ وو‬on s.th., ‫ ل‬on s.th.) III
to bless (‫ و‬or ‫ ه‬s.th., also ‫ ل‬or ‫)علوو‬, invoke
a blessing on; to give one's blessing ( ‫ هو‬to
s.th.), sanction ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V to be blessed (‫ب‬
by); to enjoy (‫ ب‬s.th.), find pleasure,
delight (‫ ب‬in); to ask s.o.’s (‫ )ب‬blessing VI
to be blessed, be praised; ... ‫ تبو ر‬tabāraka
... God bless …! X to be blessed
‫ بوكة‬birka pl. ‫ بو‬birak pond, small lake;
puddle, pool│‫ ابوكوووةاا سوووب حة‬b. as-sibāḥa
swimming pool
‫ بوكوووووة‬baraka pl. -āt blessing,
benediction│‫اللوووووووووةاا بوكوووووووووة‬qillat
al-b.
misfortune, bad luck
‫ ابو‬abrak2 more blessed
‫ تبويول‬tabrīk pl. -āt good wish; blessing,
benediction
‫ مب ر‬mubārak blessed, fortunate, lucky
2
‫ مبووووم‬mabrūm:○‫( سووللامبووووم‬silk) wire
rope, cable
‫ ابواريل‬barārīk2 (mor.) barracks
‫ بوك ر‬birkār compass, (pair of) divideers
‫ مبووم‬mubram firm, strong; irrevocable,
definitely
established;
confirmed,
ratified│‫( ل امبوم‬qaḍā’) inescapable fate;
‫ بصار امبومة‬irrevocably
‫ بوك ن‬burkān pl. ‫ بواكي‬barākīn volcano
2
‫ بوك ظو‬burkānī volcanic
‫ بو م ن‬barlamān parliament
‫ بو م ظو‬barlamānī parliamentary
‫ بوموووة‬burma pl. ‫ بووووم‬buram, ‫ بووووام‬birām
earthenware pot
‫ بو م ظية‬barlamānīya parliamentarianism
‫ بوم‬burmā Burma
‫( بو أو‬It. brillante) brillantī brilliant, diamond
‫ بو ي‬barlīn Berlin
1
‫ بووم‬barima a (baram) to be or become weary,
tired (‫ ب‬of), be fed up, be bored (‫ ب‬with),
find annoying, wearisome (‫ ب‬s.th.) V to
feel annoyed (‫ ب‬by), be displeased (‫ب‬
with); to be fed up (‫ ب‬with), be sick and
tired (‫ب‬of, also ‫ ;)م و‬to be impatient,
discontented, dissatisfied; to grieve, be
pained 54
‫ بووم‬barim weary, tired (‫ ب‬of), disgusted
(‫ ب‬at, with); dissatisfied, discontented
‫ تبووووم‬tabarrum weariness, boredom,
disgust;
discontent,
dissatisfaction;
uneasiness, discomfort, annoyance
‫ مأبووم‬mutabarrim cross, peevish, vexed,
annoyed
2
‫ بووم‬barama u (barm) to twist, twine ( ‫ هو‬a
rope); to shape ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) round and long; to
roll up ( ‫ هو‬the sleeves); to settle, establish,
confirm ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) IV to twist, twine ( ‫ هو‬a
rope); to settle, establish, confirm ( ‫ ه‬s.th.);
to conclude ( ‫ هو‬a pact); to confirm ( ‫ هو‬a
judicial judgment); to ratify ( ‫ هو‬a treaty, a
bill) VII to be settled, be established, be
confirmed; to be twisted, be twined
3
‫ بوموووو ئو‬barmā’ī amphibious│‫ب بووووةابوم ئيووووة‬
(dabbāba) amphibious tank (mil.)
○ ‫ بوم ئية‬barmā’īya amphibian
‫( بوم ظ وت‬Engl.) barmanant permanent wave│‫ا‬
‫بوم ظ تاعلواا ب ر‬cold wave (in hair)
‫ بومق‬barmaq pl. ‫ بواموق‬barāmiq2 baluster; spike
(of a wheel)
‫ بومه و‬baramhāt the seventh month of the
Coptic calendar
‫ بوم كه م‬Birmingham
‫ بوموا‬barmūda the eighth month of the Coptic
calendar
‫ بوميول‬barmīl pl. ‫ بواميول‬barāmīl2 barrel; keg,
cask; tun
‫ بوظية‬barnīya pl. ‫ بواظو‬barānīy clay vessel
‫ بوظو م‬barnāmaj pl. ‫ بووام‬barāmij2 program,
plan, schedule; roster, list, index;
curriculum
‫ بوظجل‬burunjuk gauze, crepe
1
‫ بوامة‬barrāma pl. -āt drilling machine
‫ بواظسوووو‬barānisī pl. -īya maker of
burnooses
‫ بويم‬barīm rope; string, cord, twine
‫ بويموة‬barrīma pl. –āt drill, borer, gimlet,
auger, bit; ○ corkscrew ‫بوم‬
○ ‫ بويمية‬barrīmīya spirochete
‫ ابوووام‬ibrām settlement, establishment;
confirmation; conclusion (of a pact, etc.);
ratification│‫ محكمووةاا و ق اواالبوووام‬maḥkamat
an-naqḍ wa-l-i. Court of Cassation (Eg.)
‫ بووظس‬burnus pl. ‫ بوواظس‬barānis2 (also ‫بوظواس‬
barnūs, burnūs pl. ‫ بووووواظيس‬baranīs2)
burnoose, hooded cloak; casula, chasuble
(of Coptic priests)│‫ ابووووظساا حمووو م‬b. alḥammām bathrobe
2
‫ جب لاا بواظس‬jibāl al-barānis the Pyrenees
‫ بوظس‬brins prince
‫ بوظسيسة‬brinsēsa princess
‫ بوظط‬II tabarnaṯa to wear a hat
‫ بوظ يوووة‬burnaiṯa pl. -āt, ‫ بوووواظيط‬barānīt2
(European) hat (men’s and women’s);
lamp shade
‫ بوهوة‬burha pl. burahāt, ‫ بووه‬burah a while, a
time; short time; instant, moment; ‫بوهووة‬
burllatan a little while│ ‫( ابووهأي‬after two
moments =) in a short time
going; to break out, lot fly, explode (with
words, esp. in anger or excitement)
‫ بوى‬baran dust, earth
‫ بوايووة‬barrāya, ‫ بوايووةااال ووالم‬b. al-aqlām
pencil sharpener
□ ‫ بوهم‬barham (syr.) = ‫ موهم‬marham
‫ بووهم‬barahman pl. ‫ بواهموة‬barāhima Brahman
55
‫ مبوا‬mibrāh pocketknife
‫ مب و را‬mubārāh pl.
‫ مب ري و‬mubārayāt
contest tournament, match (in games and
sports); competition, rivalry
‫ بوهمية‬barahmīya Brahmanism
‫ بوه‬barhana to prove, demonstrate (‫ علو‬or ‫عو‬
s.th.)
‫ بوه‬burhān pl. ‫ بواهي‬barāhīn2 proof
‫ بوه ة‬barhana proving, demonstration
‫ بوو‬bawa waste, scrap
‫ بووتسووأ ظأ‬brotostantī Protestant; (pl. -ūn) a
Protestant
‫ بووتسأ ظأية‬brotostantīya Protestantism
‫( بووتسوأا‬It. protesto) brotostō protest (of a bill
of exchange)
‫ب ر‬: ‫ اعوطاا قواساب ريهو‬a‘ṯi l-qausa bāriyahā
give the bow to him who knows how to
shape it, i.e. always ask an expert
‫ مأبو ر‬mutabārin participant in a contest,
contestant, contender; competitor, rival
2
‫ بوي ظيو‬barīṯāniyā, biriṯāniyā Britain, ‫بوي ظيو ا‬
‫( ا كبوى‬uẓmā) Great Britain
‫بوي وووو ظ‬
Britannic
‫ بارتاكال‬brotokōl protocol
‫ بووتان‬proton
‫ باجوام‬brogrām program
1
‫ بووجو‬burūjī pl. -īya trumpeter, bugler
‫ بووز‬barwaza to frame
‫ بوواز‬barwāz, birwāz pl. ‫ بواويز‬barāwīz2 frame
‫( بووسي‬It. Prussia) burūsiyā Prussia
‫ بووس‬burūsī Prussian
‫ بوو وة‬and ‫( بوووﭬ وة‬It. prova) brōva, brōfa pl.
-āt test. experiment; proof sheet;
rehearsal
2
biriṯānī
British;
‫ بوز‬bazza u (bazz) to take away, steal, wrest,
snatch ( ‫ ه هو‬from s.o. s.th.). rob, strip ( ‫ه هو‬
s.o. of s.th.); to defeat, beat, outstrip, excel
(‫ ه‬s.o.), triumph, be victorious (‫ ه‬over)
VIII to take away, steal, pilfer ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
take away, snatch ( ‫ ه و‬money, ‫ م و‬from
s.o.); to rob, fleece (‫ ه‬s.o.)│‫ابأوزاامواالاا و س‬
to lift money out of people’s pockets,
relieve people of their money
‫ بز‬bazza u to bud, burgeon
‫ بوز‬buzz, bizz pl. ‫ بوزاز‬bizāz, ‫ ابوزاز‬abzāz
nipple, mammilla (of the female breast);
teat, female breast 56
‫ بووظوووزى‬bronzi bronze, bronzy│‫اا عصووووا‬
‫‘( ا بووظزى‬aṣr) the Bronze Age
‫ بووى‬barā i (bary) to trim, shape ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), nib
( ‫ هو‬a pen), sharpen ( ‫ هو‬a pencil); to scratch
off, scrape off ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to exhaust, tire
out, wear out, emaciate, enervate (‫ ه‬s.o.),
sap the strength of (‫ )ه‬III to vie, compete (‫ه‬
with s.o.). try to outstrip (‫ ه‬s.o.) VI to vie,
compete, contend, be rivals; to meet in a
contest, try each other’s strength (esp. in
games and sports) VII to be trimmed, be
nibbed, be sharpened; to defy, oppose (‫ل‬
s.o.); to undertake, take in hand (‫ ل‬s.th.),
set out to do s.th. (‫)ل‬, enter, embark (‫ل‬
upon); to break forth ( ‫ مو‬from); to get
barīṯānī,
‫ ابأووزاز‬ibtizāz theft, robbery; fleecing,
robbing (of s.o.)
‫( بووظز‬Fr.) bronz bronze
1
‫ بوية‬see 1‫ بوأ‬and 2‫بو‬
3
‫ بز‬bazz pl. ‫ بزوز‬buzūz linen; cloth, dry goods
‫ بوووز‬bizza clothing, clothes, attire;
uniform│‫( بز ارسمية‬rasmīya) uniform
‫ بزاز‬bazzāz draper, cloth merchant
‫ بزاز‬bizāza cloth trade
‫ بزباز‬bazbūz pl. ‫ بزابيز‬bazābīz2 nozzle, spout
‫ بزر‬bazara i (bazr) to sow
‫ بوزر‬bizr pl. ‫ بوزور‬buzūr seed(s); pl. ‫ابوزار‬
abzār and ‫ اب زيو‬abāzīr2 spice
‫ بوزر‬bizra (n. un.) seed; kernel, pip, pit,
stone (of fruit); germ
‫ بزار‬bazzār seedsman
‫ بزيو‬buzaira pl. -āt spore (bot.)
‫ بوزغ‬bazaga u to break forth, come out; to
dawn (day); to rise (sun)
‫ بوزوغ‬buzūg appearance, emergence; rise
(of the sun)
‫ بز‬bazaqa u (bazq) to spit
‫ بزالة‬bazzāqa snail; cobra
1
‫مبووو ز‬
mabāziq2
‫ابوزل‬bazala u (bazl) to split ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to pierce
( ‫ ه‬s.th.), make a hole ( ‫ هو‬in); to tap,broach
( ‫ هو‬s.th.; a cask); to puncture, tap (‫ ه‬s.o.;
med.); to clear, filter ( ‫ ه‬a liquid)
‫ بوزل‬bazl puncture, tapping, paracentesis
(med.)
‫ بزال‬buzāl bung (of a cask)
‫ مبووزل‬mibzal pl. ‫ مب و زل‬mabazil
spigot, tap; cock, faucet
2
2
spile,
‫( ابز ة‬It. piselli) bizilla and ‫ بزال‬green peas
‫ ابزيم‬ibzīm pl. ‫ اب زم‬abāzim2 buckle, clasp
‫ بزما‬bizmūt bismuth
‫ بزظ و‬bizanṯī Byzantine
‫ بو ز‬bāzin pl. ‫ بووزا‬buzāh, ‫ بوااز‬bawāzin, ‫بيوزان‬
bīzān falcon
‫ بس‬bass and ‫ بسة‬bassa pl. ‫ بس س‬bassās cat
‫ بسوب‬basa’a a ( ‫ بوس‬bas’) to treat amicably (‫ب‬
s.o.); to be intimate, be on familiar terms
(‫ ب‬with)
‫ بس رابي‬besārābiyā Bessarabia
‫ بسوب س‬basbās, ‫ بسب سوة‬basbāsa (eg.) mace (bot.);
(magr.) fennel
‫ بسباس وة‬basbāsa (eg.) pastry made of
flour, melted butter, sugar and oil
‫( بسأيلية‬Fr.) bastīliya pastilles, lozenges
1
‫( ابسوأان‬Fr. piston) bistōn, ‫( بسوأ‬Engl.) bistan
pl. ‫ بس ت‬basātin2 piston
3
‫( ابسووأان‬It. bastone) bastūnī spades (suit of
playing cards)
‫ بس ة‬basḳa Easter; Passion Week (Chr.)
‫ بسوو‬basara u (‫ بسوار‬busūr) to scowl, frown; -basara u (basr) and VIII to begin too
early ( ‫ هو‬with), take premature action, be
rash ( ‫ ه‬in s.th.)
‫ بسوو‬busr (n. un. ) pl. ‫ بسو ر‬bisār unripe
dates
‫ بزا‬buzāq spit, spittle, saliva
‫ مبزلوووة‬mibzaqa pl.
spittoon, cuspidor
2
‫ بسأ ن‬bustān pl. ‫ بس تي‬basātīn2 garden
‫ بسووأ ظو‬bustānī gardener; garden (adj.);
horticultural
‫ بسأ ة‬bastana gardening, horticulture
‫ ب سووووار‬bāsūr
hemorrhoids
pl.
‫بااسوووويو‬
bawāsīr2
‫ بسوط‬basaṯ u (basṯ) to spread, spread out ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to level, flatten ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to enlarge,
expand ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to stretch out, extend ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to unfold, unroll ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to grant,
offer, present ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to submit, state, set
forth, expound, explain ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ ل‬or ‫علوو‬
to s.o.); to flog (‫ ه‬s.o.; Nejd); to please
delight (‫ ه‬s.o.)│ ‫( بسوطا راعيو‬dirā‘aihi) to
spread one’s arms; 57 ‫بسووطايووداا مس و عد ال‬
(yada l-musā‘ada) to extend helping hand
to s.o.; ‫ بسوطاا م ئود‬to lay the table; -- basuṯa
u (‫بسوووو هة‬
basāta) to be simple,
openhearted, frank, candid II to spread,
spread out, extend, expand ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
level, flatten ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to simplify, make
simple ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.) III to set forth, state,
expound, explain; to be sincere (‫ ه ب‬with
s.th. about or in s.th.), confess frankly (‫ه ب‬
to s.o. s.th.) V to be spread, be unrolled,
be spread out, be extended; to speak at
great length (‫ وو‬about), enlarge (‫ وو‬on),
treat exhaustively, expound in detail (‫ وو‬a
theme); to be friendly, communicative,
sociable, behave unceremoniously, be
completely at ease│‫ اتبسوطا و اا حوديث‬to talk
freely, without formality VII to spread,
extend, expand (intr.); to be glad, be
delighted, be or become happy
‫ بسوووووط‬basṯ, extension, spreading,
unrolling,
unfolding;
presentation,
statement,
explanation,
exposition;
cheering,
delighting,
delectation;
amusement; (Eg.) numerator (of a
fraction)│‫ ابسوطاا يود‬b. al-yad avarice, greed,
cupidity
‫ بسو ة‬basṯa extension, extent, expanse;
size, magnitude; skill, capability, abilities;
excess, abundance; (pl. -āt) statement,
exposition, presentation; -- (pl. ‫ بسو ه‬bisāṯ)
landing (of staircase); estrade, dais,
platform (eg.)
‫ بسو ه‬bisāṯ pl. -āt, ‫ ابسو ة‬absiṯa, ‫ بسوط‬busuṯ
carpet, rug│‫ ابسووو هاا وحموووة‬b. ar-raḥma
winding sheet, shroud; ‫ وضا( مسب ة‬or) ‫هوحا‬
‫( علووابسو هاا بحوث‬mas‘alata, baḥtan) to raise
a question, bring a question on the carpet,
also ‫( علووابسو هاا م لشوة‬b. il-munāqaša) for
discussion; ‫ هوواىاا بسو هابمو ا يو‬to bring the
matter to an end, settle it once and for all
‫ بسوويط‬basīṯ pl.
‫ بس و‬busaṯā’2 simple;
plain, uncomplicated; slight, little, modest,
inconsiderable, trivial, trifling; ‫ ا بسويط‬name
of a poetical meter; pl. ‫ بسو‬simple souls),
ingenuous people│ ‫ بسويطاا يودي‬b. al-yadain
(pl. ‫ بسط‬busuṯ) generous, openhanded
‫ ا بسي ة‬al-basīṯa the earth, the world
‫ بسووووو ئط‬basā’iṯ2 elements; simple
remedies, medicinal plants; basic facts
‫ بس هة‬basāṯa simplicity, plainness
O ‫ ابسواهة‬ubsūṯa pl. ‫ اب سويط‬abāsīṯ2 rim,
felly (of a wheel)
‫ ابسوووط‬absaṯ
extensive
2
simpler; wider, more
‫ تبسيط‬tabsīṯ simplification
‫ اظبسووو ه‬inbisāṯ (n. vic. ) extensity,
extensiveness,
extension;
expansion,
expanse; joy. delight, happiness, gaiety,
cheerfulness
‫‘ ع لةاب س ة‬aḍla bāsiṯa extensor (anat.)
‫ مبس واه‬mabsūṯ extended, outstretched;
spread out; extensive, large, sizeable;
detailed, elaborate (book); cheerful, happy,
gay; feeling well, in good health; (tun.)
well-to-do
‫ م بسووط‬munbasiṯ extending, spreading;
gay, happy, cheerful; level surface
‫( بس ومة‬Turk.) basṯurma a kind of jerked,
salted meat (eg.)
‫ ا باسفار‬al-busfūr the Bosporus
‫ بسوق‬basaqa a ( ‫ بسوا‬busūq) to be high, tall,
lofty, towering; to excel, surpass (‫ ه‬or ‫علوو‬
s.o.)
‫ ب سق‬bāiq high, tall, lofty, towering
‫ م بسووووق‬munbasiq
towering
high,
tall,
lofty,
‫( بسكليت‬Fr. bicyclette) biskilēt, baskilēt bicycle
‫( بسكا‬It. biscotto) baskūt biscuit
‫ بسكايت‬baskawīt biscuit
2
‫ بسوول‬basula u (‫ بس و ة‬basāla) to be brave,
fearless, intrepid V to scowl, glower X to
be reckless, defy death 58
‫ بس ة‬basāla courage, intrepidity
‫ اسأبس ل‬istibsāl death defiance
‫ بس و ة‬bāsil pl. ‫ بسووال‬busalā’2, ‫بااسوول‬
bawāsil2 brave, fearless, intrepid
‫ مسبسل‬mustabsil death-defying, heroic
2
‫ابسلة‬bisilla peace
‫ بسم‬basam i (basm), V and VIII to smile
‫ بسم‬basma pl. basamāt smile
‫ بس م‬bassām smiling
‫ مبسوم‬mabsim, pl. ‫ مب سوم‬mabāsim2 mouth;
mouthpiece, holder (for cigars, cigarettes,
etc.)
‫ ابأسو م‬ibtisām and (n. vic.) ‫ ابأسو مة‬pl. -āt
smile
‫ بسومل‬basmala to utter the invocation ‫بسووما ا‬
‫“ ا وووحم اا وووحيم‬In the name of God, the
Benificent, the Merciful”
‫ بسوومل‬basmala utterance of the above
invocation; the invocation itself
‫ بسي ة‬busaina kitty
‫ بسيكا اجو‬psikolōjī psychological(aI)
‫ بوش‬bašša a (bašš, ‫ بش شوة‬bašāša) to display a
friendly, cheerful, happy mien; to smile;
to be friendly (‫ ل‬to s.o.). give s.o. (‫ )ل‬a
smile
‫ بشواش‬bašūš, baššāš smiling, friendly,
cheerful
‫ بش شة‬bašāša smile; happy mien
‫ ب ش‬bāšš smiling, happy; friendly, kind
‫ بشوت‬bušt (Nejd, Baḥr., Ir.) a kind of cloak, =
‫‘ عب‬abā’a
‫ بشوأة‬bišta (eg.) woolen cloak worn by
Egyptian peasants
1
‫ بشوو‬bašar i, bašira a to rejoice, be delighted,
be happy (‫ ب‬at s.th.) II to announce (as
good news; ‫ ه ب‬to s.o. s.th.); to bring news
(‫ ه ب‬to s.o. of s.th.); to spread, propagate,
preach (‫ ب‬s.th.; a religion, a doctrine)│‫ا‬
‫(بشوووواظفسووو اب‬nafsahū) to indulge in the
happy hope that … IV to rejoice (at good
news) X to rejoice, be delighted, be happy
(‫ ب‬at s.th., esp. at good news), welcome,
(‫ ب‬s.th.); to take as good omen (‫ ب‬s.th.)│‫ا‬
‫( اسأبشوواب و ا يوووا‬ḳairan) to regard s.th. as
auspicious
‫ بشووووى‬bašarī human; human being;
epidermal,
skin
(adj.)│‫اهبيووووووبابشوووووووى‬
dermatologist
‫ بشوووو‬bašara outer skin, epidermis,
cuticle; skin; complexion
‫ بشوية‬bašarīya, mankind, human race
‫ مبشو‬mibšara pl. ‫ مب شوو‬mabāšir2 scraper,
grater
‫ مب شوو‬mubāšara pursuit, practice; direct,
physical cause (Isl. Law); mubāšaratan
immediately, directly
‫ بشو‬bišr joy
‫ مبشوووار‬mabšūr:
shredded cheese
‫ بشو‬bušr glad tidings
‫ بشوى‬bušrā glad tidings, good news
‫ بشو ر‬bišāra pl. -āt, ‫ بشو ئو‬bašā’ir good
news,
glad
tidings;
annunciation,
prophecy; gospel; ‫ بشووو ئو‬good omens,
propitious signs│ ‫‘ اعيوداا بشو ر‬īd al-b. the
Annunciation, the Day of Our Lady (Chr.)
‫ مب شوو‬mubāšir pl. -ūn direct, immediate;
practitioner, pursuer, operator; director; O
manager (Eg.); court usher (Syr.); (mil.)
approx.: staff sergeant (Eg. 1939)│‫غيوووا‬
‫( مب شو‬iṣābāt) directs
2
‫ بشويو‬bašīr pl. ‫ بشووا‬bušarā’ bring.r of
glad tidings, messenger, herald, harbinger,
forerunner, precursor; evangelist (Chr.)
2
‫ تبشووويو‬tabšīr announcement (of glad
tidings); preaching of the Gospel;
evangelization, missionary activity
‫ بشووش‬bašrūš flamingo
‫ بشووا‬baši‘a a (‫ بشوو عة‬bašā‘a) to be ugly,
loathsome II to make ugly, disfigure,
distort ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to disparage, run down ( ‫هو‬
s.th.) X to regard as ugly, find ugly or
repugnant ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ بشووا‬baši‘ ugly; offensive, disgusting,
distasteful, repugnant; unpleasant
‫ تبشيو‬tabšīrī missionary
‫ بشو عة‬bašā‘a ugly; offensive, disgusting,
distasteful, repugnant; unpleasant
‫ تب شوويو‬tabāšīr2 foretokens, prognostics,
omens, first signs or indications, heralds
(fig.); beginnings, dawn│‫ اتب شويواا فجوو‬t. alfajr the first shimmer of aurora, the first
glimpse of dawn
‫ مبشوووو‬mubaššir pl. -āt announcer,
messenger (of glad tidings); evangelist
(Chr.); preacher; missionary (Chr.)
‫ مسأبشو‬mustabšir happy, cheerful
2
‫ ابشوو‬bašara u to peel ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to scrape off,
shave off, scratch off ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to grate,
shred ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) III to touch ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), be in
direct contact ( ‫ ه و‬with s.th.); to have
sexual intercourse (‫ ه‬with s.o.); to attend,
apply o.s. (‫ ب‬or ‫ ب‬to s.th.), take up, take
in hand, pursue, practice, carry out ( ‫هو‬
s.th., job, a task, etc.) 59
‫ بش وو‬bašar man, human being; men,
mankind
‫( جب وووةامبشوووار‬jubna)
‫ بش عة‬bašā‘a ugliness
‫ ابشا‬abša2 uglier; more repulsive
1
2
‫ ب شق‬look up alphabetically
‫( بشق‬eg.; Turk. baška; invar.) different
‫ بشل‬VIII to lie, prevaricate
‫ بش‬baššāk liar
‫ ابأش‬ibtišāk lie, deceit, trickery
1
‫ بشوكار‬baškūr pl. ‫ بشو كيو‬bašākīr2 poker, fire
iron
2
‫ بشكيو‬balkir pl. ‫ بش كيو‬bašākīr2 towel
‫( بشلة‬It.) bišilla pl. -āt bacillus
‫ بشوم‬bašima a (bašam) to feel nauseated, be
disgusted ( ‫ مو‬by s.th.), be fed up ( ‫ مو‬with)
IV to nauseate, sicken, disgust (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ بشم‬bašam surfeit, satiety, loathing, disgust
‫ بشم ر‬bašmār (tun.) lacework, trimmings
within sight; ‫ووووو ابصوووووواب‬
‫وووووو‬
knowledgeable, in, h. is familiar with
‫ بشو موى‬bašāmirī (tun.) laceworker, lacemaker
‫ بصوى‬baṣarī optic(al), visual, ocular
‫ بشومق‬bašmaq slipper (worn by fuqahā’ and
women)
‫ بصوي‬baṣarīyāt optics
‫ ابصو ر‬basāra perception, discernment;
perspicacity, acuteness of the mind, sharpwittedness
‫ بش ة‬bašna (magr.) sorghum, millet
‫ بشو س‬bašan the ninth month of the Coptic
calendar
‫ بصويو‬baṣīr pl. ‫ بصووا‬buṣarā’2 endowed
with eyesight; acutely aware (‫ ب‬of),
having insight (‫ ب‬into); possessing
knowledge or understanding (‫ ب‬of),
discerning,
discriminating,
versed,
knowledgeable,
proficient
(‫ب‬
in),
acquainted (‫ ب‬with s.th.);
‫ بشو الة‬bašnūqa pl. ‫ بشو ظيق‬bašānīq2 kerchief tied
under the chin (pal.)
‫ بش ي‬bašnīn lotus
‫ بوص‬baṣṣa i (baṣṣ, ‫ بصوويص‬ba ṣ) to glow,
sparkle, glitter, shine; -- (eg.) u to look
‫ بصويو‬baṣīra pl. ‫( بص و ئو‬keen) insight,
penetration, discernment, understanding,
(power of) mental perception, mental
vision│ ‫ عو ابصويو‬deliberately, knowingly;
‫ كو ناعلووابصويو امو‬to have insight into s.th.,
be informed about s.th.; ‫ظ ووولاا بصووويو‬
discerning, clear-sighted, perspicacious,
sharp-witted; ‫ ظفو اا بصويو‬nafād al.-b. sharp
discernment, perspicacity
‫ بصة‬baṣṣ embers
‫ بصويص‬baṣīṣ glow, shine; glimpse, ray
(e.g., of hope); lustrous, shining
‫ بصو ئص‬baṣā’iṣ lustrous, shining; (eg.)
spy, detective
‫ بصوبص‬baṣbaṣa (‫ بصبصوة‬baṣbaṣa) to wag ( ‫بلظبو‬
bi-danabihi its tail); (eg.) to ogle, make
sheep’s eyes, cast amorous glances
‫ ابصو‬abṣar2 more discerning
‫ بص ة‬baṣḳa see ‫بس ة‬
2
‫ بصوو‬baṣura a (baṣar) to look, see; to realize,
understand, comprehend, grasp (‫ ب‬s.th.) II
to make (‫ ه‬s.o.) understand or realize ( ‫هو‬
or ‫ ب‬s.th.), make (‫ ه‬s.o.) aware ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ ب‬of
s.th.); to enlighten 60 ( ‫ ه هو‬or ‫ ه ب‬s.o. on or
as to s.th.); to tell, inform ( ‫ ه هو‬or ‫ ه ب‬s.o.
about) IV to see ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to make
out, behold, perceive, discern, notice ( ‫هو‬, ‫ه‬
s.o., s.th.), set eyes on ( ‫)ه هو‬, catch sight of
( ‫هو‬. ‫ ;)ه‬to recognize ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to
reflect (‫ ب‬on). ponder (‫ ب‬s.th.) V to look
( ‫ هو‬at), regard ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to reflect (‫ وو‬on
s.th.), ponder (‫ ووو‬s.th.) X to have the
faculty of visual perception, be able to
see; to be endowed with reason, be
rational, reasonable, intelligent; to reflect
(‫ و‬on s.th.), ponder (‫ و‬s.th.)
‫ بصوو‬baṣar pl. ‫ ابصو ر‬abṣār vision, eye-sight;
glance, look; insight; sight, discernment,
perception│‫لصوووووويواا بصووووووو‬
shortsighted,
myopic; ‫ موااا بصوو‬lamḥ al-b.glance of the
eye; ‫كلموااا بصوو‬, ‫ و ا موااا بصوو‬, ‫ونا موااا بصوو‬
(dūna), ‫( و االوولا مووااا بصووو‬aqalIa) in the
twinkling of an eye, in a moment, in a
flash. instantly; ‫( علووووامووودىاا بصوووو‬madā)
is
‫ تبصو‬tabṣira enlightenment; instruction,
information
‫ تبصوو‬tabaṣṣur reflection, consideration;
penetration,
clear-sightedness,
perspicacity
‫ ب صو‬bāṣira pl. ‫ بااصو‬bawāṣir2 eye
2
‫ اا بصو‬al-baṣra Basra (port in S Iraq)
‫ بصق‬baṣaqa u to spit (‫ علو‬on s.o.)
‫ بصوووقة‬baṣqa (n. vic.) expectoration;
(expectorated) spit, spittle, saliva
‫ بص‬buṣaq spit, spittle, saliva
‫ مبصقة‬mibṣaqa spittoon, cuspidor
‫ بصول‬baṣal (coll.; n. un. ) onion(s); bulb(s)│‫ا‬
‫ بصلاا ف ر‬b. al-fa’r sea onion (Scilla verna)
‫ بصلو‬baṣālī bulbous
‫ بصويلة‬buṣaila pl. -āt, ‫ بصويلةاا شوعو‬b. ašša‘r bulb of the hair (anat.)
‫ بصووم‬baṣama u (baṣm) to print, imprint ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.); to stamp ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to make, or leave,
an imprint ( ‫ ه‬on)
‫بصووومة‬
baṣma pl. baṣamāt imprint,
impression│‫ابصوومةاا ووأم‬b. al-ḳatm stamp
imprint, stamp; ‫ بصمةااالص با‬fingerprint
‫ بصا‬baṣwa embers
‫ ب‬baḍḍ tender-skinned
‫ ب وا‬baḍa‘a a (baḍ‘) to cut, slash or slit open
( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to cut up, carve up, dissect,
anatomize ( s.th.); to amputate (surg.) II to
cut up, carve up, dissect, anatomize III to
sleep ( ‫ ه و‬with a woman) IV to invest
capital ( ‫ )ه و‬profitably in a commercial
enterprise V pass. of n; to trade; to shop,
make purchase X to trade 61
‫ ب ا‬baḍ‘ amputation
to be late ( ‫ عو‬for s.th., in meeting s.o.),
keep s.o. ( ‫ )عو‬waiting V to be slow, tardy
(‫ وو‬in) VI to he slow, leisurely, unhurried;
to go, drive, act or proceed slowly,
leisurely; to he slowgoing, slow-footed,
slow-paced; to slow down X to find slow
( ‫ه‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to have to wait a long time
(‫ ه‬for s.o.), be kept waiting (‫ ه‬by s.o.)
‫ بوووط‬buṯ’ slowness, tardiness│ ‫ابوووبط‬
slowly, leisurely, unhurriedly
‫ ب وئ‬baṯI’ pl. ‫ ب و‬biṯā’ slow, unhurried;
slowgoing, slow-footed, slow-paced;
tardy, late; sluggish, lazy; slow, gradual,
imperceptible│O ‫ اب و اا أو‬b. at-taraddud
of low frequency (el.)
‫ ب وا‬biḍ‘ (commonly, with genit. pl. of
f. nouns, ‫ ب وعة‬with genit. pl. of m. nouns;
in classical Arabic ‫ ب وا‬with both genders)
some, a few, several
‫ اب ووب‬abṯa’2 slower│‫ااب وووباموو اغوووواباظووواح‬
(gurābi nūḥ) tardier than Noah’s raven,
i.e., slower than a ten years’ itch
(proverbially of s.o. who ia very tardy)
‫ ب وعة‬biḍ‘a pl. ‫ ب و ئا‬baḍā’i‘ piece (of
meat); meat; see also biḍ‘ above
‫ اب و‬ibṯā’ slowing down, retardation,
deceleration, reduction of speed; tarrying,
delay; slowness│ ‫ ا ونااب‬without delay
‫ ب ا‬buḍ‘ vulva
‫ ب و عة‬biḍā‘a pl. ‫ ب و ئا‬baḍā’i2 goods,
merchandise, wares, commodities; that
which s.o. has to offer, which he has to
&how, with which he is endowed (also
attributes, qualities)│‫ ال و راا ب و عة‬freight
train; ‫ ا و ام اع دهامو اب و عة‬he said what he
had intended to say
‫ مب وووا‬mibḍa‘ pl. ‫ مب ضوووا‬mabāḍi‘2
dissecting knife, scalpel
‫ تبو هؤ‬tabātu’ slowness; slowing down,
retardation
‫ ب رية‬baṯṯārīya pl. -āt battery (el. and mil.)
‫ ب ه‬baṯāṯā, ‫ ب ه‬baṯāṯā sweet potato, yam
‫ ب هس‬baṯāṯis potatoes
‫ ب لة‬see ‫ب ق‬
‫ ب بط‬baṯbaṯa (‫ ب ب ة‬baṯbaṯa) to quack (duck)
‫ اب ووووو‬ibḍā‘ mandate for the
management of affairs (lsl. Law);
partnership in a limited company, capital
investment
‫ ب وا‬baṯaḥa a (baṯḥ) to prostrate, lay low, fell,
throw to the ground, throw down ( ‫هو‬, ‫ه‬
s.o., s.th.) V and VII to he prostrated, be
laid low; to lie prostrate, sprawl, stretch
out; to extend, stretch; to lie
‫ مب ووا‬mubḍi‘ pl. -ūn limited partner
(com.)
‫ اب وا‬abṯaḥ2 flat, level; (pl. ‫ ابو ها‬abāṯiḥ2)
basin-shaped valley, wide bed of a wadi
‫ مسأب ووا‬mustabḍi‘ manager, managing
agent (Isl. Law)
‫ ب ح و‬baṯḥā’ pl. ‫ ب و ح‬biṯāḥ, ‫ب ح و وا‬
baṯḥawāt basin-shaped valley; plain, level
land, flatland, open country; (tun.) public
square
‫ بط‬baṯṯ (n. un. ) duck; ‫ ب ة‬baṯṯa leather flask│‫ا‬
‫ب ةاا س ا‬calf (of the leg)
‫ ب وؤ‬baṯu’a u ( ‫ بوط‬buṯ’, ‫ ب و‬biṯā’, ‫ ب و‬baṯa’a)
to he slow; to he slowgoing, slow-footed,
slow-paced; to tarry, linger, wait, hesitate
II to retard, slow down, delay, hold up (‫ب‬
‫ علووو‬s.o. in s.th.) IV to slow down,
decelerate, retard, delay, hold up ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to he slow, go or drive slowly, slow down;
‫ ب يحة‬baṯīḥa pl. ‫ ب ئا‬baṯā’iḥ wide bed of
a stream or wadi; a stagnant, shallow and
broad body of water
‫ م وب ا‬munbaṯiḥ prostrate; flat, level;
level land, plain 62
‫ ب ويخ‬biṯṯīḳ, baṯṯīḳ (n. un. ) melon, watermelon; baṯṯīḳ hub (of a wheel; syr.)
‫ة‬
1
to be inactive. be oat of work II to thwart,
foil, frustrate, make ineffective counteract,
neutralize, nullify, invalidate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
abolish, cancel, annul, suppress ( ‫ هو‬s.th.)
IV = II; to talk idly, prattle; to paralyze,
immobilize, hold down, pin down (‫ ه‬the
opponent)
‫ مب‬mabṯaḳa melon patch
‫ اب ووو‬baṯira a (baṯar) to be wild, wanton,
reckless; to be proud, vain; to be
discontented ( ‫ ه‬with s.th.); to disregard ( ‫ه‬
s.th.) IV to make reckless
‫ ب وول‬buṯl nullity; uselessness, futility.
vanity; falsity, falseness, untruth
‫ ب ووووو‬baṯar wantonness, cockiness,
arrogance, hubris, pride, vanity
vivants,
‫ ب ووووة‬biṯāla and baṯāla idleness,
inactivity; free time, time off, holidays,
vacations; unemployment
‫ ا ب ووووا‬al-baṯrā’ Petra (ancient city of
Edomites and Nabataeans; ruins now in
SW Jordan)
‫ ب ووو ل‬baṯṯāl pl. –ūn idle, inactive;
unemployed, out of work
‫ ابوووو هو‬abāṯira (pl.)
playboys, epicures
2
bona
‫ ب والن‬buṯlān nullity; uselessness, futility,
vanity; falsity, untruth; invalidity
‫ ب وخ‬baṯraḳ pl. ‫ ب رخ‬baṯāriḳ2 roe (of fish)
‫ ب وس‬buṯrus Peter
‫ ب وشوويل‬baṯrašīl and
(Chr.)
‫ اب وووو ل‬ibṯāl thwarting, frustration,
invalidation; ruin, destruction; abolition,
cancellation
‫ ب وشووي‬baṯrašīn stole
‫ ب هول‬bāṯil nugatory, vain, futile; false,
untrue; absurd, groundless, baseless;
worthless; invalid, null, void; deception,
lie, falsehood; ‫ ب ب هوول‬and ‫ بوو هال‬bāṯila
falsely; futilely, in vain; pl. ‫ اب هيول‬abāṯīl2
vanities, trivialities, trifles, flimflam, idle
talk, prattle
‫ ب ويق‬biṯrīq pl. ‫ ب رلوة‬baṯāriqa, ‫ ب و ريق‬baṯārīq2
patrician; Romaean general; penguin
(zool.)
‫ ب و‬baṯrak, ‫ ب ويول‬baṯrīk, ‫ ب ويوو‬baṯriyark pl.
‫ ب ركووووة‬baṯārika Patriarch (as. an
ecclesiastic title, Chr.)
‫ ب وكيووة‬baṯrakīya, ‫ ب ويوكيووة‬baṯriyarkīya
patriarchate (Chr.)
‫ ب وش‬baṯaša i u (baṯš) to attack with violence;
to bear down on, fall upon s.o. (‫ ب‬or ‫;) وو‬
to knock out (‫ ه‬s.o.); to hit, strike (‫ ب‬s.th.).
land with a thud (‫ ب‬on)
‫ ب ووووش‬baṯš strength, power, force,
violence; courage, valor, bravery;
oppression, tyranny
‫ ب شة‬baṯša impact
‫ ب لووة‬biṯāqa pl. –āt, ‫ ب و ئق‬baṯā’iq2 slip (of
paper), tag; card, calling card; ticket;
label│ ‫اب لةاا زي ر‬calling card; ‫ب لةاش صويةا‬
(šaḳṣīya) and ‫ ب لوةاا أعويوف‬identity card;
‫ ب لةاا ماا اا غلائيوة‬b. al-mawādd al-gidā’īya,
‫ ب لوةاا أمواي‬food ration card; ‫ ب لوةاا مع يود‬b.
al-mu‘āyada greeting card
1
‫ اب ول‬baṯala u (buṯl, ‫ ب والن‬buṯlān) to be or
become null, void, invalid, false,
untenable, vain, futile, worthless; to be
abolished, fall into disuse, become
obsolete; to cease, stop, be discontinued;
‫ مب ل‬mubṯil prattler, windbag; liar
‫ مب ل‬mubṯal nugatory, futile, vain
‫ مأب ل‬mutabaṯṯil unemployed
2
‫ اب ول‬baṯula u (‫ ب وة‬baṯāla, ‫ ب ا وة‬buṯūla) to be
brave, be heroic, be a hero
‫ ب ول‬baṯal pl. ‫ اب و ل‬abṯāl brave, heroic; hero;
champion, pioneer; hero, protagonist (of a
narrative, etc.), lead, star 63 (of a play);
champion (athlet.)│‫ اب ولاا عو م‬b. Al-‘alam
world champion
‫ ب ل وة‬baṯala heroine (of a narrative),
female lead, star (of a play); woman
champion (athlet..)
‫ة‬
‫ ب‬baṯāla bravery, valor, heroism
‫ ب ا وة‬buṯūla bravery, valor, heroism;
leading role, starring role (theater, film);
championship (athlet.)│‫اا ب ا وووووةاا ع ميوووووة‬
(‘ālamīya) and ‫ ب ا ةاا ع م‬b. al-‘ālam world
championship (athlet.); ‫ وراا ب ا وة‬the part
or role of the hero, leading role
‫سة‬
‫ ب‬baṯālisa Ptolemies
‫ ب م‬buṯm, buṯūm terebinth (bot.)
1
‫ اب‬baṯana u (baṯn, ‫ ب وان‬bulan) to he hidden,
concealed, to hide; -- baṯuna u (‫ب ظ وة‬
baṯāna) to be paunchy II to line ( ‫ ه و‬a
garment, ‫ هو ب‬s.th. with); to cover the
inside (‫ هو ب‬of s.th. with), hang, face, fill
(‫ ه و ب‬s.th. with) IV to hide, conceal,
harbor ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.) V to be lined, have a
lining (garment); to penetrate, delve ( ‫هو‬
into), become absorbed, engrossed ( ‫ هو‬in)
X to penetrate, delve ( ‫ هو‬into), become
absorbed, engrossed ( ‫ ه و‬in); to try to
fathom ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to fathom ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), get to
the bottom of ( ‫ ;)هوو‬to have profound
knowledge ( ‫ هو‬of s.th.), know thoroughly,
know inside out ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ ب و‬baṯn pl. ‫ ب وان‬buṯūn, ‫ اب و‬abṯun
belly, stomach, abdomen; womb; interior,
inside, inner portion; depth│‫ اب اا قدم‬b. alqadam sole of the foot; ‫ ب و اا كوف‬b. al-kaff
palm of the hand;
‫ رلوصاا وب‬and ‫رلووصا‬
‫ ا ب ان‬raqṣ al-b. belly dance; ‫( واب‬baṯni)
in, within, in the midst of; ‫ وواب وان‬inside,
within, in; ‫( و وود اب و اواحووداا‬waladat) she
gave birth only once; ‫( ب و ا رهوو‬li-ẓahrin)
upside down
‫ ب و‬baṯnī ventral, abdominal
‫ ب‬baṯin paunchy
‫ ب وووووة‬biṯna
indigestion
gluttony;
overeating,
‫ ب و ن‬biṯān pl. ‫ اب وة‬abṯina girth (of a
camel)
‫ ب ظووة‬biṯāna pl. ‫ ب و ئ‬baṯā’in2 inside,
inner side; lining (of a garment); retinue,
suite, entourage│‫ ا وواب ظوة‬among, amidst;
within
‫ ب وي‬baṯīn pl. ‫ ب و ن‬biṯān and ‫مب و ن‬
mibṯān, paunchy, fat, corpulent, stout;
gluttonous
‫ ب ي‬buṯain ventricle (of the heart; anat.)
‫ ب ظيوة‬baṯṯānīya pl. -āt,
cover; blanket; quilt
‫ ب و هي‬baṯāṯīn2
‫ ب و ه‬bāṯin pl. ‫ بووااه‬bawāṯin2 inner,
interior, inward, inmost, intrinsic; hidden,
secret; ‫ ا ب ه ة‬coastal plain of E Oman; ‫ب ه و‬
bāṯinan inwardly, secretly│‫ اب و ه اا كووف‬b.
al-kaff palm of the hand; ‫ بو ه اا قودم‬b. alqadam sole of the foot; ‫ وووابو ه ااالمووو‬at
bottom, after all, really; ‫ ب وااه ااالمووو‬the
factors, circumstances or reasons at the
bottom of s.th.; ‫ بوااه ااالر‬b. al-arḍ the
secret depths of the earth
‫ بوووو ه‬bāṯinī internal│ ‫امووووو ابوووو ه‬
(maraḍ) internal disease; ‫( ا باا بو ه‬ṯibb)
internal medicine
‫ ا ب ه يوة‬al-bāṯinīya name of a school of
thought in Islam, characterized by
divining a hidden, secret meaning in the
revealed texts
‫ مب وان‬mabṯūn affected with a gastric or
intestinal ailment
‫ مب‬mubaṯṯan lined; filled (‫ ب‬with)
2
‫ اب‬II (tun.) to full ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫( ب ه ن‬Span. batán) bāṯān fulling mill
‫ ب هية‬bāṯiya pl. ‫ بااه‬bawāṯin pitcher, jug
‫ ب‬baẓẓa u to spout, gush out, well out
‫ برو‬baẓr pl. ‫ برار‬buẓur clitoris (anat.) 64
‫ بعبا‬bu‘bu‘ pl. ‫ بع با‬ba‘ābi‘2 bugaboo, bogey
‫ بعوث‬ba‘ata a (ba‘t) to send, send out, dispatah
(‫ ب ا وو‬or ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o. or s.th. to); to forward
(‫ ب ا وو‬or ‫ هو‬s.th. to); to delegate (‫ ب‬or ‫ا وو ه‬
s.o. to); to emit (‫ ب‬or ‫ هو‬s. th.); to evoke,
arouse, call forth, awaken ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to stir
up, provoke, bring on ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to revive,
resuscitate ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to resurrect (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫مو ا‬
‫ ا موا‬from death); to incite, induce (‫ علوو‬to
s.th.), instigate, (‫ علوو‬s.th.); to cause (‫علوو‬
s.th.; e.g., astonishment)│‫بعثاا ي اهز اا واا‬
(hazzat al-ḳauf) to scare the wits out of
s.o.; ‫( بعووثاروحاا حي و ا و‬rūḥa l-ḥayāh) to
breathe life into s.th. or s.o., revive s.th.
VII to be Bent out, be emitted, be
dispatched, be delegated; to be triggered,
be caused, be provoked; to be resurrected
( ‫ مو اا موا‬from death); to originate ( ‫ مو‬in),
come ( ‫ مو‬from), be caused ( ‫ مو‬by); to
emanate (fragrance); to arise, spring,
proceed, develop ( ‫ مو‬from), grow out of
( ‫ ;)م و‬to set out to do s.th. (with foll.
imperf.) VIII to send, dispatch (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ بعووووث‬ba‘t sending out, emission,
dispatching, delegation, etc.; resurrection;
pl.
‫بعوووووووواث‬
bu‘ūt
delegations,
deputations│‫ حوزباا بعوث‬ḥizb al-b. approx.:
Renaissance Party, a political party with
strong socialist tendencies; ‫ ياماا بعوث‬Day of
Resurrection (from the dead)
‫ بعثووووة‬ba‘ta pl. ba‘atāt delegation,
deputation, mission; expedition; student
exchange; group of exchange students;
revival, rebirth, renaissance, rise│‫ابعثووةا‬
‫‘( عسوكوية‬askarīya) military mission; ‫بعثوةا‬
‫ بلام سوووية‬diplomatic mission; ‫بعثوووةااثويوووة‬
(atarīya) archaeological expedition; ‫رئويسا‬
‫ ا بعثة‬ra’īs al-b. chief of mission (dipl.)
‫ ب عاث‬bā‘ūt Easter (Chr.)
‫ مبعووووث‬mab‘at sending, forwarding,
dispatch; emission; awakening, arousal; -(pl. ‫ مب عث‬mabā‘it2) cause; factor
‫ ب عوث‬bā‘it pl. ‫ بااعوث‬bawā‘it2 incentive,
inducement, motive, spur, reason, cause,
occasion
‫ مبعووواث‬mab‘ūt dispatched, delegated;
envoy, delegate; representative, deputy (in
the Ottoman Empire)
‫ م بعث‬munba‘at source, point of origin
‫ بعثوو‬ba‘tara ( ‫ بعثووو‬ba‘tara) to scatter, strew
around, fling about ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to disarrange,
throw into disorder ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to squander,
waste, dissipate ( ‫ ه‬s.th.) II tabatara pass.
‫ مبعثو‬muba‘tar scattered, widespread
‫ بع‬ba‘aja a (ba‘j) to slit open ( ‫ هو‬the belly); to
groove, dent, notch ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) VII to have
indentations or notches; to be bruised,
dented, bumpy; to get battered
‫ م بع‬munba‘ij notched, indented
‫ بعود‬ba‘uda u (bu'd) to be distant, far away, far
off; to keep away, keep one’s distance ( ‫عو‬
from); to go far beyond ( ‫)عو‬, exceed by
far ( ‫ عو‬s.th.); to be remote, improbable,
unlikely│ ‫ بعداب اعو‬he kept him away from;
‫ الايبعووداان‬it is not unlikely that ... II to
remove (‫ ه‬s.o.); to banish, exile, expatriate
(‫ ه‬s.o.) III to cause a separation ( ‫بووي‬
between)│ ‫ ب عدابي ا الناوبوي اا شو‬to prevent
s.o. from attaining s.th.; ‫ب عوودابووي ااجف ظوو‬
(ajfānihī) to stare wide-eyed IV to remove
( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to take away ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.); to
eliminate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), do away with ( ‫ ;)هو‬to
send away, dismiss (‫ ه‬s.o.); to expatriate,
banish, exile (‫ ه‬s.o.); to exclude, make
unlikely, improbable, impossible ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to go or move far away; to go very far (‫وو‬
in or with s.th.) VI to be separated, lie
apart, lie at some distance from one
another; to separate, part company,
become estranged; to move away, go
away, withdraw, depart ( ‫ عو‬from); to keep
away, keep one’s distance ( ‫ عو‬from); to
quit, leave, avoid ( ‫ عو‬s.th.); to follow in
regular 65
intervals VIII to move or go away; to keep
away, withdraw ( ‫ عو‬from); to quit, leave,
avoid ( ‫ عووو‬s.th.); to leave out of
consideration, disregard ( ‫ عو‬s.th.) X to
single out, set aside ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to think
remote, farfetched ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to regard as
unlikely ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to disqualify (‫ ه‬s.o.)
distance, long-range; extensive, farreaching; ‫ بعيوداا روو‬b. an-naẓar farsighted;
farseeing; ‫ بعي وداا م و ل‬b. al-manāl hardly
attainable, hard to get at; ‫ هبابعيودا‬to go far
away, go to distant land.; ‫ ت لوااا ووابعيود‬to
look off into the distance
‫ بعيود‬bu'aida (prep.) shortly after, soon
after
‫ بعود‬bu‘d remoteness, farness; (pl. ‫ابعو‬
ab‘ād) distance; dimension; interval
(mus.)│‫ اعلوابعد‬and ‫ علواا بعد‬in the distance,
far off; ‫ علووابعودامئوةامأوو‬at a distance of 100
meters; ‫ عو ابعود‬and ‫ امو ابعود‬from a distance,
from afar; ‫ واثالثوةاابعو‬three-dimensional;
‫ ليو سااالبعو‬qiyās al-a. linear measure; ‫بعودا‬
‫ ا همووووة‬b. al-himma high aspirations,
loftiness of purpose; ‫ بعوداا شوقة‬b. aš-šiqqa
wide interval, wide gap; ‫ بعوداا صويت‬b. aṣ-ṣīt
renown, fame, celebrity; ‫ بعوداا صوا‬b. aṣṣaut do.; ‫ بعوووداا روووو‬b. an-naẓar far
sightedness, foresight; ‫ بعودا‬bu‘dan li away
with ... !
‫ ابعوود‬ab‘ad2 pl. ‫ اب عوود‬abā‘d2 farther,
remoter, more distant; more extensive;
less likely, more improbable; pl. ‫اب عوود‬
abā‘d2 very distant relative│‫ا شووو ااالبعوود‬
(šarq) the Far East; ‫ االبعود‬the absent one
(used as a polite periphrasis for s.o. who is
being criticized or blamed for s.th.; also
when referring to the 1st and 2nd persons)
‫ ابع ية‬ab‘adīya pl. -āt country estate
‫ تبعيد‬tab‘īd banishment
‫ بع‬bi‘ād distance
‫ مب عود‬mubā‘ada sowing of dissension,
estrangement, alienation
‫ بعوود‬ba‘du then, thereupon; afterwards,
later, after that, in the following; still,
yet│‫ ا يم ابعد‬afterwards, later; ‫ ام ابعد‬see 1 ‫;ام‬
‫ هواابعوداصوغيو‬he is only a small boy, be is
still young; ‫( مايب ابعود‬ya’ti) he hasn’t come
yet
‫ ابعو‬ib‘ād removal, separation, isolation;
elimination; expatriation, banishment,
deportation
‫ تب عووود‬tabā‘ud
estrangement
‫ بعود‬ba‘da (prep.) after; in addition to,
beside; aside from│...‫( ابعووداكاظ و ا‬kaunihī)
aside from the fact that he is ... ; ‫بعودا ول‬
afterwards, after that, later (on); besides,
moreover; ‫ بعودا ا‬besides, moreover; ‫بعوداان‬
ba‘da an (conj.) after; ‫( ا‬id), ‫ بعودامو‬and ‫مو ا‬
‫( بعودامو‬ba‘di) do.; ‫( سوف امو ابعودهاسوف‬safahun)
the height of stupidity
‫ بعدئووووول‬ba‘da’idin then, thereafter,
thereupon, after that, afterwards
‫ بعيود‬ba‘īd pl. ‫ بعودا‬bu‘adā’, ‫ بعود‬bu‘ud,
‫ بعودان‬ba‘dān, ‫ بعو‬bi‘ād distant, far away,
fur (or from); remote, outlying, out-of-theway; far-reaching, extensive; farfetched,
improbable, unlikely; unusual, strange,
odd, queer; incompatible, inconsistent ( ‫عو‬
with)│‫ امو ابعيود‬from afar, from a distance;
‫‘( م ولاعهودابعيود‬ahd) along time ago; ‫بعيودااالثوو‬
b. al-atar of far-reaching consequence; ‫بعيدا‬
‫ ا أو ريخ‬remote in time, going way back in
history, ancient; ‫ بعيوداا شوبر‬b. aš-ša’w highminded, bold; ‫ بعي وداا شووقة‬b. aš-šiqqa far
apart; ‫ بعيووووداا غووووار‬b. al-gaur deep;
unfathomable; ‫ بعيوداا مودى‬b. al-madā long-
interdistance;
mutual
‫ مبعد‬mub‘ad deported; deportee
‫ مأب عووود‬mutabā‘id separate│‫ا ووو ا أووووا ا‬
‫( مأب عود‬fatarāt) in wide intervals; ‫و ا أووا ا‬
‫( مأب عووود امووو اا وووزم‬zaman) at infrequent
intervals, from time to time
‫ مسووأبعد‬mustab‘ad improbable, unlikely
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1
‫ ابعو‬ba‘r, ba‘ar, droppings, dung (of animals)
2
‫ ابعيوو‬ba‘īr pl. ‫ ابعوو‬ab‘ira, ‫ بعووان‬bu‘ran, ‫ابو عو‬
abā‘ir2, ‫ بع ري‬ba‘ārīn2 camel
‫ بعوووز‬ba‘zaqa (‫ بعزلوووة‬ba‘zaqa) to scatter,
dissipate, squander, waste ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ مبعوز‬muba'ziq squanderer, spendthrift,
wastrel
‫ بعو‬II to divide into parts or portions ( ‫ هو‬s.th.)
V to be divided, be divisible
‫ بعو ا‬ba‘ḍ part, portion; one; some, a
few; a little of, some of│ ‫ ابعو اا علمو‬b. al‘ulamā’ one (or Borne) of the scholars;
‫( ر ع و ابع وهما ووا ابع و‬rafa‘na) we have
exalted some of them above the others;‫ا‬
‫ا ووبع —ا ووبع ااب وووا‬some—some, a few
others; ‫ بع همابع و‬one another, each other,
mutually, reciprocally; ‫ بع ا وابعو‬one in
the other, within one another; ‫بعو اا شو‬
ba‘ḍa š-šai’ to some extent, somewhat, a
little, rather; ‫( م ثلوةابعو اا مم ثلوة‬ba‘ḍa l-m.)
he resembled him somewhat, to some
extent; ‫( م لالوناوبعو الوون‬qarn) for the last
hundred years and more
‫ بعا‬ba‘ūḍ (n. un. ) gnats, mosquitoes
‫ تبعوووووي‬tab‘īḍ
portioning
division,
partition.
‫ بعول‬ba‘l the god Baal; land or plants thriving
on natural water supply; -- (pl. ‫ بعوال‬bu‘ū,
‫ بعا ة‬bu‘ūla) lord; husband
‫ بعلة‬ba'w wife
‫ بعلو‬ba‘l, unirrigated (land. plants)
‫ بعلبوول‬ba‘lbakk2 Baalbek (ancient Heliopolis,
village in E Lebanon)
‫ بغووت‬bagata a (bagt, ‫ بغأووة‬bagta) to come
unexpectedly, descend unawares (‫ ه‬upon
s.o.) III do.; to surprise (. s.o.) VII to be
taken by surprise; to be taken aback, be
aghast, he nonplused
‫ بغأووة‬bagta surprising event, surprise;
bagtatan, ‫ علووابغأوة‬bagtatin all of a sudden,
suddenly, surprisingly
‫ مب غأوووووة‬mubāgata sudden arrival,
surprising incident or event, surprise;
sudden attack, raid
‫ بغ ث‬bugāt pl. ‫ بغث ن‬bigtan small birds
‫باغ‬
‫ بغ ود‬II tabagdada to swagger, throw one's
weight around, be fresh (properly, to
behave like one from Baghdad)
‫ بغدا‬bagdād2 Baghdad
‫ بغودا ى‬bagdādī pl. -ūn,
native of Baghdad
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‫ بغو‬bagādida a
‫ ابغش‬bagaša a: ‫( بغشوتاا سوم‬samā’u) there was
a light shower
‫ بغشة‬bagša light rain shower
2
‫ بغشة‬bugša = ‫بقشة‬
‫ بغ شووة‬bagāša stuffed pastry made of flour,
eggs and butter
‫ بغو‬bagiḍa a, baguḍa u (bugḍ, ‫ بغ ضوة‬bagāḍa)
to be hated, hateful, odious II to make (‫ه‬
s.o.) hateful (‫ ا ووو‬to s.o.) III to loathe,
detest, hate (‫ ه‬s.o.) IV to loathe, detest,
hate (‫ ه‬s.o.) VI to hate each other
‫ بغوو‬bugḍ, ‫ بغ وووة‬bigḍa and
bagḍā’2 hatred, hate
‫بغ ووو‬
‫ بغوي‬bagīḍ, hateful, odious (‫ ا وو‬to s.o.),
loathsome, abominable
‫ تب غ‬tabāguḍ mutual hatred
‫ مبغا‬mabgūḍ detested, hateful, odious
‫ بعكاكة‬bu‘kūka club, society
‫ بغ‬see
3
‫ موبغ‬mubgiḍ pl. -ūn hater; -- mubgaḍ
detested, hateful, odious
‫ بغول‬bagl pl. ‫ بغو ل‬bigāl, ‫ ابغو ل‬abgal mule; ‫بغلوة‬
bagla pl. bagalāt female mule│ ‫ابغ لاا ق وو‬
b. al-qanṯara the piers of the bridge
‫ بغو ل‬baggāl pl. -ūn mule driver, muleteer
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‫ بغوو‬bagā i ( ‫ بغو‬bugā’) to seek, desire, covet,
seek to attain ( ‫ ه‬s.th.), wish for s.th. ( ‫ ;)هو‬- (bagy) to wrong, treat unjustly (‫ علوو‬s.o.)
, to oppress (‫ علووو‬s.o.), commit outrage
(‫ علوو‬upon); to whore, fornicate VII ‫ ي بغوو‬it
is desirable, necessary; it is proper,
appropriate, seemly, it ought to be, should
be; with ‫ و‬: it behooves him, with ‫عليو‬: he
must, he should, he ought to VIII to seek,
desire ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), aspire ( ‫ هو‬to s.th.), strive
( ‫ ه‬for)
‫ بغوووووو‬bagy infringement,
injustice, wrong
‫ بغوووو‬bagīy pl.
prostitute
outrage,
‫ بغ يووو‬bagāyā whore,
‫ بغيوة‬bugya object of desire, wish, desire,
bugyata (prep.) with the aim of, for the
purpose of
‫ بغ‬bigā’ prostitution
‫ بغو‬bugā’ wish(ing), desire, endeavor,
effort
‫ مبغو‬mabgan pl. ‫ مب غ‬mabāgin brothel
‫ مبو غ‬mabāgin coveted things, desiderata,
wishes, desires
‫ ابأغووو‬ibtigā’ desire, wish; ibtigā’a
(prep.) for the purpose of
‫ بووو غ‬bāgin pl. ‫ بغووو‬bugāh desiring,
coveting, striving; committing outrages,
oppressive, unjust; oppressor, tyrant
‫ مبأغوو‬mubtagan aspired goal, aspiration,
desire, endeavor, effort
‫ بفأة‬bafta calico, Indian cotton cloth
‫ بفأيل‬biftēk beefsteak
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2
‫ ابوق‬baqq (n. un. ) bedbug, chinch│‫شوجو اا بوق‬
elm (bol.)
‫ ابق‬baqqa u (baqq) to give off in abundance
‫ بقووو‬baqqāq garrulous, loquacious,
chatterbox, prattler
‫ بقبوق‬baqbaqa (‫ بقبقوة‬baqbaqa) to gurgle, bubble,
splutter, purl (water); to chatter, prattle
‫ بقبووو‬baqbāq garrulous, loquacious,
chatterbox, prattler
‫ بقبالة‬baqbūqa blister (of the skin)
‫ بقجة‬buqja pl. ‫ بق‬buqaj bundle, pack, package
‫ بقدوظس‬baqdūnis, baqdūnas parsley
‫ بقوو‬baqara u to split open, rip open, cut open
( ‫ ه‬s.th.) IV do.
‫ بقوو‬baqar (coll.) bovines, cattle; n. un.
‫ بقو‬baqara pl. -āt cow
‫ بقوووى‬baqarī bovine, cattle-, cow- (in
compounds)
‫ بق ر‬baqqār pl. cowhand, cowboy
‫ بقس‬baqs box, boxwood (bot.)
‫ بقسم‬buqsumāt rusk, zwieback; biscuit
‫ بقشة‬buqša Yemenite copper coin
‫ بقشوويش‬baqšīš pl. ‫ بق شوويش‬baqāšīš2 present of
money; tip, gratuity, baksheesh
‫ بقوا‬II to spot, stain, smudge; ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V to
become stained, get smudged; to be
spotted, stained
‫ بقعوة‬buq‘a pl. ‫ بقوا‬buqa‘, ‫ بقو‬biqā‘ spot,
blot, smudge, stain; place, spot, site, plot.
patch, lot
‫ ابقا‬abqa‘2 spotted, speckled
‫ ب لعوة‬bāqi‘a pl. ‫ باالووا‬bawāqi‘ sly dog,
shrewd fellow
‫ بقل‬baqala u (baql) to sprout (plant)
‫ بقول‬baql (coll.; n. un. ) pl. ‫ بقوال‬buqūl, ‫ابقو ل‬
abqāl herbs, potherbs, greens, herbaceous
plants, specif., legumes│‫ اا فصويلةاا بقليوة‬the
Leguminosae; ‫ ا بقل وةاا ب و ر‬hyacinth bean
(Dolichos lablab L.), ‫( ا بقلوةاا حمقو‬ḥamqā’)
purslane (bot.), ‫( ا بقلوووةاا لهبيوووة‬dahabīya)
garden orach (bot.), ‫بقلوووووةاا ووووو هيفا‬
celandine (bot.), ‫ بقلوووةاا ملووول‬b. al-malik
common fumitory (bot.) 68
‫ بقووو ل‬baqqāl pl. -ūn ‫ بق وووة‬baqqāla
greengrocer; grocer
‫ بق ة‬biqāla the grocery business
‫ بقوالو‬baqlāwa, ‫ بقوالوا‬a kind of Turkish delight,
pastry made of puff paste with honey and
almonds or pistachios
‫ بق م‬baqqām brazilwood
‫ بق و‬baqiya a ( ‫ بق و‬baqā’) to remain, stay,
continue to be (‫ علو‬in a state or condition);
to keep up, maintain (‫ علووو‬a state or
condition); to be left behind, be left over;
to last, continue, go on; (with foll. imperf.
or part.) to continue to do s.th., keep doing
s.th.; to become│‫( ومايبوقاهفوال‬yabqa ṯiflan)
he is no longer a child II to leave, leave
over, leave behind ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) IV to make (‫ه‬
s.o.) stay; to retain, leave unchanged,
leave as it is, preserve, maintain, keep up
( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to leave, leave over, leave behind
( ‫ هو‬s.th. ‫ ه‬s.o.); to leave untouched, save,
spare (‫ علوو‬s.o., s.th., e.g., s.o.’s life) V to
remain, stay, continue to be (‫ علوو‬in a state
or condition); to be left, be left over X to
make stay, ask to stay, hold back, detain (‫ه‬
s.o.); to spare, save, protect (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ه و‬
s.th.); to preserve ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to retain, keep
( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to store, put away ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ بقيووة‬baqīya pl. ‫ بق يو‬baqāyā remainder,
rest; remnant, residue│‫ ابقيووةاا وودول‬b. adduwal the remaining countries, the rest of
the countries; ‫( ا بقيوةاا ب ليوة‬bāqiya) the last
remnant
‫ بقو‬baqā’ remaining, staying, lingering,
abiding;
continuation,
continuance,
duration; survival, continuation of
existence after life; immortality, eternal
life; existence; permanence│ ‫ اراا بق و‬the
hereafter
‫ ابقوو‬abqā more lasting. more durable.
more permanent; better preserving;
conducive
protecting
to
longer
wear.
better
‫ ابقوووو‬ibqā’ continuation, retention;
maintenance, conservation, preservation│‫ا‬
‫ ابق اا ح ةاعلوام اك ظتاعلي‬maintenance of the
status quo
‫ بكوو‬bikr pl. ‫ ابكو ر‬abkār first-born, eldest;
firstling: unprecedented, novel, new;
virgin; virginal
‫ بكوى‬bikrī first-born, first
‫ بكوية‬bikrīya primogeniture
‫ اسووأبق‬istibqā’ continuation, retention;
maintenance, conservation, preservation
‫ بكوو‬bakra and bakara pl. ‫ بكوو‬bakar, -āt
reel; pulley (mech.); spool, coil; winch,
windlass│ ‫ ا يطابكو‬ḳaiṯ b. thread
‫ بووو‬bāqin staying; remaining; left;
remainder (arith.); lasting, continuing,
permanent, unending; surviving; living
on; everlasting, eternal (God)│‫اا ب ليووو ا‬
‫ ا ص ح‬the good works
‫ بكووو‬bakra: ‫‘ علوووابكووو اابوويهم‬alā bakrati
abīhim,‫ ع و ابكووو اابوويهم ا‬and ‫ ع و ابكوووتهم‬all
without exception, all of them, all
together; ‫ وجتاا جم هيواعو ابكوتهو‬the crowd
went forth as one man
‫ مأبوووق‬mutabaqqin
remainder, rest
‫ بكوو‬bukra pl. ‫ بكوو‬bukar early morning;
‫ بكوووو‬bukratan early in the morning;
tomorrow; on the following day, next day
residue,
remnant,
‫ بول‬bē (Eg. pronunciation) pl. ‫ بكواا‬bakawāt,
‫ بهواا‬bahawāt bey (title of courtesy; cf.
‫)بيل‬
‫ بكاية‬bekawīya rank of a bey
‫ بكو‬bakī’ pl. ‫ بكو‬bikā’ having or giving little,
sparing (e.g., of words)
‫ بك سي‬bikāsīn bécassine, snipe (zool.)
‫( بك اريووووو‬Fr. baccalauréat) bakālōriyā
baccalaureate, bachelor’s degree
‫ بكووو ارياس‬bakālōriyūs bachelor (academic
degree)
‫( بكب شوو‬Turk. binbaşı) bimbāšī, bikbāšī major
(mil; formerly, Eg.)
‫ بكت‬to censure, blame (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ تبكيوووت‬tabkīt blame, reproach│‫اتبكيوووتا‬
‫ ا ميو‬remorse
‫ بكأيوى‬baktērī bacterial, caused by bacteria
‫ بكأيوي‬baktēriyā bacteria
‫ بكوو‬bakara u to set out early in the morning,
get up early; to come early (‫ ا وو‬to), be
early (‫ ا وو‬at) II do.; ‫ بكووا وو‬and ‫ بكوواب‬with
foll. verbal noun: to do s.th. early,
prematurely, ahead of its time III to be
ahead of s.o. (‫)ه‬, anticipate, forestall (‫ه‬
s.o.) IV = I; VIII to be the first to take ( ‫هو‬
s.th.), be the first to embark ( ‫ هو‬69 on
s.th.); to deflower ( ‫ هو‬a girl): to invent ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to create, originate, start ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ بكوو‬bakr pl. ‫ ابكووو‬abkur, ‫ بكوووان‬bukrān
young camel
‫ بكيووووو‬bakīr coming
premature; precocious
early;
early,
‫ بكار‬bakūr and ‫ ب كار‬bākūr coming early;
early, premature; precocious
‫ بكوووار‬bukūr earliness, prematureness,
premature arrival│ ‫‘( ابكووارىا ووواا عووا‬aud)
my early return
‫ بك ر‬bakāara virginity
‫ بكو ر‬bakkāra pulley (mech.)│‫ابكو ر اموكبوة‬
(murakkaba) set of pulleys, block and
tackle
‫ بكوووار‬bukūra and ‫ بكاريوووة‬bukūrīya
primogeniture
‫ بووو كار‬bakūra pl. ‫ بوووااكيو‬bawākīr2
firstlings; first results, first fruits;
beginning, rise, dawn; (with foll. genit.)
initial, early, first; pl. ‫ بوااكيو‬first signs or
indications; initial symptoms; heralds,
harbingers (fig.)│ ‫ ابو كار اا فااكو‬early fruit;
‫ ك ناب كار ااعم‬the first thing he did was...
‫ ابكو‬abkar2 rising earlier
‫ مبكو‬mibkār precocious
‫ ابأكو ر‬ibtikār pl. -āt novelty, innovation;
creation; invention; origination, first
production;
initiative;
creativity,
originality; pl. ‫ ابأكو را‬specif., creations of
fashion, fashion designs
‫ بو كو‬bākir early; premature; ‫ بو كوا‬bākiran
in the morning; early (adv.)│‫ووواا صووب حا‬
‫( ا ب كو‬ṣabāḥ) early in the morning; ‫ا واا بو كو‬
till tomorrow
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‫ بول‬bal (also with foll. ‫ و‬wa-) nay, --rather... ;
(and) even; but, however, yet
‫ بو كو‬bākira pl. ‫ بوااكو‬bawākir2 firstlings,
first produce, early fruits, early
vegetables; pl. first indications or
symptoms, heralds, harbingers
2
‫ بل‬balla u (ball) to moisten, wet, make wet ( ‫هو‬
s.th., ‫ ه‬s.o.);--balla i to recover ( ‫مو اموو‬
from an illness) II to moisten, wet, make
wet ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ ه‬s.o.) IV to recover ( ‫مو اموو‬
from an illness) V and VIII to be
moistened, be wetted; to become wet
‫ مبكوو‬mubakkir doing early; early;│‫امبكووا‬
mubakkiran early in the morning, early
‫ بل‬ball moistening, wetting; moisture
‫ مبأكوووووو‬mubtakir creator; creative;
inventor; -- mubtakar newly created,
novel, new, original; (pl. -āt) creation,
specif., fashion creation, invention│‫ثووابا‬
‫( مبأكوو‬taub) original design, model. dress
creation
‫ بووووول‬bill
recuperation
‫ بول‬balal moisture, humidity; moistness,
dampness, wetness
‫بقسم‬
‫ بكول‬II to buckle, buckle up, button up ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to fold, cross ( ‫ ه‬the arms)
‫ بليل‬balīl a moist, cool wind
‫ بليلة‬balīla (eg.) dish made of stewed
maize and sugar
‫ بكلة‬bukla pl. ‫ بكل‬bukal, -āt buckle
‫( بكاله‬It. baccalá) bakalāh codfish
‫ ابوووالل‬iblāl recovery, convalescence,
recuperation
‫ بكلاريووواس‬bakalōriyūs bachelor (academic
degree)
‫ بوووول‬taballul
humidity
‫ بكوم‬bakima a to be dumb: -- bakuma u to be
silent, hold one’s tongue IV to silence (‫ه‬
s.o.) V to become silent; to become dumb
‫ بكم‬bakam dumbness
‫ ابكوم‬abkam2, f. ‫ بكمو‬bakmā’, pl. ‫ بكوم‬bukm
dumb 70
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‫ بال‬see 2‫ب‬
‫بالتي‬, ‫ ﭙالتي‬blātī., plātīn platinum
‫( بال‬Fr. plage) blāž beach
‫ بالجوا‬balagrā pellagra
‫ بالر‬balāraj stork
‫( بالسأيل‬Fr. p1astique) blāstīk plastik
‫ باله‬see ‫بلط‬
‫ حو ئطاا مبكووو‬ḥā’iṯ al-mabkā the Wailing
Wall (in Jerusalem)
‫بالن‬, ‫ بالظة‬see ‫بل‬
‫ بو‬bākin pl. ‫ بكو‬bukāh weeping, crying;
weeper, wailer, mourner
‫ مبوول‬mubkin, mubakkin, causing tears,
tearful; sad, lamentable, deplorable
‫ بكي‬bikīn Peking
dampness,
‫ بلوو‬billī (from Fr. bille): ‫( كوسو ابلوو‬kursī) ball
bearing
‫ بكو‬bakkā’ given to weeping frequently,
tearful, lachrymose
‫ ب كيووة‬bākiya pl. ‫ بوواا‬bawākin wailingwoman, hired mourner; (eg.) arch, arcade
moistness,
‫ مبلوال‬mablūl, ‫ مبلول‬muballal, ‫ مبأول‬mubtall
moist, damp, wet
‫ بكاا‬and ‫ بكاية‬see ‫بل‬
‫ بكوو‬bakā i ( ‫ بكو‬bukā’, ‫ بكوو‬bukan) to cry, weep
(‫ علوو‬over); to bemoan, lament, bewail (‫ه‬
s.o.), mourn (‫ ه‬for) II and IV to make (‫ه‬
s.o.) cry X to move (‫ ه‬s.o.) to tears, make
(‫ ه‬s.o.) cry
convalescence,
‫ بلة‬billa moisture, humidity│‫امو ازا اا وي ا‬
‫ بلووة‬mā zālda ṯ-ṯīna billatan what made
things even worse ...
‫ بكو‬bakraj pl. ‫ بك ر‬bakārij2 kettle, coffee pot
‫بكسم‬, ‫بكسم ه‬, see
recovery,
‫( بال‬Engl. plug) spark plug (ir.)
‫ بلبط‬balbaṯa to gurgle
1
‫ بلبوول‬balbala to disquiet, make uneasy or
restive, stir up, rouse, disturb, trouble,
confuse (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.) II tabalbala to feel
uneasy, be anxious; to be or become
confused, get all mixed up
‫ بلبلووة‬balbala pl. ‫ بالبوول‬balābil2 anxiety,
uneasiness, concern; confusion, muddle,
jumble, chaos
‫ مأبلد‬mutaballid besotted, dull, stupid
‫ بلب ل‬balbāl anxiety, uneasiness, concern
‫ ابليز‬look up alphabetically
‫ بالبل‬balabil2 anxieties, apprehensions
‫ ابليس‬pl. ‫ اب سة‬look up alphabetically
‫ تبلبوول‬tabalbul muddle, confusion│‫بلبوولا‬
‫ اال سو ة‬t. al-alsina confusion of tongues (at
the tower of Babel)
2
‫ تبلد‬taballud idiocy, dullness, obtuseness,
apathy
‫ بلبل‬bulbul pl. ‫ بالبل‬balabil2 nightingale
‫ بلس ن‬ba1asān balsam, balm; balsam tree; black
older (bot.)
‫ بلسم‬balsam pl. ‫ بالسم‬balāsim2 balsam, balm
‫ بلسم‬balsamī balsamic, balmy
‫ بلو‬balaja u ( ‫ بلوا‬bulūj) to shine; to dawn
(morning, aurora); -- balija a (balaj) to be
happy, be glad (‫ ب‬about), be delighted (‫ب‬
at) IV to shine (sun) V and VII = balaja
‫ بلشوف‬balšafa to Bolshevize II tabalšafa to be
Bolshevized
‫ ابلو‬ablaj gay, serene, bright, clear, fair,
nice, beautiful
‫ بلشووووفو‬bulšifī pl. ‫ بالشووووفة‬balāšifa
Bolshevist(ic); Bolshevik, Bolshevist
‫ بلشفة‬balšafa Bolshevization
2
‫ اظبال اا فجو‬inbilāj al-fajr daybreak
‫ بلجيك‬beljīka Belgium
‫ بلجيكو‬beljīkī Belgian (adj. and n.)
‫ بلشفية‬bulšifīya Bolshevism
‫ بلشان‬balašūn heron (zool.)
1
‫ بلا‬balaḥ (coll.; n. un. ) dates (bot.)
‫ بلود‬baluda u ( ‫ بوال‬balada) to be stupid, idiotic,
dull-witted II to acclimatize, habituate ( ‫هو‬
s.th., to a country or region) V pass. of II;
to become .tupid, be.otted, lapse into a
state of idiocy; to show o.s. from the
stupid side VI to feign stupidity
‫ بلوص‬balṣ extortion, blackmail; forcible
imposition of taxes
2
‫ بوووالص‬ballāṣ pl.
earthenware jar
1
‫ بلط‬II to pave ( ‫ ه‬s.th., with flagstones or tiles)
‫ بلود‬balad m. and f., pl. ‫ بوال‬bilād country;
town, city; place, community, village; ‫بوال‬
country; ‫ بلودان‬buldān countries│‫ابوال اا حوبش‬
b. al-ḥabaš Ethiopia; ‫ بوال اا صوي‬b. aṣ-ṣīn
China; ‫ بال اا ه د‬b. al-hind India
‫ بالهووووة‬balāṯa floor
slabstone; paving stone
‫ بال‬balāda stupidity, silliness
(eg.)
tile;
flagstone,
‫ تبليط‬tablīṯ paving, tile-laying
‫ مبلط‬muballaṯ paved, tiled
2
‫ بلاه‬ballūṯ oak; acorn
3
‫ بل ة‬balta pl. -āt, ‫ بلط‬bulaṯ ax
‫ بلديووووة‬baladīya pl. -āt township,
community, rural community; ward,
district (of a city); municipality, municipal
council, local authority
‫ بليود‬balīd and ‫ ابلود‬ablad2 stupid, doltish,
dull-witted, idiotic
‫ بال ووويص‬balālīṣ2
‫ بواله‬balāṯ pavement, tiled floor; floor
tiles; palace; pl. ‫ ابل وووة‬abliṯa floor
tiles│‫( ا وبالهاا ملكوو‬malakī) the royal court;
‫ حدا اا باله‬ḥidād al-b. court mourning
‫ بلود‬balda town, city; place, community,
village; rural community; township
‫ بلودى‬baladī native, indigenous, home (as
opposed to foreign, alien); (fellow)
citizen, compatriot, countryman; a native;
communal, municipal│‫( امجلوسابلودى‬majlis)
city council, local council
‫ بلوص‬balaṣa u (balš) and II to extort wring
forcibly ( ‫ ه مو‬from s.o. s.th.); to blackmail
(‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ بل جوو‬balṯajī pl. -īya engineer, sapper,
pioneer (mil.); gangster; procurer,
panderer, pimp; sponger, hanger-on,
parasite
4
‫ بل ة‬balaṯa balata gum
5
‫( بل وا‬Fr. paletot) balṯō pl. –āt, ‫ بالهوو‬balāṯī
paletot, overcoat
6
‫ بل وو‬bulṯī bolti (Tilapia nilotica), a food fish
of the Nile
‫ بل يق‬al-.balṯīq the Baltic countries│‫ابحواا بل يوق‬
baḥr al-b. the Baltic Sea
‫ بلاظوة‬bālūẓa hand pres.; (eg.) a kind of cream
made of cornstarch, lemon juice and
honey, or the like
‫ بل وا‬bala‘a and bali‘a a (bal‘) to swallow,
swallow up ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to gulp down ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to put up ( ‫ هو‬with s.th.), swallow,
stomach, brook ( ‫ هو‬s.th.)│ ‫( ابلوااريقو‬rīqahū)
lit.: to swallow one’s saliva, i.e., to catch
one’s breath, take a little rest, have a
break; to restrain o.s., hold back (said of
one in a rage) II and IV to make (‫ ه‬s.o.)
swallow ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.)│ ‫( ابلع و اريق و‬rīqahū) to
grant s.o. a short rest VIII = I
‫ بلعة‬bal‘a large bite, big gulp
‫ بالعوة‬ballā‘a, ‫ بلاعوة‬ballū‘a pl. –āt, ‫بال يوا‬
ba1ālī‘2 sink, drain
‫ ب اعووة‬bālū‘a pl. –āt, ‫ باا يووا‬bawālī‘2
sewer, sink, drain
‫ بلعوم‬bul‘um pl. ‫ بالعوم‬balā‘im2 and ‫ بلعوام‬bul‘ūm
pl. ‫ بالعويم‬balā‘īm2 pharynx (anat.); ‫ابلعوام‬
gullet, esophagus (anat.)
1
‫ بلو‬balaga u (‫ بلواغ‬bulūg) to reach (‫ ه‬s.o. ‫هو‬
s.th.), get ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬to), arrive ( ‫ هو‬at); to come,
amount ( ‫ هو‬to), be worth ( ‫ هو‬so and so
much); to come to s.o.’s (‫ )ه‬ears; to attain
puberty (boy); to ripen, mature (fruit, or
the like); to come of age; to exhaust, wear
out ( ‫ مو‬s.o.); to act ( ‫ مو‬upon s.o.), have its
effect ( ‫ مو‬on), affect ( ‫ مو‬s.o.); to go far
(‫ و‬, ‫ م‬in s.th.), attain a high degree (‫ و‬, ‫م‬
of s.th.)│‫ابلو ابو اا وو‬to make s.o. or s.th. get
to or arrive at, lead or take s.o. or s.th. to,
get s.o. or s.th. to the point where, ‫بلو ابو ا‬
‫( ا أوووظااان‬tarannuḥ) he began to reel so
violently that ... ; ‫( بل ااالموامبل اا جود‬mablaga
l-jidd) the matter became serious; ‫بلو اا سويلا‬
‫ ا زبوو‬b. s-sailu z-zubā the matter reached a
climax, things came to a head; ‫بلو امبل و ا‬
‫( ا وج و ل‬mablaga r-rijāl) to be sexually
mature, attain manhood, come of age; ‫بلو ا‬
‫( اشوودها‬ašuddahū) to attain full maturity,
come of age; to reach its climax; ‫بلو ا ووا‬
‫( ا ش و امبلغ و‬mablagan) to attain a high
degree of s.th.; ‫حووي ابلغووتابوولكوي ت اهوولااا مبل و‬
(ḥīna, dikrayātī, mablaga) when I had
come to this point in my reminiscences; ‫بل ا‬
‫( م و اكولامبلو‬kulla mablagin) to work havoc
on s.o.; ‫( بلو ام أهو ه‬muntahāhū) to reach its
climax, come to a head II to make (‫ ه‬s.o.)
reach or attain ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to take bring (‫ا وو‬
‫ هو‬s.th. to s.o.) see that s.th. ( ‫ )هو‬gets (‫ا وو‬
to); to convey, transmit, impart,
communicate, report ( ‫ ه هو‬to s.o. s.th.); to
inform, notify ( ‫ ه هو‬s.o. of s.th.), tell, let
know ( ‫ ه ه‬s.o. about); to report ( ‫ ع‬about),
give an account of ( ‫ ;)عو‬to inform ( ‫عو‬
against s.o.), report, denounce ( ‫ عو‬s.o.)│‫ا‬
‫ بل و ارس و ة‬to fulfill a mission, ‫بلغ و اسووالمو‬
ballighu salāmī give him my best regards!
III to exaggerate (‫ وو‬in s.th.); to overdo.
do too long (‫ وو‬s.th.); to go to greatest
lengths, do one’s utmost (‫ ووو‬in) IV to
make ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.) reach or attain (‫ا وو‬
s.th.); to make ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) amount (‫ ا وو‬to),
raise ( ‫ هو‬an amount, a salary, ‫ ا وو‬to); to
inform, notify (‫ ب‬or ‫ عو‬s.o. of s.th.), tell,
let know (‫ ب‬or ‫ ه ع و‬s.o. about); to
announce, state, disclose ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.); to
inform ( ‫ عو‬against s.o.), report, denounce
( ‫ ع‬s.o.)│‫ ابلو اا بوا يساب‬to report s.th. to the
police V to content o.s., be content (‫ب‬
with); to eke out an existence; to still
one’s hunger (‫ ب‬with), eat (‫ ب‬s.th.): to b.
delivered, be transmitted
‫ سمع االابالغ‬sam‘an lā balāgan! may it be
heard but not fulfilled, i.e. God forbid!
(used at the mention of s.th. unpleasant)
‫ بلغووة‬bulga and ‫ بووالغ‬balāg sufficiency,
competency, adequacy (see also 2‫ابلغوووة‬
below)
‫ بوووالغ‬balāg pl. -āt communication,
information,
message,
report;
announcement,
proclamation;
communiqué; statement; notification (of
the police)│‫ بالغاا يو‬ultimatum
‫ بلي و‬balīg pl. ‫ بلغ و‬bulagā’ eloquent;
intense, lasting, deep, profound (e.g., an
impression); serious, grave (e.g., an
injury)
‫ بلواغ‬bulūg reaching, attainment, arrival
(at); maturity, legal majority
‫ بالغووة‬balāga eloquence; art, of good
style, art of composition; literature│‫اعلوما‬
‫‘ ا بالغة‬ilm al-b. rhetoric
‫ ابلووو‬ablag2 intenser, deeper, more
lasting; more serious, graver
‫ مبلو‬mablag pl. ‫ مبو‬mabālig2 amount,
sum of money; extent, scope, range; (see
also examples under ‫ بل‬I)│‫( امبل ااسمو‬ismī)
nominal par; ‫( ا مب و اا ما ع وة‬mūda‘a) the
deposits (at a bank); ‫يأبوي امبلو الوا وامو اا جودا‬
(li-yatabayyana, qaulī, jidd) in order to
find, out to what extent my words were
meant seriously
3
‫ بلم‬IV to be silent, hold one's tongue
‫ بووالن‬ballān bathhouse attendant; name of a
plant growing near stagnant waters
‫ بالظة‬ballāna female bathhouse attendant;
lady's maid
‫ بل سوية‬balansiya2 Valencia (region and city in E
Spain)
‫ تبليوووو‬tablīg pl. -āt conveyance,
transmission, delivery (‫ ا وووو‬to s.o.);
information
( ‫عوووووو‬
about);
report,
notification ( ‫ عووو‬of); communication,
announcement,
notice│ ‫اكأوووووووو باا أبليوووووووو‬
credentials
‫ بلي‬pl. ‫ بال ي‬look up alphabetically
‫ بلو‬baliha a to be stupid, simple-minded VI to
feign foolishness, pretend to be stupid X
to deem ( ‫ ه‬s.o.) stupid or simple-minded
‫ بل و‬balah and ‫ باله وة‬balāha stupidity,
foolishness, simple-mindedness; idiocy,
imbecility│ ‫بالهوووووووةامبكوووووووو‬
(mubakkira)
dementia praecox
‫ مب غة‬mubalaga pl. -āt exaggeration
‫ ابالغ‬iblāg conveyance, transmission
‫ بوووو‬bālig extensive, far-reaching;
considerable; serious (wound), deep,
profound, violent, vehement (feelings),
strong, intense; mature; of age, legally
major
‫ بل‬balha let alone, not to speak of, not to
mention
‫ مبلوووو‬muballig bearer (of news),
messenger; informer, denouncer; detective
‫ بله رسوي‬bilkarsiyā bilharziasis, schistosomiasis
(med.)
‫ بلغووة‬bulga, balga pl. -āt, bulag slipper of
yellow leather
‫ بله يوة‬bulahniya abundance, wealth, variety (of
earthly possessions)
‫ بلغ ري‬bulgāriyā Bulgaria
1
‫ بلهاان‬see ‫بهلاان‬
2
□ ‫ بلهوان‬bulhōn pl.
2
‫ بلغ رى‬bugārī Bulgarian (adj. and n.)
‫ بلغم‬balgam phlegm; (pl. ‫ بالغم‬balagim2)
expectoration, sputum
‫ بلغموووو‬balgamī phlegmatic; phlegmy,
mucous
‫ بلف‬balafa i (balf) to bluff II do.
‫ بلف‬balf, ‫ بلفة‬balfa bluff
‫ ابلق‬ablaq2 piebald
‫ بلقويس‬bilqīs2 Muslim name of the Queen of
Sheba
‫ ا بلق ن‬al-balqān the Balkans
‫ بلق ظو‬balqānī Balkan
‫ بلقوا‬balqa‘ and ‫ بلقعوة‬balqa‘a pl. ‫ باللوا‬balāqi‘2
wasteland
‫ بلل‬see ‫بلا‬
‫ بلكان‬balkōn balcony
1
‫ بلم‬balam anchovy
2
‫ بلم‬balam pl. ‫ ابالم‬ablām sailing barge (ir.)
‫ ابلو‬ablah2 stupid, doltish, dull-witted;
idiotic
‫ بالهوي‬balāhīn2 (= ‫ابوااا هوال‬
eg.) sphinx
(‫ بلا‬and ‫ بوال )بلوو‬balā u (balw, ‫ بوال‬balā’) to test,
try, put to the test ( ‫ هو‬s.o., • s.tb.); to know
from long experience ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to afltict
( ‫ هو‬s.o.); -- ‫ بلوو‬baliya a (‫ بلوو‬bilan, ‫بوال‬
balā’) to be or become old, worn, shabby
(clothes); to dwindle away, vanish; to
deteriorate, decline, become decrepit; to
disintegrate (a corpse), decay, rot, spoil III
to care, be concerned (‫ ب‬or ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬about), be
mindful (‫ ب‬or ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬of s.o., of s.th.); to pay
attention (‫ ب‬or ‫ ه‬to), mind, heed, take into
consideration, take into account (‫ ب‬or ‫هو‬
s.th.); to take notice (‫ ب‬of)│‫ مو اابو و‬mā
ubālī, ‫ الاابو و‬I don’t care! I don’t mind! it's
all right with me! ‫( الايبو و‬as a relat. clause)
unconcerned, heedless, careless, reckless
IV to try, test, put to the test ( ‫ هو‬s.o.); to
make experienced, harden, inure (‫ ه‬s.o.;
said of trials, experiences); to work havoc
( ‫ ه‬on s.th.); to wear out ( ‫ ه‬s.th.) │‫ابلوابوال ا‬
‫( حسو‬balā’an ḥasanan) to stand the test; to
prove o.s. brave (in war) VIII to try,
tempt, put to the test ( ‫ هو‬s.o.); to afflict (‫ب‬
‫ ه‬s.o. with), visit (‫ ه ب‬on s.o. s.th.); pass.
ubtuliya to become or be afflicted (‫ ب‬with,
by), suffer (‫ ب‬from)
‫ بلوارى‬ballūrī, billaurī crystalline; crystal
(adj.)
‫ بلوو‬bilan decline, deterioration; decay,
putrefaction,
decomposition;
worn
condition; wear; shabbiness
candied
‫ بلاريوة‬ballūrīya, billaurīya pl. -āt lense
(opt.)
‫ مبلووار‬mubalwar:
fruits 75
‫( بلاز‬Fr. blouse) bəlūz, bəlūza pl. –āt blouse
‫( بلوا‬Turk. bölük) bulūk pl. -āt company (mil.;
Eg.)│ ‫ابلوووا ااموووي‬b. amīn (mil.) approx.:
quartermaster sergeant (formerly, Eg.)
‫ بلو‬balīy worn, old, shabby, threadbare;
decrepit,
dilapidated,
decaying,
decomposed, rotten
‫ بليووة‬balīya pl. ‫ باليوو‬balāyā trial,
tribulation, visitation, affliction, distress,
misfortune, calamity
‫ بووال‬balā’ trial. tribulation, visitation,
affliction, distress, misfortune; scourge,
plague; creditable performance, bravery,
gallantry, heroic action│ ‫( بوال احسو‬ḥasan)
favor, blessing, grace (of God); good
performance
‫ بلواى‬balwā trial; tribulation, visitation,
affliction, distress, misfortune, calamity;
necessity, need│‫‘( عمتاا بلواى‬ammat) it has
become a general necessity
‫ااكووو امبلووار‬
‫ بلان‬ballūn balloon
1
‫ ابلو‬balā yes, yes indeed, certainly, surely
2
‫ ابلو‬baliya etc., see ‫بلا‬
‫( بلي تشا‬It. paglaccio) palyatšō clown, buffoon
‫( ابلي ر و‬It. bigliardo) bilyardō billiards
‫ بليسي‬bilīsēh plissé, pleating
1
‫ ابلي‬ballīn pl. ‫ بال وي‬balālīn2 pallium, liturgical
vestment of a bishop worn over the
chasuble (Chr.); monk's robe (Copt.·Chr.)
2
‫ ابليوان‬balyūn pl. ‫ باليوي‬balayīn (U.S.) billion,
(G.B.) milliard; (U.S.) trillion, (G.B.)
billion
‫ مبووو ال‬mubālāh consideration, regard,
heed,
attention│ ‫االامبووووووووو ال‬lā-mubālāh
indifference, unconcern, carelessness
‫ بم‬bamm lowest string of a musical instrument
‫ ابوأال‬ibtilā’ trial, tribulation, affliction,
visitation
‫ بمب ى‬bombāy Bombay
‫ بو ل‬bālin old, worn, worn out; shabby,
threadbare, ragged, tattered; decrepit,
dilapidated; decayed, rotten; obsolete,
antiquated
‫ مب ل‬mubālin observant, heedful, mindful
(‫ ب‬of)│‫اغيوامب لاب‬heedless of
‫ مبألوووو‬mubtalan (less correctly ‫مبأووول‬
mubtalin) afflicted (‫ ب‬with, by), suffering
(‫ ب‬from)
‫ بلوووار‬II tabalwara to crystalize; to be
crystalized; to be covered with crystals
‫ بلوار‬ballūr, billaur pl. -āt crystal; crystal
glass, flint glass, glass│O ‫بلوواراصوو وى‬
(ṣaḳrī) rock crystal, transparent quartz
‫ بلووار‬billaura (n. un.) pl. -āt crystal;
crystal glass, flint glass, glass; tube
(radio); crystal, quartz plate (of a
detector; radio); (syr., pronounced
ballōra) negative (phot.)
‫ بمب غ‬bumbāg, ‫ بمب غة‬bumbāga bow tie
‫ ب مية‬look up alphabetically
1
‫ ابو‬V ‫ تب وو‬to adopt as son (‫ ه‬s.o.); to adopt.
embrace ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ ابو‬ibn pl. ‫ اب و‬abnā’, ‫ ب وان‬banūn son;
descendant. scion; offspring, son (of a
nation or people)│‫ اابو اآ م‬pl. ‫( ب وااآ م‬son of
Adam) man, human being; ‫ ابو اآوى‬ibn āwā
jackal; ‫ ابوووو اا بلوووود‬ibn a1-balad local
inhabitant, native; ‫ اب و اا بلود‬natives, native
population; ‫ ابو اا حووب‬ibn al-ḥarb warrior;
soldier; warlike, bellicose; ‫ابوووو اا سووووبيل‬
wayfarer, wanderer; ‫ ابو ا مسوي اسو ة‬50 years
old; ‫ ابووو اسووو عأ‬ibn sā‘atihī temporal,
transient, passing; ‫ ابو اصولب‬ibn ṣulbihī his
own son; ‫ ابو اعووس‬ibn ‘irs weasel; ‫ب واامو ا‬
‫ ا سوم‬banū mā’ as-samā’ the Arsbs; ‫ب واا‬
‫ سايف‬Beni Suef (city in Egypt, S of Cairo)
‫ اب وة‬ibna and ‫ ب ووت‬bint pl.
‫ ب و‬banāt
daughter; ‫ ب ووت‬girl│‫ ااب وةاا عووم‬i. al-‘amm
(female) cousin; periphrastically for wife:
‫ اب وةاعمول‬your wife; ‫ ب وتاا فول‬b. a1-fikr pl.
‫ ب و ااال كو ر‬thought, idea; ‫ا ب و ااالر‬b. a1arḍ insects and worms; ‫ ب و ابووئس‬b. bi’s
calamities, afflictions; ‫ ب اا ودهو‬b. ad-dahr
do.; ‫ ب وتاا شوف‬b. aš-šafa word; ‫ ب و اا صودر‬b.
aṣ-ṣadr worries, fears, anxieties; ‫ب و اور ان‬
b. wardāna earth worms, rainworms
‫ ب دلو‬bunduqī Venetian sequin
‫ ب دليوة‬bunduqīya pl.
‫ ب و‬banādiq2 rifle,
gun│‫ اب دليةارش‬b. rašš shotgun
‫ ا ب دلية‬al.bunduqīya Venice
‫ ب ودل ظو‬bunduqani pl. -ūn, ‫ ب لوة‬banādiqa
a Venitian
‫ ب‬bunaiya my little son
‫ ب دو‬bundūq pl. ‫ ب يق‬banādīq2 bastard
‫ ب ا‬bunuwwa sonship, filiation
‫ ب وودور‬banadōra (syr.; from It. pomodoro)
tomatoes
‫ ب اى‬banawi filial
‫ توب‬tabannin adoption (also fig., e.g. of
ideas, principles, etc.)
2
‫ اب‬bunn coffee beans, coffee
‫ احمواب دورى‬aḥmar2 banadōrī tomato-red
‫( ب دول‬Fr. pendule) bandūl pendulum
‫( ب وووديو‬Span. bandera) bandēra pl. ‫ب ووو ر‬
banadir2 pennon, flag, banner
‫ ب و‬bunnī coffee-colored, brown
‫ ب و ن‬banān finger tips│‫( ايشو راعليو ابب و ن‬yušāru
lit.: he is pointed at with fingers, i.e., he is
famous man; ‫ اظووو ااهوووا اب ظووول‬anā tau‘a
banānika I am at your disposal, I am at
your service
‫ ب ار‬bannūr (= ‫ بلار‬ballūr) glass
‫ ب زهيو‬banzahīr bezoar, bezoar stone
‫ ب زي‬banzīn, benzīn gasoline, benzine
‫( ب س‬Engl.) pence
‫ ب و ور‬banādōra (syr.; from It. pomodoro)
tomato(es)
‫ ب و رس‬banāris2 Banaras or Benares (the Holy
City of the Hindus, in N India)
‫ ب ب شو‬see ‫بكب شو‬
‫ ب ت‬see
1
‫ ب سلي‬benisilīn penicillin
‫( ب سي‬Fr. pensée) banēh pansy (bot.)
‫ ب سوووويان‬bansiyōn pl.
boarding school
-āt
boardinghouse;
‫ ب صو‬binṣir f., pl. ‫ ب صو‬banāsir2 ring finger
‫اب‬
‫ ب أوا‬bintū napoleon, louis d'or (gold coin of 20
francs)
‫ بو‬II to dope, narcoticize (with banj;‫ اه‬s.o.); to
anesthetize (. s.o.)
‫ ب و‬banj henbane (Hyoscyamus niger;
bot); an anesthetic, a narcotic
‫ ا ب جوو ب‬al-banjāb the Punjab (region, NW
Indian subcontinent)
‫ ب ط‬bunṯ pl. ‫ ب اه‬bunūṯ point (stock market)
‫ ب لووان‬banṯalūn (from It. pantaloni) pl. –āt
trousers, pants
‫ ب غ و زى‬bangāzī Bengasi (city in NE Libya,
capital‫ا‬of Cyrenaica)
‫ ا ب غ و ل‬al-bangāl Bengal (region, NE Indian
subcontinent)
‫ ب فس‬banafsaj (coll.; n. un. ) violet (bot.)
‫ ب فسجو‬banafsajī violetlike, violetish;
‫ ب جو‬banjar red beet (eg.)
‫ ب ووود‬band pl. ‫ ب وووا‬bunūd article, clause,
paragraph (of a. la.w, contract, etc.);
banner; large body of troops
violet (adj.)│‫ ا وووا اا ب فسوووجو‬or ‫ورا اا ب فسوووجو‬
ultraviolet
‫ ب ووودر‬bandar pl. ‫ ب ووو ر‬banādir2 seaport;
commercial center; district capital (Eg.);
‫ ب و ر‬see also under ‫ ب وديو‬below│‫اب ودراعبو س‬
‘abbās Bandar Abbas (seaport in S Iran)
‫ ب قوة‬binaqa and ‫ ب يقوة‬banīqa gore, gusset (of a
shirt or garment)
‫ ب دور‬look up alphabetically
‫ ب ود‬bunduq (coll.; n. un. ) pl.
‫ ب و‬banādiq
hazelnut(s), filberts; hazel, hazel tree; ‫ب دلوة‬
hazelnut, filbert; bullet
2
‫ ب فش‬banfaš, banafš amethyst (min.)
1
‫ اب ول‬bunk root, core, heart, best part│‫اب ولاا عموو‬
b. al-‘umr the prime of life, the best years
2
‫ ب ل‬bank pl. ‫ ب ا‬bunūk bank, banking house│‫ا‬
‫ ب ولاا أسوليف‬credit bank; ‫ ب ولاا أووا يو‬deposit
bank; ‫ ب ولاا ودم‬b. ad-dam blood bank; ‫ا ب ولا‬
‫( ا دو و‬daulī) the World Bank
3
‫ مب ل‬mubannak stranded
4
‫ مح ولامب ول‬muḥannak mubannak shrewd, sly,
astute
‫ تب‬tabannin see 1 ‫اب‬
‫ ب ن‬bānin pl.
‫ مب وووو‬mabnīy built, set up. erected;
founded, based, resting (‫ علووو‬on); fixed,
established;
indeclinable;
ending
indeclinably (‫ علو‬in; gram.)
‫( ب ك ا‬Engl.) banknōt banknote
‫ ب ا‬and ‫ ب اى‬see 1 ‫ب‬
‫( ب واار‬Fr. baignoire) banwār baignoire, theater
box of the lowest tier
1
‫ ب وو‬bana i ( ‫ ب و‬binā’, ‫ ب يو ن‬bunyān) and VIII to
build, erect, construct, set up ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
build, establish, rest (‫ هو علوو‬s.th. on); to
consummate the marriage ( ‫ به و‬and ‫عليه و‬
with a woman); pass. buniya, ubtuniya to
be based, be built, rest (‫ علوو‬on)│‫ب وواكلموةا‬
‫( علوووو‬kalimalan) to give a word an
indeclinable ending in (a certain vowel or
a vowelless consonant; gram.) V see 1 ‫اب‬
‫ ب وووو‬binā’ building, construction,
erection, setting up; structure (also, e.g.,
of an organism), setup, make-up; (pl. ‫اب يوة‬
abniya) building, structure, edifice│‫اعو ا‬
‫ ا ب و‬i‘ādat al-b. reconstruction; ‫ا ب و اا حوو‬
(ḥurr) Freemaaonry; ‫ ب و اعلوو‬binā’an ‘alā
according to, in accordance with, on the
basis of, by virtue of, on the strength of;
‫ ب اعلواهلا‬accordingly, thus
‫ ب ووو ئو‬binā’ī constructional, building
(used
attributively);
architectural;
structural
‫ ب يوة‬binya, bunya pl. ‫ ب وو‬binan, bunan
structure, setup, make-up; binya build,
frame,
physique,
physical
constitution│‫ ضوووووعيفاا ب يوووووة‬of delicate
constitution; ‫ صووحيااا ب يووة‬and ‫ سووليماا ب يووة‬of
sound constitution, healthy; ‫ لا اا ب ية‬qawīy
al-b. husky, sturdy
‫ ب وو‬bannā’ pl. -ūn builder; mason;
constructive│‫(اب احو‬ḥurr) Freemason
‫ ب يووة‬bināya pl. -āt building, structure,
edifice
‫ ب يووو ن‬bunyān building, construction,
erection, setting up; building, structure,
edifice; physique, stature
‫ مب وو‬mabnan pl. ‫ مبو ن‬mabānin building,
construction,
erection,
setting
up;
building,
structure.
edifice;
form;
foundation, fundament, basis │‫اا ووووأىا‬
‫( وا مب و‬ra’y) content and form
‫ ب‬bunāh builder
2
‫( اﭙظو‬Engl.) penny
‫( ب يا‬It. bagno) banyō batb, bathtub
‫ بهوت‬bahita a, bahuta u and pass. buhita (baht)
to be astonished, amazed, bewildered,
startled,
perplexed,
flabbergasted,
speechless; -- bahita to be or become pale,
fade (color); -- bahata a to astonish,
amaze,
bewilder,
startle,
stagger,
flabbergast (‫ ه‬s.o.); (‫ بهأووو ن‬buhtān) to
slander, defame (‫ ه‬s.o.) III to come or
descend unexpectedly (‫ ه‬upon s.o.); to
startle, stagger, flabbergast (‫ ه‬s.o.) IV to
surprise, astonish, amaze ( ‫ ه‬s.o.) VII = I
‫ بهوت‬buht and ‫ بهأو ن‬buhtān slander, false
accusation; lie, untruth
‫ بهأووووة‬bahta perplexity,
bewilderment, stupefaction
amazement,
‫ ب هووت‬bāhit pale, pallid, faded (color);
perplexed, aghast
‫ مبهووا‬mabhūt perplexed, astonished,
amazed, startled, flabbergasted, aghast
‫ بهو‬bahija a to be glad, he bappy (‫ ب‬about),
he delighted (‫ ب‬at); -- bahuja u to be
beautiful, look wonderful IV to gladden,
delight, make happy (‫ ب‬s.o.) VIII to be
glad, be happy (‫ ب‬about), be delighted (‫ب‬
at)
‫ بهجوووة‬bahja splendor, magnificence,
beauty, resplendence; joy, delight│‫بهج وةا‬
‫ االظر ر‬delight of the eyes, welcome sight
‫ بهووو‬bahij, ‫ بهوووي‬bahīj magnificent,
splendid, beautiful; happy, joyous;
delightful
‫ مبهجوة‬mabhaja a moment of happiness
and joy
‫ مبو ه‬mabāhij joys, delights; pleasures,
amusements, diversions; splendid things;
splendor, pomp, magnificence
‫ ابأه‬ibtihāj joy, rejoicing, delight (‫ ب‬at)
‫ موووووبه‬mubhij
delightful
pleasant,
charming,
‫ مبأه‬mubtahij happy, glad, delighted
‫ بهووودل‬bahdala to insult (‫ ه‬s.o.); to treat
contemptuously, meanly (‫ ه‬s.o.); to expose
(‫ ه‬s.o.) to ridicule, make a laughingstock (‫ه‬
of s.o.) II tabahdala pass. of I
‫ بهد وووة‬bahdala insult, affront, abuse,
outrage; meanness; triteness, insipidity
‫ مبهودل‬mubahdal maltreated, oppressed,
miserable
‫ بهوو‬bahara a (bahr) and IV to glitter, shine; to
dazzle, overwhelm (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.o.’s eyes)│‫ا‬
‫شو ايبهووااالبصو ر‬a dazzling, overwhelming
thing; -- pass. buhira to be out of breath,
to pant VII to be dazzled, blinded; to be
smitten with blindness; to. be out of breath
VIII to flaunt, parade, show off, present in
a dazzling light (‫ ب‬s.th.)
‫ بهو‬bahr deception, dazzlement (‫ ب‬by)
‫ بهووو‬buhr difficult respiration, labored
breathing
‫ بهوجوووة‬bahraja empty show, hollow
pomp
‫ بهوج ن‬bahrajan tinsel, frippery
‫ مبهوو‬mubahraj showy, tawdry, gaudy,
ornate, ostentatious; trashy, rubbishy,
cheap, inartistic
‫ بهويز‬bahrīz (eg.) a soup
‫ بهو‬bahaza a (bahz) to oppress weigh down (‫ه‬
s.o.; a load, work), weigh heavily ( ‫ هو‬on
s.o.) IV do.
‫ ب و ه‬bāhiẓ heavy, oppressive, trying;
excessive,
exorbitant,
enormous;
expensive, costly
‫ بهوق‬bahaq a kind of lichen (bot.); herpetic
eruption, tetter; vitiligo alba, a mild form
of leprosy (med.)
‫ بهول‬bahala a (bahl) to curse (‫ ه‬s.o.) V and VI
to curse one another VIII to supplicate,
pray humbly (to God)
‫ ابهل‬abhal savin (Juniperus sabina; bot.)
‫ ابأه ل‬ibtihāl supplication, prayer
‫ بهوووو‬bahra (n. vic.) being dazzled,
dazzlement
‫ ب ه ول‬bāhil pl. ‫ بهوول‬buhl, buhhal free,
independent
‫ بهووو‬buhra middle, center│...‫ا وووابهووو ا‬
amidst
‫ بهلوال‬buhlūl, bahlūl pl. ‫ به يول‬bahālīl2 buffoon,
jester, clown, fool
‫ابهوووو‬
abhar2 more brilliant, more
magnificent
‫ بهلواان‬bahlawān pl. -āt, -īya acrobat, tumbler,
equilibrist, ropedancer, tightrope walker
‫ ابهو‬abhar2 aorta (anat.)
‫ به ر‬bahār pl. -āt spice
‫ ابأهو ر‬ibtihār dazzling display, show (‫ب‬
of s.th.)
‫ ب هو‬bāhir dazzling, brilliant, splendid
‫ مبهوار‬mabhūr breathless, out of breath,
panting
‫ بهوو‬bahraja ( ‫ بهوو‬bahraja) to adorn, deck
out, dress up showily; to give a deceptive
brightness ( ‫ ه‬to); to glamorize ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to
reject as false (‫ ه‬a witness); to fake,
counterfeit ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) II tabahraja to adorn
o.s., spruce o.s. up, dress up; to be fake
‫ بهوو‬bahraj false, spurious, fake, sham,
worthless, bad; counterfeit money; tinsel,
frippery, cheap finery; trash, cheap stuff
‫ بهلوووااظو‬bahlawānī acrobatic│‫حوكووو ا‬
‫( بهلااظيوة‬ḥarakāt) acrobatics; antics, capers
of a tumbler; ‫( هيووانابهلوااظو‬ṯayarān) aerial
acrobatics, stunt flying
‫ بهوم‬IV to make obscure, dubious, unintelligible
( ‫ هووو‬s.th.) V and X to be obscure,
ambiguous, unintelligible (‫ علو‬to s.o.)
‫ بهمة‬bahma lamb, sheep
‫ بهيم‬bahīm pl. ‫ بهم‬buhum jet-black
‫ بهيم وة‬bahīma pl. ‫ به و ئم‬bahā’im beast,
animal, quadruped; pl. livestock, cattle,
(large) domestic animals
‫ بهيمو‬bahīmī animal, bestial, brutish
‫ بهيميووة‬bahīmīya brutishness, bestiality,
brutality
‫ ابهوووو م‬ibhām
ambiguity
obscurity;
vagueness,
‫ ابهو م‬ibhām pl. ‫ ابو هيم‬abāhīm2 thumb; big
toe
‫ ب هم‬bāhim big toe
‫ مووبهم‬mubham obscure, dark, cryptic,
doubtful, vague, ambiguous│‫اعووود اموووبهم‬
(‘adad) abstract number (math.); O ‫ا عصوبا‬
‫‘( ا موبهم‬aṣab) the vagus (anat.); ‫االسوماا موبهم‬
(ism) the demonstrative pronoun (gram.)
1
(‫ بهو )بهوا‬bahā u, bahuwa u and ‫ بهوو‬bahiya a
( ‫ به و‬bahā’) to be beautiful III to vie,
compete (‫ ه ب‬with s.o. in s.th.); to pride
o.s. (‫ ب‬on)‫ و‬be proud (‫ ب‬of), boast (‫ ب‬of,
‫ ه ب‬to s.o. of s.th.) VI to compete with one
another; to be proud (‫ ب‬of), pride o.s. (‫ب‬
on)
‫ بهوا‬bahw pl. ‫ اابهو‬abhā’ hall; parlor,
drawing room, reception hall
‫ بهووووو‬bahīy beautiful, magnificent,
splendid; brilliant, radiant, shining
‫ بهوووو‬bahā’ beauty,
splendor; brilliancy
magnificence,
‫ بهو ئو‬bahā’ī Bahai (adj.); (pl. -ūn) an
adherent of the Bahai sect, a Bahai
‫ ابهو‬abhā more splendid, more brilliant
‫ مب هو‬mubāhāh and ‫ تبو ه‬tabāhin pride,
vainglory, boastfulness
2
‫ بهاا‬see ‫بل‬
( ‫ بو )بوا‬bā’a u to come again, return; to
come back (‫ ب‬with s.th.), bring back,
yield, bring in (‫ ب‬s.th.)│‫ بو اب يبوة‬or ‫ب فشول‬
(ḳaiba, fašal) to fail II to provide
accommodations (‫ ل‬and ‫ ه‬for s.o., ‫ هو‬at a
place), put up (‫ ل‬or ‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬at)│ ‫بواأامك ظو‬
(makānan) to take a place, settle down,
live or stay at a place IV to provide
accommodations (‫ ه‬for s.o., ‫ هو‬at a place);
to settle down, reside, live (‫ ب‬at a place) V
to settle down ( ‫ ه و‬at a place), occupy
(‫ موكووزا‬markazan a place), hold ( ‫مق موو‬
maqāman a position)│ ‫( تبواأامك ظو‬makānan)
to gain ground, become generally
accepted; ‫‘( تبواأاا عووشا‬arš) to ascend the
throne; ‫( تباأاا حكوما‬ḥukm) to come to power,
take over power
‫ بيئووة‬bī’a pl. -āt (usually pronounced
bai’a) pl. -āt residence, domicile, seat;
situation; surroundings, environment,
milieu; home, habitat
‫ مبو‬mabā’a place to which s.th. comes;
abode, dwelling, habitation
‫ تبووا‬tabawwu’: ‫ تبووا اا عوووش‬t. al-‘arš
accession to the throne
‫ بواب‬II to divide into chapters or sections ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to arrange in groups, arrange
systematically, class, classify ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ ب و ب‬bāb pl. ‫ ابووااب‬abwāb, ‫ بيب و ن‬bībān
door;; gate; opening, gateway; entrance;
chapter, section, column, rubric; group,
class, category; field, domain (fig.)│‫ا بو با‬
‫ ا عو و‬the Sublime Porte; ‫ بو باا م ودب‬b. almandab Bab el Mandeb (strait between
SW Arabia and Africa; geogr.); ‫علووااالبوااب‬
near, imminent; ‫ وأااب بو اجديودا‬to open up a
new way, a new possibility; ‫ وأاابو ب‬futiḥa
bāb ... was (were) begun, ... got under
way; ‫( لفلابو باا شو‬qafala) to put an end to
s.th., terminate, close s.th.; ‫( م اب باا ف ول‬b.
il-faḍl) as a favor; ‫(امو ابو بااو وو‬aulā) with
all the more reason, the more so; ‫وواهولاا‬
‫ ا بو ب‬about this matter, about this; ‫مو ابو با‬
‫( ا وووور اان‬b. iḍ-ḍarūra) it is necessary
that ... ; ‫( هولاا ويسامو ابو باا صود ة‬b. iṣ-ṣudfa)
that’s no coincidence; ‫ ك نام اب ب‬or ‫ولا و ا‬
‫( بو ب‬with foll. genit.) to belong to, fall
under; ‫ ويودا و اب بو‬unique of its kind; ‫هلواا‬
‫ علووابو با‬to pursue one's livelihood, earn
one’s bread 80
‫ ب بوووة‬bāba pl. -āt kind, sort, class,
category
‫ بووووااب‬bawwāb
gatekeeper
pl.
-ūn
doorman,
‫ باابة‬biwāba office of gatekeeper
‫ باابوووة‬bawwāba pl. -āt (large) gate,
portal│ ‫ باابةاا ق و‬b. al-qanṯara lock gate
‫ تبايووب‬tabwīb division into chapters,
sectioning,
classification,
systematic
arrangement, grouping
‫ مبوواب‬mubawwab arranged in groups,
classed, classified
‫ بابلي‬boblīn poplin
‫( بابي ة‬Fr. bobine) bobīna spool, reel
‫ بايت‬see‫بيت ا‬
‫بات س‬, ‫( بات س‬It. potasa) būtāsā, būtās potash
‫ باتقووة‬būtaqa (usually pronounced bautaqa)
crucible, melting pot│‫وووو اباتقووووةاا زموووو ن‬
(zamān) in the melting pot of time
‫ بوووااخ‬buwāḳ evaporation, exhalation,
vapor, steam
‫ تبووايخ‬tabwīḳ: ‫ تبووايخاا كأووة‬an-nukta the
spoiling of the point of a story
‫( باجية‬Fr. bougie) bužīh pl. -āt spark plug (eg.)
(‫ بو ح )بواح‬bāḥa u (bauḥ) to become known, be
revealed, be divulged, leak out (secret); to
reveal, disclose, divulge ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ ب‬s.th., a
secret; ‫ ا وو‬and ‫ ل‬to s.o.) IV to disclose,
reveal ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ ب‬s.th., ‫ ل‬to s.o.); to release,
abandon, make public property, declare
ownerless ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to permit, allow, leave
(s.th., ‫ ل‬to s.o.); to justify, warrant ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.) X to reveal ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to regard as
public property, as ownerless, as fair
game; to deem permissible, lawful ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.); to hurt ( ‫ حومأ و‬ḥurmatahū s.o.’s
honor); to take possession ( ‫ هووو‬of),
appropriate, take as booty ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to
seize, confiscate ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.)│ ‫اسوووأب حا مووو‬
(damahū) to proscribe, outlaw s.o.
‫ بوواح‬bauḥ divulgence, disclosure (of a
secret); confession
‫ بوواح‬būḥ wide, open space; courtyard;
hall
□ ‫ بو يخ‬bāyiḳ spoiled, bad; vapid, insipid,
stale (also, e.g., of a joke)
‫ با رست‬būḳārest Bucharest
‫( با ر‬Fr. poudre) būdra powder
‫ با لووة‬būdaqa pl.
melting pot
‫ با ا‬būdā Buddha
‫ با ى‬būdī Buddhistic; Buddhist
‫ با ية‬būdīya Buddhism
(‫ بو ر )بار‬bāra u (baur, ‫ بواار‬bawār) to perish; to
lie fallow, be uncultivated (land); to be
futile, unsuccessful, unprofitable, lead to
nothing (work); to be unsalable, be dead
stock (merchandise)│ ‫( بو ر اا ب و‬bint) the
girl could not get a husband II to let lie
fallow ( ‫ ه و‬land); to make unprofitable,
useless ( ‫ ه‬s.th.) IV to destroy
‫ بوار‬būr uncultivated, fallow│‫اار ابووار‬
(arḍ), pl. ‫( ارا ابوار‬arāḍin) fallow land,
wasteland
‫ ب حوة‬bāḥa pl. -āt wide, open space; open
place, square, plaza; courtyard; hall
‫ اب حوة‬ibāḥa divulgence, disclosure (of a
secret);
permission,
authorization;
licentiousness
‫ ابووو حو‬ibāḥī licentious, unrestrained,
uninhibited; anarchist; freethinker
‫ اب حيووة‬ibāḥīya freethinking, libertinism;
anarchism
‫ اسووأب حة‬istibāḥa appropriation, capture,
seizure; spoliation, confiscation
‫ مبووووو ح‬mubāḥ permitted, allowed,
permissible; legal, lawful, licit, legitimate;
open to everyone, permitted for all, free;
ownerless (1.1. Law); indifferent (said of
actions for which neither reward nor
punishment is to be expected, but which
are permissible, pl.
‫ مب حوو‬indifferent,
permissible actions, Isl. Law)
(‫ ب و خ )بوواخ‬bāḳa u to abate, subside, let up,
decrease; to die, go out (fire); to fade,
bleach; to spoil, rot (e.g., meat) II to spoil
( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ بوواا‬bawādiq2 crucible,
‫ باار‬bawār perdition, ruin│‫ ا اراا باار‬hell
‫ ب ئو‬bā’ir uncultivated, fallow (land)
‫ باراظو‬baurānī (eg.) a vegetable stew
‫ بواراسوعيد‬būr sa‘īd Port Said (seaport in NE
Egypt)
‫ بواراسوا ان‬būr sūdān Port Sudan (seaport in NE
Sudan)
‫ بارتاريكا‬burturīkū Puerto Rico
‫ بارتغ ل‬burtugāl Portugal
‫ بارصة‬būrṣa pl. -āt stock exhange
‫ بووارا ووؤا‬Port Fuad (seaport in NE Egypt,
opposite Port Said)
‫ بار‬bauraq borax
‫ بارم‬burma Burma
1
‫( ابارى‬Turk. boru) būrī trumpet, bugle
‫ باروجو‬biūjī pl. -īya trumpeter, bugler
2
‫ ابوارى‬būrī (pl. ‫ بواارى‬bawārī) striped mullet
(Mugil cephalus; zool.)
3
1
‫( اباري‬Fr.) būrēh purée
‫( با ي‬Fr. buffet) būfēh buffet; bar; sideboard
‫ اباز‬II to pout, sulk, look glum, sullen
‫ با‬II to blow the trumpet
‫ باز‬būz pl. ‫ ابااز‬abwāz muzzle, snout
‫ بووا‬būq pl. -āt, ‫ ابوواا‬abwāq trumpet,
bugle; fanfare; horn (of an automobile, of
a gramophone); acoustic signaling device;
megaphone; mouthpiece, spokesman;
duplicity, treachery, betrayal│ ‫ابووا اا صووا‬
b. aṣ-ṣaut or ‫ بوووا اا وا يوووا‬loudspeaker
(radio); O ‫( بووا ارحمووو‬raḥimi) oviduct,
Fallopian tube (anat.)
‫ تبايز‬tabwīza sullen mien
‫ مباز‬mubawwaz sullen, glum
2
3
‫ اباز‬būz, ‫ باز‬bum ice cream
‫اباز‬būza a beerlike beverage
4
‫اب ز‬bāz pl. ‫ ابااز‬abwāz, ‫ بيزان‬bīzān falcon
1
‫ باس‬būs bus
2
‫ ب س )باسة‬bāsa u (baus) to kiss (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ باا‬bawwāq trumpeter, bugler
‫ ب ل وة‬bāqa bundle; bunch of flowers,
nosegay, bouquet
‫ باسة‬bausa, būsa kiss
‫ ب ئقة‬bā’iqa pl. ‫ باائوق‬bawā’iq2 misfortune,
calamity
‫( باسأا‬It. busto) bustū corset
‫باس ة‬, ‫( باسأة‬It. posta) busṯa, busta post, mail
‫ ا باسفار‬al-busfūr the Bosporus
‫ بالو ل‬būqāl, ‫ بال ووة‬būqala pl. ‫ بااليوول‬bawāqīl2
vessel without handles, mug
‫ باكسوووفار‬boksəford patrol wagon, paddy
wagon, Black Maria
‫ ب و شايبوواشة‬bāša u (bauš) to be boisterous,
shout, roar (crowd) II do.
‫ باش‬bauš pl. ‫ اوب ش‬aubāš (for ‫ )ابااش‬mob.
rabble
1
‫( باكسك ا‬Engl.) bokəkāf box calf
1
‫ باص‬būṣ (coll.; n. un. ) reed
‫ باصة‬būṣa pl. -āt inch
2
‫ بال‬baul pl. ‫ اباال‬abwāl urine│‫اا بالا‬
‫ ا سكوى‬maraḍ al-b. as-sukarī diabetes
‫ باص‬būṣ pl. ‫ ابااص‬abwāṣ, linen or silk fabric
‫( باصلة‬It. bussola) bōṣla compass
‫ باظة‬būẓa a beerlike beverage
2
‫ بوا‬bū‘ metatarsal bone (anat.)│‫الايعووااا كوا ا‬
‫ مو اا بوا‬h‫ ث‬wouldn’t know his knee from
his elbow (proverbially, of a stupid
person)
‫ ب و‬bā‘ pl. ‫ ابوواا‬abwā‘ the span of the
outspread arms, fathom; in Eg. today = 4
ḍirā‘ mi‘mārīya = 3 m│ ‫ اهايولاا بو‬mighty,
powerful; capable, able; knowledgeable;
generous, liberal;
‫ لصوويواا بوو‬powerless,
helpless, impotent, weak, incapable;
niggardly, stingy; ‫ لصوويواا ب و‬impotence,
weakness; incapability ( ‫ ع‬of); ‫ب ب اوا ولرا‬
with might and main
1
‫ باغ‬II to surprise
1
‫ ب غة‬bāga celluloid; tortoise shell
‫ باغ‬būgāda and ‫ باغ ضة‬būgāḍa potash, lye
‫ باغوو ز‬būgāz pl. ‫ بووااغيز‬bawāgīiz2 strait(s);
harbor│‫اباغ زاا در ظيل‬the Dardanelles
‫امو‬
‫ با و‬baulī uric, urinary, urinous│‫اا مسو لا‬
‫ ا با يوة‬the urinary passages; ‫االمووا اا با يوة‬
diseases of the kidney and urinary
bladder; ‫(تسوووممابوووا وا‬tasammum) uremia
(med.)
‫ باهة‬būṯa crucible, melting pot
1
(‫ بو ل )بوال‬bāl u (baul) and V to make water,
urinate IV to be diuretic X to cause to
urinate
‫ بيلووووة‬bīla: O ‫( بيلووووةاآح ظيووووة‬āḥīnīya)
albuminuria; O ‫( بيلوووةا مايوووة‬damawīya)
hematuria (med.)
‫ باا ة‬bawwāla public lavatory
‫ مبا وة‬mabwala pl. ‫ مبو ول‬mabāwil2 urinal;
a diuretic; -- mibwala chamber pot; toilet,
water closet
‫ اسوأباال‬istibwāl: O ‫ اسوأباال‬ist. ad-dam
uremia (med.)
2
‫ ابو ل‬bāl state, condition; heart, mind; notice,
regard,
attention│‫وابووووو ل‬
significant,
notable, considerable, important, serious,
grave; ‫ وواغاا بو ل‬farāg al-b. leisure; ‫مشوغالا‬
‫ ا بو ل‬anxious, uneasy, concerned, worried.;
‫ هايولاا بو ل‬long-suffering, patient; ...‫مو اب و ا‬
(with verb) why is it that he (it) ... ? why
... ? ‫ مو اب ول‬how about you? what do you
think? ‫ والاب و‬ḳalā bāluhū his mind is at
rest, he has no worries; ‫ووووابب ووو‬
it
occurred to him, it came to his mind; ‫اع وا‬
‫( يا قوىاجعولةاب و اا ووايلة‬a‘ṯā, alqā, ja‘ala) to
turn one’s mind to, give one’s attention to,
pay attention to, take into account, be
mindful of, bear in mind, heed s.th.; ‫ومايلوقا‬
‫ قوا وابو ال‬lam yulqi li-qaulī bālan he didn't
pay any attention to what I said; ‫الايقولاع و ا‬
‫( ب ال‬yaqillu) no less significant than this
‫ بال‬būl postage stamp
3
‫ ب ل‬bāl whale (zool.)
4
‫ ب ة‬look up alphabetically
5
□ ‫ باال‬būlād (= ‫ ) اال‬steel
‫ ب ها‬bāh coitus; sexual potency; sexuality
‫( باهيمي‬Engl.) bōhīmiyā Bohemia
‫ باهيم‬bōhēmī Bohemian (adj. and n.)
‫باهيميووووووة‬
bōhēmīya
Bohemian life
‫ بؤوظة‬ba’ūna the tenth month of the Coptic
year
‫( باية‬Turk. boya) bōya paint; shoe polish
‫بووايجو‬, ‫( بايوو جو‬eg.) boyagī house painter,
painter; shoeshine, bootblack
‫ بية‬bayya = ‫ ب ية‬look up alphabetically
‫ بيئة‬see ‫با‬
‫ بي‬biyāda infantry (Eg.)
‫ با صة‬see ‫با يسة‬
‫ باال‬būlāq2 a district of Cairo
‫ با د‬bōlanda Poland
‫ با دى‬bōlandī Polish; (pl. -ūn) Pole
‫ بي ى‬biyādī infantryman, foot soldier
‫بيو ن‬, ‫بي ظوة‬, ‫ا بيو ظا‬biyān, biyāna, biyānō pl.
biyānāt piano
‫ با اظ‬būlūnī Polish; Pole
1
‫( با يس‬Fr. police) būlīs police│‫ با يسااب اب‬vice
squad; ‫( ا بوووا يساا ج ووو ئوووو‬jinā’ī) criminal
police; ‫( ا بوووا يساا حوبوووو‬ḥarbī) military
police; ‫( ا بوا يساا سوووى‬sirrī) secret police;
‫ با يساا موور‬traffic police
‫ روايووةابا يسووية‬riwāya būlīsīya detective
story
2
‫ با يسوة‬and ‫( با يصوة‬Fr. police) būlīsā, būlīṣa pl.
‫ بواا ص‬bawāliṣ2, ‫ بواا س‬bawālis2 certificate
of insurance, policy│ ‫ با يسووةاا شووح‬b. aššaḥn bill of lading
‫ با يفي‬būlīfiyā Bolivia
‫ با يفو‬būlīfī Bolivian
O ‫ ا اا با ي‬dā’ al-baulīnā uremia
‫ بام‬būm (coll.; n. un. ) pl. ‫ اباام‬abwām owl
1
‫ بان‬baun, būn interval, distance; difference
2
‫ بو ن‬coll.; n. un. ) ben tree (Moringa; bot.;
horse-radish tree (Moringa oleifera; bot.);
Egyptian willow (Salix aegyptiaca L.;
bot.)
‫ باظس يوسا‬Buenos Aires
‫( باظو‬Engl.) bōnī pl. ‫ بااظو‬bawānī pony
‫بي ظو‬
1
‫ بيووب‬bīb pipe, tube; feed pipe, spout (of a
reservoir or tank)
2
‫ بيبة‬bība (Western) smoking pipe
‫ با ا‬bōlō polo
‫( با اظي‬It. Polonia) būlūniya Poland
Bohemianism,
(‫ بو )بيوت‬bāta i (‫ مبيوت‬mabīt) to pass or spend
the night; to stay overnight; to become; to
be (‫ وو‬in a situation); with foll. imperf.: to
get into a situation. Get to the point
where; to continue to do s.th., go on or
keep doing s.th., stick to s.th. II to brood
(by night; ‫ ه‬about s.th.); to contrive, hatch
( ‫ هو‬an evil plan, ‫ ل‬against s.o.), plot (‫ل‬
against s.o.); to put up for the night (‫ه‬
s.o.)│‫( بيوتا وواا صوف‬ṣaff; eg.) to flunk, fail
promotion (pupil) IV to put up for the
night (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ بيوت‬bait pl. ‫ بيوا‬buyūt, ‫ بياتو‬buyūtāt
house, building; tent (of nomads); room;
apartment, flat; (garden) bed; family; case,
box, covering, sheath; pl.
‫ بيات و‬large,
respectable houses; respectable families;
(pl. ‫ ابيو‬abyāt) verse│ ‫ ابيوتااالبوو‬b. al-ibra
(navigator’s) compass; ‫ اهولاا بيوت‬ahl al-b.
family, specif., the family of the Prophet;
‫ اهولاا بياتو‬people from good, respectable
families; ‫( بيات اتج رية‬tijārīya) commercial
houses; ‫( ا بيتاا حووام‬ḥaram) the Kaaba; ‫بيوتا‬
‫ ا وال‬b. al-ḳalā’ and ‫ بيوتااال ب‬b. al-adab
toilet, water closet; ‫ بيوتاا ودا‬origin or seat
of the disease; ‫( بيووتاريفووو‬rīfī) country
house; ‫ بيوووتاا قصووويد‬and ‫( بيوووتاا قصووويد‬the
essential, principal verse of the kasidah,
i.e.) the quintessence; the gist, the
essential, the hit of s.th.; s.th. that stands
out from the rest, the right thing; ‫بيوتا حوم‬
baitalaḥm2 Bethlehem; ‫ ا بيتاا ملل‬the ruling
house; ‫ بيوووتاا مووو ل‬treasure house; fisc,
treasury, exchequer (Isl. Law); (Tun.)
administration of vacant Muslim states
‫ بيأوو‬baitī domestic, private, home, of the
house,
house(in
compounds);
domesticated (animals); home made
2
‫ بيووو‬bairaq pl.
standard
‫ بيا‬bayyūt stale, old
‫( جبو لاا بيوظيو‬Fr. Pyrénées) jibāl al-bīrinēh the
Pyrenees
1
‫ بيوو‬bērū Peru
2
‫( بيوو‬Fr. bureau) bīrō pl. -āt office, bureau
‫ بيوولواهو‬bīruqrāṯī bureaucratic
‫ بيزظ ي‬bīzanṯiyā Byzantium
‫ ب ئوت‬bā’it stale, old; (eg.) not promoted,
‫( واا صف‬ṣaff) in school
‫ بيسان‬bīsōn bison
(‫ ب و )بيوود‬bāda i to perish, die, pass away,
become extinct IV to destroy, exterminate,
extirpate ( ‫ه‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.)
‫ بيووداان‬baida anna although, whereas;
(esp., introducing a sentence:) yet,
however, but, ... though
‫ بيودا‬baidā’2 pl. ‫ بيود‬bīd,
desert, steppe, wilderness
‫ بيوداوا‬baidawāt
‫ اب و‬ibāda annihilation, extermination,
eradication, extirpation
‫ ب ئود‬bā’id passing, transitory, temporal;
past, bygone
‫ مبيود‬mubīd destructive, annihilative; (pl.
-āt) means of extermination│‫امبيودا احشووية‬
(ḥašarīya) insecticides
‫ ابي‬look up alphabetically
‫ بيدر‬baidar pl. ‫ بي ر‬bayādir2 threshing floor
‫ بيود‬baidaq (and ‫ )بيول‬pl.
(in chess)
‫ بيو‬bayādiq2 pawn
‫ بيلظج ن‬see ‫ ب ظج ن‬alphabetically
1
‫ بيووتوو‬bairūtī pl. ‫ باارتوة‬bawārita, ‫بي رتوة‬
bayārita a native or inhabitant of Beirut
‫ مبيووت‬mabīt overnight stop, overnight
stay; shelter for the night
‫ بيج م‬bījāmā and ‫ بيج مة‬bījāma pajama
2
‫ بيوو‬bairūt2 Beirut (capital of Lebanon)
‫ بيوولواهية‬bīrūqrāṯīya bureaucracy; red tape
‫ مبيت‬mubayyit plotter, schemer, intrigant
1
‫ بو يو‬bayāriq2 flag, banner,
‫ بيولودار‬bairaqdār color-bearer, standardbearer
‫ بايوت‬buwait pl. -āt small house; small
tent
‫ بي و‬bayyāt pl. -ūn and ‫ بي ت وة‬bayyāta
boarder (student); (pl. -ūn) pupil of a
boarding school (tun.)
‫بيووا‬, ‫( بيوو‬It. birra) bīrā, bīra beer│‫مصو ااا بيووا‬
maṣna‘ al-b. brewery
□ ‫ بيو ر‬bayyāra pl. -āt (pal.) irrigation wheel;
plantation
‫ بيزظ‬bīzanṯī Byzantine
(
‫)بوي‬
‫ بو‬bāḍa i to lay eggs (also ‫ ;)هو‬to stay,
settle down, be or become resident (‫ ب‬at a
place)│‫( اب اب مك ناو وخ‬wa-farraḳa) to be
born and grow up in a place; to establish
itself and spread (plague) II to make
white, paint white, whitewash, whiten ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to bleach, blanch ( ‫ هو‬s.th., textiles,
laundry, rice, etc.); to tin, tinplate ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.); to make a fair copy ( ‫ هو‬of s.th.)│‫ا‬
‫(بووي اا اجو‬wajhahū) to make s.o. appear
blameless, in a favorable light, to
whitewash, exculpate, vindicate, justify
s.o., play s.o. up, make much of s.o.; to
honor s.o., show honor to s.o.; ‫بي ا اوجهو‬
may God make him happy! ‫الايبووي ام و ا‬
‫ صوووحيفأ‬this doesn't show him in a
favorable light V pass. of II; IX to be or
become white
‫ بي‬baiḍ pl.
‫ بيا‬buyūḍ eggs
‫ بي وة‬baiḍa (n. un.) pl. -āt egg; testicle; helmet;
main part, substance, essence│‫ابي وةاا وديل‬
b. ad-dīik (the egg of a rooster i.e.) an
impossible or extraordinary thing; ‫بي ةاا بلد‬
b. al-balad a man held in high esteem in
his community; ‫( ووابي وةاا هو ر‬b. in-nahār)
in broad daylight; ‫ا بي وةاا صويف‬b. aṣ-ṣaif
the hottest part of the summer; ‫بي وةااالسوالم‬
the territory or pale of Islam; ‫ا د اع ابي ةا‬
‫ا وودي‬, 85 ‫( عو ابي ووةاا وواه‬b. id-dīn, b. il-
‫ بو ئ‬bā’iḍ pl.
laying
waṯan) defense of the faith, of the country;
‫ بي ةاا در‬b. al-ḳidr a woman seluded from
the outside world, a chaste, respectable
woman
‫ مبووي‬mubayyiḍ pl. -ūn whitewasher;
bleacher; tinner; copyist, transcriber (of
fair copy)
‫ بي وو‬baiḍī, ‫ بي واى‬baiḍawī and ‫بي و وى‬
baiḍāwī egg-shaped, oviform, oval, ovate
‫ بيي وة‬buyaiḍa and ‫ باي وة‬buwaiḍa pl. -āt
small egg, ovule; ovum
‫بيوووووو‬
bayāḍ
white,
whiteness:
whitewash; -- (pl. -āt) barren, desolate,
uncultivated land, wasteland: gap, blank
space (in a manuscript); blank; leucoma
(med.); linen, pl.
‫ بي ضوو‬linen goods,
linens; (syr.) milk, butter, and eggs│‫ابيو ا‬
‫ ا بيت‬b. al-bait white of egg, albumen: ‫بي ا‬
‫ ا عوي‬b. al-‘ain the white of the eye: ‫بيو ا‬
‫ ا هو ر‬b. an-nahār daylight, (acc.) by day,
during the daytime; ‫بي و ايام و اوسوواا ا يل و‬
bayāḍa yaumihi wa-sawāda lailihi by day
and by night: ‫ بيو اا اجو‬b. al-wajh tine
character, good reputation;
‫سوووملابيووو‬
samak b. a Nile fish (eg.);
‫ علووابيو‬blank,
free from writing, printing or marks,
uninscribed; (‫ ارتودى‬or)
‫( وبساا بيو‬labisa,
irtada) to dress in white
‫ بيوا‬bayūḍ pl.
laying
‫ بوي‬buyūḍ, bīḍ (egg-)
‫ ابي‬abyaḍ2, f.
‫ بي‬baiḍā’2, pl. ‫ بي‬bīḍ
white; bright; clean, shiny, polished;
blameless, noble, sincere (character);
empty, blank (sheet of paper); pl. ‫ا بي و ن‬
al-bīḍān the white race;
‫ االبوي‬white of
egg, albumen│ ‫( اار ابي و‬arḍ) barren,
uncultivated land, wasteland; ‫ثووار ابي و‬
(ṯaura) peaceful, bloodless revolution;
‫( ا يطااالبي‬ḳaiṯ) first light of dawn; ‫ا ولهبا‬
‫( االبي‬dahab) platinum; ‫ ب سالحااالبي‬with
cold steel; ‫( صووحيفأ ابي و‬ṣaḥīfatuhū) his
reputation is good: he has noble de.ds to
his credit, he has a noble character; ‫صوحفا‬
‫( بي و‬ṣuḥuf) noble, glorious deeds: ‫اكلوبوةا‬
‫( بي و‬ukdūba) white lie, fih: ‫يلووةابي و‬
(laila) a sleepless night, a night spent
awake: ‫( ا ما ااالبي‬maut) natural death; ‫يدا‬
‫( بي‬yad) beneficent hand, benefaction
‫ مبي‬mabīḍ, mibyaḍ ovary (anat.)
‫ تبيي ة‬tabyīḍa fair copy
O
‫ ابي‬ibyiḍāḍ leukemia (med.)
‫ بوواائ‬bawā’iḍ2 (egg-)
‫ مبي ة‬mubayyaḍa fair copy
‫ بي وو‬baiṯara to practice veterinary science; to
shoe ( ‫ ه‬a horse)
‫ بي وووو ر‬baiṯar pl.
veterinarian; farrier
‫بيوووو هو‬
bayātira
‫ بي وووى‬baiṯarī veterinary│‫ا ووباا بي وووى‬
(ṯibb) veterinary medicine; ‫هبيووبابي وووى‬
veterinarian
‫ بي و‬baiṯara veterinary science; farriery
1
(‫ ب )بيا‬bā‘a i (bai‘,‫ مبيا‬mabī‘) to sell ( ‫ هو‬s.th.,
‫ ه‬or ‫ ل‬to s.o., ‫ ب‬for a price) III to make a
contract (‫ ه‬with s.o.); to pay homage (‫ ه‬to
s.o.); to acknowledge as sovereign or
leader (‫ ه‬s.o.), pledge allegiance (‫ ه‬to) IV
to offer for sale ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) VI to agree on
the terms of a sale, conclude a bargain VII
to be sold, be for sale VIII to buy,
purchase ( ‫ ه م‬s.th. from s.o. and ‫ ه ه‬from
s.o. s.th.)│ ‫( االاابأووو ام ووو اوالاابيعووو‬abtā‘u,
abī‘uhū) I don't trust him
‫ بيووا‬bai‘ pl. ‫ بيوا‬buyū‘,‫ بياعو ا‬buyū‘āt
sale│‫ لبيوا‬for sale; ‫ بياعو ( جبويوة‬or) ‫بيوا‬
(jabrīya) forced sales, compulsory sale by
auction: ‫( بيوااب جملوة‬jumla) wholesale sale;
‫( بيوااب يو ر‬ḳiyār) optional sale (Isl. Law);
‫( بيوااب وواراغوب‬li-āḳir rāgibīn) sale to the
highest bidder; ‫ بيوااا عي ووة‬b. al-‘īna credit
operation (Isl. Law)
‫ بيعوووة‬bai‘a agreement, arrangement;
business deal, commercial transaction,
bargain; sale; purchase; homage│‫علوواا بيعوة‬
into the bargain
‫ بيو‬bayyā‘ salesman, merchant, dealer,
commission agent, middleman
‫ مبيوا‬mabī‘ sale, pl. -āt sales (esp. on the
stock market)
‫ مب يع وة‬mubāya‘a pl. -āt conclusion of
contract; homage; pledge of allegiance;
transaction
‫ ابأي‬ibtiyā‘ purchase
‫ بو ئا‬bā’i‘2 pl. ‫ ب عوة‬bā‘a seller, vendor;
dealer, merchant; salesman
‫ ب ئعة‬bā’i‘a saleswoman
‫ مبيا‬mabī‘ and
‫ مب‬mubā‘ sold
‫ مبأ‬mubtā‘ buyer, purchaser
2
‫ ابيعووة‬bai‘a pl. -āt, ‫ بيووا‬biya‘ (Chr.) church;
synagogue
‫ بيول‬bē (eg.), bēg, bēk pl. ‫ بيكواا‬bēgawāt (syr.)
bey (title of courtesy); cf. ‫بل‬
‫ بيكاية‬bīkawīya rank of bey
‫ بيك ر‬bīkār compass, (pair of) dividers
‫ بيكب شو‬see ‫بكب شو‬
‫( بيك‬Fr.) bīkeh plqué (fabric)
1
‫( بيول‬Fr. bille) bīl ball│‫ كوسووابيول‬kursī b. ball
bearing
2
‫ بيلة‬bīla see ‫بال‬
‫ بيلس ن‬bailasān black elder (bot.)
‫ بيله رسي‬bilharsiyā bilharziasis, schistosomiasis
(med.)
‫( بيلي‬Fr. bille) bīlya pl. -āt little ball, marble
‫ بيم رسأ ن‬bīmāristān hospltal; lunatic asylum
1
‫ بو ن يبوي ة‬bāna i (‫ بيو ن‬bayān) to be or become
plain, evident, come out, come to light; to
be clear (‫ ل‬to s.o.); ( ‫ بووي‬bain, ‫بي اظووة‬
bainūna) to part, be separated ( ‫ مو‬from) II
to make clear, plain, visible, evident ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to announce ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to state ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to show, demonstrate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
explain, expound, elucidate ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.),
throw light ( ‫ هو‬on) III to part, go away (‫ه‬
from), leave (‫ ه‬s.o.); to differ, be different
( ‫هوو‬, ‫ ه‬from), be unlike s.th. ( ‫ ;)هوو‬to
contradict ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), be contrary ( ‫ هو‬to); to
conflict, be at variance, be inconsistent ( ‫هو‬
with s.th.) IV to explain, expound,
elucidate (‫ هو ل‬s.th. to s.o.); to separate,
sift, distinguish ( ‫ هو مو‬s.th. from); to be
clear, plain, evident V to be or become
clear, intelligible (‫ ل‬to s.o.); to turn out,
prove in the end, appear, become evident;
to follow ( ‫ مو‬from), be explained ( ‫ مو‬by);
to be clearly distinguished ( ‫ مو‬from); to
seek to ascertain ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), try to get at the
mct8 ( ‫ هو‬of); to eye or examine critically,
scrutinize ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to look, peer ( ‫هو‬
at); to see through s.th. ( ‫)هو‬, see clearly,
perceive, notice, discover, find out ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.); to distinguish ( ‫ هو مو‬s.th. from) VI
to differ, be different, be opposed, be
contrary; to vary greatly, differ widely; to
vary, differ, fluctuate ( ‫ بووي‬between two
amounts or limits) X to be or become
clear, plain, evident; to Bee, know,
perceive, notice ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); pass. ustubīna to
follow clearly, be clearly seen ( ‫ م‬from)
‫ بووي‬bain separation, division; interval;
difference│ ‫ ا اا بووووي‬enmity, disunion,
discord; ‫ واا بي‬meantime, meanwhile
‫ بووي‬baina (prep.) or ‫ يم و ابووي‬fī-ma b.
between; among, amidst│–‫ بي ا–اوا‬either -or, partly -- partly, e.g., ‫كو ناا قوامابوي اصو متا‬
‫( ومأكلم‬ṣāmitin wa-mutakallimin) the crowd
was divided among those who were silent
and those who talked; ‫( بوي ايديو‬yadaihi) in
front of him, before him, in his presence;
with him. on him, in his possession, e.g., ‫الا‬
‫( سووالحابووي ايديوو‬silāḥa) he hasn’t got a
weapon on him, he is unarmed; ‫يمو ابوي ا ول‬
meanwhile, in the meantime; ‫يمو ابي وواوبوي ا‬
‫ ظفسوو‬in my heart, at heart, inwardly; ‫بوي ا‬
‫ راعيو‬in his arms; ‫ مو ابيو هم‬min bainihim
from among them, from their midst; ‫بي ابوي‬
something between, a cross, a mixture, a
combination; neither good nor bad,
medium, tolerable; ‫ شو ابوي ابوي‬something
between, a cross, a mixture, a
combination; ‫( بي اولتاوآ و‬waqt, āḳar), ‫بي ا‬
‫( أوو اوأ ووى‬fatra, uḳrā) at times, from time
to time
‫ م ابي‬mā-baina look up alphabetically
‫ بي و‬bainā, ‫ بي مو‬bainamā (conj.) while;
whereas
‫ بوي‬bayyin clear, plain, evident, obvious,
patent; (pl. ‫ اب ي‬abyinā’2) eloquent
‫ بيو ن‬bayān pl. -āt clearness, plainness,
patency,
obviousness;
statement,
declaration, announcement; manifestation;
explanation, elucidation, illustration;
information, news; (official) report.
(official) statement; enumeration, index,
list; eloquence; ‫ ا بيو ن‬the Koran; see also
alphabetically│‫بيوووووو ناا حقيقووووووة‬
correction
(journ.); ‫( غ وووو اعوووو اا بيوووو ن‬ganīy) selfexplanatory, self-evident; ‫‘ علوماا بيو ن‬ilm alb. rhetoric; ‫‘ ع وفاا بيو ن‬aṯf al-b. explicative
apposition (gram.)
‫ بيوو ظو‬bayānī explanatory, illustrative;
rhetorical
‫ بي ووووة‬bayyina pl. -āt clear proof,
indisputable evidence; evidence (Isl.
Law);
a
document
serving
&8
evidence│‫بي ووووووووووووةاظو يووووووووووووة‬
(ẓarfīya)
circumstantial evidence; ‫ علوووابي ووة‬as has
been proved; ‫ ك و ناعلوووابي ووةام و‬to be fully
aware of; to he well-informed, wellposted, up-to-date about
‫ تابيوكا‬tābiyōkā tapioca
‫ ابوي‬abyan2 clearer, more distinct, more
obvious
1
‫ تبي و ن‬tibyān exposition, demonstration,
explanation, illustration
2
‫ تبيوي‬tabyīn and ‫ اب ظووة‬ibāna exposition,
demonstration, explanation, illustration
‫ تبووو ي‬tabayun difference, unlikeness,
dissimilarity, disparity
‫ تبوووو ي و‬tabāyunī
conflicting
different,
differing,
‫ بو ئ‬bā’in clear, plain, evident, obvious,
patent; final, irrevocable (divorce; Isl.
Law); of great length│‫ بو ئ اا وال‬b. aṯ-ṯūl
towering, of unusual height (person)
‫ ب ئ ة‬bā’ina bride’s dowry
‫ مبياظة‬mabyūna distance
‫ مبي‬mubīn clear, plain, evident, obvious,
patent│ ‫ ا كأ باا مبي‬the Koran
‫ مأبووو ي‬mutabāyin dissimilar, unlike,
differential, differing, varying
2
‫بي ن‬, ‫ بي ظة‬look up alphabetically
‫ بي ب شو‬see ‫بكب شو‬
‫ بي أا‬see ‫ب أا‬
‫ ر ووااا مي و ه‬t. raf‘ al-miyāh Archimedean
screw; ‫ تابوت الساقية‬t. as-āqiya scoop wheel,
Persian wheel
‫ تأتأ‬ta’ta’a to stammer (with fright)
‫ ت‬see ‫تا‬
‫ تؤ‬see ‫وأ‬
‫ توبر‬IV ‫( اتأأ البرأ‬baṣara) to stare (‫ ه‬or ‫ الأ‬at
s.o.)
‫ ت ر‬see ‫تار‬
‫ ت ز‬tāza (= ‫ )ه ز‬fresh, tender, new
‫ تأا‬taka fem. of the demonstrative pronoun ‫ذا‬
dāka (dual nom. ‫ ت ظول‬tānika, genit., acc.
‫ تين‬tainika)
‫تاأم‬, ‫ تا م‬tau’am, f. , pl. ‫ تاائم‬tawā’im2 twin
‫ ا أ ميز‬at-tāmīz the Thames
‫ ت ى‬tay (tun., alg.) tea│‫ ت ىااحمو‬black tea
‫ تو يار‬tāyōr and ‫ تو ييو‬tāyēr (Fr. tailleur) pl. -āt
ladies’ tailored suit, tailleur
‫ توب‬tabba i (tabb, ‫ تبوب‬tabab, ‫ تبو ب‬tabāb) to
perish, be destroyed X to stabilize, be
stabilized, be or become stable; to be
settled, established, well-ordered, regular,
normal; to progress well│‫اسووأأبا و ااالمووو‬
everything went well with him
‫ تبو ا و‬tabban lahū may evil befall him!
may he perish!
‫ اسوووأأب ب‬istitbāb normalcy, regularity,
orderliness, order; stability; favorable
course or development
‫ ا أبت‬at-tibt Tibet
‫ بي‬bēh = ‫بل‬
1
‫( بياري‬Engl.) biyūrē purée
2
‫( بياري‬Fr. pyorrhée) biyōrēh pyorrhea (med.)
‫ت‬
1
abbreviation of ‫ تلفان‬telephone
2
ta (particle introducing oaths) by, ‫ تو هلل‬tallāhi by God!
‫ ت‬tā’ name of the letter‫ا‬
‫ تو با‬tābūt pl. ‫ تاابيوت‬tawābīt2 box, case, chest,
coffer; casket, coffin, sarcophagus│‫تو با ا‬
‫ ا عهود‬t. al-‘ahd ark of the covenant; ‫تو با ا‬
‫ تبوو‬tabara i (tabr) to destroy, annihilate ( ‫هو‬
s.th.)
‫ تبووو‬tibr raw metal; gold dust, gold
nuggets; ore
‫ تب ر‬tabār ruin, destruction
‫ تبوية‬tibrīya dandruff
‫ تبويوز‬tabrīz2 Tabriz (city in NW Iran, capital of
Azerbaijan province)
‫ تبووا‬tabi‘a a (taba‘,‫ تب ع وةا‬tabā‘a) to follow,
succeed (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.), come after s.o. or
s.th. ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ;)ه‬to trail, track ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th) go
after s.o. or s.th. ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ;)ه‬to walk behind s.o.
(‫ ;)ه‬to pursue ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to keep, adhere,
stick ( ‫ ه و‬to s.th.), observe ( ‫ ه و‬s.th; to
follow, take ( ‫ هو‬a road), enter upon ‫ يهو‬a
road or course); to comply ( ‫ هو‬with s.th.);
to belong, pertain ( ‫ هوووو‬to); to be
subordinate, be attached (‫ ه‬to s.o.), be
under s.o.’s (‫ )ه‬authority or command, be
under s.o. (‫( تبااا ودروس│)ه‬durūsa) to attend
classes regularly III to follow ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ها‬s.o.
s.th.; also = to keep one's mind or eyes on,
e.g., on a development); to agree, concur
(‫ ه‬with s.o., ‫ علوو‬in s.th.), be in agreement
or conformity ( ‫هو‬, ‫ علوو‬with); to pursue,
chase, follow up (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هوو‬s.th.); to
continue ( ‫ هو‬s.th.; ‫ سويوه‬sairahū on one’s
way), go on ( ‫ هو‬with or in) IV to cause to
succeed or follow (in time, rank, etc.); to
place (‫ ه‬s.o.) under s.o.’s ‫ يهةا‬authority or
command, subordinate (‫ هاها‬to s.o. s.o., ‫هو‬
‫ هو‬to s.th. s.th.) V to follow ( ‫ هو‬s.th., esp.
fig.: a topic, a development, the news,
etc., = to watch, study); to pursue, trail,
track ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to trace ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
be subordinate ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ها‬to), be attached (‫ ه‬to
s.o.) VI to follow in succession, be
successive or consecutive, come or
happen successively; to form an
uninterrupted sequence VIII to follow,
succeed (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.), come after ( ‫هو‬, ‫;)ه‬
to make ( ‫ ه‬s.th.) be succeeded or followed
(‫ ب‬by s.th. else); to prosecute (‫ ه‬s.o.), take
legal action (‫ ه‬against); to follow, obey,
heed, observe, bear in mind ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
pursue ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to examine, investigate,
study ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); pass. uttubi‘a to have or
find followers, adherents (‫ علووو‬for s.th.,
e.g., for an idea)│‫( اتبوااسي سوة‬siyāsatan) to
pursue a policy; ‫( اتبوواايمي و‬yamīnahū) to
keep (to the) right X to make (‫ ه‬s.o.)
follow, ask (‫ ه‬s.o.) to follow; to seduce (‫ه‬
s.o.); to have as its consequence,
engender, entail ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to subordinate to
o.s., make subservient to o.s. ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ تبووا‬taba‘ succession; subordinateness,
dependency:
following.
Followers;
subordinate, subservient (‫ ل‬to s.th.): ‫بو أبا‬
successively, consecutively; ‫ تبعو ال‬taba‘an
li according to, in accordance with,
pursuant to, in observance of; due to, in
consequence of, as the result of; (pl. ‫اتبو‬
atbā‘) follower, companion, adherent,
partisan; subject, national, citizen;
appertaining,
appurtenant,
pertinent,
incident
‫ تبعو‬taba‘ī: ‫‘( عقابةاتبعية‬uqūba) incidental
punishment (jur.)
‫ تبعووووة‬tabi‘a pl. -āt consequence;
responsibility, irresponsibleness│‫ا قواا أبعوةا‬
‫( علو‬alqā) to make s.o. or s.th. responsible
‫ تبيا‬tabī‘ pl. ‫ تب‬tibā‘ following attached,
attending, adjunct; -- (pl. ‫ تب و ئا‬tabā’i‘2)
follower, adherent, partisan; aide, help,
assistant, attendant, servant
‫ تبعيوووة‬taba‘īya pl. -āt subordination,
subjection; subordinateness, dependency;
citizenship,
nationality;
‫ب أبعيوووووووووة‬
subsequently, afterwards; consequently,
hence, therefore, accordingly
‫ تب عو‬tibā‘an in succession, successively,
consecutively, one after the other, one by
one
‫ مأ بعوووة‬mutāba‘a following, pursuing,
pursuit, prosecution; continuation
‫ اتبوو‬itbā‘ (gram.) intensification by
repeating a word with its initial consonant
changed, such as katīr batīr
‫ تأبوا‬tatabu‘ following (esp. fig., of an
argument, of a development, see V
above); pursuit; prosecution; succession,
course│‫ ا أأبوااا أو ري و‬the course of history;
‫‘( تأبعووووو اعد يوووووة‬adlīya) legal action,
prosecution
‫ تأ و با‬tatābu‘ sucession; relay (athlet.);
‫ ب أأووو با‬consecutively, successively, in
succession; serially, in serialized form
‫ اتبو‬ittibā‘ following; pursuit (e.g., of a
policy); adherence (to), compliance
(with), observance (of); ‫ اتب عو ال‬ittibā‘an li
according to, in accordance or conformity
with, pursuant to, in observance of
O ‫ اتب عو‬ittibā‘ī classical
O ‫ اتب عية‬ittibā‘īya classicism
‫ ت و با‬tābi‘ pl. ‫ تبع وة‬taba‘a, ‫ تب و‬tubbā‘
following,
succeeding,
subsequent;
subsidiary, dependent; minor, secondary;
subordinate (‫ ل‬to s.o.), under s.o. (‫;)ل‬
belonging (‫ ل‬to); subject to s.o.’s (‫)ل‬
authority or competence; adherent (‫ ل‬to)
following (‫ ل‬s.o. or s.th.); -- (pl. ‫اتب و‬
atbā‘) adherent, follower, partisan;
subject, citizen, national; subordinate,
servant; factotum; (pl. ‫ )تاابووا‬appositive
(gram.);
appendix,
addendum,
supplement; O function (math.)│‫اا وودولا‬
‫( ا أ بعة‬duwal) the satellite countries
‫ ت بعووة‬tābi‘a pl. ‫ تاابووا‬tawābi‘2 female
attendant, woman servant; a female
demon who accompanies women;
appurtenance, dependency; consequence,
effect, result; responsibility; pl. ‫تاابوووا‬
dependencies, dependent territories; O
satellites (pol.), = ‫( ا ودولاا أاابوا‬duwal) the
satellite countries
‫ ت بعية‬tābi‘īya nationality, citizenship
‫ مأب وا‬matbū‘ followed, succeeded (‫ب‬
by); one to whom service or obedience is
rendered, a leader, a principal (as
distinguished from ‫ ت با‬subordinate) 90
‫ مأأ با‬mutatābi‘ successive, consecutive
‫ مأبووا‬muttaba‘ observed, adhered to,
complied with (e.g. regulation, custom);
followed, traveled (road, course)
‫ تب‬tibg pl. ‫ تباغ‬tubūg tobaooo
‫ تبول‬tabala i to consume, waste, make sick (‫ه‬
s.o.; said of love) II, III and ‫ تابول‬taubala to
spice, season ( ‫ ه‬s.th)
‫ ت بووول‬tābal, tābil pl. ‫ تاابووول‬tawābil2
coriander (bot.); spice, condiment,
seasoning
1
‫ ا أأو‬at-tatar and ‫ ا أأ ر‬at-tatar the Tatars
‫ تأوى‬tatarī Tatarian; Tatar
‫ تأوووى‬tatra (from ‫ )وتووو‬one after the other,
successively, in succession
‫ تأل‬titik trigger
‫ تأ‬tutun tobacco
‫ تأ اس‬tetanūs tetanus (med.)
‫ تجوو‬tajara u and VIII to trade, do business; to
deal (‫ و‬or ‫ ب‬in s.th.) III do. (‫ ه‬with s.o.)
‫ تج و ر‬tijāra commerce; traffic, trade;
merchandise
‫ تجووو رى‬tijārī commercial, mercantile,
trade,
trading,
business,
(used
attributively); commercialized│‫بيوتاتجو رى‬
(bait) commercial house, business house;
‫( ا حوكوةاا أج ريوة‬ḥaraka) trade, traffic; ‫شووكةا‬
‫( تج ريوة‬širka) trading company; ‫اتفو اتجو رى‬
(ittifāq) trade agreement
‫ مأجوو‬matjar pl. ‫ مأو جو‬matājir2 bussiness,
transaction, dealing; merchandise; store,
shop
‫ مأجوى‬matjar commercial, trade, trading,
business (used attributively)
‫ اتج ر‬ittijār trade, business (‫ ب‬in s.th)
‫ تبا وة‬tabbūla (syr., leb.) a kind of salad
made of bulgur, parsley, mint, onion,
lemon juice, spices, and oil
‫ تو جو‬tājir pl. ‫ تجو ر‬tujjār, tijār merchant,
trader, businessman, dealer, tradesman│‫ا‬
‫ت جواا جملة‬t. al-jumla wholesale dealer; ‫ت جوا‬
‫ ا أجزئوة‬t. at-tajzi’a and ‫ تو جواا ق و عو‬t. alqiṯā‘ī retailer
‫ مأبوال‬matbūl (Iove-)sick, weak, ravaged,
consumed
‫ ب وووو عةاتوووو جو‬biḍā‘a
marketable merchandise
‫ مأبووووول‬mutabbal spiced, seasoned,
flavored; (syr., leb.) stuffed with a mixture
of rice, chopped meat and various spices,
e.g., ‫ بلظج نامأبل‬stuffed eggplant
‫( تبلاه‬Fr. tableau) tablōh pl. -āt a painting
‫ تب‬tibn straw
‫ تب و‬tibnī straw-colored, flaxen
‫ تب ن‬tabbān straw vendor
‫رباا أ ب وة‬
Way
darb at-tabbāna the Milky
‫ مأووب‬matban pl.
stack
‫ اتبياك‬tabiyōkā tapioca
‫ مأ و ب‬matābin2 straw-
tājira
salable,
‫ تجو ه‬tujāha (prep.) in front of, opposite, face to
face with, facing
‫ا تحووت‬taḥta (prep.) under; below, beneath,
underneath│ ‫( تحوت‬tajriba) on probation;
in an experimental state; ‫ تحوتاا أح وويو‬in
preparation; ‫( تحووتاا حف و‬ḥifẓ) in custody,
under guard; ‫( تحوتاا سودا‬sadād), ‫تحوتاا أسوديد‬
due, outstanding, unsettled, unpaid (com.);
‫ تحووووتاا سووووالح‬under arms; ‫تحووووتاسوووومعهم‬
(sam‘ihim) in their hearing, for them to
hear; ‫( تحووتاا أسوواية‬taswiya) outstanding,
unpaid,
unsettled (com.); ‫تحوووتااشوووواا‬
(išrāfi)
under
the
patronage
or
superintendence
of;
‫تحوووووووتاا شوووووووعار‬
subconscious; ‫( تحووتاتصووو‬taṣarrufihī) at
his disposal; ‫( تحتاا بوا‬ṯab‘) in press; ‫تحوتا‬
‫‘( ع اان‬unwāni) under the title of; ‫تحتااعي و‬
(a‘yuninā) before our eyes; ‫ تحوتاا أمووي‬in
training; ‫( تحوتاا يود‬yad) in hand, at hand,
available, handy; ‫ تحتايودها‬in his power; ‫مو ا‬
‫ تحوت‬min taḥt from under, from beneath;
under
‫ تحوووتا‬taḥtu (adv.) below, beneath,
underneath
‫ تحأوووو ظوا‬taḥtānī lower, undercompounds)│‫امالبساتحأ ظية‬underwear
(in
‫ تحفوة‬tuḥfa pl. ‫ تحووف‬tuḥaf gift, present;
gem (fig.), curiosity, rarity, article of
virtu, objet d'art; work of art│‫تحفووةا يووة‬
(fannīya) unique work of art
matāḥif2
aš-šam‘
‫ تخ‬taḳḳa u to become sour, ferment (dough)
1
‫ات وت‬pl. tuḳūt bed, couch; bench; seat; sofa;
chest, case, box, coffer, cabinet;
wardrobe;
platform,
dais;
band,
orchestra│‫ات وووتاا ملووول‬t. al-mulk throne;
royal residence, capital; ‫ ت وتاا مملكوة‬t. almamlaka capital (of a country)
‫ت ووووووتاروان‬,
‫ت أووووووووان‬
taḳtaruwān,
taḳtarawān mule-borne litter
2
‫ ات أة‬taḳta board; desk; blackboard
‫ ات وم‬taḳima a to suffer from indigestion, feel
sick from overeating IV to surfeit, satiate
(‫ ه‬s.o.)‫ا‬to give (‫ ه‬s.o.) indigestion, make
sick (‫ ه‬s.o.); to overstuff, cloy (‫ ه‬the
stomach) VIII = I
‫ ت موووة‬tuḳama, tuḳma pl. ‫ت وووم‬, -āt
indigestion, dyspeptic
‫مأ ووووووام‬
matḳūm
indigestion, dyspeptic
2
suffering
from
‫ات وم‬taḳama i to fix the limits of ( ‫)هو‬, delimit,
limit, confine, bound ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) III to border
( ‫ ه‬on), be adjacent ( ‫ ه‬to s.th.)
‫ ت ووم‬taḳm pl. ‫ ت ووام‬tuḳūm boundary,
border, borderline, limit
‫ مأ م‬mutāḳm neighboring, adjacent
‫( توابيز‬eg.; tarābēza) pl. -āt table
‫ توا ام‬trāḳōmā trachoma (med.)
‫( تواس‬Fr. terrasse) terās terrace
‫ تووب‬tariba a to be or become dusty, covered
with dust II and IV to cover with dust or
earth (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.) III to be s.o.’s (‫)ه‬
mate or comrade, be of the same age (‫ ه‬as
s.o.) V to be dusty, be covered with dust
‫ تووب‬tirb pl. ‫ اتوواب‬atrāb person of the
same
age,
contemporary,
mate,
companion, comrade
‫ توب‬tarib dusty, dust-covered
‫ توبوة‬turba pl. ‫ تووب‬turab dust; earth, dirt;
ground (also fig.); soil; grave, tomb;
graveyard, cemetery, burial ground
‫ توبو‬turabī pl. -īya (eg.) gravedigger
‫ توواب‬turāb pl. ‫ اتوبوة‬atriba, ‫ توبو ن‬tirbān
dust, earth, dirt; ground, soil
‫ توابو‬turābī dusty; dustlike, powdery;
earthlike, earthy; dust-colored, gray
O ‫ توابة‬turāba cement
‫ ت أخ‬taḳtaḳa to rot, decay
1
‫ تدموى‬tadmurī, usually pronounced tudmurī
anyone│‫االاتدموى‬nobody, not a living soul
‫توام‬, ‫ توامااى‬trām, tramwāy tramway
‫ تحف‬IV to present (‫ ه ب‬or ‫ ه ه‬s.o. with s.th)
‫ مأحووووف‬matḥaf pl. ‫مأوووو حف‬
museum│‫امأحووووووفاا شووووووما‬
m.
waxworks
‫ تدمو‬tadmur2, usually pronounced tudmur2
Palmyra (ancient city of Syria, now a
small village)
‫ تويبة‬tarība pl. ‫ توائب‬tarā’ib2 chest,
thorax
‫ مأوبوووووة‬matraba poverty, misery,
destitution; (pl. ‫ مأ رب‬matārib2) dirt quarry
‫ مأوب‬mutrib dusty, dust-covered
‫ توبس‬tarbasa (= ‫ ) ربس‬to bolt ( ‫ ه‬a door)
‫ توبو س‬tirbās pl. ‫ توووابيس‬tarābis2, ‫توووابس‬
tarābis2 bolt, l&tch (of a door or window)
‫ توب أي‬tarbantīn turpentine
‫( توبيز‬eg.) tarabēza table
‫ توبي‬trbīn pl. -āt turbine
‫ تواث‬see ‫وتوث‬
‫ توتو‬tirtir gold and silver spangles (eg.)
‫ تووجم‬tarjama to translate ( ‫ هو‬s.th. ‫ عو‬from one
language ‫ ا وو‬to another); to interpret ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to treat ( ‫ ه و‬of s.th.) by way of
explanation, expound ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to write a
biography (‫ ل‬of s.o., also ‫)ه‬
opulent means, surround with luxury (‫ه‬
s.o.) V = I
‫ توووووجم‬tarjama pl. ‫ تووووواجم‬tarājim2
translation; interpretation; biography (also
‫ ;)توجموووووةاا حيووووو‬introduction, preface,
foreword (of a book)│‫اا أوجموووةاا سوووبعي ية‬
(sab‘īnīya) the Septuagint
‫ تووووا‬taraf and ‫ تو وووة‬turfa luxury,
opulence, affluence; effemination
‫ توجموو ن‬turjumān pl. ‫ تواجم وة‬tarājima,
‫ تواجيم‬tarājim2 transla.tor, interpreter
,-:;" mutarjim translator, interpreter;
biographer
‫ مأوجم‬mutarjam translated│‫مأوجماعلواا فلوم‬
(film) synchronized (film)
‫ تووح‬tariḥa a (taraḥ) and V to grieve, be sad II
and IV to grieve, distress (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ توا‬tarif opulent, sumptuous, luxurious
‫ مأووا‬mutraf living in ease and luxury;
sumptuous,
luxurious;
luxuriously
adorned, ornate, overdecorated (‫ ب‬with)
‫ تو س‬tirfās (magr.) truffle (bot.)
‫ تو ل‬tarfala to strut
‫ تولووا‬tarquwa pl.
clavicle (anat.)
1
‫ تووح‬taraḥ pl. ‫ اتوواح‬atrāḥ grief, distress,
sadness
‫ توزى‬tarzī pl. ‫ توزية‬tarzīya (eg.) tailor
‫ توزية‬tarziya tailoring
1
‫ تواس‬look up alphabetically
2
‫ توس‬II to provide with a shield or armor
‫ توووس‬turs pl. ‫ اتوووس‬atrās, ‫ تووووس‬turūs
shield; disk of the sun; -- tirs pl. turūs
cogwheel, gear│‫ اصو دو اا أوووس‬ṣundūq alt. gearbox, transmission; ‫ سوملاا أووس‬samak
at-turs turbot (zool.)
‫ مأووس‬matras, mitras pl. ‫ مأو رس‬matāris2 and
‫ مأواس‬mitrās, pl. ‫ مأو ريس‬matārīs2 bolt, door
latch; rampart, bulwark, barricade; esp. pl.
‫ مأ ريس‬barricades
‫ توووا‬tarāqin collarbone,
‫ توو‬taraka u (tark) to let be, leave, relinquish,
renounce, give up, forswear ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
desist, refrain, abstain ( ‫ هو‬from s.th.); to
leave, quit (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬a place); to leave out,
omit, drop, neglect, pass over, skip ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.); to leave (‫ ل‬or ‫ هو ا و‬s.th. to); to leave
behind, leave, bequeath, make over ( ‫ه و‬
s.th., ‫ ل‬to s.o.; as a legacy)│ 93 ‫ توك ايفعول‬to
let s.o. do s.th.; ‫ توو امك ظو اا وو‬to leave one
place for (another); ‫( توكووو ا ووو ا مأووو‬fī
dimmatihī) to leave s.th. in s.o.’s care,
leave s.th. to s.o.; ‫ توكو اعلوواح و‬to leave
s.th. or s.o. unchanged, leave s.th. or s.o.
alone; ‫( توك اوشوبظ‬wa-ša’nahū) to leave s.o.
alone, leave s.o. to his own devices III to
leave (‫ ه‬s.o.); to leave alone (‫ ه‬s.o.); to
leave off hostilities (‫ ه‬against s.o.)
‫توووووووو‬
tark
omission,
relinquishment, abandonment;
leaving behind
neglect;
leaving,
‫ توسووو ظة‬tarsāna, ‫ توسوووح ظة‬tarsḳāna arsenal;
shipyard, dockyard
‫ توكوة‬tarika pl. -āt (also tirka) heritage,
legacy, bequest
‫( توسكل‬Fr. tricycle) tricycle
‫ تويكوة‬tarīka pl. ‫ توائول‬tarā’ik2 old maid,
spinster
‫( توسي ة‬It. terrazzino) tarasīna balcony
‫ مأ ر‬mutāraka truce
‫ توو‬tari‘a a to be or become full (vessel) IV to
fill ( ‫ ه‬s.th., esp. a vessel)
‫ توع وة‬tur‘a pl. ‫ تووو‬tura‘, -āt canal;
artificial waterway│ ‫ توعوةاااليووا‬t. al-īrād
feeder, irrigation canal; ‫توعوووةاا أصوووويف‬
drainage canal (Eg.); ‫ ا أوعووةاا شووويفة‬the
Residence of the Sultan of Morocco
‫توغل‬, ‫ توغلة‬turgul, turgulla turtledove
‫ تووا‬tarija a to live in opulence, in luxury IV
to effeminate (‫ ه‬s.o.); to provide with
‫ مأوو‬matrūk pl. -āt heritage, legacy
2
‫ تووو‬II to Turkify, Turkicize (‫ ه‬s.o.) X to
become a Turk, become Turkified, adopt
Turkish manners and customs
‫ ا أووو‬at-turk and
Turks
‫ االتوووا‬al-atrāk the
‫ توك وو‬turkī Turkish; Turk; ‫ ا أوكيووة‬atturkīya theTurkish language
‫ توكي‬turkiya Turkey
‫ تأويل‬tatrīk Turkification
‫ توكسأ ن‬turkistān2 Turkstan
‫ ا أوكم ن‬at-turkumān the Turkmen
‫ توومبيط‬turumbēt (syr.) pl. -āt (Western) drum;
‫ تومبي وة‬turumbīṯa (eg.) pl. -āt do.; specif.,
bass drum
‫ تومب جوو‬turumbaṯgi (eg.) drummer; bandsman
(mil.)
‫ تومس‬turmus, ‫ توماس‬turmūs lupine (bot.)
‫ تومامأو‬termūmitr thermometer
‫ توظ‬turunj see ‫اتو‬, ‫اتوظ‬
‫ توه‬tariha a to concern o.s. with trifles
‫ توهووة‬turraha pl. -āt sham, mockery,
farce; lie, humbug, hoax
‫( تووا ه‬Fr. Troade) tirwāda Troy
‫( توووووووب‬Engl. troop) squad, platoon;
squadron│‫( تووووباسووواارى‬sawārī) cavalry
squadron (Eg.)
‫ تومب جو = تومبيأجو‬see under ‫ تومبيط‬above
‫ توي‬tiryāq theriaca; antidote
‫( تويكا‬Fr.) tricot
‫ تسعة‬tis‘a (f. ‫ تسا‬tis‘) nine
‫ تسعةاعشو‬tis‘ata ‘ašara, f. ‫ تسوااعشوو‬tis‘a
‘ašrata nineteen
‫ تسوا‬tus‘ pl.
ninth part
‫ اتسو‬atsā‘ one ninth, the
‫ تسعان‬tis‘ūn ninety
‫ ا أ سا‬at-tāsi‘ the ninth
‫ تشووي ااالول‬tišrīn al-wwal October, ‫تشووي اا ثو ظو‬
t. at-tānī November (Syr., Ir., Leb., Jord.)
2
‫ تشيكاسلا كي‬tšekoslovākiyā Czechoslovakia
‫ تشيلو‬tšīlī Chile
‫ ت اان‬tiṯwān 2 Tetuēn (city in N Morocco)
‫ تا‬abbreviation of ‫تع و‬, see ‫علا‬
‫ تعوب‬ta‘iba a (ta‘ab) to work hard, toil, slave,
drudge, wear o.s. out; to be or become
tired, weary ( ‫ مو‬of s.th.) IV to trouble,
inconvenience (‫ ه‬s.o.); to irk, bother,
weary, tire, fatigue (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ تعوووب‬ta‘ab pl. ‫ اتعووو ب‬at‘āb trouble,
exertion, labor, toil, drudgery; burden,
nuisance, inconvenience, discomfort,
difficulty, hardship; tiredness, weariness,
fatigue; pl. ‫ اتع ب‬fees, honorarium
‫ تعوب‬ta‘ib and ‫ تعبو ن‬ta‘bān tired, weary,
exhausted 94
‫ مأ عوب‬matā‘ib2 troubles, pains, efforts;
discomforts, inconveniences, difficulties,
troubles; complaints, ailments, ills
(attending disease); hardships, strains
‫ مأعوب‬mut‘ib troublesome, inconvenient,
toilsome, laborious; burdensome, irksome,
annoying; wearisome, tiresome, tiring;
tedious, dull, boring
‫ مأعبا‬mut‘ab tired, weary
‫اتعأواا‬ta‘ta‘a to stammer; to shake (‫ ه‬s.o.); ‫اتعأوا‬
itta‘ta‘a to move, stir
‫ تعوز‬ta‘izz2 Taizz (city in S Yemen, seat of
government)
‫اتع وسا‬ta‘asa a, ta‘isa a to fall, perish; to
become wretched, miserable; ta‘asa and
IV to make unhappy or miserable, ruin
(s.o.)
‫ تعوس‬ta‘s and ‫ تع سوة‬ta‘āsa wretchedness,
misery
‫ تعوس‬ta‘is and ‫ تعويس‬ta‘īs pl. ‫ تعسو‬tu‘asā’
wretched, miserable, unfortunate, unhappy
‫ مأعووواس‬mat‘ūs pl. ‫ مأووو عيس‬matā‘is
wretched, miserable, unfortunate, unhappy
‫ تف‬taffa to spit II to say "phew"
‫ توف‬tuff dirt under the fingernails; ‫تفو ا ول‬
tuffan laka phew! fie on you!
O ‫ تف ة‬taffāfa spittoon, cuspidor
‫ تفأ‬tafettā, ‫ تفأ ه‬taffeta
‫ تف ح‬tuffaḥ (call.; n. un. ) apple(s)
‫ تفكة‬tufka pl. ‫ تفل‬tufak (ir.) gun, rifle
‫ تفل‬tafala u i (tafl) to spit
‫ تفل‬tufl and ‫ تف ل‬tufāl spit, spittle, saliva
‫ ت ل‬tāfil ill-smelling, malodorous
‫ مأفلة‬mitfala spittoon, cuspidor
‫ تفو‬tafiha a (tafah, ‫ تف هوة‬tafāha, ‫ تفواه‬tufūh) to be
little, paltry, insignificant; to be flat,
tasteless, vapid, insipid
‫ تفووو‬tafah and ‫ تفووو‬tufūh paltriness,
triviality, insignificance
‫ تف هووووة‬tafāha paltrineBB, triviality,
insignificance‫ا‬flatness,
vapidity,
insipidity, tastelessness; inanity, stupidity,
silliness
‫ تف و‬tafih and ‫ ت و‬tāfih little, paltry,
trivial, trifling, insignificant; worthless;
commonplace, common, mediocre; flat,
tasteless, vapid, insipid; trite, banal
‫ ت هوة‬tāfiha pl. ‫ تاا و‬tawāfih2 worthless
thing; triviality, trifle
2
‫ اتكأل‬taktaka to bubble, simmer (boiling mass)
3
‫ اتكأل‬taktaka to tick (clock)
‫ تكأكووة‬taktaka ticking, ticktock (of a
clock), ticking noise
4
‫اتكيووة‬takīya pl. ‫ تك ي و‬takāyā monastery (of a
Muslim order); hospice; home, asylum
(for the invalided or needy)
1
‫ اتول‬tall pl. ‫ توالل‬tilāl, ‫ اتوالل‬atlāl, ‫ تلوال‬tulūl hill,
elevation│‫اتولاابيوب‬t. abīb Tel Aviv (city in
W Israel)
2
‫ اتل‬tull tulle
‫ تق وى‬see ‫لاى‬
‫ تقلية‬see ‫للو‬
‫ تقو‬IV to perfect, bring to perfection ( ‫ هو‬s.th; to
master, know well ( ‫ هووو‬s.th., e.g., a
language), be proficient, skillful, wellversed ( ‫ ه‬in s.th.)
‫ تق‬tiqn skillful, adroit
‫ تالتل‬talātil2 hardships, troubles, adversities
‫ تليود‬talīd, ‫ ت ود‬tālid, ‫ توال‬tilād inherited, timehonored, old (possession, property)
‫ تلسكاب‬tiliskūb telescope
‫ تق ظة‬taqāna firmness, solidity; perfection
‫ اتق‬atqan2 more perfect, more thorough
‫ اتقووو ن‬itqān perfection; thoroughness,
exactitude, precision; thorough skill,
proficiency; mastery, command (e.g., of a
special field, of a language)│‫ا واغ يوةااالتقو ن‬
to greatest perfection; of excellent
workmanship
‫امأق ا‬mutqan perfect; exact, precise
‫ تقو‬taqā i to fear (esp. God) VIII see ‫ولو‬
‫ اتقوو‬taqīy pl. ‫ اتقيو‬atqiyā’ God-fearing,
godly, devout, pious
2
‫ اتقو‬atqā more pious
‫ تقووو‬tuqan and ‫ تق واى‬taqwā godliness,
devoutness, piety
1
‫ اتكأيل‬taktīk tactics
‫اتووول‬takka u to trample down, trample
underfoot, crush ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to intoxicate (‫ه‬
s.o.; wine)
‫ تلوا‬IV to stretch one's neck; to crane ( ‫ هو‬the
neck)
‫ تلع وة‬tal‘a pl. ‫ تووال‬tilā‘ hill, hillside,
mountainside; (torrential) stream
‫ تلي وا‬talī‘ long, outstretched, extended;
high, tall
‫ تلغوووواا‬tiligrāf, taligrāf pl. -āt telegraph;
telegram, wire, cable│‫ ارسوولاتلغوا و اا ووو‬to
send a wire to
‫ تلغوا و‬tiligrāfī, taligrāfī telegraphic
‫ تل وف‬talafa a (talaf) to be annihilated, be
destroyed; to be or become damaged or
spoiled, be ruined, break, get broken, go
to pieces II to ruin ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to wear out,
“finish” (‫ ه‬s.o.) IV to destroy, annihilate
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to ruin, damage, spoil, break ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to waste ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ تلووف‬talaf ruin, destruction; ruination,
damage, injury, harm.; loss; waste
2
‫اتول‬tikka pl. ‫ تكول‬tikak waistband (in the upper
seam of the trousers) 95
‫ تلفو ن‬talfān spoiled; useless, worthless,
good-for-nothing
3
‫ اتل‬takka to tick (clock)
‫ مألووف‬matlaf, ‫ مألفووة‬matlafa pl. ‫مأوو ف‬
matālif2 desert
‫ تكوة‬tikka pl. -āt ticking, ticktock (of a
clock), ticking noise
3
‫ اتكية‬look up alphabetically
‫ تكا‬tukūt pl. of Engl. ticket
1
‫ اتكأووول‬taktaka to trample down, trample
underfoot ( ‫ ه‬s.th)
‫ موأالا‬mitlāl wastrel; ruinous, harmful,
injurious
‫ اتوووووالا‬itlāf pl. -āt annihilation,
destruction; damage, injury, harm
‫ تووو ف‬tālif ruined, damaged, broken;
spoiled, bad
‫ مأل واا‬matlūf and ‫ مألووف‬mutlaf ruined,
damaged, broken; spoiled, bad
‫ مألووووف‬mutlif annihilator, destroyer;
injurer; damaging, ruinous, harmful,
injurious, noxious
‫ تلفز‬talfaza to televise, transmit by television
‫ تلفز‬talfaza television
‫ ا اعوووةاتلف زيوووة‬iḍāfa talfāẓīya television
broadcast, telecast
O ‫ تلف ز‬tilfāz television set
‫( تلفزيان‬Fr. télévision) tilivisyōn television
‫ تلف‬talfana to telephone
‫ تلفان‬tilifūn and ‫ تليفان‬talīfūn pl. –āt telephone
‫ تلق‬see ‫قو‬
‫ يتالايتلاة‬talā u (‫ تلا‬tulūw) to follow, succeed; to
ensue; -- ( ‫ توالو‬tilāwa) to read, read out
loud ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ علوو‬to s.o..); to recite ( ‫هو‬
s.th.) VI to follow one another, be
successive
‫ تلا‬tilwa (prep.) after, upon│‫ارسلاكأ ب اتلواا‬
‫ كأ ب‬to send letter after letter
‫ تووالو‬tilāwa reading; public reading;
recital, recitation
‫ تووووو ل‬tālin following, succeeding,
subsequent, next; ‫ ب أو و‬bi-t-tālī then, later,
subsequently;
consequently,
hence,
therefore, accordingly
‫ مأأ ل‬mutatālin successive, consecutive
‫ تلو‬tallī (tun.) tulle
‫ تليب ثو‬tilībātī telepathy; telepathic
‫ تليس‬tallīs, tillis pl. ‫ تال يس‬talālīs2 sack
‫ تلل‬tilka fem. of the demonstrative pronoun ‫ل‬
‫( تليفزيان‬Fr. télévision) tilīvisyōn television
‫ تلم‬talam pl. ‫ اتالم‬atlām (plow) furrow
‫ تليفان‬pl. –āt talīfūn telephone
‫ تلمول‬talmada to take on as, or have for, a pupil
or apprentice (‫ ه‬s.o.); to be or become a
pupil or apprentice (‫ ل‬of s.o., 96 also ‫)علوو‬,
receive one’s schooling or training (‫علوو‬
from) II tatalmada to be or become a
pupil or apprentice (‫ ل‬or ‫ اعلووايودها‬of s.o.),
work as an apprentice (‫ ل‬or ‫ علووايوده‬under
s.o.)
‫ تلمول‬talmada school days, college years;
apprenticeship; (time of) probation
‫ تلم‬tilmād learning, erudition
‫ تلميوول‬tilmīd pl. ‫ تالميوول‬talāmīd2, ‫تالموول‬
talamida pupil, student, apprentice;
probationer; trainee; disciple│‫اتلمي ولابحوووى‬
(baḥrī) approx.: chief warrant W-3 (naval
rank; Eg.); ‫( تلمي ولاسووفوى‬safarī) approx.:
chief warrant W-4 (naval rank; Eg.)
‫ اتلميل‬tilmīda pl. –āt girl student
‫ تلمس ن‬tilimsān2 Tlemcen (city in NW Algeria‫ة‬
‫ تلما‬talmūd Talmud
‫ تلو‬taliha a (talah) to be astonished, amazed,
perplexed, at a loss
‫ ت و‬tālih and ‫ مأل و‬mutallah at a loss,
bewildered, perplexed│‫ ت و اا عقول‬t. al-‘aql
absent-minded, distracted
‫ تليفواظو‬talifūnī telephonic, telephone- in
compounds)
‫ تووم‬tamma i to be or beoome complete,
completed, finished, done; to be
performed, be accomplished (‫ ل‬by s.o..);
to come to an end, be or become
terminated; to come about, be brought
about, be effected, be achieved, come to
pass, come off, happen, take place, be or
become a fact; to be on hand, be there,
present itself; to persist (‫ علووو‬in); to
continue (‫ علوو‬s.th. or to do s.th.) II and IV
to complete, finish, wind up, conclude,
terminate ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to make complete,
supplement, round out, fill up ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
carry out, execute, perform, accomplish,
achieve ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.) X to be complete,
completed, finished
‫ تموو م‬tamām completeness, wholeness,
entirety, perfection; full, whole, entire,
complete, perfect; separate, independent;
‫ تم موووو‬tamāman completely, entirely,
wholly, perfectly, fully, quite; precisely,
exactly│‫(ابدراتم م‬badr) and ‫( لمواتمو م‬qamar)
full moon; ‫ وواتمو ماا سو عةاا س سوة‬at 6 o'clock
sharp; ‫( بأمو مامع وواا كلموة‬ma‘nā l-kalima) in
the full sense of the word; ‫ ب أمو م‬entirely,
completely
‫ تميمة‬tamīma pl. ‫ تم ئم‬tamā’im2 amulet
‫ اتم‬atamm2 more complete, more perfect
‫تأموووووووووووة‬
tatimma
completion;
supplementation; supplement
‫ تأمووويم‬tatmīm completion; perfection;
consummation, execution, fulfillment,
realization, effectuation, accomplishment
‫ اتمووو م‬itmām completion; perfection;
termination, conclusion; consummation,
execution,
fulfillment,
realization,
effectuation, accomplishment 97
‫ اسأأم م‬istitmām termination, conclusion
‫( ت بول‬Turk. tembel) tambal pl. ‫ ت بلوة‬tanābila
lazy
‫( ت جسأي‬Fr. tungstène) tongəstēn tungsten
‫( ت د‬It. tenda) tanda awning, roofing, sun roof
‫ ت وار‬tannūr pl. ‫ ت و ظيو‬tanānīr2 a kind of baking
oven, a pit, usually clay-lined, for baking
bread
‫ ت ار‬tannūra (syr., leb.) (lady's) skirt
‫ ت س‬tennis
1
‫ ت كجو‬tanakjī tinsmith, whitesmith
‫ تووو م‬tāmm complete, perfect, entire,
consummate; of full value, sterling,
genuine
‫ تمب و‬tumbāk Persian tobacco (esp. for the
narghile)
‫ تموأما‬tamtama to stammer, mumble, mutter; to
recite under one's breath (‫ ب‬s.th)
‫ تمووو‬tamr (coll.; n. un. , pl. tamarat, ‫تم وار‬
tumūr) dates, esp. dried ones│‫اتمووواه وودى‬
(hindī) tamarind (bot.)
‫ ات ل‬tanak tin plate
‫ ت كوة‬tanaka pl. -āt tin container, can, pot,
jerry can
2
‫ ات ظل‬tānika see
‫ ت‬alphabetically
‫ ت يس‬tennis
‫ ت ي‬tannīn tannin, tannic acid
‫ تهأ‬tahtaha to stammer, stutter
1
‫اتهموة‬tuhma pl. ‫ تهوم‬tuham accusation, charge;
suspicion; insinuation
‫( تموجوو‬eg. tamargī), ‫تموارجو‬, ‫ تواموجو‬pl. -ya
male nurse, hospital attendant; ‫ تموجيوة‬pl. āt female nurse
2
‫ ته موة‬tihāma2 Tihama, coastal plain along the
southwestern and southern shores of the
Arabian Peninsula
‫ تماز‬look up alphabetically
‫ تواا‬tawwan right away, at once, immediately;
just (now), this very minute│‫ا لأا‬li-t-tawwi
at once, right away, also with pers. suffix.:
‫ أواى‬li-tawwī, ‫ أاهو‬li-tawwihā (I have, she
has) just ... ; at once, presently,
immediately
‫ تمس ح‬timsāḥ pl. ‫ تم سيا‬tamāsīḥ crocodile
2
‫ تمغة‬tamga stamp; stamp mark│‫ ور اتمغة‬waraq
t. stamped paper
‫ تم‬tumman rice
‫ تماز‬tammūz2 July (Syr., Ir., Leb., Jord.)
1
2
‫( تاا يت‬Fr. toilette) tuwālēt toilette
‫ ات‬tunn tuna (zool.)
‫ تاأم‬see ‫تبم‬
‫ اتي و‬tinnīn pl. ‫ ت و ظي‬tanānīn2 sea monster;
Draco (astro.); waterspout (meteor.), see
also alphabetically
‫ تو ب يتوابة‬tāba u (‫ تواب‬taub, ‫ تابوة‬tauba, ‫مأو ب‬
matāb) to repent, be penitent, do penance,
with ‫عو‬: to turn from (sin), be converted
from, renounce, forswear s.th.; (said of
God) to restore to His grace, forgive (‫علوو‬
s.o.)│ ‫ تووو باا ووووا‬to turn to God in
repentance II to induce to repentance or
penitence, make repent (‫ ه‬s.o.) X to call on
s.o. (‫ )ه‬to repent
‫ ت ظئ‬tāni’ pl.
‫ ت‬tunnā’ resident
‫ ت ب و‬tunbāk (pronounced tumbāk) and ‫ت بوول‬
tumbak Persian tobacco (esp. for the
narghile)
‫ ت بو ل‬tinbāl pl. ‫ ت بيوول‬tanābīl2 short, of small
Stature
‫( ت بوو‬Fr. timbre) tambar pl. ‫ ت و بو‬tanābir2 stamp
(magr.)
‫امأ بوا‬mutambar stamped (magr.)
‫ تابووووة‬tauba repentance,
contrition; penance 98
penitence,
‫ توااب‬tawwāb doing penance; repentant,
penitent, contrite; forgiving, merciful
(God)
‫ ت ئب‬tā’ib repentant, penitent, contrite
‫ تابل‬see ‫تبل‬
‫ تاباغوا ي‬tobogrāfiyā topography
1
2
‫ تان‬tūn and ‫ تاظة‬tūna (zool.)
‫( تاظ‬Turk. tunç) tunj bronze
‫اتاظس‬tūnus2 Tunis
‫ تاظسو‬tūnisīy pl. ‫ تااظسوة‬tawānisa Tunisian
(adj. and n.)
‫ اتوا‬tūt mulberry tree; mulberry│‫توا اارضوو‬
(ardī) and ‫( توا اا وظجووا‬ifranjī) strawberry;
‫( تا اشاكو‬šaukī) and ‫ توا اا عليوق‬t. al-‘ullaiq
raspberry
‫ تاظيوة‬tūniya pl. ‫ توااظو‬alb of priests and deacons
(Chr.)
‫ اتا‬tūt the first month of the Coptic calendar
(‫ ت ه )تاه‬tāha u and II = ( ‫ ت ه )تي‬tāha i and II
‫ تاتي‬tūtiyā, ‫ تاتي‬tūtiyā’, ‫ تاتية‬zinc
‫ توا‬II to crown (‫ ه‬s.o.; also fig. ‫ هو ب‬s.th. with)
V to be crowned
‫ تو‬pl. ‫ تيجو ن‬tījān crown; miter (of a
bishop)│ ‫ تو اا عموا‬t. al-‘amūd capital of a
column or pilaster); ‫ ت و اا كووو‬t. al-kura
calotte
‫ تاي‬tuwaij little crown, coronet
‫ تأاي‬tatwīj crowning, coronation
‫ تاجوا‬tōgo and ‫ تاجا ود‬tōgōland (Eg. spelling)
Togo (region in W Africa)
(‫ ت ح )تاح‬see ‫تيا‬
‫ تو ر‬tāratan once; sometimes, at times│‫تو ر ا–ا‬
‫ت ر‬, ‫( ت ر ا–اهوارا‬ṯauran), ‫( تو ر ا–اا ووى‬uḳrā)
sometimes – sometimes, at times – at
other times
‫ تارا‬taurāh Torah, Pentateuch; Old Testament
‫تارﭙيود‬, ‫ تاربيود‬turpīd, turbīd torpedo (sub-marine
missile)
‫ تاربي‬turbīn pl. -āt turbine
‫ تارتة‬torta pl. -āt pie, tart
( ‫ تو )توا‬tāqa u (tauq, ‫ تالو ن‬tawaqān) to long.,
yearn, wish (‫ ا وو‬for), hanker (‫ ا وو‬after),
desire, crave, covet (‫ ا وو‬s.th.), strive (‫ا وو‬
for), aspire (‫ ا و‬to)
‫ توووا‬tauq, ‫ تالووو ن‬tawaqān longing,
yearning, craving, desire
‫ توواا‬tawwāq longing, yearning, eager
(‫ ا و‬for), craving (‫ ا و‬s.th)
‫ تو ئق‬tā’iq longing, yearning, eager (‫ا وو‬
for), craving (‫ ا و‬s.th)
‫ تاهة‬tūha daughter
‫( تي توو‬It. teatro) tiyātrō theater
□ ‫ تيأل‬taital pl. ‫ تي تل‬see ‫ثيأل‬
‫ تيأ اس‬tītānūs tetanus (med.)
(‫ تو ح )تويا‬tāḥa i to be destined, be foreordained
(by fate, by God; ‫ ل‬to s.o.); to be granted,
be given (‫ ل‬to s.o.) IV to destine,
foreordain ( ‫ ل هو‬to s.o. s.th.); to grant,
afford, offer ( ‫ ل هو‬s.o. s.th.); pass. utīḥa to
be destined, be foreordained, be granted,
be given (‫ ل‬to s.o.)│‫( اتوياا و اا أا يوق‬utīḥa)‫ا‬
he met with success, he was successful;
‫( اتووياا و اا فوصووة‬furṣa) he was given the
opportunity, he had the chance .
‫ تيو ر‬tayyār pl. -āt flow, stream, course, current,
flood; fall (of a stream); movement,
tendency, trend; draft (of air); (el.)
current│O ‫( تيو رامب شوو‬mubāšir) and ‫تيو را‬
‫ مسوأمو‬mustamirr) direct current; O ‫تيو را‬
‫( مأ ووو وب‬mutanāwib) and O ‫تيووو رامأغيوووو‬
(mutagayyir) alternating current; O ‫تيو را‬
‫ مألبوولبا‬mutadabdib) oscillating current
(el.); O ‫( يو راظو ب‬nābiḍ) pulaoting current;
99 O ‫( ي و راسووويااا أووو‬sarī‘ at-taraddud)
high-frequency current; O ‫اا أووو‬
‫تي و رب‬
(baṯī’ at-taraddud) low-frequency current;
O ‫‘( تي راعو واا جهود‬ālī l-jahd) heigh-tension
current; O ‫( تيو راواهوئاا جهود‬wāṯI’ al-jahd)
low-tension current; O ‫( تي را اتوو‬dātī) selfinduced current
O ‫ مأ ر‬matār (Byr.) dynamo, generator
‫( تيز‬Turk. teyze) tēza maternal aunt
‫( تاكووةاام ميووة‬tōka amāmīya; eg.) belt buckle
(mil.)
‫ تيس‬tais pl. ‫ اتي س‬atyās, ‫ تياس‬tuyūs billy goat
‫ تال‬tūl tulle
‫ ا حمووواا أيفا يووة‬al-hummā t-tīfūdīya
fever
‫ تاموجو‬see ‫تموجو‬
‫ اتيس‬atyās2 foolish, crazy
typhoid
‫ تيفاس‬tīfūs typhus
‫ تيول‬tīka fem. of the demonstrative pronoun ‫ا‬
dāka
1
‫ تيول‬II (from Turk. tel) to cable, wire, telegraph
(syr.)
2
‫ تيل‬tīl hemp; linen
3
‫ تيلة‬tīla fiber, staple
1
(‫ تو م )تويم‬tāma I (taim) to become enslaved,
enthralled by love; to enslave, make
blindly subservient (‫ ه‬s.o.; through love) II
to enslave, enthrall (love; ‫ ه‬s.o.); to make
blindly subservient, drive out of his mind,
infatuate (‫ ه‬s.o.; love)
‫ مأويم‬mutayyam enslaved, enthralled (by
love), infatuated
2
‫ اتيم‬taimā’ Taima (oasis in NW Arabia)
‫ تيم رجو‬see ‫اتموجو‬
‫ توي‬tīn (coll.; n. un. ) fig │ ‫( توي اشواك‬šaukī)
fruit of the Indian fig (Opuntia ficusindica
Haw.)
‫ تي ل‬tainika see
‫ ت‬alphabetically
( ‫ تو ه )تيو‬tāha i to get lost, wander about, 1ose
one's way, go astray; to stray, wander
(thoughts); to escape ( ‫ مو‬s.o.), slip ( ‫مو‬
s.o.’s memory); to perish, be destroyed, be
lost; to be perplexed, startled, astonished;
to be haughty; to swagger, boast, brag (‫علو‬
to s.o.)│‫ تأيو اعلووواوجهو اابأسو مة‬asmile flits
over his face II to mislead, lead astray (‫ه‬
s.o.); to distract, divert (‫ ه‬s.o.); to confuse,
confound, bewilder (‫ ه‬s.o.) IV = II
‫ تي‬tīh desert, trackless wilderness; maze,
labyrinth; haughtiness, pride
‫ تي و ه‬tayyāh straying, stray, wandering;
haughty
‫ تيهو ن‬taihān2 straying, stray, wandering;
perplexed, at a loss, bewildered; proud,
hughty
‫ تيه و‬taihā’2 and matāha a trackless,
desolate region; ‫ مأ هة‬maze, labyrinth
‫ ت ئوو‬tā’ih straying, stray, wandering,
roving, errant; lost in thought, distracted,
absent-minded; lost, forlorn; infinite;
haughty
‫( تيا يب‬Engl.) tulip
‫ث‬
‫ ث‬abbreviation of ‫ ث ظية‬second (time unit)
‫ ث‬tā’ name of the letter ‫ث‬
‫ ثئب‬ta’iba a (‫ ثبب‬ta’b) and VI to yawn
‫ ثؤب و‬tu’abā’ yawning, yawn; fatigue,
weariness
‫ ثوبر‬ta’ara a (ta’r) to avenge the blood of (‫ ه‬or
‫)ب‬, take blood revenge (‫ ه‬for 100 s.o.
killed), take vengeance, avenge o.s. (‫ه ب‬
on s.o. for, also ‫ مو‬or ‫ ل‬for) IV and VIII
‫ اثووبر‬itta’ara to get one’s revenge, be
avenged
‫ ثبر‬ta’r pl. -āt ‫ أث ر‬at’ār, ‫ آث ر‬ātār revenge,
vengeance, blood revenge; retaliation,
reprisal│‫ أ ووولاثوووبره‬or ‫ أ ووولاب ثوووبر‬to take
revenge, avenge o.s.; ‫ مبو را اا ثووبر‬mubārāt
at-t. return match (sports)
‫ ث ئو‬tā’ir avenger
‫ ثؤ وال‬tu’lūl and ‫ ثؤ ا وة‬tu’lūla pl. ‫ ث يول‬ta’ālīl2
wart
‫ ثبى‬ta’ā scars
‫ ثبوت‬tabata u ( ‫ ثبو‬tabāt, ‫ ثبوا‬tubūt) to stand
firm, be fixed, stationary, immovable,
unshakable, firm, strong, stable; to hold
out, hold one's ground (‫ ل‬against s.o. or
s.th.), be firm, remain firm (‫ ل‬toward s.o.
or s.th.), withstand, resist, defy (‫ ل‬s.o. or
s.th.); to be established, be proven (fact);
to remain, stay (‫ ب‬at a place); to maintain
(‫ علووو‬s.th.), keep, stick, adhere (‫ علووو‬to
s.th.), abide or stand by s.th. (‫ ;علوو‬e.g., by
an agreement); to insist (‫ علوو‬on)│‫اثبوتا ووا‬
‫( وجهو‬fī wajhihī) to hold one’s own against
s.o., assert o.s. against s.o. II to fasten,
make fast, fix ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to consolidate,
strengthen ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to stabilize ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to confirm, corroborate, substantiate ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.); to appoint permanently (. s.o.; to an
office); to prove, establish ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.),
demonstrate, show (‫ ب و ن‬that); to prove
guilty, convict (‫ علوووو‬a defendant); to
confirm (Chr.)│ ‫(اثبوتابصووهابو‬baṣarahu) to
fix one’s eyes on, gaze at; ‫ثبووتالدميوو‬
(qadamaihi) to gain a foothold IV to
establish, determine ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to assert as
valid or authentic, affirm ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to
confirm, corroborate, substantiate ( ‫هووو‬
s.th.); to prove (‫ هو علوو‬s.th. to s.o.; ‫ ل‬to
s.o., ‫ ان‬that); to demonstrate, show ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.); to furnish competent evidence ( ‫هو‬
for); to bear witness, attest ( ‫ ه و‬to); to
acknowledge ( ‫ هو‬s.th., e.g., a qualification,
a quality, ‫ ل‬in s.o.), concede (‫ هو ل‬s.th. to
s.o.); to prove guilty, convict (‫ علووو‬a
defendant); to enter, record, register, list
(‫ ه و‬s.th. in a book, in a rooter, etc.)│‫ااثبأ ا‬
‫( ووواا ووار‬waraq) to put s.th. down in
writing, get s.th. on paper; ‫اثبووتاا ش و ص‬
(šaḳṣa) to determine s.o.’s identity,
identify s.o.; ‫( اثبوتاش صويأ‬šaḳṣīyatahū) to
identify o.s., prove one’s identity V to
ascertain, verify (‫ و‬s.th., ‫ هول‬if), make sure
(‫ و‬of s.th., ‫ هل‬if); to consider carefully (‫وو‬
s.th.), proceed with caution (‫ وو‬in) X to
show o.s. stead-fast, persevering; to seek
to verify ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), try to make sure ( ‫ هو‬of),
seek confirmation of or reassurance with
regard to ( ‫ ;)هو‬to ascertain, verify ( ‫ هو‬s.th.),
make sure ( ‫ ه و‬of s.th.); to find right,
proven or true, see confirmed ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
regard as authentic ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ ثبووووت‬tabt firm, fixed,
steadfast, unflinching; brave
established;
‫ ثبت‬tabat reliable, trustworthy, credible
‫ ثبت‬tabat pl.
‫ اثب‬atbāt list, index, roster
‫ ثبووووو‬tabāt firmness; steadiness,
constancy,
permanence,
stability;
certainty,
sureness;
perseverance,
persistence, endurance;
continuance,
maintenance, retention (‫ علوووو‬of s.th.),
adherence (‫ علو‬to)
verification│ ‫ اشوو هدااثبوو‬witness for the
prosecution; ‫‘ عب ااالثبو‬ib’ al-i. burden of
proof (jur.)
‫ اثب و تو‬itbātī affirmative, confirmatory,
corroborative, positive
‫ تثبت‬tatabbut ascertainment; verification,
examination, check; careful, cautious
procedure, circumspection; interment (of
the remains of a saint; Chr.)
‫ ث بوووت‬tābit firm, fixed, established;
stationary, immovable; steady, invariable,
constant, stable; permanent, lasting,
durable, enduring; confirmed, proven; a
constant│‫ اث بتاا جوبش‬t. al-ja’š undismayed,
fearless, staunch, steadfast; ‫ ث بوتاا عوزم‬t. al‘azm firmly resolved, determined; ‫امووال ا‬
‫ ث بأة‬and ‫ أماالاث بأوة‬immovable property, real
estate, realty; O ‫ ث بووتااالتج و ه‬t. al-ittijāh
unidirectional, rectified (el.)
‫ ث بأة‬tābita pl. ‫ ثاابت‬tawābit2 fixed star
‫ مثبووا‬matbūt established, confirmed;
certain, sure, positive, assured; proven
‫ ثبووو‬tabara u to destroy, ruin (‫ ه‬s.o.); (‫ثبووار‬
tubūr) to perish III to apply o.s. with zeal
and perseverance (‫ علوو‬to s.th.), persevere,
persist (‫ علو‬in)
‫ ثبوار‬tubūr ruin, destruction│‫ظو ىاب ايولا‬
‫ عو ( وا ثبار‬or) nādā (da‘ā) bi-l-wail wa-t-t.
to wail, burst into loud laments
‫مثووووووووو بو‬
mutābara
persistence,
perseverance,
endurance;
diligence,
assiduity
‫ ثبوووا‬tubūt constancy, immutability,
steadiness;
permanence,
durability;
certainty, sureness│‫اثبووا اا شووهو‬t. aš-šahr
the official determination of the beginning
of a lunar month
‫ ثوبط‬tabaṯa u and II to hold back, keep, prevent
( ‫ ه عو‬s.o. from doing s.th.); to hinder,
handicap, impede, slow down, set back
( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to bring about the failure
( ‫ ه‬of s.th.), frustrate ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ اثبوت‬atbat more reliable, firmer, steadier,
etc.
‫ ثب وة‬tubna pl. ‫ ثوب‬tuban lap, fold of a garment
(used as a receptacle)
‫ تثبيوت‬tatbīt consolidation, strengthening;
stabilization; confirmation; corroboration,
substantiation│‫ اسوووواا أثبيوووت‬sirr at-t. the
Sacrament of Confirmation (Chr.)
‫ اثبووو‬itbāt establishment; assertion;
confirmation; affirmation, attestation;
demonstration; proof, evidence; 101
registration, entering, listing, recording;
documentation,
authentication,
‫ ثب ن‬tibān = ‫ ثب ة‬tubna
‫ ثيأل‬look up alphabetically
‫ ث‬tajja u to flow coplously
‫ ثج‬tajjāj coplously flowing, streaming
‫ ث‬taḳuna u to be or become thick, thicken; to
be firm, solid, compact IV to wear out,
exhaust, weaken (‫ ه‬s.o.)│ ‫اث وووو اضوووووب‬
(ḍarban) to wallop s.o., give s.o. a sound
thrashing; ‫‘( اث ا واا عدو‬aduw) to massacre
the enemy; ‫ اث و ابو جواح‬to weaken s.o. by
inflicting wounds
‫اثوي ا‬turayyā Pleiades; (also ‫ )ثوية‬pl. ‫ثوي ا‬
turayyāt chandelier
‫ ث و‬tiḳan, ‫ ث ظووة‬taḳāna, ‫ ث اظووة‬tuḳūna
thickness,
density;
consistency;
compactness
‫ ثعب ن‬tu‘bān pl. ‫ ثع بي‬ta‘ābīn snake│ ‫ اثعب ناا مو‬t.
al-mā’ eel
‫ ث ي‬taḳīn pl.
‫ ث‬tuḳanā’2 thick; dense
‫ ثودى‬tady and tadyan m. and f., pl. ‫ اثودا‬atdā’
female breast; udder
‫ ثو‬tarr abounding in water│ ‫( ثو امو اا ودما‬dam‘)
tear-wet, tear-blurred (eye)
‫ ثووب‬taraba i (tarb) and II to blame, censure (‫ه‬
and ‫ علو‬s.o.)
‫ تثويب‬tatrīb blame, censure, reproof
‫ ثوثو‬tartara ( ‫ ثوثو‬tartara) to chatter, prattle
‫ ثوثو ر‬tartār prattler, chatterbox; ‫ثوثو ر‬
tartāra do. (fem.)
‫ ثوثو‬tartara chatter, prattle
‫ ثو‬tarada u to crumble and sop ( ‫ ه‬bread)
‫ ثويود‬jarid a dish of sopped bread, meat‫ا‬
and broth
‫ مثو‬mitrad bowl
‫ ثووم‬tarama i (tarm) to knock s.o.’o (‫ )ه‬tooth
out; -- tarima a (taram) to have a gap
between two teeth
(‫ ثووو‬and ‫ ثووى )ثووى‬tariya a to become wealthy
IV to become or be rich, wealthy (‫ ب‬or ‫مو‬
through s.th.); to make rich, enrich (‫ ه‬s.o.)
102
‫ مثو‬mutr wealthy, rich
‫ ثعبووووو ظو‬tu‘bānī
serpentine; eely
snaky,
snakelike,
‫ مثعب‬mat‘ab pl. ‫ مث عب‬matā‘ib2 drain
‫ ثع ة‬tu‘āla fox
‫ ثعلووب‬ta‘lab pl. ‫ ثع ووب‬ta‘ālib2 fox│‫ا ا اا ثعلووب‬
alopecia (med.), loss of hair
‫ ثعلبو‬ta‘labī foxy, foxlike
‫ ثعلبة‬ta‘laba vixen; O tetter (med)
‫ ثغوو‬tagir pl. ‫ ثغووار‬tugūr front tooth; mouth;
port, harbor, inlet, bay; seaport
‫ ثغوو‬tagra pl. ‫ ثغوو‬tugar breach, crevasse,
crack, rift, crevice; opening, gap; cavity,
hollow; narrow mountain trail
‫ ثغم‬tagam white, whiteness
‫ ث غم‬tāgim white (adj.)
‫ ثغ ايثغاة‬tagā u ( ‫ ثغ‬tugā’) to bleat (sheep)
‫ ثغ‬tugā’ bleating, bleat
‫ ث و غ‬tāgin bleating│‫ام و ا و اث غيووةاوالاراغيووة‬
(tagiya) he has absolutely nothing, he is
deprived of all resources, prop.: he has
neither a bleating (sheep) nor a braying
(camel)
‫ ثفو‬tafar pl. ‫ اثف ر‬atfār crupper (of the saddle)
‫ ثووى‬taran moist earth; ground, soil│‫ايو ا‬
‫ ا ثووووىامووو اا ثويووو‬aina t-t. min t-turayyā
(proverbially of things of disproportionate
value) what has the ground to do with the
Pleiades? ‫( هيووبا اثووواه‬ṯayyaba) approx.:
may God rest him in peace!
‫ ثفل‬tufl dregs, lees, sediment; residues
‫ ثوووى‬tarīy pl. ‫ اثوي و‬atriyā’2 wealthy,
rich│‫ ثووىاا حوووب‬t. al-ilarb war profiteer,
nouveau riche
‫ اثفية‬look up alphabetically
‫اثو‬tarīyāt plantations
‫ ثووو‬tarwa and ‫ ثووو‬tarā’ fortune, wealth,
riches│ ‫ اهوولاا ثوووو‬ahl at-t. the rich, the
wealthy; ‫( ثووووو الاميوووة‬qaumīya) national
wealth; ‫( ثوووو ام ئيووة‬mā’īya) abundance of
water, abundant supply of water (of a
region)
‫ ثفو‬III to associate (‫ ه‬with s.o.), frequent s.o.’s
( ‫ )ه‬company; to pursue, practice (‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ ثف ووة‬taftna pl. -āt,
callosity
‫ ثفوو‬tifan callus,
‫ ثقة‬see ‫وثق‬
‫ ثقوب‬taqaba u (taqb) to bore, or drill, a hole ( ‫هو‬
in s.th.), pierce, puncture, perforate ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.) II do. II and IV to light, kindle ( ‫هو‬
s.th.) V and VII to be pierced, be
punctured, be perforated
‫ ثقووب‬taqb piercing, boring, puncture,
perforation; (also tuqb pl. ‫ ثقواب‬tuqūb, ‫اثقو ب‬
atqāb) hole, puncture, borehole, drill hole
‫ا ثقبة‬tuqba pl. ‫ ثقب‬tuqab hole
‫ ثقو ب‬and ‫‘ عوا اا ثقو ب‬ūd al-tiqāb matchstick; matches
‫ا ثقواب‬tuqūb keenness, acuteness (of the
mind)
‫ مثقوبا‬mitqab pl. ‫ مث لووب‬matāqib2 borer,
drill, gimlet, auger, brace and bit, wimble,
perforator; drilling machine
‫ اثق ب‬itqāb kindling, lighting
‫ ث ل وب‬dqib penetrating, plercing, sharp
(mind, eyes)│‫ اث لووووباا رووووو‬t. an-naẓar
perspicacity; sharp-eyed; ‫ ث لباا فكوو‬t. al-fikr
sagacity, acumen, mental acuteness;
shrewd, sagacious, sharp-witted
‫ ث لب‬tāqibāt borers (zool.) 103
‫ ثقوف‬taqifa a (taqf) to find, meet (‫ ه‬s.o.); -taqifa a and taqufa u to be skillful, smart,
clever II to make straight, straighten ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to correct, set right, straighten out
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to train, form, teach, educate ( ‫هو‬
s.o.); to arrest ( ‫ هو‬s.o.); to seize, confiscate
(‫ ه‬s.th.) III to fence (‫ ه‬with s.o.) V to be
trained, be educated
‫ ثق وووووة‬taqāfa culture, refinement;
education; (pl. -āt) culture, civilization
strength, ask too much (‫ علوو‬of s.o.); to
trouble, inconvenience, bother (‫ علوو‬s.o. ‫ب‬
with s.th.), pester, molest (‫ علوو‬s.o.)│‫اثقولا‬
‫ك هلو‬and ‫( اثقولاك هلو‬kāhilahū) to burden s.o.
or s.th; ‫ اثقلاك هلاا ميزان‬to burden the budget
IV to burden ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to oppress,
distress (‫ ه‬s.o.). weigh heavily (‫ ه‬on); to be
hard to bear (‫ ه‬for s.o.)│ ‫ااثقووولاك هلووو‬
(kāhilahū)‫ا‬see II; VI to become or be
heavy; to be troublesome, burdensome
(‫ علوو‬to s.o.), trouble. oppress (‫ علوو‬s.o.); to
be sluggish. doltish. slow; to be in a bad
mood, be sullen, grumpy; to find
burdensome and turn away ( ‫ عوو‬from
s.th.); not to bother ( ‫ عو‬about); to be too
dull, too sluggish ( ‫ عو‬for s.th., to do s.th.)
X to find heavy, hard. burdensome,
troublesome ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), find annoying ( ‫هو‬, ‫ه‬
s.o.. s.th.)│ ‫( اسوأثقلاظلو‬ẓillahū) to find s.o.
unbearable, dislike s.o.
‫ ثقول‬tiql pl. ‫ اثقو ل‬atqāl weight; burden
load; gravity; heaviness│‫ ار اااالثقو ل‬raf‘ ala. weight lifting (athlet.); ‫ا ثقووولاا ووواعوا‬
(nau‘ī) specific gravity
‫ ثقوووول‬tiqal
dullness
heaviness;
sluggishness,
‫ ثقل‬taqal pl. ‫ اثق ل‬atqāl load, baggage
‫ ا ثقالن‬at-taqalān the humans and the jinn
‫ ثقووو و‬taqāfī educational; intellectual;
cultural│‫( املحووووقاثقوووو و‬mulḥaq) cultural
attaché
‫ ثقوووول‬taqla
discomfort
‫ ثقيووف‬tatqīf cultivation of the mind;
training, education; instruction
‫ ثقووول‬taqala heaviness; sluggishness,
doltishness; dullness
‫ مث لفوة‬mutāqafa fencing, art or sport of
fencing, swordplay, swordsmanship
‫ ثقيوول‬taqīl pl. ‫ ثقووال‬tuqalā’2, ‫ ثق و ل‬tiqāl
heavy; weighty, momentous, grave,
serious,
important;
burdensome,
troublesome, cumbersome, oppressive;
unpleasant,
disagreeable,
distasteful
(person)│‫ اثقيولاا ودم‬t. ad-dam insufferable,
unpleasant, disagreeable (person); ‫ثقيووولا‬
‫ ا ووووح‬t. ar-rūḥ doltish, dull (person); a
bore; ‫ ثقيووولاا رووول‬t. aẓ-ẓill disagreeable,
insufferable (person); ‫ ثقيولاا فهوم‬t. al-fahm
slow of understanding, slow-witted; ‫ثقيولا‬
‫ ا سوما‬t. as-sam‘ hard of hearing; ‫صو عةاثقيلوة‬
(ṣinā‘a) heavy industry; ‫ موو اثقي ول‬heavy
water (phys.)
‫ تثقوووف‬tataqquf culturedness, culture,
refinement, education
‫ مثقووووف‬mutaqqaf
cultured
educated;
trained;
‫ ثقل‬taqula u (tiql, ‫ ثق وة‬taqāla) to be heavy; with
‫ ب‬to load or burden s.th., make s.th.
heavy; to be hard to bear (‫ علوو‬for s.o.),
weigh heavily (‫ علوو‬on), be burdensome,
cumbersome, oppressive (‫ علوو‬to s.o.); to
be heavy-handed. sluggish, doltish, dullwitted; to be too dull, too sluggish ( ‫ عو‬for
s.th. to do s.th.), not to bother (or about) II
to make heavy, weight ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.); to
burden, encumber (‫ علوو‬s.o., ‫ هو‬with s.th.),
overburden (‫ علوو‬s.o.), overtax s.o.’s (‫)علوو‬
trouble,
inconvenience,
‫ اثقل‬atqal2 heavier; more oppressive
‫ مثقو ل‬mitqāl pl. ‫ مث ليوول‬matāqīl2 weight
(also s.th. placed as an equipoise on the
scales of a balance); miskal, a weight (in
Egypt = 24 ‫ = لواه‬4.68 g)│ ‫ امثق لا ر‬m. 104
darra the weight of a dust speck, i.e., a
tiny amount; a little bit; ‫ مثقو لامو‬a little of,
a little bit of
‫ تثقيوووول‬tatqīl
molestation
weighting,
burdening;
‫ ثالثوو‬talātī tertiary; Tertiary (geol.)│‫مو ا‬
‫ لبلاا ثالثو‬pre-Tertiary
‫ ثالثووةاعشووو‬talātata ‘ašara, f. ‫ثووالثاعشووو‬
talāta ‘ašrata thirteen
‫ ا ث ث‬at-tālit the third; ‫ ث ثو‬tālitan thirdly;
‫ ث ثة‬1/60 of a second
‫ ثالثان‬talātūn thirty
‫ تث لل‬tatāqul sluggishness, dullness
‫ مثقوول‬mutaqqal and mutqal burdened,
encumbered; overloaded; weighted (‫ب‬
with s.th.); oppressed (‫ ب‬by); heavy
‫ مأث لوول‬mutatāqil sluggish, dull; sullen,
grumpy
‫ ثكول‬takila a (takal) to lose a child (‫)ه‬, also: to
be bereaved of a loved one (‫ )ه‬by death IV
‫ اثكولاادماو وده‬atkala l-umma waladuhā to
bereave a mother of her son
‫ ثكول‬takal state of one who has lost a
friend or relative; mourning over the loss
of a loved one
‫ ثكالن‬taklān (2) bereaved of a child
‫ ثكلو‬taklā bereaved of a child (mother)
‫ ا ثلثو‬at-talatā’ and
Tuesday
‫ يواماا ثلثو‬yaum at-t.
‫ ثوالث‬tulāt2 and ‫ مثلوث‬mutallat three at a
time
‫ ثالثوو‬tulātī tripartite, consisting of three,
(gram.) triliteral, consisting of three
radicals; tri-; trio (mus. )│ ‫ ثالثوواا زوايو‬t. zzawāyā triangular;
‫ثالثوووواا ارلووو‬
t. lwaraqāt trifoliate
‫ ثو اث‬tālūt Trinity (CM.); trinity, triad;
triplet│ ‫ زهووو اا ثوو اث‬zahrat at-t. pansy
(bot.)
‫ تثليوث‬tatlīt doctrine of the Trinity; Trinity
(Chr.)
‫ تثليثو‬tatlītī trigonometric(al)
‫ ث كلوة‬tākila pl. ‫ ثااكول‬tawākil bereaved of
a child (mother)
2
‫ ثلوة‬tulla pl. ‫ ثلول‬tulal troop, band, party, group
(of people); military detachment
‫ مثلووث‬mutallat tripled, triple, threefold;
having three diacritical dots (letter);
triangular; (pl. -āt) triangle (geom.)│‫اا وايوةا‬
‫( ا مثلثوةااد واان‬rāya), ‫‘( ا علوماا مثلوث‬alam) and
‫ ا مثلوث‬the tricolor; ‫( ا مثلوثاا حو‬ḥadd) acuteangled triangle; ‫ مثلوثاا زوايو‬m. az-zawāyā
triangular; ‫( ا مثلوثاا مأسو وىاا سو لي‬mutasāwā
s-sāqain) isosceles triangle; ‫ا مثلوثاا مأسو وىا‬
‫ ادضووال‬equilateral triangle; ‫ا مثلووثاا ق و ئم‬
right-angled triangle
‫ ثلوب‬talaba i (talb) to criticize, run down (‫ه‬
s.o.); to slander, defame (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ ا مثلث و‬al-mutallatāt and
ḥisāb al-m. trigonometry
‫ ثك ة‬tuknā pl. ‫ ثك‬tukan, -āt barracks (mil.)
‫ ثول‬talla u (‫ ثلول‬talal) to tear down, destroy,
overthrow, subvert ( ‫ ه و‬s.th., esp. ‫عوش و‬
‘aršan to topple a throne) VII to be
subverted, overthrown (throne)
‫ ثلب‬talb slander, defamation
‫حس و باا مثلث و‬
‫ ثلوث‬II to triple, make threefold ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to do
three times ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ ثلو‬talaja u: ‫( ثلجوتاا سوم‬samā’u) it snowed,
was snowing; -- talija a to be delighted,
105 be gladdened (soul, heart; ‫ ب‬by) II to
cool with ice ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to freeze, turn into
ice ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) IV ‫ اثلجوتاا سوم‬it snowed, was
snowing; to cool, moisten ( ‫ هو‬s.th.)│‫اثلو ا‬
‫( صودره‬ṣadrahū) to delight, please, gratify
s.o. V to become icy, turn into ice,
congeal; to freeze
‫ ثلوث‬tult pl. ‫ اثوالث‬atlāt one third; tulut a
sprawling, decorative calligraphic style
‫ ثلو‬talj pl. ‫ ثلوا‬tulūj snow; ice; artificial
ice│ ‫ ظد ةاا ثل‬nadfat at-t. snowflake
‫ ثالثة‬talāta (f. ‫ ثالث‬talāt) three; ‫ ثلث‬talātan
three times, thrice
‫ ثلجوو‬taljī snowy, snow- (in compounds);
icy, glacial, ice- (in compounds)
‫ مثلبووووة‬matlaba pl.
shortcoming, defect,
disgrace
‫ ث ووووب‬tālib
slanderer
‫ مث ووووب‬matālib
blemish, stain,
slanderous,
2
defamatory;
‫ ثلي‬talīj icy
‫ ثال‬tallāj pl. -ūn ice vendor
‫ ثالجووة‬tallāja pl. -āt iceberg, ice floe;
refrigerator, icebox
‫ ثموو‬tamara u to bear fruit IV do. X to profit,
benefit ( ‫ هو‬from); to exploit, utilize ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to invest profitably ( ‫ ه‬money)
‫ ثمووو‬tamar pl. ‫ ثم و ر‬timār, ‫ اثم و ر‬atmār
fruits, fruit (coll.); result, effect, fruit,
fruitage; yield, profit, benefit, gain
‫ مثلجوة‬matlaja pl. ‫ مثو‬matālij2 icebox,
refrigerator; cold-storage plant
‫ ثمووو‬tamara (n. un. of tamar) pl. -āt
fruit; result, effect; yield, profit, benefit,
gain
‫ مثلووا‬matlūj snow-covered; iced, icy;
‫ مثلاج‬frozen food; iced beverages
‫ مثل‬mutallaj iced; icy, ice-cold
‫ ثلوم‬talama i (talm) to blunt, make jagged ( ‫هو‬
s.th.), break the edge of ( ‫ ;)هو‬to make a
breach, gap or opening ( ‫ هو‬in a wall); to
defile, sully ( ‫ هوو‬reputation, honor); -talima a to be or become jagged, dull,
blunt II to blunt ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V to become
blunt VII to be defiled, be discredited
(reputation)
‫ اسووأثم ر‬istitmār exploitation (also pol.econ.), utilization, profitable use
‫ مثمووووو‬mutmir fruitful,
profitable, lucrative
‫ مسوأثمو‬mustatmir pl. -ūn exploiter (pol.econ.); beneficiary
‫ ثمول‬tamila a (tamal) to become drunk IV to
make drunk, intoxicate (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ ثلووم‬talm nick, notch; breach, opening,
gap; crock, fissure, rift│‫ ثلوماا صويت‬t. aṣ-ṣīt
defamation
‫ ثمل‬tamal intoxication, drunkenness
‫ ثملة‬tamala drunken fit, drunkenness
‫ ثمل‬tamil intoxicated, drunk(en)
‫ ثلموة‬tulma pl. ‫ ثلوم‬tulam = talm│ ‫سوداثلموة‬
sadda talmatan to fill a gap; ‫ثلمووةاالاتسوود‬
(tusaddu) a gap that cannot be closed, an
irreparable loss
‫ ث م‬talim dull, blunt
‫ ثم وة‬tumāla residue, remnant, dregs (of a
liquid), heeltap (of wine); .cum, foam,
froth 106
1
‫ مثلوام‬matlūm defiled, sullied (reputation,
honor)
‫ موثلم‬mutatallim blunted, blunt; cracking
(voice)
‫ ثمي‬tamīn costly, precious, valuable
‫ ثوم‬tamma there ‫ ثوم‬min tamma hence, therefore,
for that reason
‫ اثموو‬atman2 costlier, more precious,
more valuable
‫ ثوم‬tumma then, thereupon; furthermore,
moreover; and again, and once more
(emphatically in repetition)│‫كوووالاثوووماكوووال‬
(kallā) no and a hundred times no! ‫مو اثوم‬
min tamma then, thereupon
‫ تثمووووي‬tatmīn estimated,
assessment, valuation, rating
appraisal,
‫ مثمان‬matmūn object of value
‫مووووووووووثم‬
mutammin
appraiser│ ‫ بيوامثم‬assessor
‫ ثمة‬tammata (‫ )ثمت‬there; there is│‫ويساثموة‬
there isn't
‫ اثمد‬look up alphabetically
‫اثمو‬II to appraise, asses, estimate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.),
determine the price or value ( ‫ ه‬of s.th.); to
price ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.)│‫ االاثمووول‬lā yutammanu
invaluable, inestimable, priceless
‫ ثمو‬pl. ‫ اثمو‬atmān, ‫ اثم ووة‬atmina price,
cost; value│‫( ا وثم اادصولو‬aṣlī) cost price;
‫( ا ثم اادس سو‬asāsī) par, nominal value
‫ م وثلماا صويت‬muntalim aṣ-ṣīt of ill repute,
of dubious reputation
‫ ثم م‬tumām a grass│‫( علواهووااا ثمو م‬ṯarafi
t-t.) within easy reach, handy; ‫جعلو اعلوووا‬
‫ هووووووااا ثمووووو م‬he made it readily
understandable, he presented it plsusibly
for all
productive,
‫ موووووثم‬mutamman
valuable, precious
estimator,
prized,
valued,
‫ مثم‬mutmin costly, precious, valuable
‫ مثم‬mutman object of value
2
‫ ثم ظية‬tamāniya (f. ‫ ثم ن‬tamānin) eight
‫ ثم ظيةاعشو‬tamāniyata ‘ašara, f. ‫ثم ظ اعشو‬
tamāniya ‘ašrata eighteen
‫ ثم‬pl. ‫ اثم ن‬atmān one-eighth
‫ ثم وة‬tumna pl. -āt a dry measure (Eg. =
1/3 ‫ = لدح‬.258 l; Pal. = ca. 2.25 l)
‫ ثم ظان‬tamānūn eighty
‫ ا ث م‬at-tāmin the eighth
‫ مثم‬mutamman eightfold; octagonal
‫ ث ة‬tunna pl.
‫ ث‬tunan fetlock
‫ ث ودو‬tunduwa pl.
male)
‫ ث و‬tanādin breast (of the
‫ ث وو‬tanā i (tany) to double, double up, fold,
fold up, fold under ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to bond, flex
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to turn away, dissuade, keep,
prevent, divert ( ‫ ه عو‬s.o. from)│‫اث وواع و نا‬
‫‘( وسو‬ināna farasihī) he galloped off II to
double, make double ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to do twice,
repeat ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to pleat, plait ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
form the dual ( ‫ هو‬of a word); to provide
with two diacritical dots ( ‫ هو‬a letter) IV to
commend, praise, laud, extol (‫ علووو‬s.th.,
s.o.), speak appreciatively (‫ علوو‬of)│‫ااث ووا‬
‫‘( علي اعو هواا ث و‬āṯira tanā’) to speak in the
most laudatory terms of s.o. V to double,
become double; to be doubled; to be
repeated; to bond, fold; to be bent, be
folded. be folded up or under; to walk
with a swinging gait VII to bend, bend up,
down or over, lean, incline, bow; to fold,
be foldable, be folded back; to turn away
( ‫ عو‬from), give up, renounce ( ‫ عو‬s.th.); to
turn, face (‫ل‬I toward); to apply o.s., turn
(‫ ا وو‬to s.th.); (with foll. imperf.) to set out,
prepare (to do s.th.) X to except, exclude
( ‫ ه مو‬or ‫ هو‬s.th. or s.o. from), make an
exception ( ‫ ه‬of s.th.)
‫ ث وو‬tany bonding; folding; turning away,
dissuasion, keeping, prevention
‫ ث وو‬tiny pl. ‫ اث و‬atnā’ fold, pleat, plait,
crease (in cloth); bond, twist│‫اث يو ابعوداث وو‬
tinyan ba‘da tinyin from time to time
‫ اث و‬atnā’ (prep.) during; in the course
of│ ‫ ووااث و‬fī atnā’i do.; ‫ ووااث و ا ول‬, ‫وواتلولا‬
‫االث و‬, ‫ اث و ا ول‬in the meantime, during all
this time, meanwhile
‫ ث يووة‬tanya pl. tanyāt fold, pleat, plait,
crease (in cloth)
‫ ث يوة‬tanya pl. ‫ ث يو‬tanāyā middle incisor;
narrow pass; mountain trail│ ‫ ا وواث يو‬in,
inside, among, between, frequently only a
fuller,
rhetorically
more
elegant
expression for "in". e.g., ‫ وواث يو اظفسو‬in his
heart, inwardly, ‫ وواث يو اا كأو ب‬in the book;
‫ بوي اث يو‬in, inside, among, between; ‫هوال ا‬
‫ ا ث يووو‬ṯallā‘ at-t. one with high-flung
aspirations 107
‫ ث و‬tanā’ commendation, praise, eulogy;
appreciation
‫ ث‬tunā’2 and ‫ مث و‬matnā two at a time
‫ ث اى‬tanawī dualist
‫ ث اية‬tanawīya dualism
‫ ث ئو‬tanā’ī laudatory, eulogistic
‫ ث ووو ئو‬tunā’ī twofold, double, dual,
binary, bi-; biradical (gram.); duet, duo
(mus.)│ ‫( محوو اث و ئواا مشواار‬muḥarrik t. lmišwār) two-cycle engine
O ‫ ث ئيووة‬tunā’īya dualism; duet, duo
(mus.)
‫ اث ن‬itnāni, f. ‫ اث أ ن‬itnatāni two
‫ اث و اعشوو‬itnā ‘ašara, f. ‫ اث أو اعشوو‬itnatā
‘ašrata twelve
‫ يووامااالث ووي‬yaum al-itnaini and
Monday
‫االث ووي‬
‫ ا ثو ظو‬at-tānī the second; the next; ‫ث ظيو‬
tāniyan and ‫ ث ظيوة‬tāniyatan secondly; for
the second time, once more, again│‫اثو ظوا‬
‫ اث وي‬t. itnain the second of a pair, pendant,
companion piece, match
‫ ث ظيوة‬tāniya pl. ‫ ثواان‬tawānin second (time
unit)
‫ ث ظاى‬tānawī secondary; minor│‫اماراث ظاية‬
matters of secondary importance, minor
matters; ‫ مدرسوووةاث ظايوووة‬secondary school;
‫ تساي اث ظا‬subletting
‫ تث يوة‬tatniya repetition; plaiting, pleating;
doubling, gemination; (gram.) dual;
second sequel (e.g., of a collection of
short stories); commendation, praise,
eulogy│ ‫ اتث يةااالشأوا‬Deuteronomy
‫ اظث‬intinā’ bending, flection; flexibility,
foldability│ ‫ ال بلا الاظث‬foldable, folding
‫ اظث و‬intinā’a pl. -āt (n. vic.) bend,
flexure, curve
‫ اسووأث‬istitnā’ exception, exclusion│‫ا‬
‫ ب سوأث‬with the exception of, except; ‫بودونا‬
‫ اسأث‬without exception
‫ اسوووأث ئو‬istitnā’ī exoeptional; ‫اسوووأث ئي‬
istitnā’īyan as an exception│‫ااحواالااسوأث ئية‬
emergencies;
‫جلسووووووةااسووووووأث ئية‬
(jalsa)
emergency session
‫ مث ووو‬matnīy folded; plaited, pleated;
doubled
‫ مث ووو‬mutannan ouble, twofold; in the
dual (gram.)
‫ مسأث و‬mustatnan excepted, excluded ( ‫مو‬
from)
‫ ثا‬see ‫ثاى‬
1
‫ ثو بايثوابة‬tāba u to return, come back (also,
e.g., a state or condition, ‫ ا وو‬or ‫ ل‬to s.o.);
with ‫ب‬: to return s.th. (‫ ا و‬to s.o.)│‫اثو باا ووا‬
‫ ظفسو‬to regain consciousness, come to; ‫ثو با‬
‫( ا يو ارشوده‬rušduhū) to recover one’s senses
II to reward (‫ ه‬s.o.; said of God) IV to
repay, requite ( ‫ هو هو‬s.th. with); to reward
(‫ ه علو‬s.o. for) X to seek reward
‫ ثوواب‬taub pl. ‫ ثي و ب‬tiyāb, ‫ اثووااب‬atwāb
garment, dress; cloth, material; (fig.) garb,
outward appearance, guise, cloak, mask;
pl. ‫ ثيو ب‬clothes, clothing, apparel│ ‫ثيو با‬
‫ ا سووهو‬t. as-suhra formal dress, evening
clothes; ‫ واثابابسويط‬in plain, homely form;
‫ هووووو هواا ثيووووو ب‬of flawless character,
irreproachable
‫ ثوار‬taur pl. ‫ ثيووان‬tīrān bull, steer; ox;
Taurus (astron.)│‫ اشوواربةا يوولاا ثووار‬šōrabat
dail at-t. oxtail soup
‫ ثووووار‬taura excitement, agitation;
outbreak, outburst, fit (of fury, of despair,
etc.); eruption (of a volcano); (pl. -āt)
upheaval, uprising, insurrection, riot,
rebellion, revolt, revolution│‫ثوووار ااهليوووة‬
(ahlīya) internal strife, civil war
‫ ثارى‬taurī revolutionary (adj. and n.)
‫ ثوواروى‬taurawī revolutionary (adj. and
n.)
‫ ثوااب‬tawāb requital, recompense, reward
(for good deeds); (Isl. Law) merit, credit
(arising from a pious deed)
‫ ثووواران‬tawarān agitation, excitation,
flare-up, emption, outbreak, outburst, dust
whirl
‫ مثابوووة‬matūba requital, recompense,
reward (bestowed by God for good deeds)
‫ مثو ر‬matār incentive, stimulus, motive,
spur, occasion, cause│‫ امث و راا جوودل‬m. aljadal and ‫ مثو راا وزا‬object of controversy,
point of contention
‫ مثو ب‬matāb and ‫ مث بووة‬matāba place to
which one returns; meeting place;
rendezvous; resort, refuge
‫ مث بوة‬matāba (with foll. genit.) place or
time at which s.th. appears or recurs; 108
manner, mode, fashion; see also preceding
entry│‫( ابمث ب وة‬with foll. genit.) like, as;
tantamount to, equivalent to, having the
same function as
2
difficulty, ‫ وواوجهو‬fī wajhihī before s.o.);
to be triggered, be unleashed, break out; to
revolt, rebel, rise (‫ علوو‬against); to rage,
storm│‫( اث و راث و ئوه‬tā’irohū) to fly into a
rage, become furious, flare up IV to
agitate, excite (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.); to stimulate
(‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ ه‬s.th.); to irritate (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ ه‬s.th.); to
arouse, stir up, kindle, excite ( ‫ هو‬s.th., e.g.,
feelings), cause, provoke, awaken ( ‫هووو‬
s.th.); to raise, pose, bring up (‫مسووب ة‬
mas’alatan a question, a problem)│‫ااثو را‬
‫( ث ئوتو‬tā’iratahū) to infuriate s.o., excite
s.o. X to excite, stir up, kindle ( ‫ هو‬s.th.,
esp. passions); to rouse ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.); to
arouse, awaken ( ‫ هو‬s.th., esp. feelings); to
elicit, evoke ( ‫ هو‬wails, outcries, ‫ مو‬from
s.o.); to incite, set (‫ ه علوو‬s.o. against)│‫ا‬
‫( اسووأث راغ ووب‬gaḍabahū) to infuriate s.o.,
make s.o. angry
‫ ثئب( تث ب = اتث وب‬VI) to yawn
‫ ث و رايثووارة‬tāra u to stir, be stirred up, be
aroused, be excited; to swirl up, rise
(dust); to arise (question, problem; a
‫ اثوووو ر‬itāra excitation,
kindling;
agitation,
provocation,
(a)rousing,
irritation, stimulation
stirring up,
incitement;
awakening;
‫ ثووو ئو‬tā’ir excited, agitated, raving,
furious, mad; rebellious; fury, rage (in the
idiomatic phrase ‫ ثو راثو ئو‬see above); (pl.
‫ثووووووواار‬
tuwwār)
insurgent,
rebel,
revolutionary
‫ ث و ئو‬tā’ira pl. ‫ ثوواائو‬tawā’ir2 tumult;
excitement, agitation; fury, rage
‫ مثيووووو‬mutīr exciting; provocative;
stimulative, irritative; excitant, irritant,
stimulant; instigator; germ, agent; pl.
‫ مثيوا‬stimulants
‫ ثاريام‬tōriyūm thorium (chem.)
‫ ثوال‬VII to swarm, crowd, throng (‫ علوو‬around
s.o.); to come over s.o. (‫)علو‬
‫ ثوال‬law and ‫ ثوالاا حول‬t. an-nḥl swarm of
bees
possessed, undismayed; ‫ بجووبشارابووط‬with
unswerving courage, unflinchingly
‫ج كأ‬, ‫ ج كأة‬and ‫ ج كيأ‬žakēta jacket, coat
‫ ج ان‬galōn gallon
‫( ج يوى‬Eg. spelling) galērī gallery (theat.)
‫ ج م‬jām pl. –āt cup; drinking vessel; bowl
‫ ج مكية‬jāmakīya pl. -āt, ‫ جاامل‬jawāmik2 pay
‫ ج ماس‬jāmūs pl. ‫ جااميس‬jawāmīs2 buffalo
‫ ثام‬tūm (coll.; n. un. ) garlic
‫ ثاى‬tawā i ( ‫ ثاا‬tawā’, ‫ ثاى‬tuwīy, ‫ مثواى‬matwan)
to stay, live (‫ ب‬at a place); to settle down
(‫ ب‬at a place); pass. tuwiya to be buried
IV to stay, live; to lodge, put up as a guest
(‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ ثاى‬tawīy guestroom
‫ ثوا‬tūwa pl. ‫ ثواى‬tuwan signpost, roadsign
‫ مثوواى‬matwan pl. ‫ مثو و‬matāwin abode,
habitation, dwelling; place of rest
‫ ثيوب‬tayyib pl. -āt a deflowered but unmarried
woman, widow, divorcée
‫ ثيأول‬taital pl. ‫ ثي تول‬tayātil2 a variety of wild goat
(Capra jaela) 109
‫ج‬
‫ ج ماسة‬jāmūsa buffalo cow
‫( جووو ظو‬pronounced žānəreg, from Turk.
caneriği; coll.; n. un. žānərgēye) a variety
of small green plum with several stones
(syr.)
‫ جو ه‬jāh rank, standing, dignity, honor, glory,
fame
‫ ج وه‬jāwa Java
‫ جو وى‬jāwī Javanese; benzoin; (pl. -ūn) a
Javanese
‫ ج و ار‬jāwadār rye
‫ ج ويش‬čāwīš sergeant = ‫ش وش‬, ‫ش ويش‬
1
‫ جووب‬jubb pl. ‫ اجبو ب‬ajbāb, ‫ جبو ب‬jibāb well,
cistern; pit
2
‫ جبوة‬jubba pl. ‫ جبوب‬jubab, ‫جبو ب‬, jibāb, ‫جب ئوب‬
jabā’ib2 jubbah, a long outer garment,
open in front, with wide sleeves
‫ جوبا‬jabḥ pl. ‫ اجوبا‬ajbuḥ, ‫ جبو ح‬jibāḥ, ‫ اجبو ح‬ajbāḥ
beehive
‫ ج ثليق‬jātalīq = ‫جثليق‬
‫ جؤجوؤ‬ju’ju’ pl. ‫ جو جئ‬ja’āji breast; prow, bow
(of a ship)
2
‫ جوبر‬ja’ara a (ja’r, ‫ جوؤار‬ju’ār) to low, moo; to
supplicate, pray fervently (‫ ا و‬to God)
‫ جوبر‬ja’r, and ‫ جوؤار‬ju’ār, lowing, mooing
(of cattle)
1
‫ ج ز‬giiz pl. -āt (Eg. spelling) gas
2
‫ ج ز‬jāz jazz
‫( ج زون‬Fr. gazon, Eg. spelling) gāzōn lawn
‫ جوووبش‬ja’aša a (ja’š) to be agitated, be
convulsed (with pain or fright)
‫ جووبش‬ja’š emotional agitation; heart,
soul│ ‫ اربوطاجبشو‬rabaṯa ja’šahū to remain
calm, composed, self-possesed; ‫رابوطاا جوبش‬
or ‫ ث بوتاا جوبش‬calm, composed, cool, self-
‫ جب ظووة‬jabḳāna, jabaḳāna powder magazine;
ammunition; artillery depot
‫ جبووو‬jabara u (jabr, ‫ جب وار‬jubūr) to set ( ‫ه و‬
broken bones); to restore, bring back to
normal ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to help back on his feet,
help up (‫ ه‬s.o.; e.g., on. fallen into
poverty); to force, compel (‫ ه علوو‬s.o. to do
s.th.)│‫( اجبوووا و هوه‬ḳāoṯirahū) to console,
comfort, gratify, oblige s.o.; to treat (s.o.)
in a conciliatory or kindly manner II to set
( ‫ هو‬broken bones) III to treat with kindness
with friendliness (‫ ه‬s.o.), be nice (‫ ه‬to s.o.)
IV to force, compel (‫ ه علوو‬s.o. to do s.th.);
to hold sway (‫ علوو‬over) V to show o.s.
proud, haughty; to act strong, throw one’s
weight around; to show o.s. strong or
powerful, demonstrate one’s strength or
power; to be set (broken bones)│‫اتجبووا ا‬
‫( ب ب ول‬bi-bnika) God has demonstrated His
power on your son, i.e., He has taken him
unto Himself VII to be mended. repaired,
restored
‫ جبووو‬jabr setting (of broken bones); force,
compulsion; coercion, duress; power, 110
might; (predestined, inescapable) decree
of fate; ‫ جبووا‬jab,an forcibly, by force│‫اعلوما‬
‫‘ ا جبو‬ilm al-j. algebra; ‫ ياماجبوواا بحوو‬yaum j.
al-baḥr a local holiday of Cairo (the day
on which, in former times, the water of the
Nile was channeled into the nowabandoned ḳalīg, or City Canal, thus
mar‫ ووو‬ng the beginning of the irrigation
season)
‫ جب سووة‬jabbāsa gypsum quarry; plaster
kiln
2
‫ جبس‬jabas (coll.; n. un. ; syr.) watermelon(s)
1
‫ اجبول‬jabala u i (jabl) to mold, form, shape,
fashion ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to knead ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
create (‫ ه علوو‬s.o. with a natural disposition
or propensity for); pass. ‫( جبلاعلوو‬jubila) to
be born for, be naturally diaposed to, bave
a propensity for
‫ جبلووووة‬jibla, jibilla pl.
disposition, nature, temper
-āt
natural
‫ جبوووووى‬jabrī algebraic; compulsory,
forced; -- jabarī an adherent of the
doctrine of predestination and the
inescapability of fate; fatalist
‫ اجبول‬jabal pl. ‫ جبول‬jibāl, ‫ اجبو ل‬ajbāl mountain;
mountains, mountain range│‫ اجبو لااال وب‬j.
al-alb the Alpes; ‫ جب و لااالوراس‬the Aurès
Mountains (in E Algeria); ‫ جبلاجليود‬iceberg;
‫ جبوولاسووي‬j. sīnā Mount Sinai; ‫جبوولاه و ر‬
Gibraltar; ‫ جبلاظ ر‬volcano
‫ جبويووة‬jabarīya an Islamic school of
thought teaching the inescapability of fate;
fatalism
‫ جبلو‬jabalī mountainous, hilly; mountain
(adj.); montane; (pl. -ūn) highlander,
mountaineer
‫ جبو ر‬jabbār, pl. -ūn, ‫ جبو بو‬jabābir2, ‫جبو بو‬
jabābira
giant;
colossus;
tyrant,
oppressor; almighty, omnipotent (God);
gigantic, giant, colossal, huge; Orion
(astron.)│ ‫ اجبو راا وا‬j. al-ḳuṯ.wa striding
powerfully, ta‫ و‬ng buge strides
‫ جووووبالوى‬gabalāwī
mountaineer
‫ جب ر‬jibāra (art of) bonesetting
‫ جبيووو‬jabīra and ‫ جبو ر‬jībāra pl. ‫جبو ئو‬
jabā’ir2 splint (surg.)
‫ جبووووو‬jabarūt omnipotence; power,
might; tyranny
‫ جبوي‬jibriyā’ pride, haughtiness
2
O ‫ تجبيو‬tajbīr, ‫ تجبيواا عر م‬orthopedics
‫ اجب ر‬ijbār compulsion, coercion
‫اجبوووووو رى‬
ijbārī
forced,
forcible,
compulsory, obligatory│‫ا أج يوووودااالجبوووو رى‬
compulsory
recruitment;
military
conscription
‫ ج بو‬jābir and ‫ مجبو‬mujabbir, bonesetter
‫ مجبوار‬majbūr and ‫ مجبوو‬mujbar forced,
compelled
‫ جبوئيل‬jabra’īl2‫ اجبويل‬jibrīl2 Gabriel
2
‫ جبس‬jibs gypsum; plaster of Paris
‫اجووبس‬II to plaster, coat, patch, or fix with
plaster ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to put in a cast, set in
plaster ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
2
(eg.)
highlander,
‫ جبالية‬gabalāya pl. -āt (eg.) grotto, cave
‫ جووب‬jabuna u (jubn, ‫ جب ظووة‬jabāna) to be a
coward, be fearful; to be too much of a
coward ( ‫ عو‬to do s.th.), shrink ( ‫ عو‬from
s.th.) II to cause to curdle ( ‫ هو‬milk); to
make into cheese ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to curdle; to
accuse of cowardice, call a coward (‫ ه‬s.o.)
V to curdle (milk), turn into cheese
‫ جب‬jubn and ‫ جب ظة‬jabāna cowardice
‫ جب‬jubn and ‫ جب ة‬jubna cheese
‫ جب و ن‬jabān pl.
cowardly
‫ جب و‬jubanā’2 coward;
‫ جب ن‬jabbān cheese merchant
‫ جبي‬jabīn pl. ‫ جب‬jubun, ‫ اجب ة‬ajbina, ‫اجوب‬
ajbun forehead, brow; façade, front; face
‫ مو اجبي وو‬min jabīnī I alone; ‫علوواجبوي اا سوم‬
in the sky 111
‫ جبي و‬jabīnī frontal
‫ اجب‬ajban2 more cowardly
‫ جب ظة‬jabbāna pl. -āt cemetery
‫ تجبوي‬tajbīn cheese making, processing
into cheese
1
‫ جب‬jabaha a to moot, face, confront (‫ ه‬s.o.) III
to face, confront, oppose, defy (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫هو‬
s.th.), show a hold front (‫ ه‬to); to face ( ‫ هو‬a
problem, a difficulty)
‫ جبهوة‬jabha pl. ‫ جبو ه‬jibāh, ‫ جبهو‬jabahāt
forehead, brow; front, face, façade;
frontline, battle front
‫ مج بهوة‬mujābaha facing, confrontation,
opposition
2
‫ جب ا ظة‬see ‫جب ظة‬
‫ جبوو‬jabā i (‫ جب يوة‬jibāya) to collect, raise, levy
( ‫ هو‬taxes, duties) II to prostrate o.s. (in
prayer) VIII to pick, choose, elect ( ‫ هو‬s.th.,
‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ جب يوة‬jibāya raising, levying (of taxes);
(pl. oat) tax, duty, impost
‫ جب ئ‬jibā’ī tax- (in compounds); fiscal
‫ جوو ثم‬jātim pl. ‫ جووثم‬juttam squatting,
crouching; perching; prostrate, prone
(‫ جثو )جثوا‬jatā u (jutuw) to kneel, root on the
knees; to bend the knee, genullect; to fall
on one’s knees
‫ جثا‬jutūw kneeling pooition
‫ جثوا‬jutwa rock pile, mound; sepulchral
mound, tumulus
‫ مجثو‬majtan hassock
‫ جووو ث‬jātin kneeling; ‫ ا جووو ثو‬Hercules
(astron.)
‫ جحود‬jaḥda a (jaiḥd, ‫ جحوا‬juḥūd) to negate ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to disclaim, disavow, disown, deny
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to refuse, reject, repudiate ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to renounce, forswear, adjure ( ‫ هو‬a
belief); to deny ( ‫ ه هو‬s.o. his right)│‫اجحودا‬
‫( جميل‬jamīlahū) to he ungrateful to s.o.
‫ مجبووو‬majban pl. ‫ مج و ب‬majābin tax,
impost
‫ جحود‬jaḥd denial; repudiation, disavowal,
rejection, disclaimer; unbelief (rel.)
‫ جو ب‬jābin pl. ‫ جبو‬jubāh tax collector,
revenue officer, collector; (bus, etc.)
conductor (ir.)
‫ جح وا‬juḥūd denial; evasion, dodging,
shirking (of a moral obligation);
ingratitude;
repudiation,
disavowal,
rejection, disclaimer; unbelief (rel.)
‫ ج بية‬jābiya pl. ‫ جااب‬jawābin pool, basin
‫ جأ و‬jatā (abbreviation of ‫ )جيووباا أم و م‬cosine
(math.)
‫ ج حد‬jāḥid denier; infidel, unbeliever
‫ جحو‬VII to hide in ito hole or den (animal)
‫ جوث‬jatta (jatt) and VIII to tear out, uproot ( ‫ هو‬a
tree, also fig.)
‫ جحوو‬juḥr pl. ‫ اجحو ر‬ajḥār, ‫ جحوار‬juḥūr
hole, den, lair, burrow (of animals) 112
‫ جثوة‬jutta pl. ‫ جثوث‬jutat, ‫ اجثو ث‬ajtāt body;
corpse, cadaver; carcass
‫ جحوش‬jaḥš pl. ‫ جحو ش‬jiḥāš, ‫ جحشو ن‬jiḥšān, ‫اجحو ش‬
ajḥāš young donkey; (pl. ‫ جح واش‬juḥūš)
trestle, horse
‫ مجأث‬muitat uprooted (also fig.)
‫جحشة‬
‫ جثل‬jatl thick, dense (esp. hair)
a young female donkey
‫ جثليق‬jitlīq pl. ‫ جث قوة‬jatāliqa catholicos, primate
of the Armenian Church
‫ جحو‬jaḥaẓa a (‫ جحواظ‬juḥūẓ) to bulge, protrude
(eyeball)
‫ جوثم‬jatama u i (jatm, ‫ جثوام‬jutūm) to alight, sit,
perch (bird); to crouch, cower; to fall or
lie prone, lie face down; to beset, oppress
(‫ علو‬s.th.)
‫ جحواظاا عوي‬juḥūz al-‘ain exophthalmic goiter,
abnormal protrusion of the eyeball
‫ جثموة‬jatma (n. vic.) motionless sitting or
lying
‫ جثو م‬jutām and ‫ جو ثام‬jātūm nightmare,
incubus
‫ جثم ن‬jutmān pl. -āt hody, mortal frame
‫جثمووووو ظو‬
corporeal
jutmānī
hodily,
physical,
‫ جحوف‬jaḥafa a (jaḥf) to peel off, scrape off ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to sweep away ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to have a
bias (‫ مووا‬for), side (‫ مووا‬with s.o.) IV to
harm, hurt, injure, prejudice (‫ ب‬s.o., s.th.);
to ruin. destroy (‫ ب‬s.o., s.th.); to wrong (‫ب‬
s.o.)
‫ اجحووو ا‬ijḥāf injustice, wrong; bias,
prejudice
‫ مجحووف‬mujḥif unjust, unfair; biased,
prejudiced
‫ جحفوول‬jaḥfala pl. ‫ جح وول‬jaḥāfil2 multitude,
legion, host, large army; army corps
(Syr.); eminent man
‫ جحيم‬jaḥīm f. (also m.) fire, hellfire, hell
‫ جحيمو‬jaḥīmī hellish, infernal
‫ جخ‬jaḳḳa (eg.) to lord it, give o.s. airs; to boast,
brag; (syr.) to dress up (slightly ironical)
‫ ج خ‬jaḳḳāḳ boaster, braggart
1
‫ جد‬jadd pl. ‫ جدو‬judūd, ‫ اج‬ajdād grand-father;
ancestor, forefather│‫( اا جوووودااالعلووووو‬a‘lā)
ancestor
‫ جد‬jadda pl. -āt grandmother
2
‫ جوود‬jadda i to be new; to be a recent
development, have happened lately, have
recently become a fact; to be added, crop
up or enter as a new factor (circumstances,
costs); to appear for the first time (also,
e.g., on the stage); to be or become
serious, grave; to be weighty, significant,
important; to take ‫ وو‬s.th.) seriously; to
strive earnestly ‫ وو‬for), go out of one’s
way (‫ وو‬to do s.th.), make every effort (‫وو‬
in); to be serious, be in earnest (‫ وو‬about),
mean business; to hurry (‫ وو‬one’s step) II
to renew ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to make anew, remake
( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to modernize ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to restore,
renovate, remodel, refit, recondition,
refurbish ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to be an innovator, a
reformer; to feature s.th. new or novel,
produce s.th. new; to rejuvenate,
regenerate, revive, freshen up ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
renew,‫ا‬extend ( ‫ ه‬a permit); to begin anew,
repeat ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), make a new start ( ‫ هو‬in
s.th.); to try again ( ‫ حر و‬ḥaẓẓahū one’s
luck) IV to strive, endeavor, take pains; to
apply o.s. earnestly and assiduously (‫ووو‬
to), be bent, be intent (‫ ووو‬on s.th.); to
hurry (‫ وو‬one's step); to renew, make new
( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V to become new, be renewed; to
revive X to be new, be added or enter as a
new factor, come newly into existence; to
make new, renew ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ جود‬iadd pl. ‫ جودو‬judūd good luck, good
fortune
‫ جوووود‬jidd seriousness, earnestness;
diligence, assiduity, eagerness; ‫ جودا‬jiddan
very, much│‫ ابجوود‬and ‫ موو اجوود‬earnestly,
seriously; ‫ جودابو ه‬jiddu bāhiẓin very high
(price); ‫ جووداعروويم‬j. ‘aẓīmin very great;
‫( ي ألفوواناجوودااال ووأالا‬jidda l-iḳtilāf) they
differ widely; ‫( ولفاعلوواسو اا جودال‬sāqi l-j.)
to apply o.s. with diligence to, take pains
in, make every effort to
‫ جودى‬jiddī serious; earnest; ‫ جودي‬jiddīyan
in earnest, earnestly, seriously
‫ جديووة‬jiddīya earnestness; seriousness,
gravity (of a situation)
‫ جوود‬jidda newness, recency, novelty;
modernness, modernity; O rebirth,
renaissance
‫ جود‬judda2 Jidda (eeaport in W Saudi
Arabia, on Red Sea) 113
‫ جديوود‬jadīd pl. ‫ جوود‬judud, judad new,
recent;
renewed;
modem;
novel,
unprecedented│‫ ا جديودان‬al-jadīdān day and
night; ‫ مو اجديود‬anew, again; (eg.) ‫جديودا و‬
gadīd lang brand-new.
‫ اجوود‬ajadd2 more serious, more intent;
newer, more recent
‫ تجديوود‬tajdīd renewal (also. e.g., of a
permit); creation of s.th. new origination;
new presentation, new production (theat.);
innovation;
reorganization,
reform;
modernization; renovation, restoration,
remodeling. refitting. reconditioning,
refurbishing; rejuvenation, regeneration;
pl. -āt innovations; new achievements
‫ تجووود‬tajaddud renewal, regeneration,
revival
‫ جو‬jādd in earnest, earnest; serious (as
opposed to comic, funny)
‫ جو‬jādda pl. –āt, jawādd2 main street;
street
‫ مجدو‬majdūd fortunate. lucky
‫ مجووود‬mujaddid renewer; innovator;
reformer
‫ مجووود‬mujaddad renewed, extended;
remodeled, reconditioned, renovated,
restored; rejuvenated, regenerated, new,
recent, young
‫ مجوووود‬mujidd
assiduous
painstaking,
diligent,
‫ مسأجد‬mustajidd new, recent; incipient
‫ جودب‬jaduba u ‫ جدوبوة‬judūba) to be or become
dry, arid (soil) IV to suffer from drought,
poverty or dearth; to be barren, sterile; to
come to nothing, go up in smoke, fall flat,
fizzle out; (syr.) to explode in the barrel
(shell; mil.)
‫ جودب‬jadb drought, barrenness, sterility;
sterile, barren
‫ جووديب‬jadīb and ‫ اجوودب‬ajdab2, f.
jadbā’2 barren, sterile
‫ اجوود‬ajda‘ mutilated (by having the
nose, or the like cut off) 114
2
□ ‫ جود‬gada‘ (= ‫ جول‬jada‘) pl. ‫ جودع ن‬gid‘ān
(eg.) young man, young fellow; heman
1
‫ اجودا‬II to curse, blaspheme (‫ علوو‬s.o., esp.
God)
‫جوودب‬
‫ مجوودب‬mujdib barren, sterile; desolate,
arid; unproductive, unprofitable
‫ جدث‬jadat pl. ‫ اجداث‬ajdāt grave, tomb
‫ تجديف‬tajdīf imprecation, blasphemy
2
‫ مجداا‬mijdāf pl. ‫ مج ا‬majādif2 oar
1
‫ جدجد‬judjud pl. ‫ جداجد‬jadājid2 cricket (zool.)
1
‫ اجدر‬jadura u ( ‫ جدار‬jadāra) to be fit, suitable,
proper. appropriate (‫ ب‬for s.o., for s.th.);
to befit, behoove (‫ ب‬s.o., s.th.); to be
worthy (‫ ب‬of), deserve (‫ ب‬s.th.)│‫ايجدرا كووه‬
(dikruhū) and ‫ يجووودراب ووولكو‬it is worth
mentioning
‫ جوديو‬jadīr pl. -ūn ‫ جودرا‬judarā’2 worthy,
deserving (‫ ب‬of s.th.); becoming, befitting
(‫ ب‬s.th.); proper, suited, suitable fit (‫ب‬
for), appropriate (‫ ب‬to)│‫( اجوديواب ولكو‬dikr)
worth mentioning
‫ اجود و‬jadalī controversial; disputatious;
a disputant
‫ جووووودال‬jaddāl and ‫ مجووووودال‬mijdāl
disputatious, argumentative; mijdāl see
also below
‫ اجودر‬ajdar worthier; more appropriate;
better suited, more suitable
‫ جوووودار‬jadāra worthiness; fitness,
suitability,
aptitude,
qualification;
appropriateness
‫ جديلوة‬jadīla pl. ‫ جودائل‬jadā’il2 braid, plait;
tress
‫ مجدال‬mijdāl pl. ‫ مجو ل‬majādil2 flagstone,
ashlar; see also above under jaddāl
‫ جودار‬jidār pl. ‫ جودر‬judur, ‫ جودران‬judrān
wall
‫ جودال‬jidāl and ‫ مج وة‬mujādala pl. –āt
quarrel, argument; dispute, discussion,
debate│‫االايقبووووووووووولاا جووووووووووودال‬
(yaqbalu)
incontestable, indisputable; ‫ الاجووودال‬lā
jidāla and ‫ بوالاجودال‬bi-lā j. incontestably,
indisputably
‫ جدارى‬jidārī mural, wall (adj.)
‫ اجدر‬judira (pass.) and II to have smallpox
‫ جدرى‬judarī, jadarī smallpox
‫ مجووودور‬majdūr and ‫ مجووودر‬mujaddar
infected with smallpox; pock-marked
‫ مجوودول‬majdūl tightly twisted; braided,
plaited; interwoven, intertwined (tress of
hair); slender and trim, shapely (e.g., leg)
‫ مجودر‬mujaddara dish made of rice or
(in Syr.) of bulgur with lentils, onions and
oil (eg., syr.)
‫ جود‬jada‘a a (jad‘) to cut off, amputate ( ‫هو‬
s.th., esp. some part of the body)
‫ بجوود ااالظووف‬bi-jad‘i l-anf (prop., at the
cost of having the nose cut off) at any
price, regardless of the sacrifice involved
‫ اجودل‬jadala u i (jadl) to twist tight, tighten,
stretch ( ‫ هو‬a rope); to braid, plait ( ‫ هو‬s.th.,
the hair, etc.) II to braid, plait, ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) III
to quarrel, wrangle, bicker (‫ ه‬with s.o.); to
argue, debate (‫ ه‬with s.o.); to dispute,
contest (‫ وو‬s.th.) VI to quarrel, have an
argument; to carry on a dispute
‫ جوودل‬jadal quarrel, argument; debate,
dispute, discussion, controversy│‫ا وووو ا‬
‫ جودال‬faraḍa jadalan to assume for the sake
of argument, propose as a basis for
discussion
‫ جدر‬jadr wall
2
‫ اجدا‬jadafa i and II to row (o a boat)
‫ مج و ل‬mujādil disputant, opponent in
dispute
2
‫ اجودول‬jadwal pl. ‫ جوداول‬jadāwil2 creek, brook,
little stream; column; list, roster; index;
chart, table, schedule│‫( جودولا راسوو‬dirāsī)
curriculum; ‫ جودولاا بارصوة‬stock list, ‫ا و ر ا‬
‫( جوودولاا بارصووة‬ḳārija) not quoted (stock
exchange); ‫ جوودولااالعمو ل‬agenda; working
plan
‫ جوداايجودوة‬jadā u to give a present (‫ علوو‬to s.o.)
IV to give as a present (‫ علوو ب‬s.o. s.th.),
present (‫ علوو ب‬s.o. with); to be of use, be
useful, profitable│ ‫( اجودىاظفعو‬naf‘an) to be
useful; ‫ هلااالايجوديل‬that won’t help you, that
will be of no use (to you); ‫مو ايجودىاع ولاهولا‬
do.; ‫( الايجودىا أويال‬fatīlan) = ‫ الايغ وواا أويال‬see
‫ أيول‬X to beg for alms; to implore, beg ( ‫ه هو‬
s.o. for s.th.), plead ( ‫ ه‬for s.th.)
‫ جدا‬jadā’ advantage, gain (.r for s.o.)
‫ جوودوى‬jadwā gift, present; advantage,
benefit, gain│‫( ابالاجدوى‬bi-lā) and ‫علوواغيووا‬
‫( جودوى‬gairi) of no avail, useless, futile, in
vain
‫ اجووووودى‬ajdā
advantageous
more
useful,
more
‫ جودى‬jady pl. ‫ جودا‬jidā’, ‫ جودي ن‬jidyān kid, young
billy goat; Capricorn (astron.); ‫ ا جودى‬the
North Star
‫ جل‬jadda u (jadd) to cut off, clip ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ جوولا‬jadāda pl. -āt slip of paper; pl.
‫ جووولا ا‬small pieces, shreds, scraps,
clippings
‫ جولب‬jadaba i (jadb) to pull, draw ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
attract ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to pull out, draw out,
whip out ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), draw ( ‫ هو‬a weapon, or
the like); to appeal, prove attractive (‫ ه‬to
s.o.), attract, captivate, charm, allure (‫ه‬
s.o.), win (‫ ه‬s.o.) over ( ‫ ا ي‬to one’s side) III
to contend (‫ ه‬with s.o.) at pulling, tugging,
etc. ( ‫ هو‬s.th.)│‫ ج بو اا حبول‬115 (ḥabla) to vie
with s.o.; (to be able) to compete with s.o.,
measure up to s.o., be a match for s.o.;
‫ ج ب اا كالم‬or ‫ ج ب احديث‬or ‫ج بو ااهوواااا حوديث‬
(aṯrāfa l-ḥ.) he engaged him in
conversation, involved him in a
discussion; ‫( ج بو ااهووواااا ح و ر‬aṯrāfa lḥaḍāra) to vie with s.o. in culture VI to
pull back and forth (‫ ه‬s.o.); to contend (‫ه‬,
‫ ه‬for); to attract each other│‫اتجو بااااهووااا‬
‫( ا حووديث‬aṯrāfa l-ḥ.) they were deep in
conversstion, they were talking together
VII to be attracted; to be drawn, gravitate
(JI toward, to) VIII to attract (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫هو‬
s.th., ‫ ا يو‬to o.s.; also magn.); to allure,
entice (‫ ه‬s.o.); to win (‫ ه‬s.o.) over ( ‫ ا يو‬to
one's side); to draw, inhale ( ‫ هو‬puffs from
a cigarette, etc.)
‫ جولب‬jadb attraction; gravitation; appeal,
lure, enticement, captivation│ ‫ اا وولاجوولب‬to
wrest away, take away by force; ‫ا جوولبا‬
‫( ا ج سو‬jinsī) sex appeal
‫ جولاب‬jaddāb attractive; magnetic (fig.);
suction, suctorial; winning, fetching,
engaging; charming, enticing, captivating,
gripping
‫ اجووولب‬ajdab2 more attractive, more
captivating
‫ اظجووولاب‬injidāb attraction, inclination,
pronenesa, tendency
‫ اجألاب‬ijtidāb attraction; enticement, lure
‫ ج و ب‬jādib attractive; magnetic (fig.);
winning, fetubing, engaging; charming,
enticing, captivating, gripping
‫ ج بيووة‬jādibīya gravitation; attraction;
attractiveness;
charm,
fascination;
magnetism (fig.); lure, enticement│O
‫ ج بيةاا ثقل‬j. ataql gravitational force; ‫ج بيةا‬
‫( مغ يسوية‬magnaṯisūya) magnetism; ‫ج بيوةا‬
‫ ا ج س‬j. al-jins sex appeal
‫ مجووولوب‬majdūb attracted; possessed,
maniacal, insane; (pl. ‫ مج و ب‬majādib2)
maniac, lunatic, madman, idiot│‫مسأشووفوا‬
‫ ا مج يب‬mustašfā l-m. mental hospital
‫ مأج و ب‬mutajādib mutually attractive;
belonging together, inseparable
‫ م جووولب‬munjadib attracted; inclined,
tending (‫ ا و‬to)
‫ جولر‬jadara u (jadr) to uproot, tear out by the
roots ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) II do.; to extract the root ( ‫هو‬
of a number; math.); to take root
‫ جولر‬jidr, jadr pl. ‫ جولور‬judūr root (also
math.); stem, base, lower end; (pl. ‫اجولار‬
ajdār) stub (of a receipt book, or the
like)│ ‫( جوولراتوبيعووو‬tarbī‘ī) square root
(math.)
‫ جلرى‬jidrī, radical, roct (adj.)
‫ تجووليو‬tajdīr evolution, root extraction
(math.)
‫ جول‬jada‘ pl. ‫ جول‬jud‘ān young man, young
fellow (cf. □ ‫ جود‬gada‘); new, incipient│
‫( ع و اا حوووباجلعووة‬ḥarbu, jada‘atan) the
war broke out again, started all over again;
‫( اع و ااالمووواجوولع‬l-amra) he reopened the
whole affair, he reverted to the earlier
status
‫ جول‬jid‘ pl. ‫ اجولا‬ajdā‘, ‫ جولو‬judū‘ stem,
trunk.; stump, tree stump; torso
‫ جلعو‬jid‘ī truncal
‫ جلا‬II to row ( ‫ ه‬a boat)
‫ مجلاا‬mijdāf pl. ‫ مج ا‬majādif2 oar
‫ جوولل‬jadala a (jadal) to be happy, gay,
exuberant, rejoice IV to make happy,
gladden, cheer (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ جلل‬jidl pl. ‫ اجولال‬ajdāl, ‫ جولول‬judūl stump
(of a tree)
‫ جوليل‬jadīl wooden post on which camels
rub themselves
‫ جولل‬jada1 gaiety, hilarity, exuberance,
happiness 116
‫ جولل‬jadil pl. ‫ جولالن‬judlān gay, hilarious,
cheerful, in high spirits, exuberant, happy
‫ جولالن‬jadlān2 gay, hilarious, cheerful, in
high spirits, exuberaut, happy
‫ جولم‬ijdama i (jadm) to out off, chop off ( ‫هو‬
s.th., esp. a part of the body); to remove,
ta.ke out, excise ( ‫ هو‬e.g., the tonsils, the
appendix; surg.); pass. judima to be
afllicted with leprosy
‫ جلم‬jidm pl. ‫ جلوم‬judūm, ‫ اجلام‬ajdām root
‫ جلام‬judām leprosy
‫ جلامة‬judāma stubble
‫ اجولام‬ajdām2 pl. ‫ جولامو‬jadmā mutilated
(from having an arm, a hand, etc., cut off);
leprous; leper
‫ مجلوم‬majdūm leprous; leper
‫ جلمار‬judmur stump
‫ جولو‬jadwa, jidwa, judwa pl. ‫ جولى‬jidan, judan,
‫ جلا‬jidā’ firebrand; burning log
‫ جوو‬jarra u (jarr) to draw, pull ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
drag, tug, haul ( ‫ ه‬s.th.): to tow ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to
trail ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to drag along (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ ه‬s.th.);
to draw (‫ ه علو‬s.th. on s.o.), bring ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
down (‫ علووو‬upon s.o.); to lead (‫ ا ووو‬to),
bring on, cause (‫ ا وو‬s.th.); to entail ( ‫ هو‬e.g.,
some evil, ‫ علوووو‬for s.o.); (gram.) to
pronounce the final consonant with i, put
(a word) into tho genitive│ ‫جوووواجويوووو‬
(jarīratan) to commit an outrage, a crime
(‫ علوو‬against s.o.); ‫( جوواليوا ا‬quyūdan) to be
in shackles, go shackled; ‫جوواا و راا ووالوصو‬
(qurṣihī) to secure advantages for o.s.,
feather one’s nest; ‫الايجوووووا سوووو ظ ابكلمووووة‬
(lisānahū bi-kalima) he won’t let a word
escape his lips IV to ruminate VII passive
of I; to be driven; to be swept along, drift,
float│ ‫( ااظجوواا وواا وارا‬warā’i) to withdraw,
fall back, give way VIII to ruminate│‫ااجأووا‬
‫( آالم‬ālāmahū) to mull over one’s grief
‫ جوووو‬jarr pull(ing), drawing, draft.;
traction, drag(ging), tugging, towage,
hauling; bringing on, causing; genitive│‫ا‬
‫ حوووااا جووو‬ḥarf al-j. (gram.) preposition;
‫ وهلماجوا‬wa-halumma jarran and so forth
‫ جو‬jarra pl. ‫ جوار‬jirār (earthenware) jar
‫ جوو‬jarra, jurra trail, track; rut (left by a
wagon)│‫ ابجووو اللووم‬bi-j. qalam with one
stroke of the pen
‫ جو‬jirra cud (of a ruminant)
‫ مو اجووى‬min jarrā because of│ ‫امو اجووا‬
because of you, on your account, for your
sake
‫ م اجوا‬min jarā’i because of, due to│‫م ا‬
‫ جوا اأن‬because
‫ جوووار‬jarrār huge, tremendous (army);
potter; (pl. -āt) tractor; tugboat, steam tug,
towing launch
‫ ج و رور‬jārūr pl. ‫ جووااريو‬jawārīr2 (syr.)
drawer (of a desk, etc.)
‫ ج رور‬jārūra (leb.) rake (tool)
‫ جويووو‬jarīr pl. ‫ جوائوووو‬jarā’ir2 guilt;
offense, outrage, crime│ ‫ امووو اجويووو‬min
jarīrati because of, on account of
‫ جووووار‬jarrāra pl. -āt a variety of
scorpion; tractor
‫ مجو‬mijarr trace, tug (of a harness)
‫ مجو‬majarra galaxy
‫ اظجواريوة‬injirārīya (eg.) towage charges
for watercraft
‫ مجوووور‬majrūr drawn, dragged, towed,
etc.; word governed by a preposition,
word in the genitive form; (pl. ‫مج و ريو‬
magārir2) drain, sewer (eg.); ‫مجووو ريو‬
sewers, sewage system (eg.)
‫ مجأو‬mujtarr ruminant (adj. and n.)
‫ جوو‬jaru’a u ( ‫ جووأ‬jur’a, ‫ جووا‬jarā’a) to dare,
venture, risk, hazard (‫ علوو‬s.th.), take the
risk (‫ علوو‬of, ‫ ان‬of doing s.th.), have the
117 courage (‫ علوو‬for s.th.) II to encourage
(‫ ه علوو‬s.o. to s.th.) V to dare, venture, risk.
hazard (‫ علوو‬s.th.) VIII to be venturesome,
be daring; to become bold, make bold (‫علو‬
with s.o.); to venture (‫ علوو‬s.th. or upon
s.th.), have the audacity (‫ علو‬to do s.th.)
‫ جوووو‬jarī’ pl. ‫ اجويووو‬ajriyā’ bold,
courageous (‫ب‬, ‫ علووو‬in s.th.); forward,
immodest, insolent; daring, reckless, foolbardy
‫ تجويبوووووو‬tajrībī trial, test (adj.);
experimental; based on experience,
empirical│‫‘( علوماا و فساا أجويبوو‬ilm an-nafs)
experimental psychology
O ‫ تجويبية‬tajrībīya empiricism (philos.)
‫ مجووووب‬mujarrib experimental; tester;
examiner; tempter
‫ مجووب‬mujarrab tried, tested; proven or
establisbed by experience, time-tested,
time-tried;
experienced,
practiced,
seasoned; man of experience
2
‫ جوووأ‬jur’a and ‫ جوووا‬jarā’a courage,
boldness, daring; forwardness, insolence
‫ مجأو‬mujtari’ bold, forward
‫( جوا‬Fr.) garāž pl. -āt garage (eg.)
‫ جواظيأو‬granītī granitic (eg.)
‫ جوب دية‬jarabandīya (and ‫ )جواب دية‬knapsack,
rucksack
‫ جووب‬jariba a (jarab) to be mangy; (eg.) to
fade (color) II to test ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to try, try
out, essay ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to sample ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
rehearse, practice ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to attempt ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to put to the test, try, tempt ( ‫ه و‬
s.o.)│‫ اجووباظفسو ا ووو‬to try one’s hand at;
‫( جوبااالي م‬ayyāma) to gather experience
‫ جوب‬jarab mange; itch, scabies
‫ جوب‬jarib mangy; scabby
‫ اجووب‬ajrab2, f. ‫ جوبو‬jarbā’2, pl. ‫جووب‬
jurb and ‫ جوب ن‬jarbān2 mangy; scabby
‫ جوواب‬jirāb pl. ‫ اجوبوة‬ajriba, ‫اجووب‬jurub
sack, bag, traveling bag; knapsack;
scrotum; covering, case; sheath, scabbard
(for the sword)
‫ جواب‬jurāb pl. -āt stocking, sock
‫ جويب‬jarīb a patch of arable land
‫ تجوبوة‬tajriba pl. ‫ تجو رب‬tajārib2 trial, test;
tryout; attempt; practice, rehearsal;
scientific test, experiment; probation; trial,
tribulation;
temptation;
experience,
practice; proof sheet, galley proof, also
‫( تجوبةام بعية‬maṯba‘īya)
test(ing);
‫ جوبووز‬jurbuz pl. ‫ جوابووز‬jarābiza impostor,
confidence man, swindler
‫ جوبا‬jarbū‘ (= ‫ )يوبا‬pl. ‫ جوابيا‬jarābī‘2 jerboa
(zool.)
‫ جواظيت‬granīt granite (eg.)
‫ تجويووووب‬tajrīb trial,
tribulation; temptation
‫ جوبل‬jarbada = ‫جوبز‬
‫ جوبووز‬jarbaza (also ‫ )جوب ول‬deception,
swindle
‫ جوام‬grām gram (eg.)
2
‫ اجارب‬look up alphabeticaUy
2
trial,
‫ جوثام‬jurtūm, ‫ جوثاموة‬jurtūma pl. ‫ جوواثيم‬jarātīm2
root; origin; germ; microbe, bacillus,
bacterium│‫اتحووووووتاا جوثووووووام‬
taḥt
al-j.
inframicrobe
‫ جوا‬look up alphabetically
‫ جوجوو‬jarjara ( ‫ جوجوو‬jarjara) to gargle; to jerk
or pull back and forth; to trail, drag ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to tow away ( ‫ هو‬s.th.)│‫اجوجووا و ه‬
(ḳuṯāhū) to drag one’s feet, shuffle along
II tajarjara pass. and refl. of I
‫ جوجو‬jarara gargling; rombling noise;
rumble, clatter (of a wagon)
‫ جوجو‬jirjir (large, thick) beans
‫ جوجيو‬jirjīr watercress (eg., syr.) 118
‫ جووح‬jaraḥa a (jarḥ to wound (‫ ه‬s.o.); to injure,
hurt (‫ ه‬s.o.; also fig., the feelings) II to
invalidate ( ‫ هوووو‬teatimony), challenge,
declare unreliahle (‫ ه‬a witness), take
formal exception (‫ه‬, ‫ هو‬to) VIII to commit
( ‫ هوو‬an outrage, a crime)│ ‫ااجأوووحاا سووي‬
(sayyi’āt) to do evil things
‫ جوووح‬jurḥ pl. ‫ جووواح‬jirāḥ, ‫ جووووح‬jurūḥ,
‫ جووحووو‬jurūḥāt, ‫ اجوووواح‬ajrāḥ wound,
injury, lesion
‫ جواح‬jarrāḥ pl. -ūn surgeon│‫جوواحااالسو ن‬
dental surgeon
‫ اجوا‬ajrād2, f. ‫ جوو ا‬jardā’2, pl. ‫ جوو‬jurd
desolate, bleak, without vegetation;
hairless, bald; threadbare shabby, worn
(garment); open, unprotected (border)
‫ جواحة‬jirāḥa surgery
‫ جواحوووو‬jirāḥī surgical│‫اعمليووووةاجواحيووووة‬
(‘amalīya) surgical operation
‫ جوا‬jarād (coll.; n. un. ) locust(s)│‫اجوا ا‬
‫( ا وحو ل‬raḥḥāl) migratory locust(s); ‫جووا ا‬
‫ ا بحووو‬j. al-baḥr langouste, sea cray-fish;
‫ بجوا ه‬bi-jarādihā in its entirety
‫ جووويا‬jarīḥ pl. ‫ جوح وو‬jarḥā wounded,
injured, hurt
‫ تجووووويا‬tajrīḥ
disparagement
surgery;
‫ جوي ود‬jarīd palm branches stripped of
their leaves; jeered, a blunt javelin used in
equestrian games
defamation,
‫ جو رح‬jarīḥ injuring; wounding, stinging,
painful, hurting; rapacious (beast),
predatory
‫ جويود‬jarīda pl. ‫ جوائود‬jarā’id2 (n. un. of
‫ )جويود‬palm-leaf stalk; list, register, roster,
index; newspaper│‫( جويوود اياميووة‬yaumīya)
daily newspaper; ‫ جوائوداا مسو‬j. al-masā’
the evening papers; ‫ ا جويد اا هقة‬and ‫ا جويد ا‬
‫ ا سي م ئية‬tho newsreel
‫ ج رحووووة‬jāriḥa pl. ‫ جوووواارح‬jawāriḥ2
predatory animal or bird│‫ اجاارحاا يو‬j. aṯṯair predatory birds
‫ جواارح‬jawāriḥ2 limbes, extremities (of
the hody)│ ‫ ابكوولاجاارح و‬with might and
main, with all his strength
‫ اجوو ى‬ajrūdī (syr.) beardless, hairless
‫ مجو‬mijrad pl. ‫ مج ر‬majārid2 scraper
‫ مجوووووح‬majrūḥ pl. ‫ مجووو ريا‬majārīḥ2
wounded, injured, hurt
‫ جوو‬jarada u (jard) to peel, pare ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
remove the shell, peel, rind or husk ( ‫ هو‬of
s.th.); to denude, diveet, strip, bare ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.); (com.) to take stock; to make an
inventory (‫ ا ب و ئا‬of goods on hand) II to
peel, pare ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to remove the shell,
peel, rind or husk ( ‫ هو‬of s.th.); to denude,
divest, strip, dispossess, deprive ( ‫ هو مو‬or ‫ه‬
s.o. or s.th. of); to withhold ( ‫ ه مو‬from s.o.
s.th.); to draw, unsheathe (‫ ا سووويف‬the
sword); to unleash (‫ هو علووو‬s.th. against
s.o.); to send, dispatch ( ‫ ه و‬a military
detachment, troops, ‫ ضوود‬or ‫ علووو‬against
s.o.); to free ( ‫ هو مو‬or ‫ ه‬s.o. or s.th. from);
to isolate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to abstract ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
divest ( ‫ مو‬ss.o. of his citizenship, of a
rank, of a vested right, etc.)│‫اجو هام اا سالح‬
to disarm s.o.; ‫ جو اظفس ام‬to free o.s. from,
rid o.s. of, give up s.th. V pass. of II; to
strip o.s., rid o.s., get rid ( ‫ م‬or ‫ ع‬of), free
o.s. ( ‫ مو‬or ‫ عو‬from); to be free ( ‫ مو‬or ‫عو‬
from, ‫ ل‬for a task); to devote o.s.
exclusively (‫ ل‬to s.th.); to give up,
renounce ( ‫ مو‬or ‫ عو‬s.th.); to isolate o.s. ;
to be absolute
‫ جوو‬jard bare, threadbare, shabby, worn;
(com.) inventory; stocktaking
‫ جوي ود‬jarīd without vegetation, barren,
bleak, stark (landscape)
‫تجويووووووود‬
tajrīd
peeling.
paring;
disrobement,
stripping;
denudation;
deprivation; divestment; disarmament;
dispatching (of troops); freeing; isolation;
abstraction│‫ تجويووداموو اا سووالح‬disarmament
119
‫ تجويد‬tajrīda pl. -āt ‫ تج ريد‬tajārīd2
military detachment, expeditionary force
‫ تجوو‬tajarrud freedom ( ‫ مو‬or ‫ عو‬from);
isolatedness, isolation; independence,
impartiality; absoluteness; abstractness,
abstraction
‫ مجووو‬mujarrad denuded, bare, naked;
freed, free ( ‫ مو‬or ‫ عو‬from); pure, mere,
nothing more than; sole; very, absolute;
abstract; selfless, disinterested; 1st stem of
tbe verb (gram.)│with foll. noun in
genitive = mere, sheer, nothing but:) ‫مجوو ا‬
‫ هوا‬mujarradu lahwin mere play, just fun;
‫ ب عي اا مجو‬with the naked eye; ‫ بمجو ام‬bimujarradi mā as soon as, at the very
moment when
‫ جو ل‬jardal pl. ‫ جوا ل‬jaradil2 bucket, pail
‫ جو‬jurad pl. ‫ جو ان‬jirdān, jurdān large rat
‫ جوو ون‬jirdaun pl. ‫ جووا ي‬jarādīn2 large
rat
1
‫ جوووس‬jarasa i (jars) to ring, toll, knell,
(re)sound II to make experienced, inure by
severe trials, sorely try (‫ ه‬s.o.; time,
events); to compromise, disgrace,
discredit, expose, bring into dierepute (‫ب‬
s.o.)
‫ جوس‬jars, jirs sound, tone
‫ جوس‬jaras pl. ‫ اجواس‬ajrās bell
‫ جوسوة‬jursa defamation, public exposure;
scandal, disgrac
2
‫ اجوسو ية‬jirsāya, ‫ جوسوية‬jirsīya pl. -āt jersey,
woolen sweater; ‫ جوسو‬jersey cloth
‫ جوش‬jaraša u (jarš) to crush ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to grate,
bruise, grind ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ جوش‬jarš a grating, scraping noise
‫ جوا ووة‬jarrāfa pl. -āt, ‫ جواريووف‬jarārīf
rake; harrow
2
‫ مجووا‬majraf pl. ‫ مجو را‬majārif2 torrent,
.trong current
‫ مجو وووة‬mijrafa shovel, scoop; (syr.)
mattock; trowel
‫ مجوواا‬mijrāf pl. ‫ مجو را‬majārīf2 shovel,
scoop
‫ جو را‬jārif torrential (stream, mountain
creek); stormy, violent (emotions,
passions) 120
‫ ا جوكس‬al-jarkas the Circassians
‫ جووويش‬jarīš crushed, bruised, coarsely
ground; crushed grain; grits
‫ جوكسوووو‬jarkasī pl. ‫ جواكسوووة‬jarākisa
circassian (adj. and n.)
‫ ج روشوة‬jārūša pl. ‫ جواارش‬jawarīš2 quern,
hand mill (for grinding grain)
‫ جووم‬jarama i (jarm) to sone (‫ ا حوم‬al-laḥma the
meat); -- to commit an offense, a crime, an
outrage (‫ علو‬or ‫ ا و‬against s.o.), sin (‫ علوو‬or
‫ ا وو‬against s.o.), injure, harm, wrong (‫علوو‬
or ‫ ا وو‬s.o.) II to incriminate, charge with a
crime (‫ ه‬s.o.; syr.) IV to commit a crime,
to sin (‫ علوو‬or ‫ ا وو‬against s.o.), do wrong
(‫ علو‬or ‫ ا و‬to s.o.), harm, wrong (‫ علوو‬or ‫ا وو‬
s.o.) VIII = IV
‫ جوو‬jaraḍa a (jaraḍ): ‫( جوو ابويقو‬bi-rīqihī)
he choked on his saliva, could not
swallow his saliva (because of excitement,
alarm, or grief), he was very upset, in a
atate of great agitation, deeply moved; -jaraḍa u (jarḍ) to choke, sulfocate (‫ ه‬s.o.)
IV ‫( اجوضو ابويقو‬cf. I) to alarm s.o., fill s.o.
with apprehension
‫ جوي‬jarīḍ: ‫ اح لاا جوي ا وناا قووي‬ḥāla
l.j. dūna l-qarīḍ (proverb; lit.: choking
prevented poetry, i.e.) in the face of death
one does not think of rhyming (among
other interpretations)
‫ جوو‬jara‘a a (jar‘) and jari‘a a (jara‘) to
swallow, gulp, devour ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to pour
down, toss down ( ‫ هو‬a drink) II to make (‫ه‬
s.o.) swallow ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to gulp down V to
drink ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) VIII to swallow, gulp down
( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ جوعوة‬jur‘a, jar‘a pl. ‫ جوو‬jura‘, -āt gulp,
mouthful, draught; potion, dose (med.)
‫ جوا‬jarafa u (jarf) and VIII to sweep away ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to wash away ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to shovel
away ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to remove ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to tear
away, carry off ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to carry along ( ‫هو‬
or ‫ ه‬s.o. or s.th.) VII to be swept away, be
carried away
‫ جووا‬jurf, juruf pl. ‫ جوووا‬jurūf, ‫اجوواا‬
ajrāf undercut bank or shore; clilf, steep
slope, precipice; bluff (along a river or
coast)│ ‫( اجوااجليد‬jalīdī) avalanche
‫ جوم‬garm pl. ‫ جووم‬gurūm (eg.) long, flatbottomed sarge, lighter (naut.)
‫ جوم‬jirm pl. ‫ اجوام‬ajrām, ‫ جوم‬jurum body;
mass, sulk, volume (of a body)│‫ااالجوواما‬
‫( ا فلكية‬falakīya) the celestial bodies
‫ جووم‬iunn pl. ‫ اجوووام‬ajrām, ‫ جووووم‬jurūm
offense, crime, sin
‫ الاجوووم‬lā jarama surely, certainly, of
course
‫ جووووويم‬jarīm hulking,
voluminous, of great size
bulky,
huge,
‫ جويموة‬jarīma pl. ‫ جوووائم‬jarā’im2 crime;
offense; sin│(‫اعرمووووو‬or) ‫جويمووووةاكبوووووىا‬
(kubrā, uẓma) capital offense; ‫لو ظاناا جووائم‬
penal code
‫اجوووووووام‬
ijrām
delinquency
crime;
culpability,
‫ اجوامو‬ijrāmī criminal
‫ حمامجووم‬laḥm majrūm fillet (meat)
‫ س ةامجومة‬sana mujarrama an entire year
‫ مجووووم‬mujrim criminal; (pl. -ūn) a
criminal;
evildoer,
culprit,
delinquent│‫ مجوماع ئد‬recidivous criminal
‫ جوامووز‬jarāmiz2 and ‫ جواميووز‬jarāmīz2
limbs, legs│‫( اضوماجواميوزه‬ḍamma) he beat
it, he made off
‫ ا جوم و ن‬al-jarmān the Germanic tribes, the
Teutons
‫ جوم ظو‬jarmānī Germanic, Teutonic
1
‫ اجون‬jurn pl. ‫ اجووان‬ajrān (stone) basin; mortar;
(eg.) threshing floor, barn│‫ اجووناا معما يوة‬j.
al-ma‘mūdīya baptismal font
2
‫ اجوووان‬jirān the front part of a camel’s
neck│ ‫ ضووبابجواظو‬to become established,
take root; ‫( ا قوواعليو اجواظو‬alqā, jirānahū) to
apply o.s. to s.th. and adjust to it,
accustom o.s. to s.th.
‫ جوظ ل‬jurnāl (eg. also gurnāl) pl. ‫ جواظيل‬žarānīl2
(eg., garānīl2) journal, newspaper,
periodical
‫ جواظيت‬granīt granite
‫ جواظيأو‬grānītī granitic
‫ جووو‬jarw (jirw, jurw) pl. ‫ اجوو‬ajrin, ‫ جووا‬jirā’,
‫ اجووا‬ajrā’, ‫ اجويوة‬ajriya puppy, whelp, cub
(of a dog or beast of prey)
‫ جووسة‬grōsa gross (= 12 dozen)
‫ جووى‬jarā i (jary) to flow, stream (water); to
run; to hurry, rush; to slow (wind); to take
place, come to pass, happen, occur; to be
under way, be in progress, be going on
(work); to befall (‫ ل‬s.o.), happen (‫ ل‬to); to
be in circulation, circulate, be current; to
wend one’s way (‫ ا وو‬to), head (‫ علوو‬for); to
proceed (‫ علووو‬in accordance with); to
follow (‫ موا‬s.th.), yield, give way (‫ موا‬to,
e.g., to a desire); to entail (‫ ب‬s.th.); (with
‫ )ورا‬to run or be after s.th., seek to get
s.th.│‫اجووىا و احوديثاموا‬he had a talk with;
‫( جوووىامجووواه‬majrāhū) to take the same
course as, be analogous to, follow the
same way as, proceed or act in the same
manner as; ‫( جووىام و اا شو امجووىاا ودم‬minhu
š-šai’u majrā d-dam) it had become
second nature to him; ‫جوووىاعلوووااال سوو‬
(alsun) to circulate, make the rounds
(rumor); 121 ‫ جوووىاعلووواكوولا س و ن‬to be on
everyone’s lip; ‫( جووىاعلوواللمو‬qalamihī) to
come to s.o.’s pen (e.g, a poem); ‫جووىاعلووا‬
‫( وة‬ḳiṯṯa) to follow a plan; ‫مو ايجووىاعليو ا‬
‫‘( ا عمول‬amalu) the way things are handled,
what is customary practice; ‫ جووىابو اا عمول‬to
be in force, be valid, be commonly
observed (law, custom); ‫ جوو اا عو اب‬to be
customary, be common practice, be a
common phenomenon, have gained
vogue; ‫ جوووووىاب عوووو اعلووووو‬to do s.th.
customarily, se in the habit of doing s.th.;
‫ جوو ابول لاعو تهم‬that was their habit II to
cause to run│ ‫( جووىاريقو‬rīqahū) to make
s.o.’s mouth water III to concur, agree, be
in agreement (‫ ه‬with s.o., ‫ وو‬in s.th.); to
keep pace, keep up (‫ ه‬with s.o.; also
intellectually); to be able to follow (‫ ه‬s.o.);
to go (along) ( ‫ هو‬with); to adapt o.s. adjust,
conform ( ‫ هو‬to), be guided ( ‫ هو‬by) IV to
cause to flow, make flow ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to
cause to run, set running ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.);
to make ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) take place or happen,
bring about ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to carry out, execute,
enforce, put into effect, apply ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.,
e.g., rules, regulations); to carry out,
perform ( ‫ هو‬an action); to Set going, set in
motion ( ‫ هوو‬a project), launch ( ‫ هوو‬an
undertaking); to channel (‫ علوو‬or ‫ هو ل‬s.th.
to), bestow, settle (‫ علوو‬or ‫ هو ل‬s.th. upon
s.o.); to impose, inflict (‫ هو علووو‬s.th., a
penalty, on s.o.)│‫( ااجووىاتجوبوة‬tajribatan)
to carry out an experiment; ‫ اجووىاتحقيقو‬to
conduct an investigation; ‫اجوووىا وو ااع ظوووة‬
(i‘ānatan) to grant s.o. a subsidy; ‫اجووواها‬
‫( مجووى‬majrā, with foll. genitive) to treat
s.th. in the same manner as, put s.th. on
equal footing with
‫ جووى‬jary course│‫ جويو اعلوو‬jaryan ‘alā in
accordance with, according to
‫ جووووا‬min jarāka and min jarā’ika
because of you, on your account, for your
sake
‫ جوا‬jarrā’ runner, racer
‫ جوايوة‬jirāya pl. -āt daily (food) rations;
pay, salary│‫‘ عوويشاجوايووة‬ēš girāya (eg.)
coarse bread
‫ جويووو ن‬jarayāan flow, flux; course;
stream
‫ مجوووووى‬majra.. pl. ‫ مجوووو ر‬majārin
watercourse, stream, rivulet, gully; torrent
or flood of water; pipeline; canal, channel;
drain, sewer, pl. sewers, sewage system;
power line (el.); current (el.); current (of a
stream); guide rail (tech.); course (of
events), progress, passage│‫ مجوىاا بال‬m. lbaul urethra (anat.); ‫ مج و رىاا أ و فس‬m. ttanaffus respiratory tract (anat.); ‫مجوووىا‬
‫ ا هواا‬m. l-hawā’ air stream, current of air,
draft; ‫ ا ولامجوواه‬to take its course; See also
‫ جوى‬I and IV
cases (jur.); ‫( ج و ااجزئيووة‬junaḥ) summary
delicts (jur.); ‫ محوووو كماجزئيووووة‬courts of
summary justice; ‫( ظي بوووةاجزئيوووة‬niyāba)
parquet of a summary court; ‫ح ثووةاجزئيووة‬
minor incident; ‫( تسوايةاجزئيوة‬taswiya) part
payment;
‫( ا جزئي و اوا كلي و‬kullīyāt) the
particular and general aspects, the minor
and the major issues
‫ م جويو‬mājarayāt, mājariyāt (pl. of ‫مو ا‬
‫( )جوى‬course of) events, happenings
‫ جز‬juzai’ pl. -āt molecule
‫ مجو را‬mujārāh keeping up (with foll.
genitive: with); conformity (with foll.
genitive: with)│ ‫ مجو را ال‬mujārātan li in
conformity with, in accordance with,
according to
‫ اجزائو‬ajzā’ī pl. -ūn pharmacist, druggist
‫ اجزاجوووو‬ajzājī pl. -īya pharmacist,
druggist
‫ اجزائية‬ajzā’īya and ‫ اجزا ظة‬ajzāḳāna pl. āt pharmacy, drugstore
‫ اجوووا‬ijrā’ pl. -āt performance (of an
action); execution; enforcement; pl.
measures, steps, proceedings│ ‫اات ولااجووا ا‬
(ittaḳada) to take measures; ‫اجووا ا ال ظاظيوة‬
(qānūnīya) legal step, proceedings at law
‫ جو ر‬jārin flowing, streaming, running;
circulating; current, present│‫اا شووهواا جو رى‬
(šahr) the current month
‫ ج ريوة‬jāriya pl. –āt, ‫ جواار‬jawārin girl;
slave girl; maid, servant; ship, vessel
‫ جوز‬jazza u (jazz) to cut off, clip ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
shear, shear off ( ‫ هو‬s.th.; esp. the wool of
sheep)
‫ تجزئوووووة‬tajzi’a division; partition;
separation; dissociation; breakdown (into
classes, categories, etc.); fragmentation│‫ا‬
‫ ل بلا لأجزئة‬divisisle; ‫ ل بليةاا أجزئوة‬divisibility;
‫ ت جواا أجزئة‬retailer, retail merchant
‫ جز ان‬juzdān, jidān pl. -āt wallet; change purse
‫ جووزر‬jazara u (jazr) to slaughter; to kill,
butcher ( ‫ هو‬an animal); -- i u (jazr) to sink,
fall, drop, ebb (water)
‫ جوزر‬jazr slaughter; butchering; ebb (of
the sea)
‫ جزر‬jazra blood sacrifice
‫ جووز‬jizza pl. ‫ جووزز‬jizaz, ‫ جزائووز‬jazā’iz2
shorn wool, fleece, slip
‫ جزور‬jazūr pl. ‫ جزر‬juzur slaughter camel
‫ جوزاز‬juzāza pl. -āt slip of paper; label,
tag
‫ جزار‬jazzār pl. , -ūn butcher
‫ جزيوو‬jazīra pl. ‫ جزائوو‬jazā’ir2, ‫ جوزر‬juzur
island│ ‫ شب اجزيو‬šibhu j. peninsula; ‫ا جزيو‬
Al Jazira, (Northwest) Mesopotemia;
‫ ا جزائوو‬Algeria; Algiers; ‫ جزيوو اا عووب‬j. al‘arab Arabia, the Arabian Peninsula;
‫( ا جزائوواا ودا‬ḳālidāt) the Canary Islands;
‫ووا‬
‫( ا جزيوو اا‬ḳaḍrā’) Algeciras (seaport
in SW Spain)
‫ جزاز‬jazzāz pl. –ūn shearer, woolshearer
‫ مجز‬mijazz woolshears 122
‫ جوزأ‬jaza’a a and VIII to be content, content
o.s. (‫ ب‬with) II to divide, part, separate,
break up, cut up, partition ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V to
divide, break up, be or become divided; to
be separated, be detached, be partitioned
off; to be divisible, separable ( ‫ ع‬from)
‫ جزرى‬jazarī insular; (pl. -ūn) islander
‫ جووز‬juz’ pl. ‫ اجووزا‬ajzā’ part, portion;
constituent, component; fraction; division;
section; the 30th part of the Koran (= 2
ḥizb)
‫ جزائووى‬jazā’rī pl. -ūn Algerian (adj. and
n.); islander
‫ جزئووووو‬juz’ī partial; minor, trivial,
insignificant, unimportant; (jur.) minor,
petty; ‫ جزئيو‬juz’īyan partly; ‫ جزئيو‬juz’īyāt
details, particulars; trivialities; subordinate
partly; divisions, sections (e.g., of a court
of justice)│‫( امووواا اجزئيوووة‬mawādd) petty
‫ مجوووزر‬majzara pl. ‫ مجووو زر‬majāzir2
butchery; massacre, carnage
‫ مجووووزر‬majzar pl. ‫ مجوووو زر‬majāzir2
slaughterhouse, abattoir; butchery
2
‫اجزر‬jazar (coll.; n. un. ) carrot(s)
‫ جز‬jazi‘a a (jaza‘, ‫ جز‬juzū‘) to be or become
anxious, worried, concerned; to be sad,
unhappy ( ‫ مو‬about); to feel regret (‫ علوو‬for
s.o.), pity (‫ علوو‬s.o.); to mourn (j. for s.o.)
V to break apart, break, snap
2
‫اجزالن‬juzlān = ‫جز ان‬
1
‫ اجوزم‬jawma i (jazm) to cut off, cut short, clip
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to judge; to decide. Settle ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to be positive (‫ ب‬about), be
absolutely certain (‫ ب‬of s.th.); to assert
authoritatively (‫ ب‬s.th.); to make up one's
mind, decide, resolve (‫ علوو‬to do s.th.); to
impose, make incumbent (‫ هو علوو‬s.th. on
s.o.); (gram.) to pronounce the final
consonant (of a word) without a vowel; to
put ( ‫ هو‬a verb) into the apocopate form or
the imperative
‫ جز‬jaz‘ onyx
‫ جز‬juz’ axle; shaft (techn.)
‫ جوووووز‬jaza‘ anxiety, uneasiness,
apprehension, concern; anguish, fear;
sadness
‫ جووز‬jazi‘ restless, impatient; anxious,
worried, uneasy, apprehensive
‫ جوزم‬jazm cutting off, clipping; decision;
resolution, resolve; apodictic judgment;
(gram.) apocopate form│‫اعالمووووةاا جووووزم‬
‘alāmat al-j. = jazma
‫ جوووز‬jazū‘ and ‫ جووو ز‬jāzi‘ restless;
impatient; anxious, worried, uneasy,
apprehensive
‫ مجووووز‬mujazza‘ marbled,
variegated, dappled 123
‫ جزمووووة‬jazma diacritical mark (o)
indicating vowellessness of a final
consonant
veined;
‫ جووووزا‬III to act at random, blindly,
Indiscriminately, take a chance; to
speculate (fin.); to speak vaguely, in
general terms; to risk, stake (‫ ب‬s.th.)│‫ا‬
‫ ج زااب فسو‬to risk one’s life; ‫ جو زاابو ا وو‬to
plunge s.o. into (some adventure)
‫ جوزاا‬juzāf purchase of a certain amount
of things (Isl. Law); ‫ جزا وو‬juzāfan at
random, haphazardly
‫ مجوزوم‬majzūm cut off. cut short, clipped;
decided. settled; (gram.) vowelless (final
consonant); in the apocopate form
‫ مج ز وة‬mujāzafa rashness, recklessness,
foolhardiness; risk, hazard; adventure,
venture
‫ م جزم‬munjazim (gram.) in the apocopate
form
‫ مجو زا‬mujāzif rash, reckless, foolhardy;
adventurous; venturesome
2
‫ اجوزل‬jazūla u to be considerable, abundant,
plentiful IV ‫‘( اجوزلا و اا ع و‬aṯā’) to give
generously, openhandedly, liberally to s.o.
VIII to write shorthand
‫ جوزل‬jazl and ‫ جزيول‬jazīl pl. ‫ جوزال‬jizāl
abundant, plentiful, ample, much; pure,
lucid, eloquent (style)│ ‫ اجوووزلاا ووووأ‬of
sound, unerring judgment; ‫شوكوهاشوكوااجوزيال‬
šakarahū šukran jazīlan he thanked him
profusely; ‫ شكوااجزيال‬many thanks!
‫ جزل‬jizla piece, slice
‫ جزا وووة‬jazāla profusion, abundance;
(rhet.) purity (of style)
‫ مجأزل‬mujtazil stenographer
1
‫ جوووو زم‬jāzim decisive; peremptory,
definite,
definitive,
final;
firmly
convinced, absolutely certain (‫ ب‬of s.th.);
(pl. ‫ جوووواازم‬jawāzim2) governing the
apocopate form (gram.)
‫ اجازل‬look up alphabetically
2
‫ اجزموة‬jazma pl. –āt, ‫ جوزم‬jizam (pair of) shoes
(pair of) boots│‫( اجزموةابوبو ه‬bi-ribāṯ) laced
soots; ‫( جزموةا م عوة‬lammā‘a) patent-leather
shoes
‫ جزمجوووو‬gazmagī (eg.) and ‫جزمووو تو‬
gizamātī (eg.), jazmātī (syr.) pl. -īya
shoemaker
‫ جوزى‬jazā i ( ‫ جوزا‬iazii') to requite, recompense
(‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ ب‬or ‫ علوو‬for), repay (‫ ه‬to s.o., ‫ ب‬or
‫ علوو‬s.th.); to reward (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ ب‬or ‫ علوو‬for);
to punish (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ ب‬or ‫ علوو‬for); to satisfy (‫ه‬
s.o.), give satisfaction (‫ ه‬to s.o.); to
compensate, make up (‫ هو ب‬for s.th. with
or by); to compensate, offset ( ‫ عو‬s.th.)│‫ا‬
‫( جوزا ا ا يووا‬ḳairan) may God bless you
for it!; ‫( جوزاهاجوزا اسو م ر‬jazā’a sinimmāra)
he returned to him good for evil III to
repay, requite (‫ هو ب‬s.th. with, ‫ ه ب‬s.o. for),
recompense (‫ ه ب‬s.o. for); to reward (‫علوو‬
or ‫ ه ب‬s.o. for); to punish (‫ علوو‬or ‫ ه ب‬s.o.
for)│‫( اجزاهما يوا‬ḳairan) he invoked God’s
reward upon them IV to suffice (‫ ه‬s.o.), do
for s.o. (‫ ;)ه‬to take the place, serve instead
( ‫ ع‬of), replace ( ‫ ع‬s.th.)
‫ جوووووزا‬jazā’ requital, repayment;
recompense, return; compensation, setoff;
124 amends, reparation; punishment,
penalty│ ‫( اجزا اظقد‬naqdī) fine
‫ جزائو‬jazā’ī penal
‫ جزيوة‬jizya pl. ‫ جوزى‬jizan, ‫ جوزا‬jizā’ tax;
tribute; head tax on free non-Muslims
under Muslim rule
‫ تجزية‬tajziya reward
‫ مجووو زا‬mujāzāh requital, repayment;
punishment
‫ جوس‬jassa u (jass, ‫ مجسوة‬majassa) to touch, feel,
handle ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to palpate, examine by
touch ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to test, sound, probe ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to try to gain information ( ‫ هو‬about),
try to find out ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to spy out ( ‫هو‬
s.th.)│ ‫( اجوساظب و‬nabḍahū) to feel s.o.’s
pulse, (fig.) ‫ جوساظوب اا شو‬to probe, sound
out, try to find out s.th. V to try to gain
information ( ‫ هو‬about), try to find out ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to reconnoiter, scout, explore ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.); to be a spy, engage in espionage; to
spy, pry, snoop (‫ علووو‬on s.o.)│‫اتجسوسا و ا‬
‫( ا بو را‬aḳbāran) to gather information for
s.o., spy for s.o. VIII to touch, feel, handle
( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to spy out ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ جوس‬jass: ‫ هووىاا جوس‬ṯarīy al-j. delicate to
the touch, having a tender surface, fresh
‫ ج ساس‬jāsūs pl. ‫ جااسيس‬jawāsīs2 spy
‫ ج ساسة‬jāsūsa woman spy
‫ ج ساس وو‬jāsūsī of espionage, spy- (in
compounds)
‫ ج ساسية‬jāsūsīya spying, espionage
‫ جاسسة‬jausasa spying, espionage
‫ مجوس‬majass spot which one touches or
feels; sense of touch│‫ ا شو اا مجوس‬ḳašin alm. coarse to the touch, having a rough
surface
‫ مجس‬mijass probe (med.)
‫ تجسس‬tajassus spying, espionage
‫ ج سئ‬jāsi’ hard, rough, rugged
‫ جسود‬II to make corporeal, invest with a body,
embody, incarnate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), give concrete
form ( ‫ هو‬to s.th.); to render or represent in
corporeal form ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.) V to become
corporeal,
assume
concrete
form,
materialize; to become incarnate (Chr.); to
become three-dimensional
‫ جسد‬jasad pl. ‫ اجس‬ajsād body│‫اعيوداا جسود‬
‘īd al-j. and ‫ ميساا جسود‬Corpus Christi Day
(Chr.)
‫ جسدى‬jasadī bodily, fleshly, carnal
‫ جسداظو‬jusdānī bodily
‫ تجسد‬taia.snul materialization; incar·
nation (OM.)
‫ مجسد‬mujassad embodied, corporified
‫ مأجسوود‬mutajassid corporeal; incarnate
(Chr)
‫ جسوو‬jasara u to span, cross, traverse ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
( ‫ جسو ر‬jasāra, ‫ جسوار‬jusūr) to venture, risk
(‫ علوو‬s.th.), have the courage (‫ علوو‬to do
s.th.) II to build a dam or dike; to
embolden, encourage ( ‫ هو‬s.o., ‫ علوو‬to do
s.th.) VI to dare, venture, risk (‫ علوو‬s.th.),
have the audacity (‫ علوو‬to do s.th.); to be
sold, forward, insolent, impudent (‫علووو‬
with s.o.) VIII to span, cross, traverse ( ‫هو‬
s.th.)
‫ جسووو‬jisr pl. ‫ اجسووو‬ajsur, ‫ جس وار‬jusūr
bridge; dam, dike, embankment, levee; -(pl. ‫ جس وار‬jusūra) beam, girder; axle,
axletree│ ‫( اجسووامأحوو‬muḥarrik) movable
bridge; ‫( جسوووامعلووق‬mu‘allaq) suspension
bridge; ‫ جسوواعو ئم‬pontoon bridge, floating
bridge
‫ جسوووار‬jasār sold, daring; forward,
insolent, impudent
‫ جسووو ر‬jasāra boldness, recklessness,
intrepidity; forwardness, insolence
‫ تج سووو‬tajāsur boldness, recklessness,
intrepidity; forwardness, insolence
‫ مأج سوو‬mutajāsir bold, daring; forward,
insolent, impudent 125
‫ جس‬see ‫ا‬
‫اجص‬
‫ جسوم‬jasuma u (‫ جسو مة‬jasāma) to be great. Big,
large. bulky. huge. immense II to make
corporeal. invest with a body ( ‫ هو‬s.th.),
give ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) shape or form; to materialize
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to cause to stand out. bring out
( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to enlarge, magnify ( ‫ هو‬s.th.; e.g.,
microscope); to make big, bulky, huge ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to play up, exaggerate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V to
become corporeal, become embodied; to
materialize; to assume a form, take shape,
become tangible or concrete; to be
materialized; to become big, large, huge,
increase in volume, grow in size
‫ جسوم‬pl. ‫ اجسو م‬ajsām, ‫ جسوام‬jusūm body
(also O of an automobile); substance,
matter; mass; form, shape
‫ جسومو‬iiaa1 bodily, physical; substantial,
material
‫ اجسويم‬jasīm pl. ‫ جسو م‬great, big, large;
voluminous, bulky, huge; vast, immense;
stout,
corpulent;
weighty,
most
significant, momentous, prodigious
‫ جسوويم‬jusaim pl. -āt particle (phys.);
corpuscle (biol.)
‫ اجسووم‬ajsam2 more voluminous, larger;
stouter, more corpulent
‫ جسووم‬jasāma size, volume; stoutness,
corpulence
‫ جسم ن‬jusmān body, mass
‫ جسووووم ظو‬jusmānī bodily,
Corporal│‫ا أب يووووووووباا جسووووووووم ظو‬
punishment
physical.
corporal
‫ تجسوووويم‬tajsīm embodiment; relief;
enlargement, magnification, magnifying
power
‫ جسوم‬mujassam bodily, corporeal; (math.)
body;
three-dimensional;
tangible,
material, concrete; raised, relieflike,
standing out in relief (e.g., ‫وي ووةامجسوومة‬
relief map); relief; enlarged. Magnified│‫ا‬
‫لوووووومامجسووووووم‬
(film)
three-dimensional
(stereoscopic) film, 3-D motion picture
‫ جسم ظية‬jasmānīya2 Gethseman
‫ جس ايجساة‬jasā u to become hard, solid
‫ جوش‬jašša u (jašš) to grind, crush, bruise, grate
( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ جوش‬jušša hoarseness, huskiness, raucity
(of the voice)
‫ جشيش‬jašīš ground, grated, crushed
‫ اجووش‬ajašš2, f. ‫ جشوو‬jaššā’2 hoarse,
husky, raucous (voice)
‫ جشب‬II and V to belch, burp
‫ جش و‬jušā’ and ‫ جش وب‬jaš’a belch(ing),
burp(ing)
‫ جش ر‬jušār livestock
‫ جشوا‬jaši‘a a (jaša‘) and V to be covetous,
greedy
‫ جشووا‬jaša‘ greed, avidity, inordinate
desire
‫ جشا‬jaši‘ greedy, covetous
‫ جشوم‬jašāma a (jašm, ‫ جشو مة‬jašāma) to take
upon o.s. ( ‫ هو‬some hardship) II to make (‫ه‬
s.o.) suffer or undergo ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to impose
( ‫ ه هو‬on s.o. s.th. difficult), burden ( ‫ ه هو‬s.o.
with s.th.) V to take upon o.s., suffer,
undergo ( ‫ ه‬s.th., e.g., hardships)
‫( جشو و‬eg., cf. ‫ ششو و‬šišnī) sample, specimen;
sampling
‫ جص‬II to plaster, whitewash ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ جص‬jiṣṣ gypsum; plaster of Paris
‫ جصو‬II tajaṣṯana to lounge, stretch lazily,
loll
‫ جعة‬ji‘a beer
‫ جعب‬II to corrugate ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ جعبة‬ja‘ba pl. ‫ جع ب‬ji‘āb quiver; tube, pipe; gun
barrel; o cartridge pouch (Syr.)│‫اجعبوةاا بو ر‬
j. aḳbār town gossip (person) 126
‫ جعجوا‬ja‘ja‘a (‫ جعجوا‬ja‘ja‘a) to clamor, roar,
shout; to clatter, clap; to bluster, explode
in anger
‫ جعجعوة‬ja‘ja‘a hubbub, rumpus, clamor,
roar; creak, clapping noise (of a mill
wheel); bluster
‫ جعجووو‬ja‘jā‘ clamorous, boisterous,
noisy; bawler, loud-mouthed person
‫ جعد‬ja‘uda a ( ‫ جعوا‬ju‘ūda, ‫ جعو‬ja‘āda) and V
to become curly, frizzed, kinky, curl
(hair); to be wavy; to be creased; to be
wrinkled II to curl, frizz ( ‫ هو‬s.th.; the hair);
to wave ( ‫ هو‬s.th.; the hair); to crease, pleat,
plait ( ‫ ه‬cloth); to wrinkle ( ‫ ه‬the skin)
‫ جعود‬ja‘d (or ‫ جعوداا يود‬j. al-yad, ‫ جعوداا كوف‬j.
al-kaff) stingy, niggardly, tightfisted
‫ جعد‬ja‘da curl, lock, ringlet
‫ جعدى‬ja‘dī and ‫ اجعد‬aj‘ad2 curly
‫ جعيودى‬gə‘īdī (eg.) bum, loafer, good-fornothing
‫ تج عيوود‬tajā‘īd2 wrinkles, lines (of the
face)
‫ تجعدا‬taja‘‘udāt wrinkles
‫ مجعوود‬muja‘‘ad curled, frizzed; wavy;
furrowed, creased; wrinkled
‫ مأجعود‬mutaja‘‘id curled, frizzed; wavy;
furrowed, creased; wrinkled
‫ جعدظة‬ja‘dana idle talk, gossip (leb.)
‫ جعو‬ja‘ara a (ja‘r) to drop its manure (animal)
‫ ابوااجعووان‬abū ji‘rān2 scarabaeus; dung
beetle
‫ جعفو‬ja‘far little river, creek
‫ جعول‬ja‘ala a (ja‘l) to make ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to put,
place, lay ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to create ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
effect, bring about ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to make ( ‫هو هو‬
s.th. a rule, a principle, or the like, ‫ ه ه‬s.o.,
e.g., leader, king, etc.), appoint (‫ ه ه‬s.o. to
an office, rank, or the like); to fix, set ( ‫ه ه‬
a sum, a price, at); to think, deem, believe
(‫ ه ب‬or ‫ ه ه‬s.o. to be …, ‫ هو هو‬s.th. to be ...),
take (‫ ه با‬or ‫ ه ه‬s.o. for, ‫ هو هو‬s.th. for); to
represent ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ وواصوار‬as, or in the
form of, s.th. else); to appoint, settle (‫هو ل‬
s.th. for s.o., in s.o.’s favor); to give,
grant, concede (‫ هو ل‬s.th., an advantage, to
s.o.), put s.o. (‫ )ل‬in the way of s.th. ( ‫ ;)هو‬to
attribute ( ‫ ل هو‬to s.o. s.th.), maintain that
s.th. ( ‫ )هو‬belong. to s.o. (‫ ;)ل‬to entrust (‫ا وو‬
‫ هو‬s.th. to s.o.); to put, get (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.,
into a specific state or condition); (with
foll. imperf.) to begin to, set out to│‫جعلو ا‬
‫ يفعول‬to induce s.o. to do; to make s.o. do
s.th. (in a narrative); ‫( جعلووو ابم ز وووة‬bimanzilati) to place s.o. on equal footing
with; ‫( جعلووو ا ووووامأ ووو ولايوووده‬fī mutanāwali
yadihī) to bring or put s.th. within s.o.’s
reach III to seek to bribe, try to win (‫ه ب‬
s.o. with s.th.)
‫ جعول‬ju‘l pl. ‫ اجعو ل‬aj‘āl pay, wages; piece
wages; reward, prize
‫ جعلو‬ju‘līi: ‫( اتف اجعلوا‬ittifāq) piece-work
contract
‫ جعول‬ju‘al pl. ‫ جعوالن‬ji‘lān dung beetle;
scarabaeus
‫ جع ة‬ji‘āla, ja‘āla, ju‘āla pl. ‫ جع ئول‬ja‘āil2
pay, wages; allowance; reward, prize:
bribe
‫ جغوا يوووو‬jugrāfiyā and ‫ جغوا يووووة‬jugrāfīya
geography│‫جغوا يوووووووةاهبيعيوووووووة‬
(ṯabī‘īya)
physical geography
‫ جغوا‬jugrāfī geographical; geographer
‫ جوف‬jaffa (1st pers. perf. jafaftu) i (‫ جفو ا‬jafāf,
‫ جفواا‬jufūf) to dry, become dry; to dry out
II to dry, make dry ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ جفو ا‬jafāf dryness; desiccation; drying
up; dullness
‫اتجفو ا‬tajfāf pl. ‫ تجو يف‬tajāfīf2 protective
armor
‫ تجفيوووووف‬tajfīf drying;
dehydration; drainage 127
desiccation;
‫ جو ا‬jāff dry│‫( اللوماحبوواجو ا‬qalam ḥibr)
ball-point pen
‫ مجفووووف‬mujaffaf dried, desiccated,
dehydrated; ‫ مجفف‬dehydrated foods
‫ جفووو‬jufā’ useless, vain, futile│ ‫ا هوووباجفووو‬
dahaba jufā’an to be in vain, be of no
avail, pass uselessly
‫ جفت‬jift, ‫ ﭽ وت‬čift (pronounced šift; eg.) pincers,
tweezers; metal clamp│‫ اجفوووتاشووووي ن‬j.
šaryān arterial clamps
‫( ﭽ أشو‬pronounced šiftišī; eg.) filigree
‫ جفألول‬jiftlik farm, country estate; government
land (Pal.)
‫ جفوووو‬jafr, ‫‘ علوووماا جفوووو‬ilm al-j. divination,
fortunetelling
‫ جفو‬jufra pl. ‫ جفو‬jufar pit, hole
‫ جفول‬jafala i u (jafl, ‫ جفوال‬jufūl) and IV to start,
jump with fright; to shy (horse) II to start,
rouse ( ‫ ه‬s.th., .s.o.); to scare away (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ جفول‬jafl and ‫ جفوال‬jufūl fright, alarm;
shying
‫( ﭽ لل‬pronounced šiflik; eg.) = ‫جفألل‬
‫ جف‬pl. ‫ جفان‬jufūn, ‫ اجف ن‬ajfān eyelid
‫ جف وة‬jafna pl. ‫ جفو ن‬jifān,
bowl; grapsvine
‫ جف و‬jafanāt
(‫ جفو )جفوا‬jafā u (jafw, ‫ جفو‬jafā’) to be rough,
coarse; to treat (‫ ه‬s.o.) roughly, harshly; to
turn away (. from), shun, avoid, flee (‫ه‬
s.o.) III to treat (‫ ه‬s.o.) roughly, rudely,
‫ جلووة‬julla, jilla droppings, dung (of
animals); julla pl. ‫ جلول‬julal (cannon) ban;
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harshly; to be cruel (‫ ه‬to s.o.); to be cross
(‫ ه‬with s.o.); to elude, flee (‫ ه‬s.o.;
slumber); to offend ( ‫ هو‬against good taste,
one’s sense of honor, or the like) VI to
withdraw ( ‫ عو‬from), shun, avoid (‫ ه‬s.o.);
to loathe ( ‫ عو‬s.o., s.th.), have an aversion
( ‫ عو‬to); to display rude manners, act the
ruffian
‫ جلوة‬julla attire, clothing│‫اا جلوةاا جبووتيوةا‬
‫يا كه اتيوووووةة‬
(ḥabrawīya, kahnūtīya)
Episcopal (sacerdotal) vestments (Chr.)
‫ جليل‬jalīl pl. ‫ اجال‬ajillā’2, ‫ اجلة‬ajilla, ‫جالئل‬
jalā’il2 great, important, significant,
weighty, momentous; lofty, exalted,
sublime; revered, honorable, venerable;
glorious, splendid
‫ جفا‬jafw roughness, harshness
‫ جفوووا‬jafwa roughness; estrangement,
alienation; disagreement, dissension,
quarrel
‫جوووووالل‬
jalāl
loftiness,
augustness; splendor, glory
‫ جفووووو‬jafā’ roughness; harshness;
sternness; antipathy, aversion, distaste,
loathing; estrangement, alienation
‫ اجفوو‬ajfā refraining even more (‫ ل‬from),
more averse (‫ ل‬to s.th.)
‫ جال وووووة‬jalāla loftiness, sublimity,
augustness; majeoty│‫اص حبايصو حبةةاا جال وة‬
His (Her) Majesty, ‫ جال وةاا ملول‬j. al-malik
His Majesty, the King
‫ جو ا‬jāfin pl. ‫ جفو‬jufāh harsh, rough,
coarse; brutish, uncouth, rude
‫ اجول‬ajall2 greater; more sublime; more
splendid
‫ ج كأة‬look up alphabetically
‫ مجلوة‬majalla pl. -āt periodical; review,
magazine│ ‫( مجلوةااسوباعية‬usbū‘īya) weekly
magazine; ‫( مجلووةاشووهوية‬šahrīya) monthly
publication;
‫مجلووووووةا صووووووةاب‬
(ḳāṣṣa)
professional journal for a. ; ‫مجلووةااالحك و م‬
lawbook, code; ‫ مجلةاا قااظي‬do.
‫ جكو‬III (syr.) to tease (‫ ه‬s.o.)
1
sublimity,
‫ جوول‬jalla i (‫ جووالل‬jalāl) to be great, lofty,
exalted, illustrious, sublime; to be too
great ( ‫ عو‬for), be beyond s.th. ( ‫)عو‬, be far
above s.th. ( ‫‘(اجلاع اا حصو│)ع‬an il-ḥaṣr)
to be innumerable II to honor, dignify,
exalt (‫ ه‬s.o.); to cover ( ‫ هو‬s.th., esp. the
ground, as snow, plants, etc.); to envelop,
wrap, drape, clothe; to border, edge ( ‫هو‬
s.th., ‫ ب‬with) IV to honor, dignify, revere,
venerate, esteem highly, exalt (‫ ه‬s.o.); to
deem too high, too exalted ( ‫ عو‬for s.th.),
consider far beyond s.th. ( ‫ )عو‬VI to deem
o.s. far above s.th. ( ‫ )عو‬X to be great,
exalted, sublime
‫ جل‬great, outstanding; bulky
‫ جوول‬jull major portion, bulk, majority,
main part│ ‫ جل‬julluhū most of it; ‫ جلااالموة‬j.
al-umma the majority of the people; ‫جولامو ا‬
‫ يو‬its main contents; ‫( وجولامو ايقو لااظو‬jullu)
that much, at least, can be said that ...
‫ جلووووول‬jalal important,
momentous, weighty
significant,
‫ جلوو‬jullā pl. ‫ جلول‬julal matter of great
importance, momentous undertaking,
great feat, exploit
‫ تجلوووة‬tajilla and ‫ اجوووالل‬ijlāl honor,
distinction; esteem, deference, respect;
reverence
2
‫ اجل‬jull rose
‫ جالب‬julāb, jullāb rose water; julep
‫( جالتي‬Fr. gélatine) želātīn jelly
‫( جالسية‬Fr. glacé) glasēh (eg.) kid leather
1
‫ جلوب‬jalaba i u (jalb) to attract ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
fetch, get, bring ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ ل‬to s.o.); to
import ( ‫ هو‬goods); to bring about ( ‫ هو‬a
state, condition); to bring ( ‫ هو‬harm, shame,
etc., ‫ علو‬upon s.o.); to gain, win, obtain ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to earn ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); (‫ جلاب‬julūb) to scar
over, heal (wound) II to shout, clamor; to
be noisy, boisterous IV to earn, gain,
acquire ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); = II; VII pass. of I VIII
to procure, bring, fetch, get ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
draw ( ‫ هو‬on s.th.); to import ( ‫ هو‬goods) X
to import ( ‫ هو‬goods); to fetch, summon,
call in (‫ ه‬s.o.); to attract, draw ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o.,
s.th.); to seek to attract or win ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o.,
s.th.); to get, procure ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫جلوووووووب‬
jalb
bringing,
fetching;
procurement; acquisition; importation,
import; causation, bringing on, bringing
about
‫ جلب‬jalab imported; foreign
‫ جلب‬jalab and ‫ جلبة‬jalaba clamor; uproar,
tumult, turmoil
‫ جلبة‬julba scar
‫ جليوب‬jalīb imported, foreign; (pl. ‫جلبووو‬
jalbā, ‫ جلب‬julabā’2) foreign slave
‫ جوووالب‬jallāb attractive, captivating;
importer, trader; see also alphabetically│‫ا‬
‫ جالباا عبيد‬slave trader
‫ جالبيووة‬gallābīya (eg.) pl. -at, ‫جال يووب‬
galālīb2 galabia, a loose, shirtlike
garment, the common dreao of the male
population in Egypt
‫ جلب ب‬below under ‫جلبب‬
‫ جلوووب‬ajlab2 more attractive, more
captivating
‫ مجلبوووة‬majlaba pl. ‫ مج وووب‬majālib2
causative factor, motive, reason, cause,
occasion
2
3
‫ اجلجلة‬juljula, ‫ جبلاا جلجلة‬jabal al-j. Golgotha
3
‫اجلجالن‬juljulān, jiljilān sesame
‫ جلا‬jaliḥa a (jalaḥ) to be or become bald
‫ اجلوا‬ajlaḥ2, f. ‫ جلحو‬jalḥā’2, pl. ‫ جلوا‬julḥ
bald-headed, bald
‫ جلوخ‬jalaḳa a and II to sharpen ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
whet, hone ( ‫ هو‬a knife), strop ( ‫ هو‬a razor);
to stretch, extend, roll out ( ‫ ه‬metal)
‫ جلخ‬jalḳ grindstone, whetetone, hone
‫ جلود‬jalada i (jald) to whip, flog, lash (‫ ه‬s.o.); -jalida a to be frozen, freeze; -- jaluda u to
be tough, hardy, undismayed, steadfast,
patient II to bind ( ‫ هو‬a book); (to cause) to
freeze ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) III to fight (‫ ه‬s.o.) IV to
freeze; to be frozen, be covered with ice V
to take heart; to show o.s. tough, hardy,
robust; to resign o.s. to patience; to bear,
suffer VI to engage in a sword fight
‫ جل ود‬jald flogging; -- (pl. ‫ اجووال‬ajlād)
staunch, steadfast; strong, sturdy
‫ جلود‬jild pl. ‫ جلوا‬julūd, ‫ اجوال‬ajlād skin,
hide; leather│‫( اجلوووووداسووووو أي ن‬suḳtiyān)
morocco; ‫( جلدا م‬lammā‘) patent leather
‫اسووووووووأجالب‬
istijlāb
procurement,
acquisition; importation, import; supply;
attraction│ ‫ ااسووأجالباا س و ئحي‬promotion of
tourist traffic
‫ جلود‬jilda skin, hide; piece of leather;
race│ ‫ اابووووو اجلووووودت‬ibn jildatinā our
countryman, our fellow tribesman, pl. ‫ب واا‬
‫ جلدت‬banū j.
‫ ج وووب‬jālib causative factor, motive,
reason, cause, occasion
‫ جلووودىا‬jildī dermal, cutaneous, skin
(adj.)│‫ ااموا اجلدية‬skin diseases
‫ اجالب‬julāb, jullāb rose water; julep
‫ اجلب‬jalabā jalap (bot.)
‫ جلبوب‬II tajalbaba to clothe o.s. (‫ ب‬with), be
clothed, be clad (‫ ب‬in a garment, also fig.)
‫ جلبو ب‬jilbāb pl. ‫ جالبيوب‬jalābīb2 garment,
dress, gown; woman's dress
‫ جلبوو ن‬julubbān chickling vetch, grass pea
(Lathyrus sativua)
1
2
‫ اجلجول‬jaljala to reverberate; to resound, ring
out; to rattle; to shake ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ جلجول‬juljul pl. ‫ جالجول‬jalājil2 (little) bell,
sleigh bell; cowbell; jingle
‫ جلجلوة‬jaljala sound of a bell; loud, shrill
sound
‫ مجلجول‬mujaljil shrill, piercing; ringing,
resounding, reverberant
‫ جليود‬julaida pl. -āt membrane, pellicle;
O film (phot.)
‫ جلود‬jalad enduranos; suffering; patience;
firmament
‫ جلد‬jalda lash, stroke with a whip
‫ جليوود‬jalīd pl. ‫ جلوودا‬juladā’2 staunch,
steadfast; strong, sturdy
‫ جليود‬jalīd ice│‫ اجبولاجليود‬jabal j. iceberg;
‫( ل عةام اا جليد‬qiṯ‘a) ice floe
‫ جليودى‬jalīdī icy, ice-covered, glacial, ice
(adj.); snow-covered│‫‘( اا عصوواا جليودى‬aṣr)
the Ice Age
‫ جلا‬jalūd long-suffering, patient
‫ جووال‬jallād pl. -ūn leather merchant;
executioner, hangman
‫ جوال‬jalāda and ‫ جلوا‬julūda endurance,
patience
‫ مجلد‬mijlada whip, lash, scourge
‫ تجليد‬tajlīd freezing; bookbinding
‫ جال‬jilād fight, battle (against)
‫ تجلد‬tajallud endurance, patience
‫ مجلوود‬mujallid: ‫ مجلووداا كأووب‬m. al-kutub
bookbinder
‫ مجلود‬mujallad frozen, icy, ice-covered;
bound (book); (pl. -āt) volume (book)
‫ مج د‬mujālid pl. -ūn gladiator
‫ مأجلد‬mutajallid patient
‫ جلمز‬jillauz (coll.; n. un. ) hazelnut; hazel
‫ جلوس‬jalasa i (‫ جلواس‬julūs) to sit down (‫ ا وو‬with
s.o., at a tabl., etc., ‫ علوو‬on a chair); to sit
(‫ ا وو‬with s.o., at a table, ‫ علوو‬on a chair)│‫ا‬
‫( جلوساا وواا وسو م‬rassām) to sit for a painter
III to sit (‫ ه‬with s.o., next to s.o., in s.o.’s
company); to keep s.o. (‫ )ه‬company IV to
ask to sit down, make sit down, eeat (‫ه‬
s.o.)
‫ جلسووة‬jalsa pl. -āt seat (in an auditorium);
session (of parliament, of a committee,
130 of a court, etc.); party, gathering,
meeting│‫‘ عقوووداجلسوووة‬aqada jasatan to
convene a session; ‫‘( جلسووةاع مووة‬āmma)
plenary session
‫ جلسة‬jilsa manner of sitting
‫ جلويس‬pl. ‫ جلسو‬julasā’2 participant in a
social gathering; table companion: one
with whom one sits together; ‫ جليسو‬the
man who was at the party with him
‫ا جليسووة‬jalīsa lady companion; fem. of
‫جليس‬
‫ جلوووواس‬julūs sitting: sitting down;
accession to the throne; pl. of ‫ ج س‬sitting
‫ مجلووس‬majlis pl. ‫ مج و س‬majālis2 seat;
session room, conference room; party,
gathering, meeting; social gathering:
session, sitting; council meeting; council;
concilium; collegium, college: board,
committee, commission; administrative
board; court, tribunal│ ‫ وووامجلسو‬in s.o.’s
presence, in s.o.’s company; ‫مجلوساا أب يوب‬
and ‫ مجلوساتوب يبو‬disciplinary board; ‫مجلوسا‬
‫ تبسيس وو‬constituent assembly; ‫مجلووساآ و لو‬
regional court (tribunal régional; Tun.);
‫ مجلووساادمووة‬m. al-umma parliament (Ir.);
‫ مجلساادمو‬m. al-amn the Security Council;
‫ مجلوساا بلديوة‬m. al-baladīya and ‫مجلوسابلودى‬
(baladī) local council, municipal council;
‫ مجلوساا حووب‬m. al-ḥarb war council; ‫مجلوسا‬
‫( حسوبو‬ḥasbī) probate court (for Muslim;
Eg.); ‫( مجلووسام ووألط‬muḳtaliṯ) mixed court
(eg.);
‫ مجلووساا وود‬defense council; ‫مجلووسا‬
‫ اال ار‬m. al-idāra administrative board,
committee of management, directorate;
board of directors (of a corporation or
bank); ‫ مجلووووساا مديويووووة‬m. al-mudīrīya
provincial council, provincial parliament
(Eg.); ‫ مجلووساا دو ووة‬m. ad-daula Supreme
Administrative Court (Eg.); ‫مجلووساروحووو‬
(rūḥī) religious court, clerical court (of the
Coptic Church); ‫ مجلوساشوارىاا دو وة‬m. šūrā
d-daula council of state; ‫مجلوووساا شوووياخ‬
council of elders: Senate (Eg.); ‫مجلوساعود و‬
(‘adlī) court, tribunal (Syr.); (‫ عسوكوى‬or)
‫‘( مجلووساعو ووو‬urfī, ‘askarī) court-martial;
‫ مجلساعصبةاادمم‬m. ‘uṣbat al-umam Council
of the League of Nations; ‫ مجلوساا عموام‬the
House of Commons; ‫ مجلوساادعيو ن‬m. ala‘yān senate (Ir., Jord.); ‫ مجلوساااللأووا‬draft
board, recruiting commission (mil.); ‫مجلوسا‬
‫( لوووى‬qarawī) local council; ‫مجلوساالأصو ى‬
(iqtiṣādī) economic council: ‫مجلووسالووامو‬
(qaumī) national assembly; ‫مجلساليو اا ثوار‬
m.
qiyādat
at-taura
Supreme
Revolutionary Tribunal (Eg.): ‫ا مجلوساا كبيوو‬
and ‫( ا مجلسااالكبو‬akbar) the Grand Council
(= le Grand Conseil; Tun.); ‫مجلوساا لوار ي‬
the House of Lords: ‫ مجلووساا ووااب‬m. annuwwāb lower house, chamber of
deputies; ‫( مجلووساظي و بو‬niyābī) parliament;
‫ مجلوساا جهوة‬m. al-jiha approx.: provincial
council (= conseil de région; Tun.); ‫مجلوسا‬
‫ ا وازرا‬m. al-wuzarā’ cabinet, council of
ministers
‫ مج سة‬mujālasa social intercourse
‫ جو س‬jālis pl. ‫ جلواس‬julūs, ‫ جوالس‬jullās
sitting; pl. ‫ جووالس‬participants in a social
gathering
‫ جلوط‬jalaṯa i (jalṯ) to chafe, gall, abrade ( ‫ هو‬the
skin); to shave (‫ ا وأس‬ar-ra’sa the head
‫ اجل وووة‬julṯa lump, clot│‫اجل وووةا مايوووة‬
(damawīya) blood clot, thrombus
‫ جلف‬jilf pl. ‫ اجالا‬ajlāf boorish, rude, uncivil
‫ جلفط‬jalfaṯa (‫ جلف ة‬jalfaṯa) to calk ( ‫ ه‬a ship)
‫ جلف‬galfana (eg.) to galvanize
clarify, clear up ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), throw light ( ‫ا هو‬
on); to uncover, unearth, bring to light,
find out, discover, detect ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ جلف ة‬galfana galvanization
‫ مجلف‬mugalfan galvanized
‫ ابو اجوال‬ibn jalā a famous, well-known
man, a celebrity
‫ جاللووةا‬jalāqa: ‫( جاللووةالوويووةا‬qarawīya) yokel,
bumpkin
‫ جلوو‬jalīy clear, plain, evident, patent,
manifest, obvious, conspicuous; ‫جليوووو‬
jalīyan obviously, evidently
‫ جلم‬jalama i (jalm) to clip, shear off ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ جلم‬jalam pl. ‫ اجالم‬ajlām shears
‫ جليووة‬jalīya pl. ‫ جاليو‬jalāyā sure thing,
plain fact│‫ جليوةاادموو‬jalīyat al-amr the true
state of the affair
‫ ابااجلمبا‬abū galambū (eg.) a variety of crab
‫ جلمد‬II tajalmada to be petrified
‫ جلمود‬jalmad pl. ‫ جالمود‬jalāmid2 and ‫جلموا‬
julmūd pl. ‫ جالميد‬jalāmīd2 rook, bolder
‫ اجلوو‬ajlā clearer, more obvious, more
distinct
‫ جل ر‬jullanār pomegranate blossom
(‫ا جلوا‬and ‫ جوال )جلوو‬jalā u to clean, polish
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to clear ( ‫ هو‬the view); to make
clear, make plain, clarity, clear up ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.), throw light on ( ‫)هو‬, to reveal, unveil,
disclose ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.), to dislodge, oust,
remove ( ‫ هو عو‬or ‫ ه‬s.o. or s.th. from), to
shine, be brilliant, distinguish o.s. (‫ وو‬in
s.th.); to be or become clear, evident,
manifest; to pull out, move out ( ‫ عو‬of a
place), go away, depart ( ‫ عو‬from‫ا‬a place),
leave, quit, evacuate ( ‫ عو‬a place); -- ‫جلوو‬
jalā i to polish, burnish ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) II to
reveal, disclose, bring to light ( ‫ عو‬or ‫هو‬
s.th.); to show, represent (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.),
IV to remove, dislodge, oust, drive away
( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to evacuate (‫ ه‬s.o. from);
to move away, go away ( ‫ عو‬from a place),
leave ( ‫ ع و‬a place) V to become clear,
evident, manifest; to reveal itself, be
revealed, to appear, show, come to light,
come out, manifest itself, to be
manifested, be expressed, find expression
VII to be clean or cleaned, be polished, be
burnished, to be removed, be dislodged,
be ousted; to move away ( ‫ ع و‬from a
place), vacate, evacuate ( ‫ عو‬a place), to be
dispelled, vanish, go away, pass (crisis,
difficulty, etc.), to disappear, to reveal
itself, be revealed, be disclosed; to be
unveiled (bride), to become manifest,
manifest itself; to become clear or plain;
to clear up and reveal ( ‫ عو‬s.th.), to lead,
come ( ‫ عو‬to), end ( ‫ عو‬in), to result ( ‫عو‬
in)│‫ مو اي جلووواع و اادمووو‬the outcome of the
matter, what will come of it VIII to reveal,
disclose (‫ هو ا‬s.th.), to regard ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), look
at ( ‫ )هو‬X to seek to clarify ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), to
‫ جلواى‬jalwā unveiling (of the bride)│‫يلوةا‬
‫ ا جلا‬lailat al-j. wedding night
‫ جوووال‬jalā’ clarification,
clarity, clearness, plainness,
departure, (e)migration (
evacuation ( ‫ ع و‬of an area;
clearly, plainly
‫ جليووووو ن‬jalayān
apocalypse (Chr.)
elucidation;
distinctness;
‫ عوووو‬from),
mil.); ‫بجووال‬
vision,
revelation,
‫ مجووو ل‬majālin (pl. of ‫ مجلوووو‬majlan)
manifestations
‫ تجليوة‬tajliya: ‫( تجليوةااالهيوة‬ilāhīya) divine
revelation; theophany (Chr.)
‫ تجوول‬tajallin revelation, manifestation;
Transfiguration (of Christ)│‫‘ عيووداا أجلووو‬īd
at-t. Transfiguration Day (Chr.)
‫ اجأال‬ijtilā’ contemplation
‫ اسأجال‬istijlā’ clarification, elucidation
‫ ج يوة‬jāliya pl. -āt, ‫ جواال‬jawālin colony
(of foreigners); colony of emigrants
‫ ا مجلو‬al-mujallī the winner (in a race)
‫ا مأجوووول‬mutajallin
manifest, patent
obvious,
evident,
‫ جلان‬galōn pl. -āt gallon (eg.)
‫ مجلان‬mugalwan galvanized (eg.)
‫ جلو‬jullā see 1‫جل‬
‫ جلياتي‬gilyotīn guillotine (eg.)
1
‫ ام‬abbreviation of ‫ ج ي امصوى‬Egyptian pound
2
‫ جوم‬jamma i u (jamm) to gather; to collect
one’s thoughts, concentrate; to rest II and
V to grow luxuriantly (plants) X to gather;
to collect one’s thoughts, concentrate; to
rest, relax, seek recreation ( ‫ا مو‬from); to
be covered with luxuriant vegetation
(ground)
‫ جوم‬jamm abundant, plentiful; much, a
great deal of; many, numerous; manifold,
multiple; crowd, group of people│‫جوماادثوو‬
j. al-atar effective, efficacious; ‫احبو احبو اجمو‬
(aḥabbahū ḥubban) to be more than fond
of; ‫ اائوداجموة‬numerous advantages, ample
benefits; ‫ جماغفيو‬large crowd, throng
‫ جمو م‬jamām rest, relaxation, recreation,
gathering of new strength
‫ مجوم‬majamm place where s.th. gathers or
flows together│ ‫مجووووماهوووولااا وووووأ اومسووووأجمع‬
(mustajma‘uhū) what this opinion
amounts to
‫ تجموويم‬tagmīm (eg.) bobbed hairdo (of
women)
‫اسوووووووأجم تم‬
istijmām
collectedness;
concentration; attentiveness, attentive
reverence; rest, relaxation, recreation
‫جمب ز‬, ‫ ج ب زى‬see ‫ج ب ز‬, ‫ج ب زى‬
‫( جمبوووى‬from It. gambero) gambarī, ‫جموووى‬
gammarī (eg.) shrimp (zool.)
2
‫ جمجووم‬jamjama (‫ جمجمووة‬jamjama), ‫جمجووماا كووالم‬
(kalāma) and II tajamjama to articulate
indistinctly, stammer; to express o.s.
poorly, speak incoherently; to mumble
2
‫ جمجمووة‬jumjuma pl. ‫ جم و جم‬jamājim2 skull,
cranium
‫ جمجمو‬jumjumī cranial
‫ جموا‬jamaḥa a (jamḥ, ‫ جمو ح‬jimāḥ, ‫ جمواح‬jumūḥ
to holt (horse); to he refractory, unruly,
recalcitrant; to be defiant; to be
capricious, whimsical; to run out on her
husband, run away from home (wife)
2
‫ اجمود‬jamada u, jamuda u (jamd, ‫ جموا‬jumūd)
to freeze; to congeal, harden, stiffen, be or
become hard or solid, solidify; to
coagulate, clot (blood); to be rigid,
inflexible (in one’s thinking); to stagnate;
to be apathetic, indolent, dull, indifferent│‫ا‬
‫ جمود اظفسو اعلوو‬to be indifferent toward, put
up with, acquiesce in; ‫( جمد ايوده‬yaduhū) to
be niggardly, tightfisted II to freeze, frost,
congeal ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to solidify, coagulate,
harden, stiffen ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to curdle ( ‫ ه‬s.th.);
to freeze ( ‫ هو‬assets V to freeze, become
frozen, turn into ice, freeze up. become
icebound; to freeze to death; to congeal; to
solidify; to harden, set (e.g., cement); to
coagulate, clot (blood) VII to freeze up,
become icebound; to freeze, become
frozen, turn to ice
‫ جمووووود‬jamd freezing; congelation,
solidification, coagulation│‫رجوووووةاا جمووووود‬
darajat al-j. freezing point
‫ جمد‬jamad ice
‫ جم و‬jamād pl. -āt a solid; inorganic
body; mineral; inanimate body, inanimate
being; O neuter (gram.)
‫ جموا‬jumūd frozen state; solid, compact
state, compactness, solidity; rigor, rigidity,
stiffness; inorganic state; hardening,
induration;
hardness,
inflexibility;
deadlock, standstill; inertia, inaction,
inactivity; lethargy, apathy, passivity,
indifference
‫ جما‬jumūda solidity, hardness
‫ تجميوود‬tajmīd solidification, hardening;
consolidation; reinforcement (of a
foundation)│‫ تجميوووودااالموووواال‬t. al-amwāl
freezing of assets
‫تجمووووود‬
tajammud freezing;
frost;
congelation; solidification; coagulation
‫ جمووو ح‬jimāḥ recalcitrance, defiance;
willfulness
‫ اظجمو‬injimād freezing up or over, icing
up; ice formation
‫ جمووواح‬jumūḥ recalcitrance, defiance;
willfulness
‫ ج مووود‬jāmid hard, solid; stiff; rigid;
motionless; inanimate, inorganic; (gram.)
defective; dry. dull (book, and the like);
impervious to progress to innovation,
ossified, ultraconservative; pl. ‫جااموووود‬
jawāmid2 inanimate things, inorganic
matter, minerals
‫ جمواح‬jamūḥ headstrong, defiant, unruly,
ungovernable
‫ جو ما‬jāmiḥ headstrong, defiant, unruly;
indomitable, untamable
‫ مأجموود‬mutajammid frozen, icy; stiff,
congealed; coagulated
‫ م جمود‬munjamid frozen, icy, ice (adj.);
arctic│‫( ا محوويطاا م جمووود‬muḥīṯ) the Arctic
Ocean
2
‫اجم و ى‬jumādā name of the fifth and sixth
months of the Muslim year (‫ جمو ىااالو وو‬j.
al-ūlā Jumada I and ‫ جم ىااب وو‬j. al-āḳira
Jumada II)
‫ جمو‬II to roast ( ‫ ه‬meat) VIII to bum incense
‫ جموا‬jamr embers, live coal│‫اك ناعلوااحوا‬
‫( مو اجموو‬aḥarra) to be on tenter-hooks; to
be in greatest suspense, be dying with
curiosity
‫ جموو‬jamra (n. un. of ‫ )جمووو‬live coal;
firebrand, smoldering embers; rankling
resentment; (pl. -āt) carbuncle (med.)│O
‫ ا جمو اا بيثة‬anthrax
‫ جم و ر‬jummār palm pith, palm core
(edible tuber growing at the upper end of
the palm trunk)
‫ مجموووو‬mijmara pl. ‫ مجووو مو‬majāmir2
brazier; censer
2
‫ جموى‬see ‫جمبوى‬
‫( جمو‬eg.) gumruk pl. ‫ جمو‬gamārik2 customs;
customhouse│ ‫ رسووووماا جمووووو‬rasm al-g.
customs duty, tariff
‫ جموك وو‬gumrukī customs, tariff (used
attributively)│‫( ااتحووووو اجموكوووووو‬ittih ād)
customs union
‫ مجمو‬mugamrak duty paid
‫ جميوز‬jummaiz (coll.; n. un. ) sycamore (Ficus
sycomorus; bot.)
‫ ج ماس‬look up alphabetically
‫ جموش‬jamaša i u (jamš) to unhair ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) II to
make love, caress, pet
‫ جموا‬jama‘a a (jam‘) to gather ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
collect ( ‫ هو‬e.g., money); to unite, combine,
bring together (parts into a whole); to put
together. join ( ‫ هو‬things); to set, compose
( ‫ هو‬type; typ.); to compile ( ‫ هو‬a book); to
summarize. sum up ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.) to rally,
round up (‫ هوم‬people); to pile up, amass
accumulate ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to assemble (‫هووم‬
several persons); to convoke, convene,
call ( ‫ هو‬a meeting); to add ( ‫ هو‬numbers),
add up ( ‫ هو‬a column); (gram.) to make
plural, pluralize ( ‫ هو‬a word); to unite, link,
bring together ( ‫ بوووي‬several things or
persons); to combine (‫ بووي ا–او‬e.g., both
strength and courage); to contain, hold,
comprise ( ‫ هوووو‬s.th.)│ ‫جموووواااهووووواااا شوووو‬
(aṯrāfa) to summarize, sum up s.th.; to
give a survey of s.th.; ‫جمااا بواعةامو ااهوا هو ا‬
(barā‘ata) to be very efficient, do an
excellent job, do superlatively good work;
‫( جموااشوملاا ق يوا‬šamla l-q.) to round up the
herd; ‫( يجمااا كأ بابي اصفح ته‬ṣafaḥātihā) the
book contains, lists …; ‫يجمواابيوتاعلووابيوا‬
(yujma‘u) the plural of bait is buyūt II to
pile up, amass, accumulate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
rally, round up ( ‫ هوو‬s.th., ‫ هووم‬s.o.); to
assemble ( ‫ هو‬the parts of a 134 machine)
III to have sexual intercourse ( ‫ هو‬with a
woman) IV to agree (‫ علوو‬on s.th., to do
s.th.); to be agreed (‫ علووو‬on); to decide
unanimously (‫ علوو‬on), resolve (‫ علوو‬to do
s.th.)│‫( اجمعااااموهم‬amrahum) they came to
terms, they made a joint decision V to
gather; to assemble, congregate; to rally,
band together, flock together (people); to
pile up; to accumulate; to gather into a
mass, agglomerate; to cluster; to coagulate
VIII to be close together; to come
together, meet, join; to unite, combine (‫ب‬
with); to assemble, meet, convene (an
organization, a committee, etc.); to be or
get together, have a ‫ا‬meeting, interview or
conference, hold talks (‫ب‬, ‫ موا‬with s.o.),
meet (‫ب‬, ‫ موا‬s.o.; to concur (‫ علوو‬in), agree,
be agreed (‫ علووو‬on s.th.) X to gather,
collect ( ‫ هو‬s.th.; also ‫ لووااه‬quwāhu one’s
strength, ‫ ا كو ره‬afkārahū one’s thoughts);
to summarize, sum up ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.); to
possess, combine ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ جموووووا‬jam’ gathering; collection;
combination;
connection,
coupling,
joining; accumulation; (arith.) addition;
union, merger, aggregation, integration
( ‫ بوي‬of) holding together ( ‫ بوي‬of divergent,
separate things); (pl.
‫ جمووووا‬jumū‘)
gathering, crowd, throng; gang, troop;
(gram.) plural│‫ اجمااا شومل‬j. aš-šaml union,
integration; ‫ جموووااا أكسووويو‬the broken (=
internal) plural, ‫ ا جموااا سو م‬the regular (=
external) plural; ‫ اسووووماا جموووا‬ism al-j.
collective noun (gram.); ‫ جموااا يود‬j. al-yad
fist
‫ جما‬jum‘, ‫ جمااا كف‬j. al-kaff, ‫ جمااا يود‬j. alyad fist, clenched hand│ ‫ ابجموواايدي و‬with
clenched fists
‫ جمع وة‬jum‘a pl. ‫ جمووا‬juma‘, -āt week;
Friday│‫ ايواماا جمعوة‬yaum al-j. Friday; ‫جمعوةا‬
‫ ابالم‬Passion Week; ‫ ا جمعوةاا عريموة‬and ‫يواما‬
‫ا ا جمعةاا حزي ة‬Good Friday (Chr.)
‫ جمعيوةا‬jam‘iya pl. -āt club, association,
society; corporation, organization; 135
assembly│‫ جمعيةاادموم‬j. al-umam League of
Nations; ‫( جمعيووةا يويووة‬ḳairīya) charitable
organization; ‫ جمعيوووةااالسوووع ا‬j. al-is‘āf
approx.: civil ambulance service; ‫جمعيووة‬
(tašrī‘īya) legislative assembly; ‫جمعيوووةا‬
‫‘ عماميوة‬umūmīya) and ‫‘( جمعيوةاع موة‬āmma)
general assembly; general meeting;
plenum, plenary session; ‫جمعيوووةاتع وظيوووة‬
(ta‘āwunīya) cooperative
‫ جمي وا‬jamī‘ (with foll. genitive) total;
whole, entire; all; entirety; e.g., ‫جميوااا و س‬
all men, all mankind; ‫ ا جميوا‬all people,
everybody; the public at large; ‫جميعووو‬
jamī‘an in a body, altogether, one and all,
all of them; entirely, wholly, totally
‫ جموا‬ajma‘ pl. -ūn, f. ‫ جمعو‬jam‘ā’ , pl.
‫ جما‬juma‘2 entire, whole, all`│‫ا ع مااالسالموا‬
‫( اجما‬ajma‘a) the entire Islamic world; ‫ا دارا‬
‫( جمعو‬jam‘ā’a) the whole house; ‫ ب جمعو‬biajma‘ihī in its entirety, to its full extent,
completely, altogether; ‫ جو واابو جمعهم‬all of
them came
2
2
‫ جمووو‬jummā‘ aggregate; total, total
amount
O ‫جمووو اكهوبووو ئو‬
storage battery
jammā‘ kahrabā‘ī;
‫ جم عوة‬jamā‘a pl. -āt group (of people);
band, gang, party, troop; community;
squad (military unit; Eg. 1939)│‫اجم عو ا‬
‫ وا ووا ا‬jamā‘ātin wa-afrādan in groups and
individually
‫ جمو عو‬jamā‘ī collective (as opposed to
‫ و ى‬fardī individual)
‫ مجموا‬majma‘ pl. ‫ مجو ما‬majāmi‘2 place
where two or more things meet, place or
point of union, junction; meeting,
congregation, convention, assembly; (also
‫ مجموااعلموو‬m. ‘ilmī) academy (scientific);
college (e.g., of ecclesiastical dignitaries);
synod│‫( مجماابلودى‬baladī) provincial synod
(Chr.); ‫( مجماااكليوكوو‬iklīrīkī) clerical synod
(of the Coptic Church); ‫ ا ولابمجو مااا قلواب‬to
win or captivate the hearts; 135 ‫بمج مااعي يو‬
bi-m. ‘ainaihi (to look at s.o.) with
complete concentration, intently
‫ مجمعووووا‬majma‘ī
academician
academy member,
‫ اتجمو‬tajmī‘ assembly, assemblage (of
the parts of machinery)
‫ جمووو‬jimā‘ sexual intercourse; s.th.
comprising or involving another thing or a
number of things│‫اا مواجم ااالثم‬al-ḳamr j.
al-itm wine involves sin, wine
‫ اجمو‬ijmā‘ agreement, unanimity (also
‫ ;)اجمو اا ووأ‬unanimous resolution (‫ علوو‬to
do s.th.); (Isl. Law) consensus (of the
authorities in a legal question; one of the
four uṣūl of Islamic Law)│ ‫اب الجمووو‬
unanimously ‫ا‬
‫ اجموووو عو‬ijmā‘ī based on general
agreement,
unanimous;
collective,
universal
‫ تجموا‬tajammu‘ pl. -āt coming together,
meeting; gathering; troop concentration;
crowd, throng, mob; agglomeration; O
agglutination (chem.-med.)
‫ اجأمو‬ijtimā‘ pl. -āt meeting (‫ ب‬with
s.o.; of a corporate body; of parliament);
get-together,
gathering,
assembly;
reunion; rally; convention; conjunction,
constellation (astron.); confluence (of
rivers); life in a social group, community
life, social life;
‫ االجأمووووو‬human
society│ ‫ اجأموووو اا ووووو‬ijtimā‘ aṯ-ṯuruq
crossroads, intersection, junction; ‫علوووما‬
‫‘ االجأمو‬ilm al-ijt. sociology; ‫علمو ااالجأمو‬
sociologists
‫ اجأمو عو‬ijtimā‘ī community, group (used
attributively);
social;
socialist(ic);
sociological│‫وزار اا شووووووووووووووؤونااالجأم عيووووووووووووووة‬
ministry for social affairs; ‫ا ح وةااالجأم عيوة‬
personal status; ‫( ا دمووةااالجأم عيووة‬ḳidma)
social service, social work; ‫ا مس وا ااالجأم عية‬
(musāwāh) social equality; ‫ا هيئوةااالجأم عيوة‬
(hai’a) human society
‫ اجأم عية‬ijtimā‘īya socialism
‫ ج و ما‬jāmi‘ comprehensive, extensive,
broad, general, universal; collector;
compiler (of a book); compositor,
typesetter; (pl. ‫ جااموا‬jawāmi‘2) mosque│‫ا‬
‫( مسوجداجو ما‬masjid) great, central mosque
where the public prayer is performed on
Fridays
‫ ج معووةا‬jāmi‘a pl. -āt league, union,
association;
community;
federation;
religious
community,
communion;
commonness, community of interests or
purpose; university│O ‫ ج معوةاا كهوبو‬j. alkahrabā’ storage battery, accumulator;
‫ ج معوةااالموم‬j. al-umam League of Nations;
‫( ا ج مع وةااالسووالمية‬islāmīya) Pan-Islamism;
‫‘( ا ج معووةاا عوبيووة‬arabīya) and ‫ج معووةاا وودولا‬
‫( ا عوبية‬duwal) the Arab League; ‫ج معوةاشوعبية‬
(ša‘bīya) university extension, adult
education courses, evening courses
‫ا جووو معو‬jāmi‘ī academic, collegiate,
university (adj.); university graduate
‫ مجموووا‬majmū‘ collected, gathered;
totality, whole; total, sum (arith.)│‫اا حوواا‬
‫ ا مجماعة‬matter (typ.); ‫ مجما ااراضواا ق وو‬m.
arāḍī l-quṯr the total area of the country;
‫ مجما اها‬m. ṯūlihī its total length; ‫ا مجما ا‬
‫‘( ا عصب‬aṣabī) the nervous system
‫ا مجماعوة‬majmū‘a pl. -āt, ‫ مجو ميا‬majāmī‘2
collection (e.g., of works of art, of stamps,
etc., also of stories); compilation, list;
group {also, e.g., of trees, of islands, etc.);
series (e.g., of articles in a newspaper; O
battery (el.); alliance, league, bloc (e.g., of
states);
collective,
collectivistic
organization; aggregate; complex, block
(of
buildings);
system;
bulletin,
periodical│‫( اا مجماعوةاا شمسوية‬šamāīya) the
solar system; ‫( مجماعوووةاصووو عية‬ṣinā‘īya)
syndicate
‫ مجمووا‬mujammi‘ collector (techn.); O
storage battery, accumulator
‫ مجموااعليو‬mujma‘ ‘alaihi (that which is)
agreed upon, unanimous
‫ مجأموا‬mujtama‘ pl. -āt gathering place,
place of assembly; meeting place,
rendezvous; assembly, gathering, meeting;
society; human society; community,
commune, collective
‫ ج مكية = جمكية‬look up alphabetically
1
‫ اجمول‬jamala u (jaml) to sum up, summarize
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); -- jamula u (‫ جمو ل‬jamāl) to be
beautiful; to be handsome, pretty, comely,
graceful; to be proper, suitable,
appropriate (‫ ب‬for s.o.), befit (‫ ب‬s.o.) II to
make beautiful, beautify, embellish, adorn
( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.) III to be polite, courteous,
amiable (. to 8.0.) IV to sum, total, add ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to treat as a whole, mention
collectively ( ‫ هوووو‬s.th.); to sum up,
summarize ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to act well, decently,
be nice V to make o.s. pretty, adorn o.s.
VI to be courteous, be friendly to one
another
‫ جملوة‬jumla pl. ‫ جمول‬jumal totality, sum,
whole; group, troop, body; crowd;
wholesale; (gram.) sentence, clause; ‫جملوة‬
jumlatan completely, wholly, on the
whole, altogether, in general, at all│‫اجملوةا‬
‫ واحود‬jumlatan wāḥidatan all at once, at
one swoop;
‫ جملوووةاا ك ئ ووو‬everything in
existence; ‫ ك نام اجملوةااصوح ب‬he was one of
his companions, he belonged to his
companions; ‫( ل و لا ووواجملووةام و ال و ا‬jumlati)
among other things, he said ... ; ‫وجملوةاا قوالا‬
‫ ان‬wa-jumlatu l-qauli anna or ‫ا وجملةااالمواان‬
in short ... , to sum up …, briefly stated ...
; ‫ علووواا جملووة‬in short, in a word; ‫ب جملووة‬
wholly, on the whole, altogether, in
general, at all; by wholesale (com.); ‫جملوةا‬
‫ االجوووو اا مسوووأحقة‬j. al-ujra al-mustaḥiqqa
gross wage; ‫تووو جواا جملوووة‬
wholesaler,
wholesale dealer; 41.J:1 ~ sr,. al·j. wholesale price; ‫( جملووةااسوومية‬ismīya) nominal
clause; ‫( جملةا علية‬fi‘līya) verbal clause; ‫جملةا‬
‫( ا ب ريوة‬iḳbārīya) or ‫( جملوةا بويوة‬ḳabarīya)
declarative sentence (or clause); ‫جملةااظشو ئية‬
(inšā’īya) exclamatory sentence; ‫جملوةاح يوة‬
(ḥālīya) circumstantial clause; ‫ااجملوووةا‬
‫(شوووه‬šarṯīya) conditional clause; ‫جملووةا‬
‫( معأوضة‬mu‘tariḍa) parenthetical clause
‫ حسو باا جمول‬ḥisāb al-jummal (or jumal)
use of the letters of the alphabet according
to their numerical value
‫ جم ل‬jamāl beauty│O ‫‘ علوماا جمو ل‬ilm al-j.
aesthetics
‫ جمي ول‬jamīl beautiful, graceful, lovely,
comely, pretty, handsome; friendly act,
favor, service, good turn; courtesy│‫اعأوااا‬
‫ب جميل‬, ‫ معو ةاا جميول‬ma‘rifat al-j. and ‫عو و نا‬
‫‘( ب جميووووول‬irfān) gratitude; ‫اظكووووووانا‬
‫ا جمي ول‬nukrān al-j. ingratitude; ‫ظ و كواا جمي ول‬
ungrateful; ‫( حف ا اجميال‬ḥafiẓa) to keep s.o.
in fond remembrance, remember s.o. with
gratitude
‫ اجمل‬ajmal2 more beautiful
‫تجميوووووووووول‬
tajmīl
embellishment; cosmetics
beautification,
‫ مج ملوة‬mujāmala pl. -āt (act of) courtesy;
civility, amiability; flattery; ‫مج ملوووووة‬
mujāmalatan amicably, in a friendly way│‫ا‬
‫ زيو ر امج ملوة‬ziyārat m. courtesy call; ‫لااعودا‬
‫ ا مج مال‬etiquette
‫ اجم و ل‬ijmāl summation, summing up;
summarization; ‫ اجمووو ال‬ijmālan on the
whole, in general, generally speaking, as a
general principle│‫ ااجم و الا وول لاالووال‬to sum
up, I (would) say ... ; ‫ وووااجم و‬in its
entirety, as a whole; ‫ ب الجم ل‬and ‫علووااالجمو ل‬
in general, on the whole, altogether; ‫باجو ا‬
‫ االجم ل‬bi-wajhi l-i. = ‫اجم ال‬
‫ اجمو و‬ijmālī comprehensive, summary,
general, over-all, total, collective│‫تقويوووا‬
‫ اجموووو و‬over-all report; ‫غوامووووةااجم يووووة‬
(garāma) collective penalty; ‫ظرووو ااجم يووة‬
(naẓra) general view
‫ مجموووول‬mujmil
wholesale dealer
2
pl.
-ūn
wholesaler,
‫ا تجمهووو‬tajamhur gathering (of people;
crowd
‫ جو‬janna u (jann, ‫ ج وان‬junūn) to cover, hide,
conceal, veil ( ‫هو‬, ‫ علوو‬s.th.); to descend,
fall, be or become dark (night); pass.
junna: to be or become possessed, insane,
mad, crazy│ ‫( اج و اج اظ و‬junūnuhū) to get
madly excited, become frantic II to craze,
make crazy, drive insane, madden, enrage,
infuriate (‫ ه‬s.o.) IV to cover, veil, hide,
conceal ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); = II; V to go mad,
become crazy X to be covered, veiled,
concealed; to regard (‫ ه‬s.o.) as crazy, think
(‫ ه‬s.o.) mad
‫( ج‬coll.) jinn, demons (invisible beings,
either harmful or helpful, that interfere
with the lives of mortals)
‫ ج و‬jinnī demonic; jinni, demon
‫ ج ية‬jinnīya female demon
‫ ج ووة‬janna pl. -at, ‫ ج و ن‬jinān garden;
paradise│‫ اج و اا عوويم‬paradise; ‫س و ك اا ج و ن‬
inhabitant of paradise, deceased person,
one of blessed memory
‫ مجمووووول‬mujmal summary, resume,
synopsis, compendium; general concept;
sum, total│‫ ب مجمل‬by wholesale
‫ ج ي وةا‬junaina pl. -āt, ‫ ج و ئ‬janā’in2 little
garden; garden
‫ اجموول‬jamal pl. ‫ جموو ل‬jimāl, ‫ اجمووو ل‬ajmāl
camel│ ‫ جملاا يها‬j. a1-yahūd chameleon
‫ ج وة‬jinna possession, obsession; mania,
madness, insanity
‫ جم ل‬jammāl pl. -ūn camel driver
‫ جم ن‬jumān (coll.; n. un. ) pearls
‫ جمهووو‬jamhara to gather, collect (‫ه‬, ‫ هو‬s.th.,
s.o.);‫ا‬to assemble (‫ ه‬s.o.) II tajamhara to
gather, flock together (crowd)
‫ جمهو‬jamhara multitude, crowd, throng;
the great mass, the populace
‫ جمهوووار‬jumhūr pl. ‫ جمووو هيو‬jamāhīr2
multitude; crowd, throng; general public,
public; ‫ ا جم هيو‬the masses, the people
‫ جمهوى‬iumhllri republican (adj. and n‫ة‬.
‫جمهاريووووووووة‬
jumhūriya
pl.
-āt
republic│ ‫‘( ا جمهاريووةاا عوبيووةاا مأحوود‬arabīya,
muttaḥida) the United Arab Republic;
‫( ا جمهاريوووةااالتح يوووةااال م ظيوووة‬ittiḥādīya) the
Federal Republic of Germany; ‫ا جمهاريووةا‬
‫( ا ديمالواهيوووووةااال م ظيوووووة‬dīmūqrāṯīya) the
German Democratic Republic
‫ ج ئ و‬janā’inī gardener
‫ ج ووةا‬junna pl.
shelter, shield
‫ ج و‬junan protection,
‫ ج ن‬janān pl. ‫ اج ن‬ajnān heart, soul
‫ ج ن‬jannān gardener
‫ ج وي‬janīn pl. ‫ اج وةا‬ajinna, ‫ اج وانا‬ajnūn
embryo, fetus; germ (in a seed, etc.)
‫ ج ووووان‬junūn possession, obsession;
mania, madness, insanity, dementia;
foolishness, folly; frenzy, rage, fury;
ecstasy, rapture│‫ ا ج ووانا ووان‬al-j. funūn
madness has many varieties, manifests
itself in many ways
‫ ج واظ‬junūnī crazy, insane, mad; frantic,
frenzied
‫ مج‬mijann pl. ‫ مج ن‬majānn2 shield
‫ مج ة‬majanna madness, insanity
‫ ج ن‬jānn jinn, demons
‫ مج وووان‬majnūn pl. ‫ مجووو ظي‬majānīn2
possessed, obsessed; insane, mad;
madman, maniac, lunatic; crazy, cracked;
crackpot; foolish; fool
‫ ج وب‬janaba u to avert, ward off ( ‫ ه هو‬from s.o.
s.th.) II to keep away, avert, ward off ( ‫ا ه ه‬
from s.o. s.th.), keep s.o. (‫ )ه‬out of the way
of ( ‫)هو‬, spare ( ‫ ه هو‬s.o. s.th.) III to be or
walk by s.o.’s (‫ )ه‬side; to run alongside of
( ‫)هو‬, run parallel to ( ‫)هو‬, skirt, flank ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to avoid ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V to avoid ( ‫هو‬
s.th., ‫ ه‬s.o.); to keep away ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬from),
steer clear, get out of the way ( ‫هو‬, ‫ا ه‬of) VI
and VIII = V; VIII to be at the side of ( ‫)هو‬,
run side by side with ( ‫)هو‬, run alongside of
( ‫)ه‬, skirt, flank ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ ج وب‬janb pl. ‫ ج واب‬junūb, ‫ اج و ب‬ajnāb
side; janba (prep.) beside, next to, near,
at│‫( ج ب اا واج ب‬also ‫ )ج بو ا ج وب‬side by side;
‫( بي اج بي‬janbaihi) inside (it), within; ‫م ابوي ا‬
‫( ج بي و‬baina janbaihi) what it contains,
comprises, its contents; ‫ علووواج ووب‬aside,
apart; ‫ ا اا ج ب‬pleurisy
‫ ج بووة‬janba pl. janabāt side; region,
area│ ‫ ا وواج ب تو‬in it, within, wide; ‫ضوم ابوي ا‬
‫( ج ب تووو‬ḍammahū) to comprise, hold,
contain s.th.; ‫ ج ب و اا غو ووة‬j. al-gurfa the
whole room; ‫ بوي اج بو اا غو وة‬in (the middle
of) the room; ‫ زا واا ج ب‬crammed, chockfull, brimful, filled to overflowing or
bursting
‫ ج بو‬janbī lateral, side (adj.)
‫ ج ووب‬junub in a state of major ritual
impurity; not belonging to the tribe, not a
kinsman│‫اا جوووو راا ج ووووب‬the neighbor not
belonging to the family
‫ ج و ب‬jināb (title of respect) approx.:
Right Honorable; ‫ ج و بكم‬Your Honor; you
(polite form)
‫ ج بوة‬janāba major ritual impurity (Isl.
Law)
‫ ج ب‬junāb (= ‫ ) ا اا ج ب‬pleurisy
‫ ج ووواب‬janūb south;
southward, to the south
‫ ج ابووو‬janūban
‫ ج اب‬janūbī southern│ ‫ اج ابواا ويقي‬South
Africa
‫ ج ب‬jānib pl. ‫ جااظوب‬jawānib2 side; lateral
portion; sidepiece; flank; wing; face
(geom.); part, portion, partial amount;
partial view, section ( ‫ م‬of a scene, picture
or panorama); quantity, amount; a certain
number ( ‫ مو‬of), a few, some│ ‫ امو اج ظبو‬on
his part; ‫ مو اج ظوبا–امو اج ظوباآ وو‬on the one
hand -- on the other hand; ‫ ا وواج ظبو‬to him,
to his address; at his (its) side, next to him
(it); ‫ بج ظبو‬beside him (it), next to him (it);
‫ ا وواج ظوب‬and ‫ بج ظوب‬side by side with; in
addition to; apart from, aside from; ‫وضوع ا‬
‫ ج ظبو‬to put s.th. aside; ‫ و عو اج ظبو‬to leave
s.th. aside, omit s.th.; ‫ وووواج ظوووب‬in
comparison with, as compared with, as
against; regarding, with regard to; ‫مو ابوي ا‬
‫ جااظبهم‬their hearts; ‫ ج ظب اا فم‬jānibā l-fam the
comers of the mouth;
‫ ج ظووووباموووو‬a
considerable, or certain, degree of; a
considerable amount of, a good deal of;
‫ ج ظوباكبيووامو‬a great deal of, a large portion
of; ‫ علوواج ظوباكبيووامو‬he is very …; ‫كو ناعلووا‬
‫( ج ظووباعروويمام و اا كوووم‬karam) to be very
generous; ‫علوووووواج ظوووووباعرووووويمامووووو ااالهميوووووة‬
(ahammīya) of great importance; ‫علوااعروما‬
‫‘ ج ظبام اا وار‬alā a‘ẓami jānibin min alkuṯūra of utmost importance, of greatest
significance; ‫ واكلاج ظوب‬everywhere, on all
sides; ‫( فو ا و اج ظبو‬ḳafaḍa, jānibahū) to
show o.s. condescending, affable or
gracious to s.o.; to meet s.o. on fair terms;
‫ امو اج ظبو‬amina jānibahū to be safe from
s.o.; ‫( ومااعووهاج ظوبااهأمو م‬u‘irhu) I paid not
the least attention to him; ‫اايرهوبىاهو بةا‬
‫( ج ظبو‬jānibahū) to fear s.o., be afraid of
s.o.; ‫ مللاا ج ظب‬milk al-j. crown lands; ‫ج ظوبا‬
‫ ا ميووو‬j. al-mīrī (eg.) fisc, treasury; ‫ووي ا‬
‫ ا ج ظوب‬layyin al-j. gentle; docile, tractable,
compliant; ‫ ووي اا ج ظووب‬līn al-j. gentleness;
‫ رحووباا جااظووب‬raḥb al-j. roomy; spacious,
unconfined; ‫ رليوقاا ج ظوب‬friendly, amiable,
gentle; ‫ موهواباا ج ظوب‬feared, dreaded; ‫عزيوزا‬
‫ ا ج ظوب‬powerful, mighty, strong; ‫عوز اا ج ظوب‬
‘izzat al-j. power; ‫ مهيوباا ج ظوب‬mahīb al-j.
dreaded, respected; ‫ واجااظوباا ودار‬about the
house, all over the house; often ‫= وواجااظبو‬
‫ي‬
‫ جووو ظبو‬jānibī lateral, side, by- (in
compounds)
‫ اج ب‬ajnabī foreign, alien; (pl. -ūn, ‫اج ظوب‬
ajānib2 foreigner, alien│‫ ا ووبال اادج بيووة‬the
foreign countries, the outside world; ‫ولوةا‬
‫ االج ظب‬firqat al-ajānib the Foreign Legion
‫ ج بيووة‬gannābīya pl. –āt (eg.) curb;
embankment, levee; side channel, lateral
‫ ج ظا‬jāniḥ side, flank, wing
(following a road or railroad tracks);
bypass (of a lock or sluice)
‫ ج ظحوة‬jāniḥa pl. ‫ جوااظا‬jawāniḥ2 rib; pl.
also bosom, heart, soul│ ‫ بوي اجوااظح‬in my
bosom, at heart; ‫( هفوو اجااظحهو‬ṭafarat) she
became happily excited, she trembled with
joy
‫ تج ب‬tajannub avoidance
‫ اجأ ب‬ijtināb avoidance
‫ا مج بووة‬mujanniba flank, wing (of an
army
‫ ج بو‬see ‫اجمبو‬
‫ ج ب و ز‬junbāz, ‫ جمب و ز‬calisthenics; gymnastics;
athletics
‫ ج بو ز‬junbāzī ( ‫ )جمبو ز‬calisthenic(al),
gymnastic│‫ ااال عووووو باا جمب زيوووووة‬gymnastic
exercises, physical exercises
‫ مج اا‬mujannaḥ winged
‫ ج ود‬II to draft, conscript, enlist, recruit (‫ ه‬s.o.;
mil.); to mobilize ( ‫ هو‬an army, ‫ علوو‬against)
V to be drafted, be conscripted, be
enlisted (for military service)
‫ ج ود‬jund m. and f., pl. ‫ ج وا‬junūd, ‫اج و‬
ajnād soldiers; army│‫ ج ووداا ووالص‬j. alḳalāṣ Salvation Army
‫ ج و اا‬janaḥa a (‫ ج واح‬junūḥ) to incline, be
inclined, tend (‫ ل‬or ‫ ا و‬to); to lean (‫ ل‬or ‫ا وو‬
to or toward); to turn, go over (‫ ا وو‬to), join
(‫ ا ووو‬s.th.), associate o.s. (‫ ا ووو‬with); to
strand (‫ علوو‬or ‫ ا ووو‬on a coast; ship); to
diverge, deviate, depart ( ‫ عو‬from); to turn
away ( ‫ عو‬from), break ( ‫ عو‬with) II to
provide ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) with wings, lend wings
( ‫ هو‬to s.th.) IV to incline, be inclined, tend
(‫ ل‬or ‫ ا و‬to); to lean (‫ ل‬or ‫ ا وو‬to or toward);
to turn (‫ ل‬or ‫ ا و‬to s.th.); to strand (ship)
‫ ج ووودى‬jundī pl. ‫ ج وووا‬junūd soldier,
private│‫( اج ووودىااول‬awwal) private first
class (Ir., Syr.); ‫( ج وودىامسووأجد‬mustajidd)
recruits (Ir., Syr.); ‫ ا ج ووود اا مجهوووال‬the
Unknown Soldier
‫ ج ديوة‬jundīya military affairs, the army,
the military; military service
‫ تج يووود‬tajnīd draft, enlistment (mil.)
recruitment; mobilization│ ‫ا أج يووودااالجبووو ر‬
(ijbārī) military conscription
‫ ج ا‬jinḥ side
‫ جو ا‬junḥ, jinḥ darkness gloom│‫وواجو اا‬
‫( ا ليول‬j. il-lail) in the dark of night, under
cover of night; ‫( بوي اج حو اا كووى‬junḥay ilkarā) lit.: between the two halves of
slumber, i.e., at night when everyone’s
asleep
‫ ج حوةا‬junḥa pl. ‫ جو ا‬junaḥ misdemeanor
(jur., less than a felony, ‫ج يوة‬, and more
than an infraction, ‫)م فة‬
‫ ج و ح‬janāḥ pl. ‫ اج حوة‬ajniḥa, ‫ اجو ا‬ajnuḥ
wing (of a bird. of an airplane, of a
building, of an army); side; flank│‫ااظو ا ووا‬
‫ا ج حو‬I am under his protection; ‫علوواج و حا‬
‫ االثيوو‬over the ether, by radio; ‫علووواج و حا‬
‫( ا سوعة‬j. is-sur‘a) with winged haste
‫ تج د‬tajannud military service
‫ مج د‬mujannad recruit
‫ ج دارى‬gindārī standard-bearer, comet (Eg.)
‫ ج دب‬jundub pl. ‫ ج ب‬janādib2 grasshopper
1
‫ اج در‬gandara (eg.) to mangle ( ‫ ه‬laundry)
‫ ج وودر‬gandara mangling (of laundry);
press; O rotary press (typ.)
2
‫ اج دارى‬look up alphabetically
‫ ج درمة‬žandarma gendarmery
‫ ج درمو‬žandarmī gendarme
‫ ج د لو‬ganduflī (eg.) oysters 140
1
‫ ج و ح‬junāḥ misdemeanor (jur.); sin│‫االا‬
‫( ج و حاعليو‬junāḥa) it won’t be held against
him if he ... ; it won't do any harm if he …
‫ ج ودل‬jandala to throw to the ground, bring
down, fell (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ ج ودل‬jandal pl. ‫ ج و ل‬janādil2 stone; pl.
‫ ج ل‬cataract, waterfall (eg.)
‫ اج ا‬ajnaḥ2 more inclined (‫ ا و‬to
2
‫ ج اح‬janūḥ inclined (‫ ا و‬s.th.)
‫ ج ووال‬jenərāl, ginrāl (eg.) general (military
rank)
‫ ج وواح‬junūḥ inclination, leaning, bent,
tendency (‫ ا و‬to)
‫ ج دول‬gundūl (eg.) pl. ‫ ج يل‬ganādīl2 gondola
‫ ج وز‬II to say the burial prayers, conduct the
funeral service (‫ ه‬for the deceased; Chr.)
‫ ج و ز‬jināza, janāza pl. -āt ‫ ج و ئز‬janā’iz2
bier; funeral procession
‫ تجو س‬tajannus acquisition of citizenship,
naturalization
‫ ج و ز‬junnāz pl. ‫ ج و ظيز‬janānīz2 requiem,
funeral
rites,
obsequies;
funeral
procession
‫اتجووووووووووووووو ظس‬tajānūs
homogeneity,
homogeneousness; likeness, similarity,
resemblance
‫ ج زبيل‬janzabīl (= ‫ )زظجبيل‬ginger
1
‫ مجوو ظس‬mujānis similar, like, related;
homogeneous
‫ ج زيووو‬janzara (= ‫ )زظجووو‬to be or become
covered with verdigris
‫ مأج س‬mutajannis naturalized
‫ ج زار‬jinzār (=‫ )زظج ر‬verdigris
2
‫ ج زيوو‬jinzīr (= ‫ )زظجيوو‬pl. ‫ ج و زيو‬janāzīr2 chain;
track (of a caterpillar, of a tank, etc.); a
linear measure (= 5 qaṣaba = 17.75 m;
also = 20 m; Eg.)│‫ هو ر اج زيوو‬ṭārat j. track
sprocket, sprocket wheel
‫ مج زر‬mujanzar track-laying (vehicle)
‫ ج س‬II to make alike, make similar ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
assimilate, naturalize (‫ ه‬s.o.); to class,
classify, sort, categorize ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) III to be
akin, be related, similar ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬to), be of the
same kind or nature (‫ ه‬as s.o., ‫ هو‬as s.th.),
be like s.o. or s.th. ( ‫هو‬, ‫ )ه‬resemble (‫ ه‬s.o.,
‫ هو‬s.th.) V to have o.s. naturalized, acquire
the citizenship (‫ ;)ب‬to be naturalized VI to
be akin, related, of the same kind or
nature, homogeneous
‫ ج و س‬jins pl. ‫ اج و س‬ajnās kind, sort,
variety, species, class, genus; category;
sex (male, female); gender (gram.); race;
nation│‫ااسوماا جو س‬ism al-j. (gram.) generic
noun, collective noun of nonpersonal
things (which form a n. un. in ); ‫ا جو سا‬
‫( ا بشوو‬bašarī) the human race; ‫اب و اج سو‬
abnā’ jinsinā our fellow tribesmen; ‫هوواا‬
‫ مصوو اا جو س‬he is Egyptian by nationality;
‫ ا جو ساا ل يوف‬the fair sex; ‫ ا جو ساا شو‬the
strong sex
‫ا ج س‬jinsī generic; sexual; racial
‫ا الج س‬lā-jinsī asexual, sexless
‫ا ج سووووية‬jinsīya
citizenship
pl.
-āt
nationality,
‫ تج ويس‬tajnīs naturalization; paronomasia
(rhet.)
‫ ج ووو س‬jinās (rhet.) assonance, pun,
paronomasia
‫ مج ظسووة‬mujānasa relatedness, kinship,
affinity; similarity, likeness, resemblance
‫ مأجو ظس‬mutajānis akin, related, of the
same kind or nature, homogeneous
‫( ج ي ظ‬Lat. Gentiana) gentian (eg.)
1
‫اج وف‬VI to deviate ( ‫ عو‬from); to incline, be
inclined (‫ ا و‬or ‫ ل‬to s.th.)
2
‫ اج يف‬look up alphabetically
‫ ج ف ص‬junfāṣ, ‫ ج فيص‬junfaiṣ sackcloth, sacking
‫ ج ل‬junk pl. ‫ ج ا‬junūk harp
‫ ج اا‬janowā Genoa (seaport in NW Italy)
‫ ج وو‬janā i (jany) to pick, gather, harvest, reap
( ‫ هو‬s.th., also the fruits of one’s work); to
pocket, rake in, collect ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to derive
( ‫ هو‬profit, ‫ مو‬from); to secure, realize ( ‫هو‬
profits, an advantage); to incur ( ‫ هو‬evil,
harm, punishment); to cause, 141 provoke,
bring about ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); -- (‫ ج يوة‬jināya) to
commit a crime, an outrage (‫ علوو‬on); to
offend, sin (‫ علووو‬against); to commit,
perpetrate (‫ج يوة‬, ‫ ظبو‬danban a crime, an
offense; ‫علووو‬, less frequently ‫ا ووو‬, on or
against); to inflict ( ‫ هو‬some evil, ‫ علوو‬on
s.o.); to harm (‫ علووو‬s.o., s.th.) V to
incriminate, accuse, charge with a crime
(‫ علووو‬s.o.), lay the blame (‫ علووو‬on s.o.),
blame (‫ علووو‬s.o.); to act meanly VIII to
gather, harvest ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ ج وو‬jany harvest; reaping (fig.); -- janan
(coll.) fruits
‫ ج ي وة‬jināya pl. -āt perpetration of a
crime; felony (jur.; in the strictly legal
sense, more than a misdemeanor, ‫ج حووة‬,
and an infraction, ‫)م فوة‬, capital offense │
‫ محكموووةاا ج يووو‬maḥkamat al-j. criminal
court
‫ ج و ئ‬jinā’ī criminal│ law ‫محكموةاج ئيوة‬
(maḥkama) criminal court; ‫ا ق و ظاناا ج و ئ‬
criminal law, penal law
‫ مج و‬majnan pl. ‫ مج ن‬majānin that which
is picked or harvested, a crop; source of
profit or advantage
‫ تجو‬tajannin incrimination, accusation
(‫ علوو‬of s.o.); mean way of acting, low,
underhand dealings
‫ جو ن‬jānin pl. ‫ ج و‬junāh perpetrator (of a
delict); delinquent, criminal
‫ مج واعليو‬majnīy ‘alaih, harmed, injured;
aggrieved party; victim of a crime
‫( ج يف‬Fr. Geneve) žənēf Geneva
‫( ج يو‬Engl. guinea) ginēh, also gunaih pl. –āt
pound (eg.)│‫ ج ي و ااظجليووز اياسووأو ي ة‬pound
sterling, English pound;
‫ج يوووو امصووووو‬
Egyptian pound (abbreviation: ‫) ام‬
‫ جهة‬see ‫اوج‬
‫ جهبول‬jahbad pl. ‫ جه بول‬jahābida man endowed
with a critical mind; great scholar; bright,
brilliant, intelligent
much as possible; ‫ جهوداه لأو‬j. ṭāqatihī as
much as he can, to the limit of his
abilities; ‫ جهداامك ظ‬juhda imkānihī do.; ‫جهودا‬
‫ مو‬juhda mā as much as. to the limits of
what ... ; ‫ جهد‬juhdī as far as I can
‫ جهيد‬jahīd see ‫ جهد‬jahd
‫ جهو‬jihād fight, battle; jihad, holy war
(against the infidels, as a religious duty)
‫ جه‬jihādī fighting, military
‫ امج هد‬mujāhada fight, battle
‫ اجهوووو‬ijhād exertion;
overstrain(ing) 142
overexertion,
‫ اجأهو‬ijtihād effort, exertion, endeavor,
pains, trouble; application, industry,
diligence;
(Isl.
Law)
independent
judgment in a legal or theological
queetion, based on the interpretation and
application of the 4 uṣūl, as opposed to
taqlīd, q.v.; individual judgment
‫ جهود‬jahada a (jahd) to endeavor, strive, labor,
take pains, put o.s. out; to over-work,
overtax, fatigue, exhaust (‫ ه‬s.o.) III to
endeavor, strive; to fight ( ‫ وواسوبيلاا شو‬for
s.th.); t.o wage holy war against the
infidels IV to strain, exert ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to tire,
wear out, fatigue (‫ ه‬s.o.), give trouble (‫ا ه‬
to)│‫( اجهوداظفسو ا وو‬nafsahū) to go to great
lengths, go out of one’s way ( ‫ و‬for or in
s.th.); ‫( اجهودا كووها وو‬fikrahū) to concentrate
on, put one's mind to, apply o.s. t.o VIII to
put o.s. out (‫ وو‬for s.th.), work hard; (Isl.
Law) to formulate an independent
judgment in a legal or theological question
(based on the application of the 4 uṣūl; as
opposed to taqlid, q.v.)
‫ مجهوا‬majhūd pl. -āt endeavor, effort,
exertion, pains, trouble, work; O voltage,
tension (el.)│ ‫ بووللامجها اتو‬to make every
effort, go to greatest lengths
‫ جهود‬jahd pl. ‫ جهوا‬juḥūd strain; exertion;
endeavor, attempt, effort; trouble, pains
(‫ وو‬on behalf or for the sake of s.th.); O
voltage, tension (el.)│‫ جهوووداجهوووده‬jahada
jahdahū, also ‫ عمولايحو ولةاجهوده‬to do (try)
one’s utmost, do (try) all in one’s power,
make every conceivable effort; ‫بجهوداجهيود‬
bi-jahdin jahīdin with great difficulty, by
dint of atrenuous efforts; ‫ بعوداجهوداجهيود‬after
a lot of trouble O ‫‘( جهووداع و ل‬ālin) high
tension (el.)
‫ جهو‬jahara a (jahr, ‫ جهو ر‬jihār) to be brought to
light, come out, show, appear; -- to
declare publicly, announce ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ ب‬s.th.);
to avow in public, proclaim (‫ ب‬s.th.); to
raise ( ‫ا هو‬the voice); -- jahura u ( ‫جهو ر‬
jahāra) to be loud, be clearly audible
(voice) III to declare or say openly, voice,
utter, express frankly (‫ ب‬s.th.)
‫ جهوود‬juhd strain, exertion; juhda (used
prepositionally) to the limit of ... │‫جهودا‬
‫ ا لوة‬juhda ṭ-ṭāqa as far as possible, as
‫ جهوو‬jahratan openly, overtly, frankly,
publicly
‫ مج هود‬mujāhid pl. -ūn fighter, freedom
fighter; warrior; sergeant (Eg. 1939)
‫ مجهود‬mujhid strenuous, exacting, trying,
grueling;
-mujhad
overworked,
exhausted
‫ مجأهود‬mujtahid diligent, industrious; (pl.
-ūn) mujtahid, a legist formulating
independcnt decisions in legal or
theological matters, based on the
interpretation and application of the four
uṣūl, as oppoeed to muqallid, q.v.
‫ جهووو‬jahr and ‫ جه و ر‬jihār publicness,
publicity, notoriety; ‫ جهووا‬jahran and ‫جهو را‬
jihāran publicly, in public
‫ جهوووو‬jahrī notorious, well-known,
public
‫ جهيو‬jahīr loud (voice, shout)
‫ اجهو‬ajhar2 day-blind
‫ اجهوووو‬ajhar2 (elative) louder, more
audible
‫ جمهو‬jahwarī loud (voice)
‫ مجهو‬mijhar loud-voiced
‫ مجهووووو‬mijhar
microsoope
pl.
‫مجوووو هو‬
majāhir2
‫ مجهوى‬mijharī microscopic(al)
‫مجهوووووو ر‬
mijhār
loudspeaker
loud-voiced;
O
‫ مجو هو‬mujāhara franknees, candor (of
one’s words)
‫ جهووز‬jahaza a to finish off (‫ علووو‬a
wounded man), deliver the coup de grace
to (‫ )علو‬II to make ready, prepare ( ‫ ه‬s.th.);
to arrange ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to provide, supply ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to equip, fit out, furnish, supply,
provide (‫ ه ب‬or ‫ هو‬s.th. or s.o. with) IV to
finish off (‫ علوو‬a wounded man), deliver
the coup de grace to (‫ ;)علوو‬to finish, ruin
‫ يعلووو‬s.o.) V to he equipped, furnished,
supplied, provided; to equip o.s.; to
prepare o.s., get ready; to be ready, be
prepared
‫ جهو ز‬jahāz (alas pronounced jihāz) pl. āt, ‫ اجهووز‬ajhiza equipment, appliances,
outfit, gear, rig; trousseau; contrivance,
gadget; implement, appliance, utensil;
installation, apparatus (techn.); system,
apparatus (anat.) │ ‫( جهو زاالسولك‬lā-silkī)
wirelees set, radio; ‫ جهووو زارا يووواا‬radio
(receiving set); O ‫( جه زامسوأقبلا‬mustaqbil),
O ‫جه و زااالسووأقب ل‬, O ‫ جه و زااال أق و ه‬receiver,
receiving set (radio); ‫(جهو زامولياا‬muḍī‘), O
‫ جهو زااالرسو لا‬j. al-irsāl transmitter (radio);
‫ جه زاتليفزياظ ا‬television set; ‫ جه زاا حفو‬j. alḥafr drilling rig; oil derrick; ‫جه و زا ور‬
(daurī) circulatory system (anat.); ‫جه و زا‬
‫ أسجيلااالهأزازا ااالرضوية‬or ‫جهو زاليو ساا هوزا ا‬
‫( االرضوية‬hazzāt, arḍīya)seismograph; ‫جهو زا‬
‫سووووووو‬
(sirrī)
secret
organization,
underground organization;
‫جهووو زااالسوووأم‬
sound locator; ‫‘( ا جه و زاا عصووب‬aṣabī) the
nervous system; ‫ جهوو زاا ه ووم‬j. al-haḍm
digestive apparatus
‫ تجهيوووز‬tajhīz equipment, furnishment;
preparation; pl. ‫ تجهيووزا‬equipment, gear
144
‫ تجهيوز‬tajhīzī preparatory; (of a school)
preparing for college
‫ جو هز‬jāhiz ready, prepared; readymade;
equipped │ ‫ ملباسو ( ج هز‬or) ‫( ا بسوة‬albisa)
ready-made clothes
‫ مجهوووز‬mujahhaz equipped, provided,
furnished, supplied (‫ ب‬with); armed (‫ب‬
with guns; of a ship, tank, etc.)
‫ جهوش‬IV to sob, break into sobs│ ‫اجهوشاب بكو‬
(bukā’) to be on the verge of tears,
struggle with tears; to break into tears
‫ا جهشوة‬jahša (n. vic.) pl. -āt sob; outburst
of tears
‫ اجه ش‬ijhāš outburst of tears
‫ جهو‬IV to bear young ones, litter; to have a
miscarriage (woman)│
‫اجه وووووتاظفسوووووه‬
(nafsahā) she induced an abortion
‫ جه‬jihḍ miscarried fetus
‫ جهي‬jahīḍ miscarried fetus
‫ اجهووو‬ijhāḍ miscarriage, abortion;
induced abortion
‫ جهول‬jahila a (jahl, ‫ جه وة‬jahāla) to be ignorant;
not to know (‫ ب‬or ‫ ه‬s.th., how to do s.th.);
to be irrational, foolish; to behave
foolishly (‫ علووو‬toward) VI to ignore ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to refuse to have anything to do ( ‫هو‬
with), shut one’s eyes ( ‫ هو‬to), disregard ( ‫هو‬
a fact); to affect ignorance, pretend to
know nothing X to consider ignorant or
stupid (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ جهوول‬jahl and ‫ جه وة‬jahāla ignorance;
folly, foolishness, stupidity│ ‫ عو اجهول‬out
of ignorance
‫ جهال‬jahūl ignorant; foolish, stupid
‫ مجهووول‬majhal pl. ‫مج هووول‬
majāhil2
unknown region, unexplored territory │
‫ مج هلاا ويقي‬unknown Africa
‫ تجهيل‬tajhīl stultification
‫ تج هل‬tajāhul ignoring, disregard(ing)
‫ ج هول‬jāhil pl. ‫ جهلوة‬jahala, ‫ جهول‬juhhal,
‫ جهو ل‬juhhāl, ‫ جهوال‬juhalā’ not knowing (‫ب‬
s.th., how to do s.th.); ignorant,
uneducated, illiterate; foolish; fool
‫ جو هلو‬jāhilī pagan, of or pertaining to
pre-Islamic times
‫ ج هليوة‬jāhilīya state of ignorance; preIslamic paganism, pre-Islamic times
‫ مجهوووال‬majhūl unknown; anonymous
(also ‫ مجهووالااالسووم‬m. al-ism); pl. ‫مج هيوول‬
majāhīl2 unknown things│‫اصوويغةاا مجهووال‬
ṣīgat al-m. passive (gram.)
‫ مجها يووووة‬majhūlīya
unknown nature
being
unknown,
‫ جهوم‬jahuma u (‫ جه موة‬jahāma, ‫ جهاموة‬juhūma) to
frown, glower V to frown, scowl, glower;
to regard with displeasure ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬or ‫ ل‬s.o. or
s.th.), frown ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ ل‬on); to eye gloomily,
coolly, grimiy ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬or ‫ ل‬s.o., s.th.); to
become sullen, gloomy (face)
‫ جهوم‬jahm sullen, glum, morose, gloomy
(face)
‫ جه م‬jahām clouds
‫ جه موة‬jahāma and ‫ جهاموة‬juhūma grim
look, sullen expression; gloominoss;
brooding silence
‫ جه م‬jahannam2 (f.) hell
‫ جه م‬jahannamī hellish, infernal
‫ جووا‬jaww pl. ‫ اجوواا‬ajwā’, ‫ جوواا‬jiwā’ (pl.
frequently with singnlar meaning) air;
atmosphere (also fig.); sky; weather;
sphere, milieu, environment; ‫ جواا‬jawwan
by air; by telegraph, telegraphically│‫بويودا‬
‫ ا جوا‬air mail; ‫ هبقو اا جوا‬ṭabaqāt al-j. air
layers; ‫( وووواجووواامم وووو‬mumṭir) in rainy
weather
‫ جووواى‬jawwī air, aerial, aero- (in
compounds);
airy,
atmospheric(al);
weather
(used
attributively),
meteorologic(al)│ ‫ا وووووغطاا جووووووا‬
(ḍagṯ)
atmospheric pressure; ‫( هبقو اجايوة‬ṭabaqāt)
air layers; ‫( اس الاجوا‬usṭūl) air fleet; ‫غو ر ا‬
‫ جايوة‬air raid; ‫( ا قواا اا جايوة‬quwāt) air force;
‫ ا مالحووةاا جايووة‬aviation; ‫( مي و اجايووة‬mīnā’)
airport; ‫ارصووووو اجايوووووة‬
meteorological
observations; ‫( حجواجا‬ḥajar) meteorite
‫( جواا‬colloq.) jawwā (pronounced gūwa
in Eg.) in it, within; inside
‫ جووااظو‬jawwānī, juwwānī inner, inside,
interior
‫ جاا ة‬guwāfa (eg.) guava (fruit); guavshrub
‫( جاال‬eg.) guwāl pl. -āt sack
‫( جااظأ‬It. guanti; eg.) gloves
1
‫( جاب‬Fr. jupe) skirt
2
‫ جو ب يجوابة‬jāba u (jaub) to travel, wander ( ‫هو‬
through), traverse, roam, tour, explore ( ‫هو‬
s.th., e.g., foreign lands); to pierce,
penetrate ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.), cut through ( ‫ ;)ه و‬to
wander, cruise ( ‫ هو‬about a place) III to
answer (‫ ه‬s.‫خ‬., ‫ علوو‬s.th.), reply, respond (‫ه‬
to s.o., ‫ علوو‬to s.th.); to comply (‫هو ا‬with),
accede ( ‫ هو‬to) IV to answer (‫ ه‬or ‫ ا وو‬s.o.,
‫ عو‬or ‫ علوو‬a question), reply, respond (‫ ه‬or
‫ ا وو‬to s.o., ‫ علوو‬to s.th.); to comply ( ‫ هو‬with
a request), accede, defer ( ‫ هو‬to); to hear (‫ه‬
s.o.), accede to the request or wishes of
(‫ ;)ه‬to fulfill, grant ( ‫ هو‬a wish); to consent,
assent, agree (‫ ا ووو‬to); to concur (‫ا ووو‬
in)│ ‫ اجو باا وواهلبو‬ṯalabihi) to comply with
s.o.’s request VI to reply to one another;
to echo ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ب‬from); to ring out (voices);
to
be
(mutually)
corresponding,
harmonize; to be favorahle, propitious (‫موا‬
to s.o.; situation) VIl to scatter, break up,
pass over (clauds); to be dispelled,
disappear, vanish (worries); to fade
(darkness) X ‫ اسوأج ب‬to hear, answer ( ‫ هو‬a
prayer), grant ( ‫ هو‬a request); to comply
with the request of (‫)ل‬, accede or defer to
the wiohes of (‫ ;)ل‬to react (‫ ل‬to); to
respond (‫ ل‬to, ‫ ب‬with), listen, pay
attention (‫ ل‬to), show interest (‫ ل‬in); to
meet, answer (‫ ل ب‬s.o. with), reply (‫ ل ب‬to
s.o. with or hy doing s.th.); to resound,
reverberate, re-echo; to resonate (‫ ل‬or ‫ا وو‬
to s.th.), be in resonance with (phys.); -‫ اسوأجاب‬istajwaba to interrogate, examine,
question (‫ ه‬s.o.); to hear (‫ ه‬the defendant or
witn...); to interpellate (‫ ه‬s.o.; in
parliament)
‫ جاب‬jaub travening, touring, exploration
(of
foreign
countries);
piercing,
penetration
‫ جابوة‬jauba pl. -āt, ‫ جواب‬juwab opening,
gap; hole, pit
‫ جووااب‬jawāb pl. ‫ اجاب وة‬ajwiba answer,
reply; octave (to a given tone; mus.); (eg.;
pronounced gawāb pl. -āt) letter,
message│‫ جوووااباا شووووه‬j. aš-šarṭ, main
clause (conclusion) of a conditional
sentence, apodosis
‫جوووووواابو‬
jawābī
attributively)
answering
(used
‫ جوووااب‬jawwāb traverser (of foreign
countries), traveler, explorer
‫ اج بوووة‬ijāba answer(ing), reply(ing),
response,
respondence;
compliance;
fulfillment, granting (of a request);
accession, consent, assent│‫اج بوووةا لووووبكم‬
ijābatan li-ṭalabikum, in compliance with
your request; in answer to your request
‫ تجو وب‬tajāwub agreement, conformity;
harmony
‫ اسوأج بة‬istijāba hearing, answering (of a
prayer); granting, fulfillment (of a
request); resonance; consonance (phys.)│‫ا‬
‫ اسوأج بةال‬istijābatan li in compliance with,
in answer to, in deference to
‫ اسووأجااب‬istijwāb pl. -āt interrogation,
questioning;
hearing;
interview;
interpellation (in parliament)
‫ مأج وب‬mutajāwib harmonious
‫ مسوووأجيب‬mustajīb hearing, answering,
granting;
reverberant,
resonant,
resonating;
responsive,
susceptible,
impressible 145
‫( جا‬Engl.) jūt jute
‫ جو حايجواحة‬jāḥa u and IV to annihilate, destroy,
ruin; to flood, inundate ( ‫ هو‬the land) VIII
do.; to carry away, sweep away (‫ ه‬s.o.,
s.th.; storm); to put down, subdue, quell
( ‫ ه‬s.th., e.g., a riot)
‫ اج حوووة‬destruction, annihilation; crop
damage; crop failure, bad harvest
‫ اجأي و ح‬ijtiyāḥ destruction, annihilation;
subdual, suppression
‫ اجوووو ئا‬jā’iḥ
disastrous
crushing,
devastating;
‫ ج ئحوة‬jā’iḥa pl. ‫ جواائا‬jawā’iḥ calamity,
disaster, ruin; epldemic; crop damage
2
‫ جاخ‬jūḳ pl. ‫ اجااخ‬ajwāḳ broadcloth
‫ جو ايجوا ة‬jāda u ( ‫ جوا‬jūda) to be or become
good, become better, improve; -- (jūd) to
grant generously (‫ ب‬s.th.), be so generous
as to do s.th. (‫ ب‬with verbal noun); to be
liberal, openhanded (‫ ب‬with s.th., ‫علووو‬
toward s.o.), bestow liberally (‫ا ب‬s.th., ‫علوو‬
upon s.o.), grant, give lavishly (‫ ب‬of s.th.,
‫ علوو‬to s.o.), shower (‫ علوو ب‬s.o. with); to
donate (‫ ب‬a sum of money, etc.) │ ‫جو اب فسو‬
to sacrifice o.s.; to give up the ghost; ‫ج ا‬
‫‘( عي ووو هاب ووودماا‬aināhu bi-d-dam‘) tears
welled from his eyes; ‫( ج اا سوم ا‬heavens
granted rain) it rained II to do well ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to make better, improve, better,
ameliorate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to recite (the Koran;
cf. ‫ )تجايود‬IV to do well, do excellently ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to master ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.), be skilled,
proficient ( ‫ هو‬in), be an expert ( ‫ هو‬at), be
conversant ( ‫ا ه و‬with an art or field of
knowledge); to accomplish or say good,
excellent thing; to achieve excellent
results; to be excellent, outstanding,
distinguish o.s. (e.g., as a poet) │‫اجو ا غوةا‬
(lugatan) to master language; ‫اجو اا عوزاا‬
‫‘( علوواا بيو ظاا‬azfa) to play the piano well X
to think ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.) good or excellent,
approve of ( ‫ ;)ه و‬to consider ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.)
suitable for or appropriate to (‫)ل‬
‫ جوووا‬jūd openhandedness, liberality,
generosity
‫ جا‬jaud heavy rains
‫ ج‬see under 2‫جد‬
‫ جا‬jūda goodness, excellence
‫ جيود‬jayyid pl. ‫ جيو‬jiyād good, perfect,
faultless; outstanding, excellent, first-rate;
good (as an examination grade); ‫جيوودا‬
jayyidan well, excellently; thoroughly │‫ا‬
‫( جي وداجوودا‬jidda) very good (also as an
examination grade)
‫ اجا‬ajwad2 better ,
‫ جاا‬jawād pl. ‫ اجواا‬ajwād, ‫ اجو و‬ajāwid2,
‫ اج ويد‬ajawīd2, ‫ جا‬jūd openhanded, liberal,
generous, magnanimous; jawād pl. ‫جي و‬
jiyād, ‫ اجي‬ajyād, ‫ اج ويود‬ajāwīd2 race horse,
racer; charger │ ‫ااب ااالجاا‬noble man
‫ تجايود‬tajwīd art of reciting the Koran,
Koran reading (in accordance with
established rule, of pronunciation and
intonation)
‫ مجيد‬mujīd adept, efficient, proficient
‫ جا ار‬jaudār see ‫( ج و ارا‬alphabetically)
‫ جو رايجوارة‬jāra u (jaur) to deviate, stray ( ‫عو‬
from); to commit an outrage (‫ علو‬on), bear
down (‫ علوووو‬upon), wrong, persecute,
oppress, tyrannize (‫ علوو‬s.o.); to encroach,
make inroads (‫ علوو‬on another’s territory)
III to be the neighbor of s.o. (‫)ه‬, live next
door to (‫ ;)ه‬to be adjacent, be next ( ‫ هو‬to
s.th.), adjoin ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.); to be in the
immediate vicinity of (‫)هو ه‬, be close to (‫ه‬,
‫ا;)هو‬to border ( ‫ هو‬on) IV to grant asylum or
a sanctuary (‫ ه‬to s.o.); to protect (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫مو‬
from), take (‫ ه‬s.o.) under one’s wing; to
stand by s.o. (‫)ه‬, aid (‫ ه‬s.o.) VI to be
neighbors; to be adjacent; to have a
common border X to seek protection, seek
refuge (‫ ب‬with s.o., ‫ مو‬from s.th.), appeal
for aid (‫ ه‬to s.o., ‫ م‬against s.th.) 146
‫ جوار‬jaur injustice; oppression, tyranny;
outrage
‫ جو ر‬jār pl. ‫ جيووان‬jīrān neighbor; refugee;
protégé, charge
‫ ج ر‬jāra pl. -āt neighboress
‫ جيو‬jīra neighborhood
‫ جار‬jūra pl. ‫ جار‬juwar pit, hole
‫ جارى‬see alphabetically
‫ جوواار‬jiwār neighborhood, proximity;
‫ بجوواار‬in the neighborhood of, in the
vicinity of, near, close to
‫مجوووووو ور‬
proximity
mujāwara
neighborhood,
‫ ج و ئو‬jā’ir pl. ‫ جووار‬jawara, ‫ ج و ر‬jāra
unjust. unfair; tyrannical, despotic; tyrant,
oppressor, despot
‫ مج و ور‬mujāwir neighboring, adjacent;
near, close by; (pl. -ūn) student (esp. of Al
Azhar University; living in the vicinity of
the Mosque)
‫ ئمجيو‬mujīr protector
‫ مأجوو ور‬mutajāwir having a common
border; adjoining, adjacent, contiguous
‫ جارب‬jaurab pl. ‫ جاارب‬jawārib2 stocking; sock
‫ جارجيووو‬jorjiyā Georgia (republic of the
U.S.S.R.)
1
‫ جووار‬jūrī damask rose (Rosa damascena,
bot.); crimson
2
‫( جار‬Engl.) jūrī jury
1
‫ جو ز يجوازة‬jāza u (‫ جوااز‬jawāz, ‫ مجو ز‬majāz) to
pass, come, travel ( ‫ هو‬through); to pass ( ‫هو‬
an examination, a test); to be allowed,
permitted, permissible; to be possible,
conceivable; to work, succeed ( ‫ عليو‬with
s.o.; deceit, artifice) │‫( ج ز اعلي اا حيلوة‬ḥīla)
the trick worked with him, he fell for the
trick II to permit, allow ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to
approve ( ‫ هوووو‬of), sanction, warrant,
authorize ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) III to pass ( ‫ هو‬s.th. or by
s.th.), go or walk past s.th. ( ‫ ;)ه و‬to go
beyond s.th. ( ‫)ه و‬, overstep, cross, leave
behind ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), also, e.g., ‫جو وزاا ثالثوي امو ا‬
‫‘( ا عموو‬umr) he is past thirty; to exceed,
surpass ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to pass over s.th. ( ‫)عو‬,
disregard ( ‫ عو‬s.th.), pay no attention ( ‫عو‬
to); to let ( ‫ عو‬s.th.) go unpunished; to give
up, forgo, relinquish ( ‫ ع و‬s.th.) IV to
traverse, cross ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ ا وو‬on the way to);
to permit, allow ( ‫ ل هو‬to s.o. s.th.); to
authorize ( ‫ ل هو‬s.o. to do s.th., also ‫ ;)ه هو‬to
license ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to approve, confirm,
endorse ( ‫ هو‬a decision, a judgment); to
approve ( ‫ ه‬of s.th.), sanction ( ‫ ه‬s.th.) V to
tolerate, suffer, bear VI to pass ( ‫ هو‬s.th. or
by s.th.), go or walk past s.th. ( ‫ ;)هو‬to go
beyond s.th. ( ‫)ه و‬, overstep, cross, leave
behind ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to exceed, surpass ( ‫هو‬
s.th., also ‫ ;)علوو‬to go too far, overstep all
bounds, encroach, make inroads; to pass
over s.th. ( ‫)عو‬, disregard ( ‫ عو‬s.th.) pay no
attention ( ‫ عوو‬to); to give up, forgo,
re1inquish (A s.th.); to refrain from) VIII
to pass, run, go ( ‫ هو‬through), cut across
( ‫ ;)ه و‬to cross ( ‫ ه و‬a border, a street, a
mountain range); to traverse ( ‫ هو‬a country
or sea); to cover ( ‫ هو‬a distance); to pass ( ‫هو‬
through the mind; said of ideas, thoughts);
to go ( ‫ هو‬through hard times or a crisis); to
surmount, overcome ( ‫ ه و‬a crisis) X to
deem permissible ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.); to ask
permission
‫ جواز‬jauz pl. ‫ اجوااز‬ajwāz heart, center (of
a desert, of a large area, etc.) │‫ا وووا‬
‫اجوااز‬amid, in the middle of, in; ‫ووااجواازا‬
‫( ا ف‬faḍā’) in space
‫ جوااز‬jawāz permissibility, admissibility;
lawfulness, legality; permission, (official)
permit, license, authorization; possibility,
conceivability;
passing
(of
an
examination) │‫ اجواازاا سوفو‬j. as-safar (pl. āt) (traveling) passport 147
‫ مجو ز‬majāz crossing; passage; corridor
(pol.-georgr.);
metaphor,
figurative
expression (rhet.) │‫ مجو زا‬majāzanl, ‫علوووا‬
‫ سبيلاا مج ز‬figuratively, metaphorically
‫ مج زى‬majāzī figurative, metaphorical
‫ اجووووو ز‬ijāza pl. -āt permission,
authorization; approval; license; = Fr.
licence ‫ا‬as an academic degree; permit;
vacation, leave (of absence) │‫ااجو ز اا حصوو‬
i. al-ḥaṣr grant of patent, issue of letters
patent; patent; ‫( اجووو ز ال صووولية‬qunṣulīya)
exequatur of a consul (dipl.); ‫اجو ز اموضوية‬
(maraḍīya) sick leave; ‫االجوو زا اا مدرسووية‬
(madrasīya) school vacation; ‫غ ئوباب الجو ز‬
on leave, on vacation
‫ جاسق‬jausaq pl. ‫ جااسوق‬jawāsiq2 palace; manor,
villa
‫ مجوو وز‬mujāwaza and ‫ تجوو وز‬tajāwuz
crossing;
exceeding;
overdraft,
overdrawing (of an account); disregard
( ‫ ع‬for); relinquishment ( ‫ ع‬of s.th.)
‫ جاعو ن‬jau‘ān2, f. ‫ جواعو‬jau‘ā’, pl.
jiyā‘ hungry, starved, famished
‫ اجأيوووو ز‬ijtiyāz traversing, crossing;
passage; transit; covering (of a distance);
passing (of an examination); surmounting
(of difficulties)
‫ ج و ئا‬jā’i‘ pl. ‫ جي و‬jiyā‘, ‫ جووا‬juwwa‘
hungry, starved, famished
‫ جووو ئز‬jā’iz permitted, lawful, legal;
conceivable, thinkable
‫ جاي وة‬gawīṭa pl. ‫ جواائط‬gawā’iṭ2 (eg.) dowel,
peg
‫ جو ايجوا ة‬jā‘a u to be hungry; to starve II to
cause (‫ ه‬s.o.) to starve, starve out, famish
(‫ ه‬s.o.) IV do.
‫ جوا‬jū‘ hunger, starvation │ ‫ مو اجاعو‬to
starve to death
‫ مج عة‬majā‘a pl. -āt famine
‫ تجايا‬tajwī‘ starving out
‫ اج عة‬ijā‘a starving out
‫ جاا‬II to make hollow, hollow out ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ جواا‬jauf pl. ‫ اجوااا‬ajwāf hollow, cavity;
depression; interior, inside, center, heart;
belly, abdomen; north (magr.) │‫و اجوواا‬
inside, in the interior of, in the middle of;
‫( اجاااا ليل‬j. il-lail) or ‫( جاااا ليل‬jaufa) in
the middle of the night
‫ ج و ئز‬jā’iza pl. ‫ جوواائز‬jawā’iz2 prize,
reward, premium │‫( جو ئز ا راسوية‬dirāsīya)
stipend, scholarship
‫ مجو ز‬mujāz licensed; licentiate (as an
academic title, = Fr. licencié; e.g., ‫مجو زا ووا‬
‫ ا علام‬licencié ès sciences)
2
‫ جوووا‬jaufī inner, interior, inside;
subterranean, underground, subsurface (of
geological strata); northern (magr.) │‫اميو ها‬
‫جا ية‬ground water 148
□‫ زو = اجازا‬II to give in marriage
□‫ اجاز‬jauz pl. ‫ اجااز‬ajwāz = ‫ زو‬couple
□‫( امجوواز‬syr.; pronounced məžwez, 
‫ مووزو‬muzwaj) wind instrument with a
double pipe, corresponding to the
Egyptian zummāra)
3
4
‫ اجواا‬ajwaf2, f. ‫ جا و‬jaufā’, pl. ‫ جواا‬jūf
hollow; empty; vain, futile, inane,
pointless, senseless
1
‫ تجايوف‬tajwīf pl. ‫ تجو واا‬tajāwīf2, hollow,
cavity
‫ ا جازا‬al-jauzā’ Gemini (astron.)
‫ اجواز‬jauz (coll.; n. un. pl. -āt) walnut │‫جوازا‬
‫ ا يوب‬j. aṭ-ṭīb nutmeg; ‫ جوازاا قو‬j. al-qai’
nux vomioa; ‫ جوازاا ه ود‬j. al-hind, ‫جوازاه ود‬
(hindī) coconut; ‫ جوازاا قوز‬j. alqazz cocoon,
chrysalis of the silkworm
‫ مجاا‬mujawwaf hollowed out, hollow
‫ جوا‬jauq pl. ‫ اجواا‬ajwāq and ‫ جالوة‬jauqa
pl. -āt troop, group; theatrical troupe,
operatic company; choir (mus.); orchestra,
band (also ‫ اموديواا جوا │ )جالوةاماسويقية‬mudīr
al-j. conductor, bandleader, choir leader;
‫ جالةاا شوا‬j. aš-šaraf Legion of Honor
‫ جاز‬gōza (eg.) narghile
‫ جواز‬jauzī nut (used attributively and in
compounds); nut-brown, hazel
5
‫ ج ز‬look up alphabetically
‫ جازل‬jauzal pl. ‫ جاازل‬jawāzil2 young pigeon
(‫ جو س )جواس‬jāsa u to peer around, pry around,
look around (‫ ووالل‬kilāla in); to search,
investigate, explore ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.) VIII to
search, investigate, explore ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫جيو‬
1
‫ ج لايجالة‬jāla u (jaul, ‫ جا وة‬jaula, ‫ تجواال‬tajwāl,
‫ جوواالن‬jawalān) to roam, rove, wander
about; to move freely, be at home ( ‫ و‬in a
field of learning), occupy o.s. ( ‫ و‬with); to
be circulated, go the rounds; to pass ( ‫ و‬, ‫ب‬
through the mind)│ ‫ جو لابوأسو‬to preoccupy
s.o., engross s.o.’s attention; ‫مو ايجووالا و ا‬
‫ هوهايب هوهة‬what he is preoccupied with,
what is on his mind; ‫ج و لاا وودماا و اعي ي و‬
(dam‘, ‘ainaihi) his eyes swam in tears;
‫( ج وتايودها و‬yaduhū) he laid his hands on,
he committed defalcations of IV to
circulate, pass around ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) │ ‫اجو لاا ووأ‬
(ra’ya) to weigh s.th. thoroughly, ponder
s.th.; ‫( اجو لاا روو‬naẓara) to let one’s eyes
wander about; to look around V to roam,
rove, wander about, move around; to
patrol, go the rounds; to cruise; to tour,
travel from place to place, travel about
‫ جا وة‬jaula pl. -āt circuit, round; patrol;
excursion, outing; tour; (round) trip;
voyage, run (of a steamer); (round-trip)
flight (of an airplane); round (in sports)
‫ جوووواال‬jawwāl wandering, migrant,
itinerant, roving; cruising; traveling;
ambulant; traveler, tourist; see also
alphabetically │‫اراماجواال‬rāmin jawwāl pl.
‫ رمو اجاا وة‬rumāh jawwāla rifleman (mil.;
Syr.)
‫ مأجووال‬mutajawwil wandering, migrant,
roaming, roving, itinerant; ambulant;
traveling; traveler │‫ وكيوولامأجووال‬traveling
salesman; ‫( بيووو امأجوووال‬bayyā‘) peddler,
hawker; ‫( لسووويسامأجوووال‬qissīs) itinerant
preacher
2
‫ جا ف‬golf golf (eg.)
‫ ج م‬look up alphabetically
‫ جان‬jūn pl ‫ اجاان‬ajwān gulf, inlet, bay
‫جاظلوة‬, ‫جواظال‬, ‫( جاظيلوة‬It. gonnella)gonella pl. -āt
(woman’s) skirt (eg.) 149
‫ ج ه‬look up alphabetically
‫ جاهو‬II tajauhara to become substance
‫ جواهو‬jauhar pl. ‫ جوااهو‬jawāhir2 intrinsic,
essential nature, essence; content,
substance (as opposed to form; philos.);
matter, substance; atom; jewel, gem; pl.
jewelry │‫( ا زيوفاوا جواهو‬zaif) the spurious
and the genuine
‫ جاا وة‬jawwāla one given to roaming or
traveling;
wanderer,
wayfarer;
O
motorcycle; cruiser
‫ جاهو‬jauhara jewel, gem
‫ جووواهو‬jauharī substantial; intrinsic,
essential, inherent; fundamental, main,
chief, principal; material; jeweler
‫ تجووواال‬tajwāl migration, wandering,
roving, traveling; nomadic life, nomadism
‫جووواالنا‬jawalān migration, wandering,
roving, traveling; nomadic life, nomadism
│‫ اجووواالناا يووود‬j. al-yad embezzlement,
defalcation
‫ مجو ل‬majāl pl. -āt room, space (‫ ل‬for
s.th.); field, domain, sphere; scope, extent;
reach; range; elbowroom, free scope; play,
clearance; field (magn.)│‫مو اتوو امجو الا لشول‬
(šakk) to admit of no doubt; ‫الامجو لا ل عو ا‬
‫( يو‬majālan, ṭa‘n) (it is) incontestable; ‫و ا‬
‫ هلااا مج ل‬in this connection; ‫و اا مج لاام مو ا‬
‫( سويح‬amāmahū) to give s.o. a free hand,
wide scope of action; ‫( مجو لاحيوا‬ḥayawī)
lebensraum; ‫ مجو لاا عمول‬m. al-‘amal field of
activity;
‫مجوووووو لامغ يسوووووو‬
(magnaṭīsī)
magnetic field; ‫ شود اا مجو ل‬šiddat al-m. field
intensity (magn.)
‫ تجوووووال‬tajawwul roaming, roving,
wandering, migration; going out, moving
about; patrol, round; (round) trip, tour;
traveling │‫ ام ااا أجال‬man‘ at-t. curfew
‫ بووو ئااجووو ول‬bā’i‘ jāwil pl. ‫ب عوووةاجووو ئلان‬
peddler, hawker
‫ جاال‬look up alphabetically
‫ جاهوج‬jauharjī jeweler
‫ مجووواهوا‬mugauharāt (eg.) jewelry,
trinkets; jewels, gems
1
‫ جوواى‬jawiya a (jawan) to be passionately
stirred by love or grief
‫ جاى‬jawan ardent love, passion
2
‫ ج وى‬look up alphabetically
‫ ج و ار = جايدار‬look up alphabetically
‫ ج ايج ة‬jā’a ‫ يج‬yajī’u ( ‫ مج‬majī’) to come
(‫ه‬, ‫ ه‬to); to get ( ‫ ه‬to), reach ( ‫ ه‬a place); to
arrive; to bring (‫ ب‬s.th.; ‫ ه ب‬to s.o. s.th.);
to bring forth, produce (‫ ب‬s.th.); to set
forth (‫ ب‬s.th.); to do, perform; to commit,
perpetrate ( ‫ هوووو‬s.th.); to occur, be
mentioned, be said (‫ ووو‬in an article,
document or book); (with foll. Imperf.) to
be about or set out to do s.th. │‫ج ا واجويد ا‬
‫ ادهوووواماان‬the newspaper “Al Ahram”
reports that ... ; ‫ جو امو ابو ريساان‬a report
from Paris says that ... ; ‫ج اظأ ئجو ام بقوةال‬
(muṭābiqatan) its results coincided with...‫ا‬
‫ جيئووة‬jī’a, jai’a coming, arrival │‫جيئووةا‬
‫( و ه ب‬dahāb) coming and going, ‫هباجيئوةا‬
‫ و ه ب‬to pace the floor, walk up and down
‫ مج‬majī’ coming, arrival, advent
‫ جيشووو ن‬jayašān excitement, agitation;
raging
‫ جو اايجيوفة‬jāfa i, II and V to be putrid, stink
(decaying cadaver)
‫ ا ج ئي‬al-jā’iyāt the things to come
1
‫ جيوب‬jaib pl. ‫ جيواب‬juyūb breast, bosom, heart;
sine (math.); hole, hollow, cavity,
excavation; pocket; purse │‫اا جيوووووبا‬
‫(ا و ص‬ḳaṣṣ) the privy purse; ‫تم و ماا جيووب‬
tamām al-j., ‫ جيباا أم م‬cosine (math.); ‫سو عةا‬
‫ ا جيوب‬pocket watch; ‫ مصوووااا جيوب‬pocket
money; ‫( ا جي وابااالظفيووة‬anfīya) the nasal
sinuses (anat.); ‫ جيوووواباا مق ومووووة‬j. almuqāwama pockets of resistance (mil.)
‫ جيب‬jaibī pocket (adj.)
2
‫ جيب‬jīp, ‫ جيب‬jīb and ‫ سي ر اجيب‬sayyārat j. jeep
‫( ﭽيت‬ir.) čīt a colorful cotton fabric, chintz
1
‫ جيد‬jīd pl. ‫ اجي‬ajyād, ‫ جيا‬juyūd neck
2
‫ جيد‬jayyid see ‫جا‬
3
‫جي‬, ‫ اجي‬see ‫اجاا‬jawād
1
‫ جيو‬jairi surely, truly, verily
2
‫ جيو‬jīr lime
‫ جيفة‬jīfa pl. ‫ جيوف‬jiyaf, ‫ اجيو ا‬ajyāf corpse,
cadaver
‫ ﭽيكو‬čīkī Czech
‫ جيوول‬jīl pl. ‫ اجي و ل‬ajyāl people, nation, tribe;
generation; century; epoch, era
‫( جيالت‬It. gelati) jēlātī ice cream
‫ جيم‬jīm name of the letter
‫( جي‬Fr. gaine) corselet, sheath corset (eg.)
‫ جياغوا ي و‬jiyogrāfiyā geography │‫اا جياغوا ي و ا‬
‫( ا بشوية‬bašarīya) anthropogeography
‫ا جيا يزي‬jiyofīziyā geophysics
‫ جيا يزي ئ‬jiyofīziyā’ī geophysical │‫اا سو ةا‬
‫( ا جيا يزي ئية‬sana) the geophysical year
‫ جيا يزيق‬jiyofīzīqī geophysical
‫ جيا اجي‬jiyolōjiyā geology
‫ جيا اج‬jiyolōjī geologic(al)
‫ح‬
‫ جيو‬jīrī calcareous, lime (adj.)
‫ جي ر‬jayyār unslaked lime
‫ ح‬ḥā’ name of the letter ‫ح‬
‫ جي ر‬jayyāra limekiln
3
‫ جيو‬II to endorse (fin.)
‫( جيوو‬It. giro) endorsement (fin.)
4
‫جيو‬, ‫ جيوان‬see ‫جار‬
‫ جيوز‬gīza Giza (city in N Egypt); a brand of
Egyptian cotton
‫ جو شايجويشة‬jāša i (‫ جيشو ن‬jayašān) to be excited,
be agitated; to rage, storm; to boil, simmer
II to levy troops, mobilize an army X to
raise, mobilize ( ‫ ه و‬an army, also, e.g.,
‫ اظص را‬anṣāran followers)
‫ جويش‬jaiš pl. ‫ جيواش‬army, troops, armed
forces │‫ اجوويشااالحووأالل‬occupation forces;
‫ جوويشااحأي و ه‬army reserve; ‫ا جوويشاموووابط‬
(murābiṭ) territorial army; ‫ جويش االظقو‬j. alinqād Salvation Army; ‫ جيشاا مس‬al-masā’
dusk, evening twilight 150
‫ جيووو ش‬jayyāš agitated, impassioned;
excited, boiling up; ebullient; pleasurably
excited, happily stimulated
‫ ح م‬ḥāḳām rabbi│‫ ا ح مااالكبو‬the chief rabbi
‫ حؤول‬see ‫حال‬
‫ ح مو‬ḥāmī Hamitic
‫ ح ن‬and ‫ ح ظة‬see ‫حي‬
‫( ح ظبوة‬pronounced ḥamba) pl. ‫ حااظوب‬ḥawānib2
(formerly Tun.) hamba, palace gendarme
of the Bey of Tunis
‫ ح ظا‬see ‫ح ا‬
1
‫ حوب‬ḥabba i (ḥubb) to love, like II to evoke
(‫ ا و‬in s.o.) love or a liking (‫ه‬, ‫ ه‬for s.th. or
s.o.), make (‫ ا وو‬s.o.) love or like (‫ه‬, ‫ هو‬s.th.
or s.o.); to endear (‫ ه ا و‬s.th. to s.o.), make
( ‫ هو‬s.th.) dear, lovable, attractive (‫ ا وو‬for
s.o.), make ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) palatable, acceptable
(‫ ا وو‬to s.o.); to urge (‫ هو ا وو‬s.th. on s.o.),
suggest (‫ ا و‬s.th. to s.o.) IV (‫ حب‬ḥubb, ‫محبوة‬
maḥabba) to love, like ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to
wish, want, or like, to do s.th. (‫احوباان│)ان‬
uḥibbu an I should like to ... ; ‫ احوبا و اان‬to
like about s.o. that he ... ; ‫الايحوباا يووا و‬
(ḳaira) he doesn’t want him to be happy,
he grudges him everything V to show
love, reveal one’s affections (‫ ا وو‬to s.o.);
to endear o. s. (‫ ا ووو‬to s.o.), make o.s.
popular, ingratiate o.s. (‫ ا وو‬with s.o.); to
court, woo (‫ ا وو‬a woman) VI to love one
another X to like ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to deem ( ‫هو‬
s.th.) desirable, recommendable; to prefer
(‫ ه علو‬s.th. to s.th. else)
‫ محبابوووة‬maḥbūba sweetheart, darling,
beloved woman
‫ حووب‬ḥubb love; affection, attachment
│ ‫ حووباا وولا‬ḥ. ad-dāt self-love, amourpropre;
‫حوووووووبااالسوووووووأ ال‬
curiosity,
inquisitiveness; ‫ حوووباا ووواه‬ḥ. al-waṭan
patriotism; ‫( حبو ال‬ḥubban) out of love or
affection for, out of friendship for; ‫حبو ا و‬
in the desire to …
dear friend; ‫ محبوااابثو ر‬friends of archeology;
‫( محبا لات‬li-datihī) egoist
‫ حب‬ḥubbī friendly, amicable, loving; ‫حبي‬
ḥubbīyan in an amicable manner,
amicably; by fair means (jur.)
‫ حوب‬ḥibb pl. ‫ احبو ب‬aḥbāb darling, dear,
dearest (one)
‫ حب ب‬ḥabāb aim, goal, end 151
‫ حبيب‬ḥabīb pl. ‫ احب‬aḥibbā’ , ‫ احبة‬aḥibba,
‫ احبو ب‬beloved, sweetheart, lover; darling;
dear one, friend; dear (‫ ا وو‬to s.o.); popular;
‫ االحب ب‬the beloved ones, the dear ones
2
‫ حبيبووووة‬labība pl. ‫ حب ئووووب‬ḥabā’ib2
sweet·heart, darling, beloved woman
‫ احوووب‬aḥabb2 dearer, more desirable,
preferable (‫ ا و‬to s.o.)
‫ حبوولا‬ḥabbadā (with foll. Nominative)
how nice, how lovely is ... ! how good,
excellent, perfect is …! │ ‫ حبولاا وا‬how nice
it would be if …; ‫ حبولااا حو لا واا عول‬h. l-ḥālu
lau fa‘ala it would be nice, or he would do
well, if he did it; ‫( يو احبولااا حو ل‬ḥālu) that’s
just wonderful!
‫محبووووووة‬
maḥabba
love;
affection,
attachment │ ‫ محبوووةاا ووواه‬m. al-waṭan
patriotism
‫ تحبب‬taḥabbub courtship, wooing
‫ تح بووب‬taḥābub mutual love, concord,
harmony
‫ محبواب‬maḥbūb beloved; dear; lovable,
desirable; popular; favorite; beloved one,
lover; (pl. ‫ مح بيووب‬maḥābīb2) gold piece,
sequin (in Ottoman times; eg.)
‫ محبوووب‬muḥabbab agreeable, pleasant,
desirable, lovable, dear (‫ ا وو‬to s.o.); nice,
likable
‫ محوووب‬muḥibb pl. -ūn loving; lover;
fancier, amateur, fan; friend │‫محووباا و س‬
philanthropic(al), affable; ‫ محب اا عزيز‬our
‫ مأح و ب‬mutaḥābb loving one another,
concordant
‫ مسوووأحب‬mustaḥabb (re)commendable,
desirable (said of acts whose neglect is not
punished by God, but whose performance
is rewarded; Isl. Law); well-liked, popular
2
‫ حوب‬II to produce seed, go to seed (plant); to
bear seed (grain); to granulate, become
granulated; to granulate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) IV to
produce seed
‫ حوب‬ḥabb (coll.; n. un. ) grains; seed; -- ‫ا‬
pl. ‫ حبووواب‬ḥubūb grain, cereals, corn;
seed(s); grains, kernels; granules; pellets;
pills, pastilles; berries; acne, pustules,
pimples│‫ حوووووباا عزيوووووز‬chufa (Cyperus
esculentus L.; bot.); ‫ حووباا فقود‬ḥ. al-faqad
chaste tree (Vitex agous castus L.; bot.); ‫ا‬
croton seeds (seeds of Croton tiglium;
bot.); (magr.) cherries; ‫حوباا هو لا‬ḥ. al-hāl
and (‫ حوباا هو ن )حبهو ن‬ḥ. al-hān cardamom
(Amomum cardamomum L.; bot.); ‫حووبا‬
‫ ا غم م‬ḥ. al-gamām hail, hail-stones
‫ حبوة‬ḥabba (n. un.; see also ‫ حوب‬ḥabb) pl.
-āt grain, granule; seed; kernel; pill,
pastille; berry; pustule, pimple; triviality,
trille; a square measure (Eg.; = 58.345
m2); pl. ‫ حبو‬beads (of the rosary)│‫حبوةا‬
‫ شووعيو‬ḥ. ša‘īr a linear measure (Eg.; =
0.205 cm); ‫( حبوةاحلوا‬ḥulwa) aniseed; ‫حبوةا‬
‫( سووا ا‬saudā’) black caraway (Nigella
sativa L.; bot.); ‫ حبو اا ومو ل‬grains of sand;
‫ حبوةاا عوي‬ḥ. al-‘ain eyeball; pupil (of the
eye); ‫ حبووةاا قلووب‬ḥ. al-qalb dearest one,
beloved, darling
‫ حبب‬ḥabab blister
‫ حبيبوة‬ḥubaiba pl. -āt little grain, small
kernel; small pimple or pustule
‫ حبيب‬ḥubaibī granular, granulated│ ‫ا ومدا‬
‫( ا حبيب‬ramad) trachoma (med.)
‫ حبحب‬ḥabḥab (coll.) watermelon (hij.)
‫ حب حب‬ḥubāḥib firefly, glowworm
‫ حبوول‬II to approve, think wall ( ‫ ه و‬of s.th.),
commend ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to applaud, acclaim,
cheer (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ حبلا‬see 1‫حب‬
‫ تحييووول‬taḥyīd approval; acclamation,
acclaim, applause, cheering 152
‫ حبوو‬ḥabara u (ḥabr) to gladden, make happy,
delight (‫ ه‬s.o.); -- ḥabira a (‫ حبوار‬ḥubūr) to
be glad, happy II to embellish, refine,
make workmanlike ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to compose
( ‫ هووو‬s.th.) in elegant style; to write,
compose ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ حبو‬ḥibr ink│‫ اماا حبوو‬umm al-ḥibr squid,
cuttlefish; ‫( حبوواعلوواور‬waraq) mere ink
on paper, of no effect (e.g., an agreement,
a treaty)
‫ حبوو‬ḥabr, ḥibr pl. ‫ احبو ر‬aḥbār a nonMuslim religious authority, 1earned man,
scribe; hishop; rabbi│‫ ا حبوااالعرم‬the Pope;
‫ سفوااالحب ر‬sifr al-a. Leviticus (Old Test.)
‫ حبوووو‬ḥabrī pontifical │ ‫لوووداساحبوووو‬
(quddās) pontifical mass (Chr.)
‫ حبويووة‬ḥabrīya office or dignity of a
bishop, bishopric, pontificate
‫ حبوو‬ḥabara, ḥibara pl. -āt silken shawl
or wrap (worn in public by ladies)
‫ حبو ر‬ḥabār, ḥibār pl. -āt mark, trace
(esp. of blows), welt, wale
‫احبار‬ḥubūr joy
‫ حب و ر‬ḥubārā pl.
bustard (zool.)
‫ حب ري و‬ḥubārayāt
‫ يحبار‬yaḥbūr bustard chick (zool.)
‫ محبوووو‬miḥbara, maḥbara pl. ‫محووو بو‬
maḥābir2 inkwell
‫ حووبس‬ḥabasa i (ḥabs) to obstruct, shut off,
confine ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.), block, bar, hold
back, check ( ‫ هو‬s.th. ‫ عو‬from; also tears,
laughter, etc.); to withhold ( ‫ ع ه‬from s.o.
s.th.); to hold in custody, detain (‫ ه‬s.o.) to
apprehend, arrest, jail, imprison (‫ ه‬s.o.); to
keep, keep back, put aside, put away (‫علوو‬
‫ ه‬s.th. for); to tie up, invent inalienably ( ‫ه‬
capital) │‫ حووبساظفسوو اعلووو‬to devote o.s.
entirely to ... ; ‫( حوبسايودهاعو‬yadahū) to take
(s.th.) out from under s.o.’s power; ‫حوبسا‬
‫( علي ااظف سو‬anfāsahū) to make s.o. catch his
breath, take s.o.’s breath away; ‫حووبساموواا‬
‫ ا شووووغل‬ḥubisa ma‘a š-šugl he was
committed to prison under hard labor II to
tie up inalienably ( ‫ هو‬funds, ‫ علوو‬for, esp.
for a pious purpose), make a religious
bequest ( ‫هو‬, for the benefit of ‫ )علوو‬VII to
be held back, be held up, stop, be
interrupted, intermit; to restrain o.s., hold
back VIII to block, obstruct, bar, confine
( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to detain, hold in custody
( ‫ه و‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to hold back, retain,
suppress ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to be detained,
held up; to be impeded, held back; to
falter, break, fail (voice), stop (breath)
‫ حوبس‬ḥabs (act of) holding or keeping
back, obstruction, check, repression;
blocking off, barring, confinement;
damming up, staving off; safekeeping,
custody, retention; imprisonment, arrest,
detention, jailing; (pl. ‫ حبواس‬ḥubūs) prison,
jail │ ‫( حوووبسااحأيووو ه‬iḥtiyāṭī) detention
(pending investigation);
‫حوووووبسااظفووووووا‬
(infirādī) solitary confinement; ‫حووبساشووديد‬
penal servitude
‫ حبس‬ḥibs pl. ‫ احب س‬dam, weir, barrage
‫ حوبس‬ḥubs, ḥubūs pl. ‫ احبو س‬aḥbās (Tun.,
Alg. Mor. = waqf) inalienable property the
yield of which is devoted to pious
purposes, religious bequest, (Fr. jur.)
“habous”│‫‘( حوبساعو م‬āmm) public habous,
‫( حوبسا و ص‬ḳaṣṣ) private habous; ‫كو ناحبسو ا‬
‫ )كووو ناولفووو اعلوووو = ( علووو‬to be entirely
dependent on …
‫ حبسوة‬ḥubsa speech defect, impediment
of speech
‫ حبوووويس‬ḥabīs blocked-off, shut-off,
barred, confined, locked-up; secluded;
bated (breath); choking (voice); (pl. ‫حبسو‬
ḥubasā’2) hermit
‫ محوووبس‬maḥbas, maḥbis pl. ‫محووو بس‬
maḥābis2 place where s.th. is confined or
locked up; jail, prison; (prison) cell 153
‫ محوبس‬miḥbas device for shutting off or
blocking off
‫ محبسة‬maḥbasa hermitage
‫ اظحبو س‬inḥibās seclusion, confinement;
stoppage, interruption; cessation
‫ احأبوووو س‬iḥtibās retention, restraint;
inhibition,
impediment,
obstruction,
stoppage │‫ احأبووو ساا بوووال‬iḥtibās al-baul
suppression of urine, ischuria
1
‫ حبول‬ḥabl pl. ‫ حبو ل‬ḥibāl, ‫ احبول‬aḥbul, ‫حبوال‬
ḥubūl, ‫ احب و ل‬aḥbāl rope, cable, hawser;
cord, string, thread; (pl. ‫ حبو ل‬ḥibāl) beam,
ray (e.g., of the sun, of light), jet (e.g., of
water); vein; sinew, tendon │‫حبوولاا اريوود‬
jugular vein; ‫( ا حبولاا سوو‬surrī) umbilical
cord; ‫( ا حبولاا شواك‬šaukī) spine; ‫حبو لاصواتية‬
(ṣautīya) vocal cords; ‫ حبوولاا مسوو كي‬ivy
(bot.); ‫ حبو لاا مو‬jets of water; ‫ا قوواياهلوقةا‬
‫ ا حبلاعلواا غ رب‬alqā (aṭlaqa) l-ḥabla ‘alā lgārib to let things go, slacken the reins,
give a free hand, impose no restraint;
‫ ارت ووو اا حبووول‬slackening of the reins,
yielding; relenting; ‫ اض و وباحبل و‬iḍṭraba
ḥabluhū to get into a state of disorder, of
disorganization, of disintegration, get out
of control; ‫( تعباعلواا حبلوي‬la‘iba, ḥablain)
to play a double game, work both side, of
the street
‫ محبووواس‬maḥbūs shut-off (from the
outside world), isolated, secluded,
confined, locked-up; imprisoned, captive;
tied-up (funds); (pl. ‫ محووو بس‬maḥābis2)
prisoner, prison inmate, convict
‫ محوبس‬muḥabbis donor of a habous (see
‫ حبس‬ḥubs)
‫ اا محوووووبساعليووووو‬al-muḥabbas ‘alaihi
beneficiary of a habous (see ‫ حبس‬ḥubs)
‫ م حبس‬munhabis secluded, shut-off
‫ ا حبش‬al-ḥabaš Abyssinia, Ethiopia; (pl. ‫االحبو ش‬
al-aḥbāš) the Abyssinians, Ethiopians
‫ ا حبشووووة‬al-ḥabaša
Abyssinia, Ethiopia
(and
‫ ا حبشوووو‬ḥabašī pl.
Abyssinian, Ethiopian
‫)بووووال اا حووووبش‬
‫احبوووو ش‬
aḥbāš
‫ احبا ة‬uḥbūla pl. ‫ اح بيول‬aḥābīl2 snare, net;
rope with a noose; pl. ‫ اح بيول‬tricks, wiles,
artifices, stratagems (in order to get s.th.)
‫ حوبط‬ḥabaṭa i (‫( حبواه‬ḥubūṭ) and ḥabiṭa a to
come to nothing, fail, miscarry, go wrong;
to be futile, be of no avail, be lost IV to
frustrate, thwart, foil, defeat ( ‫ ه‬s.th., ‫ه علو‬
in s.th. s.o.; negotiations, efforts, an
attempt, etc.)
‫ حب ة‬ḥibāla pl. ‫ حب ئل‬ḥabā’il2 snare, net
‫ ح بوول‬ḥābil: ‫( ا ووألطاا ح بوولاب بوول‬iḳtalaṭa)
everything became confused, got into a
state of utter confusion; ‫ ح بوولاوظ و بلهم‬all
together, all in a medley 154
‫ حبط‬ḥabaṭ scar of a wound, wale, welt
‫ حباه‬ḥubūṭ futility, failure
‫ احب ه‬aḥbāṭ frustration, thwarting, foiling
‫ حبووق‬ḥabaq basil (bot.); (eg.) a variety of
speedwell (Veronica anagallis aquatica L.)
‫ حبول‬ḥabaka i u (ḥabk) to weave well and tight
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to braid, plait ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to twist,
twine, tighten ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to knit ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
devise, contrive ( ‫ هو‬a plan, a plot) II to
twist, twine, tighten ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) to fasten ( ‫هو‬
s.th.)
‫ حبكوووة‬ḥabka fabric, tissue; texture,
structure
‫ حبول‬ḥubuk: p. ‫ حبولاا جوام‬ḥ. an-nujūm the
orbits of the celestial bodies
‫ حب كة‬ḥibāka weavers trade, weaving
‫ محبوا‬maḥbūk tightly woven; tight, taut;
sturdy, strong, robust, husky
‫ محأبل‬muḥtabik interwoven, intersecting
‫ حبل‬VIII to ensnare, catch in a snare ( ‫ ه‬, ‫ ه‬s.o.,
s.th.)
2
‫ حبوول‬ḥlabila a (ḥabal) to be or become
pregnant, conceive and IV to make
pregnant ( ‫اه‬a woman)
‫ حبل‬ḥabal conception; pregnancy
‫ حبلوو‬ḥublā pl. ‫ حبو و‬ḥabālā and ‫حبالظوة‬
ḥablāna pregnant
‫ حب‬ḥabana dropsy
‫ حب وباا ه و ن( حبه و ن‬ḥabb al-hān) cardamom
(Amomum cardamomum L.; bot.)
‫ حبو ايحبوواة‬ḥabā u (ḥabw) to crawl, creep: to
present ( ‫ ه ه‬s.o. with s.th.), give, award ( ‫هو‬
‫ ه‬to s.o. s.th.) III to be obliging (‫ ه‬to s.o.),
show one’s good will (‫ ه‬toward s.o.); to
favor (‫ ه‬s.o.); to side (‫ ه‬with s.o.), be
partial (‫ ه‬to s.o.); to show respect,
deference (‫ ه‬to s.o.) VIII to sit with one’s
legs drawn up and wrapped in one's
garment
‫ حبا‬ḥibwa, ḥubwa, ḥabwa gift, present
‫ حب‬ḥibā’ gift, present
‫مح بووووووووو‬
muḥābāh
complaisance,
courtesy;
favoritism, partiality
‫الاحأميوووووة‬
(philos.)
obligingness
favor(ing),
‫ محوووأم‬muḥattam imposed, enjoined,
obligatory;
determined,
definitive,
determinate,
unalterable,
inevitable;
destined, predeotined, ordained (fate)
‫ حأة‬ḥitta pl. ḥitat (eg.) piece, bit, morsel
‫ حأ‬ḥutāt scraps; morsels, crumbs
‫ تح‬taḥāt corrosion
‫ حأد‬ḥatida a (ḥatad) to be of pure origin
‫ محأد‬maḥtid descent, origin, lineage
‫ حأو‬ḥutra small piece, bit, trifle
‫ مأحووأم‬mutaḥattim absolutely necessary;
imperative (duty)
‫ حأو‬see ‫احت‬
‫ حث‬ḥatta u (ḥatt) to urge, incite, prompt,
goad, spur on, egg on, prod, provoke, 155
impel (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ علو‬to do s.th.) │‫حثا ه‬
(ḳuṭāhū) to quicken one’s pace, hurry (‫ا و‬
to a place); ‫( حثاا ويق‬ṭarīqa) to hurry,
hasten; ‫( حثالدمي‬qadamaihi) to quicken
one’s pace, break into a run VIII and X = I
1
‫ حأو ر‬ḥitār pl. ‫ حأووو‬ḥutur border, edge,
fringe, surroundings, vicinity
‫ حأف‬ḥatf pl. ‫ حأواا‬ḥutūf death │‫يبحوثاعو اييسوعوا‬
‫ ا وووةاحأفوو ابرلفوو‬yabḥatu ‘an (yas‘ā ilā)
ḥatfihī bi-ẓilfihī he brings about his own
destruction, digs his own grave; ‫مو احأوفا‬
‫ اظفو‬māta ḥatfa anfihī he died a natural
death
‫ حأم‬ḥatama i (ḥatm) to decree, make necessary,
prescribe (‫ هو علوو‬s.th. for s.o.), make ( ‫هو‬
s.th.) a duty, a necessity (‫ علوو‬for s.o.); ‫ا‬to
impose, enjoin (‫ هو علوو‬s.th. upon s.o.); ‫ا‬to
decide, determine definitely (‫ ب‬s.th.) II to
decree, make necessary, prescribe (‫هو علوو‬
s.th. for s.o.), make ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) a duty, a
necessity (‫ علوو‬for s.o.) V to be necessary;
to be s.o.’s (‫ )علوو‬duty, be incumbent (‫علوو‬
upon s.o.)
‫ حووأم‬ḥatm pl. ‫ حأووام‬ḥutūm imposition,
injunction; final decision, resolution,
determination; ‫ حأمووو‬ḥatman decidedly,
definitely, neceaoarily, inevitably
‫ حأمووو‬ḥatmī decided, definite, final,
conclusive,
definitive,
unalterable,
irrevocable, inevitable
‫ حأميوة‬ḥatmīya decidedness, definiteness,
definitiveness,
determinateness,
unalterableness; necessity
indeterminism
‫ محأووووام‬maḥtūm imposed, enjoined,
obligatory;
determined,
definitive,
determinate,
unalterable,
ineviroble;
destined, predestined, ordained (fate)
‫ حوت‬ḥatta u (ḥatt) to rub off, scrape off, scratch
off ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ حأوو‬ḥattā (prep.) until, till, up to, as far
as; (conj.; with perf.) until, so that; (with
subj.) until, that, so that, in order that; -(particle) even, eventually even; and even;
‫ حأووا وا‬even if; (with preceding negation)
not even, and be it only…
lā-ḥatmīya
‫ حثيث‬ḥatīt quick, rapid, quick
‫ ح ثة‬ḥātta hormone
2
‫ حث‬ḥittī Hittite (n. and adj.)
‫ حث وة‬ḥutāla dregs, lees, sediment; scum (fig.);
offal, discard, scraps │‫ احث ووةاا حويووو‬silk
combings
‫ حث ايحثاة‬ḥatā u (ḥatw) to strew, scatter, spread,
disperse ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ حو‬ḥajja u to overcome, defeat (‫ ه‬s.o., with
arguments, with evidence), confute (‫ ه‬s.o.); ‫ا‬to
convince (‫ ه‬s.o.); -- (ḥajj) to make the
pilgrimage (to Mecca), perform the hadj III to
dispute, debate, argue, reason (‫ ه‬with s.o.) VI
to argue against each other, carry on a dispute,
to debate; to take counsel VIII to advance (‫ب‬
s.th.) as an argument, plea, excuse, or pretext;
to allege in support or vindication, plead (‫ب‬
s.th.); to vindicate, justify (‫ ل‬s.th.); to protect,
remonstrate (‫ علوووو‬against), object, raise
objections (‫ علو‬to)
‫ حو‬ḥajj and ‫ حجوة‬ḥijja pl. -āt, ‫ حجو‬ḥijaj
pilgrimage; hadj, the official Muslim
pilgrimage to Mecca │‫ واا حجوة‬dū l-ḥijja
Zu’lhijjah, the last month of the Islamic
calendar
‫ حجووة‬ḥujja pl. ‫ حجوو‬ḥūjaj argument;
pretense, pretext, plea; proof, evidence;
document, writ, deed, record; authority
│‫ا بحجوةاان‬under the pretense that …, on
the plea … on the pretext of …
bar; diaphragm (also ‫ ;ا حجو باا حو جز‬anat.);
amulet
‫ حجو‬ḥajāj pl. ‫ احجوة‬aḥijja circumorbital
ring (anat.)
‫ حج بة‬ḥijāba office of gatekeeper
‫ احأجو ب‬iḥtijāb concealment, hiddenness,
seclusion; veiledness, veiling, purdah
‫ مح‬maḥajj destination (of a journey)
‫ محجووووة‬maḥajja pl.
‫ محوووو‬maḥājj2
destination of a pilgrimage, object of
pilgrimage, shrine; destination (of s
journey); goal; road; way; procedure,
method │‫ امحج وةاا صووااب‬m. aṣ-ṣawāb the
Right Way, the Straight Path; ‫محجوةاا حديود‬
railroad
‫ حج‬ḥijāj argument, dispute, debate
‫ تحجو‬taḥajjuj argumentation, pleading,
offering of a pretext, pretense, excuse
‫ احأجووو‬iḥtijāj pl. -āt argumentation;
pretext, excuse, plea, pretense; protest,
remonstrance (‫ علوووو‬against), objection,
exception (‫ علو‬to)
‫ ح و‬ḥājj pl. ‫ حج و‬ḥujjāj, ‫ حج وي‬ḥajīj
pilgrim; hadji, Mecca pilgrim, honorific
title of one who has performed the
pilgrimage to Mecca
‫ حجوب‬ḥajaba u (ḥajb) to veil, cover, screen,
shelter, seclude (‫ هو علو‬s.th. from); to hide,
obscure ( ‫ هو عو‬s.th. from s.th. else, e.g.,
from sight); to eclipse, outshine,
overshadow
(‫ه‬
s.o.);
to
make
imperceptible, invisible ( ‫ هو عو‬s.th. to); to
conceal ( ‫ هو عو‬s.th. from s.o.); to make or
form a separation ( ‫اوبووي‬--‫ بووي ا‬between –
and) II to veil, hide, conceal; to hide from
sight, keep in seclusion ( ‫ هو‬a woman); to
disguise, mask (‫ هو ب‬s.th. with) V to
conceal o.s. hide ( ‫ ع و‬from), flee from
sight, veil o.s. VII to veil o.s., conceal o.s.;
to be covered up, become hidden be
obscured VIII to vanish, become invisible,
disappear from sight; to veil conceal ( ‫عو‬
hide; to become hidden, be concealed ( ‫عو‬
from); to withdraw; to elude perception; to
ease or interrupt publication (newspaper,
periodical)
‫ حجوووب‬ḥajb seclusion; screening off;
keeping away, keeping off
‫ حجو ب‬ḥijāb pl. ‫ حجوب‬ḥujub, ‫ احجبوة‬aḥjiba
cover, wrap, drape; curtain; woman’s veil;
screen, partition, folding screen; barrier,
‫ ح جووووب‬ḥājib concealing, screening,
protecting; (pl. ‫ حجو ب‬ḥujjāb, ‫ حجبوة‬ḥajaba)
doorman,
gatekeeper;
chamberlain;
orderly (Syr., mil.); (pl. ‫ حااجوب‬ḥawājib2)
eyebrow │ ‫ ح جوباا هواا‬ḥ. al-hawā’ airtight,
hermetic
‫ محجاب‬maḥjūb concealed, hidden, veiled
1
‫ حجوو‬ḥajara u (ḥajr, ḥijr, ḥujr, ‫ حجووان‬ḥijrān,
ḥujrān) to deny access (‫ علووو‬to s.o.);‫ا‬to
stop, detain, hinder (‫ علووو‬or ‫ ه‬s.o.); to
forbid, interdict (‫ ه و علووو‬s.th. to s.o.),
prohibit (‫ علوو‬s.o.) from doing s.th. ( ‫ ;)هو‬to
place (‫ علوووو‬s.o.) under guardianship,
declare (‫ علو‬s.o.) legally incompetent
‫ حجوووووو‬ḥajr restriction, curb(ing),
check(ing),
obstruction,
impeding,
limitation, curtailing (‫ علو‬of s.th.); barring,
closing, debarment, preclusion; detention;
blocking, confinement, containment,
suppression (as a protective measure);
interdiction, prohibition, ban; revocation,
or limitation, of s.o.’s (‫ )علوووو‬legal
competence │ ‫( حجوصح‬ṣiḥḥī) quarantine
‫( حجووووو‬ḥijr forbidden, interdicted,
prohibited; lap; (pl. ‫ احج و ر‬aḥjār, ‫حج وار‬
ḥujūr, ‫ حجار‬ḥujūra) mare
‫ حجوو‬ḥujra pl. ḥujarāt, ‫ حجوو‬ḥujar room;
cell; (railroad) compartment; chamber
│‫ حجوو ااالظأرو ر‬waiting room; ‫ حجوو اا وام‬ḥ.
an-naum
bedroom;
‫ا حجووووووو اا فالحيووووووة‬
(fallāḥīya) chamber of agriculture
‫ حجوو‬maḥjar pl. ‫ محو جو‬maḥājir2 military
hospital, infirmary; prison, jail, dungeon
│ ‫( محجواصوح‬ṣiḥḥī) quarantine, quarantine
station
‫ حجوو‬maḥjir, miḥjar, maḥjar pl. ‫محو جو‬
maḥājir2 (=‫ محجووواا عووي ا‬m. al-‘ain) eye
socket; see also below
‫ تحجيووو‬taḥjīr interdiction, prohibition,
ban; see also below
‫ محجوار‬maḥjūr pl. ‫ محو جو‬maḥājir2 (and
‫ )محجاراعلي‬one placed under guardianship;
minor; ward, charge
2
‫ حجوو‬II to petrify, turn into stone ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
make hard as stone ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V to turn to
stone, petrify, become petrified
detention,
seizure,
confiscation,
sequestration (‫ علوو‬of s.th.); reservation (of
seats) │‫ حجزاا حوية‬ḥ al-ḥurrīya deprivation
of liberty, unlawful detention duress
(jur.); ‫( ا قووواا حجوواعلووو‬alqā) to confiscate
s.th.
‫ حجوو‬ḥajar pl. ‫ احجو ر‬aḥjār, ‫ حجو ر‬ḥijāra,
‫ حج و ر‬ḥijār stone; weight (placed as an
equipoise on the scale of a balance)
│ ‫( ا حجووووااالس سووو‬asāsī) the foundation
stone, cornerstone,
‫وضوووااا حجووووااالس سووو‬
(waḍ‘) laying of the cornerstone; ‫حجواا وباله‬
ḥ. al-balāṭ flagstone, paving stone; ‫حجووا‬
‫ جه و م‬ḥ. jahannam lunar caustic, silver
nitrate; ‫ حجواا جيوو‬ḥ. al-jīr limestone; ‫ا حجووا‬
‫ ا سوم ل‬or ‫( حجوواا سوم ل‬summāqī) porphyry;
‫( ا حجووااالسوا‬aswad) the Black Stone (of
the Kaaba); ‫ حجووواا ش و ظة‬hematite (min.);
‫ حجواا عثو‬ḥ. al-‘atra stumbling block; ‫حجوا‬
‫ ا فالسوفة‬philosopher’s stone; O ‫ حجوواا قموو‬ḥ.
al-qamar selenite; ‫ حجوواكوويم‬and ‫حجوواثموي ا‬
precious stone, gem; ‫( هبوااعلوواا حجوو‬tab‘)
lithograph; ‫ هب عةاا حجو‬Lithography
‫ حجوو‬ḥajarī stony, stone (adj.) │‫ا عصووا‬
‫‘( ا حجو‬aṣr) the Stone Age; ‫ا عصوواا حجوو ا‬
‫ ا حوديث‬the Neolithic period; ‫ا عصوواا حجوو ا‬
‫ ا قديم‬the Paleolithic period
‫ حجيو‬ḥajīr stony, petrified
‫ حج ر‬ḥajjār stone mason, stone cutter
‫ محجوو‬maḥjir pl. ‫ محو جو‬maḥājir (stone)
quarry
2
‫تحجيوووووو‬
quarrying
taḥjīr
petrification;
stone
‫ تحجو‬taḥajjur petrification
‫ مأحجو‬mutaḥajjir petrified
‫ مسأحجو‬mustaḥjir petrified 157
‫ حجودز‬ḥajaza u i (ḥajz) to hold back, restrain,
hinder, prevent ( ‫ هو عو‬s.th. from); to keep
away ( ‫ هو عو‬s.th. from); to block (off),
close, bar; to isolate, insulate, confine,
seclude; to make inaccessible; to set apart;
to separate ( ‫ بووي‬two things); to arrest,
detain; to seize, sequester, impound (‫علوو‬
or ‫ هو‬s.th., e.g., s.o.’s property, salary); to
confiscate, safeguard ( ‫ا هو‬s.th.); to reserve
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to make a reservation ( ‫ هو‬for a.
theater seat, a steamer cabin, a ticket, etc.)
VIII to retain for o.s., reserve to o.s. ( ‫هو‬
s.th.)
‫ حجوز‬ḥajz curbing, prevention, restraint;
seclusion, confinement, containment,
isolation, insulation, separation; arrest,
‫ ا حجوو ز‬al-ḥijāz Hejaz, region in W
Arabia, on the Red Sea coast
‫ حجو ز‬ḥijāzī of or pertaining to Hejaz;
pl. -ūn) an inhabitant of Hejaz
‫ حو جز‬ḥājiz and ‫ حو جز‬pl. ‫ حوااجز‬ḥawājiz2
obstacle,
hindrance,
impediment,
obstruction; partition, screen, dividing
wall j block, blockade, road block; fence,
gate, railing, balustrade; hurdle; bar,
barrier;
barricade
│‫اا حجوووووو باا حوووووو جز‬
diaphragm (anat.); O
‫حووووو جزااالمووووواا‬
breakwater; ‫ا حوووووااجزاا قموليوووووةايا جموكيوووووةة‬
(qumruqīya, gumrukīya) customs barriers;
O ‫ ح جز اا صااعق‬lightning rod
‫ ماظوووفاحووو جز‬muwaẓẓaf ḥājiz approx.:
bailiff
1
‫امح جفة‬muḥājafa singlestick fencing
2
‫ااحج ا‬iḥjāf = ‫اجح ا‬
‫ حجول‬ḥajala u i (ḥajl, ‫ حجوالن‬ḥajalān) to hop,
leap; to skip, gambol
‫ حجول‬ḥajl, ḥijl pl. ‫ حجوال‬ḥujūl, ‫ احجو ل‬aḥjāl
anklet
‫ حجوول‬ḥajal (coll.; n. un. ) pl. ‫حجووالن‬
ḥajlān, ‫ حجل وو‬ḥijlā partridge; mountain
partridge, mountain quail
‫ حجوولا‬ḥajala pl. ‫ حج و ل‬ḥijāl curtained
canopy, or alcove, for the bride │‫اربو ها‬
‫ ا حج ل‬rabbāṭ al-ḥ. the ladies
‫ عبةاا حجلة‬la‘bat al-ḥajala hopscotch
‫ محجووووول‬muḥajjal wearing anklets
(woman); white-footed (horse); bright,
brilliant, radiant; unique, singular, esp. in
the phrase ‫( أغوامحجل‬agarr2)
‫ حجوم‬ḥajama u (ḥajm) to cup (‫ ه‬s.o.; med.) IV to
recoil, shrink, flinch ( ‫ عو‬from); to desist,
abstain, refrain ( ‫ ع و‬from), forbear ( ‫ع و‬
s.th.); to withdraw, retreat
‫ حجوم‬ḥajm pl. ‫ حجوام‬ḥujūm, ‫ احجو م‬aḥjām
bulk, size, volume; caliber (of a cannon)
│‫ كبيواا حجم‬bulky, sizable, massive
‫ حج م‬ḥajjām cupper
‫ حج موةا‬ḥijāma cupping, scarification, art
of cupping
‫ محجوم‬miḥjam, m‫ محجوم‬miḥjama pl. ‫محو جم‬
maḥājim2 cupping glass
‫ احجووو م‬iḥjām desistance,
restraint, aloofness, reserve
abstention;
‫ حجو‬ḥajana i (ḥajn) to bend, curve, crook ( ‫ا هو‬
s.th.) VIII to snatch up, grab ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) take
hold ( ‫ ه‬of s.th.)
‫ احج‬aḥjan2 curved, crooked, bent
‫ا محجو‬miḥjan pl. ‫ محو ج‬maḥājin2 staff or
stick with a crooked end, crosier; hook
‫ حج ابو ا يوواايحجواة‬ḥajā bihī ḳairan to think well
of s.o., have a good opinion of s.o. III to
propose a riddle (‫ ه‬to s.o.); to speak in
riddles, be enigmatic
‫حجو ا‬, ‫ حجوو‬ḥijan pl. ‫ احجو‬aḥjā’ intellect,
brains,
understanding,
discernment,
acumen, sagacity, wit, intelligence 158
‫ حجو‬ḥajiy appropriate, suitable, proper
(‫ با‬for)
‫ احجوووو‬aḥjā more appropriate, more
suitable, more proper; more correct, better
‫ احجيوة‬uḥjīya pl. ‫ احو جو‬aḥājīy,
riddle, puzzle, enigma
‫ احو‬aḥājin
‫ ح م‬ḥaḳām = ‫( ح م‬look up alphabetically)
‫ حوود‬ḥadda u (ḥadd) to sharpen, hone ( ‫ ه و‬a
knife); to delimit, delineate, demarcate,
mark off, stake off ( ‫ هو‬land, ‫ مو‬from); to
set bounds ( ‫ ه و‬to s.th.), limit, restrict,
confine ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to impede, hinder, curb,
check ( ‫ مو‬or ‫ هو‬s.th.); -- i ( ‫ حود‬ḥidda) to
become furious, angry (‫ علوو‬at): -- i u ( ‫حودا‬
ḥidād) to wear mourning, mourn (‫ علوو‬the
deceased) II to sharpen, hone ( ‫ هو‬a knife);
to forge ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.; syr.); to delimit,
demarcate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to set bounds ( ‫ هو‬to
s.th.), circumscribe, mark off, delineate
sharply; to limit, restrict, confine ( ‫ مو‬or ‫هو‬
s.th.); to determine, appoint, assign,
schedule, lay down, set down, establish ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to fix). e.g., prices); to define ( ‫هو‬
s.th.) │‫( حود ابصووه‬baṣarahū) to dart sharp
glances; to scrutinize ( ‫ وو‬s.th.), look
sharply ( ‫ و‬at s.th.) III to oppose ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o.,
s.th.) act contrary ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬to s.o., to s.th.),
contravene, counteract, violate ( ‫ ه‬s.th.) IV
to sharpen, make sharp ( ‫ ه‬s.th.) │‫ااحداا روا‬
‫(ا ووا‬naẓar) to look sharply at, stare at; ‫احودا‬
‫( بصووه‬baṣarahū) to dart sharp glances; to
scrutinize ( ‫ و‬s.th.), look sharply ( ‫ و‬at
s.th.); ‫( احوودام و ابصوووه‬baṣarihī) to glance
sharply; -- to put on garments of mourning
V to be delimited, be delineated, be
bounded, be circumscribed; to be
determined, be established, be set down,
be scheduled, be fixed; to by defined, be
definable VIII to be or become angry; to
become infuriated, be furious (‫ علوو‬at), be
exasperated (‫ علوو‬with); to be agitated, be
upset, be in a state of commotion
‫ حد‬ḥadd pl. ‫ حدو‬ḥudūd (cutting) edge ‫ي‬of
a knife, of a sword); edge, border, brink,
brim, verge; border (of a country),
boundary, borderline; limit (fig.), the
utmost, extremity, termination, end,
terminal point, terminus; a (certain)
measure, extent, or degree (attained);
(math.) member (of an equation), term (of
a fraction, of a proportion); divine
ordinance,
divine
statute;
legal
punishment (Isl. Law) │‫ حود‬li-ḥaddi or ‫ا ووا‬
‫ حود‬until, till, up to, to the extent of, ‫ا وواحودا‬
‫ابن‬, ‫ حوداابن‬li-ḥ. l-āna up to now, so far;
‫( ا وواحودامو‬ḥaddin) to a certain degree, to a
certain extent; ‫ا وواحوداكبيوو‬, ‫ ا وواحودابعيود‬to a
considerable
extent
or
degree,
considerably, extensively; ‫( ا ووواأ احود‬ayyi
ḥaddin) how far, to what degree or extent;
‫( الاحوووودا وووو‬ḥadda) boundless, infinite,
unbounded, unlimited; ‫ بالاحد‬bi-lā ḥaddin,
‫ ا وووواغيوووواحووود‬ilā gairi ḥaddin boundless,
unlimited, without limits; ‫‘ علوواحوداسواا‬alā
ḥaddin sawā’, ‫‘ علووواحووداس واى‬alā ḥaddin
siwan in the same manner; equally,
likewise; ‫( علووواحوود‬ḥaddi) according to,
commensurate with; ‫ و احوودا ات و‬fī ḥaddi
dātihī and ‫ بحودا اتو‬in itself, as such; ‫ا حودا‬
‫( االعلوووو‬a‘lā), ‫( ا حوووداااللصوووو‬aqṣā) the
maximum; ‫( ا حدااال ظوو‬adnā) the minimum;
( ‫‘ حووداعمووو‬umrī) age limit; ‫ واحوودي‬dū
ḥaddain two-edged; ‫( ووو احووودو‬ḥudūdi)
within, within the framework of; ‫بلو االصووا‬
‫( حودو ه‬aqṣā ḥudūdihI) to attain its highest
degree; ‫ حودو ا‬the bounds or restrictions
that God has placed on man's freedom of
action
‫ حود‬ḥidda sharpness, keenness; pitch (of
a tone); distinctiveness, markedness;
vehemence, violence, impetuosity; fury,
rage, wrath, ire, anger;
irascibility, passionateness
excitability,
delimited, determinate, fixed, definite,
definitive │‫ محووودو اا مع وووو‬m. al-ma‘nā
unambiguous; ‫ محودو اا وم نا‬m. aḍ-ḍamān
of limited liability; ‫شوووكةامحوودو ايا مسووئا يةة‬
(širka) limited company, corporation
‫ حودا‬ḥidād (act of) mourning (‫ علوو‬over)
│ ‫ اثووواباا حووودا‬taub al-h.
garmente of
mourning; ‫ حوودا اا ووباله‬ḥ. al-balāt court
mourning
‫ محووود‬muḥaddad sharpened, sharp;
determined, fixed, appointed, destined (‫ل‬
for) strictly delimited, clearly defined
‫ حد‬ḥida see ‫وحد‬
‫ حد‬ḥadad forbidden 159
‫ حديود‬ḥadīd iron; pl. ‫ حدائود‬ḥadā’id2 iron
parts (of a structure); forgings, hardware,
ironware │‫ احديودا و م‬crode iron, pig iron,
iron ore; O ‫( حديودام و و‬mutāwi‘) wrought
iron; ‫( حديوداغفول‬gufl) unprocessed iron, pig
iron; ‫ ظهوواا حديود‬ẓahr al-ḥ. ‫ حديوداا رهوو‬cast
iron; ‫ سوكةاا حديود‬sikkat al-ḥ. railroad; ‫ضووبا‬
‫ احديدابويد‬see ‫ضوب‬
‫ حديد‬ḥadīd pl. ‫ حودا‬ḥidād, ‫ احودا‬aḥiddā’2,
‫ احود‬aḥidda sharp (knife, eye, tongue, etc.),
keen (mind)
‫ احووود‬aḥadd2 sharper, keener; more
vehement, more violent
‫ حديود‬ḥadīda pl. ‫ حدائود‬ḥadā’id2 piece of
iron; object or tool made of iron │‫احديودا‬
‫ ا حووث‬ḥ. al-ḥart plowshare; ‫( علوواا حديود‬eg.)
in financial straits, pinched for money
‫ حديوود‬ḥadīdī iron (adj.) │‫اسووكةاحديديووة‬
(sikka) railroad
‫ ا حديود‬al-ḥudaida Hodeida (seaport in
W Yemen)
‫ حدا‬ḥaddād ironsmith, blacksmith
‫ حدا‬ḥidāda smithcraft, art smithing
‫ تحديوووود‬taḥdīd pl. -āt limitation,
delimitation; delineation, demarcation;
restriction,
curb,
confinement;
determination, fixation, appointment;
definition │‫ علوواا أحديود‬and ‫علوواوجو اا أحديود‬
(wajh) to be exact …, strictly speaking …
‫ حو‬ḥādd sharp (also, fig., of a glance),
keen
(mind);
high-pitched
(tone);
vehement, fiery, impetuous; fierce; vivid;
acute (illness) │ ‫ حو اا موزا‬ḥ. al-mizāj, ‫حو ا‬
‫ ا بوا‬ḥ. aṭ-ṭab‘ hot-blooded, hot-headed,
hot-tempered, irascible; ‫( زاويوةاحو‬zāwiya)
acute angle; ‫ تحتاا حد‬subacute
‫ محوودو‬maḥdūd bounded, bordered (‫ب‬
by); circumscribed, confined; limited (=
small, e.g., number, knowledge, etc.);
‫محأوووووود‬
muḥtadd
exasperated
angry,
furious,
‫ حودأ‬ḥid’a, pl. ‫ حودأ‬ḥida’, ‫ حودا‬ḥidā’, ‫ حودآن‬ḥid’ān
kite (zool.)
‫ حدأ‬ḥada’a pl. ‫ حودا‬ḥidā’ double-bladed
axe
‫ حودب‬ḥadiba a (ḥadab) to be convex, domeshaped, cambered, bent outward; to be
hunchbacked; to be nice, kind, friendly
(‫ علوو‬or ‫ ب‬to s.o.). be solicitous (‫ علوو‬or ‫ب‬
about s.o.), care (‫ علوو‬or ‫ ب‬for s.o.) ‫ا‬take
care (‫ علوو‬or ‫ ب‬of s.o.) II to make convex,
emboss, camber, vault, curve, crook, bend
( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V and XII ‫ احودو ب‬iḥaudaba to be
crooked, vaulted, cambered, embossed,
convex
‫ حوودب‬ḥadab affection, fondness, love;
kindliness; solicitude, care; (pl. ‫حوووداب‬
ḥidāb, ‫ احوووداب‬aḥdāb) elevation of the
ground │‫(ام اكلاحودباوصوابا‬wa-ṣaubin) or
‫ كوولاصوواباوحوودب‬from all sides, from all
directions, from everywhere; ‫و اكولاصوابا‬
‫ وحودب‬everywhere, in every quarter, on all
sides
‫ حودب‬ḥadib curved, cambered, vaulted,
convex; hunchbacked; kindly, friendly
‫ حدب‬ḥadaba hunchback, hump; camber,
vaulting, curvature
‫ احودب‬aḥdab2, f. ‫ حودب‬ḥadbā’, pl. ‫حودب‬
ḥudb hunchbacked, humped; -- (elative)
kindlier, friendlier
‫ محودب‬muḥaddab embossed; cambered,
convex 160
‫ حودث‬ḥadata u (‫ حودوث‬ḥudūt) to happen, occur,
take place, come to pass; -- (ḥaduta u
(‫ حداثووة‬ḥadāta) to be new, recent; to be
young II to tell, relate, report (‫ ه‬to s.o., ‫ب‬
or ‫ ه‬s.th., , ‫ ع‬about); to speak, talk (‫ ه‬to
s.o., ‫ عوو‬or ‫ ووو‬about, of) │ ‫حدثوو اللبووو‬
(ḥaddatahū qalbuhū and
‫حدثأوووو اظفسوووو‬
ḥaddatathu nafsuhū his heart, his
innermost feeling told him (‫ ب‬s.th.); ‫حودثا‬
‫( ظفسو اب‬nafsahū) to talk o.s. into (s.th.), try
to believe s.th. or see s.th. (as factual); to
resolve, make up one’s mind to do s.th.;
‫ حدثاظفسو اان‬he said to himself, told himself
that … III to speak, talk ( ‫ عو‬or ‫ ه و‬to s.o.
about s.th.); to discuss ( ‫ ع‬or ‫ ه‬with s.o‫ا‬.
s.th.), converse ( ‫ ع و‬or ‫ ه و‬with s.o.
about); to negotiate, confer (‫ ه‬with s.o.) to
address, accost (‫ ه‬s.o.); to call up (‫ ه‬s.o‫ا‬,.by
telephone) IV to bring forth, produce,
create, originate ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.); to found,
establish ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to bring about, cause,
occasion, provoke, effect ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to drop
excrement │ ‫( ااحودثاحودث‬ḥadatan) to bring
about s.th.; to cause or do s.th., esp., s.th.
evil, do mischief V to speak, talk (‫ ا وو‬to
s.o., ‫عو‬, ‫ ب‬or j about or of s.th.), converse,
chat (‫ ا و‬or ‫ ما‬with s.o., ‫ عو‬to, ‫ ب‬or j about
s.th.) VI to talk with one another,
converse, have a conversation X to renew
( ‫ ه‬s.th.) to buy new ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to introduce,
start, invent, originate, create ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
find or deem (‫ ه‬s.o.) to be young
‫ وا وة‬ḥ. ḳurāfa fabulous story, silly talk;
‫( حووديثالدسوو‬qudsī) Muslim tradition in
which God Himself speaks, as opposed to
‫( حوديثاظبوا‬nabawī) an ordinary Prophetic
tradition; ‫ حوديثاا و فس‬ḥ. an-nafs s.th. one
talks o.s. into; premonition
‫ حوودث‬ḥadat pl. ‫ احووداث‬aḥdāt a new,
unprecedented
thing,
a
novelty,
innovation; event, incident, occurrence,
happening; phenomenon; evil symptom;
misdeed; misfortune; ritual impurity (Isl.
Law); excrement, feces; (pl. ‫احوداث‬, ‫حودث ن‬
ḥudtān) young man, youth; ‫ احداث‬juveniles
‫ مح ثوووة‬muḥādata pl. -āt discourse,
conversation, discussion, talk, parley
‫ حديث‬ḥadīt pl. ‫ حداث‬ḥidāt, ‫ حودث‬ḥudatā’
new, novel, recent, late; modern; ‫حووديث‬
ḥadītan recently, lately │ ‫ حوديثاا ب و‬ḥ. albinā’ new-built, recently built; ‫ احديثاا س‬ḥ.
as-sinn young; ‫ حووديثاا عهوود‬ḥ. al-‘ahd of
recent date, recent, new, young; ‫حوديثاا عهودا‬
‫ب‬, ‫( حوديثاعهوداب‬ḥ. ‘ahdin) having adopted
or acquired (s.th.) recently; not long
accustomed to (s.th.), inexperienced at
(s.th.), new at (s.th.), newly, e.g., ‫حديثاا عهدا‬
‫( بو اال‬bi-l-wilāda) newborn, ‫حووديثاا غهوودا‬
‫( بو زوا‬bi-z-zawāj) newly wed; ‫كو ناحوديثا‬
‫ ا عهوداببوربو‬he had not known Europe until
recently
2
‫ حووديث‬ḥadīt pl. ‫ اح يووث‬aḥādīt2, ‫حوودث ن‬
ḥadtān speech; chat, chitchat, small talk;
conversation, talk, discussion; interview;
prattle, gossip; report, account, tale,
narrative; Prophetic tradition, Hadith,
narrative relating deeds and utterances of
the Prophet and his Companions │‫احوديثا‬
‫ حوودوث‬ḥudūt setting in (of a state or
condition), occurrence, incidence (of a
phenomenon);
occurrence,
incident,
happening
‫ حداثوة‬ḥadāta newness, recency, novelty;
youth, youthfulness
‫ احداث‬aḥdāt2 newer, more recent
‫ حودث ناا ودهو‬ḥidtān (or ḥadatān) ad-dahr
misfortune, adversities, reverses
‫ احدوثوة‬uḥdūta pl. ‫ اح يوث‬aḥādīt2 speech;
discussion, talk, conversation; chatter;
fabling, fibbing; topic, subject of a
conversation; gossip, rumor (about a
person) │‫ حس ااالحدوثة‬ḥusn al-u. praise (of
s.o.) ‫سوووا ااالحدوثوووة‬
sū’ al-u. slander,
defamation
‫ احوووداث‬iḥdāt production, creatuion,
invention,
origination;
causation,
effectuation 161
‫ا احوووداثي‬iḥdātīyāt (pl.) co-ordinates
(math.) │‫‘( ااحوووووداثي اعما يووووة‬amūdīya)
ordinates; ‫( احوداثي اأ قيوة‬ufuqīya) abscissas
(math.)
‫ اسوووأحداث‬istiḥdāt invention, creation,
production, origination
‫ ح ث‬ḥādīt occurring, happening, taking
place; new, recent; fresh; -- (pl. ‫حوواا ث‬
ḥawādit2, also -āt) occurrence, incident,
event, happening; episode; case (jur.)
accident, mishap │‫ احو ثاتزويووو‬a case of
forgery; ‫ مك و ناا ح و ث‬makān al-ḥ. site of
action, scene of the crime, locus delicti
‫ ح ثوووة‬ḥādita pl. ‫ حووواا ث‬ḥawādit2
occurrence, event, happening; plot (of a
play) ; incident, episode; accident, mishap
│‫اح ثةاا موور‬ḥ. al-murūr traffic accident
‫ا محودث‬muḥaddit pl. -ūn speaker, talker;
spokesman;
conversation
partner,
interlocutor; relator, narrator; a transmitter
of Prophetic traditions, traditionary,
‫ م حوودر‬munḥadir descending; lowered,
dipped; slanting, sloping, declivitous
(terrain); declining, waning, being on the
downgrade, in a state of decadence or
decline; run-down, seedy, down-at-theheels, down-and-out
representative of the science or study of
Hadith (see above); O phonograph,
gramophone
‫ مأحدث‬mutaḥaddit spokesman, speaker
‫ مسأحدث‬mustaḥdat new, novel, recent, -(pl. –āt) novelty, innovation; recent
invention, modern product; neologism
‫ حود‬ḥadaja i and II to stare, look sharply ( ‫هو‬, ‫ه‬
at s.o., at s.th., often with ‫ ببصوووه‬bibaṣarihī or ‫ ب روه‬bi-naẓarihī)
‫ حود‬ḥidj pl. ‫ حودو‬ḥudūj,
load, burden, encumbrance
‫ احودا‬aḥdāj
‫ ابااحدي‬abū ḥadīj stork
‫ حداجووة‬ḥidāja pl.
saddle
‫ حوودائ‬ḥadā’ij2 camel
‫ حودر‬ḥadara, ḥadura u (ḥadr, ‫ حودار‬ḥadāra) to
be thick; -- ḥadara u i (ḥadr, ‫ حودر‬ḥudūr)
to bring down, lower ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) to cause ( ‫هو‬
s.th.) to descend; to drop ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to shed
( ‫ هو‬tears); ‫( حودراحودرا‬ḥadran) to rattle off,
express quickly (an utterance, a thought);
-- (ḥadr) to come down, step down,
descend; to glide down, swoop II to drop
( ‫ هو‬s.th.) to lower, inclines, dip ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V
to descend gradually; to glide down; to
come down, descend; to flow down
(tears); to derive, stem, originate ( ‫ م‬from)
VII to come or go down, descend; to glide
down, sink down; to be in decline, be on
the downgrade, to decline, wane; to flow
down (tears); to slope down, slant down,
be inclined (terrain); to come (‫ ا ووو‬to a
place), arrive (‫ ا و‬at)
‫ م حدر‬munḥadar pl. -āt depression; slope,
talus, incline, descent, declivity; fall (of a
river)
‫ حدس‬ḥadata i u (ḥadt) to surmise, guess,
conjecture ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ حدس‬ḥadt surmise, guess, conjecture; O
intuition 162
□‫ حووداا‬ḥaddāf (‫)ح ولاا‬,
shuttle (weaving)
□ ‫ هووو ر احدا وووة‬ṭāra ḥaddāfa (syr.)
flywheel
1
‫ حديقة‬ḥadīqa pl. ‫ حدائق‬ḥadā’iq2 garden │‫ا‬
‫ حديقوةاا حيااظو‬ḥ. al-ḥayawānāt zoological
garden, zoo
‫احوووووووووودا‬
iḥdāq
encompassment (‫ ب‬of)
‫ووووامحووود‬
danger
downgrade,
‫ تحوودرا‬taḥaddur descent, slant, slope,
inclination, incline, declivity
‫ اظحوووودار‬inḥidār slant, dip, pitch,
inclination, decent, slope; declivity; fall
(of a river); decline, waning; ruin, decay,
decadence
‫ ح ر‬ḥādir thick
‫ مأحودر‬mutaḥaddir descending, slanting,
sloping downward
‫ احود‬ḥadaqa i (ḥadq) to surround, encircle,
encompass (‫ ب‬s.o., s.th.); (with ‫ بعي و‬bi‘ainihī) to look, glance (‫ ه‬at s.o.) II to
look, glance, gaze, stare (‫ ا وو‬or ‫ و‬at, also
‫(احوود اا روووا و │ )ب‬naẓara) to fix one’s
glance on … IV to surround, encircle,
encompass, enclose (‫ ب‬s.o., s.th.); to look,
glance ( , ‫ ا و‬or ‫ ب‬at) │ ‫ااحد اا رواا رووا و‬
(naẓara) to fix one’s glance on …
‫ حدلوة‬ḥadaqa pl. -āt, ‫ حود‬ḥadaq, ‫حودا‬
ḥidāq, ‫ احودا‬aḥdāq pupil (of the eye); pl.
‫ احدا‬glances
‫ حودر‬ḥadr rapid recitation of the Koran
(a terminus technicus of tajwīd)
‫ حووووودور‬ḥadūr slope,
declivity, declivitous terrain
‫( حووداااا م و كا‬syr.)
2
encirclement,
ḳaṭar muḥdiq imminent
□ ‫ حود‬II (= ‫ )حود‬to make acid, sour, tart, or
sharp ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
□
‫ حو‬ḥādiq (=
sharp (taste)
‫ )حو‬sour, tart, acid,
‫ حودل‬ḥadala i to flatten, level, even, roll ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); (ḥadl, ‫ حودول‬ḥudūl) to treat unjustly
(‫ علو‬s.o.)
‫ محد وة‬miḥdala pl. ‫ محمودل‬maḥādil2 roller,
steamroller
‫ حودم‬VIII to burn, glow, blaze; to burn up, be
consumed by fire; to flare up, break out
(fight); to be furious, burn with wrath (‫علوو‬
at, over), also ‫( احأدماغير‬gaiẓan)
‫ احأدام‬iḥtidām paroxysm
‫ محمووودم‬muḥtadim furious, infuriated,
enraged
‫ حد‬ḥida see ‫وحد‬
1
2
□ ‫ حدو‬ḥidwa horseshoe
(‫ حودو‬and ‫ حودا )حودى‬ḥadā u (ḥadw, ‫ حودا‬ḥudā’,
ḥidā’ to urge forward by singing ( ‫هوو‬
camels); to urge, spur on, egg on, prompt,
instigate, induce, move (‫ ب‬or ‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ ا وو‬to
s.th., to do s.th.); ‫ حودااب‬to instigate s.th.; to
sway, rock, roll (rider, camel); to swing
along, rock along (in riding) │‫حداابهماا حديثا‬
‫ ا و‬their conversation led them to …; ‫غو ا‬
‫( تحوودىاا ي و اا وك ئووب‬garaḍun tuḥdā) a goal
much sought after or worth striving for V
to compete, vie (‫ ه‬with s.o.); to challenge,
provoke ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to defy, oppose,
resist, withstand ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.), stand up
( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬against s.o., against s.th.) to incite,
stimulate, arouse, animate, sharpen ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.; ‫ ك و ه‬dakā’ahū s.o.’s intellect); to
intend ( ‫ هو‬s.th., to do s.th.), be bent ( ‫ هو‬on
doing s.th.)
‫ حووووودا‬ḥudā’ animating
chanting of the caravan leader
singsong,
‫ حدا‬ḥaddā’ camel driver, cameleer
‫ احودو‬uḥduwa, ‫ احديوة‬uḥdīya song of the
camel drivers
‫ تحووود‬taḥaddin pl.
challenge, provocation
‫ تحووودي‬taḥaddiyāt
‫ حو‬ḥādin pl. ‫ حودا‬ḥudāh caravan leader
(who urges the camels forward by
singing); camel driver, cameleer; leader
‫ مأحد‬mutaḥaddin challenger, provoker
1
2
3
‫ حود‬ḥadiya a to remain, stay (‫ ب‬at a place),
stick (‫ ب‬to a place)
‫ ح ىاعشو‬see ‫احد‬
□ ‫ حداية‬ḥidāya, ḥiddāya = ‫ حدأ‬ḥid’a
‫ حوولر‬ḥadira a (ḥidr, ḥadar) to be cautious,
wary, to beware ( ‫ مو‬or ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬of s.o., of
s.th.), be on one’s guard ( ‫ م و‬or ‫ه و‬, ‫ه‬
against) II to warn, caution ( ‫ ه مو‬s.o. of or
about), put (‫ ه‬s.o.) on his guard ( ‫م و‬
against) III to watch out, be 163 careful;
to be on one’s guard (‫ ه‬against), be wary (‫ه‬
of s.o.) V to beware, be wary ( ‫ مو‬of) VIII
=I
‫ حووووولر‬ḥidr and ḥadar caution,
watchfulness,
alertness,
wariness,
circumspection; precaution │‫ا وووولاحوووولره‬
(ḥadarahū) to be on one’s guard; ‫علوواجولر‬
‘alā ḥadarin cautiously, warily; on one’s
guard ( ‫ م‬against)
‫ حلر‬ḥadir cautious, wary
‫ حلار‬ḥadārī beware (‫ ان‬of doing …, ‫م‬
of s.th.)! watch out ( ‫ مو‬for)! be careful ( ‫مو‬
of)!
‫ تحوليو‬taḥdīr warning, cautioning ( ‫ مو‬of,
against)
‫امحوو ر‬muḥādara caution, precaution,
precautionary measure
‫ محولور‬maḥdūr that of which one should
beware, against which one should guard;
object of caution; -- (pl. -āt) danger, peril;
trouble, difficulty, misfortune
‫ حولا‬ḥadafa i (ḥadf) to shorten, clip, curtail ( ‫هو‬
or ‫ م‬s.th.); to take s.th. away, cut s.th. off,
clip s.th. off ( ‫ مو‬from s.th.), reduce ( ‫مو‬
s.th.), strike or cross s.th. ( ‫ مو‬off s.th.); to
cancel, strike out, delete, drop, leave out,
omit, suppress ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); (gram.) to elide,
apocopate, drop by aphaeresis; to deduct,
subtract ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to throw (‫ ه ب‬at s.o.
s.th.), pelt (‫ ه ب‬s.o. with s.th.); to cast
away, throw away, discard (‫ ب‬s.th.) II to
clip, trim ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to give ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) shape,
to trim, clip, or cut ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) into proper
shape
‫ حولا‬ḥadf shortening, curtailing, cutting
off,
trimming,
etc.;
canceling,
cancellation, striking off, crossing off,
deletion; omission, dropping, suppression;
(gram.) elision, ellipsis, apocopation
‫ حولا يو‬ḥadāfīr2: ‫ ا ولهابحولا يوه‬he took all of it, he
took it lock, stock and barrel
‫ حول‬ḥadiqa a, ḥadaqa i (ḥidq, ‫ حلالوة‬ḥadāqa) to
be skilled, skillful, well-versed, proficient
( ‫ هو‬or ‫ و‬in s.th.), master ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); -ḥadaqa u ( ‫ حولو‬ḥudūq) to turn sour (milk)
V to feign skillfulness, proficiency,
cleverness or smartness
‫ حووول‬ḥidq and ‫ حلالوووة‬ḥadāqa skill,
dexterity,
proficiency;
smartness,
cleverness, intelligence;
sagacity, acumen
perspicacity,
‫ ح و‬ḥādiq pl. ‫ حوولا‬ḥuddāq skillful,
skilled, proficient; well-versed, clever,
smart; intelligent; sour
‫ حول ق‬II taḥadlaqa to pretend to be clever or
skilful, feign skiIl or knowledge; to be
pedantic
‫ حل قة‬ḥadlaqa skillfulness, dexterity
‫ حلاايحولوة‬ḥadā u: ‫( حولااحولوه‬ḥadwahū) to imitate
s.o., take after s.o., follow s.o.’s example
III to be opposite s.th. ( ‫ )ه‬face, parallel ( ‫هو‬
s.th.), run parallel ( ‫ هو‬to) VI to be opposite
each other, be parallel VIII to imitate,
copy (‫ ب‬or ‫ علوو‬s.o. s.th., also ‫ هو‬s.th.), take
or follow (‫ ب‬or ‫ علوو‬s.o., s.th., also ‫ هو‬s.th.)
as an example or model; to be shod; to
wear ( ‫ ه‬s.th.) as footgear
‫ حلو‬ḥadwa (prep.) opposite, face to face
with │‫ حلو اا علاب عول‬ḥadwaka n-na‘la bin-na‘li in a completely identical manner,
to a T, like two peas in a pod
‫ حولا‬ḥidā’ pl. ‫ احليوة‬aḥdiya shoe; sandal
│‫ ص ظ اادحلية‬shoemaker
‫ حولا‬ḥidā’a (prep.) and ‫ بحولا‬bi-ḥidā’i
opposite, face to face with
‫ حلا‬ḥaddā’ shoemaker, cobbler
‫‘ علوو ) و ( محو ا‬alā (fī) muḥādāti along,
alongside of, parallel to
‫ احألا‬iḥtidā’ imitation, copying
‫ مح‬muḥādin opposite, facing
‫ حو‬ḥarra u i (ḥarr, ‫ حوار‬ḥarāra) to be hot II to
liberate (‫ ه‬s.o.); to free, set free, 164
release (‫ ه‬s.o.); to emancipate (‫ ه‬s.o.); to
consecrate (‫ ه‬s.o.) to the service of God; to
clarify, clear up, make clear (‫ ه‬s.th.); to
formulate precisely, phrase accurately,
define exactly, pinpoint ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to revise
( ‫ هو‬a book); to edit, redact ( ‫ هو‬a book, a
periodical); to write, pen, indite, compose,
compile ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V to become free; to be
freed, be liberated ( ‫ مووو‬from); to be
emancipated VIII to be kindled, be heated,
flare up
‫ حو‬ḥarr heat, warmth
‫ حوو‬ḥurr pl. m. ‫ احووار‬aḥrār, pl. f. ‫حوائوو‬
ḥarā’ir2 noble, free-bom; genuine (jewels,
etc.), pure, unadulterated; free; living in
freedom; freeman; independent; free
unrestrained; liberal (pol.; ‫ االحووووار‬the
Liberals); frank, candid, open (‫ علوو‬toward
s.o.); free, available, uninvested (money)
│‫( االحأيووو هاا حوووو‬ihtiyaṭī) free reserves,
unencumbered reserves; ‫ م و احوووام و‬min
ḥurr mālihī with his own cash, with funds
at his disposal
‫ حوو‬ḥarra pl. -āt stony area; volcanic
country, lava field
‫ حويوة‬ḥurrīya pl. -āt freedom, liberty;
independence, unrestraint, license (e.g.,
poetic) │ ‫ احويوةاا عبو‬ḥ. al-‘ibāda freedom
of worship; ‫ حويوةاا فكوو‬ḥ. al-fikr freedom of
thought; ‫ حويوةاا كوالم‬ḥ. al-kalām freedom of
speech; ‫( حويوةاا شوو‬or‫ )اا صوح ة‬ḥ. an-našr
(aṣ-ṣiḥafa) liberty of the press
‫ حويو‬ḥarīr silk; pl. ‫ حوائو‬ḥarā’ir2 (‫)حوايو‬
silken wares, silks │ ‫( حويووواص و و‬ṣaḳrī)
asbestos; ‫ حويواص ع‬rayon
‫ حويو‬ḥarīrī silken, silky, of silk
‫ حوائووووو‬ḥarā’irī silken, silkcompounds), of silk; silk weaver
(in
‫ حوار‬ḥarrār ssailk weaver
‫ حووار‬ḥarāra heat; warmth; fever heat,
fever; temperature; ardor, fervor (of
emotion), passion; eagerness, enthusiasm,
zeal; vehemence, violence, intensity;
burning (of the skin)
‫ حويو‬ḥuraira pl. -āt calorie
‫ حوار‬ḥarārī thermal, thermic, thermo-,
heat (used attributively); caloric │‫وحوود ا‬
‫( حوارية‬waḥda) calorie
O ‫ حوارية‬ḥarārīya pl. -āt calorie
‫ حووور‬ḥarūr f., pl. ‫ حوائوو‬ḥarā’ir2 hotwind
‫ حووان‬ḥarrān2, f. ‫ حوووى‬ḥarrā, pl. ‫حوووار‬
ḥirār, ‫ حوووارى‬ḥarārā thirsty; passionate,
fervent, hot (fig.) │‫( ز ووو احوووى‬zafra) a
fervent sigh; ‫ ما احوى‬hot tears
‫ احوو‬aḥarr2 hotter, warmer │‫علووااحووامو ا‬
‫( ا جمووو‬jamr) on pins and needles, on
tenterhooks, in greatest suspense or
excitement
O ‫ محوو‬miḥarr heating system, heating
installation
‫ تحويوووووو‬taḥrīr liberation; release;
emancipation;
record(ing),
writing;
editing, redaction; editorship (of a
newspaper, a periodical); (pl. -āt, ‫تحو ريو‬
taḥārīr2) piece of writing, record, brief,
document │ ‫ رئوويساا أحويووو‬editor-in-chief;
‫ ا ار اا أحويو‬board of editors, editorial staff
‫ محووواب‬miḥrāb pl. ‫ مح و رب‬maḥārib2 a
recess in a mosque indicating the direction
of prayer, prayer niche, mihrab
‫تحويوووووووووو‬
taḥrīrī
emancipational; liberal;
writing, written, in writing
liberational;
recorded in
‫ مح و رب‬muḥārib warring, belligerent;
warrior, combatant, fighter; corporal (Eg.
1939)
‫ حو ر‬ḥār hot; warm; ardent, glowing,
fervent, passionate
‫ ا مأحو ربان‬al-mutaḥāribūn the belligerents, the
warring parties
‫ محووووور‬maḥrūr hot-tempered,
headed, fiery, passionate, furious
hot-
‫ حوباشووة‬ḥarbūša pl. ‫( حوووابش‬ḥarābiš2 (tun.)
pastille, pill
‫ محووووور‬muḥarrir pl. -ūn liberator,
emancipator; writer, clerk; editor (of a
newspaper, of a periodical)
‫ حووث‬ḥarata i u (ḥart) to plow ( ‫ هو‬the soil); to
cultivate, till ( ‫ ه‬the ground)
‫ محوور‬muḥarrar consecrated to God; let
down in writing, recorded in writing,
written; booked; pl.
‫ محوووورا‬booking,
entries
‫ مأحوووور‬mutaḥarrir emancipated; an
advocate of emancipation 165
‫ حووب‬ḥariba a (ḥarab) to be furious, enraged,
angry III to fight, combat (‫ ه‬s.o.) battle,
wage war (‫ ه‬against s.o.) VI to fight (one
another), be engaged in war VIII = VI
‫( حووب‬ḥarb f., pl. ‫ حوووب‬ḥurūb war, warfare;
fight, combat, battle; enemy, enemies (‫علوو‬
or ‫ ل‬of s.o.) │‫( احووبااهليوة‬ahlīya) civil war;
‫( حووباصوح ية‬ṣiḥāfīya) press feud; ‫ا حوووبا‬
‫( ا صووليبية‬ṣalībīya) the Crusades; ‫ا حوووبا‬
‫‘( ا عرمووو‬uẓmā), ‫‘( ا حوووباا ع ميووة‬ālamīya),
‫‘( ا حووباا ع موة‬āmma) World War I; ‫كشوفتا‬
‫ ا حووباعو اسو له‬kašafat il-ḥarbu ‘an sāqihā
and ‫ ل مووتاا حوووباعلووواسو‬qāmat il-ḥ. ‘alā
sāqin war flared up, fierce fighting broke
out
‫ حوبووووو‬ḥarbī warlike, bellicose,
belligerent, martial, war (adj.), military;
(pl. -ūn) warrior, soldier, military man │‫ا‬
‫( ا با يساا حوب‬būlīs) military police
‫ حوبوة‬ḥarba pl. ‫ حوواب‬ḥirāb lance, spear;
spearhead; bayonet, sidearm
‫ حوبوووو‬ḥirbā’
chameleon (zool.)
pl.
‫حوابووووو‬
ḥarābīy
‫ وااحوبو ه‬wā ḥarabāh! (exclamation of
lament) alas! goodness no! oh my!
‫ مح ربوووة‬muḥāraba struggle, combat,
fight, battle; warfare
‫ احأواب‬iḥtirāb mutual struggle
‫ حووووث‬ḥart plowing, tilling, tillage,
cultivation of the soil; arable land, tilth;
plantation, culture
‫ حوثة‬ḥarta (n. un.) arable land, tilth
‫ حواثووة‬ḥirāta cultivation of the soil,
farming, agriculture
‫ حواث‬ḥarrāt plowman
‫ محواثا‬miḥrāt pl. ‫ مح رث‬maḥārit2 plow
‫ حو رث‬ḥārit pl. ‫ حوواث‬ḥurrāt plowman
│‫ ابااا ح رث‬abū l-ḥārit lion
‫ حوو‬ḥarija a (ḥaraj) to be close, tight narrow;
to be straitened, be confined, get into a
strait, be cornered, be hard pressed; to be
oppressed, be anguished (heart); to be
forbidden (‫ علوو‬to s.o.) ‫ا‬to narrow, tighten,
straiten ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to complicate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.),
make ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) difficult; to forbid (‫هو علوو‬
s.th. to s.o.); to persist (J in s.th.) IV to
narrow, straiten, confine, cramp. hamper,
impede, restrict ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to complicate,
make difficult, aggravate, jeopardize ( ‫هو‬
situation, s.o.’s position); to embarrass (‫ه‬
s.o.); to coerce, constrain, press (‫ ه ا وو‬s.o.
to); to forbid (‫ هو علوو‬s.th. to s.o.) V to
refrain from sin or evildoing; to abstain,
refrain ( ‫ مو‬from), avoid ( ‫ مو‬s.th.); to be
cornered, be forced to the wall; to become
or be oppressed, anguished, distressed; to
become critical, become complicated or
difficult, be aggravated (situation), be
jeopardized (s.o.’s position) │‫تحوو اصودرها‬
‫( مو ايبة‬ṣadruhū) to feel depressed by, feel
annoyed at; ‫ تحوو ابو اا و س‬this made things
difficult for people
‫( حووووو‬ḥaraj closeness, tightness,
narrowness;
confinement,
straitness.
constriction, crampedness; restriction,
impediment; oppression, distress, anguish;
difficulty; critical situation; prohibition,
interdiction;
s.th.
forbidden,
s.th.
interdicted, sin │ ‫( الاحوو‬ḥaraja) there is
no 166 objection; ‫ الاحووو اعليوول‬nothing
stands in your way, you are at liberty
‫ حوو‬ḥaraj (coll.; n. un. ) pl. -āt, ‫حوو‬
ḥirāj, ‫ احوووا‬aḥrāj thicket; dense forest;
woodland, timberland
‫ حووووو‬ḥarij narrow, close, tight,
confined, straitened; oppressed, hard
pressed, harassed; critical (situation,
position)
‫ احووو‬aḥrāj2 narrower, closer, tighter,
more straitened; more critical
‫ حوا‬ḥarāg (eg.) auction
‫ حواجوووة‬ḥarāja seriousness, gravity,
difficulty, complicatedness (of a situation)
‫ تحوي‬taḥrīj forestation, afforestation
‫ حوووووو‬taḥarruj restraint, reserve,
aloofness; timidity, diffidence, faintheartedness; critical complication, gravity,
difficulty (of a situation)
‫ حوو‬muḥarrijāt: ‫ محوجو اااليمو ن‬m. alaimān binding, committing, or solemn,
oaths
‫محوووووووووو‬
embarrassing
muḥrij
disconcerting,
‫ مأحوو‬mutaḥarrij: ‫ مأحوو اا صودر‬m. aṣṣadr
annoyed,
vexed,
anguished,
oppressed
‫ حوووو‬ḥarida a (ḥarad) to be annoyed,
disgruntled, angry, furious (‫ علو‬at, with)
‫ حو ر‬ḥārid, ‫ حوو‬ḥarid and ‫ حوو ان‬ḥardān
annoyed, disgruntled, angry, furious
‫ حو ون‬ḥardaun pl. ‫ حوا ي‬ḥarādīn2 lizard
‫ حووز‬ḥaraza u (ḥarz) to keep, guard, protect,
preserve ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), take care ( ‫ ه و‬of); -ḥaruza u ( ‫ حوواز‬ḥarāza) to be strong be
strongly fortified, be impregnable IV to
keep, preserve, guard ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to obtain,
attain, achieve, win ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) │‫ااحووزاظصوواا‬
‫( ياظأصو راة‬naṣran) to win a victory; ‫احووزا‬
‫( لصوووباا سوووبق‬qaṣaba s-sabq) to come
through with flying colors, carry the day,
score a great success V to be wary ( ‫ مو‬of),
be on one’s guard ( ‫ مو‬against) VIII to be
wary ( ‫ مو‬of), guard, be on one’s guard ( ‫مو‬
against), be careful, take heed, take
precautions
‫ حوووز‬pl. ‫ احووواز‬aḥrāz fortified place;
refuge, sanctuary, retreat; custody; (pl.
‫احواز‬, ‫ )حووز‬amulet
‫ حويوز‬ḥarīz strongly fortified, guarded;
inaccessible, impregnable
‫ احووواز‬iḥrāz acquisition, acquirement,
obtainment, attainment, achievement,
winning, gaining
‫ احأوواز‬iḥtirāz pl. -āt caution, wariness,
prudence, circumspection; reservation,
reserve │‫ بكلااالحأواز‬with all reservation
O ‫ ح رز‬ḥāriza fuse (el.)
‫ محووز‬muḥriz obtainer, acquirer, winner,
gainer; possessor, holder (‫ علو‬of s.th.)
‫ حووس‬ḥarasa u (ḥars, ‫ حواسوة‬ḥirāsa) to guard,
watch, control (‫ه‬, ‫ هو‬s.th., s.o.); to oversee,
supervise, superintend (‫ه‬, ‫ هو‬s.th., s.o.); to
secure, protect, safeguard, preserve, keep
(‫ه‬, ‫ هو‬s.th., s.o.); to watch (‫ علوو‬over) V and
VIII to beware, be wary ( ‫ مو‬of), guard, be
on one’s guard ( ‫ م‬against)
‫ حووووس‬ḥaras watch; guard, escort;
bodyguard │‫( ا حووساا سوي ر‬sayyār) militia,
"garde mobile" (syr.) │‫ حووساا شووا‬ḥ. aššaraf honor guard; ‫( ا حوووساا ملكو‬malakī)
the royal guard (formerly Ir., Eg.); ‫ا حووسا‬
‫( ا ملواك‬mulūkī) (formerly) bodyguard of
the Bey (Tun.); ‫( ا حووساا واه‬waṭanī) the
National Guard
‫ حواسووووة‬ḥirāsa guarding, watching,
control; watch, guard, guard duty;
supervision,
superintendence;
guardianship, tutelage, custody, care,
protection;
safe
conduct,
escort;
administration; administration of an estate
(jur.); sequester │‫ حواسةاا سااحل‬coast guard
167
‫ احأووووواس‬iḥtirās caution, wariness,
prudence;
(pl.
-āt)
precaution,
precautionary measure │ ‫ احأواسووو امووو‬for
protection from or against
‫ ح و رس‬ḥāris pl. ‫ حوسووة‬ḥarasa, ‫حووواس‬
ḥurrās vigilant, watchful; watchman;
sentry,
sentinel,
guard;
overseer,
supervisor, superintendent; administrator;
guardian, custodian, keeper, protector,
tutelary (in compounds) │‫ حو رساا أوكووة‬ḥ.
at-tirka administrator of aD estate; ‫حو رسا‬
‫ ا ااتم‬keeper of the seal; ‫ ح رساا موموو‬ḥ. almarmā goal keeper; ‫( حو رسال و ئ‬qaḍā’ī)
sequestrator, receiver (in bankruptcy, in
equity); ‫( موووال احووو رس‬mal’ak) guardian
angel (Chr.); ‫ ح و رساا ليوول‬ḥ. al-lail night
watchman
‫ حوو‬II to goad, prod, spur on, egg on, incite,
rouse, provoke (‫ ه علوو‬s.o. to s.th. or to do
s.th.); to instigate, abet, stir up, agitate
(‫ ه علو‬s.o. to or against); O to induce (el.)
‫ محووووس‬maḥrūs guarded, safeguarded,
secured; protected (by God; esp. used ss
an epithet after the names of cities);
‫ ا محوسان‬the children, the family
‫ تحوي وو‬taḥrīḍī inciting, instigative,
agitative, inflammatory; provocative
‫ محأوس‬muḥtaris cautious, wary, careful
‫ حووش‬ḥaraša i (ḥarš) to scratch ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.)
II to instigate, prod, incite, provoke,
incense (‫ ه‬s.o.); to set ( ‫ بوي‬people against
each other), sow discord, dissension ( ‫بوي‬
among) V to pick a quarrel, start a brawl
(‫ ب‬with s.o.) provoke (‫ ب‬s.o.)
‫ حووش‬ḥirš, ḥurš pl. ‫ احوواش‬aḥrāš, ‫حوووش‬
ḥurūš forest, wood(s)
‫ حوووش‬ḥariš and ‫ احوووش‬aḥraš, rough,
coarse, scabrous
‫ حووش‬ḥaraš, ‫ حوشوة‬ḥurša, ‫ حواشوة‬ḥarāša
roughness, coarseness, scabrousness
‫ تحوووويش‬taḥrīš instigation, prodding,
incitement,
provocation,
agitation,
incensement
‫تحوووووووووش‬
taḥarruš
importunity,
obtrusion,
uncalled-for interference
provocation,
meddling,
‫ حوشف‬ḥaršaf pl. ‫ حواشف‬ḥarāšif2 scales (of fish)
‫ حووص‬ḥaraṣa i and ḥariṣa a (ḥirṣ) to desire,
want, covet (‫ علوو‬s.th.); to be intent, be
bent (‫ علوو‬on); to strive (‫ علوو‬for), aspire
(‫ علو‬to)
‫ حوووص‬ḥirṣ greed, avidity, cupidity,
covetousness; desire; aspiration, endeavor,
wish (‫ علوو‬for); avarice │‫ حوصو اعلوو‬in the
desire for …, in the endeavor to …; ‫حوصو ا‬
‫ علوااالرواح‬danger! (on warning signs)
‫ حووويص‬ḥarīṣ pl. ‫ حووواص‬ḥirāṣ, ‫حوص و‬
ḥuraṣā’2 covetous, greedy, avid, eager
(‫ علو‬for); bent (‫ علو‬on), desirous (‫ علو‬of)
‫ احوص‬aḥraṣ more covetous, greedier
‫ تحووي‬taḥrīḍ incitement, provocation;
instigation, abetment, agitation (‫ علووو‬to);
inflammatory propaganda (‫ علوووو‬against
s.o.); O induction (el.) │ ‫ اتحووي ا اتو‬selfinduction (el.)
‫ ح ر‬ḥāriḍ bad, wicked, evil
‫ محوو‬muḥarriḍ pl. -ūn inciter, baiter;
instigator, abettor; demagogue, rabble
rouser; agitator, provocator; O inductor
(el.)
‫ مأحو‬mutaḥarriḍ O induced (el.)
‫ حوووا‬II to slant, incline, make oblique ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.); to bend off, up, down or back, turn
up, down or back, deflect ( ‫ه و‬s.th.); to
distort,
corrupt,
twist,
pervert,
misconstrue, falsify ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) │‫حو و اعو ا‬
‫‘( ماضوع‬an mauḍi‘ihī) to distort the sense
of 168 s.th., rob s.th. of its true meaning V
to turn off, branch off, take a turning; to
deviate, depart, digress ( ‫ ع و‬from); to
avoid ( ‫ عو‬s.th.); to be or become bent off,
distorted, corrupted, perverted VII to tum
off, branch off, ta.ke a turning; to deviate,
depart, digress, turn away ( ‫ عو‬from); to
slope down, slant, be inclined (terrain); to
turn (‫ ا ووو‬to, toward); to be twisted, be
distorted; to be oblique, slanting; to be
cocked, rakish (headgear); with ‫ ب‬to make
s.th. appear oblique, slanted, or distorted;
to be corrupted, perverted │ ‫ ااظحوااب اعو‬to
dissuade s.o. from; ‫( اظحواامزاجو‬mizājuhū)
to be indisposed, be ill VIII to do ( ‫ هو‬s.th.)
professionally, practice ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.) as a
profession; to strive for success
‫ حووا‬ḥarf pl. ‫ حووا‬ḥiraf (cutting) edge
(of a knife, of a sword); sharp edge;
border, edge, rim, brink, verge; -- (pl.
‫ حووا‬ḥurūf, ‫ احوا‬aḥruf) letter; consonant;
particle (gram.); type (typ.) │‫علووواحوووا‬
irresolute, wavering, on the fence; ‫ا ف ظو ا‬
‫ بحوو ه و‬alfāẓuhū bi-ḥurūfihā his words
literally; ‫ بو حوا‬or ‫ بو حوااا ااحود‬literally,
verbatim, to the letter; ‫ حو و ابحووا‬ḥarfan
bi-ḥarfin literally, word for word; ‫ولوواا‬
‫( ب و الحوااااالو ووو‬waqqa‘a, ūlā) to initial
(e.g., ‫ مع هد‬mu‘āhadatan a treaty); ‫ا حووواا‬
‫( االبجديووة‬abjadīya) the alphabetic letters,
the alphabet; ‫ حووواامجماعوة‬matter (typ.);
‫( ا حووووااا شمسووية‬šamsīya) the sun letters
(i.e., sibilants, dentals, r, l, n to which the l
of the article assimilates), ‫ا حووووااا قمويووة‬
(qamarīya) the moon letters (to which the
l of the article does not assimilate); ‫حوواا‬
‫ ا جوو‬ḥ al-jarr preposition (gram.) ‫حووواا‬
‫ ا فو‬ḥ al-ḳafḍ do.; ‫ حووااا أعويوف‬article
(gram.); ‫ حووااا ع وف‬ḥ al-‘aṭf coordinating
conjunction
(gram.); ‫حوووووواااالسووووووأفه م‬
interrogative particle (gram.); ‫ حووااا قسوم‬ḥ.
al-qasam particle introducing oaths
(gram.)
‫ حو‬ḥarfī literal
‫ حووا‬ḥurf common garden pepper cress
(Lepidium sativum L.; bot.)
‫ حو وة‬ḥirfa pl. ‫ حوووا‬ḥiraf profession,
occupation, vocation, business, craft, trade
‫ حويوف‬ḥarīf pl. ‫ حو و‬ḥurafā’2 customer,
patron, client (tun.)
‫ حويف‬ḥirrīf pungent, acrid (taste);
spicy food, delicacies
‫حويفو‬
‫ حوا ة‬ḥarāfa pungency, acridity (taste)
‫ تحويوف‬taḥrīf pl. -āt alteration, change;
distortion; perversion, corruption, esp.
phonetic corruption of a word
‫ اظحووووواا‬inḥirāf pl. -āt deviation,
digression;
obliqueness,
obliquity,
inclination, slant; declination (astrom.);
ailment, indisposition, also ‫اظحواااا مزا‬
‫ احأوواا‬iḥtirāf professional pursuit (of a
trade, etc.)
‫ محوا‬muḥarraf corrupted (word)
‫ م حوووووا‬munḥarif oblique; slanted,
slanting, sloping, inclined; distorted,
perverted, corrupted, twisted; deviating,
divergent; trapezium (geom.)
‫ محأوواا‬muḥtarif one gainfully employed
(‫ ب‬in), person doing s.th. (‫)ب‬
professionally; professional, a pro
(sports); professional (adj.), e.g., ‫صووح ا‬
‫( محأووووا‬ṣiḥāfī) professional journalist;
climber, careerist
‫ محأوا‬muḥtaraf pl. -āt studio, atelier
‫ حوو‬ḥaraqa i (ḥarq) to burn ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to burn,
hurt, sting, smart │ ‫( حوو اللبو‬qalbahū), pl.
‫( حوو اللوابهم‬qulūbahum) to vex, exasperate
s.o.; -- u (ḥarq) to rub together ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) II
to burn ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); ‫( حوو ااسو ظ‬asnānahū) to
gnash one’s teeth V to burn ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
destroy by fire ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to singe, scorch,
parch ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to scald ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to kindle,
ignite, set on fire ( ‫ ه‬s.th.) │‫ااحوو ا حموةا يلو ا‬
‫( و‬faḥmata lailihī) to spend the night
doing 169 (s.th.), burn the midnight oil
over… V to burn, be aflame, burn up, take
fire, he consumed hy fire, he burned; to be
consumed (by an emotion), pine away ( ‫هو‬
with), he pained ( ‫ هو‬by), eat one’s heart
out │ ‫( تحوو اشوال‬šauqan) to be overcome
with longing or nostalgia VIII to burn, be
aflame, burn up, take fire, be consumed by
fire, he burned
‫ حوووووو‬ḥarq burning, incineration,
combustion; kindling, igniting, setting
afire; arson, incendiarism; pl. ‫ حووو‬ḥurūq
burn (med.)
‫ حو‬ḥaraq fire, conflagration
‫ حولوة‬ḥurqa, ḥarqa burning, incineration,
combustion; stinging, smarting, burning
(as a physical sensation); torture, torment,
agony, pain, ordeal
‫ حوا‬ḥurāq, ḥurraq tinder
‫ حوا‬ḥarrāq hurning, aflame, afire; hot
‫ حويوق‬ḥarīq and ‫ حويقوة‬pl. ‫ حوائوق‬ḥarā’iq2
fire; conflagration
O‫ احوالةا‬ḥarrāqa torpedo
‫ حولوووو ن‬ḥaraqān burning, stinging,
smarting (as a painful sensation; e.g., of
the feet)
O ‫ محووو‬maḥraq pl.
focus (phys.)
‫ مح و ر‬maḥāriq2
‫ تحوو ريق‬taḥārīq2 (Eg.) season of the
Nile’s lowest water level, hottest season
of the year
‫ احوا‬burning, incineration, combustion
‫ تحوووو‬taḥarruq buming, combustion;
burning desire
‫ احأووا‬iḥtirāq burning, combustion; fire,
conflagration │O ‫ غو وةااالحأووا‬gurfat al-i.
combustion chamber (techn.); ‫ل بولااالحأووا‬
qābil al-i. combustible
‫ ح ر‬ḥāriq arsonist, incendiary
‫ محووووووو‬maḥrūq burned, charred,
scorched, parched; reddish, hronzecolored; pl. ‫ محوولو‬maḥrūqāt fuel │‫ا و را‬
‫(محوو‬faḳḳār) fired clay
‫ محوووو‬muḥriq: ‫( ل بلوووةامحولوووة‬qunbula)
incendiary bomb
O ‫ محو‬muḥraq crematory
‫ محولة‬maḥraqa burnt sacrifice
‫ حولد‬ḥarqada pl. ‫ حوالد‬ḥarāqid2 Adam’s apple
‫ حولفوة‬ḥarqafa pl. ‫ حوالووف‬ḥarāqif2 protruding
part of the hipbone
‫ حوو‬II to move, set in motion, drive, propel,
operate ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.); to march, move (‫ه‬
troops); to stir ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to start, get
started, get underway ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to agitate,
excite, stimulate ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.); to incite,
instigate, goad, prod, provoke, actuate,
urge (‫ ه علوو‬s.o. to do s.th.); to awaken,
arouse, foment, stir up ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to vowel,
vowelize (gram., ‫ هو‬a consonant) │‫حوو ا‬
‫( مشو عوه‬mašā‘irahū) to grip, excite, thrill
s.o.; ‫ حوو اا عااهوف‬to affect the feelings, be
touching, moving, pathetic; ‫الايحووو اس و ك‬
(sākinan) he doesn’t budge, he doesn’t
hend his little finger, he remains
immobile, apathetic; ‫( حوو اسو ك‬sākinahū)
to rouse s.o., put s.o. in a state of
excitement, commotion or agitation V to
move, be in motion, stir, hudge; to start
moving, get moving; to start out, get
underway (traveler); to depart, leave
(train); to put out, to sail (fleet); to he set
in motion, be driven, be operated; to be
agitated, be excited, be stimulated; to be
awakened, be roused, be fomented, be
provoked, be caused
‫ حووو‬ḥarik lively, active, brisk, agile,
nimble
‫ حوكوة‬ḥaraka pl. -āt movement, motion;
commotion; physical exercise; stirring,
impulse; proceeding, procedure, policy;
action, undertaking, enterprise; military
170 operation; continuation, progress;
traffic (rail, ohipplng, otreet); movement
(as a social phenomenon); vowel (gram.)
│ ‫( و احوك ت و اوسووك ت‬sakanātihī) in all his
doings; in every situation; ‫حوكووةاا موووور‬
(through) traffic; ‫ حوكووةاا مواكووب‬shipplng
traffic; ‫ حوكووةاا ب و ئا‬exchange of goods;
‫ حوكوةاادمواال‬turnover (com.); ‫ا حوكوةاا سواية‬
(niswīya) feminist movement; ‫فيوفاا حوكوة‬
nimble, lithe, light, quick, agile, adroit;
‫ ثقيولاا حوكوة‬slow in motion, heavy-handed,
clumsy, sluggish, lumbering, inert,
indolent
O ‫ حوك‬ḥarakī kinetic (phys.)
‫ حوا‬ḥarāk movement, motion
‫ محووو‬maḥrak path, trajectory (of a
projectile)
‫ محوا‬miḥrāk poker, fire iron
‫ تحويك‬taḥrīkī dynamic
‫ تحوووو‬taḥarruk pl. -āt movement,
motion; forward motion; start; departure;
sailing (of a fleet)
‫ ح ر‬ḥārik withers
‫ محوو‬muḥarrik mover, stirrer; rouser,
inciter, fomenter, awakener, agent;
instigator; -- (pl. -M) motive, springs,
incentive, spur, motivating circumstance,
causative factor; motor, engine (tech.)
‫ مأحووو‬mutaḥarrik moving, movable,
mobile; pronounced with following
vowel, voweled, vowelized (consonant;
gram.) │‫( صوووارامأحوكوووة‬ṣuwar) movies,
motion pictures
‫ حوكوث‬ḥarkata (and ‫ حووكش‬ḥarkaša) to stir up,
agitate, excite, thrill
‫ حوووم‬ḥaruma u, ḥarima a to be forbidden,
prohibited,
interdicted,
unlawful,
unpermitted (‫ علووو‬to s.o.); -- ḥarama i
(ḥirm, ‫ حومو ن‬ḥirmān) to deprive, bereave,
dispossess, divest ( ‫ ه هو‬or ‫ ه مو‬s.o. of s.th.)
take away, withdraw, withhold ( ‫ ه هو‬or ‫هو‬
‫ مو‬or ‫ ه‬form s.o. s.th.), deny, refuse ( ‫ ه هو‬or
‫ مو هو‬or ‫ ه مو‬to s.o. s.th.); to exclude,
debar, preclude, cut off ( ‫ ه هو‬or ‫ ه مو‬s.o.
from s.th.); to excommunicate (‫ ه‬s.o.) II to
declare ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.) sacred, sacrosanct,
inviolable, or taboo, to taboo ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
declare ( ‫ ه‬s.th.) unlawful, not permissible,
forbid, interdict, proscribe ( ‫ هو‬s.th., j. to
s.o.); to render (‫ ه‬s.o.) immune or proof
( ‫ مو‬against), immunize ( ‫ ه مو‬s.o. against)
│ ‫ حومو اعلوواظفسو‬to deny o.s. s.th., abstain,
refrain from s.th. IV to excommunicate (‫ه‬
s.o.; Chr.); to enter into the state of ritual
consecration (esp., of a Mecca pilgrim;
see ‫ احوووام‬iḥrām) V to be forbidden,
interdicted, prohibited; to be holy, sacred,
sacrosanct, inviolable VIII to honor,
revere, venerate, esteem, respect ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o.,
s.th.) │ ‫ احأووماظفسو‬to be self-respecting X to
deem ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) sacrosanct, sacred, holy,
inviolable; to deem ( ‫ا هو‬s.th.) unlawful or
unpermissible
‫ حوم‬ḥirm excommunication (Chr.)
‫ حووم‬ḥaram p1. ‫ احووام‬aḥrām forbidden,
prohibited, interdicted; taboo; holy,
sacred, sacrosanct; s.th. sacred, sacred
object; sacred possession; wife; sanctum,
sanctuary, sacred precinct; ‫ ا حومو ن‬the two
Holy Places, Mecca and Medina │‫ث ووثا‬
‫ ا حووومي‬tālit al-ḥaramain the third Holy
Place, i.e., Jerusalem
‫ حوموة‬ḥurma pl. -āt, ḥurumāt, ḥuramāt
holiness,
sacredness,
sanctity,
sacrosanctity, inviolability; reverence,
veneration, esteem, deference, respect;
that which is holy, sacred, sacrosanct,
inviolable, or taboo; -- (pl. ‫ حوووم‬ḥuram)
woman, lady; wife
‫ حووام‬ḥarām pl. ‫ حووم‬ḥurum forbidden,
interdicted, prohibited, unlawful; s.th.
forbidden, offense, sin; inviolable, taboo;
sacred, sacrosanct; cursed, accursed │‫ابو ا‬
‫ حووام‬ibn ḥ. illegitimate son, bastard; 171
‫ االراضووو اا حووووام‬no man’s land; neutral
territory; ‫( ا بيتاا حوام‬bait) the Kaaba; ‫ا شوهوا‬
‫( ا حووام‬šahr) the Holy Month Muharram;
‫( ا مسوجداا حووام‬masjid) the Holy Mosque in
Mecca; ‫ حووواماعليوول‬you mustn’t do (say)
that! ‫ ب حوام‬illicitly, illegally, unlawfully
‫ حووووم‬ḥurūm pl. -āt excommunication
(Chr.)
‫ حوام و‬ḥarāmī pl. -īya thief, robber,
bandit
‫حومووووووووو ن‬
ḥirmān
deprivation,
bereavement, dispossession (of s.o., ‫ مو‬of
s.th.) debarment, exclusion, preclusion ( ‫مو‬
from);
excommunication
(CHr.);
privation │‫ حومو نااالرث‬ḥ. al-irt exclusion
from inheritance, disinheritance (Isl. Law)
‫ محووم‬maḥram pl. ‫ محو رم‬maḥārim2 s.th.
forbidden. inviolable, taboo, sacrosanct,
holy, or sacred; unmarriageable, being in a
degree of consanguinity precluding
marriage (Isl. Law)
‫ محومووة‬maḥrama pl. ‫ مح و رم‬maḥārim2
handkerchief
‫ تحوويم‬taḥrīm forbiddance, interdiction,
prohibition, ban
‫ احووام‬iḥrām state of ritual consecration
of the Mecca pilgrim (during which the
pilgrim, wearing two seamless woolen or
linen sheets, usually white, neither combs
nor shaves, and observes sexual
continence); garments of the Mecca
pilgrim
‫ احأووام‬iḥtirām pl. -āt deference, respect,
regard, esteem, reverence; honoring (e.g.,
of a privilege); pl. honors, respects,
tributes
‫ محوووووم‬maḥrūm deprived, bereaved,
bereft ( ‫ مووو‬of); excluded, precluded,
debarred ( ‫ مو‬from); suffering privation (as
opposed to
‫ ;)مووووزو‬excommunicated
(Chr.)
‫ محووم‬muḥarram forbidden, interdicted;
Muharram, name of the first Islamic
month; ‫ محووماا حووام‬m. al-ḥarām honorific
name of this month
‫ حوووام‬ḥirām pl. -āt, ‫ احومووة‬aḥrima a
woolen blanket (worn as a garment around
head and body)
‫ محووم‬muḥrim Mecca pilgrim who has
entered the state of ritual consecration (see
‫ احوام‬iḥrām)
‫ حووويم‬ḥarīm pl. ‫ حوووم‬ḥurum a sacred,
inviolable place, sanctum, sanctuary,
sacred, precinct; harem; female members
of the family, women; wife
‫ محأووووم‬muḥtaram honored, revered,
venerated, esteemed, respected; (in the
salutation of letters:) my dear …;
venerable, reverend; notable, remarkable,
considerable
‫ حويم‬ḥarīmī women’s (in compounds),
for women
‫ حومول‬ḥarmal African rue (Peganum harmala
L.; bot.)
‫ حومول‬ḥarmala pl. ‫ حوامول‬ḥarāmil2 loose
wrap worn over the shoulders (garment of
the dervishes)
‫ حوون‬ḥarana, ḥaruna u (‫ حوون‬ḥiran, ḥuran) to
be obstinate, stubborn, headstrong
‫ حووون‬ḥarūn pl. ‫ حوون‬ḥurun obstinate,
stubborn, refractory, reluctant, resistant
‫ ح رون‬ḥārūn brazior
‫ حوووو‬ḥarwa burning; wrath, rage; acridity,
pungency (of taste); pungent, disagreeable
odor
‫ حووى‬V to seek, pursue ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), strive ( ‫ هو‬for),
asplre ( ‫ هو‬to); to examine, investigate ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to inquire ( ‫ عو‬or ‫ هو‬into), make
inquiries ( ‫ عو‬or ‫ هو‬about); to be intent ( ‫هو‬
on s.th.), take cars ( ‫ ه‬of s.th.), attend ( ‫ ه‬to
s.th., also ‫) و‬, look ( ‫ هو‬after s.th., also ‫;) و‬
to see to it (‫ ان‬that) 172
‫ ب حوى‬bi-l-ḥarā hardly, barely
‫ حووى‬ḥarīy pl. ‫ احويو‬aḥriyā’ adequate,
appropriate, suitable (‫ ب‬for), worthy (‫ ب‬of
s.th.) │‫( احووووووىاب ووووولكو‬dikr) worth
mentioning, considerable; ‫حوووو اب أصوووديق‬
credible, believable; ‫ اواب و حو‬or to be
exact, or rather
‫ احووى‬aḥrā more adequate, more proper,
more appropriate │‫ ااوابو الحوى‬or to tell the
truth, or more explicitly, or put more
exactly, or rather
‫ تحوووو‬taḥarrin pl.
‫ تحويووو‬taḥarriyāt
inquiry; investigation │ ‫ اشوهةاا أحوو‬šurṭat
at-t. or ‫ مصولحةاا أحوو‬maṣlaḥat al-t. secret
police
‫ حوز‬ḥazza u (ḥazz) to notch, nick, incise, indent
( ‫ و‬s.th.), make an incision, cut ( ‫ و‬into
s.th.) II and VIII = I
‫ حوز‬ḥazz pl. ‫ حوزوز‬ḥuzūz incision, notch,
nick; the right time, the nick of time
‫ حز‬ḥazza incision, notch, nick; tim; the
right time, the nick of time; predicament,
plight
‫ حزاز‬ḥazāz head scurf, ringworm; tetter,
eruption (med.)
‫ حزاز‬ḥazāza rancor, hatred, hate
‫ محوز‬maḥazz notch, nick │‫ اصو باا محوز‬to
find the right solution, hit the nail on the
head, hit the mark, strike home
‫ حوزب‬ḥazaba u (ḥazb) to befall (‫ ه‬s.o.), happen,
occur (‫ ه‬to s.o.) │‫ احووزبااالمووو‬the matter
became serious II to rally (‫ ه‬s.o.); to form
or found a party 111 to side, take sides (‫ه‬
with), be an adherent (‫ ه‬of s.o.) V to take
sides; to form a party, make common
cause, join forces
‫ حوزب‬ḥizb pl. ‫ احوزاب‬aḥzāb group, troop,
band, gang; party (pol.); the 60th part of
the Koran │ ‫ اهواامو ااحزابو‬he belongs to his
clique. he is of the ...me breed
‫ حزب‬ḥizbī party (adj.), factional
‫حزبيووووووة‬
ḥizbīya
party
activities;
partisanship, partiality; factionalism
‫ حيزبان‬ḥaizabūn old hag
‫تحووووووووزب‬
factionalism
taḥazzub
factiousness;
‫ حو زب‬ḥāzib: ‫ حزبو احو زب‬ḥazabahū ḥāzib
he met with a mishap
‫ مأحوووزب‬mutaḥazzib
partisan
partial,
biased;
‫ حووزر‬ḥazara i u (ḥazr, ‫ محووزر‬maḥzara) to
estimate, assess, appraise ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to
make a rough estimate ( ‫ هو‬of s.th.), guess
( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ حووووزر‬ḥazr estimation, assessment,
appraisal; conjecture, guess, surmise
‫ حزور‬ḥazūra riddle, puzzle
‫ محوزر‬maḥzara estimation, assessment,
appraisal; conjecture, guess, surmise
‫ حزيوان‬ḥazīrān June (Syr., Leb., Ir., Jord.)
‫ حزل ظ‬ḥuzuqqānī choleric
‫ حزولة‬ḥazūqa, ‫ ح زولة‬ḥāzūqa hiccups
‫ حوزم‬ḥazama i (ḥazm) to tie up, bundle, wrap
up, pack, do up in a package or bundle ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to girth ( ‫ هو‬an animal); to make fast,
fasten, tie ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) │‫( احوزماامووه‬amrahū) to
take matters firmly in hand; -- ḥazuma u
(ḥazm, ‫ حزامة‬ḥazāma, ‫ حزوموة‬ḥuzūma) to be
resolute, firm, stouthearted, intrepid II to
gird (‫ ه‬s.o.) V and VIII to be girded; to
gird o.s. put on a belt
‫احوووووووزم‬ḥazm
packing,
packaging,
wrapping; determination, resoluteness,
firmness,
energy;
judiciousness,
discretion, prudence
‫ حزموووة‬ḥuzma pl. ‫ حوووزم‬ḥuzam s.th.
wrapped up or tied up, bundle, fagot,
fascine; beam of rays, radiation beam
(phys.); bunch (of herb., etc.); sheaf;
package, parcel
‫ حوزام‬ḥzām pl. -āt, ‫ احزموة‬aḥzima, ‫حوزم‬
ḥuzum belt, girth; girdle; cummerbund,
173 waistband (worn over the caftan to
fasten it); sword belt │ ‫ حوزامااالمو‬ḥ. al-amn
wety belt
‫ احوووزم‬aḥzam2 more resolute: more
judicious
‫ حو زم‬ḥāzim pl. ‫ حزموة‬ḥazama and ‫حوزيم‬
ḥazīm pl.
‫ حزمووو‬ḥuzamā’
resolute,
energetic; judicious, discreet, prudent
‫ حوزن‬ḥazana u to make sad, sadden, grieve (‫ه‬
s.o.); -- ḥazina a (ḥuzn, ḥazan) to be sad,
grieved (‫ ل‬or ‫ علووو‬at or because of): to
grieve. mourn (‫ علووو‬over) II and IV to
make sad, sadden, grieve (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ حزن‬ḥuzn pl. ‫ احوزان‬aḥzān sadness, grief,
sorrow, affliction
‫ حزن‬ḥazn pl. ‫ حزون‬ḥuzūn rough, rugged,
hard ground
‫ حزن‬ḥazin sad, mournful, grieved
‫ حووزي‬ḥazīn pl. ‫احزظ و‬ḥuzanā’2, ‫حزاظووو‬
ḥazānā sad; mourning (for a deceased
person); sorrowing, mournful, grieved
│‫( ا جمعةاا حزي ة‬jum‘a) Good Friday (Chr.)
‫ حزظو ن‬ḥaznān2 very sad, very grieved,
worried; in mourning
□ ‫ حزاي و‬ḥazāyinī ( ‫ حزائ و‬ḥazā’inī) sad,
mournful, melancholic; mourning (in
compounds), mortuary, funereal │‫لم و شا‬
‫( حزاي وووو‬qumāš) cloth for mourning
garments
‫ تحوزن‬taḥazzun sadness; behavior of a
mourner
‫ محوزون‬maḥzūn grieved, grief-stricken,
pained, sad, saddened
‫ محوزن‬muḥzin grievous, saddening; sad;
melancholic; tragic:
‫ محزظووو‬muḥzināt
grievous things │‫( الصوةاتمثيليووةامحزظوة‬qiṣṣa
tamtīlīya) and ‫( روايوةامحزظوة‬riwāya) tragedy
(theat.)
‫ حوس‬ḥassa (1st pers. perf. ḥasastu) u (ḥass) to
curry, currycomb ( ‫ هو‬an animal); to feel,
sense ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); -- ḥassa (1st pers. perf.
ḥasistu) a to feel srry, feel sympathy or
compassion (‫ ل‬for), sympathize (‫ ل‬with),
II to grope, feel IV to perceive, sense,
experience ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ ب‬s.th.); to feel ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ب‬
s.th.); to notice ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ ب‬s.th.); to hear ( ‫ هو‬a
sound, a noise, etc.); to take notice (‫ ه‬of
s.o.) V to grope, probe ( ‫ ه‬for s.th.), finger,
handle, touch ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), run the hand ( ‫هو‬
over s.th.); to grope about, feel around: to
seek information, make inquiries ( ‫مووو‬
about); to sense, experience, perceive ( ‫هو‬,
‫ ب‬s.th.); to feel (‫ ب‬s.th.); to be affected, be
deeply touched (‫ ب‬by s.th.)
‫ حوس‬ḥass sensation, perception, feeling,
sentiment
‫ حوس‬ḥiss sensory perception, sensation;
feeling, sentiment; sense; voice; sound;
noise
‫حسوووووو‬
ḥissī
sensory;
sensuous;
perceptible; palpable │O ‫ا مووولهباا حسووو‬
(madhab) sensationalism, sensualism
‫ حسي‬ḥissīyāt sensations
‫ حسيس‬ḥasīs faint noise
‫ حسو س‬ḥassās sensitive; sensible; readily
affected, susceptible; sensual (pleasure)
‫ حس سة‬ḥassāsa sensory organ
‫ حس سو‬ḥassāsī allergic │‫احس سوية‬
allergic diseases, allergies (med.)
‫اامووا‬
‫ حس سووووية‬ḥassāsīya sensitivity (also
techn.); sensibility; faculty of sensory
perception; susceptibility; sensuality │‫ا‬
‫ مو اا حس سية‬maraḍ al-ḥ. allergy (med.)
‫ محسة‬miḥassa currycomb
‫ احسو س‬iḥsās pl. -āt, ‫ اح سويس‬aḥāsīs2 feel,
feeling: sensation, sense (‫ ب‬of s.th.)
perception (‫ ب‬of s.th.); sensitivity; pl.
‫ احس سو‬feelings, sentiments │O ‫احس و سا‬
‫ بو ار‬sensitivity to light; O ‫شووديدااالحسو س‬
174 highly sensitive;
‫احسوووو سامشووووأو‬
(muštarak) feeling of harmony, concord,
unanimity; ‫ للوووووةااالحسووووو س‬qillat al-i.
insensitivity, dullness, obtuseness
O ‫ ا ئفووةااالحس سووية‬aṭ-ṭā’ifa al-iḥsāsīya
the impressionists
‫ ح سوة‬ḥāssa pl. ‫ حوااس‬ḥawāss2 senastion;
sense │‫ اا حااساا مس‬the five senses
‫محسوووووواس‬
maḥsūs
felt;
sensed;
perceptible, noticeable, palpable, tangible;
appreciable, considerable (e.g., loss);
‫ ا محسواس‬that which ill perceptible through
the
senses;
appearance,
evidence;
‫ ا محساسو‬things perceptible through the
senses
‫ حسووب‬ḥasaba u (ḥasb, ‫ حس و ب‬ḥisāb, ‫حسووب ن‬
ḥisbān, ḥusbān) to compute, reckon,
calculate; to count; to charge, debit (‫هو علوو‬
s.th. to s.o., to s.o.’s account); to credit (‫ل‬
‫ هو‬s.th. to s.o., to s.o.’s account) │‫احسوبا‬
‫( حسو ب‬ḥisābahū) to take s.th. or s.o. into
account or into consideration, reckon with
s.th. or s.o., count on s.th. or s.o.; ‫حسو ب ال‬
‫( حسب‬ḥisāban) do.; to attach importance to
s.o. or s.th.; ‫( حسباا وفاحسو بال‬alfa) to hove
a thousand apprehensions about …; -ḥasiba a i (‫ حسوب ن‬ḥisbān, ‫ محسوب‬maḥsaba,
maḥsiba) to regard (‫ ه ه‬s.o. as), consider,
deem (‫ ه ه‬s.o. to be …); to think, believe,
suppose, assume; to consider, regard ( ‫ه مو‬
s.o. as belonging to), count ( ‫ ه م و‬s.o.
among); to see ( ‫ و ه و‬in s.o. s.th.); -ḥasuba u (ḥasab, ‫ حسو بة‬ḥasāba) to be of
noble origin, be highborn; to be highly
esteemed, be valued III to settle an
account, get even (with s.o.); to call (‫ه‬
s.o.) to account, ask (‫ ه‬s.o.) for an
accounting; to hold (‫ ه‬s.o.) responsible,
make (‫ ه‬s.o.) answerable │ ‫اح سوباعلوواظفسو‬
to be careful, be on one’s guard V to be
careful, be on one’s guard; to take
precautions; to seek to know, try to find
out ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) VI to settle a mutual account
VIII to debit or credit; to take into
account, take into consideration (‫ ب‬or ‫هو‬
s.th.); to reckon (‫ ب‬or ‫ هوو‬with); (to
anticipate a reward in the hereafter by
adding a pious deed to one’s account with
God -- such as resigning in God’s will at
the death of a relative; hence:) ‫احأسوباو ودا‬
waladan) to give a son, be bereaved of a
son; ‫ احأسوباع ودا اا شو‬to sacrifice s.th. in
anticipation of God’s reward in the
hereafter; to charge (‫ هو علوو‬s.th. for); to
think, believe, suppose; to take (‫ ه ه‬s.o. for
or to be …); to be content, content o.s.(‫ب‬
with); to disapprove (‫ هو علوو‬s.th. in s.o.),
take exception (‫ هو علووو‬to s.th. in s.o.),
reject (‫ هو علو‬s.th. in s.o.); to call (‫ علوو‬s.o.)
to account, ask (‫ علو‬s.o.) for an accounting
‫ حسووووب‬ḥasb reckoning, computing,
calculation; thinking, opinion, view;
sufficiency │‫ حسووبلايبحسووبلةا رهووم‬ḥasbuka
(bi-ḥasbika) dirhamun one dirham is
enough for you; ‫ حسوبلاان‬it suffices to say
that …; you know enough when you hear
that …; you need only ... ; ‫بحسوبلامق عو اان‬
(muqni‘an) it will be enough to convince
you if …; ‫( وحسبلابهلااكل اشوا‬bi-hādā kullihī
šarran) but enough of all these negative
aspect! ‫ حسوب‬fa-ḥasb and that’s all, and no
more, only (interchangeable with ‫) قط‬
‫ حسب‬ḥasbī ‫( مجلساحسب‬majlis) pl. ‫مج سا‬
‫ا حسووبية‬guardianship court, probate court
(Eg.)
‫ حسوب‬ḥasab pl. ‫ احسو ب‬aḥsāb measure,
extent, degree, quantity, amount; value;
esteem, high regard enjoyed by s.o.; noble
descent; ḥasaba (prep.), ‫ بحسوب‬bi-ḥasabi
and ‫‘ علوواحسوب‬alā ḥasabi according to, in
accordance with, commensurate with,
depending on
‫ حسووبم‬ḥasbamā (conj.) according to
what ... , as, depending on how … │‫حسوبم ا‬
‫( اتفق‬ttafaqa) as chance will have it
‫ حسبةا‬arithmetical problem, sum 175
‫ حسوووويب‬ḥasīb pl.
‫ حسووووب‬ḥusabā’2
respected, esteemed; noble, of noble birth,
highborn
‫ حسووب ن‬ḥusbān calculation, reckoning,
accounnting; computation │‫كو نا و اا حسوب ن‬
to be taken into account, be taken into
consideration; to be expected, be
anticipated; ‫ كوووو نا وووو اا حسووووب ناان‬it was
expected that ... ; ‫ حسب ظ اان‬I expect that …
‫ حسووو ب‬ḥisāb arithmetic, reckoning,
calculus;
computation;
calculation,
estimation,
appraisal;
accounting,
settlement;
consideration,
consideratedness; caution; -- (pl. -āt) bill,
invoice; statement of costs (bank)
account; pl. ‫ حسو ب‬bookkeeping │‫حسو با‬
‫ ا جمول‬ḥ. al-jummal (al-jumal) use of the
alphabetic letters according to their
numerical value; ‫‘ علووماا حسوو ب‬ilm al-ḥ.
arithmetic; ‫ حسووو باا أف ضووول‬ḥ. al-tafāḍul
differential calculus; ‫ حس و باا أك موول‬ḥ. attakāmul integral calculus; ‫ كو نا و احسو ب‬he
reckoned with it, he expected it, he was
prepared for it; ‫ عمولاحسو ب ا و‬to take s.o. or
s.th. into consideration; to reckon with s.o.
or s.th.; ‫( ا حسو باا أو م‬ḳitāmī) and ‫حسو با‬
‫( ظهو ئ‬nihā’ī) final statement of account,
final accounting; ‫( ع هاا واا حس ب‬da‘āhū) he
called him to account; ‫ يواماا حسو ب‬yaum alḥ. the Day of Reckoning, Judgment Day;
‫ الو ماحسو ب ال‬to render account to s.o.; ‫بوالا‬
‫ حس ب‬without limit or bounds, to excess, to
an unlimited extent; ‫ مو اغيوواحسو ب‬blindly,
without forethought, at random; ‫حس با والن‬
to s.o.’s credit, to s.o.’s advantage; ‫علووا‬
‫ حسو با والن‬to s.o.’s debit, at s.o.’s expense,
to s.o.’s disadvantage; ‫قووو اسوووا اا حسووو ب‬
laqiya sū’a 1-ḥ. he got a raw deal, he was
in for it; ‫( حسو باجو ر‬jārin) current account;
‫ حس و ب اص و دو اا أووا يو‬ḥ. ṣundūq at-taufīr
savings-bank accounts; ‫حسوووو بامالوووواا‬
blocked account; ‫ حسو ب ا وبيوة‬double-entry
bookkeeping; ‫( ا حسوو باا شوووول‬šarqī) the
Julian calendar; ‫( ا حسو باا غوبو‬garbī) the
Gregorian calendar
‫ حس ب‬ḥisābī arithmetical, mathematical,
computational
‫ مح سووبة‬muḥāsaba pl. -āt accounting;
clearing (com.); bookkeeping; request for
accounting; examination of conscience
(theol.) │‫ لسماا مح سبة‬qism al-m. accounting
department, comptroller’s office; clearing
house
‫ احأس ب‬iḥtisāb computation; calculation,
consideration,
reflection;
debiting;
crediting;
valuation;
contentedness,
satisfaction
‫ ح سوووووب‬ḥāsib counter, reckoner,
arithmetician, calculator, computer
‫ محساب‬maḥsūb pl. -ūn, ‫ مح سوب‬maḥāsib2
protégé,
pet,
favorite;
obedient,
subservient (‫ علو‬to s.o.)
‫ محسوابية‬maḥsūbīya esteem enjoyed by
s.o., position of distinction; patronage,
favored position, favoritism
‫ مح سووب‬muḥāsib, ‫ مح سووبج‬muḥāsibgī
(eg.) accountant, bookkeeper; comptroller,
auditor
‫ محأسوب‬muḥtasab that for which one can
expect reward in the hereafter (e.g.,
suffering, loss, etc.)
‫ حسود‬ḥasada u (ḥasad) to envy, grudge (‫ ه‬s.o.,
‫ علو‬or ‫ هو‬s.th.), be envious (‫ ه‬of s.o., ‫ علوو‬or
‫ ه‬because of s.th.) VI to envy each other
‫ حسد‬ḥasad envy
‫ حسا‬pl. ‫ حسد‬ḥusud envious
‫ تح سد‬taḥāsud mutual envy
‫ ح سوود‬pl. ‫ حس و‬ḥussād, ‫ حسوود‬ḥasada
envious; envier, grudger
‫ محسوا‬maḥsūd envied; smitten by the
evil eye
‫ حسوو‬ḥasara u i (ḥasr) to pull away or off,
remove ( ‫ هو عو‬s.th., a cover, a veil, from);
to uncover, lay bare, unveil ( ‫ عو‬s.th.); -(ḥusūr) to become dim (sight); -- ḥasira a
((ḥasar, ‫ حسوو‬ḥasra) to regret (‫ علوو‬s.th.),
be grieved, be pained (‫ علوو‬by 176 s.th.); to
sigh (‫ علوو‬over s.th.); -- ḥasara i, ḥasira a
(ḥasar) to become tired, fatigued II to
fatigue, tire, weaken, sap (‫ ه‬s.o.); to
grieve, sadden (‫ ه‬s.o.), cause pain or grief
(‫ ه‬to s.o.); to remove ( ‫ ه‬a cover, ‫ عو‬from),
lay bare, unveil ( ‫ عووو‬s.th.) V to be
distressed, be pained, be grieved (‫ علوو‬by);
to sigh (‫ علوو‬over) VII to be pulled away or
off, be removed ( ‫ ع‬from); to be rolled up.
be turned back (sleeve, ‫ عو‬from the arm);
to disappear suddenly ( ‫ ع‬from)
‫ حسوو‬ḥasar fatigue, debility, weakness
│‫ حسووواا بصووو‬ḥ. al-baṣar nearsightedness,
myopia
‫ حسوووو‬ḥasir grieved, sad; fatigued,
languid, weary, tired
‫ حسووو‬ḥasra pl. ḥasarāt grief, sorrow,
pain, distress, affliction; sigh │ ‫ يو ا لحسوو‬yā
la-l-ḥasrati alas! Unfortunately! ‫يو احسووت‬
yā ḥasratī and ‫ وااحسووت ه‬wā ḥasratāh what
a pity! too bad!
‫ حسيو‬ḥasīr pl. ‫ حسوى‬ḥasrā tired, weary,
fatigued, exhausted; dim, dull (eye),
nearsighted │‫حسووويواا بصوووو‬
ḥ. al-baṣar
nearsighted, myopic
‫ حسار‬ḥasūr nearsightedness, myopia
‫ حسووووان‬ḥasrān regretful, sorry, sad,
distressed, grieved
‫ تحسو‬taḥassur sighing; regret
‫ ح سوو‬ḥāsir pl. ‫ حااسوو‬ḥawāsir2 bared,
denuded │‫ اح سووووواا بصووووو‬ḥ. al-baṣar
nearsighted, myopic; ‫ ح سوواا ووأس‬ḥ. ar-ra’s
bareheaded, hatless
‫ حسوول‬ḥasak (coll.; n. un. ) thorns, spines;
spikes, pricks; fish bones; awns, beard
(bot.); name of several prickly herbs, esp.
of the genus Tribulus
‫ حسك‬ḥasakī thorny, prickly, spiny
‫ حسوم‬ḥasama i (ḥasm) to cut, sever, cut off ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to finish, complete, terminate ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.); to decide ( ‫ ه‬a question); to settle ( ‫هو‬
an argument); to deduct, discount ( ‫ هو‬an
amount from a sum of money) VII to be
severed, be cut off; to be finished, be
completed, be terminated; to be settled
(argument)
‫ حسووووم‬ḥasm finishing, completion,
termination; decision; settling, settlement
(of an argument); discontinuance,
shutdown, closing down; deduction,
discounting (of an amount)
‫ حس م‬ḥusām sword, sword edge
‫ حسوام‬ḥasūm fatal, trying, grueling (pl.;
days, nights, also years)
‫ ح سوم‬ḥāsim decisive; final, peremptory,
conclusive, definite, definitive
‫ حسووو‬ḥasana u (ḥusn) to be handsome,
beautiful, lovely, nice, fine, good; to be
expedient, advisable, suitable, proper,
fitting; to be in a proper state, be in a
desirable condition │‫ اناحسوو ا ووديل‬in ḥ.
ladaika if you like it, if it seems all right
to you; ‫ يحسو ابولاان‬it is to your advantage
that you ... ; you ought to …; ‫حس ااسوأعدا هال‬
he was all willing to … II to beautify,
embellish ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to adorn, decorate ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to improve, put into better form,
ameliorate, better ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to make a
better presentation ( ‫ هو‬of s.th.); to present
in a favorable light, depict as nice or
desirable (‫ هو ل‬s.th. to s.o.;‫ا‬to sugar-coat,
make more palatable ( ‫ هو‬s.th. unpleasant,
s.th. disadvantageous) III to treat (‫ ه‬s.o.)
with kindliness IV to do right, act well; to
do ( ‫ هو‬s.th), well, expertly, nicely; to know
( ‫ ه‬how to do s.th.), be able ( ‫ هو‬to do s.th.);
to master ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), have command ( ‫ هو‬of
s.th.), be proficient ( ‫ هو‬in s.th.; a language,
an art, a handicraft, etc.), be conversant ( ‫هو‬
with s.th.); to do good, be charitable; to do
favors, do good (‫ ا وو‬or ‫ ب‬to s.o.), do (‫ ب‬or
‫ ب‬s.o.) a good turn, be nice, friendly (‫ا وو‬
or ‫ ب‬to s.o.); to give 177 alms, give charity
(‫ ا ووو‬to s.o.) │ ‫ مو ااحسو‬mā aḥsanahū how
good he is! how handsome he is! ‫احس و ت‬
aḥsanta well done! bravo! ‫احسووو ااال م ظيوووة‬
(almānīya) to master the German language,
know German well; ‫ احسو اا أسوديد‬to aim well
or accurately; ‫( احسو امشوارت‬mašūratahū) to
give good advice; ‫( احسو اا رو اب‬ẓanna) to
have a good opinion of ... , judge s.th.
favorably; ‫( احس و امع ملأ و‬mu‘āmalatahū) to
treat s.o. well V to become nicer, more
handsome, more beautiful; to improve,
ameliorate, get better X to deem ( ‫ هو‬s.th.)
nice, etc., or good; to regard ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) as
right, advisable or appropriate; to approve
( ‫ هو‬of s.th.), sanction, condone ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
come to like, to appreciate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), find
pleasure ( ‫ هو‬in s.th.); also = IV: ‫اسأحس و ا‬
‫( االظجليزيوة‬ingilīzīya) to know English well;
pass. ustuḥsina to be good, commendable,
advisable
‫ حسوووو‬ḥusn beauty, handsomeness,
prettiness,
loveliness;
excellence,
superiority,
perfection
│ ‫حسوووووو اا حوووووو‬
fortunately; ‫ حسو اا سولا‬good manners, good
behavior; good conduct; ‫( حس اا سيواوا سولا‬ḥ.
as-sair) an irreproachable life; ‫حسو اا أصووا‬
ḥ. al-taṣarruf
discretion, individual
judgment; ‫ حسو اا رو‬good opinion, favorable
judgment; ‫ حس اا أعبيو‬euphemism; ‫حسو اا قصودا‬
‫ يا يوةة‬ḥ. al-qaṣd (an-nīya) good intention,
good will, good faith; ‫ حسو اياسوف‬ḥ. yūsuf
beauty spot, patch; ‫ سووتاا حس و‬a kind of
bindweed (Convolvulus cairicus L.; bot.);
deadly nightshade, belladonna
‫ حس و‬ḥasan pl. ‫ حس و ن‬ḥisān beautiful,
handsome, lovely; pretty, nice; good,
agreeable; excellent, superior, exquisite;
‫ حسو‬ḥasanan well, splendidly, excellently,
beautifully; ‫ ا حس ن‬the ladies; -- high sandhill
‫ ا حسو يان‬al-ḥasanīyūn the Hasanides, the
descendants of ḥasan, son of ‘Alī and
Fāṭima
‫ احس و‬aḥsan2 pl. ‫ اح س و‬aḥāsin2 better;
nicer, lovelier, more beautiful; more
excellent,
more
splendid,
more
admirable│‫ هواااحسو احو الامو هم‬he is better off
than they are; ‫( بو أ اهو ااحسو‬bi-llatī) in a
friendly manner, amicably, with kindness
‫ حوش‬ḥašša u (ḥašš) to mow, cut ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) II to
smoke hashish
‫ حسوو‬ḥasnā’2 pl. ‫ حسوو ن‬ḥisān (of a
woman) beautiful, a beauty, a belle
‫ حشوويش‬ḥašīš (coll.) pl. ‫احش و ئش‬hāšā’iš2
herbs, grasses; weeds; hay; hemp (Cannabis
sativa L.; bot.), hashish, Cannabis; stillborn
child │‫ احشيشاا دي ر‬ḥ. ad-dīnār hops
‫ ا حسو و‬al-ḥusnā pl. -āt (f. of ‫ االحسو‬alaḥsan) the best outcome, the happy ending;
fair means, amicable manner │‫ب حسووو و‬
amicably, by fair means, in a friendly
manner; ‫( االسوووم اا حسووو و‬asmā’) the 99
attributes of God
‫ حسوووو ة‬ḥasana pl. -āt good
benefaction; charity, alms; pl.
advantages, merits
‫ حسوان‬ḥassūn pl.
finch
deed,
‫حسوووو‬
‫ حس سوي‬ḥasāsīn2 gold-
‫ محس و ة‬maḥsana s.th. nice, s.th. good;
advantage; pl. ‫ مح سوو‬maḥāsin2 beauties,
charms, attractions, merits, advantages,
good qualities
‫تحسووووووووووي‬
taḥsīn
beautification,
embellishment; improvement, amelioration,
betterment; processing, refining, finishing;
(pl. ‫ تح سووي‬taḥāsīn) ornament, decoration
│O ‫ تحسي اا سل‬t. an-nasl eugenics
‫ مح سووو ة‬muḥāsana friendly treatment,
kindliness amicability
‫ احسووووو ن‬iḥsān beneficence. charity,
almsgiving, performance of good deeds
‫تحسووووووووو‬
taḥassun
improvement,
amelioration │ ‫ وو اا أحسوو‬on the way to
recovery
‫ حشيشة‬ḥašīša (n. un.) herb
‫ حشو ش‬ḥaššāš pl. -ūn smoker or chewer of
hashish. hashish addict
‫ حشو ش‬ḥuššāš, ‫ حش شوة‬ḥušāša last breath,
last spark of life
‫ حشيش و‬ḥašīšī (eg.) sap-green, resedacolored
‫ محووش‬miḥašš, ‫ محشووة‬miḥašša pl. ‫مح و ش‬
maḥāšš2 sickle, scythe; fire iron, poker
‫ محشووة‬miḥašša pl. -āt (eg.) tool for
weeding, weeder
‫ محشش‬maḥšaš, ‫ محششا ظة‬m. ḳāna hashish
den
‫ محششة‬pl. ‫ مح شش‬maḳāšiš2 hashish den
‫ حشود‬ḥašada i u (ḥašd) to gather, concentrate,
mass (‫ ه‬esp. troops), call up, mobilize (‫ ه‬an
army); to pile up, store up, accumulate ( ‫هو‬
s.th., ‫ ا وو‬at a place) II to amass, accumulate
( ‫ هو‬s.th.), mass, concentrate (‫ ه‬esp. troops) V
and VIII to rally, come together, assemble,
gather, crowd together, throng together; to
be concentrated, be massed (troops); to fall
into line (troops)
‫ اسأحسوووو ن‬istiḥsān approval, consent;
acclaim; discretion; application of discretion
in a legal decision (Isl. Law)
‫ حشود‬ḥašd pl. ‫ حشوا‬ḥušūd assembling, rallying;
gathering, assembly, crowd, throng;
concentration, massing (esp. of troops);
mobilization. calling up (of an army)
‫ محسو‬muḥassin embellisher, beautifier,
improver; pl. ‫ محس‬muḥassināt cosmetics
‫ حشوود‬taḥaššud pl. -āt concentration (of
troops)
‫ محس‬muḥsin beneficent, charitable
‫مسأحسووووووووو‬
mustaḥsan
approved,
commendable; pleasant, agreeable 178
(‫ حس )حسا‬ḥasā u (ḥasw), V and VIII to drink, sip
( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ حسا‬ḥasw and ‫ حس‬ḥasā’ soup, broth
‫ حسا‬ḥaswa pl. ḥasawāt a sip
‫ حسوا‬ḥuswa pl. ḥusuwāt, ḥusawāt, ‫احسوية‬
aḥasiya a sip, small quantity of liquid; soup,
broth; bouillon
‫ احأشو‬iḥtišād pl. -āt gathering, crowd;
concentration (of troops)
‫ حشوووويد‬numerous (of an assembly),
crowded (of a public demonstration)
O ‫ ح شد‬ḥāšida battery (el.)
‫ حشوو‬ḥašara i u (ḥašr) to gather, assemble, rally
(‫ ه‬people); to cram, crowd, pack, jam
(together); to squeeze. press, force, stuff,
tuck ( ‫ بي‬or
‫ ه‬s.th. into)
‫ يووواماا حشوووو‬yaum al-ḥašr the day of
congregation (of the dead), the Day of
resurrection
‫ حشووو‬ḥašara pl. -āt insect; pl. vermin,
insect pests │ ‫‘ اعلووووماا حشوووووا‬ilm al-ḥ.
entomology
‫ حشوو‬ḥašarī insectile, insectival, insect(in compounds); entomologic(al)
‫ حشوو‬ḥašraja and II taḥašraja to rattle in the
throat
‫ حشوجة‬ḥašraja rattling, rattle in the throat
‫ حشف‬V to be dressed shabbily, dress slovenly
‫ حشف‬ḥašaf dates of inferior quality
‫ حشفة‬ḥašafa glans (penis; anat.)
‫ حشول‬ḥašaka i (ḥašk) to cram, jam, squeeze, stuff
( ‫ ه‬s.th. into)
‫ حشوم‬ḥašama i (ḥašm) to shame, put to shame (‫ه‬
s.o.) 11 and IV do. V and VIII to be
ashamed to face s.o. ( ‫ م و‬or ‫ ;)ع و‬to be
reticent, modest, shy, bashful, diffident
‫ حشوم‬ḥašam servants, retinue, entourage,
suite
‫ حشومة‬ḥišma shame, bashfulness, timidity,
diffidence; modesty; decency, decorum 179
‫ حشويم‬ḥašīm pl. ‫ حشوم‬ḥušamā’2 modest,
timid, bashful, shy, diffident
‫ مح شم‬maḥāšim2 pubes, genitals
‫ تحشوم‬taḥaššum and ‫ احأشو م‬iḥtišām shame,
shyness, modesty, reticent, decency,
decorum
‫ محأشووم‬muḥtašim shy, bashful; modest,
reticent, decent, decorous
‫ حشو ايحشواة‬ḥaša u (ḥašw) to stuff, fill, dress (‫هو ب‬
s.th. with; esp. fowl, etc.); to fill in ( ‫ ه‬s.th.);
to load ( ‫ هو‬a firearm; ‫ هو هو‬s.th. with, e.g., a
camera); to fill ( ‫ ه‬a tooth); to insert ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
11 to interpalate ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to insert ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to provide ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) with a margin; to hem
( ‫ هو‬a dress); to supply ( ‫ هو‬a book) with
marginal notes or glosses III to except,
exclude ( ‫ ه مو‬s.o. from) V to keep away,
stand aloof, abstain ( ‫ ه مو‬from), avoid, shun
( ‫ مو‬s.th.), beware ( ‫ مو‬of), be on one’s guard
( ‫ مو‬against) VI to keep away, abstain ( ‫ عو‬or
‫ مو‬from), beware ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ عو‬or ‫ مو‬of), avoid,
shun ( ‫ ه‬or ‫ ع‬or ‫ م‬s.th.)
‫ حشوا‬ḥašw that with which s.th. is stuffed
or filled; dressing, stuffing (of fowl, .to.);
filling (of tooth); insertion; (gram.)
parenthesis; interpolation
‫ حشوووا‬ḥašwa pl. -āt filling, stuffing
(cushion, cookery, etc.); load (of a
cartridge), charge (of a min.); panel, inlay,
inserted piece (in paneling, in a door)
‫ حشووو‬ḥašan pl. ‫ احشووو‬aḥšā’ bowels,
intestines; interior, inside │ ‫ و ااحشو‬in the
interior of, within, in
‫ حشو‬ḥašan = ‫ حش‬ḥašan
‫ حشوية‬ḥašīya pl. –āt, ‫ حشو ي‬ḥašāyā cushion,
pillow; mattress
‫ ح شو‬ḥāšā (with genit., acc. or ‫ )ل‬except,
save │‫ح شوواهلل‬, ‫ ح شو اهلل‬God forbid! ‫ح شو ا ولاان‬
far be it from you that you ...; ‫ح شاهلل‬, ‫ح شا ول‬
(ḥāša) = ‫ح ش اهلل‬, ‫ ح ش ا ل‬180
‫ تحشية‬taḥšya insertion; interpolation
‫ تح ش‬taḥāšin avoidance
‫ ح شووية‬ḥāšiya pl. ‫ حوااش‬ḥawāšin border;
seam, hem; edge; margin (of a book);
marginal
gives;
marginal
notes;
commentary on certain words and passages
of a book, supercommentary; footnote;
postscript; retinue, entourage, suite,
servants; dependents; pl. ‫ حوووااش‬critical
apparatus │‫ ارليقاا ح شية‬and ‫ رليقاا حااش‬nice,
polite, courteous, gracious, amiable, kindly,
friendly; ‫ رلوةاا حهشوية‬riqqat al-ḥāš. niceness,
amiability, graciousness
‫ محشووا‬maḥšūw filled, dressed; stuffed;
loaded (firearm); pl.
‫ محشووواا‬maḥšūwāt
filled, or stuffed, dishes
‫ محشو‬maḥšīy filled, stuffed (esp. food);
s.th. filled or stuffed
‫ حوص‬ḥaṣṣa u to fall as a share (‫ ه‬to s.o.) III to
share (‫ هو ه‬s.th. with s.o.) IV to allot s.o. (‫)ه‬
his share
‫ حص‬ḥuṣṣ saffron
‫ حصوة‬ḥiṣṣa pl. ‫ حصوص‬ḥiṣaṣ share, portion,
allotment; share (fin.); contingent, quota;
span of time; lesson, class period │‫احصوةا و ا‬
‫ا وووبا‬ḥ. fī r-rabḥ dividend (fin.); O ‫حص وةا‬
‫ ا أبسويس‬founders’ share; O ‫ ظرو ماا حصوص‬quota
system, apportionment; ‫ و احصوةاوجيوز‬in a
short time
‫تحصووووووويص‬
taḥṣīṣ
apportionment
quota
system,
‫ مح صوة‬muḥāṣṣa allotment; sharing (with
s.o.), partaking, participation
‫ حص ب ن‬see ‫حصو‬
‫ حصوب‬ḥaṣaba i u to cover or strew with pebbles
or gravel ( ‫ هو‬ground); to macadamize ( ‫هو‬
ground), metal ( ‫ هو‬a road); -- ḥaṣiba a and
pass. ḥuṣiba to have the measle II to cover
or strew with pebbles or gravel ( ‫ هو‬ground);
to macadamize ( ‫ ه‬ground), metal ( ‫ ه‬a road)
180
‫ حصوب‬ḥaṣab road metal, crushed rock,
ballast
‫ حصب‬ḥaṣbā’2 (coll.) pebbles; gravel
‫ حصب‬ḥaṣba measles (med.)
‫ ح صبة‬ḥāṣiba storm, hurricane
‫ حصوحص‬ḥaṣḥaṣa to be or become clear, plain,
manifest; to come to light (truth)
‫ حصود‬ḥaṣada i u (ḥaṣd, ‫ حصو‬ḥaṣad, ḥiṣad) to
harvest, reap ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to mow ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) IV,
VIII and X to be ripe
‫ حصوود‬ḥaṣd and ‫ حص و‬ḥiṣād harvesting,
reaping, harvest; ‫ حص‬harvest time
‫ حصوويد‬ḥaṣid, ‫ حصوويد‬ḥaṣīda pl. ‫حصوو ئد‬
ḥaṣā’id2 crop, harvest yield │‫ال و ئماوحصوويد‬
everything without exception
‫ حص‬ḥaṣṣād reaper; harvester
‫ محصد‬miḥṣad pl. ‫ مح صد‬maḥāṣid2 sickle
O ‫ حصو‬ḥaṣṣāda and O ‫ محصود‬miḥṣada
mowing machine, mower │ O ‫حصو ا راسوة‬
(darrāsa) combine
‫ ح صد‬ḥāṣid reaper
O ‫ ح صد‬ḥāṣid mowing machine, mower
‫ محصا‬maḥṣūd harvested, reaped, mown
‫ محصد‬muḥṣid and mustaḥṣid ripe
‫ حصوو‬ḥaṣara i u (ḥaṣr) to surround, encircle,
encompass, ring ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to enclose ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to parenthesize ( ‫ هووو‬a word); to
blockade ( ‫هوو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to besiege,
beleaguer ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to detain, deter,
restrain, contain, hold back (‫ ه‬s.o.); to limit,
restrict ( ‫ هو و‬or ‫ ب‬s.th. to); to condense,
reduce in scope ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to narrow down,
confine ( ‫ هو و‬s.th. to, also a suspicion to
s.o.); to bring together, compile, arrange ( ‫و‬
‫ ه‬s.th. under a rubric); to enter ( ‫ هو‬s.th. in
a list); to put together, set up, list, enumerate
( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to comprise, contain, include,
involve ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); -- ḥaṣira a (ḥaṣar) to be in
a fix, be in a dilemma III to encircle,
surround ( ‫ه‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to shut off, seclude
( ‫ه و‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to block ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to
beleaguer, besiege ( ‫هوو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to
blockade ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to detain, deter,
restrain (‫ ه‬s.o.) VII to be straitened,
confined, narrowed in; to be or become
restricted, limited (‫ ب‬or ‫ و‬to); to limit o.s.
(‫ ب‬or ‫ و‬to); to be condensed ( ‫ و‬to), be
concentrated ( ‫ و‬in); to be or become united
(e.g., ‫ تحووتاحكم و‬under s.o.’s rule); to be
reducible ( to), be expressible ( ‫ و‬in terms
of), consist ( in)
‫ حصو‬ḥaṣr encirclement, encompassment,
enclosure,
corralling;
parenthesizing;
blocking, blockading, beleaguering, siege;
detention, determent; restraint, retention,
containment, check; limitation, restriction,
confinement ~ narrowing; gathering,
collecting (of s.th. scattered), compilation;
enumeration, listing, counting, computing;
centralization, concentration; (tobacco)
monopoly │‫ اب حصوو‬strictly speaking; ‫علووا‬
‫ سوبيلاا حصوحصوو‬exhaustively; ‫ حصوواا أمواي‬ḥ.
al-tamwīn rationing; ‫‘ عالمةاا حصوو‬alāmat alḥ. parentheses, brackets (typ.); ‫الايود لاتحوتا‬
‫( ا حصوووو‬yadḳulu) or ‫( الاحصووووا ووو‬ḥaṣra)
boundless,
infinite,
immeasurable,
innumerable; ‫ يفووا اا حصووو‬yafūqu al-ḥaṣra
do.; O ‫ اجو ز اا حصوو‬ijāzat al-ḥ. patent on an
invention; ‫ ا ار احصوواا أبو اوا أ بو‬idārat ḥ. attibg wa-t-tumbāk Government Tobacco
Monopoly (Syr.)
‫ حصووووو‬ḥuṣr
constipation
retention
(of
urine);
‫ حصوو‬ḥaṣar dyslogia, inability to express
o.s. effectively
‫ حصيو‬ḥaṣīr pl. ‫ حصو‬ḥuṣur mat
‫ حصيو‬ḥaṣīra pl. ‫ حص ئو‬ḥaṣā’ir2 mat
‫ حصوو ر‬ḥiṣār block, blockage, barrier;
blockade; siege 181
‫ مح صووووو‬muḥāṣara
barrier; blockade; siege
block,
blockage,
‫ اظحصو ر‬inḥiṣār restrictedness, limitation,
confinement; (tobacco) monopoly
‫ محصوووار‬maḥṣūr blocked, blockaded;
beleaguered, besieged; limited, restricted,
confined ( to); narrow
‫ حصووم‬ḥiṣrim (coll.; n. un. ) unripe and sour
grapes (syr.)
‫ حصوف‬ḥaṣufa u (‫ حصوف‬ḥaṣāfa) to have sound
judgment, be judicious, discriminating
‫ حصووووف‬ḥaṣif endowed with
judgment, judicious, discriminating
sound
‫ حصوووويف‬ḥaṣīf endowed with
judgment, judicious, discriminating
sound
‫حصوووووو ة‬
ḥaṣāfa
judiciousness
sound
judgment,
‫ حصول‬ḥaṣala u (‫ حصوال‬ḥuṣūl) to set in; to be
there, be existent, extant; to arise, come
about; to result, come out; to happen, occur,
transpire, come to pass, take place; to
happen, occur (‫ ل‬to s.o.), come (‫ ل‬upon
s.o.), befall, overtake (‫ ل‬s.o.); to originate,
emanate, derive, stem ( ‫ مو‬from), be caused,
be produced ( ‫ مو‬by); to attain, obtain, get,
receive, achieve (‫ علوو‬s.th.), win (‫ علوو‬s.o. or
s.th.); to come into possession (‫ علوو‬of s.th.);
to seek (‫ علووو‬a permit), apply (‫ علووو‬for a
permit); to collect, recover (‫ علوو‬a debt), call
in (‫ علوو‬funds); to receive. take in (‫ علوو‬s.th.)
II to cause s.th. ( ‫ )هو‬to happen or set in; to
attain. obtain ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to acquire ( ‫ هو‬s.th.,
also knowledge); to infer, deduce ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to collect ( ‫ هو‬a fee, fare, etc.), levy ( ‫ هو‬taxes,
fees, etc.), call in ( ‫ هو‬money); to summarize,
sum up ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V to result ( ‫ مو‬from), come
out (sum); to be obtained, be attained; to be
raised, be levied, be required. be demanded;
to be taken in, come in (fees, taxes, funds);
to be collected (taxes); to procure for o.s.,
get (‫ علوو‬s.th.); to attain, receive, obtain (‫علوو‬
s.th.); to acquire (‫ علوو‬s.th.); to collect (‫علوو‬
fees) X to procure for o.s., get (‫ علوو‬s.th.); to
attain. Receive, obtain (‫ علوو‬s.th.); to acquire
(‫ علو‬s.th.)
‫ حصوووال‬ḥuṣūl setting in, occurrence,
incidence. happening (of an event or
process); obtainment. attainment (‫ علووو‬of
s.th.); achievement (‫ علو‬of s.th.); acquisition
(‫ علو‬of s.th.)
‫ حصوويلة‬ḥaṣīla pl. ‫ حص و ئل‬ḥaṣā’il2 rest,
remainder; amount collected, proceeds,
returns; revenue, receipts, yield, income,
takings
‫حاصووول‬, ‫ حاصووولة‬and ‫ حايصووولة‬look up
alphabetically
‫ حص ة‬ḥaṣāla collection box, alms box
‫ محصوول‬maḥṣal result, outcome, upshot,
issue
‫ تحصوووويل‬taḥṣīl pl. -āt attainment,
obtainment, gain; acquisition (also of
knowledge); learning, studying, scientific
studies; collection, raising, levy(ing), calling
in (of funds, taxes); income, revenue,
receipts, returns, proceeds; résumé,
summary, gist (of a speech or opinion); ‫مو ا‬
‫ تحصويلاا ح صولاانايقو ل‬in summary, it may be
said ...
‫ تحصيلج‬taḥṣīlgī (eg.) = ‫ محصل‬muḥaṣṣil
‫ ح صول‬ḥāṣil pl. ‫ حااصول‬ḥawāsil2 setting
in, occurring, taking place, happening;
result, outcome, sum, total, product (also
math.); revenues, receipts, proceeds, gain;
income, returns; crop, harvest; warehouse,
storehouse, granary, depot, magazine; main
content, purport, gist, essence, substance (of
a speech); ‫ ا ح صوول‬briefly, in short; pl.
‫ ح صوووووال‬product(s), yield. produce.
production (econ.)
‫ محصوال‬maḥsūl pl. -āt, ‫ مح صول‬maḥāṣīl2
result, outcome, issue; yield, gain; product,
produce; crop, harvest; production 182
‫ محصول‬muḥaṣṣil collector; tax collector;
cashier; (bus, streetcar) conductor
‫ مأحصوووول‬mutaḥaṣṣil yield, revenue,
proceeds, receipts, returns ( ‫ م‬from)
‫ حصووو‬ḥaṣuna u (‫ حصووو ظة‬ḥaṣāna) to be
inaccessible, be well fortified; to be chaste
(woman) II to make inaccessible ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to strengthen ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to fortify, entrench
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to immunize, make proof (‫ضود‬
ḍidda against) IV to make inaccessible ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to fortify, entrench ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to be
chaste, pure (woman); to remain chaste,
be of unblemished reputation (woman) V
to strengthen one’s position, protect o.s.;
to be fortified; to be secure, be protected
‫ حص‬ḥiṣn pl. ‫ حصوان‬ḥuṣūn fortress, fort,
castle, citadel, stronghold; fortification,
entrenchment; protection │‫احصووو اهووو ئو‬
Flying Fortress
‫ حص و ن‬ḥiṣān pl. ‫ حص و‬ḥuṣun, ‫احص و ة‬
aḥsina horse; stallion │‫ احصو ناا بحوو‬ḥ. albaḥr hippopotamus; ‫( حصو ناب و ر‬buḳārī)
iron horse; ‫ لووا احصو‬qūwat ḥ., or ‫حصو ن‬
alone, horse power
‫ حصووووي‬ḥaṣīn inaccessible, strong,
fortified, firm, secure(d), protected;
immune, proof, invulnerable (‫ ضوود‬ḍidda
against) │ ‫( اا حصو اا حصوي‬ḥiṣn) stronghold
(fig.; e.g., of radicalism)
‫ ابااا حصي‬abū l-ḥuṣain fox
‫ حصووو ظة‬ḥaṣāna strength, ruggedness,
forbiddingness,
impregnability,
inaccessibility; shelteredness, chastity (of
a woman); invulnerability, inviolability;
immunity (of deputies, diplomats; against
illness)
‫ ح وي‬ḥaḍīḍ, pl.
‫ ح و‬ḥuḍuḍ, ‫اح وة‬
aḥiḍḍa foot of a mountain; lowland;
perigee (astron.); depth; state of decay │‫ا‬
‫ ظوزلاا وواا ح وي‬to sink low (fig.); ‫كو اا ووا‬
‫( ا ح وووووي‬dakkahū) to ruin s.th.
completely, run s.th. into the ground
‫ تحصوووي‬taḥṣīn pl. -āt fortification,
entrenchment; strengthening, cementing,
solidification; immunization
‫ ح وو‬ḥaḍara u (‫ ح وار‬ḥuḍūr) to be present ( ‫هو‬
at), be in the presence (‫ ه‬of s.o.); to 183
attend ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to be present ( ‫ هو‬in s.o.’s
mind), be readily recalled (‫ ه‬by s.o.); to
take part, participate ( ‫ مجلسو‬majlisan in a
meeting); to come, get (‫ ا وو‬or ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬to s.o.,
to a place), arrive (‫ ا وو‬or ‫ هو‬at a place); to
visit ( ‫ ه‬a place), attend ( ‫ هو‬a public event),
go ( ‫ هو‬to a performance, etc.); to appear
(‫ امو م‬before a judge, etc., ‫ ا وو‬in, at), show
up (‫ ا وو‬in, at); to betake o.s., go (‫مو ا وو‬
from ... to); ( ‫ ح و ر‬ḥaḍāra) to be settled,
sedentary (in a civilized region, as
opposed to nomadic existence)
‫احصوووووووو ن‬
iḥṣān
blamelessness,
unblemished reputation, integrity (Isl.
Law)
‫ تحصو‬taḥaṣṣun securing, safeguarding,
protection, protectedness
‫ محصو‬muḥaṣṣan fortified; entrenched;
immune, proof (‫ ضد‬ḍidda against)
‫ محصوو ة‬muḥṣina, muḥṣana sheltered,
well-protected, chaste; of unblemished
reputation (woman; Isl. Law)
‫ حص وو‬IV to oount, enumerate ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to
calculate, compute ( ‫ هو‬s.th. ‫ مو‬from); to
debit, charge (‫ هووو علوووو‬s.th. to s.o.’s
account), hold ( ‫ ه‬s.th. ‫ علو‬against s.o.) │‫الا‬
‫( يحصو‬yuḥṣā) innumerable
‫ حصو‬ḥaṣan (coll.) pebbles, little stones
‫ حصو‬ḥaṣāh, ‫ حصوا‬ḥaṣwa pl. ‫حص وي‬
ḥaṣayāt little stone; pebble; calculus,
stone (med.) │‫( احصو ابا يوة‬baulīya) cystic
calculus; ‫( حصووووو اصوووووفواوية‬ṣafrāwīya)
gallstone, biliary calculus
‫ حصووا بو ن‬ḥaṣā lubān, ‫ حصو ب ن‬rosemary
(bot.)
‫ حصا‬ḥaṣawī stony, pebbly, gravelly
‫ احص و‬iḥṣā’ pl. -āt count, counting;
enumeration; calculation, computation;
statistics │‫ ااحصووو اا سوووك ن‬i. as-sukkān
census
‫ احصوو ئ‬iḥṣā’ī statistic(al); (pl. -ūn)
statistician
‫ احص ئية‬iḥṣā’īya pl. -āt statistics
‫ حو‬ḥaḍḍa u (ḥaḍḍ) and II to spur on, incite (‫ه‬
s.o., ‫ علوو‬to), goad, prod (‫ ه‬s.o.• ‫ علوو‬to do
s.th.)
‫ حووو‬ḥaḍḍ incitement, inducement,
prodding, prompting, instigation
II to ready, make ready, prepare ( ‫ هو‬s.th., also,
e.g., as medicine = to compound), make,
produce, manufacture ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to study,
prepare ( ‫ هو‬a lesson); to fetch, get, bring (‫ه‬
s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.), procure, supply ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
settle (‫ ه‬s.o), make s.o. (‫ )ه‬sedentary; to
civilize (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.) III to give a lecture,
present s.th. in a lecture (‫ ه‬to s.o.); to
lecture, give a course of lectures IV to
fetch, get, bring ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.), procure,
supply ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to take (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ا وو‬
to a place) │ ‫ اح ووهامعو‬to have s.th. with
one, bring s.th. along V to prepare o.s.,
ready o.s., get ready (‫ ل‬for); to be ready,
prepared; to become settled, be sedentary
in a civilized region; to be civilized, be in
a state of civilization; to become
urbanized, become a town dweller VIII to
come (‫ ه‬to s.o.), be in the presence (‫ ه‬of
s.o.); to live in a civilized region; pass.
ustuḥḍira to die X to have s.th. ( ‫)ه و‬
brought, to call, send ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬for s.o., for
s.th.), have s.o. (‫ )ه‬come; to summon (‫ه‬
s.o.); to fetch, procure, supply, get, bring
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to conjure, call up, evoke ( ‫ هو‬a
spirit); to visualize, envision, call to mind
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to carry with o.s., bring along ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to prepare ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬e.g., a medicinal
preparation)
‫ ح ووو‬ḥaḍar a civilized region with
towns and villages and a settled
population (as opposed to desert, steppe);
settled population, town dwellers (as
opposed to nomads)
‫ ح ووووو‬ḥaḍarī settled, sedentary,
resident, not nomadic, non-Bedouin, like
urbanites; civilized; urban; town dweller
‫ ح وو‬ḥaḍra presence │ ‫ و اح وو‬in the
presence of ...; ‫‘( ا ح وو اا ع يوة‬āliya) His
Highness (formerly, title of the Bey of
Tunis); ‫ ح وووتكم‬a respectful form of
address, esp. in letters; ‫ ح و اا ودكأار‬cf. Fr.
Monsieur le docteur
‫ح ووووووار‬
ḥuḍūr
presence;
visit,
participation, attendance; (as one pl. of
‫ )ح ضووو‬those present │‫ بح وواره‬in his
presence; ‫ ح ووووواراا حفلوووووة‬ḥ. al-ḥafla
attendance of the celebration‫ ح اراا له ا‬ḥ.
ad-dihn presence of mind; ‫ورلووةاح ووار‬
waraqat ḥ. summons (jur.)
‫ ح وار‬ḥuḍūrī: ‫( احكو ماح وارية‬aḥkām)
judgments delivered in the presence of the
litigant parties after oral proceedings
(jur.); ‫ ح وواري‬ḥuḍūrīyan contradictorily
(jur.)
‫ ح ووو ر‬ḥaḍāra civilization; culture;
settledness, sedentariness
‫ ح يو‬ḥaḍīra pl. ‫ ح ئو‬ḥaḍā’ir a small
group of 6 to 12 people (specif., the
smallest unit of boy scouts = patrol);
section, squad (mil.; Syr.)
2
‫ مح ووو‬maḥḍar presence; attendance,
coming, appearance (of s.o.); assembly,
meeting, gathering, convention; (pl. ‫مح ضو‬
maḥāḍir2) minutes, official report,
process-verbal, record of the factual
findings │ ‫ مح وواا جوو‬m. al-jard inventory
list; ‫ بمح وام و‬bi-maḥḍarin minhu in s.o.’s
presence
‫ تح ووويو‬taḥḍīr preparing, readying,
making ready; (pl. -āt) preparation (‫ ل‬for;
also e.g., for an examination); making,
preparation, cooking (of food, etc.),
production, manufacture
‫ تح ويو‬taḥdīrī preparatory, preparative
│ ‫ا موودارساا أح وويويةا لمعلمووي‬
(mu‘allimīn)
184 preparatory institutes for teachers,
teachers’ colleges (Eg.)
‫ مح ضو‬muḥāḍara pl. -āt lecture
‫اح وو ر‬
iḥḍār procurement, supply,
fetching, bringing
‫ تح و‬taḥaḍḍur civilized way of life
‫ر‬
‫ احأ‬iḥtiḍār demise, death
‫ اسأح و ر‬istiḥḍār making, production,
manufacture; preparation; summoning
│‫اسأح وووووو رااالرواح‬
istiḥḍār
al-arwāḥ
evocation of spirits, spiritism
‫ ح ضوو‬ḥāḍir pl. ‫ ح وو‬ḥuḍḍar, ‫ح وار‬
ḥuḍūr present; attending; ‫ ا ح ضوووو‬the
present (time); prepared (‫ ل‬for); ready; (pl.
‫ ح و ر‬ḥuḍḍār, ‫ ح ووو‬ḥaḍara) settled,
sedentary, resident, village or town
dweller, not nomadic │‫ ا و اا ح ضوو‬or ‫و ا‬
‫ ا الوتاا ح ضوو‬at present, now; ‫ ح ضوواا فكوو‬ḥ.
al-fikr quick-witted, quick at repartee; ‫ظقودا‬
‫( ح ضو‬naqd) cash, ready money
‫ ح ضوووو‬ḥāḍira pl. ‫ حااضوووو‬ḥawāḍir2
capital city, metropolis; city (as a center of
civilization)
‫ مح وار‬maḥḍūr possessed, haunted or
inhabited by a jinni; demoniac
‫ مح وووو‬muḥaḍḍir maker, producer,
manufacturer; dissector (med.)
‫ مح ضو‬muḥāḍir lecturer, speaker
‫ مح و‬muḥḍir court usher
‫ مأح و‬mutaḥaḍḍir civilized
‫ محأ وو‬muḥtaḍar dying, in the throes of
death, on the brink of death; a dying
person; haunted or inhatbited by a jinni;
demoniac
‫ مسأح وو‬mustaḥḍar pl. -āt preparation
(chem., pharm.) │ ‫( امسأح ووا وائو‬dawā’ī)
medicinal preparation
‫ ح وما‬ḥaḍramaut2 Hadhramaut
‫ ح وووم‬ḥaḍramī pl. ‫ ح و رم‬ḥaḍārim2
man from Hadhramaut; Hadhramautian
(adj.)
‫ ح و‬ḥaḍana u (ḥaḍn, ‫ ح و ظة‬ḥiḍāna) to clasp
in one’s arms, embrace, hug (‫ ه‬s.o.);
to nurse, bring up, raise (‫ ه‬a child); (ḥaḍn,
‫ ح و ن‬ḥidān, ‫ ح و ظة‬ḥiḍāna, ‫ ح وان‬ḥuḍūn)
to hatch, brood, incubate ( ‫ هو‬an egg; of a
bird) VI to embrace one another, cling to
one another, nestle against each other VII
to clasp in one’s arms, embrace, hug ( ‫هو‬, ‫ه‬
s.o., s.th.); to harbor in one,s bosom ( ‫هو‬
feeling); to hatch, concoct, contrive ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.); to bring up, raise ( ‫ ه‬a child)
‫ ح و‬ḥaḍn pl. ‫ اح و ن‬aḥḍān breast,
bosom (between the outstretched arms);
armful, that which can be carried in one's
arms │ ‫( البلو اب ح و‬qabilahū) he received
him with open arms; ‫ بوي ااح و ن‬and ‫و ا‬
‫ اح و ن‬amid, among; with, in the presence
of (s.o.); ‫( و ااح و ناا صوحوا‬saḥrā’) in the
heart (or folds) of the desert; ‫ا ولت ابوي ا‬
‫ اح ظه‬she took me in her arms
‫ ح و ظة‬ḥiḍāna, ḥaḍāna raising, bringing
up, nursing (of a child); hatching (of an
egg), incubation │‫ا اراا ح ووو ظة‬children’s
home, day nursery, crèche
‫ ح وي‬in embraced, bugged, resting in
s.o.’s arms
‫ مح و‬maḥḍan pl. ‫ مح ض و‬maḥādin2
children’s home, day nursery, crèche
‫ احأ ووو ن‬iḥtiḍān embrace, hug(ging),
accolade
‫ ح ضوو ة‬ḥāḍina pl.
nurse-maid, dry nurse
‫ حااضووو‬ḥawāḍin2
‫ محأ و‬muḥtaḍin embracing, hugging;
tender, affectionate
‫ حوط‬ḥaṭṭa u (ḥaṭṭ) to put, place, put down, set
down ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to take down ( ‫ هو‬a load,
burden); to lower, decrease, diminish,
reduce ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ مو‬s.th.); to depreciate (‫مو ا‬
‫ لودره‬min qadrihī or ‫ مو اليمأو‬min qudratihī
the value of s.th.) │‫( حوطاا وحو ل‬riḥāla) to
halt, make a stop, dismount, encamp
(while traveling on horseback, 185
camelback. etc.); -- u (ḥaṭṭ, ‫ ح واه‬ḥuṭūṭ) to
sink, descend, go down; to alight (bird); to
land (airplane); to drop (price) II to put
down, set down, take off, unload ( ‫ هو‬a
load) VII to sink, descend, go down; to
decrease, diminish; to decline, decay,
wane VIII to put down, set down, take
down ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ حط‬ḥaṭṭ (act of) putting or setting down;
depreciation,
belittling,
derogation,
disparagement ( ‫ م و‬of s.th.); reduction,
diminution, decrease ( ‫ م‬of s.th.)
‫ ح وة‬ḥiṭṭa alleviation, relief, mitigation;
abasement,
debasement,
demotion,
degradation (in rank, dignity, prestige);
humiliation, insult, indignity
‫ احط‬aḥaṭṭ lower
‫ ح ي ة‬ḥaṭīṭa price reduction
‫ محوط‬maḥaṭṭ place at which s.th. is put
down or deposited; stopping place, stop;
pause fermata, hold, concluding strain,
cadence (mus.) │‫ محوطاابمو ل‬object of hope,
that on which one's hopes are pinned; ‫كو نا‬
‫ محووطاادظر و ر‬to attract the glances, draw
attention to o.s.; ‫ محووطاا كووالم‬m. al-kalām
sense, or meaning, of one’s words
‫ مح ووة‬maḥaṭṭa pl. -āt stopping place,
stop (also of public conveyances); station,
post; railroad station; broadcasting station,
radio station │‫ امح وةاتحايولاا أيو ر‬m. taḥwīl
at-tayyār transformer station; ‫مح وةااال اعوةا‬
‫ يا السوووولكيةة‬m. al-idā‘a (al-lāsi1kīya)
broadcasting station, radio station;
transmitter (station); ‫( مح وةارئيسوية‬ra’īsīya)
(railroad) main station; O ‫ مح وةااالشو را‬m.
al-išārāt signal post; O ‫ مح وةااالرسو ل‬m. alirsāl transmitter (station; radio); ‫مح ووةا‬
‫( الرصوووو اا جايووووة‬li-l-arṣād al-jawwīya)
meteorological station, weather station;
‫ مح وةاا صووا‬m. aṣ-ṣarf (Eg.) pump station
(for drainage); power plant; O ‫مح ووةا‬
‫ االسوأقب ل‬receiving station (radio); O ‫مح وةا‬
‫( السولكيةالصويو اادمواا‬lā-silkīya qaṣīrat alamwāj) short-wave transmitter station;
‫ مح ةاتا يداا كهوبو‬m. taulīd al-kahrabā’ and
‫ مح ةاكهوب ئية‬power plant
‫ اظح ووو ه‬inḥiṭāṭ decline, fall, decay,
decadence; inferiority │‫احسووو سااالظح ووو ه‬
iḥsās al-inḥ. sense of inferiority
‫ اظح ه‬inḥiṭāṭ postclassical writer
‫ م حط‬munḥaṭṭ low, base, low-level, lowgrade; fallen, degraded (woman); mean,
vile, vulgar; inferior
‫ ح وب‬ḥaṭaba i to gather firewood │‫اح وبا و ا‬
‫(حبلو‬fī ḥablihī) to support s.o., stand by
s.o., back s.o. up VIII to gather firewood
‫ ح ب‬ḥaṭab pl. ‫ اح ب‬aḥṭāb firewood
‫ ح و ب‬ḥaṭṭāb wood gatherer; woodcutter, lumberjack; vendor of firewood
‫ تح يووب‬taḥṭīb singlestick fencing (a
popular game, esp. in rural areas; eg.)
‫ ح هب‬taḥṭīb wood gatherer; woodcutter,
lumberjack; vendor of firewood │‫اكح هوبا‬
‫ يوول‬ka-ḥāṭibi lailin lit.: like one who
gathers wood at night, i.e., blindly, at
random, heedlessly (said of s.o. who does
not realize, or think about, what he is
doing)
‫ ح وم‬ḥaṭama i (ḥaṭm) to break, shatter, smash,
wreck, demolish ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) II = I; V to
break. go to pieces; to be broken, b.
smashed, be shattered; to crash (e.g.,
airplane, structure, etc.); to be wrecked
(ship) VII = V
‫ ح مة‬ḥiṭma pl. ‫ ح م‬ḥiṭam particle, small
piece, shred, bit, morsel; s.th. broken
‫ ح و م‬ḥuṭām debris, rubble; fragments,
shards, broken pieces; wreckage, wreck
(of a ship) │ ‫ ح ووو ماا ووودظي‬ad-dunyā the
ephemeral things of this world, the
vanities of the world
‫ ح يم‬ḥaṭīm smashed, shattered, wrecked
186
‫ تح وويم‬taḥṭīm smashing,
shattering,
wrecking,
breaking,
demolition,
destruction, disruption │O ‫سفي ةاتح ويماا جليود‬
icebreaker
‫تح ووووووووووم‬
taḥaṭṭum
crumbling,
disintegration; crash (of an airplane);
collapse, breakdown
‫ ح هموة‬ḥāṭima: O ‫ ح هموةاا جليود‬icebreaker
(naut.)
‫ مح ووم‬muḥaṭṭim crashing, thundering,
roaring (of an explosion. etc.) – muḥaṭṭam
broken (language)
‫ مح موة‬muḥaṭṭima: ‫( مح موةاثلجيوة‬taljīya)
icebreaker (naut.)
‫ ح‬ḥaẓẓa a (ḥaẓẓ) to be lucky, Fortunate IV=I
‫ حو‬ḥaẓẓ pl. ‫ حرواظ‬ḥuẓūẓ part, portion,
share, allotment; lot, fate, destiny; good
luck, good fortune; affluence, wealth,
fortune; prosperity; pleasure │ ‫ا واح و ام و‬
endowed with; ‫ حسو اا حو‬li-ḥusni l-ḥ. and
‫ مو احسو اا حو‬fortunately, luckily; ‫سوا اا حو‬
sū’ al-ḥ. bad luck, misfortune; ‫سو اا حو‬
sayyi’ al-ḥ. unlucky, unfortunate; ‫سووا ا‬
‫ ا ح‬unfortunately; ‫ م احسو احرو‬luckily for
me, fortunately; ‫ كو نامو احسو احرو اان‬he was
lucky in that he ...; ‫ ويسااحسو ام هو احرو‬he is
no better off than she is
‫ حري‬ḥaẓīẓ lucky, fortunate
‫ محر واظ‬lucky, fortunate; content(ed),
happy, glad
‫ حروو‬ḥaẓara u (ḥaẓr) to fence in, hedge in ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to forbid ( ‫ علووو ه و‬to s.o. s.th.),
prohibit ( ‫ علو ه‬s.o. from doing s.th.)
‫ حروووو‬ḥaẓr forbiddance, interdiction,
prohibition, ban; embargo
‫ حرووو ر‬ḥiẓār, ḥaẓār wall, partition,
screen; fence, palisade, railing
‫ حريووووو‬ḥaẓīra pl. ‫ حروووو ئو‬ḥaẓā’ir2
enclosure, railing, fence, palisade, hedge;
compound, yard, pound, pinfold; corral,
pen, paddock, coop; hangar, shed; field,
domain, realm (fig.) │ ‫( و احريوو‬with foll.
genit.) inside of, within; ‫جلب و اا ووواحريوت و‬
(jadabahū) to bring s.o. under one’s
influence; ‫ حرو ئواا و ئوا‬aircraft hangars;
‫ حريو اا قدس‬ḥ. al-quds Paradise
‫ محروار‬maḥẓūr interdicted, prohibited,
forbidden (‫ علووو‬to s.o.); embargoed; pl.
‫ محرارا‬forbidden things, restrictions
(‫ حروا‬and ‫ حرو )حرو‬ḥaẓiya a ( ‫حروا‬
ḥuẓwa, ḥiẓwa) to enjoy the favor or good
graces of s.o. (‫)ع ود‬, be in s.o.’s (‫ )ع ود‬favor
or good graces; to acquire, obtain, attain,
gain, win (‫ ب‬s.th.)
‫ حرووا‬ḥuẓwa, ḥiẓwa favored position,
role of favorite; precedence; favor, grace;
good will, benevolence; prestige, credit,
standing, respect, esteem │‫اظو لاحرووا اع وودا‬
‫ ي دىة‬to find favor with s.o.
‫ حريوة‬ḥaẓīya pl. ‫ حر يو‬ḥaẓāyā paramour,
mistress, concubine
‫ محريوووة‬maḥẓīya pl. -āt paramour.
mistress, concubine
‫ حوف‬ḥaffa u (ḥaff) to surround (‫هو ب‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.
with, also ‫ ب‬and ‫ حوال‬s.o., s.th.), enclose,
encompass, border (‫ب‬, ‫ هو‬s.th.); to depilate
( ‫ ه‬a part of the body), unhair ( ‫ هو‬the skin);
to trim, clip ( ‫ هو‬the beard); to chafe, rub
off, abrade ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) │ ‫اتحوفابو اا عوي‬he is the
object of admiring glances, he is the
center of attention, all eyes are upon him;
-- i (‫ حفيوف‬ḥafīf) to rustle II and VIII to
surround, (‫حال‬, ‫ب‬, ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.), enclose,
encompass, border (‫حال‬,‫ب‬, ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ حف ا‬ḥifāf side
‫ حفيف‬ḥafīf rustle, rustling
‫ محف وة‬miḥaffa (also maḥaffa) pl. -āt
litter, stretcher; roller stretcher; sedan
‫ حو ا‬ḥaff: ‫( بوزاحو ا‬ḳubz) plain bread
(without anything to go with it; eg.)187
‫ ح وووة‬ḥāffa pl. -āt enclosure, edge,
margin; brim of a vessel; border, brink,
verge; fringe, hem │‫’اعلواح وةاا وواب‬alā ḥ.
al-ḳarāb on the brink of ruin
‫ حفيد‬ḥafīd pl. ‫ احفو‬aḥfād, ‫ حفود‬ḥafada grandson;
descendant, offspring, scion
‫ حفيد‬ḥafīda granddaughter
‫ حفوو‬ḥafara i (ḥafr) to dig ( ‫ هو‬s.th.): to drill (for
oil): to excavate (archeol.): to carve ( ‫هو‬
s.th.): to engrave, etch ( ‫ هو‬metal) │‫احفووا‬
to dig trenches; ‫( حفوواحفوو‬ḥufratan) to
prepare a pitfall, prepare an ambush VII
pass. of I; VIII to dig
‫ حفو‬ḥafr digging, earthwork, excavation
(also archeol.); unearthing; drilling (for
oil): carving, inscribing (e.g., of letters);
engraving, etching; graphic arts (etching,
wood engraving); scurvy (syr.) │‫اجه و زا‬
‫ا حفوا‬jahāz al-ḥ. oil rig; oil derrick
‫ حفووو‬ḥufra pl. ‫ حفووو‬ḥufar pit; hollow,
cavity, excavation; hole
‫ حفويووة‬ḥafrīya digging, excavation; O
gravure; pl. ‫ حفوي‬excavations (archeol.)
‫ حف و ر‬ḥaffār digger; engraver; driller;
stone mason │‫ احف راا قبار‬gravedigger
‫ حفي وو‬ḥafīr dug, dug out, excavated,
unearthed
‫ حفيووو‬ḥafīra pl. ‫ حفوو ئو‬ḥafā’ir2 s.th.
excavated or unearthed; pl. excavations
(archeol.)
‫ احفوووار‬uḥfūr pl. ‫ احووو يو‬aḥāfīr2 s.th.
excavated;
fossil;
pl.
excavations
(archeol.)
‫ محفو‬miḥfar pl. ‫ مح و‬maḥāfir2 spade
‫ حو و‬ḥāfir pl. ‫ حواا و‬ḥawāfir2 hoof │‫ولواا‬
‫ ا ح و واعلووواا ح و و‬to coincide, happen to
correspond exactly; ‫ علوواا حو و‬on the spot,
right away, at once
‫ ح و‬ḥāfirī ungular, ungulate
‫ حووووو و‬ḥāfira original condition,
beginning │ ‫ ع ووداا حو و‬on the spot, right
away, at once; ‫ رجااا واح وتو‬to revert to its
original state or origin
‫ محفوار‬maḥfūr dug; inscribed, engraved;
carved
‫ حفوز‬ḥafaza i (ḥafz) to pierce, stab (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ب‬
with the spear); to incite, instigate, urge,
prompt, induce (‫ علوو‬or ‫ ه ا وو‬s.o. to s.th.) V
to prepare o.s. get ready, be ready, be
about to do s.th. (‫ ل‬or ‫)ا وو‬. set out to do
s.th. (‫ ل‬or ‫ ;)ا وو‬to get ready to jump, make
a running start; to listen, pay attention
VIII to be about to do s.th., be ready (‫ل‬
for)
‫ تحفووز‬taḥaffuz preparedness, readiness;
vim, dash, verve, sweep, élan
‫ حو ز‬ḥāfiz pl. ‫ حواا ز‬ḥawāfiz2 spur, drive
(‫ علووو‬to do s.th.), incentive (‫ علووو‬to),
initiative
‫ مسأحفز‬mutaḥfiz ready, prepared (‫ ل‬for)
‫ حفو‬ḥafiẓa a (ḥifẓ) to preserve ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
protect, guard, defend (‫ ه‬s.o.): to observe,
bear in mind ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), comply ( ‫ هو‬with
s.th.), be mindful, be heedful ( ‫ هو‬of s.th.);
to keep up, maintain, sustain, retain,
uphold ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.); to hold, have in
safekeeping ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.), take care ( ‫ ه و‬of
s.th.); to keep, put away, save, store ( ‫هو‬
s.th); to conserve, preserve ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
retain in one’s memory, remember, know
by heart ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to memorize, learn by
heart, commit to memory ( ‫ هو‬s.th., esp. the
Koran); to reserve ( ‫ فسو ه‬for o.s. s.th.): to
stay, discontinue, suspend (‫ ا أحقيوووق‬a
judicial investigation; jur.) │ ‫ حفرو ا‬may
God protect him! ‫ حفو اب بويود‬to hold in care
of general delivery ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); ‫يحف ا اا باس ة‬
(yuḥfaẓu) in care of general delivery,
poste restante; ‫( حفو اا ا و ال‬wafā’a) to be
loyal to s.o., keep faith with s.o. II to have
s.o. (‫ )ه‬memorize ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) III to preserve,
keep up, maintain, uphold, sustain (‫علووو‬
s.th.); 188 to supervise, control (‫ علوو‬s.th.),
watch (‫ علوو‬over s.th.); to watch out (‫علوو‬
for), take care, be heedful, be mindful (‫علو‬
of), look (‫ علوو‬after), attend, pay attention
(‫ علوو‬to); to keep, follow, observe, bear in
mind (‫ علووو‬s.th.), comply (‫ علووو‬with),
conform (‫ علووو‬to) ; to protect, guard,
defend ( ‫ هو‬and ‫علوو‬, also ‫ عو‬s.th.) IV to
vex, annoy, gall, irritate, hurt, offend (‫ه‬
s.o.) V to keep up, maintain, preserve (‫ب‬
s.th.); to observe, keep in mind (‫ ب‬s.th.),
be mindful, be heedful, take care (‫ ب‬of
s.th.), be concerned (‫ ب‬with); to be
cautious, be wary, be on one’s guard; to
be reserved, aloof; to have reservations
VIII to maintain, uphold (‫ ب‬or ‫ هو‬s.th.,
e.g., ‫ بحقالوو‬one’s rights); to keep up,
maintain, retain (‫ ب‬or ‫ ه و‬s.th., e.g., a
posture, a characteristic); to take care, take
over custody (‫ ب‬of s.o.), protect, guard (‫ب‬
s.o.); to defend (against encroachment),
hold, maintain (‫ ب‬a possession); to
preserve, sustain, continue, keep up (‫ب‬
s.th.); to hold, possess (‫ ب‬s.th.); to put
away, hold, have in safekeeping (‫ ب‬s.th.),
take care (‫ ب‬of s.th.); to keep, retain (‫ب‬
s.th.); ‫ احوووأف ا فسووو‬to keep for o.s.,
appropriate, reserve for o.s. (‫ ب‬or ‫ هو‬s.th.),
take complete possession ( ‫ هو‬of) X to ask
s.o. (‫ )ه‬to guard or protect ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ علوو‬s.th.);
to entrust (‫ علوو‬or ‫ ه هو‬to s.o. s.th.), commit
s.th. (‫ علو‬or ‫ )ه‬to the charge of s.o. (‫)ه‬
‫ حفووو‬ḥifẓ preservation; maintenance,
sustentation, conservation, upholding;
protection, defense, guarding; custody,
safekeeping. keeping, storage; retention;
observance,
compliance
(with);
memorizing, memorization; memory;
(jur.) discontinuance, stay, suspension (of
legal action, of a judicial investigation) │‫ا‬
‫حفووووووو اابثووووووو ر‬preservation
of
ancient
monuments (Eg.); ‫ حفو اا صوحة‬ḥ. aṣ-ṣiḥḥa
hygiene, sanitation; ‫ رج لاا حف‬police
‫ حفروووووة‬ḥifẓa anger,
resentment, rancor
indignation,
‫ حف و ظ‬ḥifāẓ pl. -āt dressing, ligature,
bandage │ ‫ احفو ظاا حوي‬ḥ. al-ḥaiḍ sanitary
napkin
‫ حفوي‬ḥafīẓ attentive, heedful, mindful;
preserving, keeping, guarding (‫ علو‬s.th.)
‫ حفيروة‬ḥafīẓa pl.
resentment, rancor
‫ حفو ئ‬ḥafā’iẓ2 grudge,
‫ محفروة‬maḥfaẓa, miḥfaẓa pl. -āt,
‫محو‬
2
maḥāfiẓ folder, bag, satchel, briefcase
dispatch case, portfolio; wallet, pocket,
book
‫ محفرة‬miḥfaẓa capsule
‫ تحفوووووي‬taḥfīẓ memorization
inculcation (esp. of the Koran)
drill,
‫ حفو ظ‬ḥifāẓ defense, protection, guarding
(esp. of cherished, sacred things);
preservation, maintenance (‫ علوووووو‬of
interests); keeping, upholding (of loyalty),
adherence (to a commitment)
‫مح روووووووووة‬
muḥāfaẓa
guarding;
safeguarding; preservation; protection,
defense;
conservation,
sustaining,
upholding; retention, maintenance (‫ علوو‬of
s.th.) conservativism (pol.), conservative
attitude; following, observance (‫ علووو‬of
s.th.), compliance (‫ علووووو‬with s.th.),
adherence (‫ علوو‬to); guarding ( ‫ مو‬against
misfortune),
saving
( ‫مووووووو‬
from
misadventure); garrison (mil.); (pl. -āt)
governorate (one of five administrative
divisions of Egypt, in addition to a
mudīrīyāt); office of the muḥāfiẓ (head of
a governorate); province, anyone of the
larger administrative districts (Syr.) │‫ا‬
‫ ا مح روةاعلووواا و فس‬self-preservation; ‫موولهبا‬
‫ ا مح رووووة‬madhab al-m. conservative
movement, conserativism, Toryism
‫ تحفوووو‬taḥaffuẓ caution, wariness,
restraint, reticence, reserve, aloofness; -189 (pl. -āt) precaution, precautionary
measure; reservation, limiting condition,
conditional stipulation, proviso │ ‫موااا وأحف‬
with full reservation
‫تحفرووووووو‬
taḥaffuẓī
precautionary,
preventive │‫( اجووووووا ا اتحفريوووووة‬ijrā’āt)
precautionary measures; ‫( صولااتحفرو‬ṣulḥ)
settlement before action, preventive
settlement (jur.)
‫ احأف و ظ‬iḥtifāẓ guarding, safeguarding;
preservation; retention, maintenance,
continuation,
conservation,
defense,
protection,
vindication,
sustaining,
upholding; keeping, holding, safekeeping,
custody (‫ ب‬of s.th.)
‫ ح و‬ḥāfiẓ keeper, guarder, guardian,
custodian, caretaker; (pl. ‫ حفو ظاا قووآن‬ḥuffāẓ,
‫ حفروة‬ḥafaẓa) one who knows the Koran by
heart (formerly an honorific epithet)
‫ ح رووة‬ḥāfiẓa memory; -- (pl.
‫حوواا‬
ḥawāfiẓ) wallet, pocketbook, money order
(Eg.)
‫ محفواظ‬maḥfūẓ kept, held in safekeeping,
deposited,
guarded,
preserved;
memorized, committed to memory, etc.;
conserved, preserved (food); reserved;
ensured, secured, safeguarded; -- pl.
‫ محفاظوووو‬canned goods, concerves;
archives; memorized material, what s.o.
knows by heart │‫ ا اراا محفاظو اا مصووية‬the
Egyptian Public Record Office; ‫م وبكاال ا‬
‫ محفاظ وة‬concerves, canned goods; ‫جميوواا‬
‫ ا حقا امحفاظة‬all rights reserved
‫ محو‬muḥāfiẓ supervisory, controlling;
observing (‫ علووو‬s.th.), complying (‫علووو‬
with), etc.; conservative (pol.), ‫ا محو ران‬
the Conservatives, the Tories; keeper,
guarder, guardian, custodian, caretaker,
supervisor,
superintendent;
mayor;
governor (Eg.: title of the chief officer of
a governorate; Syr.: chief officer of a
province); director general, president (=
Brit. governor)
(dīnīya) religious ceremony, Divine
Service; ‫ حفلوةاسو هو‬and ‫ حفلوةاسومو‬ḥ. samar
evening party, soirée; ‫ حفلوةاسوي م ئية‬motionpicture show; ‫ حفلةاا ش‬tea party; ‫حفلةاا عوسا‬
ḥ. al-‘urs wedding;‫( حفلووةااالسووأقب لا‬public)
reception; ‫ حفلةاماسيقيةا‬concert
‫ حفيل‬ḥafīl eager, assiduous, diligent
‫ محفوول‬maḥfil pl. ‫ مح وول‬maḥāfil2 assembly,
congregation, meeting, gathering; party;
190 body, collective whole; circle, quarter
│ ‫ محفلام ساظ‬Masonic lodge; ‫ا مح لاا وسميةا‬
‫( يا سي سوويةة‬rasmīya, siyāsīya) the official
(political) circles or quarters
‫ احأفوووو ل‬iḥtifāl pl. -āt celebration,
ceremony, festival, festivities
‫ ح ول‬ḥāfil pl. ‫ حفول‬ḥuffal, ‫ حاا ول‬ḥawāfil2
full (‫ ب‬of), filled, replete (‫ ب‬with);
abundant,
copious,
lavish;
much
frequented, well attended (by visitors,
participants,
etc.),
numerous
(of
attendance); solemn, ceremonial, festive
‫ موأحف‬mutaḥaffiẓ vigilant, alert, wary,
cautious; reticent, reserved, aloof; staid,
sedate
‫ مسأحف‬mustaḥfaẓ pl. -āt reserve (mil.)
‫ حفووول‬ḥafala i (ḥafl) to gather, assemble,
congregate; to flow copiously; to be
replete, teem, superabound (‫ ب‬with); to
pay attention, attend, give one’s mind (‫ب‬
or ‫ ل‬to s.th.), concern o.s. (‫ ب‬with), make
much (‫ ب‬of), set great store (‫ ب‬by) │‫االا‬
‫(حفوووولابوووو‬lā ḥafla) indifferent, of no
consequence II to adorn, decorate,
ornament (‫ ه ب‬s.th. with) VIII to gather,
rally, throng together; to celebrate (‫ ب‬s.th.,
s.o.); to concern o.s. (‫ ب‬or ‫ ل‬with), attend,
pay attention. give one’s mind (‫ ب‬or ‫ ل‬to
s.th.); to honor, welcome, receive kindly
(‫ ب‬s.o.)
‫ ح لوة‬hāfila pl. -āt, ‫ حاا ول‬ḥawāfil
autobus
O
‫ محأفول‬muḥtafil: ‫ ا محأفلوان‬the participants
in a festive event, the celebrators
‫ محأفووووول‬muḥtafal assembly place,
gathering place; party; ‫ محأفلاب‬celebrated
‫ حفو‬ḥafana u to scoop up with both hands ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to give a little (‫ ل‬to s.o.)
‫ حف ة‬ḥafna pl. ḥafanāt handful
1
‫حفوووووول‬
ḥafl
gathering,
meeting,
assembling; assembly, congregation,
throng, crowd; performance, show, public
event; celebrations; feast, festival
‫ حفلوة‬ḥafla pl. -āt assembly, gathering,
meeting, congregation; party; (social or
public) event; show, performance (theater,
cinema); concert; festivity, ceremony,
festival, festive event, celebration │‫احفلوةا‬
‫ا أووووببي‬commemoration. Commemorative,
ceremony for a deceased person; ‫ا حفل وةا‬
‫( ادو وو‬ūlā) premiere; ‫ حفلوةاح لوة‬numerous
assembly; ‫( حفلوووةا يويوووة‬ḳairīya) charity
performance, charity event; ‫ حفلوةاا ود ا‬addfn funeral ceremony, obsequies; ‫حفلوةا ي يوة‬
2
(‫ حفوا‬and ‫ حفو )حفوو‬ḥafiya a ( ‫ حفو و‬ḥafāwa) to
receive kindly and hospitably, to
welcome, receive with honors, honor (‫ب‬
s.o.) V to behave with affection, be
affectionate (‫ ب‬toward) VIII do.; to
celebrate (‫ ب‬an occasion, a festival)
‫ حفو‬ḥafīy welcoming, receiving kindly,
greeting (‫ ب‬s.o., s.th.)
‫ حفوووو و‬ḥafāwa friendly reception,
welcoming, welcome, salutation (‫ ب‬of
s.o.)
‫ احأفوووو‬iḥtifā’ reception, welcome,
salutation (‫ ب‬of s.o.); celebration, festivity
2
‫احفو‬ḥafiya a ( ‫ حفو‬ḥafā’) to go barefoot; to
have sore feet
‫ ح ا‬ḥāfin pl. ‫ حف‬ḥufāh barefoot(ed)
‫ حوق‬ḥaqqa i u to be true, turn out to be true, be
confirmed; to be right, correct; (also pass.
ḥuqqa) to be necessary, obligatory,
requisite, imperative (‫ علووو‬for s.o.), be
incumbent (‫ علوو‬upon s.o.); to be adequate,
suitable, fitting, appropriate (‫ علوو‬for s.o.);
to be due (‫ ل‬s.o.); ‫ يحقا و‬he is entitled to it,
he has a right to it; ‫ حوقاعليو‬he deserved it
(punishment); -- u to ascertain ( ‫ هو‬s.th.),
make sure, be sure ( ‫ هووو‬of s.th.); to
recognize. identify (‫ ه‬s.o.) II to make s.th.
( ‫ )هو‬come true; to realize ( ‫ هو‬s.th., e.g., a
hope), carry out ( ‫ هو‬e.g., a wish), carry into
effect,
fulfill,
put
into
action,
consummate, effect, actualize ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
implement ( ‫ هوو‬e.g., an agreement); to
produce, bring on, yield ( ‫ هو‬results); to
determine, ascertain, find out, pinpoint,
identify ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to prove s.th. ( ‫ )هو‬to be
true, verify, establish, substantiate ( ‫هووو‬
s.th.); to confirm, assert, aver, avouch,
affirm ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to be exact, painstaking,
meticulous, careful ( ‫ هو‬in doing s.th.), e.g.,
‫( حق وقاا رووو‬naẓara) to look closely; to
study, examine, investigate, explore ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.), look, inquire ( ‫ ه‬into s.th.); to verify,
check ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ و‬s.th.); to investigate ( ‫و‬
s.th., police); to make an official inquiry
( ‫ هو‬into s.th.), institute an investigation ( ‫هو‬
of or into; court; jur.); to interrogate (‫موا‬
s.o.), conduct a hearing (‫ موا‬of s.o.; jur.) III
to contend for a right (‫ ه‬with s.o.), contest
or litigate a right (‫ ه‬against s.o.) IV to tell
the truth; to be right ( ‫ و‬in s.th.); to
enforce ( ‫ هو‬s.th., e.g., a legal claim) V to
prove true. turn out to be true, be
confirmed, prove to be correct; to
materialize, become a fact; to be realized,
be effected, come into effect; to be
examined, be explored; to ascertain ( ‫ه و‬
s.th., also ‫)مو‬, make sure, reassure o.s.,
gain proof, convince o.s., be convinced,
be sure, be certain ( ‫ هو‬of s.th.); to check,
verify ( ‫ هو‬or ‫مو‬. s.th.); to be serious (‫ب‬
about s.th.) X to be entitled, have a claim
( ‫ ه‬to s.th.); to claim ( ‫ ه‬s.th.), lay claim ( ‫هو‬
to); to deserve, merit ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), be worthy
( ‫ هوووو‬of); to require, demand, 191
necessitate, make requisite ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to fall
due. become payable (sum of money),
mature. become due (note); to be due (‫ل‬
s.o.) │‫( يسوووووأحقاا ووووولكو‬dikra) worth
mentioning, noteworthy; ‫الايسوأحقاعليو اا وسوم‬
(rasmu) not subject to a fee. free of charge
‫ حوق‬ḥaqq truth; correctness, rightness;
rightful possession. property; one’s due;
duty; proper manner; true, authentic, real;
right, fair and reasonable; correct, sound,
valid; ‫ ا حوق‬an attribute of God; (pl. ‫حقوا‬
ḥuqūq) right, title, claim, legal claim ( ‫و‬
to);
‫ ا حقوووا‬law, jurisprudence, legal
science; ‫ حقو‬ḥaqqan really, in reality, in
effect, actually, in fact, indeed, truly, in
truth; justly, rightly, by rights │ ‫ احقو ا ول‬is
that (really) so? really? ‫ بحوق‬justly, rightly,
by rights; ‫ بو حق‬truly, in reality, actually;
properly, appropriately, in a suitable
manner; ‫ بحوق‬bi-haqqi and ‫ و احوق‬as to ...,
as for ..., with respect to, concerning,
regarding; ‫ هااعلواحق‬he is in the right; ‫ا حقا‬
‫ مع‬you are right; ‫ ا حوقاعليول‬you are wrong;
‫ هااحقاعليل‬it is your duty; ‫ هولااحقو اعلويكم‬you
owe this to me; ‫‘( عو ظ ا حقه اعلي‬irfānan) in
recognition of what he owed her; ‫ م احقو‬he
is entitled to it, it is his due; ‫كو نامو احقو اان‬
he should have ..., he ought to have …; ‫و ا‬
‫ ا حووقا و‬he is entitled to ...; ‫وا حووقايق و ل‬
(yuqāl) one may say, it must be admitted,
it’s only fair to say, say what you will ...,
... though (as a parenthetical phrase); ‫عواا‬
‫( حوووقاا معو وووة‬ḥaqqa l-ma‘rifa) to know
exactly, know for certain, know very well,
also ‫( علوماحوقاا علوم‬ḥaqqa l-‘ilm); ‫هوماحوقاا فهوم‬
fahima ḥaqqa l-fahm to understand
precisely, comprehend thoroughly, be
fully aware; ‫( ا سوووع اا حقوووة‬sa‘āda) true
happiness; ‫ كليووةاا حقووا‬kullīyat al-ḥ. law
school, faculty of law
‫ حووق‬ḥuqq hollow, cavity; socket of a
joint (anat.); also = ‫ حقة‬ḥuqqa
‫ حقوة‬ḥuqqa pl. ‫ حقوق‬ḥuqaq, ‫ حقو‬ḥiqāq,
‫ احقو‬aḥqāq small box, case, pot or jar;
receptacle, container; -- (pl. -āt, ‫حقوووق‬
ḥuqaq) a weight (Syr., Pal.) = ‫ الة‬uqqa; ‫حقةا‬
‫ = اسأ ظبا ية‬1.280 kg (Ir.)
‫ احووق‬aḥaqq2 worthier, more deserving
(‫ ب‬of s.th.); more entitled (‫ ب‬to s.th.)
‫ حقيووق‬ḥaqīq pl. ‫ احقو‬aḥiqqā’2 worthy,
deserving (‫ ب‬of s.th.), fit, competent,
qualified; entitled (‫ ب‬to)
‫ حقيقووة‬ḥaqīqa pl. ‫ حق و ئق‬ḥaqā’iq2 truth,
reality (also philos.); fact; the true state of
affairs, the facts; true nature, essence; real
meaning, true sense; ḥaqīqatan really, in
reality, in effect, actually, in fact, indeed,
truly, in truth │ ‫ ارأيأو اعلوواحقيقأو‬I saw its
true nature, as it really is; ‫ و احقيقوةاادموو‬in
reality, really, actually; ‫ ويسا و احقيقوة‬it does
not really exist, it is not real
‫ حقيقو‬ḥaqīqī real, true; actual; proper,
intrinsic, essential; genuine; authentic;
positive
‫ حقال‬ḥuqūqī juristic(al); (pl. -ūn) jurist,
jurisprudent, lawyer
‫ احقية‬aḥaqqīya legal claim, title, right
‫ حق و ظ‬ḥaqqānī correct, right, proper,
sound, valid, legitimate, legal
‫ حق ظي وة‬ḥaqqānīya justice, law │‫اوزار ا‬
‫ ا حق ظية‬Ministry of Justice (formerly Eg.)
‫ تحقيووق‬taḥqīq realization, actualization,
effectuation, implementation; fulfillment
(of a claim, of a wish, etc.); achievement,
accomplishment,
execution;
ascertainment,
determination,
identification, verification; substantiation;
assertion,
affirmation,
confirmation;
pinpointing,
precise
determination;
exactness, accurateness, precision; (= ‫تحقيقا‬
‫ ا وق‬t. an-nuṭq) precise pronunciation; -(pl. -āt) verification, check, checkup,
investigation; official or judicial inquiry,
192 inquest │‫ ا أحقيوقاان‬it is a matter of fact
that ..., it is certain that ...; ‫علووواا أحقي وق‬
properly speaking, strictly speaking,
actually; exactly, precisely; positively,
definitely; ‫ ع ووداا أحقي وق‬properly speaking,
strictly speaking, actually; ‫ تحقيوقاا ش صوية‬t.
aš-šaḳšīya identification (of a person),
proof of identity; ‫شوووه اتحقيوووقاا ش صوووية‬
šahādat t. aš-šaḳšīya identity card; ‫للماتحقيقا‬
‫ ا ش صووووية‬qalam t. aš-š. bureau of
identification; ‫ تحقيوووقاا لاتيوووة‬t. ad-dātīya
identification; ‫ ل ضوووو اا أحقيووووق‬examining
magistrate; ‫ تحقيوووقاادربووو ح‬realization of
profits (stock market)
‫ احق‬iḥqāq: ‫ احق لو ا لحوق‬iḥqāqan li-l-ḥaqq
(so) that truth may prevail
‫ تحقوق‬taḥaqquq ascertainment, making
sure; conviction, certainty, certitude;
verification, check, checkup
‫ اسوووأحق‬istiḥqāq pl. -āt worthiness,
deservingness, merit; one’s due or desert;
maturity, payability, falling due (of a sum
of money); reclaiming or calling in of s.th.
due, demand of a right; vindication (1.1.
Law), replevin, detinue│ ‫عووووو ااسوووووأحق‬
deservedly, justly, by rights; ‫بودونااسوأحق‬
undeservedly;
‫ توووو ريخااالسووووأحق‬date of
maturity (e.g., of a bond); ‫االسوأحق اا لب و ظ‬
(lubnānī) name of a Lebanese order
‫ محقوا‬maḥqūq worthy, deserving (‫ب‬, ‫ل‬
of), fit, competent, qualifying (‫ب‬, ‫ ل‬for);
wrong, at fault, on the wrong track
‫ محقوق‬muḥaqqiq investigator; inquirer;
examining magistrate
‫ محقوق‬muḥaqqaq sure, certain, beyond
doubt,
unquestionable,
indubitable;
assured, established, accepted, recognized
│‫ام اا محقوقاان‬it is certain that ..., it is a fact
that …
‫ محووق‬muḥiqq telling the truth, in the
right, being right
‫ محقوووق‬mutaḥaqqiq convinced, sure,
certain, positive
‫ مسووأحق‬mustaḥiqq entitled; claiming;
beneficiary (of a wakf); deserving, worthy
│‫ مسأحقاا د ا‬m. ad-daf‘ due, payable (sum)
‫ حقب‬VITI to put into one's bag, to bag ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ حقوب‬ḥuqb pl. ‫ احقو ب‬aḥqāb, ‫ حقو ب‬ḥiqāb
long stretch of time, long period
‫ حقبوة‬ḥiqba pl. ‫ حقووب‬ḥiqab long time,
stretch of time; period, age │‫احقبةامو اا زمو ن‬
ḥiqbatan min az-zamān for quite a time,
for some time
‫ حقوب‬ḥaqab pl. ‫ احقو ب‬aḥqāb a kind of
ornamental belt
‫ حقو ب‬ḥiqāb pl. ‫ حقووب‬ḥuqub a kind of
ornamental belt
‫ حقيبوة‬ḥaqība pl. ‫ حق ئوب‬ḥaqā’ib2 valise,
suitcase, traveling bag; leather bag │‫احقيبوةا‬
‫ بلام سوووية‬diplomatic pouch; ‫حقيبوووةاا قوووا‬
portemonnaie, change purse; ‫ حقيبةاا يد‬ḥ. alyad ladies’ purse, handbag
‫ حقود‬ḥaqida a, ḥaqada i (ḥaqd, ḥiqd) to harbor
feelings of hatred (‫ علو‬against) IV to incite
to hatred or resentment, embitter,
envenom (‫ ه‬s.o.) V = I; VI to hate one
another
‫ حقوود‬ḥiqd pl. ‫ احقو‬aḥqād, ‫ حقوا‬ḥuqūd
hatred, malice, spite, resentment, rancor
field; oil area; ‫ حقوالاا أجو رب‬experimental
fields; ‫( حقلاكهوب ئ‬kahrabā’ī) electric field
‫ حقيود‬ḥaqida pl. ‫ حق ئود‬ḥaqā’id2 hatred,
malice, spite, resentment, rancor
‫ حقل‬ḥaqlī field- (in compounds)
‫ مح للوة‬muḥāqala sale of grain while still
in growth, dealing in grain futures (Isl.
Law)
‫ حق وا‬ḥaqūd full of hatred, spiteful,
resentful,
malicious,
malevolent,
rancorous
‫ حقو‬ḥaqana u (ḥaqn) to hold back, withhold,
keep back, detain, retain ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to
suppress, repress, restrain ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to
keep to o.s. (‫ ا سوو‬as-sirra the secret); to
spare ( ‫ مو‬damahū s.o.’s blood or life); to
give (‫ ه‬s.o.) an injection (med.) VIII to
become congested (esp. blood); to suffer
from strangury; to take an enema, a
clyster; to be injected │ ‫احووووأق اوجهوووو‬
(wajhahū) his face was flushed, his face
turned red
‫ ح لووود‬ḥāqid full of hatred, spiteful,
resentful,
malicious,
malevolent,
rancorous; pl. ‫ حقوود‬ḥaqada malevolent
people
‫ حقوو‬ḥaqara i (ḥaqr) to despise, scorn,
disdain (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.); to look down ( ‫هو‬, ‫ه‬
on), have a low opinion ( ‫ه و‬, ‫ ه‬of); -ḥaqura u 193 to below, base,
contemptible, despicable; to be despised,
degraded, humiliated II to disparage,
decry, depreciate (‫ ه‬s.o.), detract, derogate
(‫ ه‬from s.o.); to degrade, debase, humble,
humiliate; to regard with contempt,
despise, scorn, disdain (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.) VIII
to despise, scorn, disdain (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.),
look down ( ‫ه و‬, ‫ ه‬on) X to regard as
contemptible or despicable, disdain,
despise (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.), look down ( ‫هو‬, ‫ه‬
on)
‫ حقوووو‬ḥaqn retention, withholding;
sparing; injecting. injection (med.) │‫احق و ا‬
‫ وودم ئهم‬ḥaqnan li-dimā’ihim in order to
spare their blood; ‫حقووو ا ووو احبووولاا اريووود‬
intravenous injection (med.)
‫ حق وة‬ḥuqna pl. ‫ حق و‬ḥuqan injection
(med.); hypodermic; clyster; enema
‫ محق وووة‬miḥqana pl.
syringe (med.)
‫ حقيوو‬ḥaqīr pl. ‫ حقووا‬ḥuqarā’2 low, base,
mean, vulgar, vile; little, small, paltry,
inconsiderable, poor, wretched, miserable;
despised; despicable, contemptible
‫ احقووووو‬aḥqar
contemptible
2
lower,
baser,
‫ احأق ن‬iḥtiqān congestion │ ‫ احأق ناا ودم‬iḥt.
ad-dam vascular congestion
‫ محووأق‬muḥtaqan reddened by blood
congestion, flushed, red (face)
more
‫ حقوووو ر‬ḥaqāra lowness, vulgarity,
baseness, vileness, meanness; smallness,
paltriness,
insignificance,
poorness,
wretchedness,
miserableness;
despicability,
contemptibleness;
ignominy, infamy
‫ محووو ل‬maḥāqin2
‫ حقوا‬ḥaqw pl. ‫ حقو‬ḥiqā’, ‫ احقو‬aḥqā’ loin, groin
│ ‫ شد احقايو‬šaddada ḥaqwaihi to gird one’s
loins
‫ احأق ر‬iḥtiqār contempt, disdain, scorn │‫ا‬
‫(ظرواا يو ابعوي ااالحأقو ر‬bi-‘aini l-iḥt.) to regard
s.o. with contempt, look down one’s nose
at s.o.
‫ حول‬ḥakka u (ḥakk) to rub, chafe; to scrape; to
scratch; to rub off, scrape off, scratch off,
abrade ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) │‫( احولا و اصودره‬ṣadrihī) it
impressed him, affected him, touched s.th.
inside him IV to itch V to rub o.s., scrape,
chafe (‫ ب‬against); to pick a quarrel (‫ب‬
with s.o.) VI to rub or scrape against each
other VIII to rub o.s. scrape, chafe (‫ب‬
against); to be in contact, in touch (‫ب‬
with) │‫( ااحألا اصدره‬ṣadrihī) it impressed
him, affected him, touched s.th. inside him
‫ محأقوو‬muḥtaqar despised; contemptible,
despicable
‫ حوول‬ḥakk rubbing, chafing; friction;
scratching
‫ تحقأوو‬taḥqīr contempt, disdain, scorn;
degradation, humiliation, abasement
‫ حق ول‬ḥaql pl. ‫ حق وال‬ḥuqūl field (also fig. =
domain); column │‫احقوالاا بأووول‬oil fields;
‫ حقولاا زيوت‬ḥ. az-zait, ‫ حقولاا و فط‬ḥ. an-nafṭ oil
1
‫ حل‬ḥakka itching; scabies, itch (med.)
‫ حك‬ḥakkāk lapidary 194
‫ محول‬miḥakk touchstone; test │‫ثبوتاعلووا‬
‫ محلاا رو‬tabata ‘alā m. in-naẓar to stand a
critical test
‫ محكة‬miḥakka currycomb
‫ تح‬taḥākk (reciprocal) friction
‫ احأكووو‬iḥtikāk pl. -āt (reciprocal)
friction; close touch or contact; friction
(fig., = dissension, controversy) │‫مو اغيووا‬
‫ احأك‬min gair ḥt. frictionless
‫ محكل‬muḥakkak chafed, worn away
2
‫ حكة‬ḥukka (tun., = ḥuqqa) pl. ‫ حكول‬ḥukak small
box, case, pot or jar
‫ حكوو‬VIII to buy up, hoard and withhold, corner
( ‫ هو‬a commodity); to monopolize ( ‫ هو‬a
commercial article); to have exclusive
possession ( ‫ هو‬of s.th.), hold a monopoly
( ‫ ه‬over s.th.)
‫ حكوو‬ḥikr, ḥukr and ‫ اجوو اا حكوو‬ujrat al-ḥ.
ground rent, quitrent
‫ حكو‬ḥakar, ḥukar hoarded
‫ حكوووو‬ḥukra hoarding (of goods);
monopoly
‫ ح كار‬ḥākūra small vegetable garden
‫ احأكو ر‬iḥtikār pl. -āt cornering, buying
up; monopoly; preferential position;
supremacy, hegemony │ ‫ااحأك راتجو ر اا وب‬albunn coffee-trade monopoly; ‫احأكو راا سووكو‬
iḥ. as-sukkar sugar monopoly
‫ احأكوو ر‬iḥtikārī rapacious, grasping,
greedy
‫ حكووم‬ḥakama u (ḥukm) to pass judgment,
express an opinion (‫علو‬, ‫ و‬on s.th.), judge
(‫ علوو‬s.th., ‫ ب‬by, from); to decide, give a
decision, pass a verdict, pass sentence (‫علو‬
on); to sentence (‫ علوو‬s.o., ‫ ب‬to a penalty;
said of the judge), impose, inflict (‫ ب‬a
penalty) on s.o. (‫ ;)علووو‬to pronounce a
verdict or judgment, deliver judgment,
rule (‫ ل‬in s.o.’s favor); to adjudicate,
adjudge, award (‫ ل ب‬to s.o. s.th.); to take
(‫ ب‬s.th.) as a standard or norm; to have
judicial power, have jurisdiction, have
authority (‫ علوو‬and ‫ ه‬over), govern, rule,
dominate, control (‫ علوو‬or ‫ ه‬s.o.); to order,
command (‫ ب‬s.th.); to bridle, check, curb
(‫ه‬, ‫ هو‬s.th., s.o.) │‫( احكوماعليو اب العودام‬ḥukima,
i‘dām) he was sentenced to death; ‫حكووما‬
‫( بإ اظأو‬bi-idānatihī) to convict s.o., find
s.o. guilty (jur.); ‫( حكوماببوا تو‬bi-barā’atihi)
to acquit s.o. (jur.) II to appoint (‫ ه‬s.o.) as
ruler; to choose (‫ ه‬s.o.) as arbitrator, make
(‫ ه‬s.o.) the judge ( ‫ و‬over or in s.th., ‫بوي‬
between) III to prosecute (‫ ه‬s.o.); to
arraign, bring to trial, hale into court (‫ه‬
s.o.); to interrogate, hear (‫ ه‬s.o.) IV to
make ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) firm, strong, sturdy, solid;
to fortify ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.); to strengthen,
consolidate ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.); to do well, do
expertly, master ( ‫ هووو‬field, work), be
proficient ( ‫ ه‬in) │‫( ااحكمااموه‬amrahu) to do
s.th. thoroughly, carefully, properly; ‫احكوما‬
‫( لفوولاا ب و ب‬qafla l-bāb) to lock the door
firmly; ‫( احكووما غووة‬lugatan) to master a
language V to have one's own way ( ‫ و‬in),
proceed ( ‫ و‬with) at random, at will,
handle ( ‫ ووو‬s.th.) arbitrarily; to pass
arbitrary judgment ( ‫ و‬on); to make o.s.
the judge (‫ علو‬of), pass judgment (‫ علو‬on);
to decide (‫ ب‬on); to rule, reign, hold sway
( ‫ و‬over); to dominate, control ( ‫ و‬s.th.),
be in control, be in command ( ‫ و‬of) VI to
bring one another before the judge (‫ا ووا‬
‫ ;)ا ح و كم‬to appeal (‫ ا ووو‬to) for a legal
decision; to be interrogated, be heard (in
court) VIII to have one’s own way ( ‫ و‬in),
proceed ( ‫ و‬with, in s.th.) at will, at
random, handle ( ‫ و‬s.th.) arbitrarily, judge
arbitrarily; to rule, reign, hold sway (‫علوو‬,
‫ و‬over); to be in control, be in possession
(‫ علووو‬of); to appeal (‫ ا ووو‬to) for a legal
decision, seek a decision (‫ ا وو‬from), have
s.o. (‫ )ا وو‬decide X to be strong, sturdy,
solid, firm; to become stronger, be
strengthened, be 195 consolidated; to take
root, be or become deep-rooted, deepseated, ingrained, inveterate, marked,
pronounced (feeling, trait)
‫ حكووم‬ḥukm pl. ‫ احك و م‬aḥkām judgment,
valuation, opinion; decision, (legal)
judgment,
verdict,
sentence;
condemnation, conviction; administration
of justice; jurisdiction, legal consequence
of the facts of a case (Isl. Law);
regulation,
rule,
provision,
order,
ordinance, decree; judiciousness, wisdom,
judgeship, command, authority, control,
dominion, power; government, regime; pl.
‫ احكو م‬statutes, by-laws, regulations, rules,
provisions,
stipulations,
principles,
precepts; ‫ حكم و‬ḥukman virtually; legally
│‫ بحكووم‬bi-ḥukmi by virtue of, on the
strength of, pursuant to, by force of; ‫احكم‬
as good as, all but, e.g., ‫( هواا و احكوم‬fī ḥukm
l-‘adam) it is as good as nothing, it is
practically nonexistent; ‫اصوباا و احكوماا مقوور‬
aṣbaḥa fī ḥukmi l-muqarrar it is all but
decided, ‫ ك نا احكماا ش‬also: to be subject
to s.th.; ‫ ظوزلاعلوواحكمو‬to give in, yield to
s.o., ‫ حكوماا بووا‬ḥ. al-barā’a acquittal, ‫حكوما‬
‫( ح ار‬ḥuḍūrī) judgment delivered in the
presence of the litigant parties, after oral
proceedings (jur.), ‫( ا حكووماب العوودام‬i‘dām)
death sentence;
‫( حكووووماغيوووو ب‬giyābī)
judgment by default (jur.); ‫( ا حكماا لات‬dātī)
self-determination, autonomy (pol.); ‫ا حكوما‬
‫( ا جمهوار‬jumhūrī) the republican form of
government, the republican regime; ‫ا حكوما‬
‫( ا م لووووق‬muṭlaq) the absolute, i.e.,
authoritarian, regime, ‫( ا حكوماا هو ئ‬niyābī)
the
parliamentary
regime,
parliamentarianism; ‫ ج ووةاا حكووم‬lajna al-ḥ.
board of examiners, review board; ‫االحكو ما‬
‫‘( ا عو يووة‬urfīya) martial law; ‫احك و مااظأق يووة‬
(intiqālīya) provisional regulations (jur.);
‫( احكوو ما أ ميوووة‬ḳitāmīya) final regulations
(jur.); ‫( احكووووو ما صوووووة‬ḳāṣṣa) special
regulations; ‫( كولاسو احكمو‬sinn) every age
has its own set of rules, must be judged by
its own standards, ‫( ل وووور ااحكوو م‬li-ḍḍarūra) necessity has its (own) rules,
(approx.: necessity knows no law)
‫ حكم‬ḥukmī legal
‫( حكمووودار‬eg.; pronounced ḥikimdār)
commandant; chief of police
‫( حكمداريوة‬eg.; pronounced ḥikimdārīya)
commandant’s office
‫ حكوم‬ḥakam pl. ‫ حكو م‬ḥukkām arbitrator,
arbiter; umpire, referee
‫ حكم وة‬ḥikma pl. ‫ حكووم‬ḥikam wisdom;
sagacity; philosophy, maxim, rationale,
underlying reason │‫( ا حكموووة‬with foll.
genit.) on account of, because of
‫ حكمووووو‬ḥikmī gnomic, aphoristic,
expressing maxims │ ‫( اا شووعواا حكم و‬ši'r)
gnomic poetry
‫ حكموة‬ḥakama pl. -āt bit (of a horse’s
bridle)
‫ حكوويم‬ḥakīm pl. ‫ حكم و‬ḥukamā’2 wise,
judicious; wise man, sage; philosopher;
physician, doctor
‫ حكيمب ش و‬ḥakīmbāšī senior physician,
chief surgeon
‫ حكامة‬ḥukūma pl. -āt government
‫ حكوووووام‬ḥukūmī of government,
governmental; official, state-owned, statecontrolled of the state, state- (in
compounds)
‫ احكم‬aḥkam2 wiser
‫ محكمووة‬maḥkama pl. ‫ مح و كم‬maḥākim2
court, tribunal │‫ امحكمووةااالسووأئ ا‬m. alisti’nāf court of appeal, appellate court;
‫( محكموةااهليوة‬ahlīya) indigenous court (Eg.;
jurisdiction limited to Egyptian nationals),
‫( محكموووةاابأدائيوووة‬ibtidā’īya) court of first
instance, ‫( محكمووةاابأدائيووةاكليووة‬kullīya) civil
court with jurisdiction in cases of major
importance, at the same time appellate
instance of ‫( محو كماجزئيوة‬Eg.); 196 ‫محكموةا‬
‫( جزئيوة‬juz’īya) in Eg., lowest court of both
‫( محو كمااهليوة‬approx.: district courts) and of
‫ محوووو كماشوووووعية‬canonical courts (with
jurisdiction in marital and family matters);
summary court; ‫ محكموةاا ج يو‬m. al-jinīyāt
criminal court; ‫محوووو كماادحوووواالاا ش صووووية‬
(šaḳṣīya) courts dealing with vital
statistics; ‫( محكمووةام أل ووة‬muḳtaliṭa) mixed
court (with jurisdiction over residents of
foreign nationality); ‫( محكموةاشووعية‬šar’īya)
canonical court (administering justice on
the basis of the Sharia), court dealing with
family matters of Muslims; ‫محكموةاموكزيووة‬
(markazīya) county court, dealing with
minor offenses, esp. misdemeanors (Eg.);
‫ محكمووةاا ق و ااال ار‬m. al-qaḍā’ al-idārī
administrative court; ‫ محكمةاا و ق اواالبووام‬m.
an-naqḍ wa-l-ibrām Court of Cassation,
the highest court of appeal in Egypt; ‫ا‬
‫ محكموةاا أمييوز‬Court of Cassation (Syr., Leb.
= ‫ محكموةاا و ق اواالبووام‬in Eg.); ‫سو حةاا محو كم‬
tribunals
‫ تحكوووويم‬taḥkīm appointment of an
arbitrator; arbitration; arbitral decision,
award; pl.
‫ تحكيم و‬fortifications │‫اتحكوويما‬
‫ ا حو ل‬starting from the present state of a
court’s findings (Isl. Law); ‫هيئووةاا أحكوويم‬
hai’at at-t. board of arbitration; jury,
committee of judges, committee of
umpires (in sports), committee of referees
(in mil. maneuvers); ‫( ج ةاتحكيمية‬lajna) do.
‫ مح كموة‬muḥākama judicial proceeding;
trial, hearing (in court); legal prosecution
‫ احكوووو م‬iḥkām perfection; accuracy,
exactness, exactitude, precision; exact
performance, precise execution │‫ا‬
‫ب الحك م‬accurately, exactly, precisely; ‫ب ا ا‬
‫ االحك م‬of highest perfection
resemble ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), be attuned, adjusted,
adapted ( ‫ هو‬to), be in harmony ( ‫ هو‬with)
197 ‫ حك يوووة‬ḥikāya pl. -āt story, tale,
narrative,
accountj
(gram.)
literal
quotation (of the words of others)
‫ تحكووم‬taḥakkum arbitrariness, arbitrary
powers or action; despotism; domination,
dominion, rule, sway, power; control ( ‫و‬
of, over)
‫ مح ك و‬muḥākāh imitation; similarity,
resemblance; harmony
‫ حووووو‬ḥākin narrator, storyteller;
phonograph; O loudspeaker, radio
‫ تحكم‬taḥakkumī arbitrary; despotic
‫اسووووووأحك م‬
istiḥkām
intensification,
increase, strengthening; consolidation,
stabilization; fortification; pl.
‫اسووأحك م‬
fortifications
‫ حو كم‬ḥākim ruling, governing; decisive;
--(pl. -ūn, ‫ حكو م‬ḥukkām) ruIer, sovereign;
governor;
judge
│‫(احوووووو كم‬bi-amrihī)
autocratic; autocrat, dictator; ‫حووو كماعووو م‬
(‘āmm) governor general; ‫ حو كماا مبو را‬almubārāh umpire, referee (athlet.); ‫ح و كما‬
‫ ا صولا‬ḥ. aṣ-ṣulḥ (Syr.) justice of the peace;
‫ ح و كماا حيووة‬ḥ. an-nāḥiya (Tun.) district
magistrate
‫ ح كميوة‬ḥākimīya domination, dominion,
rule, sovereignty; judgeship, judicature,
jurisdiction (ir.)
‫ محكواماعليو‬maḥkūm ‘alaih sentenced (‫ب‬
to) │‫(امحكوووواماعلوووويهماب العوووودام‬i‘dām) those
sentenced to death; ‫( محكواماعليو اب فشول‬fašal)
doomed to fail
‫ محكوووم‬muḥakkam pl. -ūn arbitrator,
arbiter; umpire, referee ( in, over)
‫ محكوم‬muḥkam strengthened, reinforced;
firm, solid, sturdy; tight, taut; perfect,
masterly, masterful; well-aimed (blow,
hit); accurate, precise, exact │‫امحكوماا أودبيو‬
well-planned, well-contrived
‫ مسوأحكم‬mustaḥkam reinforced, fortified;
strengthened,
consolidated,
strong;
inveterate, deep-seated, deep-rooted,
ingrained (custom, trait, etc.); pl. ‫مسوأحكم‬
defenses, fortifications
‫حكمدار‬, ‫ حكمدارية‬see ‫حكم‬
‫ حكوو‬ḥakā i (‫ حك يوة‬ḥikāya) to tell, relate
( ‫ هو‬s.th.), report, give an account ( ‫ هو‬of); to
speak, talk (syr., leb.); to imitate, copy ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to resemble ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.) III to
imitate, copy ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), assimilate o.s. ( ‫هو‬
to); to be similar ( ‫ هو‬to), be like s.th. ( ‫)هو‬,
‫ محك‬maḥkīy imitated, imitation (adj.)
‫ حكيمب ش‬see ‫حكم‬
‫ حول‬ḥalla u (ḥall) to untie ( ‫ هو‬a knot),
unbind, unfasten, unravel, undo ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to solve ( ‫ ه و‬a problem, a puzzle); to
decipher, decode ( ‫ هو‬s.th.): to dissolve in
water ( ‫ هو‬s.th.; chem.); to resolve ( ‫ هو‬s.th.
into its components), analyze ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
melt ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to decompose, disintegrate
( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to disband, break up, dissolve ( ‫هو‬
an organization or party, parliament); to
open, unpack ( ‫ هو‬a package, and the like);
to loosen, relax ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to release, set
free, let go ( ‫ ه و‬s.th., ‫ ه‬s.o.); to clear,
exonerate, exculpate ( ‫ ه موو‬s.o. from),
absolve (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ مو‬from his sins; Ch,.);
pass. ḥulla to be free; to be relaxed; -- i u
(‫ حلوال‬ḥulūl) to dismount, alight, stop, halt;
to settle down, stay (‫ ب‬at a place, also ‫و‬
and ‫ علو ;ه‬with s.o., at s.o.’s house), come
(for a visit, ‫ علو‬to); to take up residence ( ‫ه‬
in a place or country); to descend, come
down; to descend (‫ علوو‬upon s.o.; wrath);
to overcome, overwhelm (‫ علوو‬s.o.; sleep);
to befall (‫ ب‬and ‫ علووو‬s.o.; punishment,
suffering), occur, happen (‫ ب‬to s.o.); to
become incarnate ( ‫ و‬in s.o.; God); to set
in, arrive, begin (time, season); -- i to pass
into solution, dissolve: to fade (color); -- i
(ḥill) to be allowed, permitted,
permissible, lawful; to be due, payable
(debt) │‫( حولا و ام صوب‬manṣib) to take over
or hold an office; ‫( حولامحلو‬maḥallahū) to
be in the right place; ‫حولامحولا والن‬, ‫حولامحولا‬
‫( ا شو‬maḥalla) to take the place of s.o. or
s.th., replace, supersede s.o. or s.th.,
substitute for s.o. or s.th.; ‫حلوتا و اللبو امحوال‬
(qalbihī) she held a place in his heart; ‫حولا‬
‫( محلاا أقديوا ديو‬maḥalla t-taqdīri ladaihi) to
enjoy s.o.’s. high esteem; ‫حلام اظفاساا قووا ا‬
‫( محوول‬min nufūsi l-qurrā’i maḥalla listiḥsān) to appeal to the readers, meet
1
with the readers' approval II to dissolve,
resolve (into its component parts), break
up, decompose, analyze ( ‫ هو‬s.th.): to make
a chemical analysis ( ‫ ه و‬of s.th.): to be
dissolvent, act as a solvent ( ‫ هو‬on; med.):
to discharge, absolve, clear, exonerate,
exculpate (‫ ه‬s.o.); (‫ تحلوة‬taḥilla) to expiate
an oath: to make permissible or lawful,
legitimate, sanction, justify, warrant ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.); to declare permissible or lawful,
allow, permit ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) IV to discharge,
release, absolve, disengage ( ‫ ه موو‬s.o.
from); to declare ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) lawful, legally
permissible, permit, allow ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to
cause to set in or occur, bring about,
produce, cause to take root, establish,
stabilize ( ‫ ه‬s.th.): to cause ( ‫ ه‬s.th.) to take
or occupy the place ( ‫ هو‬of), shift, move,
translocate ( ‫ هو هو‬s.th., e.g., a tribe, to a
place); to settle ( ‫ هو بوي‬s.th. among) │‫احلو ا‬
‫( محول‬maḥallahū) to cause s.o. or s.th. to
take the place of s.o. or s.th. else, replace
s.o. or s.th. by, substitute s.o. or s.th. for,
take s.o. or s.th. as substitute for; ‫أحلاا ش ا‬
‫( محووولاا ع يوووة‬maḥalla l-‘ināya) to pay
attention to s.th., make s.th. one’s concern
V to dissolve, melt, disintegrate; to
disengage o.s., disassociate o.s., extricate
o.s., free o.s. ( ‫ مو‬from) VII to be untied
(knot); to be solved, be unraveled
(problem); to be dissolved, be broken up,
be disbanded (also, of an organization, a
party, etc.); to dissolve, melt; to become
.lock, limp, weak, loose, relaxed; to
disintegrate; to melt away VIII to settle
down ( ‫ هو‬at a place); to occupy (mil., ‫ هو‬a
territory); to assume, take over, occupy,
hold, have ( ‫ ه و‬a place, 198 a rank, an
office) │‫( احأووولاا مكووو ناادول‬al-makāna lawwala) to occupy the foremost place;
‫( احأولاأعم و‬a‘mālahū) to take over s.o.’s
functions X to regard ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.) as
permissible or lawful, think that one may
do s.th. ( ‫ ;)ه‬to regard as fair game, as easy
prey, seize unlawfully, misappropriate,
usurp ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ حووول‬ḥall pl. ‫ حلوووال‬ḥulūl untying,
unfastening, undoing (of a knot); solution
(of a problem, of a puzzle, etc.);
unriddling,
unraveling,
explanation;
solution
(chem.);
dissolution,
disbandment, breaking up (of all
organization, etc.), abolition, cancellation,
annulment; release, freeing, liberation;
decontrol, release, unblocking (e.g., of a
blocked sum); discharge. clearing,
exoneration,
exculpation;
absolution
(Chr.) │‫ ل بولا لحول‬soluble, solvable; O ‫ا حولا‬
‫( ا يف‬ṭaifī) spectral analysis; ‫اهلاا حلاوا عقود‬
ahl al-ḥ. wa-l-‘aqd or ‫( اهلاا حولاوا ووبط‬rabṭ)
influential people, those in power; ‫و احلو ا‬
‫( وتوح و‬tarḥālihī) in all his doings, in
everything he did
‫ حل‬ḥill: ( ‫( ك نا احلام )ع‬ḥillin) he was
free to …, he was at liberty to ...; he had
free disposal of ...; ‫ اظتا احلام‬you’re free
to ..., you may readily ...
‫ حلووة‬ḥalla pl. ‫ حلوول‬ḥilal low copper
vessel; cooking pot (eg.)
‫ حلوة‬ḥilla way station, stopping place,
stop, stopover; encampment; absolution
(Chr.); dispensation (Chr.)
‫ حلوة‬ḥulla pl. ‫ حلول‬ḥulal clothing, dress,
garb; vestments (ecclesiastic; Chr.);
(complete) suit of clothes; (Western) suit
│‫( حلةارسومية‬rasmīya) uniform; ‫ حلوةاا سوهو‬ḥ.
as-suhra formal dress
‫ حوووالل‬ḥalāl that which is allowed,
permitted or permissible; allowed,
permitted,
permissible,
allowable,
admissible, lawful, legal, licit, legitimate;
lawful possession │‫ ابووو احوووالل‬ibn ḥ.
legitimate son; respectable man, decent
fellow
‫ حلال‬ḥulūl stopping, putting up, staying;
descending, coming on, befalling,
overtaking; incarnation; setting in, advent,
arrival (of a time, of a deadline),
beginning, dawn; substitution (for s.o.)
‫ حليل‬ḥalīl pl. ‫ احال‬aḥillā’2 husband
‫ حليلة‬ḥalīla pl. ‫ حالئل‬ḥalā’il2 iI' wife
‫ احليول‬iḥlīl outer opening of the urethra;
urethra (anat.)
‫ محول‬maḥall pl. -āt, ‫ محو ل‬maḥāll2 place,
location, spot, site, locale, locality, center;
(place of) residence; business; business
house, firm, commercial house; store,
shop; object, cause (e.g., of dispute,
admiration, etc.); gear (automobile) │‫حولا‬
‫ محلو‬and ‫ احلو امحلو‬see ‫ حول‬I and IV; ‫محلو‬
(maḥallahū) in his (its) place; ‫ و امحلو‬in
his (its) place, in his (its) stead, instead of
him; ‫ كو نا و امحلو‬to be in the right place; to
be appropriate, expedient, advisable; to be
justified, warranted; ‫ و اغيووامحلو‬improper,
misplaced, unsuitable, ill-suited; out of
place;
inappropriate,
inexpedient,
inopportune; ‫ صو اامحلو‬ṣādafa maḥallahū
to be convenient, be most opportune; ‫الا‬
‫( محلا و‬maḥalla) there is no room for ... ; it
is out of place, quite déplacé; ‫ محولاا عمول‬m.
al-‘amal place of employment; ‫محولااالل موة‬
m. al-iqāma (place of) residence, address;
‫( محوووولاظجوووو ر‬tijārī) business house,
commercial house; ‫ا محوووووال اا عماميوووووة‬
(‘umūmīya, tijārīya) public utilities and
commercial houses; ‫ اس وماا محوول‬ism al-m.
firm; ‫ محوولارهاظو‬m. ruhūnāt pawnshop;
‫ محوال اا سوي حة‬m. as-siyāḥfa travel agencies;
‫ محووولاموهبووو‬m. muraṭṭibāt refreshment
parlor; ‫ محلاا لهوا‬m. al-lahw and ‫محولاا مالهو‬
m. al-malāhī (pl. ‫ )محو ل‬amusement center;
‫محوووولاظووووزا ا‬m. nizā‘ object 199 of
controversy, controversial matter; ‫الاارىا‬
‫ محوالا عجوب‬lā arā m. li-‘ajabin I don’t see
any reason for amazement, there is
nothing to be astonished about; ‫ محوول‬m.
naẓar s.th. deserving attention, a striking,
remarkable thing
‫ محلو‬maḥallī local; native, indigenous;
parochial; pl. ‫ محليو‬local news, local page
(of a newspaper)
‫ محل‬maḥill due date; date of delivery
‫ محلوووة‬maḥalla pl. -āt way station,
stopping
place,
stop,
stopover,
encampment; camp; section, part, quarter
(of a city) │‫( ا محلةاا كبووى‬kubrā) Mahalla el
Kubra (city in N Egypt)
‫ تحليووول‬taḥlīl dissolution, resolution,
breaking up, decomposition, specification,
detailing, analyzation; (pl. ‫ تح يول‬taḥālīl2)
analysis (chem.); absolution (Chr.)
│‫ ب أحليوول‬in detail; ‫ معموولاتحليوول‬ma‘mal t.
laboratory for chemical analyses; ‫تحليوولا‬
‫( كهوبوو ئ‬kahrabā’ī) electrolysis; ‫ا أحليووولا‬
‫( ا فس ايا فس ظ ة‬nafsī) psychoanalysis
‫ تحليل‬taḥlīlī analytic(al)
putrefaction; slackening, exhaustion,
prostration, weakness, impotence
‫ احوأالل‬iḥtilāl occupation (mil.) │‫جيواشا‬
‫ االحأالل‬occupation forces
‫ احأال و‬iḥtilālī occupying, occupation
(used attributively); advocate of foreign
occupation
‫ محلووووال‬maḥlūl solved; dissolved,
resolved, broken up; loose; untied,
unfastened, unfettered, free, at large;
weakened, prostrate, exhausted, languid;
solution (liquid; chem.) │‫ محلالاا شعو‬m. ašša‘ar with loose, disheveled hair
‫ محلل‬muḥallil analyzer
‫ م حوووول‬munḥall solved; dissolved,
resolved, broken up; disbanded; languid,
prostrate, weak; permitted, allowed
‫ جيوواشامحألووة‬juyūš muḥtalla occupation
forces
2
‫ حيلا ة‬see ‫حال‬
2
‫ حلوب‬ḥālaba i u (ḥalb) to milk ( ‫ هو‬an animal)
│‫ حلباا ودهوااشو وه‬ḥalaba d-dahra ašṭurahū
he has seen good and bad days V to run,
drip, trickle, ooze, seep, leak; to water.
drool (mouth, with appetite) │‫تأحلووبا و ا‬
‫( اد ووااه‬afwāh) making the mouth water,
appetizing; ‫( تحلوباا لعو با و ا مو‬al-lu‘ābu fī
famī) my mouth was watering VIII to milk
( ‫ هو‬an animal) X do.; to squeeze juice ( ‫هو‬
from)
‫ حلب‬ḥalb milking
‫ حلب‬ḥalab milk
‫ حلبوة‬ḥalba pl. ḥalabāt race track; arena;
dance floor; race horses │‫ حلبوةاا وولص‬ḥ. arraqṣ dance floor; ‫ اظو ا ويسامو اتلولاا حلبوة‬he is
not made for that, he doesn’t belong there,
it is not in his line; ‫ رساحلبةاب‬a master of,
excelling or outstanding in
‫ حلبووووة‬ḥulba fenugreek (Trigonella
foenum-graecum; bot.); tonic, prepared of
yellowish grains, for women in childbed
(eg., syr.)
‫ تحلووول‬taḥallul dissolution, breakup;
separation, disengagement, disassociation
‫ حليووب‬ḥalīb milk │‫ ووب احليووب‬laban ḥ.
cow’s milk (eg.)
‫ اظحوووالل‬inḥilāl dissolution, breakup,
decomposition; disintegration; decay,
‫ حلووواب‬ḥalūb lactiferous │‫بقوووو احلووواب‬
(baqara) milk cow; ‫( ا م شويةاا حلواب‬māšiya)
dairy cattle
‫ حالب‬ḥallāb milker
‫ حالبوووة‬ḥallāba milkmaid, dairymaid;
dairywoman; milk cow 200
‫ محلوب‬maḥlab mahaleb (Prunus mahaleb;
bot.)
‫ ح ب‬ḥālib ureter
‫ مسأحلب‬mustaḥlab emulsion│‫مسأحلباا لواز‬
m. al-lauz almond milk
2
‫ حلب‬ḥalab2 Aleppo
‫ حلأيوت‬ḥiltīt, ḥaltīt asafetida (Ferula assafoetida;
bot.)
‫ حلو‬ḥalaja i u (ḥalj,
cotton)
‫ حلووي‬ḥalīj) to gin ( ‫ه و‬
‫ حلووي‬ḥalīj ginning (of cotton); ginned
(cotton)
‫ حالجووة‬ḥilāja cotton ginner’s work or
trade
‫ حال‬ḥallāj cotton ginner
‫ محلو‬maḥlaj pl.
ginnery
‫مح و‬
‫ محو‬maḥālij2 cotton
‫ حلحول‬ḥalḥala to remove, drive away, shove
away II taḥalḥala to stir from one’s place;
to move, stir, budge
‫ حلزون‬ḥalazūn snail; spiral
‫ حلوف‬ḥilf sworn alliance, confederacy,
league; federation; (pl. ‫ احوالا‬aḥlāf) ally│‫ا‬
‫‘( حلووفاعسووكوى‬aakarī) military alliancc;
‫( ا حلفااالهل و‬aṯlanṯī) the Atlantic Pact
‫ حليفة‬ḥalīfa pl. -āt f. of ‫حليف‬
‫ حلواا‬ḥallūf pl. ‫ حال يوف‬ḥalālīf2 (magr.,
eg.) wild boar; pig, swine
‫ حلفو‬ḥulafā’ and ‫ حلفوة‬ḥalfa (bot.) alfa,
esparto
‫ تحليف‬taḥlīf swearing in │‫ج ةاا أحليف‬
lajnat at-t. the jury (in court)
‫ مح فة‬muḥālafa alliance
‫ تح ف‬taḥāluf state of alliance; alliance,
treaty of alliance
‫ محلف‬muḥallaf sworn, bound by oath;
(pl. -ūn) juror (in court)
‫ مأح ف‬mutaḥālif interallied, allied
‫ حلزوظة‬ḥalazūna (n. un.) snail; spiral
‫ حلزوظوو‬ḥalazūnī spiral, helical, volute,
winding
‫ حلوس‬ḥalisa a to remain, stay permanently (‫ ب‬at
a place), stick (‫ ب‬to a place)
‫ حلووس‬ḥi1s pl. ‫ احووالس‬aḥlās (with foll.
genit.) one addicted or given to s.th., one
adhering to s.th.│‫ احووالساا لهووا‬a. al-lahw
people given to pleasure and amusement,
bons vivants, playboys
‫ حلوس‬ḥils pl. ‫ احوالس‬aḥlās, ‫ حلوواس‬ḥulūs
saddle blanket
‫ احلووس‬aḥlas2, f.
chestnut (horse)
‫ حلف‬ḥalf, ḥilf swearing, oath│ ‫احلفاا يموي‬
taking the oath
‫ حليوف‬ḥaīf pl. ‫ حلفو‬ḥulafā’2 confederate;
ally; allied │ ‫ ا حلف‬the Allies (pol.)
‫ حل‬ḥalj ginning (of cotton)
‫ محل و‬miḥlaj, ‫ محلجووة‬miḥlaja pl.
maḥālij2 cotton gin
in (‫ ه‬s.o.); to adjure, entreat earnestly (‫ه‬
s.o.) III to enter into a confederation, into
an alliance (‫ ه‬with s.o.), become an ally (‫ه‬
of s.o.) VI to commit one another by oath
(‫ علوو‬to do s.th.), join in alliance; to ally,
makc an alliance (‫ موا‬with) X to make (‫ه‬
s.o.) swear, exact an oath (‫ ه‬from s.o.); to
adjure, entreat earllestly (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ حلسوو‬ḥulasā’2 bay,
‫ حلف‬ḥalafa i (ḥalf, ḥilf) to swear (‫ ب هلل‬by God)│
‫( حلوفايمي و‬yamīnan) to take an oath II to
make (‫ ه‬s.o.) swear; to put to oath, swear
‫ حلوق‬ḥalaqa i (ḥalq) to shave ( ‫ هو‬the head, the
face); to shave off ( ‫ ه و‬the beard) II to
circle in the air, hover; to fly, soar (bird;
airplane; ‫ علو‬and ‫ ) وا‬over or above s.th.);
to round, make round, circular or ringshaped ( ‫ هو‬Sotho); to 201 ring, surround,
encircle (‫ علووو‬s.o., s.th.); to clothe V to
form a circle, sit in a circle; to gather in a
circle (‫ علو‬around s.o.)
‫ حلق‬ḥalq shaving, shave; (pl. ‫ حلوا‬ḥulūq,
‫ احال‬aḥlāq) throat, gullet, pharynx
‫ حلقو‬ḥalqī guttural, pharyngeal
‫ حلق‬ḥalaq rings, earrings
‫ حلقوة‬ḥalqa, ḥalaqa pl. ‫ احلوق‬ḥalaq, ‫حلقو‬
ḥalaqāt ring (also earring, etc.); link (of a
chain); circle (also of people); group of
students studying under a professor,
hence: lecture, course (e.g., at Al Azhar
University); part of a sequence or series;
ringlet; disk; decade; market│ ‫ احلقوةاا جو‬ḥ.
an-najāh life buoy, life preserver; Jl-‫احلقوةا‬
‫ االتصو ل‬ḥ. al-ittiṣāl and ‫ حلقوةاا اصول‬ḥ. alwaṣl connecting link ( ‫ بوي‬between; fig.);
‫ ا حلقووووةاا مفقووووا‬the missing link, the
intermediate form; ‫وواا حلقوةاا س سوةامو اعمووه‬
(‘umrihī) in the sixth decade of his life, in
his fifties; ‫ حلقةااالسم‬fish market; ‫حلقةاا ق‬
ḥ. al-quṯn cotton market
‫حلقوووو‬
circular
ḥalaqī
annular,
ring-shaped,
‫ حوال‬ḥallāq pl. -ūn barber │ ‫حوال اصوح‬
(ṣiḥḥī), ‫ حووال اا صووحة‬ḥ. aṣ-ṣiḥḥa barbersurgeon
‫ حليق‬ḥalīq shaved, shaven, shorn
‫ حاللوة‬ḥallāqa shaving, shave; barber’s
trade │‫ اصو باناا حاللوة‬ṣābūn al-ḥ. shaving
soap; ‫ صو اناا حاللوة‬barbershop; ‫ل عوةاا حاللوة‬
qā‘at al-ḥ. do.; O ‫ م كي ةاحاللة‬and O ‫آ وةاحاللوة‬
safety razor
‫ محلوق‬miḥlaq pl. ‫ محو ق‬maḥāliq2 straight
razor
‫ تحليوق‬taḥlīq flying, flight (of all aircraft;
‫ علوو‬and ‫ وا‬over a country); take-off (of
an airplane)
‫ م اح ق‬min ḥāliq from above
‫ حلقوام‬ḥulqūm pl. ‫ حاللوم‬ḥalāqim2 throat, gullet
│‫ راحوةاا حلقوام‬rāḥat al-ḥ. a kind of sweet
made of cornstarch, sugar, mastic and
pistachios (eg.)
‫ حلول‬ḥalika a (ḥalak) to be pitch-black, deepblack XII ‫ احلا ل‬iḥlaulaka do.
‫ حلل‬ḥalak intense blackness
‫ حلكة‬ḥulka intense blackness
‫ حلوووول‬ḥalik pitch-black,
gloomy, murky
deep-black;
‫ حلاكوووة‬ḥulūka gloominess, darkness;
blackness
‫ ح ووول‬ḥālik pitch-black, deep-black;
gloomy, murky
‫ حلوم‬ḥalama u to dream (‫ ب‬or ‫ عو‬of; ‫ وواان‬of
being, becoming, doing, etc., in the
future); to muse, reflect, meditate (‫ ب‬on
s.th.); to attain puberty; -- ḥaluma u to be
gentle, mild-tempered VIII to attain
puberty
‫ حلووم‬ḥulm, pl. ‫ احووالم‬aḥlām, dream; pl.
irreality, utopia
‫ حلمو‬ḥulmī dream- (in compounds), of
or pertaining to dreams
‫ حلم‬ḥulum sexual maturity, puberty │‫ابلو ا‬
‫ا حلم‬to attain puberty
‫ حلووم‬ḥilm, pl. ‫ حلوام‬ḥulūm, ‫ احووالم‬aḥlām
gentleness,
clemency,
mildness;
forbearance, indulgence; patience; insight,
discernment, understanding, intelligence,
reason │‫اصوووغ رااالحوووالم‬
simpleminded
people, simple souls
‫ حلووم‬ḥalam (coll.; n. un. ) tick; mite;
nipple, teat, mammilla (of the female
breast)
‫ حلمووو‬ḥalamī parasitic; mammillary,
nipple-shaped
‫ حليم‬ḥalīm, pl. ‫ حلم‬ḥulamā’ 2 mild, mildtempered, gentle; patient 202
‫احلووام‬ḥālūm, ‫ حوو ام‬ḥālūm a kind of
Egyptian cheese
‫ ح م‬ḥālim pl. -ūn dreamer
‫ محووووألم‬muḥtalim sexually
pubescent, marriageable
mature,
(‫ حلوا‬and ‫ )حلوو‬ḥaluwa u, ḥaliya a, ‫ حوال‬ḥalā u
( ‫ حوالو‬ḥalāwa, ‫ حلواان‬ḥulwān) to be sweet;
to be pleasant, agreeable (‫ ل‬to s.o.) │‫حالا ا‬
‫ ا ش و‬he enjoyed the thing; ‫ حووالا و اان‬it
pleased him that ..., he was delighted that
...; ‫( حسوووبم ايحلووواا ووو‬ḥasabamā) at his
discretion, as he pleases; -- ‫ حلوو‬ḥalā i to
adorn, grace; -- ‫ حلوو‬ḥaliya a to be adorned
(‫ ب‬with) II to sweeten (II s.th., e.g., a
beverage with sugar); to adorn, bedeck,
embellish, attire, furnish, provide ( ‫ه و‬, ‫ه‬
s.o., s.th., ‫ ب‬with) V to adorn o.s., be
adorned, decked out, embellished, graced,
endowed, furnished, provided (‫ ب‬with) X
to find sweet or pleasant, like ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), be
delighted ( ‫ ه‬by)
‫ حال‬ḥalan sweetness, pleasantness
‫ حلووووا‬ḥulw sweet; pleasant, nice,
charming, delightful, pretty │‫ حلوااا حوديث‬a
gifted raconteur, amusing, entertaining;
‫( ا غد اا حلا‬gudda) pancreas (anat.)
‫ حلو‬ḥaly pl. ‫ حلو‬ḥulīy piece of jewelry,
trinket
‫ حمة‬ḥamma hot spring
‫ حموووة‬ḥumma blackness, swarthiness,
dark coloration; fever
‫ حليوووة‬ḥilya pl. ‫ حلوووو‬ḥilan, ḥulan
decoration,
embellishment,
finery;
ornament
‫ حموم‬ḥumam (n. un. ) charcoal; anything
charred or carbonized; ashes, cinder; lava
‫ حلوواى‬ḥalwa pl. ‫ حووالوى‬ḥalāwa candy,
confection, confectionery, sweetmeats
‫ حم وو‬ḥumma f., pl.
‫ حمي و‬ḥummayāt
fever, fever heat │‫ ا حموواا أيفا يوة‬and ‫ا حمووا‬
‫( ا أيفيوة‬tīfīya) typhoid fever, typhus fever;
‫ حمواا د‬ḥ. d-diqq hectic fever; ‫ حموواا وبوا‬ḥ.
r-rib‘ quartan fever; ‫ ا حموواا واجعوة‬relapsing
fever; ‫ ا حموووواا صوووفوا‬or ‫ا حموووواا صوووفواوية‬
(ṣafrā’, ṣafrāwīya) yellow fever; ‫حموواا غوب‬
ḥ. l-gibb tertian fever; ‫ا حموووواا فحميوووة‬
(faḥmīya)
anthrax;
‫ا حموووووووواا قومزيوووووووة‬
(qirmizīya) scarlet fever; ‫ حمواا قش‬ḥ. l-qašš
hayfever; ‫( ا حموواا قالعيوة‬qulā‘īya) foot-andmouth disease; ‫ا حموووووواا م يوووووةاا شووووواكية‬
(mukkīya,
šaukīya)
cerebrospinal
meningitis; ‫( ا حمووواا مأماجووة‬mutamawwija)
undulant fever, Malta fever, brucellosis;
‫( ا حمووواا ف سووية‬nifāsīya) puerperal fever,
childbed fever; O ‫( ا حموواا مشوية‬namašīya)
spotted fever
‫ حلاا‬fi.alwa'2 candy, confection, con·
fectionery, sweetmeats
‫ حلاي و‬ḥalwayāt (and eg. ḥalawīyāt)
sweets (in general); sweet pastry; candies,
confectionery, sweetmeats
‫ حووووالو‬ḥalāwa sweetness; candies,
confectionery,
sweetmeats;
grace,
gracefulness,
charm,
refinement,
wittiness, wit; present of money; ransom
│‫( احوالو احمصوية‬ḥummuṣīya) a sweet made
of roasted chick-peas; ‫حووووالو اهحي يووووة‬
(ṭahīnīya) a sweet made of sesame-seed
meal; ‫( حوالو ا ازيوة‬lauzīya) a sweet made of
almonds
‫ حلووواان‬ḥulwān
gratuity, tip
present
of
money,
‫ حمو‬ḥummī feverish, febrile, fever- (in
compounds)
‫ حلوووااظ‬ḥalwānī and ‫ حلووواائ‬ḥalwā’ī
confectioner, candy dealer; pastry cook,
fancy baker
‫ حمو م‬ḥamām (coll.; n. un. ) pl. -āt, ‫حمو ئم‬
ḥamā’im2 dove, pigeon │‫ حم ماا زاجول‬carrier
pigeon; ‫ سووو اا حمووو م‬bugloss, oxtongue
(Anchusa officinalis; bot.)
‫ مو ااحيلوو‬mā uḥailā oh, how sweet is ...,
‫ م ااحياله‬oh, how sweet he is!
‫ حم م‬ḥimām (fate of) death
‫ تحليوة‬taḥliya decoration, embellishment,
ornamentation
‫ حمو م‬ḥammām pl. -āt bath; swimming
pool; spa, watering place │‫ حمو ماشوومس‬ḥ.
šams sunbath; ‫( حم مووو ابحويوووة‬baḥrīya)
seaside resorts
‫ محل وو‬muḥallan sweetened; decorated,
embellished, adorned, ornamented (‫ب‬
with)
1
‫ حموويم‬ḥamīm pl. ‫ احمو‬aḥimmā’2 close
friend; close, intimate; -- hot water
‫ احووم‬ḥam pl. ‫ احم و‬aḥmā’ father-in-law; pl.
relatives of the wife by marriage, in-laws
of the wife
‫ احوم‬aḥamm2, f.
ḥumm black
‫ حمو‬ḥamāh pl. ‫ حمواا‬ḥamawāt motherin-law; see also 1‫ احمو‬and 2‫حمو‬
2
‫ حم‬ḥuma see 2‫احما‬
3
‫ حوم‬ḥamma u (ḥamm) to heat, make hot ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); pass. ḥumma to be feverish, have a
fever │‫( حما و ا ول‬ḥumma) that was decreed
to him, that is his lot, his destiny II to
heat, make hot ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to bathe, wash ( ‫هو‬
or ‫ ه‬s.o. or s.th.) IV to heat, make hot ( ‫هو‬
s.th.) X to bathe, take a bath
‫ حمو‬ḥammā’2, pl. ‫حووم‬
‫ محوم‬miḥamm hot-water kettle, caldron,
boiler
‫ اسأحم م‬istiḥmām bathing, bath
‫ محموووام‬maḥmūm feverish, having a
fever; frantic, hectic
1
‫ حمب‬ḥama’a a to clean out, dredge ( ‫ ه‬a well)
‫ حمب‬ḥama’, ‫ حمب‬ḥam’a mud, mire, sludge
2
‫ حموئ‬ḥami’a to be or become angry, furious,
mad (‫ علو‬at s.o.)
‫ حمحووم‬ḥamḥama (‫ حمحمووة‬ḥamḥama) to neigh,
whinny (horse)
‫ حمحموة‬ḥamḥama neigh(ing), whinnying,
whinnies
‫ حمحووووم‬ḥimḥim oxtongue,
(Anchusa officinalis; bot.)
bugloss
‫ حموود‬ḥamida a (ḥamd) to praise, commend,
laud, extol (‫ ه علوو‬s.o. for, ‫ هو‬s.th.) II to
praise highly (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ حموووود‬ḥamd commendation, praise,
laudation │‫ ا حموداهلل‬al-ḥamdu lillāh thank
God! praise be to God! praised be the
Lord!
‫ حميووود‬ḥamīd praiseworthy, laudable,
commendable; benign, harmless (disease)
‫ حمووا‬ḥamūd praiseworthy, laudable,
commendable, praised
‫ احمووود‬aḥmad2 more laudable, more
commendable
‫ ا شووويعةاادحمديووة‬aš-šarī‘a al-aḥmadīya
Mohammedan Law
‫ محموود‬maḥmada pl. ‫ مح موود‬maḥāmid2
commendable act; pl. ‫ مح مووود‬praises,
encomiums
‫ حمو ر‬ḥimār pl. ‫ حميوو‬ḥamīr, ‫ حموو‬ḥumur,
‫ احموو‬aḥmira donkey, ass │‫ حمو راا واحش‬ḥ.
al-waḥš and ‫( حمو راوحشو‬waḥšī) wild ass,
onager; ‫ سووماا حموو ر‬samm al-ḥ. oleander
(Nerium oleander; bot.)
‫ حمو ر‬ḥimāra pl. ‫ حمو ئو‬ḥamā’ir2 she-ass,
female donkey
‫ حموووار‬ḥumūr red, red color(ation),
redness
‫ حميو‬ḥumaira redstart (zool.)
‫ حم ر‬ḥammār pl. donkey driver
‫ احموو‬aḥmar2, f. ‫ حمووا‬ḥamrā’2, pl. ‫حموو‬
ḥumr red, red-colored, ruddy; rosy, pink
│‫تحتاادحمو‬, ‫ وناادحمو‬infrared; ‫ا بحوواادحموو‬
the Red Sea; ‫ ا صوليباادحموو‬the Red Cross;
‫( ا مووا اادحمووو‬maut) violent death; ‫ا هوواىا‬
‫( ادحموو‬hawā) sexual intercourse; ‫ادحمووان‬
(“the two red ones”, i.e.) wine and meat;
‫“( االسوا اواالحموو‬the black and the red”, i.e.)
all mankind; ‫ احمواا شف ه‬lipstick
‫ حمووووا‬ḥamrā’2 smut, rust (disease
affecting cereals); ‫ ا حموووا‬Alhambra, the
Citadel of Granada
‫ يحموار‬yaḥmūr red; deer, roe, roebuck;
wild ass; hemoglobin (physiol.)
‫ محموا‬maḥmūd praised; commendable,
laudable, praiseworthy
‫ احموووار‬iḥmirār reddening, blush(ing),
redness, red coloration; erythema (med.)
‫محموووووووووود‬
muḥammad
commendable, laudable
‫ محموو‬muḥammar roasted │ ‫ب و هسامحموو‬
(baṭāṭis) fried potatoes
praised;
‫ محموووود‬muḥammadī pertaining
attributable to Mohammed
or
‫ حمووز‬ḥamaza i (ḥamz) to bite, or burn, the
tongue (taste)
‫ حمدل‬ḥamdala to pronounce the formula ‫ا حمداهلل‬
"Praise be to God!”
‫ حموس‬ḥamisa a to work with zeal, be zealous,
eager, ardent, be or become enthusiastic,
get all worked up, get excited, be filled
with fanatic enthusiasm V = I; to be
overzealous or over-enthusiastic ( ‫ و‬in
s.th.); to advocate fervently (‫ ل‬s.th.),
throw o.s. wholeheartedly behind s.th. (‫)ل‬
‫ حمد وة‬ḥamdala the formula ‫( ا حموداهلل‬see
above)
‫ حموو‬II to redden, color or dye red ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
roast ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to fry ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to brown ( ‫هو‬
flour in preparing a roux) IX to turn red,
take on a reddish color, redden, blush 204
‫ حمو‬ḥumar asphalt
‫ حمووو‬ḥumarī asphaltic, asphalt, tar,
tarry
‫ حموو‬ḥumra redness, red color(ation),
red; rouge (cosm.); brick dust, brick
rubble; erysipelas, St. Anthony's fire
(med.)
‫ حمووووس‬ḥamis and ‫ احمووووس‬aḥmas2
unflinching, staunch, steadfast, ardent,
eager, zealous, stout, hearty; fiery,
enthusiastic, full of enthusiasm
‫ حمووو س‬ḥamās, and ‫ حم سوووة‬ḥamāsa
enthusiasm, fire, ardor, fervor, zeal,
fanaticism
‫ حم سووو‬ḥamāsī enthusiastic, ardent,
fiery, zealous, fanatic; stirring, rousing,
thrilling, electrifying
‫ تحموووس‬taḥammus unflinching zeal,
enthusiasm (‫ ل‬for), fanaticism
‫ موووووأحمس‬mutaḥammis enthusiastic,
ardent, fiery, zealous, fanatic; an ardent
follower, a fanatic adherent, a fanatic
‫ حموش‬ḥamaša u to excite, irritate, infuriate,
enrage (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ حمشة‬ḥamša catgut (med.)
1
‫ حمص‬II to roast; to fry, broil (A s.th.)
‫ حموووص‬ḥimmiṣ, ḥimmmaṣ; (colloq.)
ḥummuṣ (coll.; n. un. ) chick-pea
2
‫ حموص‬Mm,' Homs (the ancient Emesa, city in
oentral Syria)
‫ حمو‬ḥamuḍa u (‫ حماضووة‬ḥumūḍa) to be or
become sour II to make sour, sour,
acidify, acidulate ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to develop ( ‫ هو‬a
photographic plate, a film; phot.); to cause
( ‫ ه‬s.th.) to oxidize
‫ حمو‬ḥamaḍa pl.
‫ احمو‬aḥmāḍ acid
(chem.) │ ‫( حم ابا‬baulī) uric acid
‫ شجواحم‬šajar ḥamḍī citrus trees
‫ حم ية‬ḥamḍīya pl. -āt citrus fruit 205
‫ حماضة‬hummūḍa sourness, acidity
│‫ ما داا حماضة‬muwallid al-ḥ. oxygen
(chem.)
‫ حمو‬ḥammāḍ,
‫ حموي‬ḥummaiḍ sorrel
(bot.)
‫ تحمووي‬taḥmīḍ souring, acidification;
development (phot.)
‫ احمو‬iḥmāḍ jocular language, joking
remark
‫ حو م‬sour, acid; acidulous; (pl. ‫حواام‬
ḥawāmiḍ) acid (chem.) │‫ حو م اا فحوم‬ḥ. alfaḥm carbonic acid: ‫( حو م اكبويأو‬kibrītī)
sulphuric acid
‫ حمووق‬ḥamiqa a and ḥamuqa u (ḥumq, ‫حم لووة‬
ḥamāqa) to be stupid, silly, foolish,
fatuous; to become angry or furious II and
IV to regard (‫ ه‬s.o.) as a fool, consider (‫ه‬
s.o.) dumb, stupid, idiotic n pretend to be
stupid VII to become angry or furious X
to consider (‫ ه‬s.o.) dumb, stupid, idiotic
‫ حموووووق‬ḥumq
foolishness, folly
stupidity,
silliness,
‫ حم لووووة‬ḥamāqa stupidity, silliness,
foolishness, folly; anger, wrath
‫حمووو‬
ḥumāq, ḥamāq smallpox, variola (med.)
‫ حموق‬aḥmaq2, f. ‫ حمقو‬ḥamqā’2, pl. ‫حموق‬
ḥum(u)q, ‫ حمقووو‬ḥamqā, ‫ حموو لو‬ḥamāqā
dumb, stupid, silly, foolish, fatuous; fool,
simpleton, imbecile
‫ حموووق‬ḥamqān dumb, stupid, silly,
foolish; angry, furious
‫ حمول‬ḥamala i (ḥaml) to carry, bear ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
lift, pick up ( ‫ هو‬s.th. in order to carry it),
load up and take along ( ‫ ه‬s.th.): to hold ( ‫ه‬
s.th., in one’s hand); to carry on or with
one. take or bring along ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to
transport, carry, convey ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to bring,
take (‫ ا وو‬or ‫ هو ل‬s.th. to s.o.); to take upon
o.s. ( ‫ عو‬instead of or for s.o., ‫ هو‬a burden),
carry, assume ( ‫ هو‬the burden, ‫ عو‬of s.o.
else), relieve ( ‫ عو هو‬s.o. from s.th.), take
( ‫ هو‬a burden, a grievance, etc.) from s.o.
( ‫ ;)ع و‬to extend, show, evince, cherish,
ha.rbor ( ‫ هو‬a feeling, ‫ ل‬toward s.o.); to
become or be pregnant ( ‫ مو‬by s.o.): to
bear fruit (tree); to induce, cause, prompt,
get (‫ ه علوو‬s.o. to do s.th.), make s.o. (‫ )ه‬do
s.th. (‫ ;)علوو‬to convert, bring around, win
over ( ‫ ه علوووارأي و‬s.o. to one’s opinion),
convince ( ‫ ه علووارأيو‬s.o. of one’s opinion);
to attack (‫ علووو‬s.o.), also ‫حموولاحملووةاعلووو‬
(ḥamlatan) to launch or make an attack
on; to know by beart ( ‫ هو‬a book); to relate,
refer (‫ هو علوو‬s.th. to). bring ( ‫ هو‬s. th.) to
bear (‫ علوو‬upon s.th.), link, correlate, bring
into relation ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ علوو‬with); to trace,
trace back (‫ هو علووو‬s.th. to); to ascribe,
attribute, impute (‫ هو علوو‬s.th. to s.o.); to
make ( ‫ ه‬a word) agree grammatically (‫علو‬
with another) │ ‫احموووولا وووو اظفسوووو‬to feel
annoyed, be in a melancholy mood, feel
blue; ‫ حموولاعلووواظفسو‬to pull o.s. together,
brace o.s.; ‫( حمل اعلووامحمول‬maḥmali) to take
s.th. to mean …, interpret or construe s.th.
in the sense of …, as if it were ...; ‫حمل اعلوا‬
‫ غيوامحمول‬to misinterpret, misconstrue s.th.;
‫( حمل امحملاا جد‬maḥmala l-jidd) to take s.th.
seriously, take s.th. at face value II to have
or make (‫ ه‬s.o.) carry or bear ( ‫ هو‬s.th.),
load, burden, charge, task ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o. or s.th.
‫ هو‬with), impose ( ‫ ه هو‬on s.o. s.th.) V to
hear, assume, take upon o.s. ( ‫ هو‬s.th., e.g.,
‫ ا فق‬an-nafaqāt the expenses, ‫ ا مسوؤو ية‬almas’ūlīya the responsibility); to bear up
( ‫ ه و‬under), bear, stand, sustain, endure,
tolerate, stomach ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to undergo,
suffer ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to be able to stand (‫ ه‬s.o.)
or put up (‫ ه‬with s.o.); to set out, get on
one’s way; to depart VI to maltreat, treat
unjustly (‫ علووو‬s.o.), be prejudiced, be
biased, take sides (‫ علووو‬against s.o.); to
struggle to 206 one’s feet, rise with great
effort │ ‫( اتح موولاعلووواظفسو‬nafsihi) to brace
o.s.; to pull o.s. together, take heart, pluck
up courage VIII to carry, bring ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
carry away, take away, haul off, lug off ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to suffer, undergo, bear, stand,
endure, sustain ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to allow, permit,
suffer, tolerate, brook, stomach ( ‫ هو‬s.th.),
acquiesce ( ‫ هو‬in), put up, bear ( ‫ هو‬with
s.th.); to hold ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), have capacity ( ‫هو‬
for); to imply that s.th. ( ‫ )هو‬is possible,
permissible, or conceivable; ‫يحأمووووول‬
yaḥtamilu and (pass.) yuḥtamalu (it is)
bearable, tolerable; (it is) conceivable,
possible, probable, likely
‫حموووووول‬
ḥaml
carrying,
bearing;
inducement, prompting, encouragement
(of s.o., ‫ علوووو‬to); delivery; transport,
transportation,
conveyance;
portage,
carrying charges; -- (pl. ‫ احمو ل‬aḥmāl, ‫حمو ل‬
ḥimāl) foetus; pregnancy │‫‘ عدماا حمل‬adam
al-ḥ. sterility (of a woman)
‫ حمول‬ḥiml, ḥaml pl. ‫ احمو ل‬aḥmāl cargo,
load, burden │ ‫ حملاح‬ḥaml ḥayy pay load,
commercial load, live load; ‫حمووولاميوووت‬
mayyit) dead load; dead weight (arch.);
‫( حمووووولامووووواازن‬muwāzin) counterpoise,
counterweight
‫ حموول‬ḥamal pl. ‫ حمووالن‬ḥumlān, ‫احم و ل‬
aḥmāl lamb; (unconsecrated) Host
(Chr.Copt.); Aries, Ram (astron.)
‫ حملوة‬ḥamla pl. ḥamalāt attack (‫ علوو‬on);
offensive; campaign; military expedition;
expeditionary force │‫( حملةاتب يبيوة‬ta’dībīya)
punitive expedition; m ‫حملوووووةاصوووووح ي‬
(ṣiḥāfīya) press campaign; ‫حمل وةااسأكش و ية‬
(istikšāfīya) reconnaissance raid (mil.);
‫ حملوةاميك ظيكيوة‬motorized detachment (mil.);
‫( حملةااظأ بية‬intikābīya) election campaign
‫ حمل و‬ḥamalī pl. -īya ambulant water
vendor
‫ حميوووول‬ḥamīl
warrantor
foundling;
guarantor,
‫ حميلووةاعلووو‬ḥamīla ‘alā a burden to,
completely dependent upon
‫ حموووال‬ḥamūl long-suffering; gentle,
mild-tempered
‫ حم ل‬ḥamnāl pl. -ūn, porter, carrier
‫ حم وة‬ḥimāla work and trade of a porter
or carrier
‫ حم وة‬ḥammāla (carrier) beam, girder,
support, base, post, pier, pillar; suspenders
│‫( حم ةاا صدر‬ṣadr) brassiere
‫ حما وة‬ḥumūla pl. -āt load capacity, load
limit, capacity; tonnage (of a vessel);
portage, freightage, transport charges; (pl.
‫ حم ئل‬ḥamā’il2) family (Ir.)
‫ محمول‬maḥmal see ‫ حمول‬ḥamala; also ‫أ ولا‬
‫( شويئ اعلووامحمولاا جود‬m. il-jidd) to take s.th.
seriously
‫ محمل‬maḥmil (colloq. maḥmal) pl. ‫مح مول‬
maḥāmil2 camel-borne litter; mahmal, a
richly decorated litter sent by Islamic
rulers to Mecca as an emblem of their
independence, at the time of the hadj
‫ تحميول‬taḥmīl burdening; encumbrance;
imposition; loading, shipping, shipment
‫ تحميلوووة‬taḥmīla pl. ‫ تح مووول‬taḥāmil2
suppository (med.)
‫ تحمول‬taḥammul taking over, assumption
(of
burdens);
bearing,
standing,
sufferance,
endurance;
durability;
strength,hardiness, sturdiness, solidity (of
a material)
‫ تح مل‬taḥāmul prejudice, bias, partiality;
intolerance
‫ احأموووو ل‬iḥtimāl bearing, standing,
suffering,
sufferance,
toleration;
probability, likelihood, potentiality │‫صعبا‬
‫( االحأم ل‬ṣa‘b) hard to bear, oppressive
‫ ح موول‬ḥāmil pl. ‫ حملووة‬ḥamala porter,
carrier; bearer (of a note, of a check, etc.;
of an order or decoration); holder (of an
identification paper, of a diploma, of a
207 certificate); holding device, holder,
clamp, fastener, hold, support (tech.);
fighter (‫ علوو‬against), (pl. ‫ حاامول‬ḥawāmil2)
pregnant │‫ ح مولاا بويود‬courier, ‫ حملوةاادسوهم‬ḥ.
al-ashum shareholders; ‫ حملوووةاادلوووالم‬the
publicists, the writers; ‫ ح ملاكالما‬ḥ. kalām
allāh one who knows the Koran by heart;
‫( تيوو راح موول‬tayyār) carrier current (el.),
‫( ماج اح ملة‬maujāt) carrier waves (el.)
‫ حميووووو‬ḥumayyā heat; excitement,
agitation; enthusiasm; fire, passion,
impetuosity, vehemence; fury, rage; wine
‫ حم و‬ḥamāwa heat
‫ محموو‬maḥman fire chamber, furnace (of
a stove, oven, etc.)
‫ ح ملوة‬ḥāmila pl. -āt device for carrying,
carrier │‫اح ملةا وي وة‬map case; ‫ح ملوةاهو ئوا‬
ḥ. ṭā’irāt aircraft carrier
‫ محموال‬maḥmūl carried, borne, bearable,
tolerable; load weight, service weight,
cargo; tonnage (of a vessel); predicate,
attribute (logic), ‫ محموالاعليو‬subject (logic)
│‫( مشو امحما ووة‬mušāh) motorized infantry
(mil.); ‫ ج ووا امحما واناجوواا‬airborne troops
(mil.)
‫ محمول‬muḥammal loaded, laden, heavily
charged, burdened (‫ ب‬with), encumbered
(‫ ب‬by)
‫ محأموول‬muḥtamal bearable, tolerable;
probable, likely
‫ حملوق‬ḥamlaqa (‫ حملقوة‬ḥamlaqa) to stare, gaze
( or ‫ ب‬at)
‫ حمالي‬ḥimalāyā Himalaya
1
‫ حموا‬ḥamū (construct state of ‫ حوم‬ḥam) and ‫حمو‬
ḥamāh see 1‫احم‬
‫ حمواة‬and ‫ حمو )حموو‬ḥamiya a to be or become
hot; to glow (metal); to flare up; to fly into a
rage, become furious (‫ علوووو‬at) │‫احمووووا‬
‫ا واهيس‬fierce fighting broke out II to make hot,
heat ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), to heat to glowing ( ‫ هو‬metal); to
fire up ( ‫ هو‬a stove); to kindle, inflame, stir up,
excite ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to bathe (= 3‫ احوم‬II) IV to make
hot, heat ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
2
‫ حم وا‬ḥamw heat │‫ حم وااا ي ول‬ḥ. an-nīl
prickly heat, heat rash, lichen tropicus
(eg.)
‫ حما‬ḥumūw heat
‫ حموة‬ḥuma pl. -āt, ‫ حم وو‬ḥuman sting,
stinger (of insects); prick, spine (of plants)
‫ حم‬ḥamīy hot, glowing; heated, exited
‫ حمو‬ḥummā see 3‫احم‬
‫ حميووووة‬ḥamīya zeal, ardor, fervor;
enthusiasm, ardent zeal, fanaticism;
violence, vehemence; passion, rage, fury;
heat of excitement; temper, temperament
│‫(اا حميةاا قامية‬qaumīya) chauvinism
‫ حو م‬ḥāmin hot; heated, violent, fierce
(e.g., a battle); glowing, passionate, fiery;
burning
1
‫ احموو‬ḥamā i (ḥamy, ‫ حم يوة‬ḥimāya) to defend,
guard ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th., ‫ مو‬against), protect,
shelter, shield ( ‫هو مو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th. from); to
deny ( ‫ ا موي‬the patient) harmful food ( ‫;هو‬
= to put him on diet); to forbid (‫ ه ان‬s.o. to
do s.th.) III to defend ( ‫ مو‬s.o. or s.th., also,
of a lawyer in court); to shield, protect,
support ( ‫ عو‬s.o. or s.th.), take up the cause
of ( ‫)عو‬, stand up for ( ‫ )عو‬VI to keep away
( ‫ هو‬from), shun, avoid ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) VIII to
protect o.s. (‫ه‬, ‫ هو‬from s.th., from s.o.),
defend o.s., cover o.s. (‫ ب‬with s.th.), seek
protection, seek shelter or refuge (‫ ب‬with
s.o., also ‫ م ;ع د‬from)
‫ حمووووو‬ḥiman
sanctuary
protection;
defense;
‫ حميوة‬ḥimya that which is defended; diet
208
‫ حم يووووة‬ḥimāya pl. -āt
patronage,
sponsorship,
protectorate (pol.)
protection,
auspices;
‫ مح م و‬muḥāmāh defense (jur.); legal
profession, practicing of law │ ‫اهيوب اا مح مو‬
ḥai’at al-m. the bar
‫ احأم و‬iḥtimā’ seeking cover, seeking
protection; cover, shelter, protection
‫ ح و م‬ḥāmin pl. ‫ حم و‬ḥumāh protector,
defender, guardian; patron │‫اا دو ووةاا ح ميووة‬
(daula)
protecting
power
(of
a
protectorate)
‫ ح ميووووة‬ḥāmiya pl. -āt
protectress; garrison (mil.)
patroness,
‫ محمو‬maḥmīy protected (‫ ب‬by); being
under a protectorate, having the status of a
protectorate │‫( م قوووووةامحميوووووة‬minṭaqa)
protectorate (country)
‫ محميوووة‬maḥmīya pl. -āt protectorate
(country; pol.)
‫ مح و م‬muḥāmin pl. ‫ مح و ميان‬muḥāmūn
defense counsel, counselor-at-law, lawyer,
barrister, attorney (at law), advocate
‫ مح مية‬muḥāmiya woman lawyer
‫ ح ظبة‬look up alphabetically
‫ محووووأم‬muḥtamin one who seeks
protection; protégé; being under a
protectorate, having the status of a
protectorate
2
‫احم‬, ‫ حم ه‬ḥamāh Hama (city in W Syria)
‫ ح ووة‬ḥanna sympathy; commiseration,
compassion, pity; favorable aspect,
advantage
‫ ح و ن‬ḥanān sympathy, love, affection,
tenderness; commiseration, compassion,
pity; ‫ ح ظيوول‬ḥanānaika have pity! have
mercy!
compassion,
‫ ح بل‬ḥanbalī Hanbalitic, of or pertaining to the
madhab of Aḥmad ibn ḥanbal; puritanical,
strict in religious matters; (pl. ‫ح بلوووة‬
ḥanābila) Hanbalite
‫ح ظا‬, ‫ ح ظات‬see ‫ح ا‬
‫ حو‬ḥanna i ( ‫ ح وي‬ḥanīn) to long, yearn, hanker
(‫ ا وو‬for), crave (‫ ا وو‬s.th.); -- (‫ ح وة‬ḥanna,
‫ ح و ن‬ḥanān) to feel tenderness, affection,
sympathy (‫ علووو‬for s.o.); to sympathize,
commiserate (‫ علوو‬with), feel compassion
(‫ علوو‬for); to pity (‫ علوو‬s.o.), have mercy
(‫ علووو‬on) II to move, touch, fill with
tenderness, soften, fill with compassion
( ‫ للب و‬qalbahū s.o.’s heart); to blossom,
flower, be in bloom (tree) V to feel
sympathy, feel pity, feel compassion (‫علوو‬
for s.o.), commiserate (‫ علوو‬with s.o.); to
be tender, affectionate
‫ ح ظوووووة‬ḥanāna
commiseration
(redbreast); ‫( تمووواا ح وو‬colloq. tamr elḥinna) henna plant (Lawsonia inermis;
bot.)
pity,
‫ ح وث‬ḥanita a (ḥint) with ‫ و ايمي و‬or ‫بيمي و‬: to
break one’s oath V to practice piety,
perform works of devotion; to seek
religious purification; to scorn sin, not
yield to sin
‫ ح ث‬ḥint pl. ‫ اح ث‬aḥnāt perjury; sin 209
‫ ح جو‬ḥanjara pl. ‫ ح جو‬ḥanājir2 larynx, throat
‫ ح جوار‬ḥunjūr pl. ‫ ح و جيو‬ḥanājīr 2 larynx,
throat
‫ ح جوول‬ḥanjala to prance (horse); to caper,
gambol II taḥanjala to dance, caper,
gambol, frisk
‫ ح دس‬ḥindis pl. ‫ ح س‬ḥanādis2 dark night
‫ ح ودلا‬ḥandaqūq (bot.) melilot, (yellow) sweet
clover (Melilotus)
‫ ح ش‬ḥanaš pl. ‫ اح ش‬aḥnāš snake
‫ حو ط‬II to embalm (‫ ه‬a corpse); to stuff ( ‫ هو‬a
carcass)
‫ ح ة‬ḥinṭa wheat
‫ح وووووي‬
ḥanīn longing, yearning,
hankering, nostalgia, craving, desire
‫اح هة‬ḥināṭa embalming
‫ ح وان‬ḥanūn affectionate, loving, softhearted, tenderhearted, compassionate,
merciful; tender, soft, gentle, kind,
moving, touching (voice)
‫ مح ط‬muḥannaṭ mummified
‫ ح وووو ن‬ḥannān affectionate, loving,
tender; compassionate, sympathetic
‫ تح ووو ن‬tiḥnān attachment, devotion,
loyalty
‫ تحوو‬taḥannun tenderness, affection,
sympathy
‫ ح ب‬II to dye red ( ‫ ه‬s.th., with henna)
‫ ح و‬ḥinnā’ henna (a reddish-orange
cosmetic gained from leaves and stalks of
the henna plant) │ ‫ ابوااا ح و‬abū l-ḥ. robin
‫ تح ط‬taḥannuṭ mummification
‫‘ عوبوةاا ح وار‬arabat al-ḥanṭūr, victoria, light
carriage. designed for two passengers
‫ ح رووول‬ḥanẓal (coll.; n. un. ) colocynth
(Citrullue colocynthis; bot.)
‫ ح ف‬ḥanafa i to turn or bend sideways
‫ ح يووف‬ḥanīf pl. ‫ ح فووو‬ḥunafā’2 true
believer, orthodox; one who scorns the
false creeds surrounding him and
professes the true religion; true (religion)
│‫( ا ودي اا ح يوف‬din) the True (i.e., Islamic)
Religion, also ‫( ا ح يفةاا سمح‬samḥā’)
‫ ح ف و‬ḥanafī pagan, heathen, idolater
(Chr.); Hanafitic (see ‫( ;)ح يفووة‬pl. -ūn)
Hanafi
‫ ح فيووة‬ḥanafīya paganism, heathendom
(Chr.); Hanafitic madhab (an orthodox
school of theology founded by Abu
Hanifah); -- (pl. -āt) faucet, tap; hydrant
‫ ا ح يفيوووة‬al-ḥanīfīya the True (i.e.,
Islamic) Religion
‫ اح وف‬aḥnaf2 afflicted with a distortion
of the foot
‫ ح وق‬ḥaniqa a (ḥanaq) to be furious, mad,
angry; to be annoyed, exasperated,
peeved, irritated (‫ علووو‬or ‫ مو‬at, by), be
resentful (‫ علوو‬or ‫ مو‬of) IV to infuriate,
enrage, embitter, exasperate, irritate (‫ه‬
s.o.)
‫ ح وق‬ḥanaq fury, rage, ire, wrath, anger,
exasperation, resentment, rancor
‫ ح ووووق‬ḥaniq furious, mad, angry;
resentful, bitter, embittered, annoyed,
exasperated, peeved
‫ حوووو ظق‬ḥāniq furious, mad, angry;
resentful, bitter, embittered, annoyed,
exasperated, peeved │ ‫حوووو ظقاعلووووواا حيوووو‬
(ḥayāh) weary of life, dispirited, dejected;
‫( ح ظقاعلواا س‬nisā’) misogynist
‫مح ووووووق‬
muḥannaq
infuriated,
enraged;
embittered, bitter, angry, exasperated,
resentful
‫ ح ول‬ḥanaka i u, II and IV to sophisticate, make
experienced or worldly-wise through
severe trials (said of fate, time, age)
‫ ح ل‬ḥanak pl.
‫ اح‬aḥnāk palate
‫ ح ك‬ḥanakī palatal
‫ ح ول‬ḥunk, ḥink and ‫ ح كوة‬ḥunka worldly
experience, worldly wisdom gained
through experience, sophistication
‫ مح وول‬muḥannak experienced, worldly wise,
sophisticated │‫( مح وووولامب وووول‬mubannak)
shrewd, smart, sharp
(‫ ح وا‬and ‫ ح و )ح وو‬ḥanā u and ‫ ح وو‬ḥanā i to
bend, curve, twist, turn; to lean, incline
(‫ علوو‬or ‫ ا وو‬toward s.o.); to feel for s.o.
(‫)علووووو‬, sympathize (‫ علووووو‬with s.o.),
commiserate, pity (‫ علووووو‬s.o.), feel
compassion, feel pity (‫ علووو‬for s.o.); to
bend, bow, flex, curve, crook ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) IV
to bend, bow, tilt, incline ( ‫ هو‬s.th.; e.g.,
‫ رأسو‬ra’sahū one’s head); to sympathize
(‫ علوو‬210 with s.o.), feel compassion, feel
pity (‫ علوو‬for s.o.), commiserate, pity (‫علوو‬
s.o.) VII to bend, curve, twist, turn; to be
winding, be tortuous, wind, meander (e.g.,
a road); to turn, deviate, digress ( ‫عوو‬
from); to bow (‫ ل‬to s.o.); to lean, incline
(‫ علوو‬or ‫ ; وا‬over s.th., ‫ ا ووو‬toward s.o.,
toward s.th.); to devote o.s. eagerly (‫ علوو‬to
s.th.); to contain, harbor (‫ علوو‬s.th.) │‫انا‬
‫( ضوولاع االات ح و اعلووواضووغ‬ḍulū‘ī, ḍign) I
harbor no grudge, I feel no resentment
‫ ح وا‬ḥanw bending, deflection, flexing,
flexure, curving, curvature, twisting,
turning
‫ ح ا‬ḥinw pl. ‫ اح‬aḥnā’ bend, bow, turn,
twist, curved line, curve, contour; pl. ribs
│ ‫ بي ااح ئه‬in her bosom
‫ ح وووا‬ḥunuw sympathy, compassion,
tenderness, affection
‫ ح و‬ḥanīy bending, deflection, flexing,
flexure, curving, ourvature, twisting,
turning
‫ ح ية‬ḥanya bend, turn, curve
‫ ح ية‬ḥanīya pl. ‫ ح يو‬ḥanāyā arc; camber,
curvature │‫ و اح يو اصودره‬in his bosom; ‫و ا‬
‫ ح ي اظفس‬in his heart, deep inside him
‫ ح يوووووة‬ḥināya curving,
twisting, turning, bending
curvature,
‫ ح ظا‬see below
‫ مح وووو‬maḥnan pl. ‫ محووو ن‬maḥānin
curvature, bend, flexure, bow, turn, curve
‫ اظح ووووو‬inḥinā’ bend, deflection,
curvature; curve; arc; inclination, tilt;
how, curtsy
‫ اظح‬inḥinā’a (n. vic.) bow, curtsy
‫ ا حوااظ‬al-ḥawānī the longest ribs; (fig.)
breast, bosom │‫ بموول احووااظيهم‬bi-mil’i ḥ.
(they shouted) at the top of their lungs,
with all their might
‫ مح ووو‬maḥnīy bowed, inclined (head);
bent, curved, crooked
‫ مو ح ا‬munḥanin bent, curved, crooked,
twisted; inclined, bowed
‫ م ح و‬munḥanan pl. ‫ م ح يو‬munḥanayāt
bend, flexure, deflection, curvature; turn,
twist, break, angle; curve (of a road, end
math.); slope
‫ حو ظا‬ḥānūt pl. ‫ حااظيوت‬ḥawānīt2 store, shop;
wineshop, tavern
‫ حوو ظات‬ḥānūtī pl. -īya (eg.) corpse
washer;
undertaker,
mortician,
gravedigger
‫ حاا‬ḥawwā’2 Eve
‫ حواب‬V to abstain from sin; to lead ‫ ش‬pious
life; to refrain, abstain ( ‫ م‬from s.th.)
‫ حابوووة‬ḥauba sin, offense, misdeed,
outrage
essentials; ‫ محوولاا ح جووة‬maḥall al-ḥ. the
essential passage, the gist, the substance,
the crux, the interesting part (of an
exposition); ‫ سووداح جأ و‬sadda ḥājatahū to
meet s.o.’s needs, provide for s.o.’s needs;
‫ ل وواح جأو‬qaḍā ḥājatahū to fulfill s.o.’s
wish; ‫ ل واا ح جة‬to relieve nature
‫ ح جيو‬ḥājīyyāt everyday commodities,
utensils, utilities, necessaries, necessities
‫ احوا‬in greater need (‫ ا وو‬of s.th.); more
necessary
‫ احأيو‬iḥtiyāj want, need, requirement,
(pre)requisite, necessity; pl. -āt needs,
necessities, necessaries
‫ حاب‬ḥaubā’ soul
‫ محو وي‬maḥāwīj2 (pl. of ‫ محوا‬muḥwij)
needy, poor, destitute people
‫ حوا‬pl. ‫ حيأو ن‬ḥītān, ‫ احواا‬aḥwāt fish; whale;
Pisces, Fishes (astron.) │‫ حووا اسووليم ن‬ḥ.
sulaimān salmon
‫ محأو‬muḥtāj in need, in want (‫ ا وو‬of
s.th.), requiring (‫ ا وو‬s.th.); poor, destitute,
indigent
2
‫ حوا‬IV aḥwaja to have need, stand in need, be
in went (‫ ا وو‬of s.th.), need, require, went
(‫ ا وو‬s.th.); to put (‫ ه‬s.o.) in need of (‫)ا وو‬,
make necessary (‫ ه ا وو‬for s.o. s.th.), require
(‫ ه ا و‬of s.o. s.th.), compel, oblige (‫ ه ا و‬s.o.
to); to impoverish, reduce to poverty (‫ه‬
s.o.) │‫( امو ااحاجو اا وو‬aḥwajahū) how much
he .tends in need of ...! how urgently he
needs ...! VIII to have need, stand in need,
be in went (‫ ا وو‬of; also ‫)ل‬, need, want,
require (‫ ا و‬s.th. s.o.)
‫ حوا‬ḥauj need, want, lack, deficiency,
destitution
‫ ح جوة‬ḥāja pl. -āt need (‫ ا وو‬or ‫ ب‬of);
necessity,
requirement,
prerequisite;
natural, bodily need; pressing need,
neediness, poverty, indigence, destitution;
object of need or desire; desire, wish,
request; necessary article, requisite;
matter, concern, business, job, work;
thing, object; -- pl. ‫ حواائ‬ḥawā’ij2 needs
211 necessities, necessaries; everyday
objects, effects, belongings, possessions,
stuff; clothes, clothing │‫ك نا اح جوةاا ووايلة‬
to stand in need, be in want of (s.th.),
need, require (s.th.); ‫( الاح جةاا ووايلة‬ḥājata)
… is not necessary, not required, there is
no need of ...; ‫ الاح جوةا و ابو‬I don’t need it;
‫ ع وداا ح جوة‬if (or when) necessary, if need
be, in case of need; ‫( و اغيووواح جووة‬gairi
ḥājatin) unnecessarily; ‫ مووو ابووو اا ح جوووة‬the
‫ حاجلة‬ḥaujala pl. ‫ حااجل‬ḥawājil2 phial (chem.)
‫ حو ايحووا ة‬ḥāda u (ḥaud) to turn aside, turn
away ( ‫ عو‬from), turn ( ‫ عو‬off) II to turn
off, take a turning
‫( حا‬ḥauda) turn, turning
‫ حو ايحوا ة‬ḥāda u (ḥaud) to urge on, spur on ( ‫هو‬
animals) IV do. X ‫ اسووأحا‬istaḥwada to
overwhelm, overcome, overpower (‫علووو‬
s.o.; esp. emotions), get the better of (‫)علو‬,
gain mastery (‫ علوو‬over); to seize (‫ علوو‬on),
take possession (‫ علو‬of), usurp (‫ علو‬s.th.)
‫ حا‬ḥūdī coachman, cabman, driver
‫ حا ية‬ḥūdīya coachman’s work or trade
‫ حو رايحوارة‬ḥāra u to return (‫ ا وو‬to); to recede,
decrease, diminish, be reduced (‫ ا وو‬to) II
to change, alter, amend, transform,
reorganize, remodel, modify ( ‫ ه و‬or ‫م و‬
s.th.); to roll out ( ‫ ه و‬dough); to make
white, whiten ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to bleach ( ‫ هو‬a
fabric) III to talk, convene, have a
conversation (‫ ه‬with s.o.); to discuss,
debate, argue IV (with ‫ جاابو‬jawāban) to
answer, reply (with negations only) V to
be
altered,
changed,
amended,
transformed, reorganized, remodeled,
modified VI to carry on & discussion
‫ حووووار‬ḥawar white poplar (also
pronounced ḥaur); bark-tanned sheepskin,
basil; marked contrast between the white
of the cornea and the black of the iris
‫ حو ر‬hāra pl. -āt quarter, part, section
(of & city); (Tun.) ghetto; lane, alley, side
street (with occasional pl. ‫ حواار‬ḥawārī
│‫ حو ر اا سود‬ḥ. as-sadd blind alley, dead-end
street
‫ احواار‬aḥwār2, f. ‫ حوارا‬ḥaurā’2, pl. ‫حوار‬
ḥūr having eyes with a marked contrast of
white and black, (also, said of the eye:)
intensely white and deep-black
‫ حووواار‬ḥawāra (ḥawarāt) cretaceous
rook; chalk
‫ حواار‬ḥawārī pl. -ūn disciple, apostle
(of Jesus Christ); disciple, follower
‫ حاارى‬ḥawārā cretaceous rock; chalk
‫ حاريووة‬ḥūrīya pl. -āt, ‫ حووار‬ḥūr houri,
virgin of paradise; nymph; (pl. -āt) young
locust │ ‫ حاريةاا م‬water nymph, nixie
‫ حووووواران‬ḥaurān2 the Hauran, a
mountainous plateau in SW Syria and N
Jordan 212
‫ محار‬miḥwar pl. ‫ مح ور‬maḥāwir2 rolling
pin; pivot, core, heart, center; axis; axle,
axletree
‫ مح و ر‬maḥār (coll.; n. un. ) oysters;
shellfish, mussels; mother-of-pearl, nacre
‫ محو ر ا‬maḥāra (n. un.) oyster; oyster
shell, mussel; trowel
‫ تحووووايو‬taḥwīr alteration, change,
transformation, reorganization, reshuffle,
remodeling, modification
‫ حاار‬ḥiwār talk, conversation, dialogue;
argument, dispute; text (of a play); script,
scenario (of a motion picture)
‫ مح و ور‬muḥāwara talk, conversation,
dialogue; argument, dispute
‫ تح ور‬taḥāwur discussion
(‫ حاز‬and ‫ ح ز )حيز‬ḥāza u (ḥauz, ‫ حي ز‬ḥiyāza) to
possess, own, have ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to gain, win,
get, receive, obtain, achieve, attain ( ‫ه و‬
s.th., e.g., success, victory, etc.); to gain
pos....ion. gain control ( ‫ هو‬of s.th.), seize,
monopolize ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); -- ḥāza i (‫ حيوز‬ḥaiz)
to drive on, urge on ( ‫ هوو‬camels) V
taḥawwaza and taḥayyaza to writhe, twist,
coil; -- taḥayyaza to stay away, keep
away, seclude o.s., isolate o.s. ( ‫ عو‬from);
to be disposed, incline, tend, lean (‫ا ووو‬
toward); to join (‫ ا وو‬s.o. or s.th.); to side
(‫ل‬, ‫ ا وو‬with), take sides (‫ل‬, ‫ ا وو‬in favor of)
VII to isolate o.s., seclude o.s. separate,
segregate,· disengage o.s., dissociate o.s.,
stay away, keep away, retire, withdraw
( ‫ عو‬or ‫ مو‬from); to join (‫ ا وو‬S.o. or s.th.);
to unite (‫ ا وو‬with); to side (‫ ا وو‬or ‫ ل‬with),
take sides (‫ ا وو‬or J in favor of) VIII to
possess, own, have ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.); to take
possession ( ‫ هو‬of s.th.); to keep, prevent,
hinder ( ‫ ه ع‬s.o. from)
‫ حواز‬ḥauz possession, holding, tenure;
obtainment,
attainment,
acquisition;
taking possession, occupation, occupancy;
(jur.) tenancy; -- (pl. ‫ احوووااز‬aḥwāz)
enclosed area, enclosure; precinct(s),
boundary, city limits
‫ حاز‬ḥauzī possessor, tenurial
‫ حواز‬ḥauza possession, holding, tenure;
property; area, territory │‫ و احوازه‬or ‫و ا‬
‫ حاز ايده‬fī ḥ. yadihī in his possession; ‫ا د ا‬
‫ ع و احوواز امصووو‬the defense of Egyptian
territory
‫ حيوز‬ḥayyiz, ḥaiz pl. ‫ احيو ز‬aḥyāz scope, ‫ا‬
range, reach, extent, compass, confines,
field, domain, realm; sphere │‫الايود لا و ا‬
‫( حيووزاا معقووال‬yadkul) it is not within the
bounds of reason; ‫( بوووزاا ووواحيووزاا معقووال‬to
advance to the realm of fact, i.e.) to
become a reality; ‫ و احيووزااالمكو ن‬fī ḥ. ilimkān within the realm of possibility,
quite possible
‫ حيوووو ز‬ḥiyāza possession, holding,
tenure; taking possession, occupation,
occupancy; acquisition of title, acquisition
of the right of possession; obtainment,
attainment, acquisition
‫ تحيز‬taḥayyuz partiality; prejudice, bias
‫ اظحيووو ز‬inḥiyāz isolation, seclusion,
retirement; partiality; prejudice, bias
‫ ح ئز‬ḥā’iz possessor, holder, tenant
‫ مأحيووز‬mutaḥayyiz partial, prejudiced,
biased
‫ م حووووو ز‬munḥāz secluded, retired,
withdrawn, removed ( ‫ عووو‬from); an
outsider, a stranger ( ‫ ع‬to)
‫ حواس‬VIII (eg.) to be in a quandary, waver,
hesitate
1
‫ حو شايحواشة‬ḥāša u (ḥauš) to round up, drive
into a trap ( ‫ ه و‬game); to stop, check,
prevent, hinder ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), stand in the way
( ‫ هو‬of); to hold back, stem, stave off ( ‫هو‬
s.th.) II to gather, collect, amass,
accumulate, pile up, hoard ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
save, put by ( ‫ هو‬money); to find ( ‫ هو‬s.th.)
213
‫ حاش‬ḥauš p1. ‫ احوااش‬aḥwāš, ‫ حيشو ن‬ḥīšān
enclosure, enclosed area; courtyard
‫ حاش‬ḥawaš mob, rabble, riffraff
‫ حاشو‬ḥūšī wild; unusual, odd, queer,
strange
‫ اسوبا اا حو ش‬usbū‘ al-ḥāš Passion Week
(Chr.)
2
‫ح ش‬, ‫ ح شو‬see ‫حشا‬, ‫ ح شاهلل‬ḥāša lillāh = ‫ح شواهلل‬
‫ حواص‬ḥawaṣ squinting of the eye (caused by
constant exposure to glaring light)
‫ احوواص‬aḥwaṣ2 f. ‫ حاص و‬ḥauṣā’2, pl.
‫ حاص‬ḥūṣ having narrow, squinting eyes
‫ حي صة‬ḥiyāṣa girth
‫ حاصول‬ḥauṣa, ‫ حاصولة‬ḥauṣala craw (of a bird);
bladder; pelican
│‫اا حاصوووووولةاا مواريووووووة‬
(marārīya) gall bladder, bile (anat.)
‫ حايصول‬ḥuwaisil blister, bleb, vesicle;
water blister
‫ حايصولة‬ḥuwaisila pl. -āt blister, bleb,
vesicle
‫ حوا‬ḥauḍ pl.
‫ احواا‬aḥwāḍ,
‫ حيو‬ḥiyāḍ
basin; water basin; trough, tank, cistern,
reservoir, container; basin of a river or
sea; pool; (in the Egyptian irrigation
system) a patch of land surrounded by
dikes, flooded by high water of the Nile;
pond; pelvis (anat.); (garden) bed; dock;
pl.
‫( حيو‬ḥiyāḍ) ground, area, domain (to
be protected), sanctum │‫( احوا اجو ا‬jāff)
dry dock; ‫ حووا احم و م‬ḥammām bathtub;
‫‘( حوا اعواام‬awwām) floating dock; ‫ا اعو ا‬
‫ حي ضو‬to assume the defense of s.o., make
o.s. the champion of s.o.; to defend o.s.;
‫( باح و احي و اا وودي‬dabba) to defend the
faith; ‫ احووواا اا فوووماوا حديووود‬coal and iron
deposits
O ‫ حاي ة‬ḥuwaiḍa renal pelvis (anat.)
‫ ح و هايحوواهة‬ḥāṭa u (ḥauṭ, ‫ حي ووة‬ḥaiṭa, ‫حي هووة‬
ḥiyāṭa) to guard, protect ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.),
watch ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬over s.o., over s.th.), have the
custody ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬of); to attend ( ‫ هو‬to), take
care ( ‫ هوو‬of), look after s.th. ( ‫ ;)هوو‬to
surround, encircle, enclose, encompass (‫ب‬
s.o., s.th.) II to build a wall ( ‫ هو‬around
s.th.), wall in ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.); to encircle,
surround ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), close in from all sides
( ‫ هو‬on s.th.) III to try to outwit, dupe, or
outsmart (‫ ه‬s.o.); to mislead, lead astray,
seduce (‫ ه‬s.o.) IV to surround (‫ ب‬s.o., s.th.,
also ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th., y with); to encompass,
enclose, embrace, comprise, contain (‫ب‬
s.th., also ‫ ;)هو‬to ring, encircle (‫ ب‬s.o.,
s.th., also ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th., ‫ ب‬with s.th.),
close in from all sides (‫ ب‬on); to know
thoroughly,
comprehend,
grasp
completely, understand fully (‫ ب‬s.th.), be
familiar, be thoroughly acquainted (‫ب‬
with) │ ‫’( احو هابو اعلمو‬ilman) to know s.th.
thoroughly,
have
comprehensive
knowledge of s.th.; to take cognizance,
take note of s.th.; ‫ اج هو اعلمو اب‬he informed
him of ..., he let him know about ... ; he
brought ... to his notice V to guard, protect
(.., 6 s.o., s.th.); to take precautions ( ‫هو‬
with regard to), attend ( ‫ ه و‬to); to be
careful, be cautious, be on one’s guard
VIII to be careful, be cautious, watch out,
be on one’s guard; to take precautions,
make provision (‫ ل‬for, so as to ensure ... );
to surround (‫ ب‬s.o., s.th.); to guard,
protect, preserve (‫ ب علوو‬s.th. from), take
care (‫ ب‬of), attend (‫ ب‬to), look after (‫)ب‬,
see to it (‫ ببن‬that)
‫ حي وووووة‬ḥīṯa, ḥaṭa, ‫ حاهوووووة‬ḥauṭa
cautiousness, caution, provident care,
prudence,
circumspection
│‫اأ ووووووولا‬
‫(حي أو‬ḥīṭatahu) to be on one’s guard, take
precautions; ‫ بوووووالاحي وووووة‬thoughtlessly,
unthinkingly, inadvertently
‫ حي هوووووة‬ḥiyāṭa guarding,
protection, care 214
custody,
‫ تحايط‬taḥwīṭ encirclement
‫اح هووووووووووة‬
iḥāṭa
encirclement,
encompassment; comprehension, grasp,
understanding, knowledge, cognizance (‫ب‬
of s.th.), acquaintance, familiarity (‫ب‬
with); information, communication
‫ تحوووواه‬taḥawwuṭ provision, care,
attention, precaution, prudence; pl. -āt
precautionary measures, precautions
‫ حو ايحوا ة‬ḥāqa u (ḥauq) to surround, enclose,
infold, embrace (‫ ب‬s.o.. s.th.) II = I (‫علوو‬
s.o., s.th.)
‫ احأيووو ه‬iḥtiyāṭ caution, cautiousness,
prudence, circumspection, carefulness;
provision, care, attention, precaution,
prevention;
pl.
-āt
precautionary
measures, precautions │‫ علوواسوبيلاا مثو ل‬as a
precaution, out of precaution, to be on the
safe side
1
‫احأيووووووو ه‬
ihṭiyāṭī
precautionary;
prophylactic; preventive; replacement;
spare- (in compounds); reserve- (in
compounds); stand-by; reserve funds,
capital reserves (fin.); reserve (mil.) │‫حوبسا‬
‫( احأيووووو ه‬ḥabs) detention pending
investigation; ‫ توودابيوااحأي هي وة‬precautionary
measures, precautions ‫( لاا ااحأي هيوة‬quwāt)
reserves (mil.); ‫ مو لااحأيو ه‬capital reserve,
reserve fund; ‫( احأيو هواا زيوتاا و م‬crude-)oil
reserves
‫ حو ئط‬pl. ‫ حي و ن‬ḥīṭān, ‫ حيو ه‬ḥiyāṭ, ‫حواائط‬
ḥawā’iṭ2 wall │‫ ح و ئطاا مبكووو‬ḥ. al-mabkā
Wailing Wall (in Jerusalem); ‫ضوووبةاب و ا‬
‫ عووو اا ح و ئط‬or) ‫ ا قووو‬alqā (ḍaraba) bihī
‘urḍa l-ḥā’iṭ to make little of s.th., scorn,
disdain, despise s.th.; to reject s.th.,
discard s.th., throw s.th. overboard; to
ruin, thwart, foil s.th.
‫ حايط‬ḥāwiṭ (eg.) clever, smart, shrewd
‫ محووويط‬muḥīṭ surrounding (‫ ب‬s.th.);
comprehensive; familiar, acquainted (‫ب‬
with); -- (pl. -āt) circumference,
periphery; extent, range, scope, compass,
reach, domain, area; milieu, environment,
surroundings;
ocean;
pl.
‫محي وووووو‬
surroundings, environment │‫اا محووووويطا‬
‫(االهل‬aṭlanṭī) the Atlantic Ocean; ‫ا محويطا‬
‫( ا ه‬ḥādi’) the Pacific Ocean
‫ مح ه‬muluiJ surrounded (‫ ب‬by)
‫ مأح واه‬mutaḥawwiṭ cautious, prudent,
provident, circumspect, careful, watchful
‫ حواا‬ḥauf edge, rim, brim, brink; border, hem,
fringe
‫ ح وة‬ḥāfa pl. -āt, ‫ حوااا‬ḥawāfin border,
rim, brim, brink, verge; edge; fringe, hem
│ ‫ بي احاا ي‬within it, in it, therein
‫ احالول‬ḥauqala (‫ حاللوة‬ḥauqala) to pronounce
the formula: ‫( الاحوالاوالالوا ااالابو هلل‬see ‫حوال‬
ḥaul)
‫احاللوة‬ḥauqala pl. ‫ حاالول‬ḥawāqil2 phial
(chem.), Florence flask
2
‫ ح و ايحووا ة‬ḥāka u (ḥauk, ‫ حي و‬ḥiyāk, ‫حي كووة‬
ḥiyāka) to weave ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to interweave
( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to knit ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to braid, plait ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to contrive, devise, hatch, concoct
( ‫ هو‬s.th.; e.g., ruses, intrigues, pretexts),
think up, fabricate, create ( ‫ هو‬s.th. in one’s
imagination)
‫ حي كوووووة‬ḥiyāka
braiding, plaiting
weaving;
knitting;
‫ ح ئوول‬ḥā’ik pl. ‫ ح كووة‬ḥāka weaver; -(mor.) an outer garment made of a long
piece of white woolen material, covering
body and head
(‫ حوال‬and ‫ حو ل )حيول‬ḥāla u to change, undergo a
change, be transformed; to shift, turn,
pass, grow (‫ ا وو‬into s.th., also ‫)هو‬, become
(‫ ا و‬s.th.); to deviate, depart ( ‫ ع‬from, e.g.,
a commitment), dodge, evade, fail to meet
( ‫ عو‬s.th.); to elapse, pass go by (time); -(‫ حيلا وة‬ḥailūla) to prevent (‫ ون‬s.th.); to
intervene, interfere, interpose, come ( ‫بووي‬
between) │‫‘( حو لاعو اعهود‬ahd) to withdraw
from a contract; ‫ حو لابوي ا والناوبوي اادموو‬215
to make s.th. inaccessible to s.o.,
impossible for s.o.; to bar or obstruct
s.o.’s way to s.th.; to prevent s.o. from
s.th., deny s.o. s.th.; ‫ح لابي اظفسو اوبوي ااإلشوف‬
(išfāq) to resist compassion, deny o.s. any
sympathy II ḥawwala to change (‫ هو ا وو‬or
‫ هووو هووو‬s.th. to s.th. else), transform,
transmute, convert, turn, make (‫ هو ا وو‬or ‫هو‬
‫ هو‬s.th. into s.th. else); to transplant (s.th.);
to transfer ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to convert ( ‫ هو‬s.th.,
mathematically); to switch commutate ( ‫هو‬
current; el.); to convert, transform ( ‫ه و‬
current; el.); to shunt ( ‫ هو‬a railroad car); to
switch ( ‫ هو‬a railroad track); to remit, send,
transmit ( ‫ هو‬s.th., e.g., money by mail, ‫ا وو‬
to s.o.); to pass on, hand on (‫ هو ا وو‬s.th. to
s.o.); to forward (‫ هو ا وو‬s.th. to s.o. or to an
address); to endorse ( ‫ هو‬a bill of exchange,
a promissory note); to direct, turn ( ‫ هو‬s.th.,
also ‫ ظرووو‬naẓratan a glance, ‫ ا ووو‬to or
toward); to divert, distract, keep ( ‫ هو ع‬or ‫ه‬
s.o. or s.th. from); to turn away, avert
( ‫ بصووهاعو‬baṣarahū one's eyes from); to
turn off, switch off, disconnect ( ‫ هو‬current;
el.) │‫( حووالاا د ووة‬daffa) to turn the helm,
change the course III (ḥāwala to try,
attempt, endeavor ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ ان‬to do s.th.),
make an attempt, make an effort (‫ ان‬to do
s.th.); to seek to gain ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) by artful
means; to deceive by pretenses, make
excuses, hedge, dodge IV to change ‫هو هو‬
or ‫ هو ا وو‬s.th. to), transform, transmute,
turn, make ( ‫ هو هو‬or ‫ هو ا وو‬s.th. into); to
convert, translate ( ‫ هو ه‬or ‫ هو ا وو‬s.th. into);
to transfer ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to remit, send ( ‫ هو‬s.th.
‫ ا و‬or ‫ علوو‬to s.o.); to assign ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.,
‫ ا وو‬or ‫ علوو‬to s.o.); to turn over, hand over,
pass on (‫ هو علوو‬or ‫ ه‬s.o. or s.th. to); to
forward (‫ هو علوو‬s.th. to); to refer (‫ ه ا وو‬s.o.
to); to cede, transfer ( ‫ هو‬a debt, ‫ علوو‬to s.o.;
jur.) │‫( احيولاعلووايا ووةاا معو ش‬uḥīla, ma‘āš)
and ‫( احيووولاا وووواا أق عووود‬taqā‘ud) he was
pensioned off; ‫ احيلتاا كمبي وةاا وواا بووتسوأا‬the
bill was protested (fin.) V taḥawwala to
change, undergo a change; to be changed
(‫ ا وو‬to), be transformed, be transmuted, be
converted (‫ ا ووو‬into), become (‫ ا ووو‬s.th.),
turn, grow (‫ ا و‬into), transform (‫اا وو‬-- ‫ مو‬or
‫ عو‬from -- into), change, develop, evolve
(‫اا وو‬--‫ مو ا‬from to); to withdraw, go away,
leave; to move (‫ ا وو‬to a residence); to turn
away ( ‫ مو‬from), turn one’s back ( ‫ عو‬on);
to deviate ( ‫ عو‬from); to depart, digress,
stray (‫ عووو اا ويوووق‬from the way); to
renounce, forgo, relinquish, disclaim
(s.th.); to proceed slyly or cunningly
│‫ تحالاكلاحيلوة‬to employ every conceivable
trick; -- taḥayyala to employ artful means;
to ponder ways and means (‫ ل‬to an end, in
order to attain s.th.) VI taḥāwala to try,
endeavor, take pains (‫ علووو‬to do s.th.),
strive (‫ علوو‬for); -- taḥāyala and VIII to
employ artful means, resort to tricks, use
stratagems (‫ علوو‬against s.o.); to deceive,
beguile, dupe, cheat, outwit, outsmart (‫علوو‬
s.o.); to be out (‫ علوو‬for s.th.) or achieve
(‫ علوو‬s.th.) by artful means, by tricks VIII
to work or strive (on one’s own
resources), make efforts (on one’s own)
IX ‫ احوال‬aḥwala to be cross-eyed, to squint
X to change (‫ ا ووو‬to, into), turn, be
transformed, be converted (‫ ا وو‬into); to be
transubstantiated (bread and wine, ‫ ا وو‬into
the body and blood of Christ; Chr.); to
proceed, pass on, shift, switch (‫ ا وو‬to s.th.
new or s.th. different); to be impossible
(‫ علوو‬for s.o.); to be inconceivable, absurd,
preposterous
‫ ح و ل‬ḥāl m. and f., pl. ‫ احوواال‬aḥwāl
condition, state; situation; position, status;
circumstance; case; present, actuality (as
opposed to future); circumstantial
expression or phrase (gram.); pl.:
conditions, circumstances; matters, affairs,
concerns; cases; ḥāla (prep.) during;
immediately upon, right after; just at; in
case of …, in the event of …; ‫ حو ال‬216
ḥālan presently, immediately, at once,
right away, without delay; now, actually,
at present │‫ اا ح ل‬and ‫ لح ل‬on the spot, at
once, immediately; ‫( علواكلاحو ل‬kulli ḥālin)
and ‫( علوواأ احو ل‬ayyi ḥ.) in any case, at any
rate, anyhow; ‫( يبقووواعلووواح وو‬yabqā) it
remains unchanged, just as it is; ‫احو لامو ا‬
‫ ادحواال‬in some case or other, anyway, if
occasion should arise, possibly; (with
neg.) by no means, under no
circumstances, not at all, in no way; ‫علووا‬
‫حو ل‬, ‫بحو ل‬, ‫ بوب احو ل‬bi-ayyi ḥ. with neg.: by
no means, not at all, in no way; ‫كول لاا حو لا‬
‫ و‬the same goes for ..., it is the same with
…; it is also the case with ...; ‫كم اهااا ح لا‬
as is the case with; ‫ كيوفاح ول‬how are you?
‫ ش و ابح و‬a thing in itself, a separate,
independent thing; ‫( ادحواالاا جايوة‬jawwīya)
atmospheric conditions; ‫محوووو كماادحوووواالا‬
‫( ا ش صوية‬šakṣīya) courts dealing with vital
statistics; ‫ ظر و م( ادحوواالاا ش صووية‬or) ‫ل و ظان‬
personal statute; ‫ صو حباا حو ل‬noun referent
of a circumstantial phrase (gram.); ‫عوو ا‬
‫‘ ح ل‬arḍ ḥ. application, memorial, petition;
‫ س ناا ح ل‬, ‫ س ناح‬see ‫س ن‬
‫ ح م‬ḥālama (conj.) as soon as
‫ ح وووة‬ḥala pl. -āt condition, state;
situation; (possible, actual) case; ḥālata
(prep.) during │‫ ح وةاان‬ḥālata an (conj.)
whereas; ‫ وا ح وووووةاهوووووله‬under these
circumstances, such being the case, things
being as they are; ‫( و اح وة‬ḥālati) in (the)
case of ..., in the event of …, e.g., ‫و اح وةا‬
‫( غي بو‬giyābihī) in case of his absence, ‫و ا‬
‫( ح وةاا ا و‬wafāh) in case of death; ‫و اهولها‬
‫ ا ح وة‬in this (that) case; ‫ ح وةاان‬li-ḥālati an
in case that …, in the event that …; ‫اح ةا‬
‫ م اا ا‬if; ‫ كم اه اا ح وةا و‬if as is the case with
…; ‫( ح وةااجأم عيوة‬ijtimā‘īya) marital status;
‫( ا ح وووووةاا جايوووووة‬jawwīya) atmospheric
conditions; ‫ ح وةاا وو‬ḥ. al-kaṭar stand-by,
alert, state of alarm; ‫ ا ح وةاا واه وة‬the status
quo; ‫ ح وةاا وواار‬ḥ. aṭ-ṭawāri’ state of
emergency; ‫( وووو اح ووووةاا ألووووبس‬talabbus)
flagrante delicto (jur.); ‫ا ح ووووةاا مدظيووووة‬
(madanīya) civil status, legal status; ‫سوا ا‬
‫ ا ح ة‬sū’ al-ḥ. predicament, plight
‫ حووو‬ḥālī present, current, actual,
existing; momentary, instantaneous; ‫ح يو‬
ḥālīyan at present, actually │‫صووار اح يووة‬
(ṣūra) snapshot (phot.)
‫ ح يووووة‬ḥālīya
timeliness
actuality,
topicality,
‫ حوال‬ḥaul pl. ‫ احواال‬aḥwāl year; might,
power │‫ الاحوالاوالالوا ااالابو هلل‬lā ḥaula wa-lā
quwata illā bi-llāh there is no power and
no strength save in God; ‫الاحوالا و اوالاحيلوة‬
(wa-lā ḥīlata) he is completely powerless,
he can do nothing, he is at the end of his
resources
‫ حوال‬ḥiwal change of place, change │‫الا‬
‫( يبأغاناع و احواال‬yabtagūna) they don’t want
it otherwise, they ask for it
‫ حوال‬ḥaula (prep.) around, about; circa,
about, some, approximately, roughly (with
following number); about (esp. in news
headings, approx. = re, concerning) │‫امو ا‬
‫( حا و‬ḥaulihī) (= ‫ )حا و‬around him (or it),
about him (or it); ‫( مو احا يهمو‬ḥaulaihimā)
around the two of them, about them; from
their vicinity, from their surroundings
(dual)
‫ حا‬ḥaulī periodic, temporary, interim;
one year old (animal), yearling; young
animal; lamb, wether
O ‫ حا يو‬ḥaulīyāt yearbook, annals (=
Fr. annales, as a scientific publication)
‫ حيل‬ḥail strength, force, power, vigor │‫ا‬
‫(علواحيل‬standing) upright, erect; ‫الالا ا اوالا‬
‫( حيوول‬qūwata) completely helpless and
paralyzed
‫ حيلوة‬ḥīla pl. ‫ حيول‬ḥiyal, ‫ اح ييول‬aḥāyīl2 artifice,
ruse, stratagem, maneuver, subterfuge,
wile, trick; device, shift; a 217 means to
accomplish an end; expedient, makeshift,
dodge, way-out; legal stratagem (for the
purpose of in fraudem legis agere) │‫مو ا‬
‫ ا حيلة‬what’s to be done! ‫( الاحيلةا ا‬ḥīlata)
I have no possibility to …, I am in no
position to …; ‫( مو ابيود احيلوة‬bi-yadī) I can
do nothing, I can get nowhere; ‫مايجداحيلوةااال‬
lam yajid ḥīlatan illā he couldn’t do
anything except …, he had no other
choice than …; ‫( اعيأ اا حيلوة‬a‘yathu) he was
at a loss, he was at the end of his wits
‫ حيلو‬ḥiyalī cunning, crafty, wily, sly,
tricky, foxy
‫ احيل‬aḥyal2 craftier, wilier
‫ حال‬ḥawal squinting, strabismus
‫ احوال‬aḥwal2, f. ḥaula’2 ḥaulā2, pl. ‫حوال‬
ḥūl squinting, squint-eyed, wall-eyed,
walleyed
‫ حوووؤول‬ḥu’ūl change, transformation,
transmutation; prevention (‫ ون‬of s.th.)
‫ حاال‬ḥiwāl obstacle; partition, screen
‫ حيو ل‬ḥiyāla (prep.) in view of ..., with
regard to …, in the lace of, opposite, in
front of, before
‫ حاا وة‬ḥawāla pl. -āt assignment, cession
(jur.); bill of exchange, (promissory) note,
check, draft │‫حاا ةاا بويد‬, ‫ حاا وةابويديوة‬money
order; ‫ حاا ةاا سفو‬ḥ. safar traveler’s check
‫ حوواا و‬ḥawālā (prep.) around, about;
circa, approximately, roughly, about,
some (with following number)
‫ حيلا ووة‬ḥailūla separation, interruption,
disruption; prevention (‫ ون‬of s.th.)
‫ الامح ل‬lā maḥalla = ‫( الامح ة‬see below)
‫ مح وة‬muḥāla roller, wheel (of a draw
well)
‫ الامح ووةام و‬lā maḥālata minhu it is
inevitable; there is no doubt about it; (also
‫ الامح ووة‬alone) most certainly, positively,
absolutely, by all means
‫تحايوووووووول‬
taḥwīl
transformation,
transmutation, conversion (‫ ا وو‬into s.th.);
change,
alteration,
modification;
transplantation; transposition, reversal,
inversion,
translocation,
dislocation,
displacement;
transfer,
assignment;
conversion (e.g., of currency); conversion,
transformation (of electric current); O
transfer (fin.; also ‫ تحايولاا ودي‬t. ad-dain);
remittance (of money), transmittal,
sending, forwarding; bill of exchange,
promissory note, draft (com.); check;
endorsement (com.); c.o.d., cash on
delivery │‫ل بليةاا عملةا لأحايلاا واا عمال ااالج بية‬
(qābilīyal
al-’mla,
ajnabīiya)
convertibility of currency
frequently changing; feeble, languid, wan,
pallid
‫ تحايلة‬taḥwīla pl. ‫ تح ويول‬taḥāwīl2 branch,
offshoot; siding, sidetrack (railroad); side
canal (irrigation; Eg.); switch (railroad)
‫ محالاعليو‬muḥawwal ‘alaihi c.o.d., cash
on delivery; ‫ محالاب‬collected on delivery
‫ مح و ووة‬muḥāwala pl. -āt attempt, try;
effort, endeavor;. recourse to expedients,
shifts, or dodges, dodging, hedging │‫ا‬
‫(مح و وةاعلوواحي تو‬ḥayātihī) attempt on s.o.’s
life, murderous assault
‫ اح ووووة‬iḥāla transfer, conveyance,
assignment;
remittance;
forwarding,
referring (‫ ا ووو‬or ‫ علووو‬to a competent
authority); transmission, transmittal; O
transfer (fin.); cession, assignment (Isl.
Law); absurdity │‫ اب الح ووووةاعلووووو‬with
reference to; ‫ ل ضو ااالح وة‬magistrate sitting
at defendant’s arraignment, trial judge;
‫( اح وةاا ووايعلووةاا معو ش‬ma‘āš) and ‫اح وةاا ووا‬
‫( ا أق عد‬taqā‘ud) pensioning off
‫ تحوال‬taḥawwul change, transformation,
transmutation; abrupt change, sudden turn,
reversal; shift, transition; departure,
deviation, digression ( ‫عووووو‬
from);
renunciation ( ‫ ع‬of) │‫ ظق ةاا أحال‬nuqṭat att. turning point
‫ محوووال‬muḥawwil pl. -āt converter,
transformer (el.); endorser
‫ محا ة‬muḥawwila switch (railroad)
‫ محي ول‬muḥīl transferor, assignor (Isl.
Law)
‫ محو ل‬muḥāl inconceivable, unthinkable,
impossible,
absurd,
preposterous,
unattainable
‫مأحووووووال‬
mutaḥawwil
changeable,
variable, changing │‫(اادعيو اا مأحا وة‬a‘yād)
the movable feasts (Chr.)
‫ محأو ل‬muḥtāl artful, cunning, deceitful,
treacherous,
perfidious,
fraudulent;
swindler, cheat, impostor, fraud; crook,
scoundrel; assignee (Isl. Law) │ ‫امحأو لاعليو‬
debtor of a ceded claim, transferee (Isl.
Law)
‫ مسووأحيل‬mustaḥīl impossible, absurd,
preposterous; ‫ مسوأحيال‬impossible things,
impossibilities, absurdities
‫ تح يول‬taḥāyul and ‫ احأيو ل‬iḥtiyāl use of
tricks, trickery; cunning, craft, subtlety,
artfulness; malice, treachery, perfidy;
deception, fraud
(‫ حو م )حوام‬ḥāma u (ḥaum, ‫ حوام‬ḥawamān) to
circle, hover. glide (in the air; of a bird,
also of an aircraft); to hover, swarm, buzz
(‫ حوال‬and ‫ علوو‬around) │‫اح موتاا شوبهةاضووده‬
(šubha, ḍiddahū) suspicion concentrated
on him, he was suspected II to circle in the
air; to hover in circles, to circle; to go
around, revolve (thoughts and images, in
one’s head or mind); to browse ( ‫ و‬in a
book)
‫ تحووو يل‬taḥāyulī and
‫ احأيووو‬iḥtiyālī
fraudulent, e.g.,
‫( ا ووووالسااحأيوووو‬iflās)
fraudulent bankruptcy
‫ حاموة‬ḥauma pl. -āt turmoil of battle,
thick of the fray; main part, bulk, main
body; (tun.) quarter, section (of a city)
‫ تحيل‬taḥayyul use of tricks, trickery 218
‫ اسوأح ة‬istiḥāla change, transformation,
transmutation, turn, shift, transition;
transubstantiation (Chr.); impossibility,
inconceivability,
absurdity,
preposterousness
‫ ح ئوول‬ḥā’il pl. ‫ حاائوول‬ḥawā’il obstacle,
obstruction, impediment (‫ ون‬on the way
to s.th., ‫او‬--‫ بوي ا‬see ‫ حو ل‬ḥāla I); barrier;
partition, screen, folding screen; -- (pl.
‫ حووووال‬ḥuwwal) changeable, variable,
‫ ح ن‬and‫اح ظةا‬see ‫حي‬
‫ ح ظا‬see ‫اح ا‬
‫ حواى‬ḥawā i to gather, collect, unite ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to encompass, embrace, contain, hold,
enclose, comprise, include ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to
possess, own, have ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to clasp ( ‫هو‬
s.th., the hand) V to curl (up), coil (up)
VIII to encompass, embrace, contain,
hold, enclose, comprise, include ( ‫ هو‬or ‫علوو‬
s.th.); to possess, own, have ( ‫ هو‬or ‫علووو‬
s.th.)
‫ حايووة‬ḥawīya convolution, coil, curl,
roll; pl. ‫ حااي و‬ḥawāyā intestine, bowels,
entrails
‫ حاايوة‬ḥiwāya pl. -āt (eg.) wase round
pad to support a burden on the head or on
the back
‫ حووو و‬ḥāwin pl. ‫ حووواا‬ḥuwāh snake
charmer; juggler, conjurer, magician
‫ محأاي و‬muḥtawayāt content(s) (of a
book. of a receptacle) │‫ محأايو اا فواس‬the
innermost thoughts. the secrets of the
heart
(‫حو‬, ‫ حيو )حيا‬ḥayiya, ‫ حو‬ḥayya ‫ يحيو‬yaḥyā ( ‫حيو‬
ḥayāh) to live; ‫ حو‬ḥayya to live to see,
experience, witness ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.), live ( ‫هوو‬
through a time) ‫ يحو اا ملول‬li-yaḥyā 219 lmalik long live the king! ‫ حيو‬ḥayiya ‫يحيو‬
yaḥyā ( ‫ حيو‬ḥayā’) to be ashamed ( ‫ مو‬of;
because of) II ‫ حيو‬ḥayyā to keep (‫ ه‬s.o.)
alive, grant (‫ ه‬s.o.) a long life; to say to
s.o. (‫)ه‬: ‫ حيو ا‬may God preserve your
life!; to greet, salute (‫ ه‬s.o.) IV ‫ احيو‬aḥyā to
lend life ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬to s.o., to s.th.), enliven,
animate, vitalize, endow with life, call
into being ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), give birth ( ‫ هو‬to); to
revive, reanimate, revivify ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), give
new life ( ‫ هو‬to); to put on, produce, stage,
arrange ( ‫ ه‬e.g., a theatrical performance, a
celebration, and the like); to celebrate ( ‫هو‬
s.th., also a festival) │‫( احيو اا ولكوى‬dikrā) to
commemorate (a deceased person),
observe the anniversary (of s.o.’s death);
‫( احي اا ليول‬lail) to burn the midnight oil, ‫احيو ا‬
‫( ا ليولاصوال‬ṣalātan) to spend the night in
prayer; ‫( احيو اا سوهو‬sahrata) to perform in
the evening (of an artist); ‫احيووو احفلوووة‬
(ḥaflatan) to give a performance; to
perform at a celebration (artist); ‫لودااحيوتا‬
‫ ا فولوةاثوالثا يو ل‬qad aḥyat il-firqatu talāta
layālin the theatrical troupe gave three
evening performances X ‫ اسوأحي‬istaḥyā to
spare s.o.’s (‫ )ه‬life, let live, keep alive (‫ه‬
s.o.); ‫ اسووأحي‬istaḥyā, ‫ اسووأحو‬istaḥā to be
ashamed (‫ ه‬to face s.o.; ‫ م‬of s.th., because
of s.th.); to become or feel embarrassed
( ‫ مو‬in front of s.o.), be embarrassed ( ‫مو‬
by); to be bashful, shy, diffident
‫ ح و‬ḥayy pl. ‫ احي و‬aḥyā’ living, live,
alive; lively, lusty, animated, active,
energetic,
unbroken,
undaunted,
undismayed; living being, organism; tribe,
tribal community; block of apartment
houses; section, quarter (of a city) │‫علوما‬
‫‘ ادحيو‬ilm al-aḥyā’ biology; ‫‘ حو اا عو م‬ilm
al-‘ālam houseleek tree (Sempervivum
arboreum L.; bot.)
‫ حو‬ḥayya: ‫ حو اعلوواا صوال‬ḥayya ‘alā ṣṣalāh come to prayer!
‫ حية‬ḥayya pl. -āt snake, serpent, viper
O ‫ احيو ئ‬aḥyā’ī biologic(al); (pl. -ūn)
biologist │‫( كيميووو ااحي ئيوووة‬kīmiyā’) biochemistry
‫ حيووو‬ḥayīy bashful, shy, diffident,
modest
‫حيووووو‬
ḥayā’
shame,
diffidence,
bashfulness, timidity; shyness │ ‫لليولاا حيو‬
shameless impudent; ‫ للوةاا حيو‬qillat al-ḥ.
shamelessness, impudence
‫ حيو‬ḥayāh pl. ‫ حيواا‬ḥayawāt life; lifeblood; liveliness animation │‫ حيو اا ويوف‬ḥ.
ar-rīf country life, rural life; ‫ا حي و اا ع مووة‬
(‘āmma) public life; ‫ ا حي اا ع ئلية‬family life;
‫ ميأواىاا حيو‬mustawā l-ḥ. living standard; O
‫‘ علماا حي‬ilm al-ḥ. biology
‫ حيوا‬ḥayawī lively, full of life, vital,
vigorous; vital, essential to life
‫ حياية‬ḥayawīya vitality, vigor, vim
‫ حيايوو‬ḥayawīyāt:
‫موواا ام وو ا لحيايوو‬
(mawādd muḍādda) antibiotics
‫ حي واان‬ḥayawān pl. -āt animal, beast;
(coll.) animals, living creatures │‫حيااظو ا‬
‫( ثديوووة‬tadyīya) mammals; ‫حيااظووو امجأوووو‬
(mujtarra) ruminants; ‫( حيوااناهفيلو‬ṭufailī)
parasite; ‫‘ علماا حياان‬ilm al-ḥ. zoology
‫ حيوووووااظ‬ḥayawānī
zoologic(al)
animal
(adj.);
‫ حيااظيوة‬ḥayawānīya bestiality; animality,
animal nature
‫ حواي‬ḥuwayyin pl. -āt minute animal,
animalcule
‫ احيوو‬aḥyā livelier; more vigorous, more
vital
‫ تحيوة‬taḥīya pl. –āt, ‫ تح يو‬taḥāyā greeting,
salutation; salute; cheer (= wish that God
may give s.o. long life) │‫تحيوووةا ووولكواه‬
taḥīyatan li-dikrāhu in order to keep his
memory alive, in remembrance of him;
‫‘( ا أحيةاا عسكوية‬askarīya) military salute
‫ احيووو‬iḥyā’ animation, enlivening; revival,
revitalization, revivification; arranging,
staging. conducting, putting on, 220
holding (of a celebration) │‫ احيو اا ولكوى‬i.
ad-dikrā commemoration (of a deceased
person); ‫ احيو ا ولكوى‬I (iḥyā’an) (with foll.
gen.) in commemoration of …, in
memoriam ...; ‫ احيوو اا موواا‬i. al-mawāt
cultivation of virgin land
‫ اسوووأحي‬istiḥyā’ shame; diffidence,
bashfulness, timidity; shyness
‫ محي‬mūḥayyan face, countenance
‫ ا سوووووتاا مسوووووأحية‬as-sitt al-mustahīya
sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica; bot.)
1
‫ حيوث‬ḥaitu (conj.) where (place and direction);
wherever; since, as, due to the fact that;
whereas; inasmuch as │‫( حيووثاان‬anna)
since, as, because, due to the fact that ... ;
in that ... ; ‫ حيوثاكو ن‬wherever it be; in any
case, at any rate; ‫ ا وواحيوث‬ilā ḥaitu where
(direction); to where …, to the place
where ...; ‫ مو احيوث‬min ḥaitu from where,
whence, wherefrom; where (place);
whereas; (with foll. nominative) as to, as
for, concerning, regarding, with respect to,
in view of, because of; ‫ م احيوثاا ثق وة‬min ḥ.
taqāfatu with regard to education, as far as
education is concerned; ‫م و احيووثايوودر اوالا‬
‫( يوودر‬yadrī wa-lā yadrī) whether he
knows it or not, knowingly or without his
knowledge; ‫( م و احيووثاال‬with foll. perf.)
without (being, doing, etc.); ‫م و احيووثاهووا‬
such, in itself, ‫‘( ا عو مامو احيوثاهوا‬ālam) the
world in itself, the world as such; ‫مو احيوثا‬
‫( ان‬anna) inasmuch as; in view of the fact
that; since, as, due to the fact that; ‫ بحيوث‬biḥaitu inasmuch as; in such a manner that
..., so as to ...; so that ...; such as ...; (he
found himself) at a point or degree where,
e.g., ‫( ك نام اا بووا ابحيوثاالاتووى‬barā’a, tarā)
= she was so naive that she couldn't see ...;
‫ بحيوثاال‬insofar as ... not, provided that …
not; ‫( بحيوثاان‬anna) in such a manner that
..., so as to ..., so that ...
‫ حيثموو‬ḥatumā wherever, wheresoever
(place); wherever, no matter where ...
(direction) │‫( حيثمو ااتفوق‬ittafaqa) anywhere,
wherever it was (or he), haphazardly, at
random
‫ حيثيووة‬ḥaitīya pl. -āt standpoint; view,
point, point of view, approach; aspect,
respect, regard, consideration; high social
standing, social distinction, dignity; pl.
also: considerations, legal reasons on
which the judgment is based, opinion
(jur.) │‫( وواا حيثيةايا بو رز ة‬dawū) or ‫اصوح با‬
‫ا حيثيووة‬,
‫ اصووح باا حيثيوو‬people of (high)
social standing, prominent people, people
of
distinction;
‫موووووو اا حيثيووووووةاا حيااظيووووووة‬
(ḥayawānīya) from a zoological viewpoint
2
‫ ا حيثيان‬al-hātīyūn the Hittites
(‫ ح و )حيوود‬ḥāda i (ḥaid, ‫ حيووا‬ḥuyūd, ‫حيوودان‬
ḥayadān, ‫ محيود‬maḥīd) to deviate, swerve,
depart, desist (If from); to leave, quit, give
up, abandon, relinquish ( ‫ ع‬s.th.); ‫ح اب اع‬
to dissuade or get s.o. away from ... ; to
incline, tend (‫ا وو‬, ‫ ظحوا‬to, toward), sbade,
blend (‫ا وو‬, ‫ ظحوا‬into) II to keep aside, put
aside ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) III to stay away, keep apart
( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬from s.o., from s.th.); to avoid, shun
( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.) VII to depart, deviate,
digress, swerve ( ‫ ع‬from)
‫ حيوود‬ḥaid, ‫ حيوودان‬ḥayadān deviation,
digression, departure, swerving, turning
aside, turning away
‫ حيوووود‬ḥaida deviation, digression,
swerving, departure (from a course);
neutrality; impartiality │ ‫ علووواحيوود‬aside,
apart, to one side
‫ محيود‬maḥīd avoidance ( ‫ عو‬of s.th.) │‫الا‬
‫( محيد‬maḥīda) it is unavoidable
‫ ح يود‬ḥiyād neutrality (pol.) │ ‫علوواا حيو‬
neutral; ‫( حيووو اعووو اا وووط‬kaṭṭ) derailment
(railroad) 221
‫ حي‬ḥiyādī neutral (pol.)
‫ مح يد‬muḥāyada neutrality (pol.)
‫ ح ئد‬ḥā’id neutral (pol.)
‫ مح يوود‬muḥāyid neutral (pol.); ‫ا مح يوودون‬
the neutrals (pol.)
‫ مأح يد‬mutaḥāyid neutral (pol.)
‫ حيدراب‬ḥaidarābād2 Hydarabad
‫ حو رايحيووة‬ḥāra (1st pers. perf. ‫ )حوو‬a ( ‫حيوو‬
ḥaira, ‫ حيوان‬ḥayarān) to become confused;
to become or be helpless, be at a loss,
know nothing ( ‫ و‬of, about); to waver,
hesitate, be unable to choose ( ‫اوبوي‬--‫بوي ا‬
between - and) │‫( حو را و اامووه‬amrihi) to be
confused. baffled, bewildered, dismayed
to be at a loss, be at one’s wit’s end II to
confuse, baffle, bewilder, nonplus,
embarrass (‫ ه‬s.o.) V to become confused;
to be or become dismayed, startled,
baffled, perplexed ( ‫ و‬by), be at a loss ( ‫و‬
to); to waver (uncertainly) ( ‫ بوي‬between)
│‫( تحيوووا و ااموووه‬amrihi) to be confused,
baffled, bewildered, disconcerted, be at a
loss, be at one’s wit’s end VIII = V
‫ محوويص‬maḥīṣ flight, escape; place of
refuge, retreat, sanctuary │‫ مو اع و امحويص‬it
is unavoidable; ‫ وومايك و ا هوومام و امحوويص‬they
couldn’t but ..., they had no other
alternative but to ...
(
‫ حيووو‬ḥair fenced-in garden, enclosure
│‫ حيوووواا حيووواان‬ḥ. al-ḥayawān zoological
garden, zoo
‫ حيووووو‬ḥaira confusion, perplexity,
bewilderment,
embarrassment,
helplessness ‫ احيو‬embarrassed, at a loss,
helpless
‫ حي‬ḥaiḍ (n. un. ‫ )حي ة‬and
menstruation, monthly period
‫ حووو ئو‬ḥā’ir disconcerted, perplexed,
startled. dismayed; embarrassed, helpless,
at a lost, at one’s wit’s end; baffled,
bewildered, confused, uncertain ( ‫وووو‬
about); straying, astray │‫حووو ئوا ووو اامووووه‬
(amrihī) confused, baffled, bewildered,
embarrassed, at a loss, helpless
‫ محيوو‬muḥayyar embarrassed, at a loss,
helpless
‫ محيو‬muḥayyir and ‫ محأ ر‬muḥtār = ‫ح ئو‬
‫ حيز‬see ‫احازا‬
‫حي ة‬, ‫حي هة‬, ‫حي ن‬, ‫ احي ه‬see ‫احاه‬
1
‫ حو اايحيوفة‬ḥāfa i (ḥaif) to deal unjustly (‫علوو‬
with s.o.), wrong, injure, harm (‫ علوو‬s.o.);
to restrict, limit, curtail, impair (‫ علوو‬s.th.),
encroach (‫ علووو‬upon) V to 222 impair,
injure, prejudice, violate ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ مو‬s.th.),
encroach, infringe ( ‫ ه‬or ‫ م‬upon)
‫ حيوووف‬ḥaif wrong, injustice; harm,
damage, prejudice │ ‫احيوفاعليو‬what a pity!
too bad! ‫( الاحيوفابو‬ḥaifa) it is not out of
place, it is quite appropriate
2
‫ احيف‬ḥaifā’ Haifa (seaport in NW Israel)
‫ حو ايحيوقة‬ḥāqa i to surround, beset from all
sides (‫ ب‬s.o.); to fall, descend, come (‫ب‬
upon s.o., punishment), befall, overtake,
grip, seize, overcome (‫ ب‬s.o.), happen,
occur (‫ ب‬to); to penetrate, pierce ( ‫ و‬the
body; of a sword); to affect, influence ( ‫و‬
s.o., s.th.) IV to surround, beset from all
sides (‫ ب‬s.o.); to bring down ( ‫ ب هو‬upon
s.o. s.th.), cause s.th. ( ‫ )هو‬to descend ( ‫ب هو‬
upon s.o.)
‫ حيوووق‬ḥaiq consequence, effect (of a
misdeed redounding upon the evildoer)
‫ حيل‬II to weave
‫ حيزبان‬see ‫احزبا‬
‫ حي كة‬see ‫حا‬
‫ حو صايحويصة‬ḥāṣa i (ḥaiṣ, ‫ حيصوة‬ḥaiṣa, ‫محويص‬
maḥīṣ) to flee, escape ( ‫ عو‬s.th. or from
s.th.), run away ( ‫ عو‬from), turn one’s back
( ‫ ع‬on) VII do.
‫ حيل‬ḥaik = ‫ ح ئل‬see ‫حا‬
‫ حيص‬ḥaiṣ, ‫ حيصة‬ḥaiṣa flight, escape
‫ ولواا و احويصابويص‬waqa‘a fī ḥaiṣa baiṣa
to get into a bad fix, meet with difficulties
‫ حي صة‬see ‫حاص‬
‫ حي‬ḥiyāḍ
‫ ح ئ‬ḥā’iḍ (f.) and ‫ ح ئ ة‬menstruating
‫ حيووان‬ḥairān2, f. ‫ حيووى‬ḥairā, pl. ‫حيو رى‬
ḥayārā, ḥuyārā confused, perplexed,
startled, dismayed, disconcerted, baffled,
Nonplused, bewildered, appalled, taken
aback, stunned; embarrassed, at a loss, at
one’s wit’s end; uncertain, helpless,
sheepish
(smile,
etc.),
confused,
incoherent (words, and the like)
‫ تحيووو‬taḥayyur confusion, perplexity,
bewilderment, dismay; embarrassment,
helplessness
‫ ح ضووت )حووي‬ḥāḍat i (ḥaiḍ,
‫ محووي‬maḥīḍ,
‫ محو‬maḥāḍ) and V to menstruate, have a
monthly period
1
‫ احيول‬V, ‫حيلوة‬, ‫احيول‬, ‫حيو ل‬, ‫حيلا وة‬, etc., see ‫;حوال‬
‫ احيل‬see ‫حلا‬
2
‫اح يل‬ḥāyil2 Hail (town and oasis in N Nejd)
‫ ح نايحوي ة‬ḥāna i to draw near, approach, come,
arrive (time); to happen accidentally │‫حو نا‬
‫ ا الوت‬the (right) time has come; now is the
time; ‫ حو نا و اا الوت‬the time has come for
him to …; ‫( ام و اح و نا هووماانايفهموواا‬amā, an
yafhamū) haven’t they understood yet ...?;
‫( ح ظتام اا أف توة‬minnī iltifāta) I happened to
turn around (‫ ا وو‬to), it just happened that
my eyes fell on (‫ )ا وو‬II to set a time (‫ ه‬for
s.o.) IV to destroy, wipe out (‫ ه‬s.o.) V to
watch, wait ( ‫ هووو‬fur a time or an
opportunity) │‫( تحوي اا فوصوة‬furṣata) to wait
for an opportunity, bide one's time X
‫ اسأحي‬istaḥyana to wait for the right time
‫ ح ن‬ḥān bar; cabaret
‫ ح ظوة‬ḥāna pl. -āt bar, wineshop, wine
tavern; pub, tavern, taproom
ḳā’ name of the letter ‫خ‬
‫ و تان‬ḳātūn pl. ‫ وااتي‬ḳawātīn2 lady, socially
prominent woman│‫ زهوو اا و تان‬zahrat alḳ. little blue flower of the steppe (syr.)
‫م‬
ḳāḳām (=‫ )ح م‬rabbi
‫رصي‬
‫ حي ئول‬ḥīna’idin at that time, then, that
day
‫ حي ولا‬ḥīnadāka at that time, then, that
day
ḳāriṣīnī (eg.) zinc
‫ و زو‬ḳāzūq pl. ‫ اازيوق‬ḳawāzīq2 post, stake,
pole; dirty trick│ ‫ اهوولاا و زو‬that’s tough
luck!
‫لو ن‬
‫ حي‬ḥain death, destruction
‫ حوي‬ḥīn pl. ‫ احيو ن‬aḥyān, ‫ احو يي‬aḥāyīn2
time; propitious time, good time,
opportunity; ḥīna (prep.) at the time of ...,
at, upon; (conj.) at the time when, when;
as soon as; ‫ حي و‬ḥīnan for some time; once,
one day; ‫ احي ظو‬aḥyānan occasionally, from
time to time, sometimes │ ‫احي ووو‬--‫حي ووو ا‬
sometimes -- sometimes, at times -- at
times; ‫ ااالحو يي‬at times, sometimes, once
in a while; ‫ و ابعو اادحيو نايادحو يي ة‬fī ba‘ḍi
l-a. and ‫ بعو اادحيو ن‬ba‘ḍa l-a. sometimes,
occasionally, now and then, once in a
while, from time to time, at times; ‫ااغلوبا‬
‫ ادحيو ن‬fī aglabi l-a. mostly, most of the
time, in most cases; ‫ ا وواحوي‬for some time;
meanwhile, for the time being; ‫و احي و‬
then, at the time, in his (its) time; in due
time, at the appointed time; ‫ ااا حوي‬dā lḥīna just now, right now; ‫ م ا ولاا حوي‬from
that time on, from then on; ‫ا ووا ولاا حوي‬
until that time, till then; ‫( و احوي‬with foll.
verb) whereas; ‫ و احووي اان‬and ‫علووواح وي اان‬
(ḥīni) at the same time when ..., while;
whereas, also without ‫ان‬, e.g., ‫علوواحوي اهوما‬
‫‘ يزعموان‬alā ḥīni hum yaz‘umūna whereas
they, on the other hand, claim; ‫مو احوي اا ووا‬
‫حي‬, ‫بي احي اوحي‬, ‫حي ابعداحي‬, ‫( م احي اب و‬liākara) and ‫( بوي احوي اوب وو‬wa-ākara) from
time to time, now and then, once in a
while
ḳāriṣīn and ‫رصي و‬
‫كو‬
ḳāqān pl. ‫ واالي‬ḳawāqīn2 overlord, ruler,
sovereign, monarch, emperor
ḳākī earth-colored, khaki
‫ ؤول‬, ‫ ؤو ة‬see ‫ال‬
‫وووو م‬
ḳām raw, unworked, unprocessed;
untanned; linen; calico; (pl. -āt) raw
material; inexperienced, green, untrained,
unskilled, artless, uncouth, boorish; pl.
‫ مو‬raw materials│‫ جلوا ا و م‬raw leather;
‫ يواها و م‬raw fibers; ‫( زيوتا و م‬zait) crude
oil; ‫( سوكوا و م‬sukkar) raw sugar; ‫ا مواا اا و م‬
(mawādd) the raw materials
‫ و ن‬ḳān pl. -āt hostel, caravansary; inn, pub,
tavern│‫( ا ناا ليلوو‬ḳalīlī) district of Cairo
(center of art trade and market activity);
‫ وو نايوواظس‬Khan Yunis (town in Gaza
sector)
‫ظوووة‬
pl. -at column (e.g., of a
newspaper); square (e.g., on a chessboard)
‫ وب‬ḳabba u (ḳabb, ‫ بوب‬ḳabab, ‫ بيوب‬ḳabīb) to
amble (animal); to trot (horse); to jog,
saunter (person), to sink (‫ وو‬in sand); -- u
(ḳabb) to surge, heave, be rough (sea) V
and VIII to amble (animal); to trot (horse)
‫ بب‬ḳabab amble; trot
‫ وب‬ḳabb, ḳibb heaving, surging (of the
sea,‫ا‬rough sea
‫ ب‬ḳabb impostor. swindler
‫ ب‬ḳaba’a a and II to bide, conceal ( ‫ هو‬s.th) V
to hide, conceal o.s.; to be hidden, be
concealed VIII to hide, conceal o.s.; to
disappear; to be hidden, be concealed
‫ ب ا‬ḳib’ that which is hidden, a hidden thing
‫ حي م‬ḥīnamā (conj.) while; when, as
‫حياان‬, ‫ حيا‬and ‫ حيايةا‬see ‫ ح‬223
‫خ‬
‫بيئووة‬
ḳabī’a pl. ‫ ب ي و‬ḳabāyā that which is
hidden; a hidden, secret thing; a cache│
‫ ب يو ااالر‬ḳ. l-arḍ that which is hidden in
the earth; natural resources
‫ م بوب‬maḳba’ pl. ‫ م و بئ‬maḳābi’2 hiding place;
hide-out, refuge, haunt, retreat; cellar,
shelter, air-raid shelter
‫بو‬
ḳibā’ pl. ‫ ا بئوة‬aḳbi’a, ‫ ا بيوة‬aḳbiya tent;
husk, hull (of grain)
‫ بئة‬ḳābi’a, ‫ بية‬ḳāiya pl. ‫ اابئ‬ḳawābī’2, ‫وااب‬
ḳawābin large vessel, cask, jar
‫ م بووو‬muḳabba’āt hidden, secret things;
secrets
‫ م أبئ‬muḳtabi’ hidden, concealed
‫ بت‬IV to be humble (‫ ا و‬before God‫ي‬
‫بوث‬
ḳabuta u (ḳubt, ‫ ) ب ثوة‬to be bad; to be
wicked,
evil,
malicious,
vicious,
malignant VI to behave viciously, display
malice; to feel awkward, feel embarrassed
‫ ا بووووث‬ḳubt badness, wickedness;
malignancy (e.g., of a disease); malice,
malevolence, viciousness
‫ بث‬ḳabat refuse, scum, dross, slag
‫ بيوث‬ḳabīt pl. ‫ بوث‬ḳubut, ‫ بثو‬ḳubatā’2,
‫ ا بو ث‬aḳbāt, ‫ بثوة‬ḳabata bad, evil, wicked;
malicious, vicious, spiteful; noxious,
injurious, harmful; malignant (disease);
offensive,
repulsive,
nauseating,
disgusting (odor)
‫ ا بث‬aḳbat worse; more wicked
‫ب ثووووة‬
ḳabāta badness
malice,
malevolence,
malignancy
wickedness;
viciousness,
‫ بوو‬ḳabara u (ḳubr, ‫ بوو‬ḳibra) to try, test ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to experience ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to have
tried, have experienced, know by
experience ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.); to get to know
thoroughly, know well ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ ه‬s.o.);
ḳabura u to know thoroughly (‫ ب‬or ‫ه و‬
s.th.), be fully acquainted (‫ ب‬or ‫ هو‬with
s.th.) II to notify, advise, apprise, inform,
tell (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ ب‬of or about) III to write (‫ ه‬to
s.o.). address (‫ ه‬s.o.), turn, appeal (‫ ه‬to
s.o.), contact (‫ ه‬s.o.) in writing; to
negotiate, treat, parley (‫ ه‬with s.o.) IV to
notify, inform, apprise, advise (‫ ه ب‬s.o.
of), let know, tell (‫ ه ب‬s.o. about); to
communicate, report, relate (‫ ه ب‬to s.o.
s.th.), tell (‫ ه ب‬s.o. s.th.) V to inquire (‫ ه‬of
s.o.), ask (‫ ه‬s.o.) VI to inform one another,
notify one another; keep one another
informed; to correspond, write each other;
to negotiate, treat, parley (‫ موا‬with s.o., ‫و‬
about) VIII to explore ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), search ( ‫هو‬
into), seek information ( ‫ هو‬about); to test,
examine (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.); to try, put to the
test (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.); to have tried, have
experienced, know by experience ( ‫هووو‬
s.th.); to know well ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) X to inquire
( ‫ ه ع‬of s.o. about), ask ( ‫ ه ع‬s.o. about)
‫ بوووو‬ḳabar pl. ‫ ا بووو ر‬aḳbār news;
information,
intelligence:
report,
communication, message; notification;
rumor; story; matter, affair; (gram.)
predicate of a nominal clause; pl. annals
│‫ سوب اعو اأ بو ره‬to inquire of s.o. about s.o.
else; ‫ كوو نا وو ا بووواكوو ن‬or ‫وولا وو ا بووواكوو ن‬
(ḳabari kana) to belong to the past, be
passé, be no longer existent
‫ بوووو‬ḳibra, ‫بوووو‬
knowledge
ḳubr experience;
‫ بيوو‬kabīr experienced, expert (‫ ب‬in);
familiar, conversant, well-acquainted (‫ب‬
with), cognizant (‫ ب‬of); ‫ ا بيو‬the Knowing
(one of the attributes of God); (pl. ‫بووا‬
kubarā’2) expert, specialist │‫ا بيوووووا‬
‫ا وائب‬tax expert, tax adviser
‫ بار‬kābūr pl. ‫ اابيو‬kawābīr2 peg; pin;
wedge
‫م بووووووو‬
makbar
significance; (pl:
laboratory
sense,
intrinsic
‫ م ووووو بو‬makābir2)
‫ م بو ر‬mikbār pl. ‫ م و بيو‬makābīr2 test
tube (chem.)
‫ م بو‬mukābara pl. -āt correspondence,
(esp. written) information (in classified
ads: ‫ ا م و بو اب‬please write to ..., please
contact
...),
notice,
notification,
communication │‫ ام و بو اتلفاظيووة‬telephone
call, telephone conversation; ‫م و بو ا رجيوة‬
(kārijīya) long-distance call; ‫م و بو اسوووية‬
(sirriya) secret communiqué; ‫للوااا م و بوا‬
qalam al-m. intelligence bureau; ‫ا م و بو ا‬
‫( ح وواري‬ḥuḍūrīyan) apply in person (in
classified ads)
‫ ا ب و ر‬ikbār notification, information,
communication, note, message; report;
indirect discourse, oratio obliqua (gram.)
‫ ا ب و ر‬ikbārī news-, information- (in
compounds)
‫ت وووووووووو بو‬
takābur
correspondence
ground (‫ ه‬s.o.); to bump, hit ( ‫ هو‬against),
collide ( ‫ هو‬with), stumble ( ‫ هو‬over); to be
lost, wander about, stray; to grope about,
fumble about; to struggle, resist; to clatter
over the ground, gallop (horse) VIII to
bump (against); to struggle, resist; to
grope about, fumble about; to be lost,
wander around, stray; to stir, bustle
negotiation;
‫ ا أبو ر‬iktibār pl. -āt exploration, study;
examination; test; test item (of an
examination); trial, testing; (scientific)
investigation,
research,
experiment;
experience,
empirical
knowledge;
practical experience │‫ا أبوووو را اتحويويووووة‬
(taḥrīrīya) written examination items;
‫ ا أبو را اتو‬225 (dātī) personal experience;
‫ علواسبيلااال أب ر‬experimentally; ‫تحوتااال أبو ر‬
on probation, on trial; ‫حقوووالااال أبووو ر‬
experimental fields
‫ا أبووووووو ر‬
iktibārī
experiential; empirical
experimental;
‫ ب ووة‬kabta blow, stroke; rap, knock;
noise, din, uproar
‫ بو ه‬kubāṭ insanity, madness, mental
disorder
‫بوول‬
‫ ا أب رية‬ihtibārīya empiricism
‫ اسوأ أب ر‬istikbàr pl. -āt inquiry │‫ا ائوو ا‬
‫االسأ أب را‬information bureau
‫ م بو‬mukbir pl. -ūn reporter; detective
‫ م أبو‬muktabar pl. -āt laboratory
‫ بز‬kabaza i (kabz) to bake ( ‫ ه‬bread) VIII do.
‫ بز‬kubz pl. ‫ ا ب ز‬akbāz bread
‫ بز‬kubza loaf of bread
‫ بووول‬kabl, kabal confusion; mental
disorder, insanity
‫ ب ز‬kubza pl. -ūn, ‫ ب ز‬baker
‫ بووو ز‬kubbaz, ‫بيوووز‬
kubbazā mallow (bot.)
kubbaiz, ‫بووو زى‬
‫بوووول‬
kabil mad, crazy,
feebleminded, dim-witted
‫ ب ز‬kibāza baker’s trade, art of baking
‫ ا أب ل‬iktibāl mental disorder
‫ وبص‬kabaṣa i (kabṣ) to mix, mingle, intermix
(‫ هوو ب‬s.th. with) II to mix, mingle,
intermix ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to muddle, jumble,
confuse ( ‫ ه‬s.th.), make a mess ( ‫ ه‬of)
‫بوووو ص‬
kabbāṣ one who causes
confusion, who messes things up; an
irresponsible, light-minded person
‫وبط‬
kabaṭa i (kabṭ) to beat, strike ( ‫ هو‬s.th.,
against s.th.); to knock, rap ( ‫ هو‬on, ‫ ا بو ب‬on
the door); to stamp ( ‫ االر‬the ground; of
animals) │ ‫( اي وبطا وبطاعشواا‬kabṭa ‘ašwā’)
he acts haphazardly, he proceeds rashly or
at random V to beat, strike, hit (‫ ه‬s.o.); to
bring down, fell, knock out, throw to the
insane;
‫ ا بول‬akbal 2 mad, crazy, insane; feebleminded, dim-witted
‫ م بوز‬makbaz, ‫ م بوز‬pl. ‫ م و بز‬makābiz2
bakery
‫ بووويص‬kabīl, ‫ بيصوووة‬medley, mess,
mishmash, hodgepodge; ‫ بصوة‬a jellylike
sweet
kabala u (kabl) to confound, confuse,
mess up, complicate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to hinder,
impede, handicap, stop, hold back (‫ ه‬s.o.);
to befuddle (‫ ه‬s.o.), confuse s.o.’s (‫ )ه‬mind,
rob (‫ ه‬s.o.) of his senses make (‫ ه‬s.o.)
crazy; -- kabila a (kabal, ‫ بو ل‬kabal) to get
confused; to be or become mentally
disturbed, crazy, insane II to confound,
confuse ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ ه‬s.o.); to complicate,
entangle, mess up, muddle, throw into
disorder ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to rob of his senses,
drive insane (‫ ه‬s.o.) VIII to become
muddled, disordered (mind)
‫ م بوووال‬makbūl mad, crazy, idiotic,
imbecilic, mentally deranged, insane;
muddlehead, dolt, fool
‫ م بووووول‬makbal confused. baffled,
perplexed, dismayed; muddled, confused,
mixed up
(‫ بو ) بوا‬kabā u (kabw, kubūw) to go out, die
(fire)
‫ ب ي‬and ‫ ب‬pl. ‫ ا بية‬see ‫بب‬
‫بية‬
pl. ‫ ااب‬see ‫ بب‬226
‫ بي ر‬kibyārī caviar
‫أووو‬
katara i (katr) to betray (‫ ه‬s.o.), act
perfidiously, disloyally (‫ ه‬toward s.o.); to
deceive, cheat, dupe (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫أووووو‬
katr disloyalty, breach of
confidence, perfidy, treachery, betrayal,
deception
‫ ا أأ و م‬iktitām end, close, conclusion,
termination
‫ تموة‬kātima pl. ‫ وااتم‬kawātim2, ‫وااتيم‬
kawātīm2
end,
close,
conclusion,
termination; epilogue (of a book); ‫وااتيم‬
final stage
‫ أوو ر‬kattār traitor, disloyal person,
cheat, swindler
‫ووو تو‬
kātir
disloyal
treacherous,
perfidious,
‫ أول‬katala i u (katl, ‫ وأال‬katalan) to dupe, gull,
cheat, double-cross, deceive (‫ ه‬s.o.) III to
deceive, cheat, dupe (‫ ه‬s.o.); to behave
hypocritically VIII = I
‫ م وأم‬mukattam ringed, adorned with a
ring or rings (hand)
‫ م أوأم‬muktatam end, close, conclusion,
termination
‫ا وأ‬katana i (katn) to circumcise (‫ ه‬a boy)
VIII pass
1
‫ أول‬katl and ‫ م تول‬mukātala deception,
trickery,
double-dealing,
duplicity,
duping, gulling
‫ أ‬katn circumcision
‫ ووأ‬katan pl. ‫ ا أو ن‬aktān son-in-law‫ا‬
bridegroom
‫ م توول‬mukātil deceitful, crafty, wily,
foxy
‫ وأم‬katama i (katm, ‫ أو م‬kitām) to seal, provide
with a seal or signet ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to stamp,
impress with a stamp ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to seal off,
close, make impervious or inaccessible ( ‫هو‬
s.th.; also ‫ علوو‬the hearts, said of God); to
put one’s seal ( ‫ هو‬on), conclude, terminate
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to wind up, finish, complete ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to close, heal, cicatrize (wound) V
to put on or wear a ring (‫ات وأماب ولهب│ )ب‬
(dahab) to wear a golden ring VIII to
conclude, finish, terminate, wind up ( ‫هو‬
s.th.)
‫ أم‬katm sealing; -- (pl. ‫ ا أ م‬aktām, ‫أوام‬
kutūm) seal, signet, seal imprint; stamp,
stamp imprint; also = ‫( أموة‬see below) │‫ا‬
‫ وووأماا بويووود‬postmark, (postal) cancellation
stamp; ‫ شمااا أم‬šam‘ al-k. sealing wax
‫ أموة‬katma pl. katamāt recital of the
entire Koran, esp. on festive occasions
‫ و تم‬kātam, kātam pl. ‫ ووااتم‬kawātim2
seal ring, signet ring; ring, finger ring;
seal, signet; stamp │ ‫ و تماا ووزوا‬k. zawāj
wedding ring; ‫ و تماا بيوي‬k. an-nabīyīn the
Seal (i.e., the last) of the Prophets =
Mohammed
‫ تو م‬kātām pl. ‫ وااتيم‬kawātīm2 seal ring,
signet ring; ring
‫ أ و م‬kitām sealing wax; end, close,
conclusion, termination │‫ و اا أو م‬at the
end, at last, finally, eventually
‫ أ و م‬kitāmī final, concluding │‫كلمووةا‬
‫( أ مية‬kalima) concluding speech
‫ أ ن‬kitān, ‫ أ ظة‬kitāna circumcision
2
‫ ا تان‬look up alphabetically
‫ثوو‬
katara u and katira a to become solid,
become thick, solidify, thicken; to be or
become viscous, syrupy; to clot, coagulate
(liquid); to curdle (milk) II and IV to
thicken, inspissate, condense, coagulate ( ‫ه‬
liquid); to curdle ( ‫ ه‬milk) V = I
O ‫ ثو‬katra thrombosis (med.)
‫ ثو ر‬kutar dregs (of a liquid); scum of
the earth, riffraff, mob
‫ثوو ر‬
kutāra dregs (of a liquid);
sediment, lees 227
‫ ت ثوو‬takattur coagulation │O ‫( ت ثوواا موخ‬mukk)
cerebral thrombosis
‫و ثو‬
kātir thickened, inspissated, condensed;
viscous, ropy, sirupy; curdled, coagulated,
clotted; yoghurt, curd
‫ م ثوووووو‬mukattar thickened, inspissated,
condensed; viscous, ropy, sirupy; curdled,
coagulated, clotted
‫ جل‬kajila a (kajal) to become embarrassed; to
be ashamed ( ‫ مو‬of s.th. or to face s.o.), be
abashed ( by s.th.), feel embarrassed ( ‫مو‬
about s.th. or in front of s.o.) II and IV to
shame (‫ ه‬s.o.); to embarrass, abash, put to
shame (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ جول‬kajal shame ( ‫ مو‬at); bashfulness
diffidence, timidity, shyness; abashment;
disgrace, shame, ignominy │‫( يو ا ل جول‬la-lkajal) O disgrace! the shame of it!
‫جوووول‬
kajil abashed, embarrassed;
bashful, diffident, shy, timid; overgrown
with luxuriant, profuse vegetation; long
and flowing (garment)
‫ وودر‬kadir numb (limb); benumbed,
torpid, dazed
‫ جوال‬kajūl abashed, ashamed, shamefaced; shy, bashful, diffident, timid
‫ و ر‬kādir limp, languid; benumbed,
torpid, dazed; hidden in his den, lurking
(lion)
‫جووووالن‬
kajalān abashed, ashamed,
shamefaced; shy, bashful, diffident, timid;
bewildered with shame, embarrassed
‫ م جال‬makjūl ashamed, shamefaced
‫ م جول‬mukjil arousing shame, shameful;
shocking,
disgraceful,
ignominious
│‫( اع اا م جلة‬a‘ḍā’) the pudenda
‫ د‬kadda u to furrow, plow (a the ground) V to
be furrowed; to become wrinkled (akin)
‫ د‬kadd pl. ‫ دو‬kudūd cheek; lateral
portion, side │‫ صعوا ده‬ṣa‘‘ra kaddahū to
put on a contemptuous mien
‫ د‬kadd and ‫ د‬kudda pl. ‫ د‬kudad
furrow, ridge, groove, rut
‫ ا دو‬ukdūd pl. ‫ ا يد‬akādīd2 furrow,
ridge, groove, rut; trench, excavation
‫ د‬mikadda pl. ‫ م‬makadd2 cushion,
pillow; seat cushion
‫ دي‬kadīj premature child
‫ دا‬kidāj abortion, miscarriage
‫وودر‬
‫ووووووووودر‬
takdīr
narcotization
anesthetization,
‫ و ر‬kādira chrysalis (of a caterpillar;
zool.)
‫ م ودر‬mukaddir anesthetic, painkilling,
tranquilizing; (pl. -āt) an anesthetic; a
narcotic, drug, dope
‫ م ووووودر‬mukaddar numb, torpid,
insensible; (eg.) tipsy, fuddled, drunk
‫ م ودر‬mukaddira girl kept in seclusion
from the outside world 228
‫ ودش‬kadaša i (kadš) to scratch ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
maul, lacerate, tear to pieces ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
violate ( ‫ ه و‬the rules of decency, s.o.’s
honor, and the like); to disturb ( ‫ ه‬the
peace); to ruin, sully, run down ( ‫سووومعأ‬
sum‘atahū s.o.’s reputation) II to scratch
( ‫ هو‬s.th.) j to maul, lacerate, tear to pieces
( ‫ هوو‬s.th.); to violate ( ‫ هوو‬the rules of
decency, s.o.’s honor, etc.); to ruin, sully,
run down ( ‫ سوووومعأ‬sum‘atahū s.o.’s
reputation)
‫ ودش‬kadš pl. ‫ ودوش‬kudūš, ‫ ا وداش‬akdāš
scratch, scratch mark; graze, abrasion
kadira a (kadar) to be numb, prickle,
tingle (leg, arm); to be or become limp,
benumbed, paralyzed; -- kadara u to
confine to women’s quarters, keep in
seclusion ( ‫ هو‬a girl) II to numb, benumb,
stupefy (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬a s.th.); to anesthetize,
narcotize, put to sleep (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ ه و‬s.th.;
med.); to confine to women’s quarters,
keep in seclusion (la a girl) IV to make
torpid, stupefy, benumb, deprive of
sensation, narcotize (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.) V to be
numbed. be stunned, be stupefied, be
deprived of sensation; to come to rest,
calm down
‫ ود‬kada‘a a to cheat (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ عو‬out of s.th.);
to deceive, mislead, dupe, gull (‫ ه‬s.o.);
pass. kudi‘a to be mistaken, be wrong ( ‫عو‬
about); to fail to see clearly ( ‫ ع و‬with
regard to), get the wrong impression ( ‫عو‬
of s.th.) III to cheat, dupe, deceive, take in
(‫ ه‬s.o.); to try to deceive or double-cross (‫ه‬
s.o.) VII to let o.s. be deceived, be
deceived, deluded, misled (‫ ب‬by); to be
mistaken, be wrong
‫ ودر‬kidr pl. ‫ ودور‬kudūr, ‫ ا ودار‬akdār,
‫ ا و يو‬akādīr2 curtain, drape; women’s
quarters of a tent; boudoir, private room
(of a lady)
‫ دعوة‬kuda‘a impostor, swindler, cheat,
sharper
‫ ودر‬kadar and ‫ ودر‬kudra numbness,
insensibility (esp. of a limb gone to sleep);
daze. torpor, stupor
‫ ود‬kud‘a pl. ‫ ود‬kuda‘, -āt deception,
cheating, swindle
‫ سوواىا وود‬sawwā akda‘ahū to crush
s.o.’s pride, humble s.o.
‫ ديعة‬kadī‘a pl. ‫ دائا‬kadā’i‘2 deception,
deceit, betrayal, treachery, perfidy,
trickery, imposture
‫وووودا‬
kaddā‘ impostor, swindler,
sharper, cheat, crook; deceptive, delusive
‫ يد‬kaida‘ fata morgana, mirage
‫ ا ووو يا‬akādi‘2 swindles, underhand
dealings, crooked practices; phantoms,
phantasms, delusions
‫ م ود‬mika‘, mukda‘, makda‘ pl.
‫م و‬
2
makādi small room, chamber, cabinet;
bedchamber
‫ ودا‬kidā‘ deception, deceit, swindle,
imposture, betrayal, treachery, perfidy,
trickery, duplicity
‫وووداع‬
kidā‘ī deceitful, fraudulent;
deceptive, delusive, fallacious
‫ م ووو‬mukādi‘ swindler, impostor,
cheat, sharper, crook
‫وودل‬
kadala a to stiffen, become rigid; to
become numb, torpid, limp
‫ودم‬
kadama i u (‫ ودم‬kidma) to serve, be at
service, do service; to have a job; to work;
to wait (‫ ه‬on s.o.); to serve (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to render a service (‫ ه‬to s.o., ‫ هو‬to s.th.),
stand up (‫ ه‬for s.o.) │ ‫ ا ودماادر‬to till or
cultivate the soil; ‫دموووو ا وووودم اكثيووووو‬
(kidamātin katīratan) he rendered him
many services; ‫( دماركو با والن‬rikāba) to be
at s.o.’s beck and call; ‫وودمامص و اا ووالن‬
(maṣāliḥa) to serve s.o.’s interests; ‫وودما‬
‫( ا قوداس‬quddāsa) to celebrate Mass (Chr.)
II to employ, hire (‫ ه‬s.o.), engage the
services (‫ ه‬of s.o.); to give work (‫ ه‬to s.o.),
provide work (‫ ه‬for) X to employ, hire,
take on (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ ل‬for s.th.), engage the
services (‫ ه ل‬of s.o. for s.th.); to put in
operation, operate ( ‫ ه‬e.g., a public utility);
to employ, use ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ ل‬for), make use,
avail o.s. ( ‫ ه‬of s.th., ‫ ل‬for a purpose)
‫ دم‬kadam servants, attendants
‫ ا دموة‬kidma pl. ‫ ودم‬kidam, -āt a service
(rendered); attendance, service; operation;
office, employment, occupation, job; work
│ ‫ا و ا دموةاشو‬in the service of s.th.; ‫و ا‬
‫ دمأكم‬at your service; ‫( دما لحقيقة‬kidmatan)
in the interest of truth, for the sake of
truth; ‫'( دموووةاعسوووكوية‬askarīya) military
service;
‫ا دمووووووةااالجب ريووووووة‬
(ijbārīya)
conscription, compulsory service; ‫ا دم وةا‬
‫( ا سووية‬sirrīya) secret service (pol.); ‫دموةا‬
‫ ا قووداس‬k. al-quddās celebration of Mass
(Chr.) 229
‫ ودام‬kaddām pl. manservant, servant,
attendant; woman servant, female
domestic servant, maid
‫وووودام‬
kadāma attendance, service;
employment, occupation, office, job
‫ ودام‬kaddāma pl. -āt woman servant,
female domestic servant, maid
‫ ت وديم‬takdīm work, occupation or duty
of an employment agent (‫ م ودم‬mukaddim
see below) │‫ امكأباا أ وديم‬maktab at-t. labor
office, employment bureau
‫ اسأ دام‬istikdām (putting into) operation;
use, utilization; employment, hiring (of an
employee); service, occupation, position,
job
‫ وو م‬kādim pl. ‫ وودام‬kuddām, ‫دموووة‬
kudama
domestic
servant,
help;
manservant; woman servant; employee;
attendant; waiter; deacon (Chr.)
‫مووة‬
kādima woman servant; female
domestic servant, maid; woman attendant
‫مية‬
kādimīya status of a servant
‫ م ودوم‬makdūm pl. -ūn, ‫ م و يم‬makādīm2
master, employer
‫ م دوموة‬makdūma mistress, lady (of the
house), woman employer
‫ م دوميوة‬makdūmīya status of the master
or employer
‫ م وودم‬mukaddim pl. -ūn employment
agent
‫ مسوأ دم‬mustakdim pl. -ūn employer; -mustakdam (colloq. mustakdim) pl. -ūn
employee, official
‫ ودن‬III to befriend (‫ ه‬s.o.), make friends (‫ ه‬with
s.o.); to associate socially (‫ ه‬with)
‫ وودن‬kidn pl. ‫ ا وودان‬akdān (intimate)
friend, companion, confidant
‫وووووودي‬
kadīn
(intimate)
companion, confidant
‫ ديا‬kidīw, ‫ ديا‬kudaiwī khedive
‫ ديا‬kidīwī khedivial
friend,
‫ لأ‬X to submit, subject o.s.
‫ مسووأ ل‬mustakdi’ submissive, servile,
subservient, obedient
‫ ولروا‬kūdrūf pl. ‫ولاريف‬
top
‫ واس و ن‬kurāsān2 Khurasan (province in NE
Iran)
1
kadārīf2 (spinning)
‫ لرو‬kudrūfī turbinate, toplike
‫ لا‬kadafa i (kadf) to hurl away ( ‫ه‬, ‫ ب‬s.th.)
‫ م ل ة‬mikdafa sling, slingshot, catapult
‫وولل‬
kadala u (kadl, ‫ وولالن‬kidlān) to leave,
abandon, forsake, desert, leave in the
lurch (‫ ه‬or ‫ عو‬s.o.); to stay behind; to
disappoint; pass. kudila to fail, suffer a
setback, meet with disappointment III to
leave, abandon, forsake, desert, leave in
the lurch (‫ ه‬s.o.) VI to let up, flag, grow
slack, languish, wane, decrease, fade,
grow feeble VII to be left in the lurch; to
be helpless; to be defeated; to meet with
disappointment
‫ وب‬karb destruction, devastation
‫ وب‬kurb hole; eye of a needle; anus
‫ ووووب‬karib destroyed, demolished,
wrecked, devastated, waste; dilapidated,
tumble-down, ramshackle; broken, ruined,
out of order
‫ وبة‬kirba pl. ‫ وب‬kirab (site of)
ruins; ruin, disintegrating structure
‫ لل‬kidlān disappointment
‫وبووووووة‬
karba,
lawlessness
‫ ت أووووولل‬ta!:d4u.l fatigue, languor,
weakness,
feebleness;
relaxation,
lessening of tension; disagreement,
dissent, disunion
‫ ووواب‬karàb ruin, ruination; state of
destruction or dilapidation; desolation; (pl.
‫ ا وبة‬akriba) (site of) ruins
‫ وابووة‬karāba pl. -āt, ‫ وائووب‬karā’ib2
disintegrating structure, ruin, ruins
‫ لو‬X to submit, subject o.s.
‫وبوووو ن‬
karbān, kirbān destroyed,
wrecked, demolished, devastated, waste;
ruined, broken, out of order
subservience,
‫ مسووأ ل‬mustakdin submissive, servile,
subservient, obedient
‫وو‬
‫ ت ويوووب‬takrīb pl. -āt
destruction,
wrecking,
sabotage
karra i (‫ ويوو‬karīr) to murmur, bubble,
gurgle, purl (of running water); to ripple,
trickle; to snore; -- (karr, ‫ وور‬230 kurūr)
to fall, fall down, drop; to sink to the
ground, prostrate o.s. │ ‫ا وواعلوواادر‬fall
to the ground; ‫( ووابوي ايديو‬baina yadaihi)
he prostrated himself before him; ‫وواتحوتا‬
‫( لدمي‬taḥta qadmnaihi) he fell at hill feet
‫ ويو‬karīr purl, murmur, ripple (of water)
‫ووو‬
kari’a a ( ‫ووو‬
bowels, defecate
‫ووو‬
feces
kar’) to evacuate the
kur’ and ‫وووا‬
karā’ excrement,
irreligion,
‫ وبة‬kariba (site of) ruins
mutakādil languid, weak, exhausted,
spent, effete
‫اسووووووووأ لا‬
istikdā’
submissiveness, servility
kurba
‫ وبة‬kurba pl. ‫ ووب‬kurab hole; eye of a
needle; anus
‫اظ ووووووووولال‬
inkidāl
forsakenness,
desertedness, abandonment; defeat
‫ووولل‬
‫ وووب‬karaba i (karb) to destroy, wreck,
demolish, shatter, devastate, lay waste ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); -- kariba a (‫ وواب‬karāb) to be or
become destroyed, ruined, waste, go to
ruin, fall apart, disintegrate II to devastate,
lay waste, destroy, wreck, demolish, ruin,
lay in ruins ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) IV = II; V to be or
become destroyed, ruined, waste, go to
ruin, Call apart, disintegrate
devastation,
demolition;
‫‘ عملات ويب‬amal takrībī act of sabotage
‫رب‬
kārib annihilator, destroyer
‫ م وووب‬mukarrib pl. -ūn annihilator,
destroyer; saboteur
‫ م وب‬mukrib annihilator, destroyer
2
‫ وووب‬karrūb (coll.; n. un. ) carob, locust;
carob bean, locust pod, St.-John’s-bread
‫ ووبوة‬karrūba pl. -āt kharouba, a dry measure
(Eg.; = 1/16 ‫ = لدح‬.291 l)
‫ وبش‬karbaša to scratch; to scrawl, scribble
‫ وبواش‬karbuš pl. ‫ ووابيش‬karābīš (syr.)
tent
O
‫ م وبش‬mukarbašāt graffiti
‫وووووبط‬
karbaṭa to throw into
disarrange, confuse ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
disorder,
‫ وبوق‬karbaqa to perforate, riddle ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
spoil, mar ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ وبق‬karbaq hellebore (bot.)
‫ وو‬karata u (kart) to pierce, bore, perforate
( ‫ ه‬s.th.), make a hole ( ‫ ه‬in)
‫ وو‬kurt, kart pl. ‫ ا ووا‬akrāt, ‫ووو‬
kurūt hole; bore, drill hole; ring, eye,
eyelet
‫ حويوووت‬kirrīt experienced, practiced,
skilled; guide
‫ وتيت‬kartīt rhinoceros
‫ و‬karaja u ( ‫ ووو‬kurūj) to go out, walk out;
to come out ( ‫ مو‬of), emerge ( ‫ مو‬from); to
drive or ride out, go out (in a vehicle); to
flow out, exude, effuse; to go away,
depart, leave, retire; to protrude, 231
project, stick out; to leave ( ‫ مو‬s.th.); to
dismount, alight, disembark ( ‫ مو‬from), get
out, step out ( ‫ مو‬of); to emanate, issue,
arise, originate, result ( ‫ مو‬from); to draw
away, segregate, separate, secede, dissent
( ‫ عو‬from), disagree ( ‫ عو‬with); to deviate,
depart ( ‫ عو‬from an arrangement, from a
principle); to be an exception ( ‫ عو‬to); to
be outside a given subject ( ‫)عو‬, go beyond
a topic ( ‫)عو‬, exceed ( ‫ عو‬a topic); to be
alien ( ‫ ع‬to), be extraneous ( ‫ عو‬from), not
to belong ( ‫ عو‬to), be not included ( ‫ عو‬in),
have nothing to do with ( ‫ الاي وو اعو ;)عو‬it
is limited to ..., it is nothing but ... ; to go
forth (into battle); to attack (‫ علو‬s.o., s.th.),
rise, fight (‫ علوو‬against); to rebel, revolt
(‫ علوو‬against); to violate, break, infringe
(‫ علوو‬a rule, a regulation); ‫ وو اعليو اب‬to
come up to s.o. with …, confront s.o. with
... ; to get out, bring out, take out (‫ ب‬s.o.);
to turn out, oust, dislodge (‫ ب‬s.o.); to lead
away, dissuade ( ‫ ب عو‬s.o. from); to find
out, discover (‫ ب‬s.th.) │‫( وو اعو اا وط‬kaṭṭ)
to be derailed, run off the track (train) II to
move out, take out, dislodge (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫هو‬
s.th.); to turn out, oust, expel, evict, drive
out (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.); to remove, eliminate (‫ه‬
s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.); to exclude, except ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to train (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ و‬in a skill, and the like);
to educate, bring up (‫ ه‬s.o.); to distill ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to pull out, extract ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to
gather, deduce, infer ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to explain,
interpret, expound, elucidate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) IV
to move out, take out, get out, bring out,
dislodge (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.); to unload ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.), disembark, detrain, etc. (‫ ه‬s.o., e.g.,
troops); to turn out, oust (‫ ه‬s.o.); to emit,
send out ( ‫ هو‬s.th., e.g., electric waves); to
stick out ( ‫ هو‬e.g., the tongue); to fish out
( ‫ هو‬s.th. from the pocket); to bring out into
the open, make public ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to remove,
extract ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to eliminate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
expel, evict, exile, expatriate (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫مو‬
from a country); to dismiss, fire, remove (‫ه‬
s.o., ‫ م و‬from an office); ‫ا وج و ام و اثووت و‬
(tarwatihī) to rob s.o. of his property,
dispossess, expropriate s.o.; to give off,
sound, emit ( ‫ هو‬s.th., e.g., a tone; said of a
musical instrument); to set forth, state,
express, utter, voice ( ‫ هو‬an opinion); to
break ( ‫ ريحو‬rīḥan wind); to educate, bring
up (‫ ه‬s.o.); to train (‫ ه‬s.o.); to stage,
produce ( ‫ هو‬a play; theat.); to bring out,
make, shoot (‫ روايوة‬riwāyatan a film, said
of a director); to except, exclude ( ‫ هو‬s.th.,
‫ عو‬from); to pull out, extract ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
select ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V to be educated; to be
trained ( in a school, college, also ‫و ;مو‬
in a field); to graduate ( ‫ و‬from a school,
from a college, also ‫ )موو‬VI to part
company,
separate;
to
disengage,
disassociate, withdraw from one another;
to cede, assign, transfer, make over (‫عو ل‬
s.th. to s.o.) X to get out, move out,
remove ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ مو‬from); to take out,
draw ( ‫ ه‬s.th., ‫ مو‬from); to pull out, extract
( ‫ هوو‬s.th., ‫ موو‬from); to mine, extract,
recover ( ‫ ه و‬mineral resources); to win,
gain, make ( ‫ هو‬a product, ‫ مو‬from); to
copy, excerpt (A s.th., ‫ مو‬from a book or
document); to derive, draw, deduce, figure
out, compute ( ‫ ه م‬s.th. from); to elicit ( ‫هو‬
s.th., e.g., astonishment, ‫ مو‬from s.o.); to
find out, discover ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫وووووو‬
karj expenditure, outlay,
expense(s), costs; land tax; s.th.
appropriate or suitable, that which is s.o.’s
due, which s.o. deserves, which s.o. needs;
(eg.) ration (food); (pl. ‫ ووجو‬kurūjāat)
trimming; edge, edging, piping; pl. lace;
trimmings │‫ هوولاا واج ول‬that’s what you
need, what you deserve; ‫ وو اا مشو قة‬k. almašnaqa one who deserves to be hanged
pictures, theater); ...‫ مو اا ووا ا‬directed by ‫ا‬
(motion picture)
‫ ووو‬kurj pl. ‫وجووة‬
portmanteau 232
kiraja saddlebag,
‫ ت وووو‬takarruj graduation (from a
school or college)
‫ وجوة‬karja pl. karajāt exit, departure;
protrusion,
protuberance,
projection,
salient part; (eg.) funeral
‫ ت ر‬takāruj separation, disassociation,
disengagement, (mutual) withdrawal
‫وووا‬
Law)
‫ اسوأ وا‬istikrāj taking out, moving out,
pulling out, removal; withdrawing;
extraction, derivation, gaining (of
industrial products, etc.), mining, recovery
(of mineral resources); preparation of an
extract; excerpting, copying; deduction,
inference; solution (of a problem)
karāj tax; kharaj, land tax (Isl.
‫ واجو‬karājī of or pertaining to land
tax; of or pertaining to the taxed and
cultivable area
‫ وو‬kurāj (coll.; n. un. , pl. -āt) skin
eruption; tumor, abscess
‫ وو ر‬kārij outer, outside, outward,
exterior; external, foreign j outside,
exterior (n.); foreign country or countries;
quotient (arith.); karija (prep.) outside,
out of ‫ رجو‬kārijan outside │ ‫رجو اع و‬
outside of, apart from; ‫ و اا و ر‬abroad, in
foreign countries; outside;
‫ا وووواا ووو ر‬
abroad, to foreign countries; to the
outside, outward, out
‫ ووو‬kurūj exit; egression, emergence;
departure; exodus; emigration; raid,
foray, sortie (‫ علوووو‬against), attack,
assault (‫ علووو‬on) │‫( ا وووو اع و اا ووط‬kaṭṭ)
derailment (of a train)
‫ وي‬kirrīj pl. -ūn graduate (of a school,
college, or university) │‫مووؤتمواا ووويجي ا‬
‫ ا عووب‬mu’tamar al-k. al-‘arab Congress of
Arab
Graduates
(a
supra-national
organization of university graduates
advocating a unified Arab world)
‫ ا رج وة‬El Khārga (town in central
Egypt, in Khārga oasis)
‫ووووو رج‬
kārijī outer, out- (in
compounds), outside, outward, exterior,
external; foreign; nonresident │‫عي ا رجية‬
(‘iyāda) policlinic; ‫ وزار ا رجيوة‬ministry of
foreign (external) affairs, foreign ministry;
‫( تلميلا و رج‬tilmīd) a student not living at a
boarding school, a day student
‫ م وو‬makraj pl. ‫ م و ر‬makārij2 (place
of) exit; way out (of a difficult situation),
outlet, escape, loophole, shift, dodge,
excuse; articulation (of a sound); O
cathode (el.) │‫ علمام ر اا حووا‬phonetics
‫ ت ووووي‬takrīj education, training (in
schools, colleges); raising, upbringing,
rearing
(of
children);
extraction;
derivation, deduction; interpretation,
exegesis
‫ واار‬kawārij2 the Khawarij, Kharijites
(the oldest religious sect of Islam);
dissenters, dissidents, backsliders, rebels
‫ ا وووا‬ikrāj taking out, moving out,
removal; unloading, disembarkment,
detrainment; emission; moving, carting
away,
hauling
off;
evacuation;
publication, publicizing, bringing before
the
public;
extraction,
removal;
elimination; dismissal, removal (from an
office); ousting, expulsion, eviction,
expatriation, banishment (from a country);
excretion (biol.); finding out, discovery,
figuring
out;
training,
formation,
education; direction, production, staging
(motion pictures, theater) │ ‫تووا وااال وووا‬
(tawallā) to have the, direction (motion
‫ م وو‬mukraj excerpt, extract (from a
book); ‫ م وج‬excretions (biol.) 233
‫ م وو‬mukrij pl. -ūn (screen or stage)
director
‫ مأ و‬mutakarrij pl. -ūn graduate ( ‫ و‬or
‫ م‬of a school or college)
‫ مسوووأ و‬mustakraj pl. -āt extract;
excerpt ( ‫ م‬from), partial copy ( ‫ م‬of)
‫ و و‬karkara to snore
1
‫ وو‬karida a to be a virgin, be untouched,
innocent, chaste
‫ ويوود‬karida pl. ‫ وائوود‬karā’id2, ‫ووو‬
kurud virgin; unbored pearl
2
‫ وو‬kurda scrap metal, scrap iron; pl.
kardawāt notions, smallwares;
goods, smalls, miscellaneous
articles; (eg. also) novelties, fancy
for ladies
‫و جوووو‬
kurdajī
smallwares
dealer
in
‫وو وا‬
small
small
goods
miscellaneous
‫ و‬kurdaq, kurduq small shot, buckshot
‫وو ل‬
kardal (coll.; n. un. ) mustard seeds;
mustard
‫ وز‬karaza I u to pierce, bore ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ م وووز‬mikraz pl. ‫ م و رز‬makāriz2 awl;
punch
‫ م واز‬mikrāz awl; punch
‫ ا ووس‬karisa a (karas) to be dumb mute; to
become silent, keep silent, hold one’s
tongue IV to silence, reduce to silence,
gag (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ ا ووس‬akras2, f. ‫ وسو‬karsā’2 pl. ‫ووس‬
kurs, ‫ وس ن‬kursān dumb, mute
‫ وس ن‬karsān2 dumb, mute
‫ ا وس و ن‬karasān, ‫ وس و ظة‬karasāna concrete
(béton) │O ‫( وسووو ظةامسووولحة‬musallaḥa)
armored (or reinforced) concrete
‫ وشوواا‬kuršūf (coll.; n. un. ) pl. ‫واشوويف‬
karāšīf artichoke
‫ ووص‬karaṣa u (karṣ) to guess estimate ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to conjecture, surmise ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.),
form conjectures ( ‫ ه و‬about); to tell an
untruth, a falsehood, to lie V to fabricate
lies (‫ علووو‬against s.o.); to raise false
accusations (‫ علو‬against s.o.)
‫ وووص‬kirṣ, kurṣ, pl. ‫وص و ن‬
kurṣān earring
kirṣān,
‫ وواص‬karrāṣ pl. -ūn Ii&!', slanderer,
calumniator
‫وووه‬
‫ ووواه‬karrāṭ pl. -ūn turner, lather;
braggart, bluffer, storyteller
‫ واهة‬karrāta skirt (syr.)
‫ وي ة‬karīṭa pl. ‫ وائط‬karā’iṭ, ‫ وه‬kuruṭ
map, chart
‫ م وهوووة‬mikraṭa, makraṭa pl. ‫م ووو ره‬
makāriṭ2 lathe
‫رهة‬
kāriṭa pl. -āt map, chart
‫ م ووه‬makrūṭ cone (math.); conic 234
‫ وس‬karas dumbness, muteness
2
‫ وه‬karṭ pulling-off (of leaves); ‫ونا لا‬
‫ وهاا قأ‬see ‫ ون‬turning, turnery
‫ واهوة‬kirāṭa turner’s trade, turnery, art
of turning
‫ وز‬karaz (coll.; n. un. ) pearls
1
lathe; to join, enter ( ‫ و‬, ‫ و اسولل‬fī silk an
organization, a community), affiliate ( ‫ و‬,
‫ووووو اسووووولل‬
with an organization, a
community); to penetrate ( ‫ و‬s.th. or into);
to plunge headlong ( ‫ وو‬into), embark
rashly ( ‫ و‬upon); to labor, slave, toil
│ ‫( اظ وها اا بك‬bukā’) to break into tears
karaṭa u i (karṭ) to pull off, strip ( ‫هو‬
leaves from a tree); to turn, lathe, shape
with a lathe ( ‫ هووو‬wood, metal); to
exaggerate, boast, brag, lie; -- u (eg.) to
cut into small pieces; to mince, chop, dice
( ‫ هو‬meat, carrots, etc.) II (eg.) to cut into
small pieces, mince, chop ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) VII to
be turned. be lathed. be shaped with a
‫ م ووه‬makrūṭī conic
‫ وهواش‬karṭūš, ‫ وهاشوة‬karṭūša pl. ‫وواهيش‬
karāṭīš 2 cartridge; lead (of a pencil);
cartouche (arch.); daybook
‫ وه ل‬karṭāl oats
‫ وهوام‬karṭūm pl. ‫ وواهيم‬karāṭīm2 proboscis,
trunk (of the elephant); hose
‫ ا وهوام‬al-karṭūm Khartoum (capital of
the Sudanese Republic)
‫ واهي‬karāṭīn2 a kind of earthworm
‫ واهي‬karāṭīnī wormlike, vermiform
‫ وهيط‬karṭīṭ rhinoceros
‫ وو‬karu‘a u (kur‘, ‫ واعوة‬kurā‘a) and kari‘a a
(kara‘) to droop, be or become slack,
limp, flabby; to be or become languid,
soft, spineless, yielding VII do. VIII to
invent, devise, contrive ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to create.
originate ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ وو‬kari‘ and ‫ ويوا‬karī‘ soft, languid,
yielding, spineless, devoid of energy,
nerveless
‫ وووو‬kirwa‘ castor-oil plant, palma
Christi (Ricinus communis; bot.)
‫ ا أوا‬iktirā‘ pl. -āt invention
‫ م أو‬muktari‘ pl. -ūn inventor
‫ م أو‬muktara‘ pl. -at invention
‫ ووا‬karifa a (karaf) to dote, be senile and
feeble-minded; to drivel, talk foolishly
‫ ووا‬karaf feeble-mindedness, dotage,
senility; childishness (of an old man)
‫ وووا‬karif and ‫ و و ن‬karfān feebleminded, doting; childish; dotard
‫ ويف‬karīf autumn, fall
‫ ويف‬karīfī autumnal
‫ ووا‬karūf pl. ‫ وواا‬kirāf, ‫ ا و وة‬akrifa,
‫ و و ن‬kirfān young sheep, lamb, yearling;
wether
‫ وا وة‬kurāfa pl. -āt superstition; fable,
fairy tale
‫ و‬karq tearing, rending, laceration; piercing,
boring,
perforation;
penetration;
disruption; breakthrough; traversion,
crossing, transit; violation, breach; (pl.
‫ وو‬kurūq) hole, aperture, opening │‫و ا‬
‫ ادم ام اا ع م‬k. al-amn al-‘āmm violation of
public security; ‫ وو اا عو‬offense against
common usage, violation of mores; ‫اتسواا‬
‫( ا و اعلواا والا‬ittasa‘a) the rent is beyond
repair 235
‫ و‬kurq and ‫ ولوة‬kurqa awkwardness,
clumsiness; stupidity │ ‫( ا و ا اا ووأ‬ra’y)
stupidity; folly, madness; ‫م اا و ا اا ووأ ا‬
...‫ انا‬it would be very unwise to ...
‫ ولوة‬kirqa pl. ‫ وو‬kiraq tatter, shred;
rag; scrap (of paper); polishing cloth;
eraser (cloth)
fictitious,
‫ ا وو‬akraq2 f. ‫ ولو‬karqā’2, pl. ‫وو‬
kurq clumsy, awkward; stupid; irregular;
illegal, illicit, unlawful
‫ م و وة‬makrafa prattle, drivel, twaddle,
bosh
‫ م ولة‬makraqa trickery, sleight of hand,
legerdemain, hocus-pocus, swindle
‫وا وووو‬
kurāfī
legendary
fabulous,
‫ ت ويووف‬takrīf folly, delusion; foolish
talk, drivel, twaddle, bosh, buncombe
‫ م ووا‬mukarrif childish, foolish; (pl. ūn) prattler,
chatterbox, windbag;
charlatan
‫ و ش‬kartaša to shuffle, mix ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ و اشوة‬karfūša pl. ‫ ووا يش‬karāfīš2 card
of low value, discard (in card playing)
‫ وو‬karaqa I u (karq) to tear, rend, tear apart
( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to make a hole ( ‫ ه و‬in); to
perforate, pierce, bore ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.); to
penetrate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), break, pass ( ‫ هو‬through
s.th.); to traverse, cross, transit ( ‫ هو‬s.th., a
country); to violate, impair, infringe ( ‫هو‬
s.th.), encroach ( ‫ هو‬upon); to break ( ‫ هو‬a
vow, and the like), commit a breach of
( ‫ ;)هو‬to exceed the ordinary, be unusual,
extraordinary, unprecedented, unheard-of
│ ‫ وو اا عو‬to go beyond what is ordinary
or customary IV to lurk, lie in wait V and
VII to be torn, be rent, be pierced, be
broken VIII to pierce ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to cut,
break, pass' ( ‫ هو‬through s.th.), penetrate ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to traverse, cross, transit ( ‫ هو‬s.th.),
travel through s.th. ( ‫ ;)هو‬to exceed ( ‫ هو‬e.g.,
a limit), go beyond s.th. ( ‫ا أوو امسو مع │ )هو‬
(masāmi‘ahū) to shrill in s.o.’s ears
‫ م ر‬makāriq2 a kind of pastry (tun.)
‫ ا أووووا‬iktirāq penetration; piercing,
disruption; traversion, crossing, transit
‫ و ر‬kāriq and ( ‫ لع و‬or) ‫و ر اا ع و‬
exceeding the customary, unusual,
extraordinary, unprecedented, unheard-of;
pl.
‫ووووواار‬
kawāriq2
preternatural
phenomena.
miracles;
that
which
transcends the conceivable or the rational
│‫ ا ر اا بيعة‬supernatural;
‫اار اا مصو‬
k. al-muṣādafāt miraculous coincidences
‫ م أو‬muktaraq passage, passageway
‫ ووم‬karama i (karm) and II to pierce ( ‫ هو‬s.th.),
make a hole or holes ( ‫ هو‬in); to perforate
( ‫ هو‬s.th.) VII to be pierced, be riddled, be
torn; to be deranged, unsettled,
disorganized; to come to an end, run out,
peter out, get lost VIII to destroy,
annihilate (‫ ه‬s.o.); to carry off, carry away
(‫ ه‬s.o., of death); to break (‫ ا صووفاا‬the
ranks), pass through s.th. ( ‫)ه‬
‫ ووم‬karm pl. ‫ وووم‬kurūm gap, blank
(e.g., in a manuscript, or the like)
‫ وم‬kurm hole │ ‫ ا ومااالبوو‬k. al-ibra eye
of the needle
‫ واموة‬karāma drill, bit, auger, gimlet;
punch, perforator
‫ زا ة‬kizāfa potter’s trade, pottery
‫ وز‬kazaqa i to pierce, stab, transfix ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o.,
s.th.); to drive, ram
‫ هو ا و اادر‬s.th. into
the ground); to tear, rend, rip apart ( ‫هو‬
s.th.) II to tear, rend, rip apart ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V
and VII pass of I and II
‫ ووم‬akram having a perforated nasal
septum
2
‫ ت وويم‬takrīm piercing, boring, drilling;
perforation; punching; lace-making, lacework
‫ ت ويموووووة‬takrīma
openwork, filigree
lace,
‫ ز‬kazq rip, rent, tear, hole (in a garment)
‫ و زو‬kāzūq pl. ‫ وااز‬kawāziq2 post, stake,
pole; dirty trick │ ‫ هولاا و زو‬that’s tough
luck!
lace-work,
‫ اظ وووام‬inkirām state of unsettlement,
disturbance, disorganization, derangement
│‫( اظ وواما و اا أواازن‬tawāzun) disturbance of
equilibrium
‫ م ووووم‬makrūm defective, incomplete
(e.g., a manuscript)
‫ م وووم‬mukarram perforated; done in
openwork, in filigree
2
‫ از‬look up alphabetically
‫ زل‬kazala i (kazl) to cut off, sever ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to
hinder, prevent, hold back, restrain, keep
(‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ عو‬from) VIII to cut off, cut short,
end abruptly ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to shorten, abridge,
abbreviate ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to stand alone (‫ ب‬with
an opinion)
‫ ا أوزال‬iktizāl abridgment, abbreviation;
shorthand, stenography
‫ وم شة‬kurmāša pl. -āt (ir.) harrow
‫ وظواب‬kurnūb carob, locust; carob bean, locust
pod, St.-John’s-bread
‫وظووق‬
‫وووو‬
kirniq pl. ‫واظووق‬
leveret
karāniq2 young hare,
kirwa‘ castor-oil plant, palma Christi
(Ricinus communis; bot.)
1
‫ ا وز‬kazza u to pierce, transfix (‫ ه‬s.o.); to stab
(‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ ب‬with) VIII to pierce, transfix (‫ه‬
s.o., ‫ ب‬with)
2
‫ز‬
1
‫ وزر‬kazara uto look askance (‫ ه‬at s.o.), give
s.o. (‫ )ه‬a sidelong glance
2
‫ بحواا زر‬baḥr al-kazar the Caspian Sea
pl. ‫ زوز‬kuzūz silk fabric
‫ يوزران‬kaizurān pl. ‫ يو زر‬kayāzir2 cane, reed;
rattan; bamboo
‫ يزراظة‬kaizurāna cane, stick
‫ ز‬kaza‘a a (kaz‘) to cut, sever ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ زعبل‬kuza‘bal idle talk, bosh
‫ زعبول‬kuza‘bala pl. -āt idle talk, bosh; joke,
jest, hoax; fib, yarn; cock and bull story
236
‫ووزا‬
kazaf pottery, earthenware; porcelain,
china; ceramics
‫ ز ووو‬kazafī (made of) porcelain;
porcelaneous, porcelain, china (adj.)
‫ زاا‬kazzāf dealer in chinaware; potter
‫ م أزل‬muktazil stenographer
‫ووزم‬
kazama i (kazm) to string, thread ( ‫ه و‬
pearls) │ ‫( ا ووزمااظفو‬anfahū) to pierce the
nasal septum (of a camel) and insert the
nose ring for the bridle; to make s.o.
subservient to one’s will
‫ ووزام‬kizām, ‫زامووة‬
kazā’im2 nose ring
kizāma pl. ‫ووزائم‬
‫ زامو‬kuzāmā lavender (bot.)
‫ وزن‬kazana u (kazn) to store, stock, lay up,
hoard, amass, accumulate; to keep secret,
keep ( ‫ هو‬a secret) II and VIII to store,
stock, lay up, warehouse ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to store
up, accumulate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to dam ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to put in safekeeping, keep ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ووووزن‬
kazn storing; accumulation,
hoarding, amassing; storage, warehousing
‫ زظوة‬kazna treasure house; safe, coffer,
vault; wardrobe, locker; cupboard
‫ زاظووة‬kizāna pl. -āt, ‫ ووزائ‬kazā’in2
treasure house; vault, coffer, safe;
treasury, treasury department (of an
official agency), any office for the deposit
and disbursement of funds; locker,
wardrobe, closet; cupboard; library │‫زاظةا‬
‫ ا دو وة‬k. ad-daula and ‫‘( زاظوةاع موة‬āmma)
public treasury, exchequer; ‫ زاظوةاا وثل‬k. attalj icebox, refrigerator; ‫ زاظوةاا كأوب‬k. al-
kutub bookcase; library; ‫زاظووةا صاصووية‬
(kuṣūṣīya) private library; ‫زاظووةاا مالبوووس‬
wardrobe, closet, locker
‫ زي وة‬kazīna pl. ‫ وزائ‬kazā’in2 treasure
house; public treasury, exchequer;
treasury, treasury department (of an
official agency), any office for the deposit
and disbursement of funds; cashier’s
office; vault, coffer, safe; cashbox, till (of
a merchant) │‫( اا زي ووووةاا صووووة‬kāṣṣa)
(formerly) the Royal Privy Purse (Ir.);
‫ زي ووةاا دو ووة‬k. ad-daula public treasury,
exchequer; ‫ زي ووةاراصوود‬, ‫زي ووةاظقووا اراصوود‬
cash register
‫ ووزان‬kuzzān pl. -āt, ‫ ووزازي‬kazāzīn2
dam; reservoir; basin, sump, pool; storage
tank (also for oil); - (pl. -ūn)
storehouseman, warehouseman
‫ م وووزن‬makzan pl. ‫ م ووو زن‬makāzin2
storeroom, storehouse; depository; stockroom, storage room; depot, magazine,
warehouse; store, shop, department store;
‫ ا م وووزن‬al-makzan the Makhzan, the
Moroccan
government
(formerly:
govemmental finance department; Mor.) │‫ا‬
‫ م ووزناا ويووة‬m. adwiya drugstore; ‫م ووزنا‬
‫ االصودار‬m. al-iṣdār shipping room (com.);
‫ م وووزناا عفوووش‬m. al-‘afš trunk (of an
automobile) 237
‫ م زظ‬makzanī being under government
control or administration. belonging to the
government (Mor.) │‫( اموال ام زظيوة‬amlāk)
government land (Mor.)
‫ م وووو زظ‬makāzinī
gendarme (Mor.)
pl.
-īya
native
‫ م زن‬makāzin2, ‫ م زناا ويق‬m. aṭ-ṭarīq
the nearest, shortest way, a short cut
‫ م زظجووووو‬makzanjī
warehouseman
storehouseman,
‫ زظدار‬kazandār, kaznadār treasurer
‫ت ووووووزي‬
takzīn
storage,
storing,
warehousing; storing up, accumulation;
damming
‫ زن‬kāzin pl. ‫ زظوة‬kazana, ‫ وزان‬kuzzān
treasurer
‫ م وووزون‬makzūn stored, stored up,
deposited, warehoused; (pl. -āt) stock,
supply, stock in trade
‫ وز‬kaziya a (kizy, kazan) to be or become
base, vile, despicable, contemptible; (‫زايوة‬
kazāya) to be ashamed ( ‫ مو‬of); -- kazā i to
disgrace, dishonor, discredit, put to shame
(‫ ه‬s.o.); to shame, abash, embarrass (‫ ه‬s.o.)
IV to humiliate, degrade, dishonor (‫ ه‬s.o.);
to shame, put to shame (‫ ه‬s.o.) X to be
ashamed
‫ وووزى‬kizy, kazan shame, disgrace,
ignominy │!‫ يو ا ل وزى‬yā la-l-kazā what a
shame!
‫ زيو ن‬kazayān2 f. ‫ زيو‬kazyā, pl. ‫زايو‬
kazāya ashamed, shamefaced, abashed;
shameful,
disgraceful,
scandalous,
infamous, base, mean, vile
‫ م وووزا‬makzāh pl. ‫ م ووو ز‬makāzin a
shameful thing, a disgrace; reason for
shame; pl. shameful things, disgraceful
acts, infamies
‫ م ووز‬makzīy ashamed, shamefaced,
abashed; embarrassed, confused; ‫ا م ووز‬
the Devil
‫ م وووز‬mukzin disgraceful, shameful,
scandalous, infamous
‫ م زيوة‬mukziya pl. -at disgraceful act,
infamy
‫ وس‬kassa (1st pers. perf. kasistu) a (‫ سوة‬kissa,
‫ س سوة‬kasāsa) to be mean, base, vile; to
become
less,
decrease,
diminish,
depreciate, fall in value; -- kassa u to
lessen, reduce, diminish ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.) II to
lessen, reduce, diminish ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ س‬kass lettuce (Lactuca sativa; bot.)
‫ س‬kassa (n. un.) head of lettuce
‫ وس‬kissa and ‫ س سوة‬kasāsa meanness,
baseness, vileness
‫ سوويس‬kasīs pl. ‫ ا س و‬akissā’2 mean,
base, low, vile, despicable, contemptible,
miserable
‫ سيسوة‬kasīsa pl. ‫سو ئس‬
trick, infamy
kasā’is mean
‫ سوب‬kasa’a a (kas’) to chase away (‫ ه‬s.o.); -‫ سوئ‬kasi’a a to be driven away, make off
│‫ سووئت‬kasi’ta beat it! scram! ‫ا سووباا يوول‬
iksa’ ilaika do.
‫ ا سوووب‬aksa’2 baser, meaner, more
despicable; weaker
‫ سوئ‬kāsi’ spurned, rejected, outcast;
low,
base,
vulgar,
despicable,
contemptible;
disgraceful,
shameful,
scandalous, infamous; futile, vain
(attempt); weak, feeble, languid
‫ سأكة‬kastaka indisposition
‫ م سووأل‬mukastak indisposed, unwell,
sickly
‫ ش‬kašša i u (kašš) to enter (
‫ ش ش‬kišāš vermin, insects
‫ شوب‬II to lignify, become woody or woodlike;
to line, face or cue with wood, to panel,
wainscot ( ‫ هو‬8.tb.) V to lignify, become
woody or woodlike; to become bard, still,
firm, rigid; to stiffen, freeze (e.g., with
panic)
‫ سوو‬kasara a (kusr, ‫ سو ر‬kasār, ‫ سو ر‬kasāra,
‫ سوووان‬kusrān) to incur a loss, suffer
damage; to lose, forfeit ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to go
astray, lose one’s way, get lost; to perish
II to cause loss or damage ( ‫ هو‬to s.o.); to
do harm (‫ ه‬to s.o.); to destroy, 238 ruin ( ‫هو‬
s.o.); to corrupt, deprave (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ شووب‬kašab pl. ‫ شووب‬akšāb wood,
lumber, timber │ ‫ شوباادظبيو‬k. al-anbiyā’
guaiacum wood, lignum vitae
‫ شوبة‬kašaba pl. –āt, ‫ ا شو ب‬akšāb piece
of wood; a timber; pale, post; plank, board
│‫ شوباا ميوت‬al-mayyit coffin; ‫شوبةاا مسووح‬
al-masraḥ stage (of a theater), ‫علووا شوبةا‬
‫ ا مسوح‬on the “boards”
IV to cause a loss (‫ ه‬to s.o.); to shorten, cut,
reduce ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) X to grudge (‫ علوو‬or ‫و‬
s.o., s.th.), envy s.o. (‫ علووو‬or ‫ ) و‬the
possession of ( ‫)ه‬
‫ شوب‬kašabī wooden, woody, ligneous,
made of wood; timber-, lumber- (in
compounds)
‫ سو‬kur loss, damage
‫ ش ب‬kaššāb pl. lumber merchant
‫ سووان‬kusrān loss, damage, forfeiture;
decline,
deterioration;
depravity,
profligacy
‫ ت شيب‬takšīb paneling, wainscoting
‫ ت شويبة‬takšība pl. -āt, ‫ ت شويب‬takāšīib2
barrack, wooden shed
‫ سو ر‬kasāra pl. ‫ سو ئو‬kasā’ir2 loss,
damage; pl. losses, casualties ( ‫ و‬in; mil.)
│ ‫ اي ا س ر‬what a pity! too bad!
‫ ت شوب‬takaššub stiffness, rigor, rigidity;
stiffening
‫ مأ شوب‬mutakaššib frozen, rigid; stiff,
bard, firm
‫ سووان‬kusrān (eg.) loser; affected by
damage or loss
‫ سووو‬kāsir lost, hopeless; involving
substantial losses; loser; depraved,
corrupted; profligate, disreputable person,
scoundrel
‫ م سووووو‬mukassir causing damage,
harmful, noxious, injurious, detrimental
‫ سوف‬kašafa i (kasf, ‫ سواا‬kusūf) to sink, sink
down, give way, cave in, disappear, go
down; to be eclipsed (moon); -- i (kasf) to
cause to sink, cause to give way │‫ا سفا ا‬
‫ بو اادر‬k. llāh bihī l-arḍa God made him
sink into the ground, God made the
ground swallow him up VII to sink, sink
down, go down
‫ سف‬kasf baseness, ignominy, disgrace,
shame; inferiority │ ‫ اسو ما سوف‬sāma kasfan
to humiliate, abase, degrade (.s.o.)
‫ سواا‬kusūf occultation (astron.); lunar
eclipse
s.th.)
‫ شت‬kušt pl. ‫ شا‬kušūt javelin
1
‫ ش و ش‬kaškāš (coll.; n. un. ) pl. ‫ش و يش‬
kašākīš2 poppy
‫ ش ش‬kaškša to clank, clatter, rattle; to rustle
‫ ش شووة‬kaškaša pl. -āt noise; clank,
clatter, rattle; rustle, rustling; crash
‫ )ش شي ة =( ش شية‬rattle (toy)
‫ شو ر‬kušāra leftover (of a meal); offal, refuse;
a discard, a worthless thing
‫ شوا‬kaša‘a a ( ‫ شوا‬kušū‘) to be submissive,
be humble; to humble o.s.; to fade (voice)
│‫( ا شااببصوه‬baṣarihī) to lower one’s eyes
II to humble, reduce to submission (‫ ه‬s.o.)
V to display humility; to be humble; to be
moved, be touched
‫شووووووووا‬
kušū‘
submission, humility
submissiveness,
‫ شوا‬kaši‘ pl. ‫ شوعة‬kaša‘a submissive,
humble 239
‫ شو ا‬kušāf various fruits, stewed and waked
in syrup or rose water, compote
‫ شك ر‬kuškār coarsely ground grain, grits
‫ شكويشة‬kaškarīša scab, slough, scurf
‫ شم‬II to intoxicate, make drunk (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ شم‬kašm nose; mouth; vent, outlet
‫ يشوام‬kaišūm pl. ‫ ي شوم‬kayāšim2 nose;
gills; also pl. ‫ ي شيم‬nose
‫شو‬
kašuna u (‫ ) شوواظة‬to be rough, coarse,
crude; to be raw, uncut, unpolished II to
roughen, coarsen, make crude ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) III
to be rude, uncivil, boorish (‫ ه‬to s.o.) V to
display rough, rude, or coarse, manners; to
be rough, uneven; to lead as rough life XII
‫ ا شاش و‬ikšaušana to be rough, coarse,
crude; to lead a rough life
‫ شو‬kašin pl. ‫ شو ن‬kišān rough, crude;
coarse (as opposed to ‫ ظو عم‬nā‘im); rude,
unpolished, uncouth; tough, harsh (life);
hoarse, raucous (voice) │‫ شو اا لموس‬k. allams coarse to the touch, rough, uneven,
wrinkled; ‫ ش و اا لووق‬k. al-kulq uncouth,
boorish; ‫ شووو اا قشوووو‬k. al-qišra thickshelled; ‫( ا ج ساا ش‬jins) the strong sex
‫ ا شو‬akšan2, f. ‫ شو‬kašnā’2, pl. ‫شو‬
kušn rough, tough, harsh, rude, uncouth
‫ ا شو‬al-kašnā’ the vulgar, uneducated
people
‫ شوواظة‬kušūna roughness, coarseness;
crudeness; rudeness
‫ شو‬kašiya a (kašy, ‫ شوية‬kašya) to fear, dread
(‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ علوو‬for s.o. or s.th.), be
afraid (‫ ه‬of) II to frighten, scare, terrify,
alarm (‫ ه‬s.o.) V = I; VIII to be
embarrassed; to be ashamed
‫ شوية‬kašya fear, anxiety, apprehension
│ ‫ شيةام‬kašyatan min for fear of
‫ ا شوو‬akšā more timorous, more fearful;
more to be feared. more frightening
‫ شوي ن‬kašyān2. f. ‫ شوي‬kaāyā, pl. ‫شو ي‬
timorous, timid, anxious, apprehensive
‫ و ش‬kāšin timorous, timid, anxious,
apprehensive
‫ وص‬kašša u to distinguish, favor (especially,
before others), single out (‫ ه‬s.o.), bestow
special honors (‫ ه‬upon s.o., in preference
to others); to endow (‫ ب‬s.o. with), confer,
bestow (‫ ب‬upon s.o. s.th.); to apportion,
allot, assign, accord, give, dedicate,
devote (‫ ه ب‬to s.o. s.th., in preference to
others); with ‫ فسو‬to take possession ( ‫هو‬
of), demand ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.; also ‫ووصاب و اظفس و‬
nafsahū); to be specifically associated (‫ه‬
with s.o.), be characteristic (‫ ه‬of s.o.), be
peculiar (‫ ه‬to); to apply in particular ( ‫هو‬
to), be especially valid ( ‫ هو‬for); to concern,
regard (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هوو‬s.th.), have special
relevance ( ‫ هو‬to), bear ( ‫ هو‬on) │ ‫صو ابع يأو‬
(bi-‘ināyatihī) to devote one’s attention to
s.o., favor s.o. with one’s attention; ‫صو ا‬
‫( ب ولكو‬bi-d-dikr) to make special mention
of s.o. or s.th.; ‫( وا ووصام و هم‬akuṣṣu) I
mention, among them, especially (with
foll. acc.);
‫ هوولااالاي صوو‬this does not
concern me, this is none of my business II
to specify, particularize, itemize ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to specialize ( ‫ ه‬s.th.), narrow, restrict (‫ه ل‬
s.th. to); to designate, destine, set aside,
earmark, single out (‫ هو ل‬or ‫ ه‬s.o. or s.th.
for a purpose); to devote in particular,
dedicate, assign (‫ هو ل‬s.th. to); to allocate,
allot, apportion (‫ هووو ل‬s.th. to); to
appropriate (‫ هو ل‬funds for); to reserve,
held, withhold (‫ هو ل‬s.th. for); to tie down
(‫ ه ب‬s.o. to a special field) V to specialize
(‫ ل‬in, also ‫ ب‬or ‫ و‬in a scientific field); to
devote all one’s attention (‫ ل‬to s.th.); to
apply o.s. (‫ ل‬to), go in for s.th. (‫ ;)ل‬to be
peculiar (‫ ب‬to); to be chosen, destined,
earmarked (‫ ل‬for) VIII to distinguish,
favor (‫ ه ب‬s.o. with), confer distinction (‫ب‬
‫ ه‬upon s.o. by); to devote, give, accord,
afford (‫ ه ب‬to s.o. s.th., in preference to
others); to dedicate (‫ ه ب‬to s.o. s.th., e.g.,
one’s services); (with ‫ ) فسووو‬to take
exclusive possession ( ‫ هووو‬of), claim,
demand ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), lay special claim ( ‫ هو‬to;
also ‫ ا ووووأصابوووو اظفسوووو‬nafsahu); to be
distinguished, be marked (‫ ب‬by); to
possess alone, in distinction from all
others, have above others (‫ ب‬s.th.), have
the advantage over others (‫ ب‬that); to be
peculiar (‫ ب‬to); to concern, regard (‫ب‬
s.th.), bear (‫ ب‬on); to be pertinent, have
relevance (‫ ب‬to), have to do (‫ ب‬with); to
be duly qualified, be competent, have
jurisdiction (‫ ب‬in; e.g., an authority); to
have as a special function or task (‫ ب‬s.th.)
‫ ص‬lettuce (bot.)
‫ ووص‬kuṣṣ pl. ‫ ص و ص‬kiṣāṣ, ‫ا ص و ص‬
akṣāṣ, ‫ صواص‬kuṣūṣ, hut, shack, shanty,
hovel
‫ صة‬kaṣṣa jet of water
‫صوووو ص‬
kaṣāṣ
crevice, crack, gap
interstice,
interval,
‫ ص صوة‬kaṣāṣa crevice, crack, interval,
gap
‫ صيصووة‬kaṣīṣa pl. ‫ ص و ئص‬kaṣā’iṣ2
special characteristic or quality, specialty,
particularity, peculiarity
‫ صيص‬kiṣṣīṣan particularly, especially,
specifically
‫ صووواص‬kuṣūṣ specialness; ‫صاصووو‬
kuṣūṣan
especially,
in
particular,
specifically │‫ب صواص‬, ‫ و ا صواص‬and ‫مو ا‬
‫صوووواص‬
(with foll. genit.) as to,
concerning, regarding, with respect to, as
regards; ‫ بهلااا صاص‬and ‫ م اهلااا صواص‬in
this connection, in this matter, in this
respect, about this, concerning this; ‫علووا‬
‫ ا صواص‬and ‫( علوواوجو اا صواص‬wajhi l-k.)
especially, particularly, in particular,
specifically
‫صاصوووو‬
personal
kuṣūṣī;
special;
private,
‫ص صووووة‬
kaṣāṣa poverty,
privation, destitution, want
penury,
‫ ا وووص‬akaṣṣ2 more special, more
specific │‫ علووااد وص‬especially; ‫و ااد وص‬
do.
‫ا صوووو‬
confidante
2
akiṣṣā’
intimate
friends,
‫ ا ص ئ‬ikṣā’ī see 2‫صو‬
‫ت صووووووويص‬
takṣīṣ
specialization;
specification,
particularization,
itemization; designation, destination (for a
purpose);
allotment,
apportionment,
allocation;
reservation;
(pl.
-āt)
appropriation, financial allocation; credit
│‫ علووووات صووويص‬and ‫علوووواوجووو اا أ صووويص‬
specifically
‫ ت صوص‬takaṣṣuṣ specialization (esp., in
a scientific field)
‫ ا أصوو ص‬iktiṣāṣ pl. -āt jurisdiction,
competence; special province or domain,
bailiwick
(fig.);
pl.
prerogatives,
privileges,
monopolies;
concessions
(Intern. Law); ‫ واي ا ةااال أصوو صاي‬duly
qualified,
authorized,
responsible,
competent; ‫ ائووووو ااال أصوووو ص‬scope of
competence,
sphere
of
authority,
jurisdiction, province, domain, field
‫ ا أص ص‬iktiṣāṣī pl. -ūn specialist
‫ و ص‬kaṣṣ special, particular; specific,
peculiar; relative, relevant, pertinent (‫ب‬
to), concerning (‫ ب‬s.th.); earmarked,
Designated, destined, set aside (‫ ب‬for);
especially valid or true (‫ ب‬for), especially
applicable (‫ ب‬to), characteristic (‫ ب‬of);
distinguished; private; exclusive, not
public │‫ جويود ا صوةاب‬professional journal
for ...; ‫‘( ا و صاوا عو م‬āmm) the special and
the general; high and low, all people;
‫ ا بيباا ص‬physician in ordinary 241
‫ صوة‬kāṣṣa pl. ‫ وااص‬kawāṣ2 exclusive
property; private possession; specialty,
particularity, peculiarity, characteristic,
property, attribute; essence, intrinsic
nature; leading personalities, people of
distinction, ‫ ا ص وة‬the upper class, the
educated; kāṣṣatan and ‫ ب صوة‬bi-kāṣṣatin
especially, in particular │‫ و ا صوةااظفسوهم‬fī
k. anfusihim at the bottom of their hearts,
deep inside
‫ صوية‬kāṣṣīya pl. -āt, ‫ صو ئص‬kaṣā’iṣ2
specialty, particularity, characteristic,
peculiarity, property, special attribute,
feature, trait, qualification; prerogative,
privilege; jurisdiction, competence
‫ ايصوة‬kuwaṣṣa (dimin. of ‫ ) صوة‬one’s
own business, private affair │‫يوود لا وو ا‬
‫ ايص وةاامووو‬he meddles in my private
affairs
‫ م صاص‬makṣūṣ special
‫ م صووص‬mukaṣṣaṣ chosen, set aside,
earmarked, designated, destined (‫ ل‬for);
allotted, apportioned, allocated; -- pl.
‫م صصووووووو‬
(financial)
allocations;
appropriations, credits; (daily) allowance;
(food) rations │‫( ام صصو ااضو ية‬iḍāfīya)
extra allowances; ‫ م صص و اا ملوول‬m. almalik civil list
‫ م ووأص‬muktaṣṣ pertaining, pertinent,
relevant, relative (‫ ب‬to); duly qualified,
authorized,
responsible,
competent;
special;
pl.
‫م أصووووووو‬
muktaṣṣāt
competences
│‫اا مق موووووووو اا م أصووووووووة‬the
competent authorities; ‫ا وووودوائواا م أصووووة‬
competent (or authoritative) quarters
‫ صوب‬kaṣaba i and kaṣiba a (kiṣb) to be fertile
(soil) II to make fertile ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to
fructify, fertilize ( ‫ ه‬s.th.) IV = I
‫ صوب‬kaṣib fertility; abundance, plenty;
superabundance, profusion
‫ صووب‬kaṣib and ‫صوويب‬
productive, fat
kaṣīb fertile,
‫ صوولة‬kaṣla pl. ‫ ص و ل‬kiṣāl quality,
property, characteristic, peculiarity, trait;
(natural) disposition
‫صوم‬
to bring legal action (‫ ه‬against s.o.), sue (‫ه‬
s.o.), litigate (‫ ه‬with); VI to quarrel, argue,
have a fight; to go to law, carry on a
lawsuit, litigate (‫ موا‬with s.o.) VII to be
deducted, be subtracted VIII to quarrel,
argue, have a fight
‫صووم‬
kaṣm pl. ‫ صووام‬kuṣūm, ‫ا ص و م‬
akṣām adversary, antagonist, opponent;
opposing party (in a lawsuit)
‫ صابة‬kuṣūba fertility
‫ ت صيب‬takṣīb fructification, fertilization
‫ صووم‬deduction; subtraction; rebate;
discount; pl. ‫ صام‬kuṣūm
‫ ا ص ب‬ikṣāb fertility
‫ م صب‬mukaṣṣibāt fertilizers
liabilities (fin.) │‫ سوعواا صوام‬si‘r al-k.
discount rate, bank rate; ‫ صوماا كمبيو ال‬k.
al-kambiyālāt bill discount
‫ م صب‬mukṣib fertile, productive, fat
‫ صو‬kaṣira a (kaṣar) to become cold; to suffer
from the cold III to clasp (‫ ه‬s.o.) around
the waist, put one’s arm around s.o.’s (‫)ه‬
waist VIII to shorten, condense, abridge,
epitomize ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to summarize ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ صيم‬kaṣīm pl. ‫ صم‬kuṣamā’2, ‫ا صوم ن‬
kuṣmān adversary, antagonist, opponent
‫ صوووامة‬kuṣūma quarrel, argument,
dispute, controversy, feud; lawsuit
‫ صوو‬kaṣr pl. ‫ صوار‬kuṣūr hip, haunch,
waist
‫ صو م‬kiṣām quarrel, argument, dispute,
controversy, feud; lawsuit
‫ م صووو‬mikṣara pl. ‫ م صووو‬makāṣir2
stick, baton, wand; mace, scepter
‫ م صووم‬mukāṣim adversary, opponent,
opposing party (in a lawsuit); antagonist;
litigant
‫ ا أصو ر‬iktiṣār shortening, condensation,
abridgment, summarization, epitomizing
(of a statement); brevity │‫ ب ال أصو ر‬and
‫ ب أص ر‬briefly, in short, in a few words
1
‫ صو‬kaṣā ( ‫ ص‬kiṣā’) to castrate, emasculate
(‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ صو‬kasīy pl. ‫ صي ن‬kiṣyān, ‫ صوية‬kiṣya
a castrate, eunuch
‫ م أصوو‬muktaṣar shortened, condensed,
abridged; brief, short; concise, terse,
succinct; (pl. -āt) short excerpt, brief
exposition, synopsis, outline, summary,
abstract, epitome, compendium
‫ صوو‬kāṣira pl. ‫ ااصوو‬kawāṣir2 hip,
haunch, waist │ ‫( اشواكةا و ا صووت‬šauka) a
thorn in his side
‫ صوف‬kaṣafa i (kaṣf) to mend, repair, sew ( ‫ هو‬a
shoe)
‫ صووفة‬kaṣfa pl. ‫ص و ا‬
(made of palm leaves)
‫صوولة‬
kaṣama i to defeat (‫ ه‬an opponent) in
argument; to deduct, subtract ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫مو‬
from): to discount ( ‫ هو‬a bill, a note III to
argue, quarrel, dispute (‫ ه‬with s.o. 242
kiṣāf basket
kuṣla pl. ‫ صوول‬kuṣal, -āt tuft; bunch,
cluster; lock, wisp (of hair)
‫ صية‬kuṣya pl. ‫ صو‬kuṣan testicle
‫ م صو‬makṣīy castrated, emasculated
‫( وسام صو‬faras) gelding
2
‫ ا صو ئ‬ikṣā’ī pl. -ūn specialist; expert (of a
specialized field)
‫و‬
kaḍḍa (kaḍḍ) to jolt, jog ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
shake ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to frighten, scare (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ ب ا‬laban kaḍḍ buttermilk
‫ووة‬
kaḍḍa concussion, shock, jolt;
fright, terror, fear
‫ووب‬
kaḍaba i (kaḍb) to dye, color,
tinge ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); -- kaḍaba i and kaḍiba a
(‫وواب‬
kuḍūb) to be or become green
(plant) II to color, tinge ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to dye
( ‫ هو‬s.th) XII ‫ ا اضوب‬ikḍauḍaba to be or
become green (plant)
O‫ب‬
kaḍb chlorophyll (biol.)
‫يوا‬
O ‫ار‬
‫وا‬
‫ووم‬
kuḍūb green, greenness, green
‫يب‬
‫و‬
ḳaḍkaḍa (
‫و‬
ḳaḍkaḍa) to set in
motion, upset, rock, shake ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫و‬
kaḍkaḍa concussion, shock,
‫وا‬
‫ود‬
kaḍada i (kaḍd) to cut off, break off ( ‫هو‬
thorns) │ ‫( ا وداشواكأ‬šaukatahū) to tame
s.o., hold s.o. in check, curb s.o.’s power
‫وو‬
kaḍira a (kaḍar) to be green II to make
green, dye or color green ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) │‫ا ووا‬
‫( ادر‬arḍ) to sow the land, till the earth
IX to be or become green XII ‫ا اضوو‬
ikḍauḍara = IX
‫ ضووا‬kāḍi‘ pl. ‫ووا‬
kuḍa‘, ‫ووع ن‬
kuḍ‘ān, kiḍ‘ān submissive, humble;
obedient, pliant, tractable; subject, liable,
prone (‫ ل‬to s.th.)
kuḍarī greengrocer
kadīr green
‫ر‬
kaḍāra greens, herbs, potherbs
‫ر‬
kaḍḍār greengrocer
‫وووووا‬
‫ ا‬al-kaḍrā’ “the
(epithet of Tunis); the sky 243
‫ول‬
Verdant”
‫وواوا‬
kaḍrāwāt vegetables; greens,
herbs, potherbs
kaḍila a to be or become moist II and IV
to moisten, wet ( ‫ ه‬s.th.) IX = I
‫ول‬
kaḍil moist, wet; juicy, succulent;
refreshing, gay, lighthearted
‫وم‬
‫ ا وو‬akḍar f. ‫ووا‬
kaḍrā’ pl. ‫وو‬
kuḍr green │‫( اتوواعلووااال وواوا يو بس‬atā) to
destroy everything, wreak havoc
kuḍu‘ submissive,
‫ ا ووو‬ikḍā‘ subjugation, subdual;
subjection
‫ووو‬
kuḍra green, greenness, green
color; - (pl. ‫وووو‬
kuḍar) vegetation,
verdure, greenery, greens; meadow; ‫وو‬
vegetables
‫يو‬
kaḍa‘a a ( ‫وا‬
kuḍū‘) to bow, defer,
submit, yield, surrender (‫ ل‬to s.o., to s.th.),
humble o.s. (‫ ل‬before), obey, follow (‫ل‬
s.o. or s.th.); to be subject (‫ ل‬and ‫ ا وو‬to a
law, to a power, etc.), be under s.o.’s (‫ ل‬or
‫ )ا وووو‬control II and IV to humble,
subjugate, subdue, make tractable (‫ ه‬s.o.);
to submit, subject, expose (‫ ه ل‬or ‫ هو‬s.th. or
s.o. to s.th.)
‫ا‬
kaḍū‘ pl. ‫وا‬
humble
‫وو‬
‫ ا‬al-kaḍir, al-kiḍir a well-known
legendary figure
‫ور‬
kaḍār green, greenness, green
color; greens, herbs, potherbs
kiḍrim pl. ‫و رم‬
kaḍārim2 abundant,
copious; well-watered, abounding in
water; openhanded, generous, liberal,
munificent
‫ووا‬
kuḍū‘ submission, obedience,
humility, subjection
‫ووو‬
kaḍir green, verdant; verdure,
greenery; young green crop (of grain)
‫و‬
‫ م‬mukaḍḍarāt vegetables
‫ م ووم‬mukaḍram designation of such
contemporaries of Mohammed, esp. of
poets, whose life span bridges the time of
paganism and that of Islam; an old man
who has lived through several generations
or historical epochs
kaḍīb dyed
jolt
‫ ي‬yakḍūr chlorophyll (biol.)
‫ م وو‬makḍara meadow, lawn, turf,
sod, greens, verdant land
‫ب‬
kiḍāb dye, dyestuff │O ‫باا ودم‬
k. ad-dam hemoglobin (biol.)
‫واب‬
color
‫ ا‬al-kuḍairā’ Paradise
kaḍama i (kaḍm) to munch ( ‫ هو‬s.th., with
a full mouth), bite ( ‫ ه‬into s.th.)
‫وم‬
kiḍamm vast (said of the sea); sea,
ocean
‫ وط‬kaṭṭa u (kaṭṭ) to draw or trace a line (‫علوو‬
on); to draw, trace, sketch, design ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.); to write, pen ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to carve,
engrave, inscribe ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to outline,
mark, trace out, prescribe ( ‫ ل هو‬for s.o.
s.th.) │‫( ا وطا و ايسو واة‬kaṭṭan, satran) to
draw a line; ‫و اا شوويب‬
(šaibu) his hair
turned gray II to draw lines; to rule ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to furrow, ridge ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to mark
with lines or stripes, stripe, streak ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.); to pencil ( ‫ هو‬the eyebrows); to mark,
designate, earmark, indicate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
demarcate, delimit, delineate, stake out,
survey ( ‫ هو‬land, real estate); to layout, map
out ( ‫ ه و‬roads) VIII to trace out, mark,
outline, prescribe ( ‫ ه و‬a way); to mark,
demarcate, delimit, stake out, delineate ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to map out, plan, project ( ‫ هو‬e.g., the
construction of a city); to make, design,
devise ( ‫ هو‬a plan); to plan ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), make
plans ( ‫ ه‬for)
‫ ووط‬kaṭṭ pl. ‫وواه‬
kuṭūṭ line; stroke;
stripe, streak; (railroad) line, line of
communication; telephone line; frontline
(mil.); furrow, ridge; handwriting; writing,
script; calligraphy, penmanship │O ‫ووطا‬
‫( ارضو‬arḍī) ground wire (radio); O ‫ا وطا‬
‫( االسوفي‬isfīnī) cuneiform writing; ‫ا واها‬
‫( ادم ظيوة‬amāmīya) the foremost lines, battle
lines (mil.); ‫( وطابو رز‬bāriz) relievo script;
‫ وووطاتلفووواظ‬telephone line; ‫ووواهاجايوووة‬
(jawwīya) airlines; ‫( وطاحديود‬ḥadīdī) and
‫ ووطاسووكةاا حديوود‬k. sikkat al-ḥadīd railroad
line, railroad track; ‫ وطاا وزوال‬k. az-zawāl
meridian (astron.; = ‫ وطاظصوفاا هو ر‬k. niṣf
an-nahār); O
‫( ا وووطاا مسوووم ر‬mismārī)
cuneiform writing; ‫ وطااالسوأاا‬k. al-istiwā’
equator; ‫ طاا ال‬k. aṭ-ṭūl or ‫( طاهوا‬ṭūlī)
circle of longitude, meridian (geogr.); ‫وطا‬
‫ ا عووو‬k. al-‘arḍ or ‫‘( ووطاعوض و‬arḍī)
parallel (of latitude) (geogr.); ‫طاتقسويماا ميو ه‬
k. taqsīm al-miyāh divide, watershed; ‫وطا‬
‫ ا قووا اا كهوب ئيووة‬k. al-qūwa al-kahrabā’īya
power lines; ‫ وطاا هو جو‬meridian (grogr.);
‫ ووو اعو اا ووط‬to derail, run off the rails
(train); ‫علووووووا وووووطامسوووووأقيم‬
(mustaqīm)
straightaway, in a straight line; outright,
out and out; ‫( علوواهووالاا وط‬ṭūl al-k.) all
along the line
‫ وط‬kuṭṭ section, district, quarter (of a
city)
kaṭṭī handwritten; linear; spear
‫ووة‬
kuṭṭa matter, affair; condition,
state; office, function, position
‫وة‬
kiṭṭa, kuṭṭa pl. ‫وط‬
kiṭaṭ, kuṭaṭ a
place of land acquired for the purpose of
building a house; a place of real estate,
lot; district; map or plan of a place of real
estate, layout; plan, project, design,
intention; line of action, course, policy,
rule, precept, guiding principle │‫وطاا عمول‬
k. al-‘amal operation plan, work plan; ‫هبقو ا‬
‫ووووةاموسووووامة‬
(ṭibqan) according to
schedule, as scheduled or planned
‫ووووو ه‬
kaṭṭāṭ pl. -ūn penman,
calligrapher; -- tracing lines, leaving
straight trace │‫( شولا و ه‬fašak) or ‫لليفوةا‬
‫هة‬
tracer bullet, tracer (mil.)
‫ ت وويط‬takṭīṭ ruling, drawing of, or
marking
with,
lines;
lineation;
designation,
marking,
earmarking;
surveying, survey (of land); planning;
projecting, mapping out, laying out (of
cities, of roads); plan, design
‫( رسوومات ي و‬rasm) rough draft, first
sketch, design
‫اه‬
‫ م‬makṭūṭ handwritten; manuscript
‫اه‬
‫ م‬makṭūṭa pl. -āt manuscript
‫ م وط‬mukaṭṭaṭ striped, streaked, ruled;
furrowed; designated, marked, earmarked;
planned, guided, controlled; (pl. -āt)
sketch, design, plan, layout; map (of a
city)
‫وئ‬
kaṭI’a a (‫وب‬
kaṭa’) to be mistaken; to
commit an error, make a mistake; to sin II
to charge with an offense, incriminate,
declare guilty (‫ ه‬s.o.); to accuse (‫ ه‬s.o.) of
an error or mistake; to fine (‫ ه‬s.o.; tun.) IV
to be mistaken, to err, commit an error, be
at fault ( ‫ و‬in); to be wrong ( ‫ و‬about, in);
to make a mistake ( ‫ و‬in, with); to miss (‫ه‬
s.o., e.g., a shot; ‫ هو‬the target); to escape (‫ه‬
s.o. or s.o.’s notice; a fact) │‫اأ وووبا‬
‫( ب و‬fa’luhū) (his omen was wrong, i.e.) his
expectations do not come true, are not
fultilled; that’s where he is wrong, that’s
where he made a mistake!
‫أ ووبهاا ش و‬
(šai’u) (lit.: the thing escaped him, missed
him, i.e.) he lacked it; ‫ أ ووبهاا أا يووق‬he
failed, was unsuccessful; ‫أ وبا و ااسوأ أ ج ت‬
he drew the wrong conclusions; ‫أ وبابوي ا‬
‫ ا شوويئي‬he confused the two things, he
mistook one thing for the other
‫ ط‬kiṭ’ slip, lapse, fault, offense, sin
‫ ب‬kaṭa’ and ‫ و‬kaṭā’ error; mistake,
incorrectness; offense, fault; kaṭa’an
erroneously, by mistake │...‫امو اا وباانا‬it
is (would be) wrong to …; ‫اصووالحاا ووب‬
iṣlāḥ al-k. corrigenda, errata, list of
corrections; ‫ لأولاا وب‬qatl al-k. accidental
homicide (jur.)
‫يئوووة‬
kaṭī’a pl. -āt, ‫يووو‬
kaṭāyā
mistake, blunder; slip, lapse; fault,
offense; crime, sin; fine (tun.)
‫ و هئ‬kāṭi’ wrong, incorrect, erroneous;
mistaken, at fault; (pl.
kuṭāh, actually,
pl. of colloq. kāṭī), f. ‫ هئة‬kāṭi’a pl. ‫وااهئ‬
kawāṭ’2 sinner
‫ م وئ‬mukṭi’ mistaken, at fault, wrong;
incorrect, wrong, erroneous
‫وب‬
kaṭaba u (‫بوة‬
kuṭba, ‫بوة‬
kaṭāba) to
deliver a public address, make a speech; to
preach, deliver a sermon (‫ اا و س‬and ‫ا و س‬
an-nāsa to the people); -- (kaṭb, 245 ‫بوة‬
kiṭba) to propose ( ‫ هو‬to a girl; said of the
man), ask for a girl’s hand ( ‫ )هو‬in marriage
(‫ ل‬on behalf of s.o.; said of the
matchmaker); to give in marriage, betroth,
affiance, engage (‫ علوووو‬or ‫ ب أووو ال‬one’s
daughter to s.o.) │ ‫ووباو ه و‬
(wuddahā)
and ‫( وباما تهو‬mawaddatahā) he courted
her love III to address (‫ ه‬s.o.), speak, talk,
direct one's words (‫ ه‬to s.o.), turn (‫ ه‬to s.o.,
orally or in writing) │‫ هب و اب و أليفان‬to
telephone s.o., call s.o. up; ‫( هبو اب كو ا‬bil-kāf) to address s.o. on an intimate firstname basis VI to talk to one another; to
converse, confer, have a talk, carry on a
conversation; to write each other,
correspond, carry on a correspondence
VIII to seek a girl’s ( ‫ )هو‬hand in marriage,
ask for a girl’s hand
‫وب‬
kaṭb pl. ‫وب‬
kuṭb matter, affair,
concern, business; situation, conditions,
circumstances; misadventure, mishap │‫ام ا‬
‫ بووول‬what do you want? what’s the
trouble? what’s the matter with you? ‫مو ا‬
‫ ب ا‬what concern of his is ...? what has
he to do with ...? ‫ مو ا وبا ول‬what’s it all
about?
‫بوووووة‬
kiṭba
engagement
courtehip;
betrothal,
‫بوووة‬
kuṭba pl. ‫وووب‬
kuṭab public
address; speech; lecture, discourse;
oration; sermon, specif., Muslim Friday
sermon, khutbah │‫ا بوووةااال أأووو ح‬opening
address
‫ و ب‬kiṭāb pl. -āt, ‫ ا بوة‬akṭiba public
address, speech; oration; letter, note,
message │‫ ا ووووو باتوحيوووووب‬welcoming
address; ‫باا عوش‬
k. al-‘arš speech from
the throne; ‫وووو بامسووووأعجل‬
(musta‘jil)
express letter, special-delivery letter; ‫با‬
‫ تقدمووة‬taqdima letter of introduction; O
‫ب و ا ا اا قيمووةاا مقووور‬
(dāt al-qīma almuqarrara) (= lettres avec valeur
declarée) registered, insured letters (eg.);
‫ صوووولاا وووو ب‬faṣl al-k. (in letters:)
conclusion of the formal greetings by the
words ‫ ام و ابعوود‬amma ba‘du; conclusion,
termination, end; decision; unmistakable
judgment; ‫ بي ووو اوبي ووولا صووولاا ووو ب‬we’re
through with one another once and for all
‫ووو ب‬
kiṭābī oratorical, rhetorical,
speech-, lecturing (in compounds)
‫يوب‬
kaṭīb pl. ‫بو‬
kuṭabā’ (public)
speaker; orator; lecturer; preacher, khatib;
suitor (for the hand of a girl); fiancé
‫يبة‬
‫بووة‬
oratory
kaṭība fiancée
kaṭāba preaching, sermonizing,
‫بوة‬
kiṭāba rhetoric, oratory; speech,
lecture, discourse
‫ابوووة‬
kūṭūba courtship; betrothal,
engagement
‫ م هبوة‬mukāṭaba pl. -āt address; public
address,
speech;
proclamation;
conversation, talk; conference, parley
│‫ م هبوووةاتليفاظيوووة‬telephone conversation,
telephone call
‫ ت أ ووووب‬takāṭub conversation; talk,
discussion; (inter)communication (also,
e.g., telephonic, by radio, etc.) │‫غةاا أ ب‬
lugat it-takāṭub colloquial language
‫ هب‬kāṭib pl. ‫ب‬
suitor; matchmaker
kuṭabā’2, ‫و‬
‫ هبووة‬kāṭiba pl. ‫و ب‬
matchmaker
‫ابة‬
kuṭṭāb
kuṭṭāb woman
‫ م‬makṭūba fiancée
‫ م هوب‬mukāṭab addressed, spoken to;
(gram.) second person
‫باه‬
‫وو‬
‫ ا‬look up alphabetically
‫وووان‬
kaṭarān swinging, oscillation,
vibration
kaṭara i (‫ ووان‬kaṭarān) to swing, wave,
brandish (‫ ب‬s.th.); to shake, tremble,
vibrate; to walk with a (proud) swinging
gait; to strut, parade haughtily; -- i u (‫ار‬
kuṭūr) to occur (‫ ل‬to s.o.), come 246 to
s.o.’s (‫ )ل‬mind │ ‫( ا وواعلوواب و‬bālihī) the
matter came to his mind, occurred to him,
he recalled the matter (also ‫ و اب و‬and ‫بب و‬
or. ‫ وا ا هو ;)علواب‬he had an idea; ‫اموا‬
‫( وووماي وووواببووو ل‬lam yakṭur bi-bālin) an
unexpected matter, s.th. one wouldn’t
dram of; -- kaṭura u ( ‫ وار‬kuṭūra) to be
weighty; to be important, significant; to be
grave, serious, momentous, dangerous,
perilous, risky, hazardous III to risk,
hazard, stake (‫ ب‬s.th. ‫ ب فسو‬one’s life); to
incur the danger, run the risk (‫ ب‬of), risk
(‫ ب‬s.th.); to bet, wager (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ علوو‬a stake)
IV to notify, inform (‫ ه‬s.o.), let (‫ ه‬s.o.)
know (‫ ب‬about s.th.); to warn, caution (‫ه‬
s.o.) V to walk with a lofty, proud gait; to
stride, strut (with a swinging gait); to
pendulate, oscillate, vibrate VI to make a
bet (‫ علو‬against stake)
‫ ا ووو‬akṭar2 more dangerous, riskier;
weightier, of greater consequence; more
serious, graver
‫و‬
‫ م هو‬makāṭir2 dangers, perils
‫ م و هو‬mukāṭara pl. -āt venture, risk,
hazard
‫ ا و ر‬ikṭār notification, information;
warning
‫ و هو‬kāṭir pl. ‫ ووااهو‬kawāṭir2 ideas,
thought, notion; mind; desire, inclination,
liking │ ‫( دجولا و هو‬li-ajl) for your sake;
‫ م و اكوولا و هو‬min'n kulli kāṭirin with all
one’s heart, most gladly; ‫‘ عو اهيبوةا و هو‬an
ṭībati kāṭirin gladly, with pleasure; of
one’s own free will, voluntarily; ‫علوووا‬
‫ و هو‬as you like; ‫ ا وولاب و هوه‬to afford
satisfaction to s.o., to comfort, reassure
s.o.; ‫ ا لاعلوا هوامو‬to feel offended by, to
take offense at; ‫ صووود ا ووو هوه‬ṣadda‘a
kāṭirahū to trouble, bother s.o.; ‫هموو ا‬
‫( ا وااهو‬ṭammana) to calm the excitement;
‫( موواب و هوهاان‬marra) the thought crossed
his mind that ...; ‫( اكوامو ا و هو‬ikrāman)
for your sake, to please you; ‫سووعةاا و هو‬
sur‘at al-k. presence of mind; ‫سوويااا و هو‬
quick-witted
‫وووووووووووو‬
kaṭar
weightiness,
momentousness;
importance,
consequence, significance; seriousness,
gravity; -- (pl. -āt, ‫ ا و ر‬akṭār) danger,
peril, menace (‫ علووووو‬to); riskiness,
dangerousness; risk; hazard; (pl. ‫وو ر‬
kiṭār) stake, bet, wager │‫ جليلاا وو‬of very
great importance, momentous; ‫وا وووو‬
dangerous,
perilous;
‫معووووووو ا ل ووووووو‬
(mu‘arraḍ) endangered, jeopardized; ‫اش ر ا‬
‫ ا و‬išārat al-k. alarm signal
‫ م و هو‬mukāṭir one who risks s.th., who
takes a chance; daring, bold, venturesome
‫ م وو‬mukṭir dangerous, perilous, risky,
hazardous
‫ووو‬
kaṭir dangerous, perilous, risky,
hazardous; serious, grave, weighty,
important, significant
‫ووا‬
‫ وو‬kaṭara pl. kaṭarāt pompous walk,
strut; swinging gait; idea, thought, notion
‫وف‬
‫ر‬
kaṭṭār pendulum (phys.)
‫يوووو‬
kaṭīr pl. ‫وووو‬
kuṭr weighty,
momentous; important, significant; grave,
serious │‫ يواا شبن‬of great importance
‫ووووووووار‬
importance,
consequence,
seriousness
kuṭūra
weight(iness),
moment(ousness);
significance;
gravity,
‫ م‬look up alphabetically
kaṭrafa (eg.) to be delirious,. to rave, to
talk irrationally
‫وة‬
kaṭrafa delirium, raving
kaṭifa a, kaṭafa i (kaṭf) to snatch, wrench
or wrest away, seize, grab ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
make off ( ‫ هو‬with s.th.); to abduct, kidnap
(‫ ه‬s.o.); to dazzle (‫ ا بصوو‬247 al-baṣara the
eyes) V to carry away, sweep away (. s.o.)
VI to snatch or seize ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) from one
another VII to be snatched away, be
wrested away; to be carried away, be
swept away VIII to grab, seize, take
forcibly ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to snatch, wrest, wrench
( ‫ هو مو‬s.th. from s.o.); to abduct, kidnap (‫ه‬
s.o.); to run away, elope ( ‫ هوو‬with a
woman); to make off ( ‫ هو‬with s.th.); to
dazzle (‫ ا بصو‬al-baṣara the eyes)
‫ووف‬
kaṭf grabbing, forcible seizure,
rape; abduction, kidnapping; ‫فو‬
kaṭfan
rapidly, quickly
‫فوووة‬
kaṭfa pl. kaṭafāt (n. vic.) a
snatching away, a grab; sudden stirring,
flash │ ‫( و ا فوةاا بوو‬barq) instantly, in a
trice, like a streak of lightning; ‫فوةامو ا‬
‫ ف اا شعار‬an impulse, a sudden emotion
‫ا‬
kaṭṭāf rapacious; robber
‫وا‬
kuṭṭāf pl. ‫و هيف‬
kaṭāṭīf2 (iron)
hook; fishhook; (coll.; n. un. ) swift, a
variety of swallow
‫يف‬
kaṭīf pl. ‫هيف‬
kaṭāṭīf2 iron hook
‫ ا أ ا‬iktiṯāf grabbing, forcible seizure,
rape; abduction, kidnapping
‫ هف‬kāṭif pl. ‫ ااهف‬kawāṭif ravenous;
rapacious; rapid, prompt; quick, sudden;
lightninglike; fleeting; short, brief │‫ئو با‬
‫ هفوة‬ravenous wolves; ‫( صوار ا هفوة‬ṣūra)
snapshot; ‫( حوبا هفة‬ḥarb) Blitzkrieg
2
‫ول‬
kaṭila a (kaṭal) to talk nonsense IV do. V
to strut, walk with a pompous gait; to
walk with a proud, swinging gait
‫ل‬
kaṭal idle talk, prattle
‫ ل‬kaṭil garrulous, chattering, given to
silly talk; stupid, foolish
‫وم‬
kaṭm nose, snout, muzzle (of an animal);
front part (nose and mouth); foremost or
first part; important matter │‫اهوولام مووة‬
(aṭalla) approx.: to manifest its force, set
in (e.g., of a disaster)
‫مو‬
kiṭmī, kaṭmī (coll.; n. un. ) marsh
mallow (Althaea officinalis; bot.)
‫وم‬
kiṭām pl. kuṭum noseband, halter (of a
camel)
‫واة‬
‫ و اي‬kaṭā u (kaṭw) to step, pace, walk; to
proceed, advance, progress │‫و ا وواا ا‬
‫( واسوعة‬kaṭawātin) to take large strides, also
fig. = to make extraordinary progress II
and V to overstep, transgress ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), to
cross ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), go or walk through s.th.
( ‫ ;)هو‬to ford ( ‫ هو‬a river); to leave its banks,
overflow (river); to cross, traverse (‫ا بحو ر‬
the seas); to omit, disregard, ignore, pass
by (‫ ه‬so.); to go beyond s.th. ( ‫ ;)هو‬to extend
(‫ ا وو‬to); to exceed, transcend ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
excel, surpass, outstrip, outdo (‫ ه‬s.o.); to
proceed, pass ( ‫ ه و‬through s.th., ‫ ا ووو‬to),
leave s.th. ( ‫ )هو‬behind and turn to s.th. else
(‫ ;)ا وو‬to disregard ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.) in order
to turn one’s attention to (‫ت واب اا وا│ )ا و‬
‫( االمو م‬ilā l-amāmi) to promote, advance
s.th. VII to step, pace, walk; to proceed,
advance, progress
‫وا‬
kaṭwa pl. kaṭawāt and kuṭwa pl.
kuṭwāt, kuṭuwāt, ‫ووو‬
kuṭan step, pace,
stride │‫( سو را و ا و ه‬kuṭāhū) to walk, or
follow, in s.o.’s footsteps; ‫تقودما وا ا وا‬
taqaddama kutwatan fa-kutwatan to
proceed or advance step by step; ‫ات ولا وا ا‬
‫( ح سومة‬ittakada) to take a decisive step;
‫ اتو ناولفوز‬kaṭwatan wa qafza hop, skip
and jump (athlet.)
‫يوووة‬
kaṭīya (= ‫ ) يئوووة‬slip, lapse,
transgression, fault, offense, sin
kuṭāh pl. of ‫هئ‬
kāṭi’ sinner
‫ وف‬kaffa i to be light (of weight); to be slight,
insignificant; to become lighter, decrease
in weight, lose weight; to decrease in
intensity, grow lighter (color); to be
nimble, agile, quick; to hasten, hurry, rush
(‫ ا وو‬to) II to make lighter ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), reduce
the weight of ( ‫ ;)هو‬to ease, lighten, relieve,
soften ( ‫ ع و ه و‬for s.o. s.th. difficult or
oppressive, also ‫ مو ;علوو ه‬s.th., e.g., s.o.’s
situation); to lessen, decrease, reduce,
diminish ( ‫ ه و‬or ‫ م و‬s.th.); to mitigate,
alleviate, moderate, temper (‫ ه‬or ‫ مو‬s.th.);
to thin, dilute ( ‫ هو‬e.g., a liquid); (gram.) to
pronounce ( ‫ هو‬a consonant) without tašdīd
│‫ فوفاع ول‬kaffif ‘anka! cheer up! be of
good cheer! ‫ فووفاموو اسوووعأل‬kaffif min
su‘atika! slow down! ‫ فووفاابالماع وو‬to
soothe s.o.’s pains V to dress lightly; to
disburden, relieve o.s. (of a burden); to rid
o.s., free o.s. ( ‫ مو‬of s.th.); to hurry away
( ‫ مو‬from), leave ( ‫ مو‬s.th.) in a hurry X to
deem ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.) light; to value lightly,
disdain, scorn, despise (‫ ب‬s.o. or s.th.),
look down (‫ ب‬upon), think nothing (‫ ب‬of),
make light (‫ ب‬of), set little store (‫ ب‬by);
not to take seriously (‫ ب‬s.th.), attach no
importance (‫ ب‬to); to carry away,
transport (‫ ه‬s.o., e.g., joy)
‫ وف‬kuff pl. ‫ فو ا‬kifāf, ‫ ا فو ا‬akfāf shoe,
slipper; -- (pl. ‫ ا فو ا‬akfāf) camel hoof;
foot (of the ostrich); sole (of the foot) │‫ا‬
‫ رجووااب فو اح ووي‬raja‘a bi-kaffai ḥunain to
return with empty hands, without having
achieved one’s mission; to accomplish
nothing, fail, be unsuccessful
‫` فوووووة‬kiffa lightless (of weight);
slightness,
insignificance,
triviality;
sprightliness,
buoyancy;
agility,
nimbleness;
inconstancy,
fickleness,
flightiness, levity, frivolity │‫ ا فوةاا حوكوة‬k.
al-ḥaraka, ‫فووووةا وووو اا حوكووووة‬
nimbleness,
agility, quickness; ‫ فوووةاا ووودم‬k. ad-dam
amiability, charm; ‫ وفاا وووح‬k. ar-rūḥ do.;
‫ فوةاا يود‬k. al-yad manual skill, dexterity,
deftness
‫ ا وووف‬akaff2 lighter; lesser, slighter;
weaker │ ‫ اا وفاا ووري‬a. ad-ḍararain the
lesser of two evils
‫ فوو ا‬kafāf, ‫ حجوووواا فووو ا‬ḥajar al-k.
pumice, pumice stone
‫ ف ن‬kuffān pumice, pumice stone
‫ فيوف‬kafīf pl. ‫ فو ا‬kifāf, ‫ ا فو ا‬akfāf,
‫ ا فو‬akiffā’2 light (of weight); slight, little,
trivial, insignificant; thin, scanty, sparse;
nimble, agile, sprightly, lively; -- ‫ا فيووف‬
name of a poetic meter │‫ فيوفاا حوكوة‬k. alḥaraka easily movable, very mobile;
nimble, agile; ‫ وفاا ودم‬k. ad-dam amiable,
charming; ‫ فيووفاا ووووح‬k. ar-rūḥ likable,
charming, winning, amiable; gay, in high
spirits, cheerful; ‫ فيوووفاا رووول‬k. az-zill
likable, nice (person); ‫ فيوفاا ع رضوي‬k. al‘āriḍīn having a thin beard; ‫ فيوفاا عقول‬k.
al-‘aql feeble-minded, dimwitted; ‫فيفاا يود‬
k. al-yad nimble-fingered, deft; ‫شو ا فيوف‬
weak tea
‫ ت فيوووووف‬takfīf lightening, easing;
lessening,
decrease,
diminution;
reduction; allaying, mitigation, alleviation,
palliation, moderation;
commutation
(jur.); relief; thinning. dilution (e.g., of a
liquid) │‫ ظوووووووااا أ فيوووووف‬extenuating
circumstances (jur.)
‫ اسوووووأ ف ا‬istikfāf disdain,
contempt; levity, frivolity
scorn,
‫ ظوواام ففة‬ẓurūf mukaffafa extenuating
circumstances (jur.)
‫ م فف‬mukaffaf thin, diluted
‫ فت‬kafata u ( ‫ فا‬kufūt) to become inaudible,
die down, die away (sound, voice); to
become silent, become still III ‫تابكالمو ىا‬
‫( بصووات‬bi-kalāmihī, bi-ṣautihī) to lower
one’s voice IV to silence, reduce to
silence (‫ ه‬s.o.) VIII = I
‫ فا‬kufūt fading (radio)
‫ فووت‬kāfit dying away, dying down,
becoming silent; inaudible; faint, dying,
fading, trailing off (sound, voice); soft,
subdued (light, color)
‫ م أفت‬muktafit soft, low, subdued 249
‫ فوو‬kafara u (kafr, ‫ فو ر‬kifāra) to watch ( ‫هو‬, ‫ه‬
s.o., s.th. or over s.o., over s.th.), guard,
protect (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.); -- kafira a (kafar,
‫ فو ر‬kafāra) to be timid, shy, bashful II =
I kafara V = I kafira
‫ فو‬kafr watching, watch, guard(ing)
‫ فووو‬kafar guard detachment, guard;
escort │‫ ا فواا سااحل‬coast guard (Eg.)
‫فووووووو‬
kafar
timidity,
bashfulness, diffidence
shyness,
‫ فوو‬kafir bashful, diffident, timid, shy,
embarrassed, coy
‫ فيوو‬kafīr pl. ‫ فووا‬kufarā’2 watchman;
protector, guardian; guard, sentry, sentinel
‫ فوو ر‬kafāra watch(ing), guard(ing),
protection; guard duty
‫ م فوووو‬makfar pl. ‫ م ووو و‬maḳāfir 2
guardhouse, guardroom; guard, control
post │‫ ام فووواا شوووهة‬m. aš-šurṭa police
station
‫ و و‬kāfira: ‫ و و اا سوااحل‬k. as-sawāḥil
coastguard cruiser (Eg.)
‫ م فووار‬makfūr under escort, escorted;
covered, sheltered, protected
‫ فوس‬kafasa u (kafs) to ridicule, scorn (‫ ه‬s.o.),
laugh, mock (‫ ه‬at); to destroy, demolish,
tear down (‫ ه‬a house)
‫ فش‬kafaš day blindness, hemeralopia
‫ ا فوش‬akfaš2, f. ‫ فشو‬kafšā’2, pl. ‫ فوش‬kufš day
blind,
hemeralopic;
weak-sighted,
afflicted with defective vision
‫ ف ش‬kuffāš pl. ‫ ف ش‬kafāfiš2 bat (zool.)
‫ ف‬ka
i (kafḍ) to make lower ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to lower, decrease, reduce, lessen,
diminish ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to lower, drop ( ‫هو‬, ‫مو‬
s.th., also, e.g., the voice); (gram.) to
pronounce the final consonant of a word
with i; to put ( ‫ هو‬a word) in the genitive
│ ‫( فو اج حو‬janāḥahū)to unbend toward
s.o., show o.s. open-minded, responsive,
accessible to; -- kafuḍa u to be carefree,
easy, comfortable (life); to sink, dip, drop,
settle, subside; to become low, drop to an
undertone (voice) II to lower, decrease,
reduce ( ‫ هو‬s.th., price) │‫ فو اعليول‬kaffiḍ
‘alaika! take it easy! ‫فوو اعليوولاجبشووول‬
(ja’šaka) cool off! calm down! relax! IV
‫( ا فو اصوات‬ṣautahū) he lowered his voice
V and VII to sink, dip, drop, settle,
subside; to be lowered, be reduced (price);
to decrease, grow less; to be diminished
‫فووووو‬
kafḍ lowering, lessening,
decrease, diminution, reduction; subduing,
lowering, muffling (of the voice);
curtailment, limitation, restriction; ease
(of life); (gram.) pronunciation of the final
consonant with i │‫ فو اا قيموة‬k. al-qīma
devaluation (of a currency); ‫ فو اا عويش‬k.
al-‘aiš carefree, easy life; ‫هواا و ا فو امو ا‬
‫ ا عويش‬he lives in ease and comfort; ‫فو ا‬
‫ ا صوا‬k. aṣ-ṣaut lowering of the voice;
‫ حوااا ف‬ḥarf al-k. preposition (gram.)
‫ ف‬kafiḍ low, soft, subdued (voice)
‫ ت في‬takfīḍ lowering, cutback, reduction (esp.
of
prices);
diminution,
decrease,
lessening,
curtailment,
restriction,
limitation
‫ اظ فو‬inkifāḍ sinking, dropping, subsidence;
lowering, reduction; lessen ing, decrease.
diminution, decrement; dropping of the
water level, low water │ ‫اظ فووو اجوووا‬
(jawwī) low-pressure area (meteor.)
‫ م فووو‬mukaffaḍ lowered, reduced, low,
moderate (price, rate); lower
‫ موو ف‬munkafiḍ low (altitude, frequency,
price, etc.); soft, low, subdued, muffled
(voice) │‫ ادراضو اا م ف وة‬the Netherlands;
-- munkafaḍ pl. -āt low ground;
depression (geogr.) 250
‫فوق‬
kafaāqa i u (kafq, ‫ فقو ن‬kafaqān, ‫فووا‬
kufūq) to vibrate; to tremble, shake; to
beat, throb, palpitate (heart); to flutter,
wave, stream (flag); to flap the wings,
flutter (bird); to waver, flicker; -- (kafq) to
flash (lightning); to beat, whip (‫ ه‬s.th.;
eggs, cream, etc.); to make the sound of
footsteps (shoe); - ( ‫ فوا‬kufūq) to drop
one’s head drowsily, nod off, doze off
(‫ فوقا فقوة‬k. kafqatan); -- i ( ‫ فوا‬kufūq) to
set, go down (celestial body) II to
roughcast, plaster, stucco ( ‫ هو‬a wall) IV to
flap the wings, flutter (bird); to set, go
down (celestial body); to be unsuccessful,
go wrong, fail, miscarry, come to nothing,
be abortive; to fail, be unsuccessful ( ‫ و‬in
s.th.)
‫فووووق‬
kafq throb(bing) palpitation;
beating, beat; footfall, footstep, tread (of a
boot, of the foot)
‫ فقووة‬kafqa pl. kafaqāt (n. vic.) beat,
throb; tap, rap, knock; ticking noise, tick
‫ فقو ن‬kafaqān palpitation of the heart,
heartbeat;
throb(bing),
beat(ing);
f1uttering, flutter
‫ فو‬kaffāq palpitant, throbbing (heart);
fluttering, waving, streaming (flag)
O ‫ م فقة‬mikfaga whisk, eggbeater
‫ ا ف‬ikfāq failure, fizzle, flop, fiasco
‫ و ق‬kāfiq palpitant, throbbing (heart);
fluttering, waving, streaming (flag); ‫ا فقو ن‬
al-kafaqān East and West; ‫ ا اا ووق‬alkawāfiq the cardinal points, the four
quarters of the world
‫ و ق‬kāfiqī mortar, plaster, rough-cast;
stucco
‫ ف ن‬see ‫ف‬
‫ فوو‬kafiya a to be hidden, be concealed; to be
unknown (a fact; ‫ علوو‬to s.o.); to disappear,
hide │‫ الاي فوواان‬it is well known that ...; as
everybody knows ..., it is obvious that ... ;
‫ الاي فوواعليول‬you know very well ..., you are
well aware (of it); -- kafā i to hide,
conceal ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to keep secret ( ‫ هو‬s.th.)
IV to hide, conceal ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to afford ( ‫هو‬
s.o.) a place to hide, shelter, hide ( ‫ هو‬s.o.);
to keep secret ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.); to disguise,
conceal ( ‫ ه و‬s.th., ‫ علووو‬or ‫ ع و‬from s.o.)
│ ‫ ا فوواا صوا‬to lower the voice, speak in
an undertone V to hide, keep o.s. out of
view; to disguise o.s. VIII to hide, keep
o.s. out of view; to disappear, vanish; to
be hidden, be unknown; to be lacking, be
missing, be absent │‫ ا أفوواعو اادظرو ر‬to be
hidden or disappear from sight X to hide,
keep o.s. out of view; to be hidden, be
concealed; to be hidden from s.o.’s ( ‫)عو‬
view, become invisible ( ‫ عووو‬to s.o.),
disappear from sight
‫ ف و‬kafīy hidden, concealed; secret,
unknown; unseen, invisible; mysterious
│‫ فو ااالسوم‬k. al-ism anonymous; O ‫اظواارا‬
‫( فية‬anwār) indirect lighting
‫فيووووة‬
kufyatan, kifyatan secretly,
clandestinely, covertly; ‫ فيةاع‬without his
knowledge
‫ فيوة‬kafīya pl. ‫ ف يو‬kafāyā a secret, a
secret affair
‫ ف‬kafa’ secrecy, hiddenness │ ‫اا فو‬
secretly, clandestinely, covertly; ‫الا فو ا و ا‬
‫( ان‬kafā’a) it is quite evident, it is quite
obvious that ...
‫ا فوووووو‬
ikfā’
hiding,
secretion;
concealment; lowering of the voice
‫ ت ف‬takaffin disguise
‫ ا أف‬iktifā’ disappearance
‫ و ا‬kāfin hidden, concealed; secret,
unknown; unseen, invisible
‫ ية‬kāfiya pl. ‫ وااا‬kawāfin a secret; -pl. ‫ ا ووواا و‬al-kawāfī the coverts, the
secondaries (of a bird’s wing)
‫ م ف‬makfīy hidden, concealed 251
‫ مأ ف‬mutakaffin disguised, in disguise
‫ م أوووف‬muktafin hidden. Concealed,
clandestine, covert, secret; disappearing,
vanishing
‫ م أفو‬muktafan hiding place, hide-out
‫لن‬
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‫ ول‬kalla u (kall) to pierce, transfix ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) II
to turn sour; to make sour, to sour, acidify
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to pickle, marinate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
salt. cure with salt or in brine ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
pick ( ‫ هو‬the teeth); to run the fingers (‫ه‬
through s.th.), part, comb ( ‫ هو‬the hair, the
beard, also with the fingers) III to treat (‫ه‬
s.o.) as a friend IV to offend (‫ ب‬against),
infringe, transgress (‫ ب‬s.th.); to violate,
break (‫ ب‬s.th., e.g., a rule, a custom); to
fail to fulfill, fail to meet (‫ ب‬an
agreement); to forsake, desert, abandon (‫ب‬
s.o., s.th.); to disturb, upset, harm,
prejudice (‫ ب‬s.th.) V to be, lie or come
between s.th. ( ‫ ;هو‬also in time), intervene
( ‫ هو‬between); to be located or situated, be
Interposed, be placed ( ‫ ه و‬between); to
Permeate, pervade, interpenetrate ( ‫ ه‬s.th.),
mix, mingle, blend ( ‫ هو‬with) VIII to be or
become defective; to be in disorder, be
faulty, deficient, imperfect; to become
disordered; to be upset, be unbalanced; to
be disturbed (order, system) │‫ا ألوتاا شوووه‬
the conditions are not fulfilled; ‫ا أولاتاازظو‬
(tawāzunuhū) to lose one’s balance,
become unbalanced; ‫‘( ا أولاعقلو‬aqluhū) to
be mentally deranged
‫ ل‬kall vinegar
‫ وول‬kill, kull pl. ‫ ا ووالل‬aklāl friend,
bosom friend
‫ لول‬kalal pl. ‫ والل‬kilāl gap, interval,
interstice; cleft, crack, rupture, fissure; a
defective, unbalanced state, imbalance;
defectiveness, imperfection; fault, flaw,
defeat, shortcoming; disturbance, upset,
disorder; damage, injury, harm (that s.th.
suffers or suffered); ‫ ووالل‬kilāla during;
between; through │‫ و ا لول‬fī kalali and ‫و ا‬
‫ ووالل‬fī kilāli during; in the course of,
within, in a given period of; ‫و ا واللا ول‬
meanwhile, in the meantime; ‫ مو ا والل‬min
kilāli across, through, right through the
middle of; out of, from within; (to judge,
reason, draw conclusions, etc.) by, on the
basis of, on the strength of, (to recognize)
from
‫ لوة‬kalla need, want, luck; -- (pl. ‫والل‬
(kilāl) property, attribute, peculiarity;
characteristic; natural disposition
‫ لة‬kulla pl. ‫ لل‬kulal friendship
‫ ووالل‬kilāl pl. ‫ ا لووة‬akilla boring or
drilling implement; peg, pin; spit, skewer;
(also ‫ ال وة‬pl. -āt) toothpick; see also ‫لول‬
kalal
‫ ليول‬kalīl pl. ‫ ا وال‬akillā’2, ‫ والن‬kullān
friend, bosom friend; lovers; ‫ ا ليول‬Hebron
(town in Jordanian Palestine) │ ‫ليوولا‬
epithet of Abraham
‫ ليلوة‬kalīla pl. -āt girl friend, woman
friend; sweetheart, paramour
‫ اماا لووال‬umm al-kulūl river mussel
(zool.)
‫ لبوواص‬kalbūṣ pl. ‫ البووويص‬kalābīṣ2,
‫ البصووة‬kalābiṣa (eg.) clown, buffoon,
harlequin
‫ ا ووالل‬iklāl pl. -āt breach, infraction,
violation (of a law, of a treaty, and the
like); offence (against), transgression,
infringement (of); disturbance (of an
order, of a system); impairment, injury,
harm (to); average, damage, by sea │‫مواا‬
‫‘( عوووودمااال وووواللاب‬adami l-i.) without
prejudice to, without detriment to ‫ا وأالل‬
iktilāl
deficiency,
defectiveness,
imperfection; (a falling into) disrepair,
deterioration; faultiness; disturbance (of a
system, of a function, of the equilibrium,
etc.); disorder, confusion
‫ لو‬kalaja i and III to be on s.o.’s (‫ )ه‬mind,
trouble, preoccupy, prepossess (‫ ه‬s.o.,
s.o.’s mind; said of worries, doubts, etc.);
to pervade, fill (‫ ه‬s.o.; said of a feeling) │‫ا‬
‫اللب‬
(qalbahū) to be uppermost in s.o.’s
heart V to be shaken, be convulsed, be
rocked VIII to quiver, tremble, quake,
shake; to twitch (eye, limb, body); to
animate, move, stir, inspire, fill, pervade,
possess ( ‫هو‬, ‫ و‬the heart; said of a feeling)
│ ‫( اا وأل اغم و‬gamman) to be filled with
sorrow, with grief (heart)
‫ م لول‬mukallal pickled; salted; (pl. -āt)
pickles, pickled vegetables
‫لجووووة‬
kalja pl. ka1ajāt emotion,
sentiment; scruple, qualm, misgiving
‫ م ول‬mukill disgraceful, shameful │‫م ولا‬
‫ ب ب اب‬immoral, indecent, improper 252
‫ لوي‬kalīj pl. ‫ لو‬kulj, ‫ لجو ن‬kuljān bay,
gulf; canal; ‫ ا لوي‬name of Cairo’s ancient
city canal which was abandoned and
leveled at the end of the 19th century
│ ‫ ا لي اا ف رس‬the Persian Gulf
‫ لوب‬kalaba i u (kalb) to seize with the claws,
clutch ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), pounce ( ‫ هو‬on); -- u (‫البوة‬
kilāba) to cajole, coax, wheedle (‫ ه‬s.o.); to
inveigle, beguile, bewitch, enchant (‫ ه‬s.o.,
‫‘ عقلووو‬aqlahū s.o.’s mind); to charm,
fascinate, captivate (‫ ه‬s.o.) III to cajole,
wheedle, coax. inveigle, beguile, bewitch,
enchant (‫ ه‬s.o.) VIII to seize with the
claws, clutch ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), pounce ( ‫ هو‬on); to
cajole, inveigle, beguile, bewitch, enchant
(‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ لووب‬kilb pl. ‫ ا ووالب‬aklāb fingernail,
claw, talon
‫ بووو ا لووب‬barqun kallābun and barqu
kullabin lightning without a downpour; a
disappointing, disillusioning matter; ‫لووب‬
and ‫ لبام ابو‬delusion, illusion
‫ووال‬
qualm
kilāj misgiving, doubt, scruple,
‫ ا أالجة‬iktilāja (n. vic.) convulsion, jerk,
twitch; tremor
‫ جوة‬kālija pl. ‫ واا‬kawālij2 emotion,
sentiment; scruple, qualm; idea
‫ ل ل‬kalkala to shake, convulse, rock ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to rarefy ( ‫ هو‬s.th., e.g., air; chem.- phys.) II
takalkala to be shaken, be rocked; to come
off, become disjointed, become detached;
to become loose, work loose; to be or
become rarefied (chem.- phys.)
‫ ل ل‬kalkal pl. ‫ ال ل‬kalākil2 anklet
‫ لب و‬kullabī: ‫( شوولا لووب‬fašak) blank
cartridges (Syr.; mil.)
‫ ل ل‬kalkāl pl. ‫ ال يل‬kalākīl 2 anklet
‫وووالب‬
kallāb gripping, captivating,
fascinating; attractive, engaging, winning;
tempting, enticing; fraudulent, deceitful;
deceptive, delusive, fallacious
‫ م ل ول‬mukalkal and ‫ مأ ل ول‬mutakalkil
rarefied
‫البوووووة‬
kilāba engaging
attractiveness, charm
manners,
‫ م لووب‬miklab pl. ‫ م ووب‬makālib claw,
talon
‫ب‬
kālib = ‫ الب‬kallāb
‫ لبص‬II kalbaṣa (eg.) to clown
‫ ت ل ل‬takalkul rarefication
‫لود‬
kalada u ( ‫ لوا‬kulūd) to remain or last
forever, be everlasting; to be immortal,
deathless, undying; to abide forever (‫ ا وو‬or
‫ ب‬in, with); to remain, stay (‫ ا وو‬or ‫ ب‬or ‫ل‬
at a place) │‫ا لداا واا واحوة‬to rest, relax; ‫لودا‬
‫ ا وواا وام‬to lie down to sleep II to make
eternal
or
everlasting,
perpetuate,
eternalize ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.), make immortal,
immortalize ( ‫ هووووو‬s.o.); to make
ineffaceable, unforgettable ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.; a
memory); to remain, stay, abide, linger (‫ب‬
at, in a place); to grow very old, enjoy a
long life, be long-lived IV to eternize,
immortalize, make immortal (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ه و‬
s.th.); to perpetuate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to remain,
stay, abide, linger (‫ ا وو‬or ‫ ب‬at, in a place)
253 to be disposed, incline, lean, tend (‫ا وو‬
to) V to become eternal or immortal,
perpetuate o.s. j to be or become long,
lasting, perpetual
‫ لود‬kuld infinite duration, endless time,
perpetuity, eteruity │‫ا اراا لود‬Paradise, the
hereafter
‫ لد‬kuld mole (zool.)
‫ لود‬kalad, pl. ‫ ا وال‬aklād mind, heart,
spirit, temper
‫ لووا‬kulūd infinite duration, endless
time, perpetuity, eternity; eternal life,
immortality; abiding, remaining, staying
‫ ت ليوود‬taklīd perpetuation, eternization,
immortalization
‫ د‬kālid everlasting, perpetual, eternal;
immortal,
deathless,
undying;
unforgettable, glorious; pl. ‫ اا ود‬kawālid2
mountains │ ‫ ا جزائوووواا ووودا‬the Canary
Islands
‫ م لود‬muklid disposed, inclined, tending
(‫ ا و‬to)
‫ لوس‬kalasa i (kals) to steal ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to pilfer,
filch, swipe, purloin ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) III ‫لسو اا روو‬
(naẓara) to glance furtively at s.o. VIII to
steal, pilfer, filch, swipe ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to get
under false pretenses or by crooked means
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to embezzle, misappropriate ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to spend secretly ( ‫ هو‬hours) │‫ا وألسا‬
‫( ا وواا وو‬kuṭā) to sneak up on s.o.; ‫ا وألسا‬
‫ ا رواا واي ة‬to glance furtively at s.o.
‫ لسووة‬kulsatan by stealth, stealthily,
surreptitiously, furtively
‫ الس‬kilāsī mulatto, bastard
‫ ا ووأالس‬iktilās pl. -āt embezzlement,
misappropriation, defalcation
‫ م ألس‬muktalis embezzler, defalcator
‫لووص‬
kalaṣa u (‫ لوواص‬kulūṣ) to be pure,
unmixed, unadulterated; to belong (‫ ل‬to
s.o.); to get, come (‫ ا و‬to), arrive (‫ ا و‬at); -(‫ والص‬kallāṣ) to be or become free, be
freed, be liberated ( ‫ مو‬from), be cleared,
get rid ( ‫ مو‬of); to be saved, be rescued,
escape ( ‫ م و‬from); to be redeemed, be
delivered, attain salvation (Chr.); -(colloq.) to be finished, be done, be
through, be over; to be all gone II to clear,
purify, refine, purge, rectify ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
clarify ( ‫ هو‬a situation); to liberate, free,
save, rescue (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ مو‬from), rid (. s.o., ‫مو‬
of); to redeem, deliver (Chr.); to prepay
the postage (‫ علوو‬on); to pay duty (‫علووا‬
‫ ا ب ئا‬on merchandise), clear (‫ علوو‬goods);
to settle ( ‫ هو‬a bill); (colloq.) to finish ( ‫هو‬
s.th.) │ ‫( لصاحق‬ḥaqqahū) to restore one’s
right, secure one’s due III to act with
integrity, with sincerity (‫ ه‬toward s.o.),
treat (‫ ه‬s.o.) fair and square; to get even,
become quits (‫ ه‬with s.o.) IV to dedicate
( ‫ ل هو‬to s.o. s.th.); to be loyal (‫ ل‬to s.o.); to
be devoted, be faithful (‫ ل‬to) │‫ا لوصا و ا‬
‫( ا حوب‬ḥubba) to love s.o. dearly; ‫ا لوصاهللا‬
‫( ي وو‬li-llāhi dīnahū) to worship God
faithfully and sincerely V to rid o.s. ( ‫مو‬
of), free o.s. ( ‫ مو‬from), get rid ( ‫ مو‬of); to
be freed, be delivered, be saved, be
rescued, escape ( ‫ مو‬from) VI to act with
reciprocal integrity and sincerity; to be
quits, be even X to extract ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫مو‬
from); to copy, excerpt ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ مو‬from);
to abstract, take, gather, work out ( ‫ هو‬s.th.,
as the quintessence, ‫ م و‬of); to deduce,
infer, derive ( ‫ مووو‬s.th., ‫ مووو‬from); to
discover, make out, find out ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
select, choose ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.) ; to demand
payment of a sum ( ‫ )هو‬and get it ( ‫ مو‬from
s.o.) │ ‫ اسأ لصا ئد امو‬to derive profit from,
profit, benefit from; ‫اسوووأ لصام ووو اوعووودا‬
(wa‘dan) to exact a promise from s.o.
‫ وووالص‬kalāṣ liberation, deliverance,
riddance; rescue, salvation ( ‫ موو‬from);
redemption (Chr.); payment, settlement,
liquidation (of a bill); receipt; placenta,
afterbirth 254
‫ الصوة‬kulāṣa pl. -āt excerpt; extract,
essence; quintessence, substance, gist (of
s.th.); abstract, resume, summary,
epitome; synopsis │‫( الصوةاظه ئيوة‬nihā’īya)
summation (jur.); ‫( ا الصوووةاا الهاتيوووة‬allāhītīya) the “summa theological” (of
Thomas Aquinas); ‫‘( الص وةاع ويووة‬iṭrīya)
perfume essence; ‫ وا الصة‬in short, briefly,
in a word (introducing a summary of the
basic ideas)
‫ لوويص‬kalīṣ, pl. ‫ لص و‬kulaṣā’2 pure,
clear, unmixed, unadulterated; sincere,
faithful, loyal; loyal adherent
‫ لواص‬kulūṣ clearness, purity; sincerity,
candor; frankness
‫ الص‬kallāṣ (magr.) tax collector
‫ م لوووص‬maklaṣ safe place; refuge,
escape, rescue, salvation, deliverance
‫ ت لووويص‬taklīṣ clearing, purification,
refining,
rectification;
clarification;
liberation, extrication, deliverance, rescue,
salvation;
payment,
settlement,
liquidation; prepayment of postage (‫علووو‬
on); customs clearance, payment of duty
(‫ علوواا ب و ئا‬on merchandise; also ‫ت لويصا‬
‫)ا ب ئا‬
‫ م صة‬mukālaṣa pl. -āt receipt
‫ ا ووالص‬iklāṣ sincere devotion, loyal
attachment, sincere affection; sincerity,
frankness, candor; loyalty, faithfulness,
fidelity, allegiance (‫ ل‬to)
‫ ت لوووص‬takalluṣ freedom, liberation,
release, extrication, escape ( ‫ م‬from)
‫ اسوأ الص‬istiklāṣ extraction; excerption;
derivation, deduction; selection; collecting
(of a sum of money)
‫ و ص‬kāliṣ pl. ‫ لوص‬kullaṣ clear; pure,
unmixed, unadulterated; sincere, frank,
candid, true; free, exempt ( ‫ مووو‬from)
│ ‫ صاادجو‬k. al-ujra post-free; ‫صاا وو‬
k. ar-radd prepaid, reply paid for
(telegram);
‫ووو صامووو اا كموووو‬
(gumrug)
dutyfree; ‫ صاا ويبة‬tax-exempt
‫ م لووووص‬mukalliṣ
Redeemer (Chr.)
liberator;
Savior,
‫ م لوصايعليو ة‬mukallaṣ (‘alaihi) postage
paid
‫ م لووص‬mukliṣ devoted; sincere, frank,
candid; loyal; faithful (‫ ل‬to s.o., to s.th.);
purehearted, virtuous, righteous; ‫ا م لووص‬
(in letters) approx.: yours truly …,
sincerely yours ...
‫ مسوووأ لص‬mustaklaṣ pl. -āt extract,
excerpt
‫ لوط‬kalaṭa i (kalṭ) to mix, mingle, commingle,
blend (‫ هووو ب‬s.th. with); to confuse,
confound, mix up ( ‫ بي‬two things; ‫بي ا–اوبي‬
s.th. with), mistake (‫او‬--‫ بوي ا‬s.th. for) II to
mix, mingle, commingle, blend ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to cause confusion III to mix, mingle,
blend, merge, fuse ( ‫ هوو‬with s.th.); to
meddle ( ‫ هو‬in), interfere ( ‫ هو‬with); to mix,
associate (‫ ه‬with s.o.); to have to do (‫ ه‬with
s.o.) │ ‫( و طاظفسو‬nafsahū) to befall, attack
s.o. (pain, etc.); ‫ ووا طا و اعقل و‬kūliṭa fī
‘aqlihi to be or become disordered in
mind VIII to be mixed, mix, mingle, form
a mixture or blend; to consist of a
heterogeneous mixture, be motley,
promiscuous; to associate, be on intimate
terms (‫ ب‬with); to be or become confused,
get all mixed up
‫لوووووووط‬
kalṭ
mixing,
blending;
combination; mingling, commingling (‫ب‬
with); confusing, confounding, mistaking,
mix-up, confusion
‫ لوط‬kilṭ pl. ‫ ا واله‬aklāṭ component of a
mixture; ingredient; pl. mixture, blend │‫ا‬
‫ ا والهااالظسو ن‬the four humors of the human
body (blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and
black bile); ‫ ا والهامو اا و س‬common people,
populace, rabble, riffraff, mob; ‫ لطاملوط‬kilṭ
milṭ, kalṭ malṭ motley, pell-mell,
promiscuously 255
‫ ل ة‬kalṭa mixture, blend, medley
‫ ل ة‬kulta company; mixture
‫ واله‬and ‫الهوة‬
mixing machine
kallāṭa pl. -āt mixer,
‫ لووويط‬kalīṭ mixed, blended; motley,
heterogeneous, promiscuous; mixture,
blend ( ‫ مو‬of); medley, hodgepodge; (pl.
‫ ل ووو‬kulaṭā’2) associate, companion,
comrade
‫ ت ليط‬taklīṭ pl. -āt insanity; delirium
‫وة‬
‫ م‬mukālaṭa company, intercourse,
association
‫ ا وووأاله‬iktilāṭ (process of) mixing,
blending;
mingling,
commingling;
confusion; mental disorder; (social)
intercourse, association, dealings (‫ ب‬with)
‫ م لووواه‬maklūṭ pl. ‫ م ووو يط‬makālīṭ2
mixture, blend; alloy
‫ م لط‬mukallaṭ confused, disordered
‫ م ط‬mukālaṭ stricken, afflicted (‫ ب‬e.g.,
by a disease)
‫ م وألط‬muktaliṭ mixed │‫اا محو كماا م أل ووة‬
the mixed courts, see ‫تعلوويمام ووألط ;محكمووة‬
coeducation
‫ لوا‬kala‘a a (kal‘) to take off, put off, slip off
( ‫ هو‬a garment); to doff, take off (‫هوباشوة‬
one’s tarboosh); to extract, pull ( ‫ ه و‬a
tooth); to wrench, dislocate, luxate ( ‫ هو‬a
joint); to depose, remove, dismiss,
discharge (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ مو‬from an office); to
renounce, forgo, give up ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.),
withdraw ( ‫ هو‬from); to throw off, cost off
(‫‘ عووولاره‬idārahū one’s restraint, one’s
inhibitions); to refuse (‫ ا عوة‬obedience);
to disown, repudiate ( ‫ اب و‬one’s son); to
divorce ( ‫ ه و‬one’s wife) in return for a
compensation to be paid by her; to get
through, have done ( ‫ ه و‬with s.th.), be
through, have gone through s.th. ( ‫ه‬, e.g., a
hard day); to impart (‫ هو علوو‬s.th. to); to
confer, bestow (‫ هو علووو‬s.th. upon s.o.),
grant, award (‫ هو علو‬s.th. to s.o.) │ ‫ا لوااثي بو‬
(tiyābahū) to undress; ‫‘( لعو امو اا عووش‬arš)
to dethrone s.o.; ‫( لوااعليو ا لعوة‬kil‘atan) to
bestow a robe of honor upon s.o.; ‫لوااعلووا‬
‫( ظفس احوق‬ḥaqqa) to arrogate to o.s. the right
of ...; -- kalu‘a u (‫ العووة‬kalā‘a) to be
dissolute, morally depraved II to take
away, remove, displace, dislocate ( ‫هووو‬
s.th.); to knock out of joint, take or break
apart ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); pass. kulli‘a to fall to
pieces, get out of joint III to divorce ( ‫هو‬
one’s wife, in return for a compensation to
be paid by her) V to go to pieces, fall
apart, break; to become or be luxated,
dislocated (joint); to take a vacation in the
country (tun.) │‫(ات لاا اا شوواب‬šarāb) to be
addicted to drinking, drink heavily VII to
be displaced, be dislocated, be removed;
to be divested, be deprived, be stripped
( ‫ مو‬of s.th.), forfeit, lose ( ‫ مو‬s.th.) │‫ااظ لواا‬
‫( للب و‬qalbuhū) he was completely taken
aback, he was alarmed, startled
‫ لووا‬kal‘ slipping off, taking off (of
clothes); deposition (e.g., of a ruler);
dislocation, luxation │‫ لااادس ن‬extraction
of teeth
‫ لوا‬kul‘ khula, divorce at the instance
of the wife, who must pay a compensation
(Isl. Law)
‫ لعة‬kil‘a pl. ‫ لا‬kila‘ robe of honor
‫ ليووا‬kalī‘ pl. ‫ لع و‬kula‘a’2 deposed,
dismissed, discharged (from an office);
repudiated, disowned; wanton, dissolute,
dissipated, profligate, morally depraved
‫ وووال‬kallā‘ wild, unruly, wanton,
shameless, impudent
‫ العوة‬kalā‘a dissoluteness, dissipation,
profligacy, wantonness, licentiousness,
moral depravity; (tun.) recreation in the
country, summer vacation
‫ ا ا‬kaula’ fool, dolt, simpleton 256
‫ووو ا‬
kāli‘: ‫ووو ااا عووولار‬
k. al-‘idār
unrestrained,
;uninhibited,
wanton;
libertine, debauchee, roué, rake
‫ م لوا‬maklū‘ unrestrained, uninhibited,
wanton; wild, unruly; reckless, heedless,
irresponsible; crazy, mad
‫ لوف‬kalafa u to be the successor (‫ ه‬of s.o.),
succeed (‫ ه‬s.o.): to follow (‫ ه‬s.o.), come
after s.o. (‫)ه‬: to take the place of s.o. (‫)ه‬,
substitute (. for s.o.): to replace (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫هو‬
s.th.): to lag behind s.o. ( ‫)ع و‬: to stay
behind ( ‫ عو‬after s.o.’s departure); to be
detained, be held back, be kept away, stay
away ( ‫ مو‬from) II to appoint as successor
(‫ ه‬s.o.); to leave behind, leave ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o.,
s.th.); to have descendants, have offspring
III to be contradictory, contrary, opposed
( ‫ هو‬to): to conflict, clash, be at variance ( ‫هو‬
with); to contradict (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.); to be
different, differ, diverge ( ‫ ه و‬from), be
inconsistent, incompatible, not in keeping,
not to harmonize ( ‫ هو‬with); to offend ( ‫هو‬
against a command, a rule), break, violate,
disobey ( ‫ هو‬a command, a rule) IV to leave
(‫ ه‬offspring, children); to compensate,
requite, recompense (‫ علووو‬s.o.; said of
God): to break, fail to keep (‫ وعوده‬wa‘dahū
one’s promise), go back on one’s word; to
disappoint ( ‫ ا وجو‬ar-rajā’a the hopes) V
to stay behind; to lag or fall behind ( ‫;)عو‬
to stay, stay on, remain; to fail to appear
or show up; to play truant; to be absent; to
stay away ( ‫ عو‬from), not go ( ‫ عو‬to), not
attend ( ‫ ع‬s.th.) │ ‫( ت لفاع اا مج‬majī’) to
fail to come or arrive; ‫ت لووفاعوو اا عووا‬
(‘auda) not to return VI to disagree, differ,
be at variance; to differ in opinion, be of a
different mind VIII to differ, be different,
vary ( ‫ ع و‬from); to be varied, varying,
variable, various, diverse, dissimilar; to
vary ( ‫ بوي‬between); to disagree, differ in
opinion, be at variance, argue, quarrel,
dispute ( ‫ ووو‬about); to come or go
frequently (‫ ا وو‬to), frequent, patronize (‫ا وو‬
a place), visit frequently (‫ ا وو‬s.o., s.th.),
come and go (‫ ا وو‬at); to come, descend
(‫ علوو‬upon s.o.; said of afflictions), befall,
overtake (‫ علوووو‬s.o.) X to appoint as
successor or vicar (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ لوف‬kalf back, rear, rear part or portion;
successors; kalfu and ‫ مو ا لووف‬min kalfu
(adv.) at the back, in the rear; kalfa (prep.)
behind, after, in the rear of │ ‫ اجووىا لفهو‬he
ran after her: ‫ مو ا لوف‬min kalfi behind, in
the rear of; ‫ مو اا لوف‬from behind, from the
rear; ‫ ا وواا لوف‬to the rear, backward, back;
‫ ا ووا لوفاا شو‬in the wake of s.th.; ‫و اا لوف‬
in the rear; at the back, in the background
‫ لف‬kalfī rear, hind, hinder, back
‫ لووف‬kilf pl. ‫ ا ووالا‬aklāf test, nipple,
mammilla
‫لووووف‬
kulf dissimilarity, disparity,
difference, contrast, variance, discrepancy
‫ لووف‬kalaf pl. ‫ ا ووالا‬aklāf substitute;
successor; descendant, offspring, scion
‫لفووووة‬
kilfa dissimilarity, disparity,
difference; that which follows s.th. and
replaces it (e.g., second growth of plants,
day and night, etc.)
‫ ليفووة‬kalīfa pl. ‫ لف و‬kulafā’2, ‫الئووف‬
kalā’if2 vicar, deputy; successor; caliph;
(formerly) senior official of the native
administration in Tunis, assigned to a ‫ل ئود‬
(formerly) title of the ruler of Spanish
Morocco
‫ ا م قوةاا ليفيوة‬al-minṭaqa al-kalīfīya the
Caliphate Zone (formerly, designation of
Spanish Morocco)
‫ال وووة‬
kilāfa vicarship, deputyship;
succession; caliphate, office or rule of a
caliph:
(formerly)
administrative
department of a ‫( ليفة‬Tun.), see above
‫ م وووالا‬miklāf pl. ‫ م ووو يف‬makālīf2
province (Yemen) 257
‫ والا‬kilāf pl. -āt difference, disparity,
dissimilarity;
divergence,
deviation;
contrast,
contrariety,
incongruity,
contradiction, conflict; disagreement,
difference of opinion (‫ علوو‬or ‫ و‬about);
dispute, controversy; kilāfa (prep.) beside,
apart from, aside from │ ‫ ال و‬kilāfuhū (=
‫ )غيووه‬other, the like, ‫ ال هوم‬others (than
those mentioned), ‫ و ال و‬and the like (after
an enumeration); ‫ ب ووالا‬bi-kilāfi beside,
apart 'from, aside from; contrary to, as
opposed to, unlike; ‫ ال ووو ال‬kilāfan li
contrary to, against, in contradiction to;
‫ علووا والاا ول‬unlike that, contrary to that,
on the contrary, on the other hand
‫ ال‬kilāfī controversial, disputed
‫ م فووووة‬mukālafa pl. -āt contrast,
contrariety; contradiction, inconsistency;
contravention, infringement, violation;
misdemeanor (jur.; as distinguished from
‫ ج حة‬and ‫ ;)ج ية‬fine (for a misdemeanor)
‫ت لووووووف‬
takalluf
staying
away,
nonappearance,
nonattendance,
nonpresence, absence, truancy (also ‫ت لوفا‬
‫ ;)عو اا ح ووار‬staying behind, staying on;
stopover (railroad); backwardness
‫ ا ووووأالا‬iktilāf pl. -āt difference,
dissimilarity, disparity; diversity, variety;
variant, variation; difference of opinion,
disagreement; controversy │‫ا وعيوووةاعلووووا‬
‫( ا ووأالااا موولاهباا دي يووة‬ra‘īya, dīnīya) the
subjects of every (= irrespective of their)
religious denomination; ‫علوواا وأالاااحوزابهم‬
whichever party they may belong to; ‫ا فااك ا‬
‫ علوواا أال هو‬all the different fruits, fruits of
every kind
‫ م لا ة‬maklūfa pl. -āt camel saddle
‫ م لووف‬mukallaf left, left behind; left
over; pl. ‫ م لفو‬heritage, legacy, estate;
scraps, leftovers
‫ م وووو ف‬mukālif divergent, varying,
different; inconsistent, incompatible,
contradictory, contrasting, conflicting;
transgressor (of a command)
‫ مأ لووف‬mutakallif residual; left over;
retarded,
backward,
underdeveloped
(mentally, in growth, etc.); pl. -ūn one left
behind; straggler; pl.
‫ مأ لفووو‬heritage,
legacy, estate; leftovers; scraps, refuse,
offal │‫( اتوبوةامأ لفوة‬atriba) waste material,
overburden, superstratum (in mining); ‫ا مي ها‬
‫( ا مأ لفة‬miyāh) waste water, sewage
‫ م ألووووف‬muktalif different, varying,
divergent ( ‫ مووو‬from); varied, various,
diverse; having a different opinion,
disagreeing ( or ‫ علو‬about)
disgraceful, ignominious, despicable; a
worthless fellow, a good-for-nothing
‫ ليوووق‬kalīq pl.
‫ لقووو‬kulaqā’2 fit,
qualified, suitable, appropriate (‫ب‬, ‫ ل‬for
s.th., ‫ ان‬to do s.th.); apt (‫ ان‬to do s.th.); in
keeping with (‫)ب‬, adequate (‫ ب‬to), worthy
(‫ ب‬of) │‫ ظحو ا ليقواناان‬it is (would be) only
fair that we ..., we should ..., we ought to
...; ‫ هوواا ليوقاان‬he is apt to ..., it is only
natural for him that he ...; ‫ليوقابهولااانايكوانا‬
‫( مؤ مو‬mu’liman) this is apt to be paicful. it
is only natural that this is painful; ‫ظروو ا‬
‫( يسويو ا ليقوةااناتق ع و ابوبن‬tuqni‘anā) no more
than a quick glance is apt to convince us
that ...
‫ م ألووفا ي و ايعلي و ة‬muktalaf fīhi (‘alaihi)
controversial, disputed
‫ لوق‬kalaqa u (kalq) to create, make, originate
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to shape, form, mold ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); -kaliqa a and kaluqa u to be old, worn,
shabby (garment); -- kaluqa u (‫اللوووة‬
kalāqa) to be fit, suitable, suited II to
perfume ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) IV to wear out ( ‫ هو‬s.th.),
let ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) become old and shabby V
pass. of II; to be molded, be shaped (‫ ب‬by
a model or pattern), change (‫ ب‬with a
model); to become angry VIII to invent,
contrive, devise ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to fabricate,
concoct, think up ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to attribute
falsely ( ‫ علو ه‬to s.o. s.th.)
‫ لوا‬kalūq of firm character, steadfast,
upright
‫ ا لوووق‬aklaq more adequate, more
appropriate, more natural
‫ لوق‬kalq creation; making; origination;
s.th. which is created, a creation;
creatures; people, man, mankind; physical
constitution
‫ ال‬kallāq Creator, Maker (God)
‫ ليقوة‬kalīqa the creation, the universe
created by God; nature; natural
disposition, trait, characteristic; creatures,
created beings; pl. ‫ الئوق‬kalā’iq2 creatures,
created beings
‫ لوق‬kulq, kuluq pl. ‫ ا وال‬aklāq innate
peculiarity; natural disposition, character,
temper, nature; -- pl. ‫ ا وال‬aklāq character
(of a person); morals; morality │ ‫سوا اا لوق‬
sū’ al-k. ill nature; ‫ سيئاا لق‬sayyi’ al-k. illnatured; ‫ سوهلاا لوق‬sahl al-k. complaisant,
obliging; ‫ ضويقاا لوق‬ḍayyiq al-k. impatient,
restless; ‫‘ علومااد وال‬ilm al-a. ethics; moral
science, morals; 258 ‫ سماااد وال‬sumūw ala. nobility of character; ‫ مكو رمااد وال‬noble
manners, high moral standards; ‫شوووهةا‬
‫ اد ال‬šurṭa al-a. vice squad
‫ ا اللو‬aklāqī moral; ethic(al); ethicist,
moral philosopher │ ‫( جووووماا اللووو‬jurm)
offence against public morals; ‫ا فلسوووفةا‬
‫( اد الليووة‬falsafa) moral science, moral
philosophy; ethics
‫ أ اللية‬aklāqīya morality, moral practice
‫ لق ظ‬kulqānī dealer in old clothes
‫وو ق‬
(God)
‫ لقو‬kulqī ethic(al), moral │‫اجووائما لقيوة‬
offenses against public morals
‫ م لوا‬maklūq created; (pl. -āt. ‫م و يق‬
makālīq2) creature, created being
‫ لوق‬kalaq (m. and f.) pl. ‫ لقو ن‬kulqān,
‫ ا وووال‬aklāq shabby, threadbare, worn
(garment)
‫ م ألوق‬muktaliq inventor, fabricator (of
untruths)
‫ لقوة‬kilqa pl. ‫ لوق‬kilaq creation; innate
peculiarity
of
character,
natural
disposition,
nature;
constitution;
physiognomy; kilqatan by nature
‫ لق و‬kilqī natural, native, congenital,
innate, inborn, inbred
‫ لقة‬kalaqa rag, tatter
‫ وال‬kalāq share (of positive qualities,
of religion) │ ‫( االا وووووال ا ووووو‬kalāqa)
kāliq creative; Creator, Maker
‫ م ألوق‬muktalaq fabricated, trumped up,
invented, fictitious; apocryphal; pl. -āt
lies, falsehoods, fabrications, fictions
‫ لقوي‬kalqīn pl. ‫ اللوي‬kalāqīn2 caldron,
boiler, kettle
1
2
‫ ا ل‬kalanj heath, erica (bot.)
‫ ا ل جو ن‬kulungān (eg.) (rhizome of) galingale
(Polypodium Calaguala Kz.; bot.)
‫ ووالاي لوواة‬kalā u (kulūw, ‫ ووال‬kalā’) to be
empty, vacant; -- (kuluw) to be free ( ‫ مو‬or
‫ عو‬from); to be devoid ( ‫ مو‬of s.th.), lack,
want ( ‫ مو‬s.th.), be in need ( ‫ مو‬of); to be
vacant (office); -- ( ‫ لوا‬kalwa) to be alone
(‫ب‬, ‫ا وو‬, ‫ موا‬with s.o., ‫ ا وو‬also: with or in
s.th.); to isolate o.s., seclude o.s.; to
withdraw, retire (‫ لمداو وة‬li-l-mudāwala for
deliberation; court, jury); to withdraw for
spiritual communion, in order to take
counsel (‫ ا وو‬with); to devote o.s., apply
o.s.. give one's attention (‫ ل‬to s.th.); ‫والابو‬
to forsake, desert s.o., leave s.o. in the
lurch; -- to pass (‫ ه‬s.o.), go by s.o. (‫ ;)ه‬to
pass, elapse, go by, be bygone, past, over
(time) │‫( ووالا و اا جووا‬jaww) to have free
scope. have freedom 259 of action; ‫الاي لواا‬
‫( مو اجمو ل‬jamāl) it is not without a certain
beauty; ‫( الاي لوواام و امب غووة‬mubālaga) it is
slightly exaggerated; ‫ الاي لاامو ا ئود‬it is not
quits useless; ‫ والاا وواظفسو‬to be alone with
o.s.; to commune with o.s., take counsel
with o.s., search one’s heart; ‫م لاعشواس اا ا‬
‫ لوت‬mundu ‘ašri sanawātin kalat for the
past ten years II to vacate, evacuate ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to leave, leave alone (‫ ه‬s.o.); to
release, let go (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.); to desist,
abstain, refrain ( ‫ عو‬from), give up ( ‫عو‬
s.th.) │ ‫( لوواسوبيل‬sabīlahū) to let s.o. off,
let s.o. go, release s.o.; ‫لووابوي ا والناوبوي ا‬
‫ ا شو‬to give s.o. a free hand in, let s.o.
have his own way with or in, let s.o. alone
with; to open the way for s.o. to; ‫ولاع ولا‬
‫ هوولهاا ميووال‬kalli ‘anka h. l-muyūla desist
from such desires! IV to empty, void,
drain, deplete ( ‫ هو مو‬s.th. of); to vacate,
leave uninhabited or untenanted ( ‫ هوو‬a
place); to evacuate ( ‫ هو‬a city) │ ‫ا لوواسوبيل‬
(sabīlahū) to let s.o. off, let s.o. go, release
s.o.; ‫ ا لوواا سوبيلال‬to open the way for ...;
‫( ا لوواهووا‬ṭarafahū) to dismiss, discharge
s.o., send s.o. away; to exonerate,
exculpate, clear s.o.; ‫( ا لواسمع ال‬sam‘ahū)
to be all ears for ..., listen intently to ...;
‫ ا لوابي و اوبوي امو ايقوال‬to let s.o. say whatever
he likes, let s.o. talk freely V to give up,
relinquish, forgo, abandon ( ‫ ع‬or ‫ مو‬s.th.),
withdraw, resign ( ‫ عو‬or ‫ مو‬from); to cede,
leave, surrender (‫ عو ل‬s.th. to s.o.); to lay
down ( ‫ عووو‬an office) VIII to retire,
withdraw, step aside, be alone (‫ ب‬or ‫موا‬
with)
‫ لا‬kilw free ( ‫ م‬from), devoid ( ‫ م‬of)
‫ لوا‬kulūw emptiness, vacuity; freedom
( ‫ م‬from)
‫ وال‬kalā and ‫( مو ا وال‬with foll. acc. or
genit.) except, save, with the exception of
‫ ووال‬kalā’ emptiness, vacuity; empty
space, void, vacancy, vacuum; open
country │ ‫ تحوتاا وال‬or ‫ و اا وال‬under the
open sky, outdoors, in the open air; ‫بيوتا‬
‫ ا ال‬bait al-k. toilet, water closet
‫لووووا‬
kalwa pl. kalawāt privacy,
solitude; seclusion, isolation, retirement;
place of retirement or seclusion, retreat,
recess; secluded room; hermitage;
religious assembly hall of the Druses;
booth, cabin │ ‫ علوووووا لووووا‬alone; in
retirement, in seclusion; ‫ لوا اا حمو م‬k. alḥammām bathhouse
‫ لوا‬kalawī lonely, solitary, secluded,
isolated, outlying; located in the open
country, rural, rustic, country │ ‫بيوتا لووا‬
(bait) country house
‫ لووو‬kalīy pl. ‫ ا لي و‬akliyā’2 free ( ‫م و‬
from), void, devoid ( ‫ م و‬of) │‫لووواا ب و ل‬
carefree, easygoing, happy-go-lucky
‫ ليوة‬kalīya pl. ‫ اليو‬kalāyā beehive; cell
(biol.) │‫( ا ليوةاا حيايوةاادو وو‬al-ḥayawīya lūlā) protoplasm; ‫ مو ا اليو‬from within ...,
from inside ..., out of ...
‫ م ال‬miklāh nosebag
‫ ت لية‬takliya vacating, evaluation
‫ ا وال‬iklā’ emptying, voiding, draining;
clearing; vacating, evacuation │ ‫ا وال اسوبيل‬
i. sabīlihī; his release
‫ت وووووووول‬
takallin
relinquishment,
abandonment, surrender, renunciation,
resignation ( ‫ ع‬of s.th.)
‫ ا أال‬iktilā’ privacy, solitude
‫ول‬
kālin empty, void; open, vacant (office,
position); free, unrestrained, untrammeled,
unencumbered; free ( ‫ مو‬from), devoid ( ‫مو‬
of)
│in
numerous
compounds
corresponding to Engl. -less or un-, e.g.,
‫ لام اا ف ئود‬useless, ‫( و لامو اا سوك ن‬sukkān)
uninhabited, untenanted, unoccupied; ‫ا‬
‫ ا وودي‬kālī d-dain not bound by, without
obligation to, free ( ‫ م و‬from); ‫و واا ب و ل‬
carefree, easygoing, happy-go-lucky; -(pl. ‫ واال‬kawālin) 260 past, bygone (time)
│‫ ا قوووناا يوة‬the past centuries; ‫و اااليو ما‬
‫ ا اا‬fī l-ayyāmi l-kawālī in the days past
ripe, ripen (also fig.: an idea in s.o.’s
mind)
‫ وم‬kamma u (kamm) to sweep ( ‫ هو‬a room); -- i
u (kamm, ‫ موام‬kumūm) to exude a rotten,
foul smell; to rot, putrefy, decay
‫ موو‬kamr m. and f., pl. ‫ موار‬kumūr
wine; pl. alcoholic beverages, liquor
‫ وم‬kumm pl. ‫ ا مو م‬akmām coop, chicken
coop, brooder; poultry pen
‫ مووو‬kamrī golden brown, reddish
brown, bronze-colored (actually, winecolored)
‫ مة‬kamma putrid smell, stench
‫مود‬
‫ مو‬kamra wine
‫ و م‬kāmm stinking, rotten, putrid, foulsmelling; kām look up alphabetically
‫ مويووة‬kamrīya pl. -āt wine poem,
bacchanalian verse
‫ م ووم‬mukimm stinking, rotten, putrid,
foul-smelling
‫ م ر‬/fimar pl. ‫ ا مو‬akmira, ‫ مو‬kumur
veil covering head and face of a woman
‫مو‬
decay
kamija a (kamaj) to spoil, rot,
‫ مو ر‬kumār aftereffect of intoxication,
hang-over
kamada u ( ‫ مووا‬kumūd) to go out, die
(fire); to abate, subside, let up, calm
down, cease, die down IV to extinguish,
put out ( ‫ هو‬fire); to calm, appease, placate,
soothe, lull, still, quiet ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.); to
suppress, quell ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to subdue, soften,
deaden, dull ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to stifle, smother,
kill ( ‫ ه‬s.th.; fig.)
‫ ميووو‬kamīr leavened (dough); ripe,
mature, mellow; leaven; leavened bread
‫مووووا‬
kumūd extinction; decline,
degeneration, deterioration; quietness,
stillness, tranquility, calm; immobility,
motionlessness
‫ ا موو‬ikmād extinction, putting out;
calming,
soothing,
placation,
appeasement, lulling, stilling; subduing,
softening,
dulling;
settlement;
suppression, quelling (of a riot)
‫ مود‬kāmid dying; abating, subsiding;
calm, tranquil, still, quiet
‫ موو‬kamara u (kamr) and II to cover, hide,
conceal ( ‫ ه و‬8.th.); to leaven, raise ( ‫ه و‬
dough); to ferment ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.), cause
fermentation ( ‫ هووو‬in) III to permeate,
pervade ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), mix, blend ( ‫ هو‬with); to
possess, seize, overcome (‫ ه‬s.o., e.g., an
idea, a feeling) IV to leaven, raise ( ‫ه و‬
dough); to ferment ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.), cause
fermentation ( ‫ ه‬in); to harbor, entertain ( ‫ه‬
s.th.); to bear a grudge, feel resentment (‫ل‬
against s.o.) V to ferment, be in a state of
fermentation; to rise (dough); to veil the
head and face (woman) VI to conspire,
plot, collude, scheme, intrigue (‫علوووو‬
against) VIII to ferment, be in a state of
fermentation; to rise (dough); to become
‫ ميوو‬kamīra pl. ‫ مو ئو‬kamā’ir2 leaven;
ferment; barm, yeast; enzyme (chem.);
(fig.) starter, nucleus, basis (from which
s.th. greater develops)
‫ مو ر‬kammār wine merchant, keeper of
a wineshop
‫ م ر‬kammāra wineshop, tavern
‫ ميوووو‬kimmīr winebibber, drunkard,
tippler, sot
‫ ت ميوووو‬takmīr leavening, raising (of
dough); fermenting, fermentation
‫ ا أم ر‬iktimār (process of) fermentation
‫ م موووار‬makmūr drunk, intoxicated,
inebriated
‫ م أموو‬muktamir fermenting, fermented;
alcoholic 261
‫ موس‬II to quintuple, make fivefold, multiply
by five ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to make pentagonal ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to divide into five parts ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ مووس‬kums pl. ‫ مووس‬akmās one fifth
│ ‫ ضوباا م س ا ااسداس‬ḍaraba akmāsahū fī
asdāsihī and ‫( ضووووباا م سووو ادسوووداس‬liasdāsin) to rack one’s brain in search of a
way out; to be at one’s wit’s end; to
scheme, intrigue
‫ مسة‬kamsa (f. ‫ مس‬kams) five
‫ مسوةاعشوو‬kamsata ‘ašara (f. ‫موساعشوو‬
kamsa ‘ašrata) fifteen
‫ مسان‬kamsūn fifty │ ‫‘ اعيوداا مسوي‬īd alk. Whitsuntide, Pentecost; ‫ احداا مسوي‬aḥad
al-k. Whitsunday; ‫ أي و ماا مسووي‬ayyām alkamsīn the period of about 50 days
between Easter and Whitsuntide; □ ‫مسوي‬
and ‫ م سوي‬khamsin, a hot southerly wind
in Egypt
‫ موول‬kami and ‫ ملووة‬kamla nap, the
rough, hairy surface of a fabric; fibers
‫مووول‬
listless
‫مووووال‬
kumūl obscurity; weakness
lassitude, languor, lethargy; indolence,
sluggishness,
inactivity;
apathy,
indifference; sleepiness, drowsiness
‫‘ عيدا مسي‬īd kamsīn 50th anniversary
‫ مويس‬kamīs and ‫ يواماا مويس‬yaum al-k.
Thursday │‫ مويساا جسود‬k. al-jasad Corpus
Christi Day (Chr.); ‫ مويساا فصوا‬k. al-fiṣḥ,
‫ مويساادسووار‬k. al-asrār, and ‫ مويساا عهود‬k.
al-‘ahd Maundy Thursday (Chr.)
‫ ميلووة‬kamīla pl. ‫ م ئوول‬kamā’il2 place
with luxuriant tree growth; thicket, brush,
scrub
‫مووووول‬
kāmil unknown, obscure,
undistinguished, unimportant, minor;
weak, languid, sluggish
‫ موو س‬kammās pl. ‫ م سوووة‬kamāmisa
(magr.) sharecropper receiving one fifth
of the crop as wages
‫ م مل‬mukmal velvet-like fabric, velvet
‫ م مل‬mukmalī velvety │ ‫( جلودام ملو‬jild)
deerskin, buckskin
‫م سووو‬
kumāsī fivefold, quintuple;
consisting of five consonants (gram.)
│ ‫م سوووو‬
(zawāyā) pentagonal, fivecornered
‫ مو‬II to guess, conjecture, surmise; to make
conjectures ( ‫ هو‬as to); to assess, appraise,
estimate ( ‫ ه‬s.th.) 262
‫ميسووووة‬
kumaisa (mor. Pronounced
kmīsa) ornament in the shape of a hand
(worn by women and children as a
talisman against the evil eye)
‫ ت موووي‬takmīn appraisal, assessment,
estimation; ‫ ت مي و‬takmīnan and ‫علووات موي‬
approximately, roughly
‫ ا مس‬al-kāmis the fifth
‫ م‬mukammin appraiser, assessor
‫ م موووس‬mukammas pentagonal, fivecornered; pentagon; fivefold, quintuple; O
pentameter
1
‫ا و‬kanna i ( ‫ ووي‬kanīn) to speak nasally,
nasalize; to twang, speak through the nose
‫ة‬
‫ موش‬kamaša i u (kamš) and II to scratch ( ‫هو‬
e.g., the face, the skin, with the nails)
‫ مووش‬kamš pl. ‫موواش‬
scratch mark, scar
kamaṣa u and kamiṣa a to be empty,
hungry (stomach)
2
‫ و‬kunn (= ‫ وم‬kumm) pl. ‫ ا و ن‬aknān coop.
chicken coop, brooder
‫ووث‬
‫موا‬
kanit oft, effeminate
‫ ثوو‬kuntā pl. ‫و ث‬
hermaphrodite
‫اثة‬
kināt, ‫و ثو‬
kanatā
kunūta effeminacy
‫ ت ث‬takannut effeminacy
kumū‘) to limp,
‫ مول‬kamala u (‫ موال‬kumūl) to be unknown,
obscure, undistinguished; to be weak,
languid
kanita a to be soft, effeminate V to
display effeminate manners, become or be
effeminate
‫ث‬
‫ ا موصاا قودم‬akmaṣ al-qadam pl. ‫ ا و مص‬akāmiṣ2
hollow of the sale (of the foot) │‫امو اا ووأسا‬
‫ ا واا مصاا قدم‬from head to toe
kama‘a a (kam‘,
walk with a limp
kanīn twanging, nasal twang
‫ ا و‬akann2, f. ‫ و‬kanna’2 twanging,
speaking through the nose
‫ موويص‬kamīs
‫ موويصاا ووب‬k. al-baṭn,
‫ موويصاا حشوو‬k. al-ḥašā with an empty
stomach, hungry
‫موا‬
kunna nasal twang
‫ي‬
kumūš scratch,
‫ م شة‬kumāša pl. -āt scratch, scar
‫موص‬
kamil languid, sluggish, dull,
‫ م ووث‬mukannat bisexual; effeminate;
powerless, impotent, weak
‫جو‬
kanjar pl. ‫جو‬
kanājir2 dagger
‫ و‬kankana to nasalize, speak, nasally; to
twang, speak through the nose
‫د‬
‫د‬
kandaqa to dig a ditch or trench ( ‫ ;) ودل‬to
take up positions, prepare for battle
kandaq pl.
‫زواظية‬
‫زب‬
‫زيوو‬
kanādiq2 ditch; trench
‫وق‬
kanq strangling, strangulation; throttling,
suppression │‫ا قاادظواار‬k. al-anwāar dimout
‫قةاا يد‬
‫و‬
kunzuwānīya megalomania
kanzab Satan, Devil
kinzīr pl. ‫ و زيو‬kanāzir2 swine, pig, hog;
‫( زيوابو‬barrī) wild hoar; ‫ زيو‬scrofula,
scrofulosis (med.)
‫زيو‬
‫زيو‬
kinzīra sow
kanāzīrī scrofulous
‫شر‬
kinšār fern (bot.)
‫اص‬
kinnauṣ pl. ‫ظيص‬
‫سو‬
‫ م وق‬maknaq neck, throat │ ‫ أ ولهابم قو‬to grab
s.o. by the throat, bear down on s.o.; to
have power over s.o.
‫و‬
kansā’2, pl. ‫و س‬
kinṣir pl. ‫صووو‬
kanāṣir2 little finger
│‫ عقداا صووايا صووةاعلوو‬to give s.th. toprating because of its excellence, put s.th.
above everything else
‫وا‬
kana‘a a ( ‫ وا‬kunū‘) to yield, surrender,
bow, stoop (‫ ل‬or ‫ ا وو‬to s.o.). humble o.s.,
cringe (‫ ل‬or ‫ ا و‬before s.o.)
‫ووووو ظق‬
kāniq choking, strangling;
suffocating,
asphyxiating,
stifling,
smothering; throttling, throttle· (in
compounds; tech.); (pl. ‫ ااظووق‬kawāniq2)
choke coil, reactor (radio); gorge, ravine,
canyon │ ‫ غو زا و ظق‬asphyxiating gas;
‫ا‬
‫ووووو ظقاا ووووولئب‬
k. ad-di’b wolfsbane,
monkshood, aconite (bot.)
‫ م ووا‬maknūq strangled; suffocated,
stifled, smothered; suppressed, choking
(voice, laughter, etc.); constricted;
strangulated; throttled
‫ وا‬kunū‘ submissiveness, meekness,
servility
kanaf (eg.) twanging, nasal twang
‫فو‬
kanfara to snuffle, snort
‫و فس‬
kunfus and ‫ فسو‬kunfusā’2 pl. ‫و س‬
kanāfis2 dung beetle, scarab
‫ووق‬
kanaqa u (kanq) to choke (‫ ه‬s.o.); to
suffocate, stifle, smother, strangle,
throttle, choke to death (‫ ه‬s.o.); to throttle
down (techn.; ‫ هو‬s.th.); to slow down, cut,
check, suppress ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) III to quarrel,
have a fight (‫ ه‬with s.o.) VI to quarrel,
dispute, have a fight (‫ مووا‬with s.o.) VII
pass. of I; VIII to he throttled, be
suppressed; to be tight, constricted
(throat); to be strangled, be choked to
death
kināqa quarrel,
‫ ا أ و‬iktināq suffocation, asphyxiation;
constriction; asphyxia (med.)
‫ وا‬kanū‘ submissive, servile, meek,
humble; treacherous, perfidious, disloyal
‫ف‬
kināq strangling cord; neck, throat │‫ضويقا‬
‫( ا و اعلووو‬ḍayyaqa) to tighten the grip
around s.o.’s throat, tread on s.o.’s neck,
oppress s.o., beset s.o. grievously; ‫أ لاب ل‬
to grab s.o. by the throat
‫ و‬kināq and ‫لووة‬
fight, row
kanānīṣ2 piglet
‫صووو‬
kunāq suffocation; angina (med.); kunāq
and ‫ و ظا‬kānūq quinsy, diphtheria 263
(med.); pl. ‫ ااظووق‬kawāniq2 and ‫ااظيووق‬
kawānīq2 do.
kannāq choking, throttling, strangling
‫ ا و س‬al-kannās epithet of the Devil (properly
speaking, he who withdraw, when the
name of God is mentioned)
‫ ا و س‬aknas f.
kuns pug-nosed
kanqat (kunqat) al-yad wrist
‫ م أ وق‬muktaniq crammed, jammed, crowded,
chock-full (‫ ب‬with)
(‫وا‬
and ‫ و ) وو‬kanā u, ‫ و‬kaniya a (‫وو‬
kanan) to use obscene language IV to hit
hard, afflict grievously, wear down, ruin,
destroy, crush (‫ علو‬s.o., s.th.; said of fate)
‫وووو‬
kanan obscene language; s.th.
indecent
or
obscene;
prostitution;
fornication
‫ ااجوة‬kawāja pl. -āt sir, Mr. (title and form of
address, esp., for Christians and
Westerners, used with or without the
name of the person so addressed)
‫وواان‬
kuwān, kiwān pl. ‫ ا اظووة‬akwina, ‫ا و وي‬
akāwīn2 table │‫ وووااناا زي وووة‬k. az-zīna
dressing table
( ‫ ه و‬into s.th.), tackle courageously ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.), embark boldly ( ‫ هو‬on); to penetrate
( ‫ هووو‬or
‫ ووو‬into), become absorbed,
engrossed ( ‫ ه‬or ‫ و‬in); to go into a subject
( ), take up ( ‫ هو و‬subject), deal ( ‫ و‬with)
│‫( ووو اا معوكوووة‬ma‘raka) to rush into
battle; ‫( و اغمو راا حووب‬gimāra l-ḥarb) to
enter the war
‫ اجة‬kōga (eg.) teacher, schoolmaster
‫ اخ‬II (eg.) to rot, decay, spoil
‫ واخ‬kauk (coll.; n. un. ) peach (eg.);
plum (syr.)
‫وووا‬
kawḍ, plunge, rush (into);
entering, entry (into, e.g., into war, into
negotiations); penetration; search ( ‫ووو‬
into), examination, discussion, treatment
( of a subject)
‫ا ووووة‬
kauka pl. kuwak skylight,
windowlike opening; wicket (of a canal
lock, of a gate); (eg.) alley connecting two
streets
‫ ا‬kūda pl. -āt, ‫ ا‬kuwad helmet
1‫ و راي ووارة‬kāra (‫ وواار‬kuwār) to low, moo
(cattle); -- ‫ وار‬kawira a (‫ وار‬kawar) and
‫ و ر‬kāra u to decline in force or vigor; to
grow weak, spiritless, languid, to
languish, flag; to dwindle, give out
(strength)
‫ وار‬kaur pl. ‫ ا واار‬akwār, ‫ يووان‬kīrān
inlet, bay
‫وووووار‬
kawar weakness,
enervation, languor, lassitude
fatigue,
weak,
languid,
‫ وار‬kūrī pl. ‫ ارظوة‬kawārina parson, curate,
priest; see also under ‫يو‬
2
‫ ارس‬kūrus choir (of a church)
‫وواز‬
kauzaqa to impale (‫ ه‬s.o.); to comer,
drive into a comer, get into a bad fix (‫ه‬
s.o.)
‫زو‬
see ‫ا ز‬
‫ ور ا اشووق‬waraq kaušaq wrapping paper;
blotting paper
1
‫ اص‬kūṣ (coll.; n. un. ) palm leaves
‫ اصووة‬kūṣa (eg.) plaitwork of palm
leaves (resembling that of Panama hats;
used as a tarboosh lining)
‫ ااصة‬kiwwāṣa art of palm-leaf plaiting
264
2
‫ اص‬kawaṣ and ‫ ا اص‬see ‫اص‬
3
‫ايصة‬
1
‫ة‬
2
‫ م‬see
‫ م و‬makāwiḍ2
‫م‬
‫ و ااي وااة‬kāfa (1st pers. perf. kiftu) a (kauf,
‫ م ة‬makāata, ‫ يفة‬kīfata) to be frightened,
scared; to be afraid ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬or ‫مو‬. of), dread
( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬or ‫ مو‬s.o. or s.th.); to fear ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬or ‫مو‬
s.o., s.th.; ‫ علوو‬for s.o., for s.th.; ‫ ان‬that) II
and IV to frighten, scare, alarm, fill with
fear (‫ ه‬s.o.) V = I
‫ وواا‬kauf fear, dread ( ‫ م و‬of); ‫ا و‬
kaufan for fear ( ‫ م‬of), fearing (‫ علو‬for)
‫ اار‬kuwār lowing, mooing
‫وووووواار‬
kawwār
strengthless
‫ م ضة‬makāḍa pl. -āt,
ford
see ‫ا صا‬
‫ و اي وا‬kāḍ ‫ هو‬u (kauḍ,
‫ يو‬kiyāḍ) to
wade ( ‫ هو‬into water); to plunge, dive, rush
‫ يفة‬kīfa fear, dread ( ‫ م‬of)
‫ وااا‬kawwāf, ‫ ايوف‬kawīf fainthearted,
fearful, timid, timorous; coward, poltroon
‫ ا وواا‬akwaf2 more timorous; more
dreadful, more to be feared
‫ م وووة‬makāfa fear, dread │‫م وووةاان‬
(makāfatan) for fear that ..., afraid that ...
‫ م و وا‬makāwif2 (pl. zu ‫ )م ووة‬fears,
apprehensions, anxieties; horrors, dangers,
perils
‫ ت ايوووووف‬takwīf and ‫وووووة‬
intimidation,
bullying,
frightening, scaring
‫ا‬
ikāfa
cowing,
‫ ت اا‬takawwuf fear, dread
‫ و ئف‬kā’if pl. ‫ وواا‬kuwwaf fearful,
timid, timorous; scared, frightened,
alarmed ( ‫ مو‬by); afraid ( ‫ مو‬of); anxious
(‫ علو‬about), apprehensive (‫ علو‬for)
‫م ووووواا‬
makūf
dangerous, perilous
feared,
dreaded;
‫ م يووف‬mukīf fear-inspiring, frightful,
dreadful, terrible, horrible
‫كو‬
‫ ووؤون‬ka’ūn faithless, false, disloyal,
traitorous,
treacherous,
perfidious;
unreliable, tricky, deceptive
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‫ وال‬II to grant, accord, give, concede ( ‫ ه هو‬to
s.o. s.th., also ‫ ;ل هو‬esp., the right, the
power to do s.th.), bestow, confer ( ‫ه هو‬
upon s.o. s.th., also ‫)ل هو‬, vest, endow ( ‫ه هو‬
s.o. with s.th., also. ‫)ل‬
‫ ووواان‬kawwān unreliable, faithless,
disloyal, treacherous, perfidious; traitor
‫ وو ئ‬kā’in pl. ‫ وواان‬kuwwān, ‫اظووة‬
kawana
disloyal,
faithless,
false,
unreliable,
traitorous,
treacherous,
perfidious; traitor
‫ ل‬kāl pl. ‫ ا اال‬akwāl, ‫ وؤول‬ku’ūl, ‫ا وة‬
ku’ūla (maternal) uncle; -- (pl. ‫ ويالن‬kīlān)
mole, birthmark (on the face);
O patch, beauty spot
2
‫ن‬
‫ة‬
3
‫ اان‬look up alphabetically
kāla pl. -āt (maternal) aunt
‫ وال‬kawal chattels, property, esp., that
consisting in livestock and slaves;
servants; (eg.) dancer; effeminate person,
sissy
1
and ‫ظة‬
‫ وا‬kawā i ( ‫ واا‬kawā’, ‫ واى‬kawan) to be
empty, be hungry; -- kawiya a ( ‫وواا‬
kawā’) to be empty, bare, dreary, desolate,
waste
‫ ووا و‬kaulī supervisor, overseer (of a
plantation); gardener
‫ووووواا‬
kawā’ and ‫ووووواى‬
kawan
emptinessv(of the stomach), hunger
‫ؤو ووووة‬
ku’ūla
maternal uncle
the
‫ و و‬kāwin empty, vacant; dreary, waste,
desolate │ ‫وووو واعلووووواعووشوووو‬
(‘urūšihī)
completely devastated;
‫ و وىاا ا و‬k. lwifāḍ (=
‫ ) واا ا‬with an empty pouch,
empty-handed, without a catch
‫ و ناي وانة‬kana u (kaun, ‫ ي ظوة‬kiyāna) to be
disloyal, faithless, false, treacherous,
perfidious, act disloyally, treacherously,
perfidiously (‫ ه‬toward s.o.); to betray (‫ه‬
s.o.); to cheat, dupe, gull, hoodwink (‫ه‬
s.o.), impose (‫ ه‬upon), deceive ( ‫زوجأ و‬
one’s wife); to fool, deceive, mislead 265
(‫ ه‬s.o.; said, e.g., of the memory); to
forsake, let down, desert (‫ ه‬s.o.); to fail (‫ه‬
s.o.; e.g., the voice, and the like); to fail to
keep ( ‫ ه و‬e.g., a promise), break (‫عهوودا‬
‘ahdan a contract) II to regard as or call
faithless, false, disloyal, treacherous,
dishonest, unreliable (‫ ه‬s.o.); to distrust,
mistrust (‫ ه‬s.o.) V to impair, harm, hurt,
prejudice ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.) VIII to dupe, gull,
cheat, deceive, double-cross, betray (‫ ه‬s.o.)
X ‫ اسوأ ان‬istakwana to distrust, mistrust (‫ه‬
s.o.)
‫ واى‬III to join (‫ ه‬s.o.), join the company of (‫)ه‬,
accompany (‫ ه‬s.o.)
relationship
of
‫ م ال‬mukawwal authorized (‫ ب‬to)
‫م‬
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‫ ي ظووة‬kiyāna faithlessness, falseness,
disloyalty, treachery, perfidy; breach of
faith, betrayal; treason; deception, fooling
│‫ ي ظوةاادم ظوة‬k. al-amāna breach of faith;
‫‘( ي ظةاعرمو‬uẓmā) high treason; ‫ي ظةاا اعا‬
breach of promise
‫ ا‬kuwaiy little brother
‫ ووا‬kuwa brotherliness, fraternity (=
‫ ا ا‬ukūwa)
‫ م و‬mukāwin brotherly, fraternal
‫ ي ر‬kiyār (coll.; n. un. ) cucumber │‫ا يو راشو يو‬
k. šanbar (eg.) drumstick tree, purging
cassia (Cassia fistula; bot.); ‫ ي و رالشووة‬k.
qašša (eg.) gherkins, pickles
‫ و باي يوبة‬kāba i (‫ يبوة‬kaiba) to fail, miscarry,
be without success, be unsuccessful; to be
frustrated, be dashed, be disappointed
(hopes); to go wrong II and IV to cause to
fail; to thwart, frustrate, fail, defeat ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to disappoint, dash ( ‫ أم و‬āmālahū
s.o.’s hopes) V = I
‫يبووووة‬
kaiba failure, miscarriage, defeat,
frustration; fizzle, flop; disappointment
│‫ و دا يبوة‬walad k., f. ‫ ب وتا يبوة‬bint k. (eg.) a
good-for-nothing, a ne’er-do-well
‫ئووب‬
kā’ib failing; abortive, unsuccessful;
disappointed
‫ و راي يووة‬kāra i to choose, make one’s choice;
to prefer (‫ ه علو‬s.th. to) II to make or let (‫ه‬
s.o.) choose ( ‫ بوي‬between, ‫ و‬from), give (‫ه‬
s.o.) the alternative, option or choice ( ‫بوي‬
between, ‫ و‬in); to prefer (‫ هو علوو‬s.th. to)
III to vie, compete (‫ ه‬with s.o.); to make or
let (‫ ه‬s.o.) choose, give (‫ ه‬s.o.) the choice,
option or alternative V to choose, select,
pick ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.) VIII to choose, make
one’s choice; to choose, select, elect, pick
( ‫ه‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.), fix upon s.o. or s.th. ( ‫ه‬, ‫;)ه‬
to prefer (‫ ه علو‬s.th. to) │‫ا أ را اا واجواارها‬
... (jiwārihī) approx.: the Lord has taken ...
unto Himself X to seek or request what is
good or best ( ‫ )هو‬for o.s. (‫ ه‬from s.o.); to
consult an oracle, cast lots │ ‫ اسأ را ا و‬to
ask God for proper guidance in
‫ يو‬kair pl. ‫ ي ر‬kiyār, ‫ ا يو ر‬akyār good;
excellent,
outstanding,
superior,
admirable; better; best; - (pl. ‫ يووار‬266
kuyūr) good thing, blessing; wealth,
property; -- good, benefit, interest,
advantage; welfare; charity │‫ يوواا و س‬the
best of all people; ‫ يو راا و س‬, ‫ ا يو راا و س‬the
beat people, the pick of the human race;
‫ هواا يووام ول‬he ill better than you; ‫هواا يووا ول‬
it is better for you; ‫ ا يوواكولاا يوو‬the very
best; ‫‘( ا يوواا عو م‬āmm) the commonweal,
general welfare; ‫ و وووةاا يووواا عوو م‬welfare
state; ‫ يو‬for the benefit of; ‫ يووااظفسوهم‬li-k.
anfusihim for their own good; ‫اعمو لاا يوو‬
charitable deeds; ‫ صب حاا يو‬ṣabāḥ al-k. and
‫ صووب حلابوو يو‬good morning! ‫كوووهابوو يو‬
(dakarahū) to retain a good impression. of
s.o.; to speak well of s.o.
‫يووووو‬
kairī charitable, beneficent,
benevolent, philanthropic │‫جمعيوووةا يويوووة‬
(jam‘īya) charitable organization
‫ يويووة‬kairīya charity, charitableness,
benevolence, beneficence
‫يووووووو‬
kayyir
generous,
liberal,
openhanded,
munificent;
charitable,
beneficent, benevolent; benign, gracious,
kind
‫ يووو‬kaira pl. -āt good deed, good
thing; pl. ‫ يووا‬resources, treasures (e.g.,
of the earth, of a country), boons,
blessings
‫ يوو‬kīra and kiyara the best, choice,
prime, flower, pick, elite
‫ يو‬kīrī gillyflower (bot.)
‫ ا يوو‬akyar 2, f. ‫ يووى‬kīrā, ‫ وارى‬kūrā pl.
‫ ا يو‬akāyir2 better, superior
‫ يو ر‬kiyār choice; option, exercise of
the power of choice (Isl. Law); refusal,
right of withdrawal (Isl. Law); the best,
choice, prime, flower, pick, elite; see also
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‫يوووو ر‬
kiyārī
voluntary
optional,
facultative;
‫ ا أيو ر‬iktiyār choice; election (also pol.;
pl. -āt); selection; preference ( ‫علووو‬to);
option; free will (philos.); ‫ ا أيو را‬iktiyāran
of one’s own accord, spontaneously,
voluntarily
‫ ا أي و ر‬iktiyārī voluntary, facultative,
elective (studies)
‫ م يووو‬mukayyar having the choice or
option
‫ م أو ر‬muktār free to choose, having the
choice or option ( ‫ و‬in), volunteering,
‫ م أوووو را‬muktāran (adv.) voluntarily,
spontaneously, of one’s own accord;
choice,
select,
exquisite;
chosen,
preferred, favorite; a favorite; ‫م أوو را‬
selection, selected writings, anthology;
(pl. ‫ م و تيو‬makātīr2) village chief, mayor
of a village (šyr., Leb., Ir.)
‫ يزران‬see ‫ا زر‬
‫ و ساي ويسة‬kāsa i (‫ ويس‬kais, ‫ يسو ن‬kayasān) to
break (‫ ب‬an agreement, a promise)
‫ يش‬kaiš sackcloth, sacking, canvas
‫ ويش‬kaiš place of sackcloth; (pl. -āt,
‫ وويش‬kiyaš) sack; straw mattress, pallet;
Bedouin tent
‫ يشام‬see ‫شم‬
‫ و هاي ويطة‬kāṭa i (kaiṭ) and II to sew, stitch ( ‫هو‬
s.th.)
‫ وويط‬kaiṭ pl. ‫ يوواه‬kuyūṭ, ‫ ا يو ه‬akyāṭ,
‫ ي و ن‬kīṭān thread; twine cord; packthread, string; fiber │‫ وويطااموول‬k. amal a
spark of hope, a thread of hope
‫ ي‬kaiṭī threadlike; fibrous
‫ ي ه‬kiyāṭ needle
‫يووووو ه‬
kiyāṭa swing; needlework,
tailoring, dressmaking │‫ آ وةاا ي هوة‬sewing
machine
‫ ي و‬kayālī imaginary, unreal; ideal,
ideational, conceptual; utopian
‫ ا يول‬akyal2 more conceited, haughtier,
prouder
‫ ي ه‬kayyāṭ pl. -ūn tailor
‫ ي هوة‬kayyāṭa pl. -āt dressmaker; seamstress
‫ ا يل‬akyal pl. ‫ يول‬kīl, ‫ ا يول‬akāyil2 green
woodpecker
‫ م يط‬mikyaṭ needle
‫ئط‬
1
‫ووووووويال‬
kuyalā’2
(f.)
conceit,
conceitedness, haughtiness, pride; ‫ا وويال‬
al-kuyalā’ ‫ ه‬haughtily, proudly
kā’iṭ tailor 267
‫ و لاي يولة‬kāl ‫ هو هو‬to imagine, fancy, think,
believe, suppose (‫ ان‬that); to consider,
deem, think (‫ ه ه‬s.o. to be …, ‫ هو هو‬s.th. to
be ...), regard (‫ ه ه‬s.o. as, ‫ هو هو‬s.th. as) II to
make (‫ ا وو‬s.o.) believe (‫ ان‬that), suggest
(‫ ا وو‬to s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.), give s.o. (‫ )ا ووو‬the
impression that ( ‫يووولاا يووو اي ووو ةاان│ )هووو‬
(kuyyila) he imagined, fancied, thought
that it seemed, it appeared to him that …;
‫( علووووواموووولا يلووووت‬kayyalat; ‫ ا وووو فس‬being
understood) as the heart dictates, i.e., as
chance will have it, at random,
unhesitatingly IV to be dubious, doubtful,
uncertain, intricate V to imagine, fancy ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to present itself, reveal itself (‫ ل‬to
s.o.’s mind), become the object of
imagination. appear (= II kuyyila; ‫ ل‬to
s.o.) │‫( ت يولا يو اا يوو‬kaira) to suspect good
qualities in s.o., have an inkling of s.o.’s
good qualities, think well of s.o., have ‫هو‬
good opinion of s.o. VI to pretend (‫ ل ب‬to
s.o. s.th., that ...), act (‫ ل‬toward s.o., ‫ ب‬as
if); to feel self-important, be conceited; to
behave in pompous manner, swagger,
strut about; to conceive eccentric ideas,
get all kinds of fantastic notions, have ‫هو‬
bee in one’s bonnet; to appear dimly, in
shadowy outlines; to appear, show (‫علوو‬
on), hover (‫ علوو‬about; e.g., ‫ هو‬smile about
s.o.’s lips) flit (‫ علوو‬across, e.g., ‫ هو‬shadow
across s.o.’s face, etc.) VIII to feel selfimportant, be conceited; to behave in ‫هو‬
pompous manner, swagger, strut about
‫ يو ل‬kayāl pl. ‫ ا يلوة‬akyil ‫ هو‬disembodied
spirit, ghost, specter; imagination;
phantom, apparition; phantasm, fantasy,
chimera, vision; shadow, trace, dim
reflection │‫ ي و لاا شوول‬k. ašakk slightest
doubt; ‫ ي لاا صحوا‬k. aṣ-ṣaḥrā’ scarecrow;
‫ ي لاا رل‬k. aẓ-ẓill shadow play
‫ ي ة‬kayāl ‫ ه‬pl. -āt ghost, spirit, specter;
phantom; phantasm, fantasy, chimera
‫ يلا ووة‬kailūl ‫ ه و‬conceit, conceitedness,
snobbery, arrogance, haughtiness
‫ م يلووة‬makīl ‫ ه و‬conceit, conceitedness,
snobbery, arrogance, haughtiness; (pl.
‫ م يول‬makāyil2) indication, sign, symptom,
characteristic; pl. ‫ م ي ول‬visions, mental
images, imagery
‫ ت ييول‬takyīl playacting │‫ و اا أ ييول‬fann
at-t. dramatic art
‫ ت يووول‬takayyul pl. -āt imagination,
phantasy; delusion, hallucination, fancy,
whim, fantastic notion
‫ ت يلوووو‬takayyulī
imaginary
fantastic,
‫ ا أيووووو ل‬iktiyāl
haughtiness
pride;
fanciful,
arrogance,
‫ م يلة‬mukayyil ‫ ه‬imagination, phantasy
‫ م يل‬mukīl dubious, doubtful, uncertain,
intricate, tangled, confused; confusing,
bewildering
‫م أوووو ل‬
arrogant
2
muktāl
conceited,
haughty,
‫ يل‬II to gallop (on horseback)
‫ يول‬kail (coll.) pl. ‫ يوال‬kuyūl horses;
horsepower, H.P. │‫ سوب اا يول‬horse racing,
horse race
‫ ي ل‬kayyāl pl. , -ūn horseman, rider
‫ ي ة‬kayyāl ‫ ه‬cavalry (Ir.; Eg. 1939)
‫ سوووويةا ي وووة‬sarīy ‫ هووو‬kayyāl ‫ هووو‬cavalry
squadron (Eg. 1939) 268
2
‫ل‬
see ‫ال‬
1
‫ ويم‬II to pitch one’s tent, to camp; to settle
down; to stay, linger, rest, lie down, lie
(‫ علوو‬on, ‫ وو‬or ‫ ب‬at ‫ هو‬place); (fig.) to reign
(e.g., calm, silence, peace, etc.; ‫ وو‬or ‫ ب‬at,
in), settle (‫ علوو‬over) V to pitch one’s tent;
to camp
‫ يمة‬ḳaim ‫ ه‬pl. -āt, ‫ ي م‬ḳiyām, ‫ ويم‬ḳiyam
tent; tarpaulin; arbor, bower; pavilion
‫ يم‬ḳayyām tentmaker
‫ ويم‬muḳayyam pl. -āt camping ground,
camp, encampment
2
‫ويم‬
ḳīm natural disposition, nature, temper,
character; inclination, bent, tendency│‫ا ولا‬
‫( يمو‬eg.) to fool s.o.’s pulse, sound s.o.
out
3
‫م‬
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□ ‫ ية‬ḳayya pl. -āt noose
‫ أب‬da’aba a (da’b, da’b, ‫ وب‬du’ūb) to
persist, persevere, be indefatigable,
untiring, tireless (‫ وو‬or ‫ علوو‬in s.th.); to go
in for s.th. (‫)علوو‬, apply o.s., devote o.s.
(‫ علو‬to), practice eagerly (‫ علو‬s.th.)
‫ أب‬da’b pl. ‫ ا ب‬ad’ub habit
‫ أب‬da’b, da’ab and ‫وب‬
du’ūb
persistence, perseverance, tirelessness,
indefatigability, assiduity, eagerness
‫ ئووب‬da’ib and ‫ ائووب‬dā’ib addicted,
devoted, persistent, assiduous, eager,
indefatigable, untiring, tireless (‫ علو‬in)
‫وب‬
da’ūb
untiring,
tireless,
indefatigable, persevering, persistent
‫ ا أب‬ad’ab
assiduous
2
more persistent, more
‫ ا‬dāda governess, dry nurse, nurse
‫ اغ‬dāg pl. -āt brand (made on cattle, etc.)
‫ ال‬dāl name of the letter
‫ ا ي‬dāliyā dahlia(s) (bot.)
‫ امو‬dāmā checkers│ ‫ احووةاا وودام‬lauḥat ad-d.
checkerboard
‫ امج ظة‬see ‫مج ظة‬
‫( اظأيال‬Fr. dentelle) dantilla lace
‫ اظق‬dānaq, dāniq pl. ‫ واظوق‬dawāniq an ancient
coin. = 1/4 dirham; small coin; a square
measure (Eg.; = 4 sahm = 29.17 m2)
2
‫ اظم ر‬dannmark Denmark
‫ اظم ركو‬danmarkī Danish
‫ ا داظ اب‬ad-dānūb the Danube
‫ اية‬dāya pl. -āt wet nrse; midwife
‫ ب‬dabba i (dabb, ‫ بيوب‬dabīb) to creep, crawl
(reptile); to proceed, advance, or move
slowly; to go on all fours; to enter (‫ووو‬
s.th.), come (‫ وو‬into); to steal, creep (‫ووا‬
‫ ظفسو‬into s.o.’s heart; of a feeling, e.g.,
doubt); to spread (‫ وو‬over, in, through),
fill, pervade, invade (‫ وو‬s.th.) ; to gain
ground; to gain ascendancy (‫ وو‬in s.o.; of
a condition, an idea, a sensation); to
stream in, ruah in (of sensations, ‫ وو‬upon
s.o.)│ ‫( ا با ي ا بيباا حي‬d. al-ḥayāh) to gain
vitality II to sharpen, point, taper ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ ب‬dubb pl. ‫ ا ب و ب‬adbāb, ‫ بب وة‬dibaba
bear│‫(اا ودبااالصوغو‬aṣgar) Little Bear, Ursa
Minor (astron.); ‫( ا ودبااالكبوو‬akbar) Great
Bear, Ursa Major (astron.) 269
‫ ب‬dubbī ursine
‫ بة‬dabba sand hill, mound
‫بيوووووب‬
dabīb creeping, crawling;
infiltration; influx, inflow, flow (e.g., of
sensations, of life, of vigor); reptile
‫ بو ب‬dabbāb creeping, crawling, repent,
reptant
‫ ب بة‬dabbāba pl. -āt tank, armored car
‫ مووودب‬midabb: ‫مووو امووودباا يووولاا ووووامصوووب‬
(maṣabbihī) from the lower Nile to its
mouth
‫ ابووة‬dābba pl. ‫ واب‬dawābb2 animal,
beast; riding animal (horse, mule, donkey)
‫ ويبوة‬duwaibba tiny animal, animalcule;
insect
‫امدبب‬mudabbab pointed, tapered
‫ بو‬II to embellish, decorate, adorn, ornament
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to put in good style, formulate,
compose, write down, put down in writing
( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ يبووو‬dībāj pl.
brocade
‫بووو بي‬
dabābīj2 silk
‫ يب جوة‬dībāja (n. un. of ‫ ) يبو‬brocade;
introductory verses or lines, proem,
preamble; face, visage; style, elegance of
style; renown, repute, standing, prestige
‫ تودبي‬tadbīj embellishment, adornment,
ornamentation; composition, writing (of a
book)
disposal,
regulation;
economy,
economization; -- (pl. ‫ تووودابيو‬tadābīr2)
measure, move, step │‫ اتوودبيواا م ووزل‬t. almanzil
housekeeping,
household
management; ‫( تودبيوام ز و‬manzilī) do.; ‫لو ما‬
‫ ب أوووودابيواا الزمووووة‬and ‫ات وووولاا أوووودابيواا الزمووووة‬
(ittakada,qāma) to take the necessary
measures
‫ مودبج‬mudabbajāt embellishments of
speech, fine figures of speech
‫ بدب‬dabdaba to tread, tap
‫ بدبوووة‬dabdaba sound of footsteps,
footfall, pitapat; pattering or clattering
noise; snapping, flapping noise
‫ ا ب ر‬idbār flight, retreat
‫ تودبو‬tadabbur reflection, meditation ( ‫و‬
on), thinking ( ‫ و‬about); consideration,
contemplation ( of)
‫ بدوبة‬dabdūba pl. ‫ ب يوب‬dabādīb2 point,
tip, tapered end
1
‫ بوو‬dabara u (‫ بوار‬dubūr) to turn one’s back;
to elapse, pass, go by (time) II to make
arrangements, make plans ( ‫ هوووو‬for),
prepare, plan, organize, design, frame,
devise, concert, arrange, get up, bring
about ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to hatch ( ‫ هو‬a plot, etc.); to
contrive, work up ( ‫ هو‬a ruse); to direct,
conduct, manage, run, engineer, steer,
marshal, regulate ( ‫ ه‬s.th.), be in charge ( ‫هو‬
of); to manage well, economize ( ‫ هو‬s.th.)
│‫( بووا وة‬kiṭṭatan) to devise a plan; ‫بووا‬
‫ ا شوؤون‬to conduct the course of business,
be in charge IV to turn one’s back ( ‫ عو‬or
‫ علوو‬on s.o.); to flee, run away; to escape,
dodge; to slip away V to be prepared,
planned, organized, managed; to reflect,
ponder ( ‫ و‬or ‫ هو‬on); to consider, weigh,
contemplate ( ‫ و‬or ‫ هو‬s.th.); to treat or
handle with care, with circumspection ( ‫و‬
s.th.) VI to face in opposite directions,
stand back to back; to be contrary,
opposite, opposed; to be inconsistent,
incompatible X to turn the back (‫ ه‬on s.o.)
‫ بوو‬dubr, dubur pl. ‫ ا بو ر‬adbār rump
backside, buttocks, posteriors; rear part,
Rear, hindpart; back; last part, end, tail │‫ا‬
‫مو ا بوو‬behind, at the back, in the rear; from
behind, from the rear; ‫ و وووا بوووه‬wallā
duburahū to turn one’s back; to flee, run
away
‫ بووو‬dabarī trailing behind, belated,
late
‫ بو‬dabra turn (of fate)
‫ بار‬dabūr west wind
‫ بووار‬dabbūr pl. -āt dabābīr2 hornet;
wasp
‫ تووووودبيو‬tadbīr pl. -āt planning,
organization; direction, management,
‫ ت ودابو‬taddbur disparity, dissimilarity,
contrast
‫ ابووو‬dābir past, bygone (time); the
ultimate, utmost, extremity. end; root
│ ‫( ل اا ابواا شو‬dābira š-šai’) to eradicate,
root out s.th., suppress s.th. radically;
‫( بو دمساا ودابو‬amsi) sometime in the past;
‫( هباكبمساا دابو‬ka-amsi d-dābiri) to vanish
into thin air, disappear without leaving a
trace (actually: like yesterday gone by)
‫ مودبو‬mudabbir manager, director; ruler,
disposer; leader; ringleader │‫م ودبواا مك ئوود‬
schemer, intriguer, intrigant
‫ مودبو‬mudbir: ‫ امودبوااومقوبال‬mudbiran wamuqbilan from the rear and from in front
2
‫ بوو ر‬dubāra (=‫ ) وبوو ر ا‬packthread, string,
twine, cord, rope j thread
1
‫ بووس‬dibs sirup, molasses, treacle, esp. of
grapes
2
‫ باس‬dabbūs pl. ‫ ب بيس‬dabābīs2 pin; safety pin
│ ‫ باسااظكليز‬safety pin
‫بوووش‬
dabaš junk, rubbish, trash; -- dabš
rubblestone, rubble; crushed rock (used as
substratum in macadamizing)
‫ ب‬dabaga a i u (dabg) to tan ( ‫ ه‬a hide)
‫ ب غة‬dibāga tanning, tanner’s trade
‫ ب غ‬dabbāg tanner
‫ مدبغووة‬madbaga pl.
tannery
‫ مووداب‬madābig
2
‫ بوق‬dabiqa a (dabaq) to stick, adhere (‫ ب‬to); to
cleave, cling (‫ ب‬to) II to catch with
birdlime ( ‫ ه‬a bird)
‫ بق‬dibq birdlime
‫ بق‬dabiq sticky, gluey, limy
‫ بل‬dabaka u (dabk) to stamp the feet; to dance
the dabka (see below)
s.th.); to deceive, dupe, cheat, take in (‫علوو‬
s.o.), impose (‫ علو‬on)
‫ بكووة‬dabka (syr.) a group dance in
which the dancers, lined up with looked
arms or holding hands, stamp out the
rhythm and sing
‫ جووول‬dajl deceit, trickery, humbug,
swindle
‫ بلة‬dibla pl. ‫ بل‬dibal ring
‫ بلام‬diblōm and ‫ بلامة‬diblōma pl. -āt diploma
‫ بلام س‬diblōmāsī diplomatic; diplomat
‫ بلام سية‬diblōmāsīya diplomacy
‫ ثوو‬datara u (‫ ثوار‬dutūr) to fall into oblivion,
be forgotten, become obsolete, antiquated,
extinct; to be blotted out, wiped out,
effaced, obliterated (track by the wind) II
to cover, envelop (‫ ه‬s.o.); to destroy,
annihilate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V to wrap o.s. ( ‫ و‬in),
cover o.s. ( ‫ و‬with) VII to be or become
wiped out, blotted out, effaced,
obliterated; to be old; to be forgotten, have
fallen into oblivion, be obsolete VIII
iddatara to wrap o.s. (‫ ب‬in), cover o.s. (‫ب‬
with)
‫ ث ر‬ditār pl. ‫ ثو‬dutur blanket, cover
‫ موودثار‬madtūr past, bygone, ancient
(time)
dajja i (dajj, ‫ جوي‬dajīj) to walk slowly II
‫ جج اب سالح‬to arm s.o. to the teeth
dujj (syr.) thrush (zool.)
‫ جوووة‬dujja intense darkness, pitchdarkness
‫ جو‬dajāj (coll.) chickens; fowl (as a
generic designation)
‫ ج جوة‬dajāja (n. un.) hen; chicken │‫ا‬
‫ ج جةاا حبش‬d. al-ḥabaš guinea fowl
‫ مودج اب سوالح‬mudajjaj bi-s-silāḥ heavily
armed, bristling with arms 271
‫ جوو‬dajira a (dajar) to be embarrassed, be at a
loss
‫ يجوار‬dajūr pl. ‫ يو جيو‬dayājīr2 gloom,
darkness, dark
‫ يجار‬daijūrīi dark, gloomy
‫ جول‬dajala u to deceive, dupe, cheat, take in
(‫ علوو‬s.o.); to be a swindler, a charlatan, a
quack II to coat, smear ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to gild ( ‫هو‬
2
‫ جوو ل‬dajjāl pl. -ūn, ‫ج جلووة‬
swindler,
cheat,
imposter;
charlatan (fem. ‫ ;) ج ة‬Antichrist
dajājila
quack,
‫ توووودجيل‬tadjīl imposture,
charlatanry, quackery
humbug;
‫ جلة‬dijla the Tigris river
‫ جو‬dajana u (dajn, ‫ جو‬dujūn) to be dusky,
murky, gloomy (day); -- (dujūn) to
remain, stay; to get used, become
accustomed, become habituated; to
become tame, be domesticated II to tame;
to domesticate ( ‫ هو‬an animal) │‫ا ج و ا دموةا‬
‫( والن‬li-kidmati f.) to put s.th. or s.o. to use
for s.o., make s.th. or s.o. of service to s.o.
III to flatter, cajole, coax, wheedle, try to
win or entice by gentle courtesy (‫ ه‬s.o.) IV
to be murky, gloomy, overcast (day); to be
dark (night)
‫ج وووووة‬
dujna,
gloominess, gloom
dujunna
darkness,
‫ ا ج‬adjan2 dark
‫ اجو‬dājin tame, tamed, domesticated
(animal); dark, gloomy │‫احيااظووو ا اج وووة‬
(ḥayawānāt) domestic animals
‫ واج‬dawājin2 poultry
‫ جو اي جواة‬dajā u to be dark, gloomy, dusky; to
overshadow, cover, veil, shroud, blanket
( ‫ هو‬s.th.), spread ( ‫ هو‬over) III to play the
hypocrite, JlOIl'l as a friend (‫ ه‬of s.o.); to
cajole, flatter (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ جو‬dujan gloom, darkness, duskiness
‫ ي اا ليل‬dayājī l-lail dark of night
‫ موووداج‬mudājāh hypocrisy; flattery,
adulation, sycophancy
‫ ا‬dājin dark, gloomy
‫ حدح‬II tadaḥdaḥa to waddle
‫ حودح‬daḥdaḥ and ‫ حوداح‬daḥdāḥ dumpy,
squat, stocky
‫ حو‬daḥara a (daḥr, ‫ ) حار‬to drive away, chase
away (‫ ه‬s.o.); to dislodge, remove (‫ ه‬s.o.);
to defeat (‫ ه‬an army) VIII to be driven
away, be routed, be repelled, be thrown
back; to be defeated (army); to go under,
go to ruin, succumb, break down, collapse
‫ اظوودح ر‬indiḥār banishment, rejection;
(pl. -āt) defeat (mil.); ruin, fall, breakdown, collapse; catastrophe │‫اظوودح راا كووان‬
ind. al-k. end of the world
‫ مووووودحار‬madḥūr routed, repelled;
expelled, cast out; ostracized, banished
‫ حوو‬daḥraja to roll ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) II tadaḥraja to
roll, roll along; to roll down
‫ احس‬dāḥis pl. dawāḥis whitlow, felon (med.)
‫ حوس‬daḥasa a (daḥs) to insert, thrust in, shove
in, foist in, smuggle in VII to interfere,
meddle; to mix
‫ حو‬daḥāḍa a to be invalid, void, untenable
(argument); to disprove, refute, invalidate
( ‫ هو‬an argument) II and IV to disprove,
refute, invalidate ( ‫ ه‬an argument)
‫ ح‬daḥḍ refutation, disproof
‫ حوووا‬duḥūḍ: invalidity, shakiness,
weakness, refutability (of an argument or
a claim)
‫ مدح‬miḍḥāḍ:
‫( عاىامودح‬da‘wā) an
invalid, unjustified claim 273
‫ حو اي حواة‬daḥā u (daḥw) to spread out, flatten,
level, unroll
O ‫ مودحو‬midḥan pl. ‫ موداح‬madāḥin roller,
steamroller
‫ ا و‬iddakara, ‫ مد و‬see‫ا و‬
‫س‬
dukas dolphin
‫ول‬
dikala u (‫ وال‬dukūl) to enter ( ‫هو‬, less
frequently ‫ و‬, also ‫ا ووو‬, s.th.), go, step,
walk, move, come, get ( ‫هو‬, ‫ و‬, ‫ ا وو‬into); to
penetrate, pierce ( ‫هو‬, ‫ و‬, ‫ ا وو‬s.th.); to take
possession of s.o. (‫)ه‬, befall, seize (‫ ه‬s.o.;
e.g., doubt); to take up (‫ دموة‬a post), start
at a job; to enter s.o.’s (‫ )علووو‬room or
house, drop in on s.o. (‫)علوو‬, come to see
s.o. (‫ ;)علووو‬to call on s.o. (‫ ;)علووو‬to
consummate the marriage, cohabit, sleep
(", or ‫ علوو‬with a woman); to come (‫علوو‬
over s.o.; e.g., joy); (gram.) to be added
(‫ علووو‬to); to supervene, enter as a new
factor, aspect, element, etc. (‫ علووو‬upon
s.th.), be newly introduced (‫ علوو‬into s.th.);
to make one’s own, acquire (‫ علوو‬s.th.); to
join, enter ( ‫ ه و‬or ‫ و‬e.g., a religious
community); to participate, take part ( ‫هو‬
in); to set in, begin (time, event); to be
included ( ‫ و‬in; ‫ ضوم‬ḍimna), fall, come
( ‫ و‬, ‫ضوم‬, ‫ تحوت‬under), belong, pertain ( ‫ و‬,
‫ضوم‬, ‫ تحوت‬to), be within s.th. ( ‫ و‬, ‫ضوم‬,
‫ ;)تحوت‬pass.: dukila to be sickly, diseased,
abnormal │‫( لاعلواادمواتعديل‬ta’dīlun) the
matter has undergone modification; ‫ولا‬
‫( ا دموة‬kidma) to take up one’s post, start
at a job, report for work; ‫وولاا مدرسووة‬
(madrasa) to enter school; ‫ووولاا مي ووو‬
(mīnā’) to enter the harbor, put in; ‫ولا‬
‫ ا ماضوا‬to come to the point; ‫ولا و اعقلو ا‬
‫ ي و اجسوم ة‬dukila fī ‘aqlihi (fī jismihī) to
suffer from a mental (physical)
disturbance II to make or let enter, bring
in, let in ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to enter, insert,
include (‫ ه‬s.th., ‫ و‬or ‫ هو‬in) III to come
over s.o. (‫)ه‬, befall, seize (‫ ه‬s.o.; e.g.,
doubt, suspicion, despair) IV to make or
let enter, bring in, let in, admit, lead in,
show in (‫ ه‬s.o.); to move, take, haul (‫علوو‬
or ‫ هو و‬s.th. into); to incorporate, include,
embody, insert ( ‫ و‬or ‫ هو هو‬s.th. in); to
cause to set in, bring about, produce, set
off, trigger (‫ ه علو‬s.th. in); to introduce ( ‫هو‬
s.th., e.g., an innovation, an improvement,
‫ علو‬in or on s.th.) │‫( ا لو اا مدرسوة‬madrasa)
to send s.o. to school; ‫ ا وولاتغييووااعلووو‬to
bring about a change in ...; ‫ا لووتاعلي و ا‬
‫( تعوديال‬udkilat) the matter was subjected
to modifications V to meddle ( ‫ و‬in),
interfere ( ‫ ووو‬in, with); to interpose,
intervene ( ‫ و‬in); to invade ( ‫ و‬s.th.),
intrude, obtrude ( ‫ و‬on), disturb ( ‫ و‬s.th.);
to interlock, mesh, gear VI to meddle ( ‫و‬
in, e.g., ‫ و اشوؤوظ‬in s.o.’s affairs), butt in
(‫ و اا حوديث‬on a conversation); to interfere
( ‫ و‬in, with), interpose, intervene ( ‫ و‬in);
to interlock, mesh, gear; to be
superimposed; to intergrade, shade, blend
( ‫ بوبع‬or ‫ بع و ا و ابعو‬one into the other);
to come over s.o. (‫)ه‬, befall, strike, seize (‫ه‬
s.o.; e.g., doubt. grief)
‫ وول‬dakl income; revenues, receipts,
returns, takings (as opposed to karj);
interference,
intervention;
doubt,
misgiving │‫ ضويبةاا د ل‬income tax; ‫ويسا و ا‬
‫( ا ا ولا يو‬ayyu daklin) and ‫ الا ولابو‬or ‫و ا‬
‫( يو‬dakla) he should not meddle in ..., he
has nothing to do with ..., it is none of his
business
‫وول‬
dakal disturbance, derangement,
disorder, imbalance, or defect of the mind;
defect, infirmity
introduction (e.g., of a constitution; of an
improvement, ‫ علوو‬on an apparatus, or the
like)
‫لووة‬
dikla intrinsic nature, essence;
inner self, innermost, heart, soul (of a
person); secret intention │ ‫ راجاا لأو‬rāja‘a
diḳlatahū to commune with o.s., search
one’s soul
‫ تود ل‬tadakkul entry, entrance; invasion;
interference ( ‫ و‬with, in), intervention;
intrusion, obtrusion │ ‫‘ عودماا أود ل‬adam att. noninterference, nonintervention (pol.)
‫لوووة‬
dukla: ‫يلوووةاا د لوووة‬
wedding night
‫لة‬
dukkala a variety of warbler 273
‫ يول‬dakī1 inner, inward, internal; inner
self, heart, core; -- (pl. ‫ ووال‬dukalā’2)
extraneous; foreign, alien; exotic;
foreigner, alien, stranger; not genuine,
false, spurious; newly added (‫ علووو‬to);
novice; (new) convert; guest; protégé,
charge, ward │‫( كلموةا يلوة‬kalima), ‫فو ا يول‬
(lafẓ) foreign word or expression; (syr.pal.) ‫( يلل‬dakīlak) please, if you please
‫ يلوة‬dakīla pl. ‫ ئول‬dakā’il2 inner self,
inmost being, intrinsic nature, essence;
heart, soul │ ‫ و ا يلوةاظفسو‬inwardly, inside,
in his heart; ‫ ئولاظفاسو‬our inmost being;
‫ ئلاادموار‬the underlying nature of things,
the factors at the bottom of things; ‫ئولا‬
‫ شوؤوظ‬d. šu’ūnih his private affairs, (of a
country, etc.) its internal affairs
‫ وال‬dukūl entry, entranoe, admission;
entering, ingress; beginning, setting in;
penetration; intrusion, invasion; first
coition in marriage (Isl. Law) │‫الاا حووب‬
d. al-ḥarb entry into war
‫ا ية‬
‫ تودا ل‬tadākul interference, intervention;
interlock,
meshing,
gearing;
superimposition;
intergradations;
permeation, pervasion; O interference
(phy.)
lailat ad-d.
dukūlīya octroi, city toll
‫ ل‬madkal pl. ‫ مودا ل‬madākil2 entrance;
hallway, vestibule, anteroom; entrance
hall, lobby, foyer; mouth (of a port, of a
canal); O anode (el.); introduction (to a
field of learning); behavior, conduct
│ ‫( مود لاا سوي را‬sayyārāt) driveway; ‫مود لا‬
‫ دراسوةاا قو ظان‬introduction to the study of
law; ‫ حسو اا مود ل‬ḥusn al-m. good manners,
good conduct
‫مدا لوووووووة‬
mudākala
interference,
intervention; participation, interest ( in)
‫ ا وو ل‬idkāl
bringing in,
involvement,
interpolation,
leading in, showing in,
taking in, hauling in;
implication;
insertion,
incorporation, inclusion;
‫ ا ول‬belonging, pertaining ( ‫ و‬to), falling ( ‫و‬
under), included ( ‫ و‬in); inner, inward,
inside, interior, internal; inside, interior
(of s.th.); dākila (prep.) within, inside, in;
‫ ا وال‬dākilan inside (adv.) │‫ مو اا ودا ل‬from
within; from the inside
‫ ا لوة‬dākila pl. ‫ وا ول‬dawākil2 interior, inside,
inmost, hidden part; ‫ ا دا لووة‬the Dakhla
oasis (in central Egypt)
‫ ا لو‬dākilī inner, inward; internal; interior,
inside; domestic, home, inland (as
opposed to ‫ و رج‬kārijī external, foreign;
pol.);
indigenous,
native;
private;
belonging to the house; ‫ ا لي و‬dākilīyan
inside (adv.) │‫ تالميوووولا ا ليووووة‬boarding
students (as opposed to ‫رجيوووة‬
day
students); ‫( حوووبا ا ليووة‬ḥarb) civil war;
‫( مدرسووةا ا ليووة‬madrasa) boarding school;
‫ مالبوسا ا ليوة‬underwear; ‫ مالحوةا ا ليوة‬inland
navigation
‫ ا ليوة‬dākilīya interior │ ‫ ا ليوةاا وبال‬the interior
of the country, the inland; ‫وزار اا دا ليووة‬
ministry of the interior; ‫وزيوووواا دا ليوووة‬
minister of the interior
‫ مووود ال‬madkūl sickly, diseased, abnormal;
(mentally) disordered; of weak character,
spineless; (pl. ‫ موودا يل‬madākīl2) revenue,
receipts, takings, returns
‫موس‬
dakmasa (‫ مسوة‬, dakmasa) to fool (‫علوو‬
s.o.) about one’s real intentions, pull the
wool over s.o.’s (‫ )علوو‬eyes; to cheat; to be
sly, crafty, artful
‫مسووة‬
dakmasa deception, fooling, trickery;
cunning, craft, slyness 274
‫و‬
dakina a to be smoky; to taste or smell of
smoke; -- dakina a u to smoke, emit
smoke (fire) II to fumigate, fume ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to smoke, cure with smoke ( ‫ هو‬foodstuffs);
to smoke ( ‫ هو‬a cigarette, tobacco, a pipe)
IV to smoke, emit smoke (tire) V to be
smoked, be cured with smoke; to be
fumigated
‫ ر‬durrī glittering, twinkling, brilliant
(star)
‫ ر‬dirra, darra pl. ‫ رر‬dirar teat; udder
‫ مودرار‬midrār showering abundant rain
(sky, cloud); spouting, pouring forth,
welling out
dukn pearl millet, dukhn
dakan smoke, fume, vapor
‫ ا‬adkina
‫ ار‬dārr flowing copiously; productive,
rich, lucrative; profitable
‫ووة‬
dukna smoke color; a kind of
incense (Calamus aromatious)
‫ مودر‬mudirr: ‫( مودراا بوال‬baul) diuretic(al),
pl. ‫ مودرا اا بوال‬diuretics; ‫‘( مودراا عوو‬araq)
sudorific
‫ و ن‬dukān (dukkān) pl. ‫ووة‬
smoke, fume, vapor; tobacco
O‫ية‬
dakīna cigarette
dakākinī (eg., tun.) tobacconist
‫ووو‬
madkana pl.
‫ مووودا‬madākin2
chimney, smokestack, funnel
‫ رأ‬dara’a (dar’) to reject ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to avert,
ward off ( ‫ هو‬s.th., e.g., ‫وووا‬
kaṭaran a
danger, ‫ عو‬from) VI iddāra’a to contend
( for)
‫ر‬
dar’ repulsion, prevention,
averting; warding off, parrying
‫ تود ي‬tadkīn fumigation; smoking (e.g.,
of fish); (tobacco) smoking
‫ ا وووة‬dākina pl.
‫وا ووو‬
chimney, smokestack, funnel
dawākin2
‫ مد‬mudakkin smoker
‫ يدب ن‬look up alphabetically
‫ ريئة‬darī’a pl. -āt target
‫ رابوزي‬darābazīn railing, parapet, banisters,
balustrade
‫را‬
Durrës (It. Durazzo, seaport in W
Albania)
‫ يدن‬daidan habit, practice
‫ را‬durrāq (syr.) peach
‫ ى‬III to pamper, spoil (‫ ه‬a child)
‫ رام‬dərāmī dramatic
‫ ر‬darra i u (darr) to flow copiously; to
stream, flow, well; to accrue (‫ علوو‬to s.o.;
profit, wealth); to be abundant, plentiful
IV to cause to flow; to bestow lavishly,
heap (‫ ه علووو‬s.th. upon s.o.), shower,
overwhelm (‫ ه علوو‬with s.th. s.o.); to yield
( ‫ هو‬a profit, ‫ علوو‬to s.o.) X to stream, flow;
to be abundant; to cause or try to bring
about the abundant flow of ( ‫ ;)هو‬to cause
s.th. ( ‫ )هو‬to yield in abundance; to be out
for s.th. ( ‫)هو‬, seek to gain ( ‫ هو‬a profit), try
to make ( ‫ ه‬a living)
‫رر‬
darr
milk;
achievement,
accomplishment │‫ هللا ره‬li-llāhi darruhū
(literally: his achievement is due to God)
how capable, how good, how excellent he
is!
‫ ر‬durr (coll.) pearls
‫ ر‬durra (n. un.) pl. -āt, ‫ رر‬durar
pearl; -- a variety of parrot (Psittacus
A1exandri L.)
‫رب‬
dariba a (darab, ‫ رب‬durba) to be
accustomed, be used (‫ ب‬to), be practiced,
trained, skilled (‫ ب‬in) II to habituate,
accustom ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o.) s.th., ‫ و‬or ‫ ب‬or ‫علوو‬
to); to practice, drill (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ ب علوو‬or ‫علوو‬
in); to school, train, coach, tutor (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ و‬,
‫ ب‬or ‫ علوو‬in) V to be accustomed, be used
(‫ علووو‬or ‫ و‬to); to be or become 275
practiced, skilled, trained, drilled,
schooled (‫ علو‬or ‫ و‬in); to train (athlet.)
‫ رب‬darb pl. ‫ روب‬durūb narrow
mountain pass; path, trail, track; road;
alley, lane│‫ رباا أب ظووة‬d. at-tabbāna the
Milky Way
‫ ربوة‬durba habituation, habitude, habit;
familiarity (with s.th.), experience; skill,
practice
‫ ريبة‬darība court of first instance (Tun.)
‫ توودريب‬tadrīb habituation, accustoming;
practice; drill; schooling, training,
coaching,
tutoring│ ‫اا أووووووودريباا عسوووووووكو‬
(‘askarī) military training
‫ مودرب‬mudarrib pl. -ūn instructor, drill
instructor; trainer, coach (atthlet.); tamer
(of wild animals)
‫ مودرب‬mudarrab experienced; practiced,
skilled; trained; schooled
‫ رازيو‬darābazīn and ‫ رزيو‬darbazīn railing,
parapet, banisters, balustrade
‫ ربس‬darbasa to bolt ( ‫ ه‬a door)
‫ رب و س‬dirbās pl. ‫ رابوويس‬darābīs2 bolt,
doorbolt
to be classified (‫ وو‬in, ‫ تحوت‬under) X to
make (‫ ه‬s.o.) advance or rise gradually,
promote (‫ ه‬s.o.) by degrees; to lead (‫ ه‬s.o.)
gradually (‫ ا وو‬to), bring (‫ ه‬s.o.) around to
(‫ا وو‬, ‫ ;)ل‬to bait, allure (‫ ه‬s.o.); to entice,
tempt, lure into destruction (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ ر‬darj
registration,
paper; roll,
book; ‫اا كوالم‬
of the talk
entry, entering, registering,
recording; a rolled or folded
scroll│‫ ا وووا ر اا كأ و ب‬in the
‫ وا ر‬d. il-kalām in the course
‫ ربكوة‬darabukka (eg.), dirbakka (syr.) pl. –āt
darabukka, a conical, one-headed hand
drum, open at the small end
‫ ر‬durj pl. ‫ ا را‬adrāj drawer (of a
table, desk, etc.); desk (e.g., for pupils in
school)
‫ ربكوة‬darbaka banging or rattling noise,
din, uproar, turmoil
‫ ر‬daraj pl. ‫ ا را‬adrāj way, route,
course; flight of steps, stairs, staircase│‫ا‬
‫ رجااا راج‬raja‘a adrājahū (also ‫)عو اا راجو‬
to retrace one's steps, go back the way one
came; to go back, turn back; 276 ‫هباا را ا‬
‫( ا ويو ح‬adrāja r-riyāḥ) to go the ways of
the winds, i.e., to pass unnoticed, without
leaving a trace; to end in smoke, come to
nothing, be futile, be in vain
‫ ر‬daraja u ( ‫ رو‬durūj) to go, walk, move,
proceed, advance (slowly); to approach
gradually, step by step (‫ ا وو‬s.th.); to follow
a course (‫)علوو‬, proceed along the lines of
(‫)علوو‬, proceed in such and such a manner
(‫ ;)علووو‬to go away, leave, depart; to
outgrow ( ‫ مو‬a nest, a habitation); to be
past, bygone, over (time); to have passed
away, be extinct; to circulate, be in
circulation, be current, have currency; to
grow up (child); -- (darj) to roll up, roll
together ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to wrap, wind, twist
(‫ هو علوو‬s.th. around); -- darija a to rise or
advance step by step│‫ر اا عووووااعلوووو‬
daraja l-‘urfu ‘alā it has become the
general practice to ... II to make (‫ ه‬s.o.)
rise or advance by steps, promote (‫ ه‬s.o.)
by degrees; to move or bring ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.)
gradually closer (‫ ا وو‬to); to approximate
(‫ هو ا و‬s.th. to); to roll up, fold up ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to circulate, put into circulation ( ‫ هو‬s.th.),
give currency ( ‫ هو‬to s.th.), make ( ‫ هو‬s.th.)
the general practice; to divide into
degrees, steps or grades, graduate, grade,
gradate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to insert, include, enter
(‫ هو وو‬s.th. in) III to go, keep up ( ‫ هو‬with,
e.g., with the time, with a fashion) IV to
insert, include, incorporate, embody (‫هو وو‬
s.th. in); to enter, register (‫ هو وو‬s.th., e.g.,
in a list), book ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V to progress by
steps, advance gradually; to proceed step
by step (‫ ا وو‬to); to make progress (‫ وو‬in);
to graduate, grade, be graded, graduated,
gradated VII to be inserted, entered,
incorporated, embodied, included (‫ وو‬in);
‫ رجوة‬daraja pl. -at step, stair; flight of
steps, stairs, staircase; degree, step, tone
(of a scale; mus.); degree (math., geogr.;
of temperature); grade, fate; degree, order,
rank; club (also, e.g., in trains, of a
decoration); phase state, stage (of a
development); mark, grade (in school)│‫ا‬
‫ رجوووةاا حووووار‬d. al-ḥarāra (degree of)
temperature; ‫‘( ا ووودرج اا عليووو‬ulyā) the
maximal temperatures; ‫ا وووودرج اا سووووفلو‬
(suflā) the minimal temperatures; ‫رجووةا‬
‫ ا وووال‬d. aṯ-ṯūl degree of longitude
(geogr.); ‫‘( رجووووةاعلميووووةايج معيووووةة‬ilmīya,
jāmi’īya) academic degree; ‫ رجةاا عقل‬d. al'aql level of intelligence, IQ; ‫أوواا ودرج‬
report card (in school); ‫م اي وةاا درجوةااالو وو‬
(ūlā) first-rate, first-class; ‫ وا رجوووة‬of
superior quality, high-grade, high-class;
‫( درجوةاان‬li-darajati) to the extent that ... ;
to such an extent that ...; to much that ...
‫ را‬durrāj pl. ‫ راريو‬darārīj2 francolin
(zool.); see also alphabetically
‫ تدر‬tadruj2, ‫ تدرجة‬tadruja pheasant
‫ راجوة‬darrāja pl. -at bicycle│‫راجوةاظ ريوة‬
motorcycle
‫ مودر‬madraj pl. ‫ مودار‬madārij2 way that
one follows or pursues; course, route;
road, path; starting point, outset, rise,
growth, birth, dawn, beginning(s); tarmac,
runway (of an airfield); (as also mudarraj)
amphitheater;
(amphitheatered)
auditorium or lecture room; grandstand,
bleachers│ ‫ ام ولامدرجو‬since its beginnings;
‫ موودر اظشووبت‬naš’atihī the place where he
grew up; ‫( س را ووامودار اا ولو‬m. ir-ruqīy) to
travel the road of progress
‫ ت ودري‬tadrīj graduation; classification,
categorization; gradation│ ‫اعلوواا أودري‬, ‫مواا‬
‫ا أوودري‬, ‫ ب أوودري‬gradually, by and by, by
degrees, by steps, step by step, more and
more
‫ توووودريجو‬tadrījī gradual, gradatory,
progressive; ‫ توودريجي‬tadrījīyan gradually,
by and by, by steps, by degrees, in stages
‫ ا را‬idrāj insertion,
incorporation;
entry,
recording (‫ و‬in a list)
interpolation,
registration,
‫ تووودر‬tadarruj gradual advance or
progress; gradation, graduation│ ‫اب أووودر‬
gradually, by and by; ‫ تووودر اارتق ئووو‬t.
irtiqā’ihi his gradual rise
‫ااسووأدرا‬istidrāj capability of gradually
winning s.o. over, persuasiveness, art of
persuasion
‫ا را‬darrāj
current,
prevalent,
widespread, popular, common, in vogue,
circulating, in circulation│ ‫ا كوووالماا ووودرا‬
(kalām) and ‫( ا لغوةاا دارجوة‬luga) the popular
language, colloquial language
‫ مودر‬mudarraj graded, graduated; -- (pl.
-āt) open staircase, open-air stairs, fliers,
stoop;
grandstand,
bleachers;
amphitheater;
(amphitheatered)
auditorium or lecture room
‫ مووودر‬mudrai inserted, interpolated,
incorporated;
entered,
registered;
contained, included (‫ وو‬, ‫ ب‬in), comprised
(‫ و‬, ‫ ب‬by)
‫ ر‬darida a (darad) to become toothless, lose
one’s teeth
‫ ا ر‬adrad2 toothless
‫ ر ى‬durdī sediment, dregs, lees
‫ ر بيس‬dardabīs ugly old woman. hag
‫ ر ر‬dardara roar, rush (of water); idle talk,
prattle, chatter
‫ ر ار‬dardār elm (bot.)
‫ ر ور‬durdūr eddy, whirlpool, vortex
‫ ر ش‬dardaša idle talk, prattle, chatter 277
1
‫ رز‬daraza u to sew, stitch
‫ رز‬darz pl. ‫ روز‬durūz seam, hem;
suture
2
‫ رزى‬durzī pl. ‫ روز‬durūz Druse│‫جبولاا ودروز‬
jabal ad-d. the Jebel ed Druz, the
mountainous homeland of the Druses in S
Syria
‫ رس‬darasa u (dars) to wipe out, blot out,
obliterate, efface, extinguish ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
thresh ( ‫ هو‬grain); to learn, study ( ‫ هو‬s.th.,
‫ علو‬under s.o.), ‫‘( رساا علماعلو‬ilm) to study
under (a teacher, a professor); -- u (‫روس‬
durūs) to be effaced, obliterated, blotted
out, extinguished II to teach; to instruct (‫ه‬
s.o., ‫ هو‬in s.th.); III to study (‫ ه‬together
with s.o.) VI to study ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) carefully
together VII to become or he wiped out,
blotted
out,
effaced,
obliterated,
extinguished
‫ رس‬dars effacement, obliteration,
extinction; -- (pl. ‫ روس‬durūs) study,
studies; lesson, chapter (of a textbook);
class, class hour, period; lecture; lesson
(taught by experience, etc.)│ ‫اا قووا روسو اعو‬
(alqā) to lecture on ... ; ‫( اع ووا روسو‬a‘ṯā)
to give lessons; ‫( روسام ز يووة‬manzilīya)
homework (of a pupil or student)
‫ راس‬dirās threshing (of grain)
‫ راسة‬dirasa pl. -āt studies; study│‫ا راسةا‬
‫‘( ع يوة‬āliya) collegiate studies; ‫راسوةاث ظايوة‬
(tānawīya) attendance of a secondary
school, secondary education, high-school
education; ‫( راسوووةامأاسووو ة‬mutawassiṯa)
secondary
education,
high-school
education (Syr.)
‫ راسوو‬dirāsī of or pertaining to study or
studies; scholastic, school; instructional,
educational, teaching, tuitional│‫ارسووواما‬
‫ راسوووية‬tuition fees; ‫( سووو ةا راسوووية‬sana)
academic year; scholastic year, school
year
‫ ريس‬darīs dried clover
‫‘ عمووو لاا دريسوووة‬ummāl ad-darīsa (eg.)
railroad section gang, gandy dancers
‫ راس‬darrās pl. -ūn (eager) student
O ‫راسووووة‬
machine│O
combine
‫( مدرعوة‬sayyāra) armored car; ‫مشو امودرعان‬
(mušāh) armored infantry (mil.)
darrāsa flail; threshing
‫( حصووووو ا راسوووووة‬ḥaṣṣāda)
‫ رواس‬dirwās mastiff
‫ مدرسوووة‬madrasa pl. ‫ مووودارس‬madāris2
madrasah (a religious hoarding school
associated with a mosque); school│‫امدرسوةا‬
‫( ابأدائيوة‬ibtidā’īya) the lower grades of a
secondary school, approx. = junior high
school; ‫( مدرسوةااو يوة‬awwalīya) elementary
school, grade school; ‫مدرسوووووةاث ظايوووووة‬
(tānawīya) secondary school, high school;
‫( مدرسوةاتج ريوة‬tijārīya) commercial college
or school; ‫( مدرسوةاحوبيوة‬ḥarbīya) military
academy; ‫( مدرسوةا ا ليوة‬dāḳilīya) boarding
school; ‫‘( مدرسووةاع يووةايعليوو ة‬āliya, ‘ulyā)
college; ‫ مدرسوووةاا ف ووواناوا صووو ئا‬school of
industrial arts, school of applied art and
handicraft; ‫( مدرسووةاكبوووى‬kubrā) college;
‫ ا مدرسووووةاا قديمووووة‬the old “school” (=
intellectual or artistic movement)
‫ مدرس‬madrasī scholastic, school
‫ تدريس‬tadrīs teaching, instruction, tuition
│‫ هيئووةاا أوودريس‬hai’at at-t. teaching staff;
faculty, professoriate (of an academic
institution)
‫ ارس‬dāris pl. ‫ وارس‬dawāris2 effaced,
obliterated; old, dilapidated, crumbling
│ ‫ تجوود ا ارس و‬tajaddada dārisuhū to rise
from one’s ashes
‫ موووودرس‬mudarris pl. -ūn teacher,
instructor; lecturer │‫( مودرسامسو عد‬musā‘id)
assistant professor
‫ ر‬II to arm; to armor, equip with armor ( ‫هو‬
s.th.) V and VIII iddara‘a to arm o.s., take
up arms, put on armor
‫ ر‬dir‘ m. and f., pl. ‫ رو‬durū‘, ‫ا ر‬
adru‘, ‫ ا را‬adrā‘ coat of mail, hauberk;
(suit of) plate armor; armor plate; armor;
armature; (pl. ‫ ا را‬adrā‘) chemise 278
‫ راعة‬darrā‘a pl. -āt armored cruiser
‫ راعووة‬durrā‘a pl. ‫ رار‬darārī‘2 loose
outer garment with sleeves, slit in front
‫ ار‬dāri‘ armored, armor-clad, ironclad
‫ ارعوة‬dāri‘a pl. ‫ وار‬dawārī‘2 armored
cruiser
‫ مووودر‬mudarra‘ armored; armadillo
(zool.) │‫( الا امدرعة‬qūwa) tank corps; ‫سي ر ا‬
‫ مدرعة‬mudarra‘a pl. -āt armored cruiser
‫ را‬darf side, flank, wing; protection
‫ ر وة‬darfa pl. ‫ را‬diraf leaf (of a double door
or window)
‫ ر يل‬darfīl dolphin
1
‫ا رلة‬daraqa (leather) shield
O ‫ ر‬daraq thyroid gland
‫رل و‬
daraqī shield-shaped; thyroid │‫اا غوود ا‬
‫(ا درلية‬gudda) thyroid gland
2
‫ ا را‬look up alphabetically
1
‫ ر‬II to last, continue, keep up (rains) III to
reach, get, catch, overtake, outdistance,
outrun ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.), catch up, come up
( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬with); to keep up, continue without
interruption ( ‫ ه‬s.th.) IV to attain, reach ( ‫هو‬
s.th.), arrive ( ‫ هو‬at); to get, catch, overtake
(‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.), catch up, come up ( ‫هو‬, ‫ه‬
with); to come suddenly, unexpectedly (‫ه‬
upon s.o.), overtake (‫ ه‬s.o.; death); to
obtain ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to grasp, comprehend ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to perceive, discern, notice ( ‫ ه‬s.th.);
to realize, understand ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), become
aware, become conscious ( ‫ هو‬of s.th.); to
mature, ripen (e.g., a fruit); to attain
puberty, reach sexual maturity (boy) V
‫( توداركتاا شومساا وواا مغيووب‬šams, magīb) the
sun prepared to set VI to reach and seize
one another; to continue without
interruption, go on incessantly; to face,
meet, obviate, take steps to prevent ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to put in order, set right, correct ( ‫هو‬
s.th.), make amends ( ‫ هوو‬for), provide
compensation or indemnity ( ‫ هو‬for a loss,
or the like) X to correct, rectify, emend ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to set right, put in order, straighten
out ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to make good, repair, redress
( ‫ هو‬a damage, a mistake, etc.), make up ( ‫هو‬
for); to supplement, supply ( ‫ هو‬that which
is missing); to anticipate, forestall, obviate
( ‫ ه‬an event)
‫ ر‬darak attainment, achievement,
accomplishment; overtaking, catching up;
police; (pl. ‫ ا را‬adrāk) bottom, lowest
level
‫ رك‬darakī policeman
‫ ركوووة‬daraka lowest level; pl. –āt
descending steps (as opposed to ‫ ; رجو‬cf.
‫ رج اا حيو او ركو اا موا‬darajāt al-ḥayāh
wa-d. al-maut)
‫را‬
darrāk much-accomplishing,
efficient, successful
‫ تدرظ‬tadarrunī tuberculous
‫ مأووووودرن‬mutadarrin
tubercles, tuberculated
‫ ا را‬idrāk reaching, attainment,
achievement, accomplishment; realization,
perception,
discernment,
awareness,
consciousness ( ‫قوووودااال را‬
faqd al-i.
unconsciousness);
comprehension,
understanding, grasp; reason, intelligence;
sexual maturity, puberty; age of maturity
│ ‫ سو ااال را‬of sinn al-i. age of discretion
(Isl. Law)
‫رهوووم‬
dirham pl. ‫ راهوووم‬darāhim2 dirhem,
drachma (Ir. = coin of 50 ‫ ;) لوس‬a weight
(Eg. = 1/12 ‫ = اوليووة‬ca. 3.12 g); ‫راهووم‬
money, cash
‫ ريهمووو‬duraihimāt (dimin. with a
derogatory sense; approx.:) pennies
‫ رو‬dirwa pl. -āt (eg.) protecting screen or
wall; parapet
‫ رواس‬dirwās mastiff
‫ رويش‬darwīš pl. ‫ راويش‬darāwīš2 dervish
1
‫ تدر‬tadarruk gradual decline
‫ اسوووأدرا‬istidrāk redress, reparation;
correction, emendation, rectification 279
‫ مووودر‬mudrik rational, reasonable,
endowed
with
reason,
intelligent;
(sexually) mature, pubescent, at the age of
puberty
‫مووووووودرك‬
mudrakāt
realizations;
cognitions; fixed notions, established
concepts
2
with
‫ مدره‬midrāh pl. ‫ مداره‬madārih2 spokesman
‫ مودار‬madārik2 mental faculties, mental
powers,
intelligence,
intellectual
capacities,
perception,
discernment
│‫ ا مدار اا مس‬the five senses
‫راكوووو‬
dirākan (adv.) constantly,
incessantly, without interruption
affected
‫ رى‬darī ī (‫ رايوة‬dirāya) to know (‫ ب‬or ‫ هو‬s.th.
or of s.th.); to be aware, be cognizant (‫ب‬
or ‫ هو‬of); to understand, comprehend (‫ ب‬or
‫ هو‬s.th.) │...‫ ومو ايودر ااالاوا‬all of a sudden
there was ... III to flatter, treat with
flattery or gentle courtesy, cajole, coax (‫ه‬
s.o.); to deceive, fool, mislead (‫ ه‬s.o.); to
dissemble; to conceal, hide, mask,
disguise (‫ ه‬s.th.) IV to let (‫ ه‬s.o.) know (‫ب‬
s.th. or about s.th.), inform, notify, advise
(‫ ه ب‬s.o. of) │...‫( ومو اا را امو ا‬adrāka), also
‫ ومو اا را اب‬do you realize what ... is? you
don’t even know what ... means! VI to
hide, conceal o.s.
‫ رايووة‬dirāya knowledge, cognizance,
acquaintance
‫ ا رى‬adrā more knowledgeable, better
informed, knowing better (‫ ب‬s.o., s.th.),
better acquainted (‫ ب‬with)
‫( ر‬Engl.) derrick, derrick crane
‫ رم‬darima a to fall out (teeth) II to clip, trim
( ‫ ه‬nails)
‫ الاا ر‬lā-adrī a skeptic
‫ رن‬darina a (daran) to be dirty, filthy IV do.
V to suffer from tuberculosis
‫ موودارا‬mudārāh sociability, affability,
companionableness
‫ رن‬darn pl. ‫ ا ران‬adrān dirt, filth;
tubercles; tuberculosis │ ‫( ا رنارئوا‬ri’awī)
pulmonary tuberculosis
‫ ار‬dārin knowing, aware, cognizant (‫ب‬
of s.th.)
‫ رظوة‬darana (n. un.) pl. -āt tubercle;
small tumor, outgrowth, excrescence,
tuberculc, nodule
‫ رظ‬daranī tubercular, tuberculous
‫ تودرن‬tadarrun tuberculosis │ ‫تودرنارئوا‬
(ri’awī) and ‫ تودرناا وئوة‬t. ar-ri’a pulmonary
tuberculosis
2
‫ مودرى‬midran, ‫ مودر‬midra (= ‫ موو ى‬mirdan),
‫ مودرا‬midrāh pl. ‫ مودار‬madārin pole (esp.
one for punting boats)
‫ ري‬diryāq (=
‫ )توي‬theriaca; antidote
‫( زي ة‬It. dozzina) dazzīna dozen
‫ س‬dassa u (dass) to put, get, slip, shove,
thrust, insert ( ‫ هو و‬s.th. into); to bury ( ‫و‬
‫ هو‬s.th. in the ground); to instill, infuse ( ‫و‬
‫ب‬, ‫ هو‬s.th. in); to administer surreptitiously
(‫ ا سوم‬as-samma poison, ‫ ل‬to s.o.); to foist
( ‫ هو و‬s.th. into); to smuggle ( ‫ هو و‬s.th.
into, ‫ ه بوي‬s.o. among); to interpolate ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to intrigue, scheme, plot (‫علووو‬, ‫ل‬
against s.o.) │‫ ساا دس و ئس‬to engage in
secret machinations, intrigue scheme II to
put in, get in, slip in, shove in, thrust in,
insert ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to hide, conceal ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V
to engage (secretly, ‫ ا وو‬in); to be hidden
( ‫ و‬in) VII to slip ( ‫ بوي‬between or among,
‫ و‬into), creep, steal, sneak ( ‫ بوي‬among, ‫و‬
into), 280 infiltrate ( ‫ و‬s.th.); to ingratiate
o.s., insinuate o.s. ( ‫ و‬or ‫ ا وو‬to s.o., into
s.o.’s confidence); to be hidden
‫ سيسوة‬dasīsa pl. ‫ سو ئس‬dasā’is intrigue,
machination, scheme, plot │‫ساا دسوو ئس‬
dass ad-d. machinations, intrigues,
scheming, plotting (‫ ضوود‬against); plot,
conspiracy
‫ سوووو س‬dassās pl. -ūn intriguant,
intriguer, schemer, plotter, conspirator;
sand snake (Eryx jaculus)
1
‫ سوت‬dast pl. ‫ سوا‬dusūt place of honor, seat
of honor, seat of office; council │‫ستاا حكم‬
d. al-ḥukm (a ruler’s) throne
2
‫ سوت‬dist pl. ‫ سوا‬dusūt kettle, boiler, caldron
made of copper (eg., syr.)
3
‫ سأة‬dasta dozen; pack, packet, package
‫ سوووأار‬dustūr pl. ‫ سووو تيو‬dasātīr2 statute;
regulations; by-laws; (basic) constitutional
law; constitution (pol.); -- (colloq.) dastūr
permission
‫ سووأار‬dustūrī constitutional │‫ا ر و ما‬
‫ ا دسأارى‬constitutional form of government
‫ سأارية‬dustūrīya constitutionality │‫اعدما‬
‫’ا دسأارية‬adam ad-d. unconstitutionality
‫ سوو‬dasara u (dasr) to push, shove, push off
( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
O ‫ اسو‬dāsir propeller, airscrew
‫ سكو‬daskara pl. ‫ س كو‬dasākir2 village
‫ سم‬dasam fatness (of meat); fat, grease
‫ سووم‬dasim fat; fatty, greasy, grimy,
grubby; rich, abundant, substantial; meaty,
pithy, full of thoughts (e.g., reading
material)
‫ ا سوم‬adsam2, f. ‫ سوم‬dasmā’2, pl. ‫سوم‬
dusm very fat; fatty, greasy, grimy,
grubby; -- richer, more substantial, pithier
‫ سووو مة‬dasāma fattiness, greasiness,
griminess, grubbiness
‫سووووامة‬
dusūma
substantiality
fatness;
richness,
‫ س م‬dassām plug, stopper
‫ يسم‬daisam amaranth (bot.)
‫ سمبو‬disembir, disambir December
‫ سوا‬II to introduce, bring in ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) V to be
hidden, concealed; to penetrate (‫ ا و‬into)
‫( ش‬Fr. douche) duš shower, douche
‫ شويش‬dašīš and ‫ شيشوة‬a kind of porridge made
of crushed wheat and butter
‫ شت‬dašt junk, trash, rubbish, refuse
‫ ش و‬II to hand over, present ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to
consecrate, dedicate, inaugurate ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ تدش وي‬tadšīn consecration, dedication,
inauguration │‫ اتدشي اا ك يشوة‬consecration of
the church
‫ شا‬V to belch, burp, eruct
‫ عة‬da‘a see
‫و‬
da‘‘ to rebuff, turn down (contemptuously,
II the poor, an orphan)
‫ عب‬da‘aba a (‫ ع بة‬du‘āba) to joke, jest, make
fun (‫ ه‬with s.o.) III to play, toy (‫ه‬, ‫ هو‬with
s.th., with s.o.); to joke, jest, make fun (‫ه‬
with s.o.); to give (‫ ه‬s.o.) a good-natured
slap or smack (‫ ;)ب‬to flirt ( ‫ ه و‬with a
woman) ; to dally, philander, play around
( ‫ هو‬with a woman); to play (‫ ه‬about s.o.;
e.g., waves); to stroke gently, caress,
fondle (‫ ه‬s.th.); to beguile, tempt, delude (‫ه‬
s.o.; said of hopes); to play ( ‫ هو‬a musical
instrument) │‫ا اع وباا بي و ظا‬to play on the
piano VI to make fun, have fun together,
have a good time
‫ اعب‬dā‘ib joking, jocose, playful, jolly,
gay, funny 281
‫ ع بوة‬du‘āba pl. -āt joking, jesting, funmaking, fun; joke, jest
‫ ع ب‬da‘‘āb jocose, playful, jolly, gay
‫ مداعبووة‬mudā‘aba pl. -āt play, funmaking, fun; joke, jest; pleasantry;
dalliance, flirtation, philandery
‫ اعب‬dā‘ib joking, jocose, playful, jolly,
gay, funny
‫ مداعب‬mudā‘ib joking, jesting
‫ عبل‬di‘bil frog spawn, frog’s eggs
‫ مدعبل‬muda‘bal indisposed, out of sorts;
round, ball-shaped
‫ ا ع‬ad‘aj2, f. ‫ عجو‬da‘jā’2, pl. ‫ عو‬du‘j blackeyed; deep-black and large (eye)
‫ عو‬da‘ira a (da‘ar) to be immoral
‫ عو‬da‘ar immorality, indecency
‫ ع وو‬da‘ir unchaste, lewd, licentious,
dissolute, obscene, bawdy, immoral,
indecent
‫عووووو ر‬
da‘āra, di‘āra indecency,
immorality, licentiousness, debauchery
│ ‫ بيتاا دع ر‬bait ad-d. brothel
‫ اع وو‬dā‘ir pl. ‫ ع و ر‬du‘‘ār unchaste,
lewd, licentious, dissolute, obscene,
bawdy, indecent, immoral
‫عووس‬
da‘asa a (da‘s) to tread underfoot,
trample down, crush ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to knock
down, run over (‫ ه‬s.o.; automobile) VII
pass. of I
‫ عول‬da‘aka a (da‘k) to rub ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to scrub,
scour ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to scrub on a washboard
( ‫ هو‬laundry); to crush, squash, mash ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to crumple ( ‫ ه‬paper)
‫ عوم‬da‘ama a (da‘m) and II to support, hold up
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to prop, shore up, stay, buttress,
underpin ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to cement, consolidate,
strengthen ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) VIII ‫ ا عوم‬idda‘ama to
be supported; to rest, be based (‫ علو‬on)
‫ عمة‬da‘ma pl. ‫ عم‬di‘am support, prop
‫ ع مووة‬di‘āma pl. -āt, ‫ ع و ئم‬da‘ā’im2
support, prop, stay, shore; pier; buttress;
pillar (esp. fig., e.g., ‫ عو ئماا سوي‬pillars of
authority)
‫ تووودعيم‬tad‘īm support, strengthening,
reinforcement,
consolidation,
underpinning
‫ عواة‬and ‫ عو ) عو‬da‘ā u ( ‫ عو‬du‘ā’) to call (‫ه‬
s.o.); to summon (‫ ب‬or ‫ ه‬s.o.), call or send
for s.o. (‫ ب‬or ‫ ;)ه‬to call up (‫ ب‬s.o., ‫ا وو‬, ‫ل‬
for); to call upon s.o. (‫)ه‬, appeal to s.o. (‫)ه‬
for s.th. or to do s.th. (‫ل‬, ‫)ا وو‬, invite, urge
(‫ل‬, ‫ ه ا وو‬s.o. to do s.th.); to invite, ask to
come (‫ ه ا وو‬s.o. to; e.g., to a banquet); to
move, induce, prompt (‫ل‬, ‫ ه ا وو‬s.o. to do
s.th.), prevail (‫ل‬, ‫ ه ا و‬on s.o. to do s.th.); to
call (‫ب‬, ‫ ه هو‬s.o. by a name), name (‫ب‬, ‫ه هو‬
s.o. so and so), pass.: ‫ عو‬du‘iya to be
called, be named; to invoke ( God = to
pray to); to wish (‫ ل‬s.o.) well, bless (‫ ل‬s.o.;
properly: to invoke God in favor of s.o.),
invoke a blessing (‫ )ب‬upon s.o. (‫)ل‬, pray
(‫ ب‬for s.th., ‫ ل‬on behalf of s.o.), implore
(‫ ل ب‬for s.o. s.th.); to curse (‫ علووو‬s.o.;
properly: to invoke God against s.o.), call
down evil, invoke evil (‫ علوو‬upon s.o.); to
propagate, propagandize (‫ ل‬s.th.), make
propaganda, make publicity (‫ ل‬for); to
demand, require (‫ ا و‬s.th.), call for (‫ ;)ا وو‬to
call forth, bring about, cause, provoke,
occasion (‫ ا و‬s.th.), give rise (‫ ا وو‬to) │‫عو ا‬
‫( الجأمو‬du‘ya) to be summoned, be called
into session (parliament); ‫عوو اا ووواحموولا‬
‫ ا سوالح‬du‘iya ilā ḥamli a-silāḥ to be called
up for military service, be called to the
colors; ...‫( رجولايودعوا‬yud‘ā) a man called
..., a man by the name of ...; ‫عو ا و اب والا‬
‫( ا عموو‬ṭūli l-‘umr) he wished him a long
life III to challenge (‫ ه‬s.o.); to pick a
quarrel (‫ ه‬with); to proceed judicially (‫ه‬
against), prosecute (‫ ه‬s.o.) VI to challenge
each other, call each 282 other forth or
out, summon each other; to evoke one
another
(thoughts,
reminiscences,
sentiments); to be dilapidated, be tumbledown, threaten to fall (walls); to sink,
subside, cave in; to fall down, sink to the
ground (person); to collapse, break down,
decline, degenerate (fig., of a cultural
phenomenon); to dock together, rally VIII
‫ ا عوو‬idda‘ā to allege, claim, maintain ( ‫هو‬
s.th., ‫ ان‬that); to lay claim ( ‫ هو‬to s.th.),
demand, claim ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to make undue
claims ( ‫ ه و‬to s.th.), arrogate (to o.s.),
assume unduly or presumptuously ( ‫هوو‬
s.th.); to effect, feign, simulate, pretend,
purport (‫ ب‬s.th.); to testify (in court); to
accuse (‫ ب‬or ‫ علو ه‬s.o. of), charge (‫ ب‬or ‫هو‬
‫ علو‬s.o. with), blame (‫ ب‬or ‫ علوو هو‬s.o. for),
hold s.th. (‫ ب‬or ‫ )هو‬against s.o. (‫ )علوو‬X to
call or send (‫ ه‬for s.o.), summon (‫ ه‬s.o.); to
cite, summon for examination or trial (‫ه‬
s.o.; court, police); to recall (‫ ه‬s.o., e.g., a
diplomatic envoy); to call, appoint (‫ ه‬s.o.,
e.g., a professor to a chair); to invoke (‫ه‬
s.o.); to invite, urge (‫ ه ا وو‬s.o. to do s.th.),
suggest (‫ ه ا وو‬to s.o. s.th. or to do s.th.),
call upon s.o. (‫ )ه‬to do s.th. (‫)ا وو‬, appeal
(‫ ه ا وو‬to s.o. for s.th. or to do s.th.); to call
for ( ‫)هووو‬, require, demand, necessitate,
make necessary or requisite ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ عوووا‬da‘wa call; appeal; bidding,
demand, request; call, convocation,
summons (‫ ا وو‬to), calling up, summoning;
(official) summons, citation; invitation;
claim, demand, plea; missionary activity,
missionary work (also ‫ ظشوواا ودعا‬našr add.), propaganda; -- (pl. ‫ عوواا‬da‘awāt)
invocation, imploration, supplication,
prayer; good wish │ ‫ عوواا اص و ح‬good
wishes; ‫( عوووا اب شوووو‬šarr) imprecation,
curse; ‫ ص حباا دعا‬host
‫ عوواى‬da‘wā pl. ‫ ع و وى‬da‘āwā, ‫ع و و‬
da‘āwin allegation, pretension; claim;
lawsuit, case, action, legal proceedings
(Isl. Law) │‫ بدعاىاان‬on the pretext that ...
allegation;
pretension,
pretense;
accusation, charge; ‫ اال عو‬the prosecution
(in a court of justice)
‫ اسوأدع‬istid‘ā’ summons, summoning;
recall, calling back; official summons,
citation
‫ ا‬dā‘in pl. ‫ عو‬du‘āh one who invites,
inviter; propagandist; host; motive,
reason, cause │ ‫( الا اعو‬dā‘iya) it is not
necessary, there is no need, there is no
cause (‫ ل‬for)
‫ اعية‬dā‘iya one who calls for s.th. (‫)ا و‬, invites
to s.th. (‫ ;)ا و‬propagandist (with foll. genit.
or ‫ا ووو‬: of s.th.), herald; 283 (pl. ‫وا‬
dawā‘in) motive, reason, cause, occasion;
pl. ‫ وا‬requirements, exigencies │‫اعيووةا‬
‫ حوووب‬warmonger; ‫ وودوا اصووحية‬li-dawā‘in
ṣiḥḥīya for reasons of health; ‫مو ا واع و ا‬
‫ سوور‬it gives me great pleasure ...
‫ مودعا‬mad‘ūw one invited, guest; called,
named, by the name of
‫ مأوودا‬mutadā‘in evoking one another,
one leading to the other (reminiscences,
thoughts); frail. shaky (constitution);
dilapidated, tumble-down; ready to fall,
threatened with collapse; declining, in a
stage of decline, on the downgrade
‫ عو‬da‘īy pl. ‫ ا عي و‬ad‘iyā’ adopted
son; bastard; braggart, bigmouth, showoff; pretender; swindler, impostor
2
‫ عووو‬du‘ā’ pl. ‫ ا عيوووة‬ad‘iya call;
invocation of God, supplication, prayer;
request, plea; good wish (‫ ل‬for s.o.);
imprecation, course (‫ علو‬against s.o.)
‫ مووود‬muda‘in one who makes an
allegation
or
pretension,
alleger,
pretender; claimer, claimant; plaintiff;
prosecutor (jur.); arrogant, presumptuous,
bumptious │ ‫‘( ا موودع اا عمووام‬umūmī) the
public prosecutor; ‫‘( ا مودعواا عو م‬āmm) do.
(Mor.)
‫ ا عوووو‬ad‘ā more conducive, more
stimulating, of greater incentive (‫ا وو‬, ‫ ل‬to),
causing or provoking to a greater extent
(‫ا و‬, ‫ ل‬s.th.)
‫ ع و‬da’āwa, di‘āwa pl. -āt propaganda
(pol.); publicity (‫ ا و‬for)
‫ مودعو‬muda‘an claimed; ‫ ا مودعواعليو‬the
defendant (jur.); pl.
‫ موودعي‬muda‘ayāt
claims, pretensions
‫ ع وى‬da‘āwī, di‘āwī propagandistic
‫ ع ية‬di‘āya propaganda (pol.)
‫ ع ئ‬di‘ā’ī propagandistic
‫ موووودع‬mad‘āh determining factor,
decisive motive or incentive, cause,
occasion
‫ تووووودا‬tadā‘in imminent collapse,
impending
breakdown;
mutual
summoning │‫ توداعواا معو ظو‬tadā‘ī l-ma‘ānī
association of ideas
‫ ا عو‬iddi‘ā’ pl. -āt claim; arrogation,
undue
assumption,
presumption;
‫ مسأد‬mustad‘in applicant, petitioner
‫ غودغ‬dagdaga to tickle (‫ ه‬s.o.); to crush; to
chew, munch ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
1
‫ غوو‬dagara a (dagr, ‫ غووى‬dagrā) to attack
(‫ علو‬s.o.). fall upon s.o. (‫)علو‬
‫ غو‬dagr attack, assault
‫ غوى‬dagrā attack, assault
2
‫ ا غووى‬dugrī (eg., syr.) direct, straight; straight
ahead
‫ غش‬IV ‫ ا غشتاا ودظي‬adgašat id-dunyā it became
dark, twilight fell
difā’ heating
dafā’a warmth, warmness, heat
‫ غش‬dagaš darkness, dusk, twilight
□ ‫ية‬
‫ غيشة‬dagīša darkness, dusk
‫ مود ب‬midfa’ and ‫ مود ب‬midfa’a pl. ‫مودا ئ‬
madāfi’2 stove, heating stove
‫ غوص‬dagiṣa a (dagaṣ) to be chock-full, on tile
point of bursting
‫ اغصووة‬dāgiṣa pl. ‫ واغووص‬dawāgiṣ knee-pan,
kneecap, patella
‫ غل‬dagal pl. ‫ ا غ ل‬adgāl, ‫ غو ل‬digāl place with
luxuriant tree growth; thicket, bush,
jungle; -- defectiveness, faultiness,
corruption
‫ اغوووول‬dagil covered with dense
undergrowth
(place);
impenetrable;
corrupted
‫ مووودغل‬mudgil covered with dense
undergrowth (place); false, perfidious,
insidious (in character)
‫ غوم‬IV and VIII ‫ ا غوم‬iddagama to put ( ‫هو و‬
s.th. into), insert, incorporate, embody ( ‫و‬
‫ هو‬s.th. in); (gram.) to contract ( ‫ هو و‬one
letter into another), assimilate ( ‫ هو و‬s.th.
to) VII to be incorporated, embodied,
merged, amalgamated; to be assimilated,
contracted
‫ ا‬daffa i (‫ يوف‬dafīf) to flap the wings (bird)
II to hurry, rush
‫ ا‬daff pl. ‫واا‬
surface
‫ أوو‬daftar pl. ‫ و تو‬dafātir 2 booklet; notebook,
copybook; daybook, journal; ledger
(com.); roster, register, official register │‫ا‬
‫( أووواحس و ب‬ḥisābī) account book; bankbook, passbook; ‫ أوواا حسو ب‬d. al-ḥisābāt
letter file, letter book, folder, portfolio;
‫ أووواا شووووه‬publication setting forth the
terms of a purchase, the conditions of a
lease, the stipulations of a contract, or the
like; ‫ أوااالشأوا‬subscription booklet; ‫أووا‬
‫ ا ص دو‬d. aṣ-ṣundūq cashbook (com.); ‫أوا‬
‫ ا مسو حة‬cadastre, land register; ‫ أوواا ياميوة‬d.
al-yaumīya diary, journal; ‫ مسولاا ود تو‬mask
ad-d. bookkeeping
‫ أو ظوووة‬daftarkāna archives, public
records office (Eg.) │‫ا أو ظةاادموال اا عق ريوة‬
d. al-amlāk al-‘aqārīya land-registry
office (Tun.)
‫ أيوي‬diftēriyā diphtheria
‫ وو‬dafara to push, push back (‫ ه‬s.o.); dafira a
(dafar) to stink
‫ و‬dafar stench
‫ و‬dafir stinking, fetid
‫ وة‬daffa side; leaf (of a double door or
window); cover (of a book), ‫ ا ود أ ن‬the two
covers of a book; rudder, helm │‫ ل ئداا د ة‬or
‫ موووووديواا د وووووة‬mudīr ad-d. steersman,
helmsman; ‫ لووب اعلوووا ووةاا أ فيوول‬to take the
helm, make o.s. the leader; ‫ يوداا د وة‬yad add. tiller; ‫( مو اا د وةا لشو بار‬eg.) all together,
one and all, all without exception
‫ ية‬diffīya (eg.) loose woolen cloak
‫ وئ‬dafi’a a and ‫ وؤ‬dafu’a u to be warm; to
feel warm II and IV to warm, heat ( ‫هو‬
s.th.) V, VIII ‫ ا وب‬iddafa’a and X to warm
o.s.
‫ ا‬dif’ warmth, warmness, heat
‫ن‬
‫ تد ئة‬tadfi’a heating, generation of heat
dufūf side; lateral
‫ ا‬duff, daff pl. ‫ اا‬dufūf tambourine
‫ ئ‬dafi’ and
daffāya pl. -āt stove 284
dafī’ warm
daf’ān2, f. ‫ بى‬daf’ā warm
‫ س‬dafasa to hide (A s.th.); to push
‫وا‬
dafa‘a a (daf‘) to push; to push away,
shove away, push back, drive back, repel,
remove, dislodge, drive away ( ‫هو ع‬, ‫ ه‬s.o.,
s.th. from); ‫( ع و اج ظب و‬jāniban) to push,
shove, or elbow, s.o. aside; to rid ( ‫عو اظفسو‬
o.s., ‫ هو‬of s.th.), get rid of s.th.; to get the
better ( ‫ه و‬, ‫ ه‬of s.o., of s.th.), conquer,
master control (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.); to fight (‫ب‬
‫ هو‬s.th. with); to reject, repudiate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to rebut, refute, disprove ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to
propel, drive ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to move, cause,
urge, impel, egg on, goad (‫ ه‬or ‫ ب‬s.o., ‫ا وو‬
or ‫ ل‬to do s.th.), induce, incite, force,
compel, oblige (‫ ه‬or ‫ ب‬s.o., ‫ ا وو‬or ‫ ل‬to),
make s.o. (‫ ب‬or ‫ )ه‬do s.th. (‫ ا وو‬or ‫ ;)ل‬to
band over, present, turn over (‫ ل‬or ‫هو ا وو‬
s.th. to s.o.); to pay ( ‫ ثم و‬tamanan a price,
‫ ا وو‬or ‫ ل‬to s.o.) │‫( واا و هاا وو‬kuṭāhū) to
wend one’s way to III to resist, withstand
(‫ ه‬s.o., .s.th.). offer resistance ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬to); to
contradict, oppose (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ ع‬so as to make
him abstain from s.th.), dissuade (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ع‬
from); to suppress ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to defend ( ‫عو‬
s.o., s.th.), uphold ( ‫ عووو‬s.th.); to be
entrusted with the defense ( ‫ عو‬of s.th., of
s.o., also jur.) V to dash forward; to dart
off, rush off; to pour forth, flow, stream,
gush forth (water); to spring up, make
itself felt (an idea, a social tendency, and
the like) VI to shove or push one another;
to push or shove one another away or
aside; to push off, shove off ( ‫ عو‬from); to
issue in intermittent bursts, gush forth
intermittently; to burst forth, rush out,
sally ( ‫ مو‬from); to be propelled, be driven
forward; to storm forward VII to dart off,
rush off; to proceed rashly, blindly,
without forethought; to be too impetuous,
be too hotheaded; to plunge headlong ( ‫و‬
into s.th.); to rush, dart. make (‫ ا وو‬at s.th.),
pounce (‫ ا وو‬on s.th.); to rush off, hurry off,
go quickly (‫ ا وو‬to; with foll. imperf.: to do
s.th.); to give o.s. (‫ ل‬to s.o.); to burst forth,
gush out, pour forth, spurt, spout, flow,
run ( ‫ مو‬from; water); to let o.s. be carried
away or be overcome ( ‫ ورا‬by s.th., e.g.,
‫ ورا اشووهاات‬šahawātihī by one’s bodily
appetites, ‫ ورا اشعاره‬by one’s feelings, ‫ورا ا‬
‫ ا ع جلوة‬by worldly things); to proceed, set
out, begin (with foll. imperf.: to do s.th.)
X to try to ward off or stave off ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ب‬
by)
‫ وا‬daf‘ pushing back, shoving aside;
repulsion. driving away, driving off;
dispelling; parrying, warding off, staving
off; repulse, rejection. repudiation;
rebuttal; handing over, turning in;
payment 285
‫ عوة‬daf‘a (n. vic.) pl. dafa‘āt shove,
push, thrust; impetus, impact, momentum,
forceful impulse, drive; ejaculation;
payment; deposit; disbursement; pl. issues
(stock market)
‫ عووة‬daf‘a pl. dufu‘āt, dafa‘āt that
which issues at anyone time, a burst, a
gush, a spurt, and the like; time, instance
│ ‫( عوةاواحود‬duf‘atan) all at one time, all at
once, in one stroke, in one fell swoop; ‫هولها‬
‫ ا د عوة‬this time; ‫ سوتا عو‬six times; ‫علووا‬
‫( ع امأف وتة‬mutafāwita) at different times
‫ و‬daffā’ propelling, impelling, giving
impetus; O piston (techn.)
‫ موود ا‬midfa’ pl. ‫ موودا ا‬madāfi‘2 gun,
cannon │O ‫( مودا اابعيوود اا مومووو‬ba‘īdat almarmā) long-range guns; ‫مووود اارشووو ش‬
(raššāš) machine gun; O ‫مووودا ااضووو مة‬
(ḍakma) heavy artillery; O ‫ا موودا ااا م و ا‬
‫( ل ئوا‬muḍādda) or ‫ا مدا ااا مق وموةا ل و ئوا‬
(muqāwima) antiaircraft guns; O ‫مد ااثالثو ا‬
‫( م ووو ا ل ووو ئوا‬tulātī, muḍādd) threebarreled anti-aircraft gun (mil.); ‫مود ااهوان‬
m. hāwun mortar; ‫ ضووبامود ااا رهوو‬ḍarb m.
aẓ-ẓuhr marking of exact noon by cannon
shot
‫ مود ع‬midfa‘ī gun-, cannon-, artillery(in compounds); artilleryman, gunner,
cannoneer
‫ مد عية‬midfa‘īya artillery
‫و‬
difā‘ protection; defense ( ‫ ع و‬of
s.th., of s.o., also jur.) │ ‫ وطاا ود‬kaṭṭ ad-d.
line of defense; halfbacks (soccer); ‫مجلوسا‬
‫ ا ود‬majlis ad-d. defense council; ‫وزار ا‬
‫ ا ود‬ministry of defense, war ministry;
‫( ا د اا اه‬waṭanī) national defense; ‫ا د ا‬
‫( ا م وووو ا ل وووو ئوا‬muḍādd) anti-aircraft
defense; ‫اشوع‬
legitimate self-defense
‫ع‬
difā‘ī defensive, protective
‫ مدا عة‬mudāfa‘a defense ( ‫ ع‬of s.th.)
‫ اظود‬indifā‘ pl. -āt rush(ing), plunging,
plunge ( ‫ ووو‬into); outburst, outbreak
eruption;
élan,
dash,
impetuosity,
rashness, hotheadedness, fire, exuberance,
effusiveness; self-abandon; ‫ اظد ع‬indifā‘an
spontaneously
‫ اظد عوة‬indifā‘a (n. vic.) sudden outburst,
outbreak (e.g., of wailing)
‫ ا وا‬dāfi‘ repellent, expellant; driving,
pushing, giving impetus, incentive,
impellent, propelling, propulsive, etc.;
repeller; payer, e.g., ‫ ا عواااا ووائب‬the taxpayers; (pl. ‫ وا وووا‬dawfi‘2) incentive,
impulse, impetus, spur, motive; ‫( بودا ا‬with
foll. genit.) motivated by ..., by reason of
..., on the strength of …
‫ مد اع‬madfū‘āt payments
‫ مودا ا‬mudāfi‘ defender ( ‫ عو‬of s.o., of
s.th.)
‫ ق‬dafaqa u i (dafq) to pour out, pour forth ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); -- u (dafq, ‫ وا‬dufūq) to be shed; to
flow, well out, spout, gush forth; to
overflow (0 with s.th.) V to pour forth,
spout forth, gush forth; to rush in; to break
forth, break out, burst out; to go off (shot);
to plunge blindly ( , ‫ ا و‬into s.th.); to rush
(‫ علو‬against); to crowd (‫ علو‬into) VII = V
‫ ق‬dafq pouring out, effusion
‫ قوة‬dufqa pl. dufuqāt, dufaqāt, dufqāt =
‫ عووة‬duf‘a │ ‫( قوةاواحوود‬dufqatan) = ‫عووةا‬
‫ ق اا ويا ;واحد‬d. ar-rīḥ gusts; ‫قوةامو اا مو‬
gush of water
‫ و‬dafāq bursting forth, darting out,
rushing out
‫ تود ق‬tadaffuq outpour, outflow, issue,
effluence, efflux, effusion; influx, run,
rush, inrush, inpour; outbreak, outburst;
impulsiveness; exuberance, effusiveness
‫ ا وق‬dāfiq pl. ‫ وا وق‬dawāfiq2 bursting
forth, breaking out, erupting; gushing,
torrential
‫ مأود ق‬mutadaffiq impulsive; exuberant,
effusive 286
‫ لو‬diflā oleander (Nerium oleander L.; bot.)
‫و‬
dafana i (dafn) to bury, inter, inhume (‫ه‬
s.o.); to hide, conceal, keep secret ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
dafn burial, interment, inhumation
‫ ووي‬dafn pl. ‫وو‬
intend; hidden, secret
‫ ي ووة‬dafīna pl. ‫و ئ‬
treasure, treasure-trove
dufanā’2 buried,
dafā’in2 hidden
‫ م ود‬madfan, ‫ مد وة‬madfana pl. ‫م ودا‬
madāfin 2 burying place, burial ground,
cemetery
‫ية‬
see ‫ئ‬
daqqa i (‫ لوة‬diqqa) to be thin, fine, fragile,
frail; to be little, small, tiny, minute; to be
subtle, delicate; to be insignificant,
unimportant, trifling, inconsiderable; to be
too fine, too subtle ( ‫ عو‬for perception); -u (daqq) to crush, bruise, bray ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
grind, pulverize, powder ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.); to
pound ( ‫ هوو‬s.th., e.g., meat); to strike
(clock); to beat, throb (heart); to hammer,
throb (engine); to knock, rap, bang (‫ا بو ب‬
al-bāba on the door); to bump (‫رأسو اب حو ئط‬
ra’sahū bi-l-ḥā’iṭ one’s head against the
wall); to drive ( ‫ هو‬a nail); to ram in, drive
in (constr. eng.); to beat, strum, play (‫علوو‬
a musical instrument); to type (‫ علوو‬on a
typewriter); -- to sound, resound, ring out
(said of musical instruments) │‫ا ا‬
‫(ا جوووس‬jarasa) to ring the bell; ‫اجوووسا‬
‫( ا وو‬j. al-kaṭar) to sound the alarm; ‫ا‬
‫ ا جووساعلوو‬to call s.o. up, give s.o. a ring;
‫( اا جووس‬jarasu) the bell rang; ‫لوتاا سو عة‬
the clock struck II to triturate, pulverize,
reduce to powder (oil s.th.); to he precise,
exact, strict, meticulous, painstaking,
proceed with utmost accuracy or care ( ‫و‬
in s.th.); to scrutinize, examine closely,
determine exactly (‫ ه‬s.th.); to do (‫ ه‬s.th.)
carefully, with precision! ‫( لوقاا بحوث‬baḥta)
to investigate carefully; ‫( لوقاا روو‬naẓara)
to watch attentively or carefully,
scrutinize, examine closely ( ‫ و‬s.th.); ‫لوقا‬
‫( ا مالحروة‬mulāḥaẓa) to observe closely III
to deal scrupulously (‫ ه‬with s.o.) IV to
make fine, make thin (‫ ه‬s.th.) VII to be
crushed, brayed, pounded; to be broken
│ ‫‘( اظود اع قو‬unquhū) he broke his neck X
to be or become thin or fine
daqq crushing, bruising, braying,
pounding;
pulverization,
trituration;
grinding (down); beat(ing), throb(bing);
bang(ing),
knock(ing),
rap(ping);
tattoo(ing) │‫اا جوووس‬
d. al-jaras peal,
ringing, sound of a bell; ‫ اا ح ووق‬d. alḥanak chatter, prattle
diqq fine, thin; little, small, tiny,
minute; delicate, fragile, frail │ ‫شووجوا‬
(šajar) shrubbery, brush, scrub; ‫حموواا ود‬
ḥumma d-d. hectic fever
‫ لوة‬daqqa (n. vic.) pl. -āt bang, knock,
rap; beat, throb; stroke, striking (of a
clock); hammer, hammering sound;
thumping, thump │‫ ل و اا قلووب‬d. al-qalb
heartbeats; ‫ لوةاا جووس‬d. al-jaras peal, or
ring, of a bell; telephone call, ring
‫ لوة‬diqqa thinness; fineness; smallness,
tininess, minuteness; triviality, pettiness,
paltriness; subtlety, subtleness, finesse;
critical or precarious state, delicate
situation; accuracy, exactness, exactitude,
precision │‫ بدلووووة‬exactly, accurately,
precisely,
minutely,
painstakingly,
meticulously, sharply; ‫ لوةاا شوعار‬acuteness
of feeling,
sensibility
sensitivity,
sensitiveness,
‫ لووة‬duqqa pl. ‫ ل وق‬duqaq fine dust;
powder
‫ لوووو‬duqāq crushed, brayed, or
pulverized, substance; powder; dour of
lupine
‫ ليوق‬daqīq pl. ‫ لو‬diqaq, ‫ ا لوة‬adiqqa
fine, thin; delicate, frail, fragile; little,
small, tiny, puny, minute; subtle; 287
paltry, petty, trifling, trivial; precise,
accurate, exact; painstaking, scrupulous,
meticulous; inexorable, relentless, strict,
rigorous; delicate (situation), critical,
trying, serious, precarious; -- flour, meal
│‫ ليوقاا حسو ب‬keeping strict account, strict,
relentless, inexorable; ‫ ليقاا شوعار‬sensitive;
‫ ليووقاا ص و ا‬d. aṣ-ṣan‘ finely worked, of
delicate workmanship; ‫ ليووقاا رووو‬d. annaẓar
clear-sighted,
penetrating,
discerning, sensitive; ‫ ابووواا ليوووق‬abū d.
butterfly; ‫( ادع اا دليقة‬a‘ḍā’) the genitals
‫ الوو‬dāqira pl. ‫ والوو‬dawāqir2 elay vessel 2
(tun.); -- stipend for underprivileged
students (tun.)
‫ لشوام‬daqšūm (eg.) rubblestone, crushed rock;
brickbats, gravel
‫ لوا‬daqi‘a a (daqa‘) to grovel, cringe; to be
miserable, wretched, humble, abject; to
live in poverty IV do.; to make miserable
(‫ ه‬s.o.; poverty)
‫ ا ل‬iddiqā‘ mass poverty
‫ موووودلا‬mudqi‘ miserable,
degrading, abasing (poverty)
‫ لول‬daqal mast (of a ship); mainmast; (coll.; n.
un. ) a brand of dates of good quality
(magr.)
1
‫ ليقوة‬daqīqa pl. ‫ لو ئق‬daqā’iq2 particle;
nicety; intricacy; detail, particular; minute
(time unit) │‫ لووو ئقاادموووار‬the niceties,
intricacies, or secret implications of things
‫ كوة‬dakka pl. -āt rubblestone, crushed
rock; hallast
‫ كة‬dikka pl. ‫ كل‬dikak bench
‫ كو ن‬dukkān pl. ‫ كو كي‬dakākīn2 bench;
store, shop
‫ ل لووة‬daqqāqa knocker, rapper (of a
door)
‫كوووووووو ظج‬
dukkānjī
shopkeeper, retailer
2
‫ م ود‬midaqq beetle; pounder, pestle;
(eg.) trail, footpath
‫ مدلة‬midaqqa pl. ‫ مودا‬madāqq2 pounder,
pestle; beetle; clapper. tongue (of a bell)
‫ توووودليق‬tadqīq accuracy, precision,
exactness, exactitude ‫ بأوووودليق‬exactly,
precisely, accurately, minutely
‫ مووووودلق‬mudaqqiq exact, accurate
(scholar),
thorough
(investigator),
painstaking, meticulous, strict, relentless
‫ مدلق‬mudaqqiq precise, exact (data)
dakka u (dakk) to make flat, level or even,
to smooth, level, ram, stamp, tamp ( ‫ه و‬
earth, the ground, a road); to press down,
weigh down; to beat down; to devastate,
demolish, destroy, ruin ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) II to mix,
mingle (‫ ه‬s.th.) VII to be crushed; to be
leveled
dakk pl. ‫ كوا‬dukūk level ground; -devastation, demolition, destruction
‫ لوو‬daqqāq grinder, crusher; flour
merchant; frequently or constantly
beating, striking, etc.; player of an
instrument │‫ س عةا ل لة‬repeater (watch)
‫ ا‬adaqq finer; more delicate;
smaller, tinier; more accurate, preciser;
stricter
wretched;
storekeeper,
‫ مد‬midakk pl. -āt ramrod; O tamper rammer
2
II to provide ( ‫ هو‬trousers) with a waistband (dikka or tikka)
‫ كوة‬dikka (= ‫ تكوة‬tikka) waistband (in the
upper seam of trousers)
‫ كأ تارية‬diktātūrīya dictatorship
‫ كأ تارى‬diktātūrī dictatorial
‫ كأار‬duktūr pl. ‫ ك تو‬dakātira doctor │‫ا كأارا ا‬
‫ا حقوا‬doctor of laws, LL.D.; ‫كأوارا و اا وب‬
(ṭibb) doctor of medicine, M.D.
‫ كأوارا‬duktūrāh doctorate, doctorship,
doctor’s degree, title of doctor │‫اا ودكأارا‬
‫( ا ف وية‬fakrīya) honorary doctorate 288
‫ ا كو‬see ‫كو‬
‫( كويأا‬It. decreto) dikrītō pl.
1
‫ كويأ‬decree
‫ ا ك و‬adkan2, f. ‫ ك و‬daknā’2 pl.
blackish, dark (color)
cicerone; pilot (of a ship, of an airplane);
guidebook, guide manual, handbook;
directory, telephone directory; railroad
guide, timetable; guide rail (tech.); roller
path (in steel construction) │‫الو ماا ود يلاعلوو‬
to furnish the proof for, demonstrate,
prove s.th.; ‫( يولاظو و‬ẓarfī) circumstantial
evidence; ‫يووووولالووووو ها‬
cogent proof,
conclusive evidence
‫ ك و‬dukn
‫ اكو‬dākin dark, dark-colored │‫اح ووا‬
‫ اكو‬dark green; ‫ اصوفوا اكو‬yellowish, of a
dingy yellow, mud-colored
2
‫ ك ن‬see 1
‫ ل‬dalla a (‫ ال وة‬dalāa) to show, demonstrate,
point out (‫ ه علووو‬to s.o. s.th.); to lead,
guide, direct, conduct (‫ ا وو‬or ‫ ه علوو‬s.o. to),
show s.o. (‫ )ه‬the way (‫ ا وو‬or ‫ علوو‬to); to
show, indicate, mark (‫ علوو‬s.th.); to point
(‫ علووو‬to s.th.), evince, indicate, denote,
imply, bespeak, suggest (‫ علووو‬s.th.), be
indicative, be suggestive (‫ علووو‬of); to
furnish evidence (‫ علو‬for s.th.), prove (‫علوو‬
s.th.); -- (1st pers. perf. dalaltu) i (‫الل‬
dalīl) to be coquettish, flirt, dally (of a
woman; ‫ علوو‬with s.o.) II to prove (‫علوو‬
s.th.), furnish the proof (‫ علوو‬for), confirm,
corroborate (‫ علوو ب‬s.th. with); to sell or
put up at auction, auction off (‫ علو‬s.th.); to
pamper, coddle, spoil (‫ ه‬s.o.); to fondle,
caress, pet (‫ ه‬a child) IV to make free, take
liberties (‫ علوو‬with s.o.); to pride o.s. (‫ب‬
on), be conceited (‫ ب‬of) V to be
coquettish, flirt, dally (of a woman; ‫علوو‬
with s.o.); to be coy, behave affectedly; to
take liberties (‫ علوو‬with s.o.); to pamper,
coddle (‫ علو‬s.o.) X to ask to be shown (‫علو‬
s.th.); to seek information, inform o.s. (‫علو‬
about); to obtain information; to be
informed (‫ علوو‬about); to be guided (‫ ب‬by),
act or proceed in accordance with (‫ ;)ب‬to
conclude, gather, infer (‫ علوو‬s.th., ‫ ب‬or ‫مو‬
from), draw conclusions (‫ ب‬or ‫ مو‬from,
‫ علوو‬with regard to), judge (‫ علوو‬s.th., ‫ ب‬or
‫ م‬by)
‫ ل‬dall proper, dignified conduct;
coquetry, flirtation
‫ ووة‬dalla pl. ‫ الل‬dilāl pot with long
curved spout and handle used for making
coffee (among Syrian nomads and in some
parts of Saudi Arabia)
‫ الل‬dallāl auctioneer; broker, jobber,
middleman, agent, commission merchant;
hawker
‫ ال وة‬dalāla pl. -āt pointing; guidance;
leading, leadership; indication (‫ علووو‬of);
sign, token; sense, meaning
‫ ال ووووة‬dilāla auction, public sale;
business of a broker or middleman;
brokerage commission; trade of a dealer,
jobber or agent
‫ال وووة‬
broker
‫ ا ل‬adall2 proving more cogently (‫علوو‬
s.th.), more indicative or suggestive (‫علوو‬
of) │‫( ا لا يووولاعلوووو‬dalīlin) the surest
evidence of, the best proof of
‫ توود يل‬tadlīl reasoning, argumentation,
demonstration; proving (‫ علوووووو‬of),
furnishing of proof or evidence (‫ علوو‬for);
corroboration,
substantiation,
confirmation;
pampering,
oeddling,
spoiling; fondling, petting, caressing; pet
form (of a name) │‫ اسماا أد يل‬pet name; ‫تد يالا‬
‫ م‬a pet form of ...
‫ توود ل‬tadallul coquetry, coquettishness;
pampering, coddling, spoiling 289
‫ اسووووأدالل‬istidlāl reasoning, argumentation,
demonstration; conclusion, inference,
deduction; proof, evidence (‫ علو‬of)
‫ ا وة‬dālla familiarity, chumminess; liberty (that
one takes with s.o.); audacity. boldness
‫ مود ال‬madlūl proven; (pl. -āt) meaning,
sense │ ‫ مود اال اا كلمو‬m. al-kalimāt lexical
meanings
‫ الل‬dalāl coquetry, coquettishness;
pampering, coddling, spoiling
‫ يل‬dalīl pl. ‫ ا ة‬adilla, ‫ الئول‬dalā’l2, ‫ا ال‬
adillā’2 (the latter of persons) indication
(‫ علووو‬of); sign, token; symptom; proof,
evidence (‫ علووو‬of); guide; tourist guide,
dallāla middlewoman, woman
‫ مد ل‬mudallal pampered, spoiled (child)
‫ مدل‬mudill presumptuous, arrogant │‫مدلا‬
‫( ب فس‬bi-nafsihī) conceited, self-important
1
‫ ل‬dulb plane tree, sycamore (bot.)
2
‫ و ب‬pl. ‫ وا يب‬look up alphabetically
to set, go down (sun) II to rub ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ه‬
s.o.), embrocate ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to knead; to
massage (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ أ‬Nile Delta, Lower Egypt
IV to set out at nightfall
‫ وول‬dalk rubbing; grazing, brushing,
touching, touch
‫ اح‬dalūḥ pl. ‫ ا‬duluḥ moisture-laden cloud
‫ودل‬
‫ ا‬dalūk liniment
daldala to set into a swinging motion,
dangle II tadaldala to hang loosely,
dangle
‫ ا‬dulūk, ‫ ا اا شمس‬d. aš-šams sunset
‫ تد يل‬tadlīk embrocation; massage
‫ ودل‬duldul and ‫ ودول‬duldūl porcupine
(zool.)
‫ وس‬II to swindle, cheat; to counterfeit, forge,
falsify ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) III to deceive, defraud (‫ه‬
s.o.), impose (‫ ه‬on)
‫ تد يس‬tadlīs deceit, fraud; swindle
‫ مد كة‬mudallika pl. -āt masseuse
‫ و‬II to rob s.o. (‫ )ه‬of his senses, drive (‫ ه‬s.o.)
crazy (love) V to go out of one’s mind, go
crazy (with love) │ ‫( تود هتا و احبو‬ḥubbihī)
she has fallen in love with him
‫ مد‬mudallah madly in love 290
‫ تد يس‬tadlīsī fraudulent
‫ مد س‬mudallas forged, counterfeit │‫ظقا ا‬
‫ مد سوة‬counterfeit money; ‫ مفو تياامد سوة‬forged
keys
‫ وا‬dala‘a a (dal‘) with ‫ سو ظ‬lisānahū: to stick
out one’s tongue; to loll, let the tongue
hang out II to pamper, spoil (‫ ه‬a child); to
caress, fondle, pet (‫ ه‬s.o.) IV ‫شو ايود ااظفسو‬
(eg.) a nauseating, disgusting thing VII to
stick out, be stuck out, hang out, loll
(tongue); to dart out, lick out, leap out.
dare up (dame), break out (fire); to be
pampered, spoiled (child)
‫ ا‬dal‘: ‫ اسماا د ا‬ism ad-d. pet name
‫ ال‬dallā‘ (coll.; n. un. ) watermelon
(magr.)
‫ غ ن‬dilgan clay
‫ وف‬dalafa i (dalf, ‫ واا‬dulūf, ‫ فو ن‬dalafān) to
walk with short steps. toddle; to go or
walk slowly, saunter, stroll (‫ ا ووو‬to); to
advance (Jo toward); to approach step by
step (‫ ا وو‬s.o. or s.th.); to penetrate, reach
(‫ ا وو‬as far as); to grope (‫ ا وو‬for, of the
hand); to leak, drip, trickle (water)
O ‫ ا وف‬dālif pl. ‫ وا وف‬dawālif2 ricochet
(mil.)
‫ في‬dulfīn pl. ‫ ال ي‬dalāfīn2 dolphin
‫ وق‬dalaqa u to spill, pour out ( ‫ هو‬a liquid) VII
to be spilled (liquid)
‫ ول‬dalaka u (dalk) to rub ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to stroke
( ‫ هو‬s.th.), pass the hand ( ‫ هو‬over s.th.); to
knead ( ‫ ا عجوي‬the dough); -- u ( ‫ وا‬dulūk)
‫ هوم‬IV idlahamma to be dark, gloomy; to be
deep-black
‫ هم‬dalham dark, gloomy; deep-black
‫ ا هم م‬idlihmām a deep black
‫ مود هم‬mudlahimm dark, gloomy; deepblack
‫وا‬
II to let hang, dangle ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to hang,
suspend ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to lower ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
drop, let down, let fall down ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) IV =
II; to cast down ( ‫ هو‬glances, ‫ ا وو‬on s.o.); to
let one’s glance (‫ ب ظرو ره‬bi-anẓārihī) sweep
down; to express, utter, voice (‫ ب‬s.th.,
e.g., ‫ بوأي و‬bi-ra’yihī one’s opinion); to
deliver, make (‫ بأصويا‬a statement; pol.); to
adduce, present, advance, offer (‫ بحجوة‬biḥijjatin an argument); to inform, notify,
advise (‫ ا و ب‬s.o. of), let (‫ ا وو‬s.o.) know (‫ب‬
about); to offer, present (‫ ا ووو ب‬to s.o.
s.th.); to grant, give (‫ بحوديثال‬an interview
to s.o.); to slander, defame: asperse ( ‫و‬
s.o.) │ ‫( ا ووا واهابوي اا ودال‬dalwahū, dilā’) or
‫ ا وووووابوووود اها وووو اا ووووودال‬to make one’s
contribution (together with others), add
one’s touch, put in one’s two bits’ worth
V to hang down, be suspended, dangle (‫ب‬
from); to be lowered, be let down; to be or
become low; to sink, descend │‫تود وا لسوقاه‬
to threaten to fall down, be ready to fall
‫ وا‬dalw usually f., pl. ‫ ا ل‬adlin, ‫ال‬
dilā’, ‫ ا ال‬adlā’ leather bucket; bucket,
pail; Aquarius (astron.)
‫ الية‬dallāya pendant
‫ ا ال‬idlā’ delivery (of a statement);
utterance,
statement;
presentation;
granting
incorporated ( ‫ و‬in) II to write shorthand
IV to twist tightly, twine firmly ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to enter, insert, include, incorporate,
embody ( ‫ هو و‬s.th. in); to 291 introduce,
interpolate, intercalate ( ‫ هو و‬s.th. in); to
annex ( ‫ و‬s.th. to) VII to be inserted, he
incorporated ( in); to be annexed ( to);
to merge ( ‫ و‬with), be swallowed up, he
absorbed ( ‫ وو‬by); to be fused, fuse,
amalgamate
‫ ا يوة‬dāliya pl. ‫ وال‬dawālin waterwheel
(for irrigation); trellis, espalier on which
grapevines are trained; varix, varicose
vein
‫ مأ ودل‬mutadallin pendent, suspended,
hanging,
dangling;
projecting,
overhanging, ready to fall down
‫ تدمي‬tadmīj shorthand, stenography
‫ ا ي‬look up alphabetically
1
‫ ا موو‬idmāj insertion, incorporation,
interpolation;
inclusion
( ‫وووووو‬
in);
assimilation
‫ م‬dam pl. ‫ مو‬dimā’ blood; ‫ مو‬homicide
cases (jur.) │ ‫ مااد ووواي‬d. al-akawain
dragon’s blood (a dark-red, resinous
substance derived from the dragon tree,
Dracaena draco)
‫ اظودم‬indimāj incorporation, insertion
( ‫ و‬in); amalgamation, merger, merging
( ‫ و‬with); absorption ( ‫ و‬by); annexation
( to); fusion; assimilation
‫ مووو‬damī blood- (in compounds),
sanguine
‫ مدم‬mudmaj firm, compact
‫ موا‬damawī blood- (in compounds),
sanguine; sanguinary, bloody
2
‫ م‬damma u (damm) to coat, smear, besmear
(‫ هو ب‬s.th. with); to paint, daub, color, dye,
tinge, tint (‫ ه و ب‬s.th. with) II to rub,
embrocate, anoint (‫ ه ب‬s.th. with)
‫ م‬damm ointment, unguent, salve,
liniment, embrocation; paint; pigment,
dye, dyestuff; rouge
‫ م دم‬mundamij firm, compact, tight
‫ مج ظوة‬damajāna (also ‫ ) امج ظوة‬pl. -āt demijohn,
carboy
‫ مدم‬damdama to mutter, grumble, growl, snarl
‫ م ودم‬damdama pl. -āt growl, snarl;
rumbling noise, rumble
1
‫ مو م‬dimām ointment, unguent, salve,
liniment, embrocation; paint; pigment,
dye, dyestuff; rouge
‫ مووويم‬damīm pl. ‫ مووو م‬dimām ugly;
deformed, misshapen │‫ا موويماا لقووة‬d. alkilqa ugly to look at, of repulsive
appearance
‫ موث‬damuta u (‫ م ثوة‬damāta) to be gentle, mild
(character) II to soften, mellow ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ موث‬damit pl. ‫ مو ث‬dimāt:
gentle, mild-tempered
‫موثااد وال‬
‫ م ثوووة‬damāta mildness, gentleness,
tenderness (of character)
‫ م‬damaja u ( ‫ وم‬dumūj to enter (
or come into ( ‫) وووو‬, be
s.th.), go
inserted,
damara u to perish, he ruined, he
destroyed II to annihilate, destroy, ruin,
demolish, wreck ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.) V to he
destroyed, demolished, ruined, wrecked
VII to he destroyed, be annihilated
‫ م ر‬damār ruin, destruction
‫ ت ودميو‬tadmīr annihilation, destruction,
demolition
‫ اظوووودم ر‬indimār utter
destruction, annihilation
‫موووووو م‬
damāma
ugliness;
ugly
appearance; abominableness, monstrosity
‫ ا ودم م‬ad-dammām Dammam (seaport in
E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf)
‫مووو‬
defeat,
rout,
‫ مووودمو‬mudammira pl. -āt destroyer
(naut.)
2
‫ا مار‬dammūr (eg.) a coarse calico-like fabric
‫ موار‬dammūrī (eg.) made of dammūr
(see above)
3
4
‫ ميو‬damīra (eg.) flood season of the Nile
□‫االا ومووى‬lā dūmarī (= ‫ )الاتودمو‬nobody, no
one, not a living soul
5
‫ اتوودمو‬tadmur2, usually pronounced tudmur,
Palmyra (ancient city in Syria, now a
small village)
‫ امغووة‬dāmiga cogent argument; ‫شووه ا‬
‫( امغة‬šahāda) irrefutable testimony
‫ تودمو‬tadmurī, usually pronounced tudmurī,
someone, somebody; ‫ الاتودمو‬nobody, no
one, not a living soul
‫ مو‬damaga u (damg) to stamp, provide or
mark with a stamp ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to hallmark
( ‫ ه‬gold and silver articles); to brand ( ‫ هو‬an
animal)
‫ موس‬damasa u to hide, conceal, disguise ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to bury ( ‫ ها وو اادر‬s.o. in the
ground) II do.
‫ م‬damg stamping │ ‫ م اا مصاغ‬d. almaṣūgāt hallmarking of gold and silver
articles
2
‫ مس‬dims (eg.) cinders, ashes
‫ مغوة‬damga stamp; hallmark (on gold
and silver articles) │‫ ور ا مغووة‬waraq d.
stamped paper
‫ م سة‬damāsa darkness
‫ ا م س‬admās (pl.) hovels, shanties, huts
‫ موواس‬dammūs pl. ‫م و ميس‬
cave, cavern
damāmīs2
‫ مدماغ‬madmūg stamped, bearing a stamp
‫ مقواه‬dimuqrāṭī democratic; democrat
‫مقواهيوووووة‬
dimuqrāṭīya democracy;
democratic attitude or conviction
‫ يمو س‬daimās, dīmās, ‫ يمواس‬daimūs pl.
‫ ي ميس‬dayāmīs2 dungeon; vault
‫ اموس‬dāmis pitch-dark; dark, gloomy,
dusky
‫ مقس‬dimaqs raw silk
‫ مقس‬dimaqsī silken, silky
‫ الامدمس‬fūl mudammas stewed beans
‫ مشوق‬dimašq2, dimišq2 Damascus (capital of
Syria)
‫ مودما‬madmūk and ‫ مودمل‬mudmak firm, tight,
taut
‫موول‬
‫مدمشووووووق‬
mudamšaq
damascened,
damasked; (syr.) having adopted a
sophisticated style of living (imitating that
of Damascus), urbanized
‫ موا‬dama‘a a to water (eye) IV to cause to
weep, evoke tears, make (the eyes) water
‫ مول‬dummal (n. un. ) pl. ‫ م مول‬damāmil
, ‫ م ميوول‬damāmīl2 abscess, boil, sore,
tumor, ulcer; furuncle; bubo, plague boil;
inveterate evil
2
‫ ما‬dam‘ pl. ‫ ما‬dumū‘ tears
‫ معوة‬dam‘a (n. un.) tear, teardrop; (eg.)
dim‘a gravy
‫ هووو عانا ملووو‬ṭā‘ūn dummalī bubonic
plague
‫ معو‬dam‘ī: ‫( ل بلوةا معيوة‬qunbula) teargas
bomb
‫ مع وة‬dam‘a and ‫ مي وا‬damī’ pl. ‫مع وو‬
dam‘ā, ‫ مو ئا‬damā’i‘2 readily inclined to
weep, frequently weeping, tearful,
lachrymose (woman) 292
1
damala u (daml, ‫ مووالن‬damalān) to
fertilize, manure, dung ( ‫ ه و‬the soil); -damila a (damal) to heal, heal up, scar
over, cicatrize (wound) VII to heal, heal
up, scar overt cicatrize (wound); to fester,
suppurate (sore)
‫ مل‬dumluj pl.
1
‫ م‬damālij2, bracelet, bangle
‫ مو‬damana u (damn) to fertilize, manure,
dung ( ‫ ه‬the soil) IV to give o.s. up, devote
o.s., apply o.s. (‫ علو‬or ‫ هو‬to), go in for (‫علوو‬
or ‫ ;)ه‬to be addicted (‫ علو‬e.g., to liquor)
‫ موا‬damū‘ and ‫ مو‬dammā‘ watering,
watery, tearful (eyes)
‫ مو‬dimn (coll.; n. un. ) pl. ‫ مو‬diman
fertilizer, manure, dung
‫ مووودما‬madma‘ pl. ‫ موووداما‬madāmi‘
lachrymal canal
‫ م وة‬dimna pl. ‫ مو‬diman vestiges or
remnants of a dwelling, ruins
‫ م و‬damaga a to refute, invalidate ( ‫ ه و‬a
falsehood, an error, a false accusation); to
triumph ( ‫ ه‬over falsehood; said of truth)
‫ م غ‬dimāg pl. ‫ ا مغة‬admiga brain
‫ م ن‬damān fertilizer, manure, dung
‫ ا مو ن‬idmān addiction; excess; mania;
dipsomania │ ‫ ا مو ناا مسوكوا‬i. al-muskirāt
alcoholism
‫ مودم‬mudmin addicted, given up (‫علوو‬
e.g., to wine); an addict (‫ علو‬of)
2
‫ م ن‬dumān see ‫وم ن‬
‫ م هار‬damanhūr2 Damanhur (city in N Egypt)
‫ ما‬see 1‫م‬
1
‫ موو‬damiya a to bleed II and IV to cause to
bleed
‫ ام‬dāmin bleeding, bloody, gory
‫ مدمو‬mudamman, f. ‫ مودم‬bloody; bloodred
2
‫ ميوة‬dumya pl. ‫ موو‬duman statue, statuette;
image, effigy; dummy; doll
‫ مي ه‬dimyāṭ2 Damietta (city in N Egypt)
‫ ن‬danna u (dann, ‫ ظوي‬danīn) to buzz, hum
(insect); to drone
s.th.); to dishonor, disgrace ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
desecrate ( ‫ ه‬s.th.) V pass. of II
‫ ظوس‬danas pl. ‫ ا ظو س‬adnās uncleanness,
dirt, filth, squalor; stain, blemish, fault
‫ ظس‬danis pl. ‫ ا ظ س‬adnās, ‫ ظس‬dunasā’2
unclean, soiled, sullied, foul, polluted,
defiled, stained
‫ تووودظيس‬tadnīs pollution, defilement,
soiling,
sullying,
contamination;
dishonoring, disgracing; desecration,
profanation
‫ ظف‬danifa a (danaf) to be seriously ill IV do.
‫ ظف‬danif pl. ‫ ا ظ ا‬adnāf seriouly ill
‫ ظووف‬danaf long illness; O cachexia,
marasmus (med.)
‫ موووودظف‬mudnif,
haggard, weak
mudnaf
emaciated,
‫ ن‬dann and ‫ ظووي‬danīn buzz(ing),
hum(ming), droning, drone
‫ اظق‬look up alphabetically
‫ ن‬dann pl. ‫ ظو ن‬dinān earthen wine jug
293
‫ ظقلوة‬dunqula Dongola (town in N Sudan, on
the Nile)
‫ ظوب‬dana’a a and ‫ ظوؤ‬danu’a u ( ‫ ظوا‬dunū’a,
‫ ظو‬danā’a) to be low, mean, base, vile,
contemptible, despicable
‫ ظو‬danī’ pl. ‫ ا ظيو‬adniyā’2, ‫ ا ظو‬adnā’
low, base, mean, vile, despicable,
contemptible; inferior, second-rate, of
poor quality
‫ ا ظوب‬adna’2 lower, viler, meaner; more
inferior, of poorer quality
‫ظووووو‬
danā’a lowness,
meanness, vileness; inferiority
baseness,
‫ ظأال‬, ‫( ظألة‬Fr. dentelle) dantilla lace, lacework
‫ ظجول‬dinjil (eg.) pl. ‫ ظ جول‬danājil2 axle, axletree
‫( ظدرم‬Turk. dondurma) dandurma ice cream
‫ ظ شوة‬danādiša common people, people of no
consequence
‫ ظودن‬dandana to buzz, hum; to drone; to hum
softly, croon (a song); to murmur
‫ ظد‬dindī (eg.) turkey
‫ ي ر‬pl. ‫ ظ ظيو‬look up alphabetically
‫ ظوس‬danisa a (danas) to be soiled, sullied,
defiled, polluted II to stain, soil, dirty,
befoul, sully, pollute, contaminate ( ‫هوو‬
‫ظجل = ظكل‬
‫ ظمو‬danmark2 Denmark
(‫ ظووا‬and ‫ ظ و ) ظووو‬danū u (‫ ظووا‬dunūw, ‫ظ و و‬
danāwa) to be near, be close; to come or
go near s.o. or s.th. ( ‫ م و‬or ‫ ا ووو‬or ‫)ل‬,
approach ( ‫مو‬, ‫ا وو‬, ‫ ل‬s.o., s.th.); to come
close, get close ( ‫م‬, ‫ا وو‬, ‫ ل‬to), approximate
( ‫م‬, ‫ا و‬, ‫ ل‬s.th.); to draw near, be imminent
(time, event); ‫ ظ ابو امو‬to bring s.o. close to
...; -- ‫ ظو‬daniya a ( ‫ ظو‬danan, ‫ ظ يوة‬danaya)
to be low, lowly; to be or become mean,
base, vile, despicable, contemptible II to
bring close ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ مو‬to), bring,
take or move ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ ه‬s.o.) near ( ‫)مو‬,
approximate ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ مو‬to); to apply o.s.
( ‫ و‬to s.th.), busy o.s. ( ‫ و‬with s.th.), delve
( ‫ و‬into); ‫( ظوواظفسو‬nafsahū) to lower o.s.,
abase o.s., humble o.s. III to approach (‫ه‬
s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.), come or get near s.o. or s.th.
(‫ه‬, ‫)ه و‬, come or get close (‫ ه و ه‬to); to
approximate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to measure up ( ‫هو‬, ‫ه‬
to) │‫( شو االايووداظو‬yudānā) an unequaled
thing IV to be near, be close; to approach
( ‫ مو‬or ‫ ا وو‬or ‫ ل‬s.o. or s.th.), come, go or
draw near s.o. or s.th. ( ‫مو‬, ‫ا وو‬, ‫)ل‬, come
close, get close ( ‫مو‬, ‫ا وو‬, ‫ ل‬to); to bring
close (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫ مو‬to), bring, take or
move (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هووو‬s.th.) near ( ‫)مووو‬,
approximate ( ‫ ه‬s.th., ‫ م‬to); to lower, drop
( ‫ ه و‬s.th., e.g., the veil) V to approach
gradually (‫ ا وو‬s.th. or s.o.); to be debased,
sink low, sink, decline; to lower o.s.,
abase o.s., humble o.s. VI to come near
each other, get close to each other,
approach one another; to 294 be close
together; to approach, approximate ( ‫م و‬
s.th.) VIII ‫ ا ظوو‬iddanā to be near, be close,
come or draw near, approach X to wish to
be nearer or closer, try to come nearer or
closer; to seek to fetch or bring closer ( ‫هو‬
s.th., ‫ ا وو‬to, to o.s.), reach out ( ‫ هو‬for s.th.),
wish ( ‫ ه ا ي‬for s.th.)
‫ ظوا‬dunūw advent, approach; proximity,
nearness, imminence (of an event)
‫ ظوو‬danīy pl. ‫ ا ظيو‬adniyā’ near, close;
low, lowly; mean, base, vile, despicable,
contemptible, inferior, infamous, depraved
‫ ظيوة‬danīy pl. -āt, ‫ ظ يو‬danāyā a base
quality or habit; s.th. disgraceful, infamy,
vile action
‫ ا ظووو‬adnā, f. ‫ ظي و‬dunyā pl. m. ‫ا ان‬
adānin, ‫ ا ظان‬adnūn pl. f. ‫ ظو‬dunan nearer,
closer; situated lower down, nether; lower,
inferior; lowlier; smaller, of less
significance; more appropriate, better
suited, more suitable │‫( ا شوو ااد ظوو‬šarq)
the Near East; ‫( ا مغووووبااد ظوووو‬magrib)
Algeria; ‫( ا ظووامو احبولاا اريود‬ḥabli al-warīd)
very near or close, imminent; ‫ادل ربااد ظوان‬
the closest relatives; ‫مووو اا ظووو هاا وووواالصووو ه‬
(aqṣāhū) from one end to the other;
wholly, entirely, completely, altogether;
‫( ا حووودااد ظوووو‬ḥadd) the minimum; ‫ا ظووو ه‬
hereinafter,
below
(in
writings,
documents, etc.) e.g., ‫ا مالعوووواناا ظوووو ه‬
(muwaqqi‘ūn) those signed below, the
undersigned; ‫( الاا ظوو‬with foll. genit.) not
the least, not a single, not one
‫ ظيو‬dunyā (f. of ‫ ا ظوو‬adnā) world; earth;
this world (as opposed to ‫ ;)آ وو‬life in this
world. worldly existence; worldly.
temporal things or possessions; earthly
things or concerns │ ‫ ا حيو اا ودظي‬life in this
world; ‫ اماا ودظي‬umm ad-d. Cairo; ‫الو ماا ودظي ا‬
‫ والعوده‬aqāma d-d. wa-aq‘adahā approx.:
to kick up a dust, make a stir, move
heaven and earth
‫ ظيوا‬dunyawī, ‫ ظيو و‬dunyāwī worldly,
mundane, secular; earthly, temporal,
transitory, transient
‫ ظوووو و‬danāwa nearness, closeness,
proximity,
propinquity;
lowness,
lowliness; meanness, baseness, vileness
‫ظ يووووة‬
danāya lowness,
meanness, baseness, vileness
lowliness;
‫ تووودن‬tadannin sinking, decline; low
level, nadir (fig.) │ ‫( ا أودظ ااد اللو‬aklāqī)
the low level of morality, the moral
decline
‫ ان‬dānin low; near, close
‫ مأدان‬mutadānin close together
‫ هوو‬dahr pl. ‫ هوار‬duhūr, ‫ ا هوو‬adhur time; long
time, age, epoch; lifetime; eternity; fate,
destiny │‫ ب و اا ودهو‬banāt ad-d. blows of
fate, trials, afflictions, misfortune; ‫تص ريفا‬
‫ ا ودهو‬and ‫ صوووااا ودهو‬vicissitudes of fate.
changes of fortune; adversities, adverse
circumstances; ‫ هواا داهوي‬dahra d-dāhirīn
for all eternity, foever and ever; ‫ا وواأ ووا‬
‫ ا ودهو‬ilā ākir d-d. do.; ‫اا ودهواكلو‬...‫( الا‬addahra kullahū) never in all one’s life
‫ هوو‬dahrī an adherent of the dahrīya,
a materialistic, atheistic doctrine in Islam;
atheist, freethinker
‫ هوو‬duhrī very old, far advanced in
years
‫ هوس‬dahasa a (= ‫ ) اس‬to trample underfoot,
trample down, crush ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), tread ( ‫ هو‬on
s.th.); to run over (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ هوش‬dahiša a and pass. duhiša to be
astonished, amazed, surprised ( ‫ مو‬or ‫ ل‬at);
to wonder, marvel ( ‫ مو‬at); to be baffled,
startled, puzzled, perplexed, taken aback
( ‫ مو‬or ‫ ل‬by) II and IV to astonish, amaze,
surprise, baffle, puzzle, perplex, startle (‫ه‬
s.o.) VII = dahiša 295 ‫ هوووش‬dahaš
perplexity, surprise, consternation, alarm,
dismay
‫هوووووش‬
dahiš astonished, amazed,
surprised; baffled, puzzled, nonplused,
perplexed, startled, disconcerted, alarmed,
upset; dazed, stunned
‫ هشوة‬dahša astonishment, amazement,
surprise,
wonder;
perplexity,
consternation, bafflement, bewilderment,
dismay, alarm
‫اظووووووووده ش‬
indihāš
amazement; perplexity,
bafflement, bewilderment
astonishment,
consternation,
‫ مووودهش‬mudhiš astonishing, amazing,
surprising, marvelous; pl. -āt amazing
things, marvels, wonders
‫ م ودهاش‬madhūš and ‫ م ودهش‬mundahiš
astonished, amazed, surprised; perplexed,
baffled, puzzled, nonplused, startled;
overwhelmed
1
‫ هووق‬dahaq stocks (to hold the feet of an
offender by way of punishment)
‫ ه‬diḥāq full (cup), brimful
2
‫ا هقووو ن‬dihqān, pl. ‫ ه ل وووة‬dahāqina, ‫هووو لي‬
dahāqīn2 man of importance, one who
plays an important role, leading
personality; grandee (in ancient Persia) │‫ا‬
‫ هوو لي اا سي سووة‬d. as-siyāsa the political
leaders
‫ هول‬dahaka a (dahk) to crush; to mash ( ‫هو‬
s.th.)
‫ هلوز‬II tadahlaza to stroll about, walk about (in
a hall)
‫ هليز‬dihlīz pl. ‫ هو يز‬dahālīz 2 anteroom,
vestibule, lobby, foyer; corridor, hall-way
│‫ ابووو اا ووودهليز‬ibn ad-d. pl. ‫اب ووو اا وووده يز‬
foundling
‫ هل‬dihlī Delhi
‫ هوم‬dahama a (dahm) and dahima a (daham)
to come or descend (‫ ه‬upon s.o.) suddenly;
to surprise, take unawares, take by
surprise (‫ ه‬s.o.), come unexpectedly (‫ ه‬to
s.o.); to enter suddenly, raid, invade ( ‫هو‬
s.th.) II to blacken (‫ ه‬s.th.) III to befall,
seize, grip, attack (‫ ه‬s.o.), come over s.o.
(‫ ;ه‬e.g., sickness, despair); to surprise, take
unawares, catch red-handed (‫ ه‬s.o.); to
attack suddenly (‫ ه‬s.o.), fall upon s.o. (‫)ه‬,
invade, raid (‫ ه‬e.g., a house); to overtake (‫ه‬
s.o.; fate), catch up with (‫ )ه‬IX to be black
‫ همة‬duhma blackness
‫ ا هوم‬adham2, f. ‫ همو‬dahmā’ 2, pl. ‫هوم‬
duhm black, deep-black │ ‫اهيوووةا همووو‬
(dahiya) disaster, catastrophe
‫ ا وودهم‬ad-dahmā’ 2 the masses, the
common people, the populace, also ‫همو ا‬
‫ا س‬
‫ مداهم وة‬mudāhama police raid; house
search
‫ مدهم‬mudhamm very dark, pitch-dark
‫ هو‬dahana u (dahn) to oil (‫ه‬, ‫ هو‬s.th., s.o., ‫ب‬
with); to anoint (‫ه‬, ‫ هو‬s.th., s.o., ‫ ب‬with); to
grease, smear (‫ب‬, ‫ هو‬s.th., s.o., ‫ ب‬with); to
rub, embrocate (‫ه‬, ‫ هو‬s.th., s.o., ‫ ب‬with); to
paint, daub (‫ ه‬s.th.); to varnish ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) II
do. III to treat with gentleness (‫ ه‬s.o.); to
cajole, flatter (‫ ه‬s.o.), fawn (‫ ه‬on s.o.); to
cheat, dupe, gull, take in, outsmart (‫ ه‬s.o.)
V pass. of I
‫ ه و‬dahn oiling, greasing; painting,
daubing
‫ هو‬duhn pl. ‫ ا هو ن‬adhān, ‫ هوان‬duhūn, āt, ‫ هو ن‬dihān oil (edible, lubricating, for
the skin); fat, grease
‫ ه و‬duhnī oily, oil, oleic, oleo- (in
compounds); fatty, greasy
‫ ه يوووو‬duhnīyāt
substances
fats,
oils;
fatty
‫ ه‬dahnā’ desert
‫ ه ن‬dahhān house painter, painter
‫ هي ة‬dahīna pomade 296
‫ هو ن‬dihān pl. -āt, ‫ ا ه وة‬adhina cosmetic
cream, cold cream, salve, ointment,
unguent; consecrated oil, anointing oil;
paint, varnish; hypocrisy, dissimulation,
deceit; -- (without pl.) painting, daubing;
whitewashing │‫( اورشووووةا لووووده ن‬warša)
paintshop
‫ مداه وووة‬mudāhana flattery, adulation,
sycophancy,
fawning;
hypocrisy,
dissimulation; deceit, trickery
‫ مووووداه‬mudāhin flatterer,
sycophant; hypocrite
adulator,
‫ مده‬mudhin oily; fatty, greasy
‫ هوار‬dahwara to hurl down ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to tear
down, topple, overthrow ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.) II
tadahwara pass. of I; to fall, tumble; to
slump, sink; to be dragged down, sink to
the lowest level
‫ تودهار‬tadahwur fall, downfall; decline,
slump
dizzy; to molest, bother, trouble (‫ ه‬s.o.); to
daze, stun (‫ ه‬s.o.) │ ‫( وخارأسو‬ra’sahū) to
make s.o.’s head go round, make s.o.
dizzy
‫ هو‬dahiya a ( ‫ هو‬dahā’) to be clever, smart,
cunning, artful, wily; -- dahā a to befall,
overtake, hit, strike (‫ ه‬s.o.), come over s.o.
(‫ ;ه‬misfortune) II = dahā VI to pretend to
be smart or cunning
‫هووووو‬
dahā’ smartness, slyness,
shrewdness, subtlety, cunning, craft
‫ ا هوو‬adhā smarter, shrewder; craftier,
wilier; more skillful, subtler, more
resourceful; worse, more calamitous
‫ و ووة‬dauka vertigo, dizziness; coma;
nausea
‫ ائخ‬dā’ik dizzy
‫ تدويخ‬tadwīk subjugation, conquest
1
‫ و‬dūd (coll.; n. un. ) pl. ‫ يودان‬dīdān
worm; maggot; larva; caterpillar │‫ا و ا‬
‫ ا حويوو‬and ‫ و اا قوز‬d. al-qazz silkworm; ‫و ا‬
‫ ا قوو‬d. al-qar‘, ‫( و الوعو‬qar‘ī) ascarids;
‫ و اا قوموز‬d. al-qirmiz cochineal; ‫و اا موش‬
297 d. al-mišš cheese maggots; ‫ا دو اا احيود‬
tapeworm
‫ اه‬dāhin pl. ‫ ه و‬duhāh smart, sly,
shrewd, subtle, cunning, wily, artful;
resourceful person
‫ اهيوة‬dāhiya smart fellow, old fox, sly
dog
‫ اهيوة‬dāhiya pl. ‫ واه‬dawāhin calamity,
disaster, catastrophe │ ‫( اهيوةا هيو‬dahyā’)
and
‫اهيوووووةا همووووو‬
(dahmā’) disaster,
catastrophe; ‫( ليلهبا و ا اهيوة‬fal-yadhab) let
him go to hell!
‫ ا اي و ة‬dā’ pl. ‫ ا وا‬adwā’ disease, malady
│‫ ا اا ثعلوب‬d. at-ta‘lab alopecia, loss of the
hair; O ‫ ا اا ووولص‬d. ar-raqṣ St. Vitus’s
dance; O ‫ ا اا فيول‬d. al-fīl elephantiasis; ‫ا ا‬
‫ ا م قوووة‬d. al-minṭaqa shingles, herpes
zoster (med.)
‫ وا‬see ‫وى‬
‫ وب‬II to wear out, wear off ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ وبوو‬dūbara packthread, string, twine, cord,
rope; thread
‫ وبيوت‬dūbait a rhymed poem consisting of four
hemistichs
‫ وح‬VII to spread
‫ وح‬dauḥ branching trees, branches
‫ وحوووة‬dauḥa tall tree with many
branches; family tree, genealogical table
‫ احة‬dāḥa top (child’s toy)
‫ اخاي وخة‬dāka u (dauk) to conquer, subjugate
(‫ ا وو‬a. country); to resign o.s., humble o.s.;
to be or become dizzy, have a feeling of
dizziness; to feel ill, be sick, feel nausea II
to conquer, subjugate ( ‫ ه و‬a people); to
make submissive, subdue, humble,
humiliate, degrade (‫ ه‬s.o.); to make (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ ا و‬II to be or become worm-eaten
‫ و‬dūdī wormlike, worm-shaped,
vermiform.
‫ مودو‬madūd, mudawwid wormy, wormeaten
2
□ ‫ مدو‬midwad = ‫ملو‬
‫ اراي ورة‬dāra u (daur, ‫ وران‬dawarān)to turn,
revolve, rotate, move in a circle (‫علوو‬,
‫ب‬, ‫ حال‬around s.th. or s.o.), circle (‫علوو‬,
‫ب‬, ‫ حوال‬s.th. or s.o.); to begin to turn or
rotate; to circulate; to go round, spread,
be current, make the rounds (of
rumors, etc.); to run, be in operation
(of a machine or engine); to start
running, start up (engine); to walk or
go about, run around; to roam, rove,
move about, wander about, gad about;
to make the rounds (‫ علوووو‬among
people), turn successively (‫ علوووو‬to
several people); to turn, turn one’s
face, wheel around; to veer, shift,
change its direction; to change, take a
different turn, become different; to turn
(‫ علوو‬against s.o.); to have to do, deal
(‫ حال‬or ‫ علو‬with), treat (‫ حوال‬or ‫ علوو‬of),
refer (‫ حوال‬or ‫ علوو‬to), bear (‫ حوال‬or ‫علوو‬
on), concern (‫ حوال‬or ‫ علوو‬s.th.); to take
place, be going on, be in progress, be
under way; to be discussed, be talked
about ( ‫ بووي‬among); to circulate, pass
around (‫ ب‬s.th.); to lead, guide or
&how around (‫ ب‬s.o.); to let roam, let
wander (‫ب روووه‬, ‫ بعي و‬bi-naẓarihī, bi‘ainaihi one’s eyes, one’s glance, ‫و‬
over) │‫ ر‬dur! about face! (command;
mil.); ‫( ارارأسووو‬ra’suhū) to be or
become dizzy, giddy; ‫اراموووااا فووووص‬
(furaṣ) to trim sail, adapt o.s. to the
situation; ‫( ار ارحواا حووب‬raḥā l-ḥarb)
war broke out; ‫ا معو ر اا أو ا ار ارح هو ا‬
‫ امس‬the battles that raged yesterday; ‫ارا‬
‫( ب فسو‬bi-nafsihī) it passed through his
mind; ‫( اراعلوااد سو‬alsun) to be muchdiscussed, be on everyone’s lips; ‫ارا‬
‫( علوووااد ووااهاواسووال اادلووالم‬afwāh, asalāt
al-aqlāmi to be current in both the
spoken and written language, be in
general use, be generally accepted
(e.g., words); ‫ارابوووووال ااواكووووولااعيووووو ا‬
(bilādan, a‘yādan) he had bean around
in the world and had seen a lot;
(colloq.) ‫( اراب ووو‬bālahū) to pay
attention (‫ا وو‬, ‫ علوو‬to), be careful (‫ا وو‬,
‫ علووو‬with); ‫ ار اعلوويهماا وودائو‬calamity
overtook them II to turn in a circle,
spin, whirl, rotate, revolve (‫ب‬, ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to turn, turn around (‫ب‬, ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
invert, reverse (‫ب‬, ‫ هو‬s.th.); to make
round, to round ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to circulate,
pass around ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to set going, set
in motion, start ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to wind ( ‫ هو‬a
watch, a clock); to look, search (‫علوو‬
for s.th.) │ ‫( ورارأسو‬ra’sahū) to turn
s.o.’s head, persuade s.o., bring s.o.
round III to go or walk around (‫ ه‬with
s.o.); to try to bring (‫ ه‬s.o.) round; to
ensnare, inveigle (‫ ه‬s.o.); to try to
ensnare (‫ ه‬s.o.); to try to deceive (‫ه‬
s.o.); to cheat, trick (‫ علو‬or ‫ ه ع‬s.o. out
of s.th.); to get away, escape, dodge,
duck out IV to turn, revolve, rotate,
spin, whirl ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ب‬s.th.); to turn around,
turn ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ب‬s.th., ‫ رأسو اا وو‬one’s head
toward); to direct (‫ علوو‬or ‫ هو ا وو‬s.th. to,
toward), aim (‫ علوو‬or ‫ هو ا وو‬s.th. at); to
circulate, pass around ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to set
in operation, set going, set in motion
( ‫ هو‬a machine, an apparatus); to start,
start up ( ‫ ا محوووو‬al-muḥarrik the
motor); to play, play back ( ‫ ه و‬e.g.,
‫ شووائطاظ هقوة‬tapes); to act upon s.th. ( ‫)هو‬,
drive ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to get under way ( ‫ هو‬a
job, a project); to take up ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
initiate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to divert, turn away
( ‫هو عو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th. from); to direct,
conduct, steer, manage, head, run ( ‫هو‬
s.th.), be in charge ( ‫ هو‬of); to revolve in
one’s mind, think over, ponder ( ‫ ه‬s.th.,
‫ ان‬that) │‫( ا اراباجهو اا وو‬bi-wajhihī) to
turn around to s.o., look back at s.o.;
‫( ا ارارأسو‬ra’sahū) to turn s.o.’s head,
persuade s.o., bring s.o. round; ‫ا ارا‬
‫ ا حووووديثا وووو اا ماضووووا‬to bring 298
conversation around to a topic, broach
or discuss a subject V to be or become
round; to be circular X do.; to circle,
rotate, revolve, spin, turn; to turn (‫ا وو‬
to), face (‫ ا وو‬s.o.); to turn around; to
turn one’s head, look back; to circle
(‫ حال‬s.th.), walk around s.th. (~‫)حال‬
‫ ار‬dār f., pl. ‫ ور‬dūr, ‫ يو ر‬diyār, ‫يو را‬
diyārāt, ‫ يوووو‬diyara house; building,
structure, edifice; habitation, dwelling,
abode; residence, home; seat, side,
locality; area, region; land, country (esp.
pl. ‫ يو ر‬see below │‫ اراابثو ر‬museum (of
antiquities); ‫ اراا بويد‬post office; ‫ اراا بقو‬d.
al-baqā’ the eternal abode, the hereafter;
‫( ا وداراا ب ليووة‬bāqiya) do.; ‫ اظأقولا لوداراا ب ليووة‬to
pass away, die; ‫( الا اراا بي ووو‬baiḍā’)
Casablanca (seaport in W Morocco); the
White House (in Washington); ‫اراا أجو ر‬
commercial house, business house; ‫ارا‬
‫ ا حووب‬d. al-ḥarb war zone, enemy territory
(Isl. Law: non-Muslim countries); ‫ارا‬
‫ ا وي سووة‬seat of the chief executive of a
country;
‫اراا سووووووع‬
d.
as-sa‘āda
Constantinople; ‫ اراا سوول ة‬d. as-salṭana
Constantinople (designation before World
War I); ‫ اراا سووالم‬d. as-salām paradise,
heaven; epithet of Baghdad; Dar es
Salaam (seaport and capital of Tanganyika
Territory); ‫ وراا سوووي م‬cinemas, movie
houses; ‫ اراا سل ة‬d. aš-šurṭa police station;
‫ اراا صو عة‬or ‫ اراا صو عة‬arsenal; ‫اراصووي‬
(ṣīnī) cinnamon; ‫ اراا ووب‬d. aḍ-ḍarb and
‫ اراا سوكة‬d. as-sikka mint (building); ‫ا ودي را‬
‫‘( ا عواليوة‬irāqīya) Iraq; ‫ اراا علوام‬name of a
college in Cairo; ‫ اراا ف و‬d. al-fanā’ (as
opposed to
‫ اراا بقووو‬see above) the
temporal world, this world;
‫ اراا ق‬d. alqaḍā’ court of justice, tribunal; ‫ اراا كأوب‬d.
al-kutub public library; ‫ وراا لهوا‬d. al-lahw
amusement centers; night clubs; ‫اراا أمثيول‬
theater, playhouse; ‫ اراا ملوول‬d. al-mulk
(royal) residence; ‫( ا ودي راا مصوووية‬miṣrīya)
Egypt; ‫ اراا هجووو‬d. al-hijra Medina; ‫ارا‬
‫ اديأوو م‬d. al-aitām orphanage, orphans’
home
‫ ار‬dāra pl. -āt halo (of the moon);
circle; O (el.) circuit; O villa
‫ ارى‬dārī domestic, native
‫ ورى‬dūrī domestic (animal); ‫عصووفارا‬
‫‘( ور‬uṣfūr) and ‫ ور‬house sparrow
‫ ور‬daur pl. ‫ ا وار‬adwār round (of a
patrol; in sports); role, part (played by s.o.
or s.th.); film role, stage role; periodic
change, rotation, alternation; crop
rotation; period; (one’s) turn; phase, stage,
step, degree, station; epoch, age. era; fit,
attack, paroxysm (of a disease); floor,
story; musical composition; number,
single performance (within a program)
│‫( وراوتسلسوول‬wa-tasalsul) vicious circle,
circulus vitiosus; ‫( وراظه و ئ‬nihā’ī) final
round, finals (athlet.); ‫ ورااالظعق و‬d. alin‘iqād session, term (parl.); ‫ا ودوراادول‬
(awwal) or ‫ وراا ب ا وة‬d. al-buṭūla leading
role, starring role; ‫ ل و ماب ودور‬or ‫عووبا ورا‬
(la‘iba) to play a part or role; ‫وراارضو‬
(arḍī) ground floor, first floor; ‫ كو نا وره‬it
was his turn; ‫ ا ودورا و‬it is his turn; ‫ياظو ةا‬
‫ بودور‬I for one; (I) for my part, ‫يهواةابودوره‬
he in turn, (he) for his part; ‫ب ووودور‬
alternately, by turns
‫ ور‬daura pl. -āt turn, revolution,
gyration, rotation; circulation; cycle;
circuit; round, patrol; procession (Chr.);
round trip; tour (in general, of an artist or
performer); detour; period (O also el.);
session (of parliament); course (of
instruction) (ir., syr.) │‫ا وووودور اا دمايووووة‬
(damawīya) blood circulation; ‫ا ودور اا جايوة‬
(jawwīya) air circulation; ‫ور ااجأي زايتج وزةا‬
‫ ا وتبوة‬d. ijtiyāz (tajāwuz) ar-rutba officers’
training course (mil., Syr.); ‫ور ازراعيووة‬
(zirā‘īya) crop rotation; ‫ور اتشووووويعية‬
(tašrī‘īya) legislative period; ‫ ور اا فلول‬d.
al-falak revolution of celestial bodies; ‫ور ا‬
‫( ا أف يوة‬iltifāfīya) flanking maneuver (mil.);
‫( ور ام يووة‬mālīya) 299 financial period,
fiscal year; ‫ ور اا ميو ه‬d. al-miyāh lavatory
(with running water), toilet, water closet
‫ ور‬daurī patrolling, patrol- (in
compounds); periodic, occurring at
regular
stated
times,
recurring,
intermittent; circulatory, cyclic, etc., see
‫ ور‬and ‫ ور‬series (athlet.) ‫ا جهو زاا ودور‬
(jahāz) the circulatory system
‫ وريووة‬daurīya pl. -āt patrol, round;
patrol, reconnaissance squad │‫وريووو ا‬
‫ االسأكش ا‬reconnaissance squads, patrols
□ ‫ اورية‬dāwirīya = ‫ ورية‬daurīya
‫ يو‬dair pl. ‫ ا ي ر‬adyār, ‫ ا يو‬adyira, ‫يار‬
duyūra monastery, convent, cloister
‫يووووو‬
cloistral
dairī
monastic,
ministerial,
‫ يوو‬dīra region, area, land, homeland
(bedouin)
‫ وار‬duwār, dawār vertigo, dizziness,
giddiness; seasickness
‫ وار‬dawwār rapidly or constantly
turning, whirling, spinning, rotating,
circling, circulating; revolving, rotary,
rotatory;
whirlpool,
eddy,
vortex;
itinerant, ambulant, roving; (eg.) farm
building, farm │‫ بو با وار‬revolving door;
‫ بوو ئاا وار‬peddler, hawker; ‫جهوو زاحفوووا وار‬
(jahāz ḥafr) rotary drilling rig; ‫ اراا شومس‬d.
aš-šams sunflower
‫ ي ر‬dayyār monastic, friar, monk
‫ يواظو‬dairānī monastic, friar, monk
‫ وار‬dawwāra whirlpool, eddy, vortex;
compass, pair of dividers (syr.) │O ‫وار ا‬
‫ ا هاا‬d. al-hawā’ weather vane
‫ ي ر‬diyārī domestic; native
‫ وران‬dawarān turn(ing), rotation,
revolution, gyration; circulation, circling,
circuiting; round trip, tour
‫ ا ور‬adwar2 (elative): ‫ا وراعلوووااد سوو‬
(alsun) more talked about, more
frequently expressed or discussed
‫ مووودار‬madār pl. -āt orbit; circling,
circuiting, circuit, revolution; axis; pivot;
(fig.) that upon which s.th. turns or
depends, the central, cardinal, or crucial
factor, the pivot; center; subject, topic,
theme (of a conversation, of negotiations);
scope, range, extent, sphere; tropic
(geogr.); O steering wheel │‫موداراا سووه ن‬
m. as-saraṭān Tropic of Cancer, ‫موداراا جود‬
m. al-jady Tropic of Capricorn; ‫كو نامودارها‬
‫ علوو‬it (i.e., the dispute, or the like) was
about ..., it hinged on ...; ‫( علوواموداراا سو ة‬m.
is-sana) throughout the year, all year
round
‫ تودويو‬tadwīr recitation of the Koran at
medium speed (between tartīl and ḥadr; a
technical term of tajwīd)
‫ موووداور‬mudāwara pl. -āt cheating,
humbug, trickery; outwitting; attempted
evasion or circumvention, shift, dodge;
persuasion, inveigling, ensnaring
‫ ا ار‬idāra turning; turning around or
over, reverting, reversion, inversion;
starting, setting in operation; operation;
drive (techn.); direction, management;
administration; administrative agency,
department, office, bureau │ ‫ ا ار اادم‬i. alamn the police; ‫‘( ا ار اعو يوووة‬urfīya)
military administration; ‫ سوا ااإل ار‬sū’ al-i.
mismanagement, maladministmtion; ‫مجلسا‬
‫ اإل ار‬Majlis al-i. board of directors,
administrative board, committee of
management; ‫ موظوووزااإل ار‬markaz al-i.
administration center, headquarters
‫ا ار‬
idārī
administrative,
departmental; administrative officer;
manager (athlet.); ‫ ا اريو‬idāriyan through
administrative channels, administratively,
officially
‫ اسووأدار‬istidāra roundness, rotundity,
circularity
‫ ائوو‬dā’ir turning, revolving, spinning;
circulating; current (e.g., expression),
common; ambulant, itinerant; in progress,
300 under way j working, in operation;
running (machine, engine); round
‫ ائووو‬dā’ira pl. ‫ وائووو‬dawā’ir2 circle
(also
math.);
ring;
circumference,
perimeter, periphery; sphere, scope, range,
compass, extent, circuit; field, domain
(fig.); official agency, department (esp.
Ir., Syr., Leb.); office, bureau; department
of a court of justice (Eg., Tun.); farm,
country estate (eg.); misfortune, calamity,
affliction │...‫ووووو ا ائوووووو ا‬
within the
framework of ...; ‫‘ علوواشوكلاظصوفا ائوو‬alā
šakli niṣfi d. semicircular; ‫ ظق ةاا دائو‬nuqṭat
ad-d. essential factor, pivot, crucial point,
crux; O ‫( ائوو اكهوب ئيوة‬kahrabā’īya) electric
circuit; O ‫ ائو الصيو‬short circuit (el.); ‫ائو ا‬
‫ ا معووووو را‬encyclopedia; ‫وائوووووواا حكاموووووة‬
government circles, ‫ا ودوائواا وسوميةايا سي سويةىا‬
‫( ا عسوووكويةة‬rasmīya, siyāsīya, ‘askarīya)
official (political, military) circles or
quarters
(journ.);
‫ائووووووو ااال أصوووووو ص‬
jurisdiction (of an official agency, esp., of
a court of justice); ‫( ا ودائو اا س و ية‬sanīya)
civil list; ‫( ائو ااسأئ ية‬isti’nāfīya) appellate
court (Eg.; jur.); ‫( ائوو ااظأ بيووة‬intikābīya)
electoral district; ‫ ار اعليو اا ودوائو‬to suffer
adversities
‫ائووووو‬
annular
dā’irī
circular,
ring-shaped,
‫ مدور‬mudawwar round, circular
‫ موووديو‬mudīr head, chief, director;
administrator;
manager;
intendant,
superintendent; rector (of a university);
mudir, chief officer of a mudiria, approx.
= governor (Eg.); (pl. ‫ موودرا‬mudarā’2)
administrative officer at the head of a
county (Syr., Leb., Ir., Saudi Ar.) │‫اموديوا‬
‫ ا جوا‬m. al-jauq bandleader, conductor of
an orchestra
‫ مديو‬mudīra directress; administratress
‫مديويووووووووووة‬
mudīrīya
direction;
administration; management; -- (pl. -āt)
mudiria, province (Eg.); approx.: main
department of a ministry (Ir.)
‫ مسوأديو‬mstadīr round; circular │‫موؤتموا‬
‫( ا م ئود اا مسوأديو‬mu’tamar al-mā’idat al-m.)
roundtable conference
‫ ور‬dauraq pl. ‫ وار‬dawāriq2 (eg.) bulging
vessel with a long, slender neck, carafe
‫ وزن‬dauzana to tune (a musical instrument);
O to tune in (radio)
‫ وزان‬dūzān and ‫ وزظوة‬dauzana tuning
(of a musical instrument); ‫ وزظوة‬O tuning
(radio)
‫( وزي ة‬It. dozzina) dōzīna dozen
‫ اساي وسة‬dāsa u (daus, ‫ يو س‬diyās) to tread,
step ( ‫ هو‬on); to tread ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to tread
down, trample down, trample underfoot,
crush ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to thresh (grain); to treat
with disdain, humiliate (‫ ه‬s.o.); to run over
(‫ ه‬s.o.; automobile) VII pass. of I
‫ وس‬daus treading, trampling, tread,
step
‫ يسة‬dīsa dense forest, jungle, thicket
‫ واسة‬dawwāsa pedal
‫ مداس‬madās shoe, sandal
‫ موودوس‬madūs, ‫ مووداس‬mudās trodden,
trampled down; crushed; run over
‫ري‬
‫ وس‬dusinṭāriyā, ‫ا وس أ ري‬dysentery
‫( وسوية‬Fr. dossier) dosyē, ‫ وسوي‬dōsē pl. -āt
dossier, file
1
‫( وش‬eg.) dawaš to irritate (‫ ه‬s.o.) or drive s.o.
crazy by noise
‫ وشوة‬dauša (eg.) din, noise, clamor, uproar,
hubbub, hullabaloo
2
‫(ا وش‬Fr. douche) dūš pl. -āt shower, douche
‫( وهة‬It. dote) dōṭa dowry
‫ وغ‬II to imprint a mark, to brand
‫ اغ‬dāg pl. -āt brand (on cattle) 301
‫ اااي واة‬dāfa u (dauf) to mix, mingle ( ‫هو و‬
s.th. with); to add, admix ( ‫ ه‬s.th. to)
‫ و‬dūq duke
‫ ولة‬dūqa duchess
‫ ول‬dūqī ducal
‫ ولية‬dūqīya dukedom, duchy
‫ و‬II to chatter, prattle
‫ و‬dauka din, row, hubbub, turnult,
confusion
1
‫ الاي ولة‬dāla u" (‫ و ووة‬daula) to change
periodically, take turns, alternate, rotate;
to change, turn (time, fortune) │‫ا وتا و وةا‬
‫ االسووأبدا‬the time of absolutism is over,
belongs to the past; ‫ ا تا اا دو ة‬fortune has
turned in his favor ( ‫ عليو‬against him) III to
alternate, rotate ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to cause
to succeed by turns or to follow one
another (‫ ادي م‬al-ayyāma the days; God); to
alternate ( ‫ بوي‬between); to confer, talk (‫ه‬
with s.o., ‫ و‬about), discuss ( ‫ ه و‬with s.o.
s.th.) IV to give ascendancy, afford
superiority, give the upper hand ( ‫ ه مو‬to
s.o. over); to make victorious, let triumph
(‫ ه علو‬s.o. over), grant victory (‫ ه علوو‬to s.o.
over); to replace (‫ هو ب‬or ‫ مو‬s.th. with),
exchange, substitute (‫ هو ب‬or ‫ مو‬for s.th.
s.th.) │‫ ا يوولا ب و اا عبو سامو اب و ااميووة‬udīla libanī 1-‘abbās min banī umayyata the rule
passed from the Ommaiads to the
Abbasides VI to alternate, take turns ( ‫هو‬
with or in s.th., e.g., in some work); to
hand each other s.th. ( ‫)هو‬, pass s.th. ( ‫)هو‬
alternately between themselves; to handle
alternately ( ‫ هو‬different things), take now
this, now that; to exchange (‫ ا ووأى‬ar-ra’y
views); to make frequent use ( ‫ هو‬of s.th.);
to confer, have a discussion, take counsel,
deliberate; to parley, negotiate; to
circulate, be in circulation, be current,
have currency │ ‫ تداو أ ااديود‬tadāwalathu laidī it passed from hand to hand, it made
the rounds, it circulated; ‫تداو أووو ااد سووو‬
(alsun) it passed from mouth to mouth, it
was the talk of the town, it was on
everybody’s lips
‫ و ووة‬daula pl. ‫ ول‬duwal alternation,
rotation, change; change of time, turn of
fortune; dynasty; state, country; power,
empire │‫ ص و حباا دو ووة‬title of the Prime
Minister; ‫ و وةارئويساا حكاموة‬daulat r. al-ḥ.
His Excellency, the Prime Minister; ‫موةا‬
‫ ا دو وة‬fakāmat ad-d. title of the President of
the Republic (Syr., Leb.); ‫ا دو وووةاا عليوووة‬
(‘alīya) name of the ancient Ottoman
Empire; ‫( ا دولاا كبوىايا عرموة‬kubrā, ‘uẓmā)
the big powers; ‫( و ووةام أدبووة‬muntadaba)
mandatory power
‫( و ووة‬dam., pronounced dōle = ‫ركووا‬
rakwa) metal vessel with long curved
handle used for making coffee
‫و وووو‬
daulī
international
state
(adj.);
duwalī
‫و يووووووة‬
duwalīya
internationality;
internationalism; the International
‫ ويوووال‬duwailāt petty states, small
countries
‫ وا يول‬dawālaika alternately, by turns;
successively, one by one, one after the
other │‫( وهكوولاا وا يوول‬wa-hākadā) and so
forth, and so on
‫ تدويل‬tadwīl internationalization
‫ مداو ووووة‬mudāwala pl. -āt parley,
negotiation; deliberation, consultation;
discussion; mudāwalatan alternately, one
after the other, one at a time
‫ توووداول‬tadāwul alternation, rotation;
circulation, currency; circulation of
money │‫ ب أوداول‬alternately, by turns, one
by one
‫ مأوداول‬mutadāwal current, circulating,
in circulation; valid; common, in common
use, prevailing │‫( ا كوالماا مأوداول‬kalām) the
colloquial language 302
2
‫ وا موا‬d. at-taqaddum in a state of constant
progress and growth
‫ وال‬dawālin see ‫ول‬
‫ ائمو‬dā’iman always │‫( ائمو اابودا‬abadan)
always and ever
‫ والب‬dūlāb pl. ‫ وا يووب‬dawālīb2 wheel; tire;
gearing, gears, wheels, mechanism,
machine, machinery; closet, looker,
cabinet, cupboard │‫ والباا مالبس‬wardrobe
‫ ائم‬dā’imī = ‫ائم‬
‫ مدام‬mudām wine
‫ مسووأديم‬mustadīm constant, continuous,
continual, incessant, uninterrupted
‫ والر‬dūlār pl. -āt dollar
2
‫ اماي ومة‬dāma u (daum, ‫ وام‬dawām) to last,
continue, go on; to persevere, persist │ ‫مو ا‬
‫ ام‬mā dāma as long as; (the more so)
since, inasmuch as, as, because; while he
is ..., when he is ... ; ‫( مو ا اماحيو‬ḥayyan) as
long as he is alive; ‫( مو ا موتامعول‬dumtu) so
long as (or while) I am with you II to
move in a circle, turn, spin, revolve,
rotate, gyrate, circle; to turn, revolve, spin,
twirl ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) III to persevere, persist (‫علوو‬
in), apply o.s. diligently and steadily (‫علوو‬
to),
pursue
with
diligence
and
perseverance (‫ علوو‬s.th.); to continue IV to
cause to last or continue, perpetuate, make
lasting, make permanent ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) X to
make ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.) last or continue; to
continue, go on ( ‫ ه‬with s.th.)
2
‫ وم ن‬dūmān rudder, helm
‫ وم ظج‬dūmānjī steersman, helmsman
1
‫ ون‬II to record, write down, set down, put
down in writing ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to enter, list,
register, book ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to collect ( ‫ه و‬
poems) │ ‫( وناشووه‬šarṭan) to stipulate a
condition V to be recorded, be written
down, be put down in writing
‫ ياان‬dīwān pl. ‫ واويو‬dawāwīn2 account
books of the treasury (in the older Islamic
administration); divan, collection of
poems
written
by
one
author;
governmental
office,
administrative
office; chancellery, office, bureau,
secretariat; council or state, cabinet;
council, consultative assembly, board of
advisers,
executive
committee;
government; court or justice, tribunal;
hall;
davenport,
divan;
(railway)
compartment │ ‫ غوووةاا ووودواوي‬lugat ad-d.
official jargon, officialese; ‫يوووااناا أفأووويش‬
inquisitional court; the Inquisition
‫ وم‬daum continuance, permanence,
duration; ‫ ومو‬dauman constantly, at all
times, ever, always; -- doom palm (bot.)
‫ يمووة‬dīma pl. ‫ يووم‬diyam, ‫ يووام‬duyūm
continuous rain
‫ وام‬dawām duration, continuance,
permanence, perpetuity; uninterrupted
succession; endurance, perseverance;
abiding, stay (of s.o., ‫ و‬at a place); ‫وامو‬
dawāman and ‫ علوووواا ووودوام‬permanently,
perpetually, at all times, ever, always │‫ا‬
‫ولوتاا ودوام‬, ‫اولو اا ودوام‬, ‫ سو ع اا ودوام‬working
hours, office hours (Ir., Syr.)
‫يووووووووااظ‬
dīwānī
administrative,
administrational, official; an Ottoman
style of cursive (used by the secretaries of
the State Chancellery for treaties,
diplomas, firmans, etc.)
‫ تودوي‬tadwīn recording, writing down;
entry, listing. booking; registering,
registration 303
‫ يمامة‬daimūma = ‫وام‬
‫ مدوظوة‬mudawwana pl. -āt record, note;
entry: body of laws; pl. ‫ مودوظ‬writings,
literature (on a given subject)
‫ واموووة‬duwwāma top (child’s toy);
whirlpool, eddy, vortex
‫مداومووووووة‬
mudāwama
endurance, persistence;
duration; continuation
perseverance,
continuance,
‫ ائووم‬dā’im lasting, enduring; endless,
eternal, perpetual, everlasting; perennial;
continued,
continuous,
continual,
incessant, unceasing, constant; permanent,
standing, established; durable │‫ائووماا أقوودما‬
2
‫ون‬
dūn low, lowly; bad, poor, inferior;
meager, inadequate │ ‫ع ملووووو اب ووووودون‬
(‘āmalahū) he snubbed him
‫ ون‬dūna (prep.) below, beneath, under
(in rank, value, etc.); this side of, short of;
before; without more than; with the
exclusion
of,
leaving
...
aside,
disregarding ...; and not by any means, but
not │ ‫( ونا ول‬with foll. nominative) on
the way to that, there is ... , before
accomplishing that one must …, ‫ونا ولا‬
‫( ووهاا قأو‬karṭ al-qatad) before one can do
that, one must strip the tragacanth of its
leaves, i.e., accomplish the impossible;
‫بوودون‬, ‫( موو ا ون‬dūni) without; with the
exclusion of, excluding; ‫ بدوناان‬and ‫م ا ونا‬
‫ ان‬without (+ foll. gerund in Engl.); ‫وظول‬
dūnaka (with foll. acc.) here you are! take
...! watch out ( ‫ هو‬for)! beware ( ‫ هو‬of)! ‫هواا‬
‫ ون‬he is below him, he doesn’t measure
up to him; ‫( كو نا وظو اأهميوة‬ahammīyatan) to
be of less importance than ...; ‫اثما وظو اكولااثوم‬
itmun dūnahū kullu itmin a sin to end all
sins; ‫( ا وووولي اهووووما وناا سوووو اا عسووووكوية‬sinn,
‘askarīya) those below the age for military
service; ‫( ونامو اظروواا وو‬naẓarin) regardless
of, irrespective of; ‫ ونام و ا ئوود‬with no
benefit at all; completely useless; ‫ت شوواانا‬
‫( يسووعدنا وظه و‬takšā an yas‘adna) she is
afraid they will be happier than she is; ‫تلولا‬
‫( ا كأبا وناغيوه‬kutub, gairihā) those books
and no others; ‫انامأعجوبامو ا وللا وناعلمول‬
(muta‘ajjib, faḍlika, ‘ilmika) I admire
your virtue, but not your knowledge, or, I
admire your virtue more than your
knowledge; ‫كوومااد ووااها ونا وناا أوولمواوا شووكاى‬
(kamma, tadammur, šakwā) he stopped
their mouths to keep them from muttering
and complaining; ‫ا ااكو ناا غصو ا ونامو ايحأملو‬
(guṣnu, yaḥtamiluhū) if the branch is not
strong enough to carry him; ‫اوصلا وظهوماا ووا‬
‫ا غ يوة‬it was he, not they, who reached the
goal; ‫( اش حتاباجهه ا وظو‬ašāḥat· bi-wajhihā)
she averted her face so that he could not
see her; ‫ ح لا وناا ش‬to prevent s.th.; ‫ادشعةا‬
‫( وناا حموووا‬aši‘‘a, ḥamrā‘) the infrared
rays; ‫( ا ماجوو ا وناا قصوويو‬maujāt) ultrashort waves (radio)
‫ وظوم‬dūnum a square measure (Ir. = about 2500
m2; Pal. = roughly, 900 m2)
1
‫ وى‬dawā and II to sound, resound, ring out;
to drone; to echo, reverberate III to treat (‫ه‬
a patient, ‫ ه‬a disease) VI to treat o.s. (with
a medicine); to be cured
‫ وى‬dawan pl. ‫ ا وا‬adwā’ sickness,
illness, disease, malady
‫ و‬dawīy sound, noise, ring, clang,
roar, thunder, drone; echo, reverberation
‫ وا‬dawāh (□ ‫ وايووة‬dawāya) pl.
duwīy, diwīy, ‫ وي‬dawayāt inkwell
‫و‬
‫ وا‬dawā’ pl. ‫ ا ويووة‬adwiya remedy,
medicament, medication, medicine, drug
‫ وائووو‬dawd'i medicinal, medicative,
curative
‫ ا‬see ‫و‬
‫ وا‬diwā’ treatment, therapy (med.)
‫ موووداوا‬mudāwāh treatment, therapy
(med.)
‫ تداو‬tadāwin cure
2
‫( وى‬Fr. douille) dūy socket (of a light bulb)
‫ ي ا‬diyalōg (Eg. spelling) pl. -āt dialogue
‫ يب‬and ‫ يب جة‬see ‫ب‬
‫ يواث‬dayyūt (□ ‫ ) يواس‬cuckold; procurer, pimp;
a variety of warbler (zool.)
‫ يجار‬see ‫جو‬
‫ ا وووديجا يان‬ad-dēgōlīyūn (Eg. spelling) the
Gaullists 304
‫ يووودب ن‬daidabān, daidubān pl. -āt, ‫ي بوووة‬
dayādiba guard, sentry: sentinel │‫يودب نا‬
‫ ا مواكب‬ship’s pilot
‫ يدن‬see ‫ن‬
‫ يو‬, ‫ يو‬, ‫ا ي ر‬, ‫ا يو‬, ‫ يوى‬, ‫ ي ر‬, ‫ يواظ‬see ‫ور‬
‫ يس‬dīs diss (Ampelodesma tenax; bot.)
‫ يسم‬see ‫سم‬
‫ يسمبو‬disembir, disambir December
‫ يول‬dīk pl. ‫ يكوة‬dīka, ‫ يوا‬duyūk, ‫ ا يو‬adyāk
cock, rooster │‫ يووولاا حوووبش‬d. al-kabaš
turkey, turkey cock; ‫( يولارومو‬rūmī) do.;
‫ وزناا ديل‬wazn ad-d. bantam weight
‫ ا سوع لاا وديك‬as-su‘āl ad-dīkī whooping
cough
‫كأ تار = يكأ تار‬
‫( يكار‬Fr. décor) pl. -āt décor, stage decoration
‫ يمو س‬daimās, dīmās, ‫ يمواس‬daimūs pl. ‫يو ميس‬
dayāmīs2 dungeon, vault
‫ يمة‬, ‫ يم‬, ‫ يمامة‬see ‫وم‬
‫ يماهيق‬dīmūṭīqī demotic (writing)
‫ يموووالواه‬, ‫يمقواهووو‬
democrat
dimuqrāṭī democratic;
‫ يمالواهيوة‬, ‫ يمقواهيوة‬dimuqrāṭīya pl. -āt
democracy; democratic attitude or
conviction
1
‫ ا اناي يو ة‬dāna i to borrow, take up a loan; to
be a debtor, be indebted; to owe (‫ ل ب‬s.o.
s.th., also, e.g., ‫( انا و اب شوكو‬šukr) d. lahū
bi-š-šukr to owe s.o. one’s thanks; ‫ ب‬s.th.,
e.g., ‫ ب حيو‬bi-l-ḥayāh one’s life, ‫ ل‬to s.th.
or s.o.); to be indebted (‫ ل ب‬to s.o. for); to
be subject, subject o.s., bow, yield, (‫ ل‬to
s.o. or s.th.), be under s.o.’s (‫ )ل‬power,
owe allegiance (‫ ل‬to s.o.), obey (‫ ل‬s.o.); to
grant a loan, lend money (‫ ه‬to s.o.); to
subject, subjugate (‫ ه‬s.o.): to requite, repay
(‫ ه‬s.o.): to condemn (‫ ه‬s.o.), pass judgment
(‫ ه‬on s.o.) III to have a debt (‫ ه‬with s.o.),
be indebted (‫ ه‬to s.o.): to be the creditor (‫ه‬
of s.o.), have a money claim (‫ ه‬on s.o.)
│‫( اي و ابمبلو ا مسووةالووووش‬bi-mablag kamsat
q.) he had a claim of five piasters on him
IV to lend money (‫ ه‬to s.o.): to sell on
credit (‫ ه‬to s.o.); to convict, find guilty,
pronounce guilty (‫ ه‬s.o.) V to be indebted,
have debts; to subject o.s. (‫ ل‬to) VI ‫توداي ااا‬
‫( بوودي‬dain) to contract a mutual loan,
borrow money from each other X to make
or incur debts, take up a loan
‫ يو‬dain pl. ‫ يوان‬duyūn debt; pecuniary
obligation, liability: obligation (Isl. Law);
claim (Isl. Law), financial claim │ ‫ ب ودي‬on
credit; ‫ رباا ودي‬rabb ad-d. creditor; ‫يوانا‬
‫ ا حوووب‬d. al-ḥarb war debts: ‫ي و ام وومان‬
bonded, or funded, debt; ‫يوووو اممأوووو ز‬
(mumtāz) preferred, or privileged, debt;
‫( يو اماحود‬muwaḥḥlad) consolidated debt;
‫( يو ام لوق‬muṭlaq) debt not bound to the
physical person of the debtor, but
outliving him (Isl. Law); ‫يووو امسوووأغو‬
(mustagriq) claims against an estate which
exceed or equal the assets (Isl. Law)
‫ ي اظة‬dainūna judgment; Last Judgment
‫ ا ودي ن‬ad-dayyān the Judge (attribute of
God)
‫ مدي ووة‬madīna pl. ‫ موودائ‬madā’in2, ‫موودن‬
mudun town, city; ‫ ا مدي ة‬Medina (city in W
Saudi Arabia); see ‫مدن‬
‫ ا اظوة‬idāna verdict of guilty: conviction
│ ‫ صووودراا حكووومابإ اظأووو‬ṣadara l-ḥukmu biidānatihī he was convicted
‫ اسأداظة‬istidāna incurrence of debts
‫ ائ‬dā’in creditor
‫ موووديان‬madyūn indebted, in
obligated, under obligation 305
‫مدياظيووووووة‬
obligation
madyūnīya
debt:
indebtedness
‫ مودي‬madīn owing; indebted, obligated,
under obligation; debtor │‫( مدي اب شكو‬šukr)
owing gratitude, much obliged; ‫كو نامودي ال‬
to be indebted to s.o., stand in s.o.’s debt
‫ مدي‬mudīn moneylender, creditor
‫ موودان‬mudān convicted, found guilty;
guilty; judged, condemned
2
‫ اناي يو ة‬dāna i to profess (‫ ب‬a religion, a
conviction. etc.) │‫ ا اناب إلسووالم‬to profess
Islam; ‫( انابع اتو‬bi-‘ādātihī) to adhere to
one’s customs V to profess (‫ ب‬a religion)
‫ يو‬dīn pl. ‫ ا يو ن‬adyān religion, creed,
faith, belief │ ‫ يواماا ودي‬yaum ad-d. the Day
of Judgment
‫ ي و‬dīnī religious; spiritual │ ‫ ال ي و‬irreligious; O ‫ ا علماا دي‬science of religion
‫ يووو‬dayyin religious, pious, godly,
devout
‫ي ظوووووة‬
diyāna pl. -āt religion;
communion, confession, denomination,
sect │‫ ص حباا دي ظة‬founder of a religion
‫ يووو ن‬dayyān pious, godly, devout,
religious
‫ تووووودي‬tadayyun piety, godliness,
devoutness, religiousness, religiosity
‫ مأودي‬mutadayyin pious, godly, devout,
religious
‫ مأدي ة‬mutadayyina religious community
‫ ي و ر‬pl. ‫ ظو ظيو‬danānīr2 dinar, a monetary unit
(Ir., Jord.); pl. ‫ ظ ظيو‬money
‫ ي و ر‬dīnārī diamonds (of a deck of
cards)
‫ ي ما‬dīnāmō dynamo, generator
‫ ي ميت‬dīnāmīt dynamite
O ‫ ي و م‬dainam pl. ‫ ي و ظم‬dayānim2 dynamo,
generator
‫ ية‬see ‫و ى‬
‫ ياان‬pl. ‫ واوي‬and ‫ يااظ‬see 1‫ون‬
‫ذ‬
‫( ا‬demonstr. pron.) pl. ‫ اوال‬ulā’i this one, this;
‫ بولا‬bi-dā by this, by this means, thereby; ‫ولا‬
li-dā therefore; ‫ كولا‬ka-dā so, thus, in this
manner; so and so, so and so much; ‫هكولا‬
hā-ka-dā so, thus, in this manner; serves
as intensifier after interrogative pronouns
(roughly corresponding in English to such
phrase as: ... on earth, ... then, or the like):
‫ مو ا‬what on earth? ‫ مو ا‬why then? why in
heaven’s name? – ‫ هواا ا‬huwa dā, f. ‫هو ا‬
hiya dī that one; look at that one; why,
that is ..., now if that isn’t ...!; ‫ه ظوولا‬
hā’anadā behold, it is I, here I am, pl. ‫هو ا‬
‫ ظحو ااوال‬hā naḥnu ulā’i; -- used as an
accusative in the construct state: master,
owner, or possessor of, with ‫ و‬nominative
(q.v.),
as genitive; -- ‫ ا‬dāka, f. ‫تو‬
tāka, ‫ تيول‬tīka, pl. ‫ اوالئول‬ulā’ika this, this
one; ‫( ا ا ا‬id) then, at that time; in those
days; -- ‫ ول‬dālika f. ‫ تلول‬tilka, pl. ‫اوالئول‬
ulā’ika that, that one; ‫ بوول ل‬bi-dālika by
that, by that means, in that manner; ‫ ول ل‬lidālika therefore; ‫ بعودا ول‬ba‘da dālika after
that, upon that, thereafter, thereupon; ‫مواا‬
‫ ل‬ma‘a dālika yet, still, 306 nevertheless,
for all that; ‫( و ولاان‬anna) that is (to say),
namely, to wit; ‫( و ولادن‬li-anna) and that
is because ..., for the one reason that ...;
‫( ولابوبن‬bi-anna) this is due to the fact that
...; ‫ كول ل‬ka-dālika so, thus, in that manner;
equally, likewise, in the lame manner; -‫ كووم‬dālikum f. ‫ تلكووم‬tilkum, pl. ‫اوالئكووم‬
ulā’ikum‫ ا‬that one; -- ‫ هوولا‬hādā f. ‫هووله‬
hādihī, ‫ هل‬hādī, pl. ‫ هؤال‬hā’ulā’I, dual m.
‫ هولان‬hādāni, f. ‫ ه تو ن‬hātāni this, this one,
see ‫( هلا‬alphabetically)
‫ أب‬X to be wolflike, be fierce or cruel like a
wolf
‫ ئب‬di‘b pl. ‫ ئ ب‬di’āb, ‫ ب ن‬du’bān dieb
(Canis anthus), jackal; wolf │ ‫موو اا ولئبا‬
‫ ادحموو‬maraḍ ad-d. al-aḥmar name of a
noncontiguous skin disease
‫ ابووة‬du’āba pl. ‫ وائووب‬dawā’ib2 lock,
strand (of hair); tuft, wisp
‫ ا‬, ‫ ات‬and ‫ اتية‬see ‫و‬
‫ ا‬see ‫ا‬
‫ ال‬dāl name of the letter
‫ ب‬dabba u to drive away, chase away ( ‫هو‬, ‫ه‬
s.o., s.th.); to defend ( ‫ ع‬s.o., s.th.)
‫ ب و ب‬dubāb (coll.; n. un. ) pl. ‫ا بووة‬
adibba, ‫ بو ن‬dibbān flies, fly │ ‫بو بالو ر‬
gadfly, horsefly
‫ ب بوة‬dubāba pl. -āt (n. un. of ‫ ) بو ب‬fly;
tip (of the sword, or the like)
‫ ب ظوة‬dubbāna, dibbāna fly; sight, bead
(on a firearm)
‫ ملبة‬midabba fly whisk, fly swatter
‫ بوا‬dabaḥa a (dabḥ) to kill (by slitting the
throat); to slaughter, butcher; to massacre;
to murder, slay; to sacrifice, offer up,
immolate ( ‫ هووو‬an animal) II to kill,
slaughter, butcher, massacre, murder
‫ با‬dabḥ slaughtering, slaughter
‫ بوووا‬dibḥ sacrificial victim, blood
sacrifice
‫ بحوووة‬dibḥa, dubḥa angina (med.);
diphtheria │ ‫( ا لبحةاا صودرية‬ṣadrīya) angina
pectoris (med.); O ‫( ا لبحوةاا فؤا يوة‬fu’ādīya)
do.
‫ بوووو ح‬dabbāḥ slaughtering,
murdering; slaughterer, butcher
killing,
‫ بيا‬dabīḥ slaughtered
‫ بيحوة‬dabīḥa pl. ‫ بو ئا‬dabā’iḥ2 slaughter
animal; sacrificial victim, blood sacrifice;
sacrifice, immolation; offering, oblation
‫ مووولبا‬madbaḥ pl. ‫ مووولابا‬madābiḥ2
slaughterhouse; altar (Chr.)
‫ ملبحووة‬madbaḥa massacre, slaughter,
carnage, butchery
‫ بولب‬dabdaba to set into a swinging motion,
swing, dangle ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) II tadabdaba to
swing, pendulate; to oscillate (el.); to be
deflected (magnetic needle); to vibrate; to
fluctuate; to waver, vacillate, hesitate
‫ بلبوة‬dabdaba pl. -āt pendulous motion,
pendulation; oscillation (el.); vibration
‫ تلبووولب‬tadabdaba pendulous motion,
pendulation, swinging; oscillation (el.);
deflection (of a magnetic needle)
O ‫ ملبلب‬mudabdib oscillator (el.)
‫ ملبوولب‬mudabdab fluctuating, variable;
vacillating, wavering, hesitant, unsteady
‫ مألبولب‬mutadabdib: ‫( تيو رامألبولب‬tayyār)
oscillating current (el.)
‫ بول‬dabala, dabula u (dabl, ‫ بوال‬dubūl) to be
wilted, to wilt, wither; to fade; to become
dry, dry up; to waste away; to become
dull, lose its luster (eye)
‫ ر‬darra (n. un.) pl. -āt atom; tiny
particle; speck, mote │ ‫ مثقو لا ر‬mitqāl d.
the weight of a dust particle, a tiny
amount; a little bit; ‫ مقودارا ر‬miqdār d. a
tiny amount, a jot, an iota; ‫ر ام و اا شوول‬
(šakk) the least doubt
‫ بل‬dabl mother-of-pearl, nacre
‫ ب ة‬dubāla wick
‫ ر‬darrī atomic │ ‫( ل بلوةا ريوة‬qunbula)
atomic bomb; ‫( ا شو هاا ولر‬našāṭ) and ‫ه لوةا‬
‫( رية‬ṭāqa) atomic energy
‫ ابل‬dābil pl. ‫ بول‬dubul wilted, withered;
dry, dried up; faded (color); languid, dull,
lackluster, languishing (glance); feeble,
weak, tired 307
‫حووول‬
‫وو‬
daḥl pl. ‫ ا حووو ل‬adḥāl, ‫ حوووال‬duḥūl
resentment,
rancor,
hatred;
revengefulness, vindictiveness; blood
revenge
‫ رور‬darūrī
pulverized
dakara a to keep, preserve, store away,
put away ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to save, lay by ( ‫ هو‬s.th.)
VIII ‫ ا وو‬iddakara to keep, preserve, store
away, put away ( ‫ هووو‬s.th.); to store,
accumulate, gather, hoard, amass ( ‫ ه‬s.th.);
to lay by ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to save ( ‫ هو‬s.th., also
strength, trouble, etc.) │ ‫ا وووواحبووو ال‬
(ḥubban) to harbor love for; ‫الايوود واجهوودا‬
(juhdan) he spares no effort
‫ ر‬durrī of or pertaining to the
offspring or progeny
‫ ووو‬dukr pl. ‫ ا و ر‬adkār s.th. stored
away, put by, hoarded, or accumulated;
stores, supplies; treasure
‫ يوو‬dakīra pl. ‫ و ئو‬dakā’ir2 treasure;
stores, supplies; provisions, food;
ammunition (mil.); (holy) relic
‫ ا وووو ر‬iddikār storage;
amassing,
accumulation;
gathering; saving
hoarding,
storing,
‫ مول و‬mudakkir pl. -ūn assistant gunner,
ammunition passer (mil., Syr.)
‫ مل و‬mudakkar pl. -āt supply
‫ مود و‬muddakira pl. -āt (Syr.) storage
battery, battery
1
2
‫ رور‬darūr powder
‫ ر‬dura see ‫رو‬
‫ا ر‬darra u (darr) to strew, scatter, spread ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to sprinkle (‫ هو ب‬on s.th. s.th.) │‫ا را‬
‫(ا وموو ا وو اعي يوو‬ar-ramāda fī ‘ainaihī) to
throw dust in s.o.’s eyes; -- u (‫ رور‬durūr)
to rise, come up, rise resplendent over the
horizon (sun) │ ‫( رالوظو‬qarnuhū) it began
to show, it emerged
‫ ر‬darr strewing, scattering, sprinkling;
(coll.) tiny particles, atoms, specks, motes
powdery,
powdered,
‫( ريوو‬darīra pl. ‫ رائوو‬darā’ir2 fragrant
powder, cosmetic scented powder
‫ ريووة‬durrīya pl. -āt, ‫ رار‬darārīy
progeny, descendants, children, offspring
3
‫ يلر‬yadaru see (‫)و ر‬
‫ رب‬dariba a (darab) to be sharp,
cutting
‫ رب‬darab diarrhea (med.)
‫ رب‬darib pl. ‫ رب‬durb sharp, cutting │
‫( جوووحا رب‬jurḥ) a malignant, incurable
wound
‫ راح‬durrāḥ pl. ‫ راريووا‬darārīḥ2 Spanish fly,
blister beetle (zool.)
‫ ر‬dara‘a a (dar‘) to measure ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
take the measure or measurements ( ‫ هو‬of
s.th.); to cover ( ‫ هو‬a distance); to cross,
travel ( ‫ هو‬a country), travel through ( ‫ ;)هو‬to
intercede, intervene, mediate, put in a
word (‫ ل‬for s.o., on behalf of s.o., ‫ ع ود‬with
s.o. else) V to use, employ, apply (‫بلريعوة‬
bi-darī‘a or ‫ باسويلة‬bi-wasīla a means, an
expedient); to use as a pretext, as an
excuse (‫ ب‬s.th.); to use as a means (‫ب‬
s.th., ‫ ا ووو‬to an end) VII to proceed,
advance; to intervene
‫ ر‬dar‘ power, ability, capability (‫ ب‬to
do s.th.) │‫ ضو ا رعو اب‬and ‫ضو اع و ا رعو‬
(dar‘an) not to be up to s.th., be unable to
do or accomplish s.th.; to be unable to
stand or bear s.th., be fed up with, be tired
of, feel uneasy about, be oppressed by 308
‫ را‬dirā‘ f. and m., pl. ‫ ا ر‬adru‘, ‫رعو ن‬
dur‘ān arm; forearm; connecting rod;
cubit, in Syria = .68 m │in Egypt: ‫را ا‬
‫( بلووود‬baladī) = .58 m,
‫را ااسوووأ ظبا‬
(istanbūlī) = .665 m, ‫( را اه وداز‬hindāza)
= .656 m, ‫( ذراع معمارر‬mi‘mārī) = ca. .75
m, ‫( ذراع معمرر مربع‬murabba‘) = .5625 m;
in Iraq: ‫( ذراع حلبي‬ḥalabī) = ca. .68 m, ‫ذراع‬
‫( بغاااا‬bagdādī) or ‫( ذراع بلاا‬baladī) = ca.
.80 m, ‫ ذراع معمرر‬see 800 above
‫ ذعار‬da‘ara a (da‘r) to frighten, scare, alarm,
terrify (‫ ه‬s.o.); pass. du‘ira to be
frightened (‫ ل‬by), get alarmed (‫ ل‬at); -da‘ira a (da‘ar) to be terrified, alarmed,
dismayed IV to frighten, scare, alarm,
terrify (‫ ه‬s.o.) V and VII to be frightened,
become alarmed
‫ ذريااع‬darī‘ stepping lively, walking
briskly; rapid, quick; torrential; rapidly
spreading, sweeping (death); devastating;
intercessor
‫ ذعر‬du‘r fright, terror, alarm, panic
‫ ذريعا‬darī‘a pl. ‫ ذرائاع‬darā’i‘2 medium,
means, expedient; pretext, excuse
‫ ذرف‬darafa i (darf, ‫ ذرياف‬darīf, ‫ ذروف‬durūf,
‫ ذرفار‬darafan) to flow, well forth (tears);
to shed ( ‫ هو‬tears; said of the eye) II to
exceed (‫ علوو‬an age) X to let flow, shed ( ‫هو‬
tears)
‫ ذرق‬daraqa i u (darq) to drop excrement (bird)
IV do.
‫ ذرق‬darq droppings, excrement (of a
bird)
(‫ ذرو‬and ‫ ذرا )ذرى‬darā u (darw) to disperse,
scatter ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to carry off, blow away
( ‫ هو‬dust; said of the wind); to winnow, fan
( ‫ هو‬grain); -- ‫ ذرى‬darā i (dary) do. II do.
IV = I; to throw down, throw off ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o.,
s.th.) │ ‫( ا ر اا عووي اا وودما‬dam‘a) the eye
shed tears V to be winnowed, be fanned;
to climb ( ‫ هو‬on), scale ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to seek
shade or shelter (‫ ب‬in, at, under); to take
refuge (‫ ب‬with), flee (‫ ب‬to) X to take
refuge (‫ ب‬with), place o.s. under s.o.’s (‫)ب‬
protection, flee (‫ ب‬to s.o.)
‫ ذرة‬dura durra, a variety of sorghum │
‫( ذرة شاارمي‬eg.) Indian corn, maize (Zea
mays L.); ‫( ذرة صاررا‬ṣafrā’) do. (syr.); ‫ذرة‬
‫( عويجاااا‬eg.) a variety of millet
(Andropogon Sorghum Brot. var. Schwein
furtianus Kcke.); ‫( ذرة بيضار‬baiḍā’) millet
(syr.)
‫ ذرى‬daran protection, shelter
‫ ذروة‬durwa, dirwa pl. ‫ ذرى‬duran
summit; top; peak; culmination, climax,
acme, apex
‫ ماذرى‬midran and ‫ ماذارة‬midrāh pl. ‫ماذار‬
madārin winnow, winnowing fork
‫ ذعااار‬da‘ar fright, alarm, dismay,
consternation
‫ ذعارف‬du‘āf lethal, deadly, immediately killing
(poison) │ ‫( مااوذ ذعاارف‬maut) a sudden,
immediate death
‫ ذعا‬da‘aqa a (da‘q) to frighten (‫ ه‬s.o.) by
screaming
‫ ذعا‬da‘ana a (da‘an) and IV to submit, yield,
give in (‫ ل‬to s.o.), obey (‫ ل‬s.o., an order,
etc.); to concede voluntarily, grant
willingly (‫ ل ب‬to s.o. s.th.)
‫ اذعااااار‬id‘ān submissiveness,
compliance, obedience
‫ مااااذع‬mud‘in
tractable, obedient
submissive,
pliability,
pliable,
‫ ماذعر‬mid‘an pliable, tractable, docile,
obedient, obliging, compliant
‫ و‬dafar pungent smell, stench
‫ لو‬daqan, diqan pl. ‫ ا لو ن‬adqān, ‫ لوان‬duqūn
chin; -- daqn f., pl. ‫ لووان‬duqūn beard,
whiskers │ ‫ ل و اا شوويخ‬d. aš-šaik; wormwood, absinthe; ‫ وووووااد لووو ظهم‬karrū liadqānihim they prostrated themselves;
309 ‫( غووو ا و اا عموولاحأووواا وولل‬gariqa fī l‘amal) to be up to one’s neck in work, be
swamped by work (properly: to drown in
work); ‫( ضحلاعلوا ل و‬ḍaḥika) pl. ‫علووا لواظهم‬
(eg., syr.) to fool s.o., make fun of s.o.,
lead s.o. around by the nose (‫ ب‬with s.th.);
to put on an act for s.o.; ‫ ضوحلا و ا ل و‬to
laugh in s.o.’s face
‫ ذكار‬dakara u (dikr, ‫ تاذكرر‬tadkār) to remember,
bear in mind ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), think ( ‫ هو‬of); to
keep in mind ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to recall, recollect
( ‫ هو‬s.th.); -- (dikr) to speek, talk ( ‫ هو‬of,
about); to name, mention, cite, quote ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to state, designate, indicate ( ‫ ه‬s.th.);
to give ( ‫ هو‬e.g., foots, data); to point, refer
( ‫ هو‬to s.th.); to report, relate, tell (‫ هو ل‬s.th.
to s.o.) │‫ تقاااي يااذكر‬taqaddumun yudkaru
notable progress; ‫( ال ياااااذكر‬yudkaru)
inconsiderable, not worth mentioning; ‫ذكره‬
‫( بخيااار لبااار خير‬kair) to have pleasant
memories of s.o., hold s.o. in fond
remembrance; to speak well of s.o.; ‫ذكاره‬
‫( بشار‬šarr) to have unpleasant memories of
s.o.; to speak ill of s.o. II to remind (‫ه ب‬
s.o. of s.th.), point out (‫ ه ب‬to s.o. s.th.),
call s.o.’s (‫ )ه‬attention (‫ ب‬to); to make ( ‫ ه‬a
word) masculine (gram.) III to parley,
negotiate, confer, have a talk, take counsel
(‫ ه‬with s.o.); to memorize, commit to
memory, learn, study ( ‫ هووووو‬one’s
assignment, one’s lesson) │ ‫ذاكاار ارو ا‬
(durūsahū) to study one’s lessons, do
one’s homework IV to remind ( ‫ ه هو‬s.o. of
s.th.), call ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) to s.o.’s (‫ )ه‬mind V to
remember, bear in mind ( ‫ ه‬s.th.), think ( ‫هو‬
of s.th.) VI to remind each other ( ‫ هو‬of),
revive each other’s memory of ( ‫ ;)ه و‬to
confer (together), have a talk, take counsel
VIII ‫ ااكار‬iddakara = V; X to remember,
recall, keep in mind, know by heart ( ‫هو‬
s.th.)
‫ ذكاار‬dikr recollection, remembrance,
reminiscence, memory, commemoration;
reputation, repute, renown; naming,
stating, mention(ing), quoting, citation;
report, account, narration, narrative;
invocation of God, mention of the Lord’s
name; (in Sufism) incessant repetition of
certain words or formulas in praise of
God, often accompanied by music and
dancing │‫( علاااك ذكااار‬with foll. genit.)
apropos of, speaking of ...; ‫وعلاك ذكار ذ ا‬
speaking of that, incidentally, in that
connection; ‫ ا ااذكر ا حكاايي‬the Koran; ‫اار ف‬
‫ ا ااذكر‬abovementioned, afore-mentioned;
‫ ااعيا ا ااذكر‬of blessed memory, deceased,
late; ‫( اشارا باذكره‬ašāda) to celebrate, praise,
commend s.o. or s.th., speak in glowing
terms of s.o. or s.th.; ‫( مر زال علك ذكر م‬dikr
min) he still remembered ..., he could still
recall ...
‫ ذكار‬dakar pl. ‫ ذكاور‬dukūr, ‫ ذكاورة‬dukūra,
‫ ذكرا‬dukrān male; (pl. ‫ )ذكور‬penis
‫ ذكرة‬dukra reputation, repute, renown
‫ ذكاااارى‬dikrā pl. ‫ ذكرياااارذ‬dikrayāt
remembrance, recollection, memory; pl.
reminiscences, memoirs
‫ ذكير‬dakīr steel
‫ تاااذكرر‬tadkār, tidkār remembrance;
reminder,
memento;
memory,
commemoration; souvenir, keepsake;
memorial day │ ‫ تاذكرر جمياع ا قاي اي‬t. jamī‘
al-qiddīsīn All Saints’ Day (Chr.)
‫ تاااذكرر‬tadkārī, tidkārī serving to
remind, helping the memory; memorial,
commemorative
‫ تذكرة‬tadkira reminder; memento
‫ تااااذكرة‬tadkira, mostly pronounced
tadkara, pl. ‫ تاذاكر‬tadākir2 message, note;
slip, paper, permit, pus; card; ticket;
admission ticket │‫ تذكرة بريا‬postcard; ‫تذكرة‬
‫ اثباارذ ا شخصااي‬t. itbāt aš-šakṣīya identity
card; ‫ تااذكرة ذبااري وايااري‬t. dahāb wa-iyāb
round-trip ticket; ‫( تااااذكرة ا رصاااايف‬eg.)
platform ticket; ‫ تااذكرة اشااترا‬subscription
ticket;
‫( تااااذكرة بياااا‬ṭibbīya) medical
prescription; ‫ تاااذكرة مااارور‬permit, pass,
laissez-passer; passport; ‫ تااذكرة ا ورااو‬310
(Syr.) identity card (= ‫ ب لوةاش صووية‬Eg.);
‫ تذكرة االوتخري‬t. al-intikāb ballot
‫ تااذكرجي‬tadkarjī, ‫ تااذكر‬tadkarī ticket
seller, ticket clerk; (streetcar) conductor
‫ تاذكير‬tadkīr reminding (of s.o., ‫ ب‬of
s.th:). reminder, memento; fecundation,
pollination (of female blossoms; in
pomiculture)
‫ مااذاكرة‬mudākara pl. -āt negotiation,
consultation. conference; deliberation (of
a court; Syr.); learning, memorizing,
memorization; study
‫ تااذكر‬tadakkur memory, remembrance,
recollection
‫ا ااااااااتذكرر‬
istidkār
memorizing,
memorization, committing to memory
‫ ذاكرة‬dākira memory
‫ ماذكور‬madkūr mentioned; said, abovementioned; celebrated │ ‫اي يكا شايئر ماذكورا‬
lam yakun šai’an m. it was of no
importance, it was nothing
‫ مذكر‬mudakkar masculine (gram.)
‫ ماذكرة‬mudakkira pl. -āt reminder; note;
remark.;
notebook;
memorandum,
memorial, aide-mémoire, (diplomatic)
note; ordinance, decree; treatise, paper,
report (of a learned society, = Fr.
mémoires); pl. reminiscences, memoirs │
‫ ماذكرة االتااري‬m. al-ittihām bill of indictment
(jur.); ‫ ماذكرة ا جلاي‬m. al-jalb writ of habeas
corpus; ‫( ماذكرة شارربي‬šifāhīya) verbal note
(dipl.)
(‫ ذكو‬and ‫ ذكر )ذكك‬dakā u (dukūw, ‫ ذكار‬dakan, ‫ذكار‬
dakā’) to blaze, flare up (fire); to exude a
strong odor; -- ‫ ذكاي‬dakiya ( ‫ ذكار‬dakā’) to
be sharp-witted, intelligent II and IV to
cause to blaze, fan ( ‫ هو‬the fire); to kindle
( ‫ هو‬s.th.) II to immolate an animal X =
dakā
‫ ذكار‬dakā’ acumen, mental, acuteness,
intelligence, brightness; -- dukā’2 the sun
‫ ذكاي‬dakīy pl. ‫ اذكيار‬adkiyā’2 intelligent,
sharp-witted, clever, bright; redolent,
fragrant; tasty, savory, delicious
‫ ل‬dalla i (dall, dull, ‫ ال وة‬dalāla, ‫ وة‬dilla, ‫مل وة‬
madalla) to be low, lowly, humble,
despised, contemptible II to lower, debase,
degrade, humiliate, humble ( ‫ه و‬, ‫ ه‬s.o.,
s.th.); to subject, break, subdue, conquer (‫ه‬
s.o.); to overcome, surmount ( ‫هوووو‬
difficulties, obstacles) IV to lower,
debase, degrade, humiliate, humble ( ‫هو‬, ‫ه‬
s.o., s.th.); to subject, break, subdue,
conquer ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o. s.th.) V to lower o.s,
humble o.s., cringe (‫ ا وو‬or ‫ ل‬before s.o.);
to be humble, obsequious X to think (‫ه‬
s.o.) low or despicable; to think little (‫ه‬
of), disesteem (‫ ه‬s.o.); to deride, flout,
disparage, run down (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ل‬
dull
lowness,
lowliness,
insignificance; ignominy, disgrace, shame,
degradation,
humiliation;
humility,
humbleness, meekness, submissiveness
‫ ووة‬dilla lowness, baseness, vileness,
depravity; submissivness, obsequiousness
‫ يل‬dalīl pl. ‫ ا ال‬adillā’2, ‫ ا ة‬adilla low,
lowly; despised, despicable, contemptible;
docile,
tractable,
pliable;
humble,
submissive, abject, servile; obsequious,
cowering, cringing ‫ وال‬dalūl pl. ‫ ول‬dulul
docile, tractable, gentie (animal); female
riding camel
‫ مل ووة‬madalla humbleness, meekness,
submissiveness; humiliation
‫ تووول يل‬tadlīl derogation, degradation,
bemeaning; overcoming, conquering,
surmounting (of difficulties,
obstacle, and the like)
of
an
‫ ا الل‬idlāl degradation, debasement,
humiliation
‫ تل ل‬tadallul self-abasement 311
‫ لل‬duldul pl. ‫ ال ل‬dalādil2 lowest, nethermost
part of s.th.; train, hem (of a garment)
│‫ ال لاا س‬the mob, the riffraff
‫ ا وف‬adlaf2, f. ‫ فو‬dalfā’, pl. ‫ وف‬dulf having a
small and finely chiseled nose
‫ ق‬dalq tip, point; tip of the tongue
‫ ا حوووااا ول ق‬al-ḥurūf ad-dulq, ‫ا حوووواا‬
‫ ا ل قيووة‬and ‫( ا حووووااا لو لقيووة‬dulaqiya) the
liquids r, l, n (phon.)
‫ ق‬dalq, daliq, ‫ يق‬dalīq eloquent, glib,
facile (tongue)
‫ اللوة‬dalāqa eloquence, glibness (of the
tongue)
‫ ل‬etc., see ‫ا‬
‫ م‬damma u (damm, ‫ ملموة‬madamma) to blame,
find blameworthy, dispraise, criticize (‫ه‬
s.o.), find fault (‫ ه‬with s.o.) II to rebuke,
censure sharply (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ م‬damm censure, dispraise, derogation,
disparagement
‫ مووة‬dimma pl ‫ مووم‬dimam protection,
care, custody; covenant of protection,
compact; responsibility, answerableness;
financial obligation, liability, debt;
inviolability, security of life and property;
safeguard, guarantee, security; conscience
│ ‫ ب لم وة‬honestly? really? seriously? ‫و ا‬
‫ مأو‬and ‫ علووا مأو‬upon my word, truly;
‫بلمأ‬, ‫ و ا مأو‬in s.o.’s debt, indebted to s.o.;
‫ م و ابلمأ و‬his debt; ‫ علوووا مأ و‬under s.o.’s
protection; at s.o.’s disposal; for the
benefit of s.o. or s.th., for s.o. or some
purpose (allocation of funds); ‫هو اعلووا مأو‬
she is financially dependent on him, he
has to support her; ‫ اهولاا لموة‬ahl ad-d. the
free non-Muslim subjects living in
Muslim, countries who, in return for
paying the capital tax, enjoyed protection
and safety; ‫ هو هواا لموة‬of pure conscience,
upright, honest; ‫( بوأا مأ‬barra’a) to relieve
one’s conscience, meet one’s obligation
‫ مو‬dimmī a zimmi, a free non-Muslim
subject living in a Muslim country (see ‫موة‬
dimma: ‫)اهلاا لمة‬
‫ م م‬dimām pl. ‫ ا موة‬adimma right, claim,
title; protection, custody; security of life
and property │ ‫ و ا م و ماا ليوول‬fī d. al-lail
under cover of darkness
‫ مووويم‬damīm censured; blameworthy,
objectionable, reprehensible; ugly, unfair,
nasty
‫ ميموة‬damīima pl. ‫ مو ئم‬damā’im2 blame,
censure
‫ ملمة‬madamma pl. -āt blame, censure
‫ مولمام‬madmūm censured; blameworthy,
objectionable, reprehensible
‫ مو‬V to grumble, complain ( ‫ م‬or ‫ علو‬about)
‫ مو ر‬dimār sacred possession, cherished
goods; honor
‫ تووولمو‬tadammur pl. -āt grumbling,
complaint, grievance
‫ مو‬damiya a ( ‫ مو‬damā’) to be in the throes
of death
‫ مو‬damā’ last remnant; last breath of
life │ ‫( مو امو اا حيو‬ḥayāh) last breath of
life
‫ ظوب‬IV to do wrong, commit a sin, a crime, an
offense; to be guilty, be culpable X to find
or declare (‫ ه‬s.o.) guilty of a sin, of a
crime, of an offense
‫ ظوب‬danb pl. ‫ ظواب‬dunūb offense, sin,
crime, misdeed
‫ ظووب‬danab pl. ‫ ظووب‬adnāb tail; end;
adherent (pol.), follower, henchman
‫ظبووووو‬
danabī caudal, tail- (in
compounds); append aged, appendant,
dependent
‫ ظيب‬dunaib petiole, leafstalk (bot.)
‫ ملظب‬mudannab comet
‫ موولظب‬mudnib culpable, guilty; sinner;
evildoer, delinquent, criminal 312
‫ هوب‬dahaba a (‫ هو ب‬dahāb, ‫ مولهب‬madhab) to
go (‫ ا وو‬to); to betake o.s., travel (‫ ا وو‬to); to
go away, leave, depart; to disappear,
vanish, decline, dwindle; to perish, die, be
destroyed; with ‫ب‬: to carry s.th. off, take
s.th. away, abduct, steal s.th., sweep s.th.
or s.o. away, annihilate, destroy s.th. or
s.o.; ‫ هوبابو اا وو‬to lead or conduct s.o. to,
take s.o. along to; to think, believe (‫ا وو‬
s.th.), hold the view, be of the opinion (‫ا وو‬
that); to escape ( ‫ عو‬s.o.; fig.), slip ( ‫عو‬
s.o.’s mind), ‫ هوباع و اان‬to lose sight of the
fact that ..., forget that ... ; to ignore, skip,
omit ( ‫ عو‬s.th.); (with imperf.) to prepare
to ..., be about to ... │ ‫ هوباوجو‬to go back
and forth, walk up and down; ‫هوباا وواابعودا‬
‫( م‬ab‘ada) to go beyond ... (fig.); ‫مو ايولهبا‬
‫( و اظزعأ و‬naz‘atihī) what follows along
these lines; !‫( اي ايولهبابول‬yudhabu) the idea
of it! you can’t mean it! ‫( هوباسودى‬sudan)
to be futile, be in vain, be of no avail; ‫هبا‬
‫( ا را اا ويو ح‬adrāja r-riyāḥ) to go the ways
of the winds, i.e., to pass unnoticed,
without leaving a trace; to end in smoke,
come to nothing, be futile, be in vain; ‫هبا‬
‫( كوبمساا ودابو‬ka-amsi d-dābir) to vanish into
thin air, disappear without leaving a trace
(lit.: like yesterday gone by); ‫( هباببه ئو‬bibahā’ihi) to take the glamor away from
s.th.; ‫( هوباب فسو‬bi-nafsihī) to kill s.o. (joy,
terror, etc.); ‫( هوباب ي و‬bi-kayālihī) to let
one’s imagination wander (‫ ا وو‬to); ‫هووبا‬
‫( ملهبووو‬madhabahū) to embrace s.o.’s
madhab (see below); to follow s.o.’s
teaching, make s.o.’s belief one’s own,
embrace s.o.’s ideas; to adopt s.o.’s
policy, proceed exactly like s.o.; ‫هوباكولا‬
‫( مولهب‬kulla madhabin) to do everything
conceivable, leave no stone unturned, go
to greatest lengths II to gild ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) IV to
cause to go away, make disappear,
remove, eliminate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to take away
( ‫ ه‬s.th., ‫ ع‬from s.o.)
‫ موولهب‬II tamadhaba (deriv. of ‫موولهب‬
madhab) to follow, adopt, embrace (‫ ب‬a
teaching, a religion, etc.)
‫ هوب‬dahab (m. and f.) gold; gold piece,
gold coin │O ‫( هباابي‬abyaḍ) platinum
‫ هبو‬dahabī golden, of gold; precious,
excellent, apposite (e.g., advice, saying,
etc.) │ ‫ آيووةا هبيووة‬golden word, maxim,
epigram
‫ هبيوة‬dahabīya pl. -āt dahabeah, a long
light-draft houseboat, used on the Nile
‫ ه و ب‬dahāb going; passing, passage,
falling away, decrease, dwindling, loss,
disappearance; leave, departure; trip,
journey; outward-bound trip or journey
(as opposed to ‫ ايوو ب‬iyāb return trip;
railroad); opinion, view (‫ ا وواان‬that) │‫ه بو ا‬
‫( واي بو‬iyāban) there and back; back and
forth, up and down; ‫تووولكو ا هووو باوايووو ب‬
tadkarat d. wa-iyāb round-trip ticket
‫ هاب‬duhūb going │ ‫ هواباومو ب‬coming
and going; ‫ وو اجيئووةاو هوواب‬coming and
going, in a state of fluctuation, having its
ups and downs
‫ ملهب‬madhab pl. ‫ ملاهب‬madāhib2 going,
leave, departure; way out, escape ( ‫ع و‬
from);
manner
followed,
adopted
procedure or policy, road entered upon;
opinion, view, belief; ideology; teaching,
doctrine; movement, orientation, trend
(also pol.); school; mazhab, orthodox rite
of fiqh (Isl. Law); religious creed, faith,
denomination │O ‫( ملهب ا اا حي‬ḥayāh) his
philosophy of life, his weltanschauung;
‫( ا مووولهباا مووو‬māddī) the materialistic
ideology, the materialistic approach to
life; ‫ هوبامولهب ابعيودا‬to go very far, be very
extensive
‫موووووولهب‬
madhabī
confessional; sectarian
denominational,
‫ ملهبية‬madhabīya sectarianism 313
‫ اهوب‬dāhib: ‫ اهوباا لوان‬d. al-laun faded,
colorless, discolored
‫ ملهاباب‬madhūb bihī and ‫ ملهاباا عقول‬m.
al-‘aql out of one’s mind, demented
‫ ملهب‬mudahhab gilded
‫ هوول‬dahala a (dahl, ‫ هووال‬duhūl) to forget,
overlook, omit, neglect, fail to heed ( ‫عو‬
s.th.); -- dahlia a (‫ هووال‬duhūl) to be
perplexed, alarmed, dismayed, startled,
surprised, baffled; to be astonished, be
amazed; to frighten, scare, take alarm,
flinch; to be absent-minded, be distracted;
to be or become distracted ( ‫ ع و‬from),
forget, overlook, fail to heed, neglect ( ‫عو‬
s.th.) IV to baffle, startle, nonplus (‫ ه‬s.o.);
to distract ( ‫ ه عو‬s.o. from), make (‫ ه‬s.o.)
forget ( ‫ ع‬s.th.) VII = dahila
‫ هووال‬duhūl perplexity, consternation,
bafflement, daze, stupor; confusion,
bewilderment, dismay, alarm, fright;
surprise;
amazement,
astonishment;
absentmindedness,
distractedness ( ‫ ع‬from)
distraction,
‫اهوووول‬
diJAil negligent, forgetful,
oblivious, distracted, absent-minded;
dazed, in a stupor
‫ مووولهال‬madhūl perplexed, startled,
alarmed, dismayed, dazed, confused,
baffled,
bewildered;
distracted,
absentminded
‫ هلا‬mudhil startling, baffling, amazing
‫ م ووولهل‬mundahil alarmed, dismayed,
perplexed, startled, baffled; distracted,
absent-minded
‫ ه‬dihn pl. ‫ ا ه ن‬adhān mind; intellect
‫ ه‬dihnī mental, intellectual
‫ ه ية‬dihnīya mentality
‫ و‬dū, genit.
dī, acc. ‫ ا‬dā, f. ‫ ا‬dāt, pl. m.
‫ وو‬dawū, ‫ او وا‬ulū, pl. f. ‫ وا‬dawāt (with
foll. genit.) possessor, owner, holder or
muter of, endowed or provided with,
embodying or comprising s.th. │‫ واعقول‬dū
‘aql endowed with brains, bright,
intelligent; ‫ وامو ل‬rich, wealthy; ‫ واصوحة‬dū
ṣiḥḥa healthy; ‫ واشوبن‬dū ša’n important,
significant; ‫ واا قوبووو‬dū l-qurbā relative,
kin(sman); ‫( غيووا ازر‬zar‘) uncultivated
(land); ‫ مو ا البول‬min dī qablu than before;
‫ موووو ا اظفسوووو‬of one’s own accord,
spontaneously; ‫ ووه‬dawūhu his relatives,
his kin, his folk; ‫ وواا معو ووة‬dawū lmawadda wa-l-ma‘rifa friends end
acquaintances; ‫ وواا شوبه‬dawū š-šubuhāt
dubious persons, people of ill repute; ‫ووا‬
‫ ا شووبن‬dawū š-ša’n important, influential
people; the competent people (or
authorities), those concerned with the
matter; ‫ او وااااالموو‬ulū l-amr rulers, leaders;
‫ او ووووااا حوووولاوا عقوووود‬ulū l-hall wa-l-‘aqd
influential people, those in power
‫ ا‬dāt pl. ‫ وا‬dawāt being, essence, nature;
self; person, personality; the same, the
selfsame; -self; ‫ ا ولوا‬people of rank,
people of distinction, notables; ‫ اتو‬dātan
personally
│ ‫ا ا اا بووووووي‬
d.
al-bain
disagreement,
dissension,
disunion,
discord, enmity; friendship; ‫ ا اا ج ب‬d. aljanb pleurisy (med.); ‫ ا اا وئووة‬d. ar-ri’a
pneumonia; ‫ ا اا صدر‬d. aṣ-ṣadr disease of
the chest, pectoral ailment; ‫ ا اا يود‬d. al-
yad wealth, affluence; ‫ ا اايودي‬d. aidīnā
our possessions; ‫ ا اا يموي‬dāta l-yamīn to
the right, ‫ ا اا شووم ل‬dāta š-šimāli to the
left, ‫ ا اا يس و ر‬dāta l-yasāri do.; ‫ا امووو‬
dāta marratin once, one time, ‫ و ا ا اموو‬fī
dāti marratin do.; ‫ ا ايوام‬dāta yaumin one
day, ‫ ا ا ايام‬fī dāti yaumin do.; ‫ا ا اغود‬
fī dāti gadin sometime in the future,
before long; ...‫ و ا ا ا‬fī dāti ... (with foll.
genit.) as to …, concerning ..., with
reference to …, re; ‫ ب وولا‬bi-d-dāt none
other than ..., ... of all things, ... of all 314
people; personally, in person; ‫ اظو اب ولا‬I, of
all people, ..., none other than I ...; ‫و ا ودنا‬
‫ ب ولا‬in London, of all places; ‫ا سوع اب ولا‬
(sa‘āda) essential happiness, happiness
proper; ‫ ا اظفسو‬dāt nafsihī, ‫ ا ااظفسووهم‬d.
anfusihim his sejf, their selves, his (their)
very nature; ‫هواا اتو‬, ‫( هواابلاتو‬he) himself;
‫ ا اا ش و‬the same thing; ‫ ا اادشووي‬the
same things; ‫( ا س و ةا اته و‬sana) the same
year; ‫ لاتو‬by himself (itself); in itself; as
such; for his (its) own sake; ‫ و ا ات و‬in
itself; ‫ احدا ات‬fī ḥaddi d. do.; ‫ ل ئمابلات‬selfexistent, independent, self-contained,
isolated; ‫( ا ثقوةاب ولا‬tiqa) self-confidence;
‫ حوووباا ووولا‬ḥubb ad-d. and
‫محبوووةاا ووولا‬
maḥabbat ad-d. self-love, selfishness,
egoism; ‫ االعأم و اعلووواا وولا‬self-confidence,
self-reliance; ‫ صووياابلاتو‬self-evident, selfexplanatory; ‫ م و ل ا ات و‬munāqiḍ dātahū
self-contradictory;
‫ ابووو ا وا‬ibn dawāt
descended from a good family, highborn
‫ ات و‬dātī own, proper; self-produced,
self-created, spontaneous; personal; selfacting, automatic; subjective (philos.); (pl.
-ūn) subjectivist (philos.); ‫ اتيو‬dātīyan of
o.s., by o.s.; personally, in person │ ‫ا حكوما‬
‫( ا لات‬ḥukm) autonomy
‫ اتيووة‬dātīya personality; subjectivism
(philos.); identity (of a person) │‫تحقيووقا‬
‫ ا لاتية‬identification (of a person)
‫ الا اتية‬lā-dātīya impersonality
‫ وات‬dawātī high-class, exclusive, luxurious
1
‫ وابة‬see ‫أب‬
1
‫ ) اباي وبة‬dāba u (daub), (daub, ‫ ) وب و ن‬to
dissolve; to melt; to melt away; to liquefy,
deliquesce; to dwindle away, vanish; to
pine away, waste away (‫حسوووو اواسوووو‬
ḥasratan wa-asan with grief and sorrow)
│ ‫( اباحيو‬hayā’an) to die of shame; ‫ابوتا‬
‫( اظفو رها و‬aẓfāruhū) to strive in vain for,
make futile efforts in order to II to
dissolve, melt, liquefy ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.) IV to
dissolve (also, e.g., tablets in water),
liquefy ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to melt ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to smelt
( ‫ هو‬metal); to consume, spend, exhaust,
use up, sap ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) │‫( ا اباجهوده‬juhdahū)
to exhaust s.o.’s energy; ‫ا اباعصو ر ام و ا و‬
(‘uṣārata mukkihī) to rack one’s brain
with
‫ وب‬daub dissolution; solution (also, as
a liquid)
‫ وبوو ن‬dawabān dissolution, melting,
deliquescence, liquefaction │‫وبووو ناا وووثل ا‬
‫ يا ثلووا ة‬d. at-talj (at-tulūj) snowbreak,
thaw; ‫ ل بوولا لوولوب ن‬qābil li-d-d. meltable,
soluble, dissoluble
‫ تووولويب‬tadwīb dissolution, solution,
melting, liquefaction
‫ ا ابووووة‬idāba dissolution,
melting, liquefaction
solution,
‫ ائووب‬dā’ib dissolved; melted, molten;
salable, dissoluble
‫ ا‬and ‫ وا‬see ‫و‬
‫ ا اي و ة‬dāda u (daud, ‫ يو‬diyād) to scatter,
drive away, chase away; to remove ( ‫هو عو‬,
‫ ه‬s.o., s.th. from); to defend, protect ( ‫عو‬
s.o., s.th.) │ ‫( ا اا واماعو اعي و‬an-nauma ‘an
‘ainihī) to drive or keep the sleep from his
eyes
‫ و‬daud defense, protection ( ‫ ع و‬of
s.th.)
‫ يو‬diyād defense, protection ( ‫ عو‬of
s.th.)
‫ مولو‬midwād pl. ‫ مولاو‬madāwid manger,
crib, feeding trough
‫ ائووود‬dā’id pl.
protector
‫ا‬
dāda defender,
‫ ا اي و ة‬dāqa u (dauq, ‫ وا‬dawāq, ‫موولا‬
madāq) to taste, sample ( ‫ هو‬food, etc.); to
try, try out, teat ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to get a taste 315
( ‫ ه‬of s.th.), experience, undergo, suffer ( ‫هو‬
s.th.), go through s.th. ( ‫ )هو‬IV to have (‫ه‬
s.o.) taste or sample ( ‫ ه‬s.th.), give ( ‫ ه ه‬s.o.
s.th.) to taste V to taste ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) slowly,
repeatedly, thoroughly; to get a taste ( ‫ هو‬of
s.th.); to sense, perceive ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to enjoy
thoroughly, savor, relish ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.); to
derive pleasure ( ‫ م‬from)
‫ و‬dauq pl. ‫ ا وا‬adwāq gustatory
sense; taste (‫ ل‬for; also, e.g., literary
taste); perceptivity, responsiveness ( ‫ووو‬
for); sensitivity, sensitiveness; savoirvivre, suavity, urbanity, tact; liking,
inclination; taste, flavor (of food, etc.)
│‫ ا لو اا سليم‬good taste
‫ ول‬dauqī of taste, gustative, gustatory
‫ وا‬dawāq taste
‫ وا‬dawwāq epicure, connoisseur,
gourmet, bon vivant
‫ ملا‬madāq taste
‫ ائقة‬dā’iqa sense of taste
‫ وى‬dawā i and dawiya a to wither, wilt, fad.;
to be withered, be dry IV to cause to wilt,
to dry
‫ او‬dāwin withered, faded, drooping
see ‫و‬
‫ ا اي يوواة‬dā’a i ( ‫ يووا‬duyū‘) to spread, get
about,
circulate,
be
spread,
be
disseminated, be or become widespread;
to leak out, become public, become
generally known IV to spread. spread out,
disseminate, propagate ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ ب‬s.th.); to
make known, announce, make public,
publicize, publish ( ‫ هوو‬or ‫ ب‬s.th.); to
promulgate ( ‫ هوو‬or ‫ ب‬s.th.); to show,
manifest, display ( ‫ ه و‬or ‫ ب‬s.th.), give
evidence ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ ب‬of); to reveal, disclose,
divulge ( ‫ هو‬or ‫ ب‬s.th.); to emit ( ‫ هو‬electric
waves); to broadcast, transmit ( ‫ ه‬s.th., ‫علوو‬
to the public; radio) │ ‫( ا ا ابو ألفز‬talfaza)
to telecast ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫يوووووووووا‬
duyū‘
widespreadness,
commonness;
spreading,
spread,
dispersion, diffusion; circulation (of news)
‫ مولي‬midyā‘ pl. ‫ مولاييا‬madāyī‘2 telltale,
talebearer, tattler, blabber,: indiscret
person; radio station, broadcasting station;
broadcasting; microphone; O radio set
‫ ا اعووة‬idā‘a spreading, dissemination,
propagation;
announcement,
proclamation; publication; revelation,
disclosure; playback (of a tape; as
opposed to recording); broadcasting,
radio; (pl. -āt) (radio) broadcast,
transmission │ ‫ ا اعووةااد ب و ر‬i. al-akbāir
newscast, news (radio); ‫ا اعووووةاتلفزيووووة‬
(talfazīya) television broadcast, telecast;
‫( ا اعوةاالسولكية‬lā-silkīya) and ‫ا اعوةارا يا اظيوة‬
radio broadcast; broadcasting, radio; ‫ا اعوةا‬
‫ ا با يس‬police radio; ‫ مجلوةااإل اعوة‬majallat ali. radio magazine
‫ائووووا‬
dā’i‘ widespread, common,
general; circulating, in circulation; widely
known │‫ ائااا صويت‬d. aṣ-ṣīt famous, noted,
renowned, widely known
‫ موووليا‬mudī‘ spreader, disseminator,
propagator, proclaimer; broadcasting,
transmitting (used attributively); (radio)
transmitter; radio announcer
‫ مليعوة‬mudī‘a pl. -āt woman announcer
(radio)
‫ يول‬II to furnish ( ‫ هو‬s.th., esp. a book) with an
appendix, add a supplement ( ‫ ه و‬to); to
provide ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) at the end (‫ ب‬with) IV to
trample underfoot, degrade, debase ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.)
‫ يول‬dail pl. ‫ يوال‬duyūl, ‫ ا يو ل‬adyāl the
lowest or rearmost part of s.th., lower end;
tail; hem, border (of a garment); train (of a
skirt); lappet, coat tail; bottom, foot, end
(of a page); appendage, appendicle;
add.nda, supplement, appendix (of a
book); retinue, 316 attendants, suite;
dependent; result, consequence │ ‫و ا يل و‬
immediately thereafter: ‫ ه هواا ليل‬innocent,
blameless, upright, honest; ‫ههووو ر اا وووليل‬
ṭahārat ad-d. innocence, moral integrity,
probity, uprightness, honesty; ‫هايوولاا ووليل‬
long, lengthy, extensive: ‫تمسوووولاب ي وووو‬
tamassaka bi-adyālihī to cling to s.o.’s
coat tails, hold on to s.o.; ‫جوواعليو ا يولاا عفو‬
(jarra, ‘alaihi) to wipe out s.th., bring
about the doom of s.th., let s.th. sink into
oblivion: ‫ ال ابب ي لاا ش‬to resort to s.th.
‫ر‬
‫ را‬rā’ name of the letter ‫ر‬
‫ رئة‬ri’a pl. ‫ رئان‬ri’ūn,
‫ رئ‬ri’āt lung
‫ رئوووا‬ri’awī pulmonary, pulmonic,
pneumonic, of or pertaining to the lung,
lung (used attributively)
‫ رأب‬ra’aba a (ra’b) to mend, repair, patch up
( ‫ هو‬a rent, and the like); to rectify, put in
order, set right ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ ر بة‬ru’ba patch (for mending a rent)
‫ مووأب‬mir’ab pl. ‫ موائوب‬marā’ib2 repair shop,
garage
‫( رابار‬Fr. rapport) report
‫ راتي‬ratinaj resin
‫( رتي ة = راتي ة‬look up alphabetically)
‫ ر‬ru’d soft, tender; ru’d and
delicate young girl
‫ رئووود‬ri’d pl.
approximately
contemporary
‫( أو ار‬fatāh)
‫ ارآ‬ar’ād person of
the
same
age,
‫ را ار‬rādār radar
‫ را يك ل‬radikālī radical
‫ را يا‬rādiyō radio
‫ را يا اج‬radiyōlōjī radiology
‫ را يووووام‬radiyūm
radioactive
gladly; juts as you wish! at your service!
‫‘ علووار وساادشوه‬alā r. il-ašhād in public,
for all the world to see; ‫رأس و اعلووواعقووب‬
ra’san ‘alā ‘aqbin upside down, topsyturvy, e.g., ‫ للب ارأس اعلواعقب‬317 (qalabahū)
to turn s.th. completely upside down,
upset s.th. from the bottom up; ‫ا ووأساا ووا‬
‫( ا قوودم‬qadam) or ‫م و اا وووأساا ووواأ مووصاا قوودم‬
(akmaṣi l-qadam) from head to toe; ‫ر واابو ا‬
‫ رأسو‬to pay attention to s.th.; ‫ رأسااب و‬the
principal evil, the root of all evil; ‫رأسات وار‬
Ras Tanura (cape. E Saudi Arabia, oil
center); ‫ رأساثام‬r. tūm clove of garlic: ‫رأسا‬
‫ ا جسوووو‬r. al-jisr bridgehead; ‫رأساح ميوووة‬
(ḥāmiya) hothead, hotspur, firebrand; ‫رأسا‬
‫ ا سو ة‬r. as-sana New Year; ‫ رأساا عموا‬r. al‘amūd capital (of a column or pilaster);
‫ رأساا كأو ب‬letter-head; ‫ رأساا مو ل‬pl. ‫ر وسا‬
‫ ا موو ل‬capital (fin.): ‫ مسووقطاا وووأس‬masqaṭ,
masqiṭ ar-r. birthplace, home town; ‫سومطا‬
‫ ا ووأس‬samṭ ar-r. zenith (astron.); ‫ا بلوداا ووأس‬
(balad) the capital city; ‫ر وساادصووو با‬
tiptoes
│‫ا وارا يوووواما عوووول‬
‫ رأسو‬ra’sī head (adj.), cephalic; main,
chief, principal; perpendicular, vertical
‫ رأرأ‬ra’ra’a: ‫( رأرأابعي و‬bi-‘ainaihī) to roll one’s
eyes
‫ رأسوم‬ra’s-mālī capitalistic; (pl. -ūn)
capitalist
radium
‫ رأس‬ra’asa a (‫ رئ سوة‬ri’āsa) to be at the head,
be the chairman, be in charge ( ‫ هو‬of s.th.);
to preside ( ‫ ه و‬over s.th.); to had, lead,
direct, manage, run ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); -- ‫ر س‬
ra’usa u to be the chief, the leader II to
appoint as chief or head, make the director
or leader, entrust with the direction,
management or chairmanship (‫ ه‬s.o.) V =
ra’asa VIII to become or be the chief,
head, leader, or director
‫ رأس‬ra’s m. and f., pl. ‫ ر وس‬ru’ūs,
‫ ار س‬ar’us head (also as a enumerative of
cattle); chief, chieftain, head, leader;
upper part, upper end; tip; top, summit,
peak; vertex, apex; extremity, end;
promontory, headland, cape (geogr.);
main part; beginning: ‫ رأسو‬ra’san directly,
straightway; immediately │ ‫ بوأسوووو‬sui
generis, in a class by itself, independent,
self-contained, e.g., ‫‘( علووومابوأسووو‬ilm) a
science in itself; ‫( رأسابوأس‬both) alike, one
like the other, equally, without distinction:
‫( علوارأس‬with foll. genit.) at the head of; at
the end of; at the beginning of, before,
prior to; ‫( علوواا ووأساوا عوي‬wa-l-‘ain) very
‫ رأسم ية‬ra’s-mālīya capitalism
‫ رئويس‬ra’īs pl. ‫ ر سو‬ru’asā’ one at the
head, or in charge, of; head; chieftain;
leader; chief, boss; rais; director; headmaster, principal, chairman; governor;
president;
manager,
superintendent;
conductor
(mus.);
superior
(as
distinguished from ‫ مووو وس‬subordinate);
(mil.) captain (Ir. 1922. Leb.; formerly
also Syr. And Eg.); ‫( رئوويسااول‬awwal)
military rank between captain and major
(= Fr. capitaine 1ière classe; Ir. 1922, Syr.
1952) │‫ ارئيساادس لفة‬archbishop; ‫رئيساا بلدية‬
r. al-baladīya chief of a municipality,
mayor; ‫ رئويساا أحويوو‬editor-in-chief; ‫رئويسا‬
‫ اركوو ناا حوووب‬r. arkān al-ḥarb chief of
general staff; ‫ رئوويساا أشووويف‬r. at-tašrīfāt
chief of protocol, master of ceremonies
(of the king; formerly Ir.); ‫رأساا شم سوومة‬
archdeacon; ‫ رئوويساعو و‬r. ‘urafā’ (mil.)
master sergeant (Ir., Syr.); ‫ رئويساادلسو م‬r.
al-aqsām technical director general (of the
State Railways; Eg.); ‫ رئوويساا ووااب‬r. annuwwāb president of parliament, speaker
of the (lower) house; ‫رئويساهيئوةااركو ناا حووب‬
r. hai’at arkān al-ḥarb chief of general
staff; ‫ رئويساا وازرا‬r. al-wuzarā’ and ‫رئويسا‬
‫ ا ازار‬prime minister, premier
‫ رئيسوووة‬ra’īsa manageress; directress;
mother superior
‫ رئيسووو‬ra’īsī main, chief, principal,
leading │ ‫( ورارئيس و‬daur) leading role,
leading part; ‫( سوببارئيسو‬sabab) principal
cause, main reason; ‫ شووو ر ارئيسووو‬main
street; ‫ ا ف ووو ئلاا وئيسوووية‬cardinal virtues
(Chr.); ‫( مق وووةارئيسوووية‬maqāla) editorial,
leading article, leader
□ ‫ ريس‬rayyis (= ‫ )رئيس‬mate (naval rank;
Eg.) │‫( رئوويساممأو ز‬mumtāz) a naval rank
(approx. = petty officer 3rd class; Eg.
1939)
‫ رئ سووة‬ri’āsa, ‫ ري سووة‬riyāsa (also ‫)رآسووة‬
leadership, leading position; management,
direction;
chairmanship;
presidency,
presidentship;
supervision,
superintendency │ ‫ ارئ سووووةاا ووووازار‬prime
ministry,
premiership;
‫اراا وي سووووووووة‬
presidential palace, seat of the chief
executive of a country
‫ توو س‬tara‘‘us direction, management;
chairmanship
‫ روائوس‬rawā’is2 cliffs lining river bode
(wadis)
‫ موو وس‬mar’ūs subordinate; (pl. -ūn) a
subordinate, a subaltern
‫ رأا‬ra’afa a and ‫ ر ا‬ra’ufa u (‫ رأ وة‬ra’fa, ‫رآ وة‬
ra’āfa) to show mercy (‫ ب‬on s.o.), have
pity (‫ ب‬with s.o.), be kind, gracious,
merciful (‫ ب‬to s.o.) V do.
‫ رأ وووة‬ra’fa and ‫ رآ وووة‬ra’āfa morcy,
compassion, pity: kindliness graciousness
‫ ر وا‬ra’ūf merciful, compassionate;
kind, benevolent; gracious
‫ ارأا‬ar’af kindlier, more gracious (‫ب‬
toward) 318
‫ را ي‬rāfiyā raffia, raftia palm
1
‫ رأم‬ra’ama a (ra’m) to repair, mend ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
2
‫ رئم‬ra’ima a (‫ رئم ن‬ri’mān) to love tenderly ( ‫هو‬
s.th.), be very fond ( ‫ هوو‬of); to treat
tenderly, fondle, cares ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ رئوم‬ri’m pl. ‫ ارآم‬ar’ām white antelope,
addax
‫ ر وم‬ra’ūm loving, tender (mother to
her children)
‫ راما‬rāmallāh Ramallah (town in W Jordan,
N of Jerusalem)
‫ راميووة‬rāmiya ramie, a strong, lustrous bast
fiber; China jute (bot.)
‫ راوظد‬rāwand rhubarb
1
‫ رأى‬ra’ā ‫ يووى‬yarā (ra’y, ‫ ر يوة‬ru’ya) to see; to
behold, descry, perceive, notice, observe,
discern ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to look ( ‫ هو هو‬at s.th. as),
regard ( ‫ ه و ه و‬s.th. as), consider, deem,
think ( ‫ ه ه‬s.th. to be ...); to judge; to be of
the opinion (‫ ان‬that), believe, think (‫ان‬
that); to express one’s opinion; to feel (‫ان‬
that); to deem appropriate, think proper ( ‫هو‬
s.th.), decide ( ‫ هو‬on s.th., ‫ان‬to do s.th.); to
consider, contemplate │‫ أرأيوت‬a-ra’aita tell
me! what do you think? ‫رأىارأ اا عووي‬
(ra’ya l-ain) to see with one’s own eyes;
‫( رأىار يو‬ru’yā) to have a dream; ‫رأىام و ا‬
‫‘( ا عجوب‬ajaba) to be amazed at s.th.; ‫رأىا‬
‫ لشو ا ئود‬expect some benefit from s.th.;
‫( رأىامو اواجبو‬min wājibihī) to regard as
one’s duty, deem incumbent upon o.s.; ‫رأىا‬
‫ و اان‬to think that it would be in s.o.’s
interest to ...; ‫( رأىارأيو‬ra’yahū) to share
s.o.’s. opinion; pass.: ‫( ر اان‬ru’iya) it
was decided that ...; ‫ ر اا شو‬it was felt
proper to do III it was thought to be the
right thing to do ill to act ostentatiously,
make a show before people, attitudinize;
to do eyeservice; to behave hypocritically,
act the hypocrite, (dis)simulate, dissemble
(‫ ه‬toward s.o.) IV ‫ ارى‬arā to show,
demonstrate ( ‫ ه ه‬to s.o. s.th.) ‫ ي اتوى‬yā turā
(in interrogative sentences) what’s your
opinion? would you say ...? │I wonder ...,
‫ مأووواي و اتوووى‬I wonder when ..., ‫توووىاهوول‬
wonder if ..., would you say that ...? ‫اتواهو ا‬
‫( جو‬a-tarāhā) I wonder if she has come,
would you say she has come? ‫اتواظو ااعوا‬
would you say I should go back? V to
deem, think, believe VI to present o.s. to
or come into s.o.’s (‫ )ل‬view, show o.s. (‫ل‬
to s.o.); to appear, seem (‫ ل‬to s.o.); to
appear right, seem appropriate (‫ ل‬to s.o.),
be thought proper (‫ ل‬by s.o.); to see one
another; to look at o.s. (in a mirror); to act
the hypocrite; to fake, feign, simulate (‫ب‬
s.th.) VIII to consider, contemplate ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.); to be of the opinion (‫ ان‬that), decide
(‫ ان‬that) │ ‫( ارتوبىارأيو‬ra’yan) to have an
opinion; ‫( ارتوبىارأيو‬ra’yahū) to share s.o.’s
opinion
‫ موئو‬mar’īy seen; visible; ‫ ا موئيو‬the
visible things, the visible world
‫ رأ‬ra’y pl. ‫ آرا‬ārā’ opinion, view;
idea, notion, concept, conception; advice,
suggestion, proposal; (Isl. Law) subjective
opinion, decision hued on one’s individual
judgment (not on Koran and Sunna) │‫ا و ا‬
‫ رأيو‬and ‫ ع ودارأيو‬in my opinion; ‫اظو امو اهولاا‬
‫ ا وأ‬I am of this opinion; ‫ م ارأي اان‬he is of
the opinion that ...; ‫( أ ولاا ووأ اعلوو‬ukida) it
was put to the vote, (the matter) was voted
upon; ‫ ومايكو اع ودارأيهوم‬he was not what they
had expected; ‫ مايك ا ا يو ارأ‬he had no say
in the matter; ‫‘( ا ووأ اا ع و م‬āmm) public
opinion; ‫ واا وووأ‬pl. ‫ وواابرا‬sensible,
judicious; man of good sense and
judgment; well-informed, knowledgeable
person, one in the know; ‫ تب لاابرا‬tabādul
al-ārā’, exchange of views; ‫صوولباا ووأ‬
ṣulba
ar-r.
obstinate,
stubborn,
opinionated; ‫ لسماا وأ‬qism ar-r. committee
of experts, council on legal and economio
matters (attached to the ministries; Eg.)
‫ مووووا‬murā’in pl. ‫ مووووا ون‬murā’ūun
hypocrite
‫ راية‬rāya pl. -āt banner, flag 319
‫ ر يووة‬ru’ya seeing, looking, viewing;
inspection, examination
‫ ر يو‬ru’ya pl. ‫ ر ى‬ru’an vision; dream
│ ‫ اسفواا و ي‬sifr ar-r. the ‫ه‬pocalypse (Chr.)
‫ مووووأى‬mar’an sight, view; vision;
apparition │ ‫ اعلووواموووأىاموو‬before s.o.’s
eyes; ‫( علووواموووأىاومسووماام و‬wa-masma‘in)
before the eyes and ears of; with full
knowledge of
2
3
4
‫ رئة‬and ‫ رئا‬see ‫ر‬
‫ ارا‬rāy an Egyptian variety of salmon
‫ اراية‬see 2‫ارأى‬
‫ رب‬rabba u (rabb, ‫ رب بوة‬ribāba) to be master,
be lord, have possession ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬of), control
( ‫هوو‬, ‫ هوو‬s.o., s.th.), have command or
authority ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬over); -- u (rabb) and II to
raise, bring up (‫ ه‬a child) II to deify,
idolize ( ‫ه‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.)
‫ رب‬rabb pl. ‫ اربو ب‬arbāb lord; master;
owner, proprietor (Isl. Law); (with foil.
genit.) one possessed of, endowed with,
having to do with, etc.; ‫ ا ووب‬the Lord (=
God) │ ‫( ربابحووو‬baḥrī) a naval rank
(approx. = seaman; Eg.); ‫ رباا ع ئلوة‬father
of the family, paterfamilias; ‫ ارب باا سل ن‬a.
as-sulṭān the rulers; ‫ اربووو باا مووو ل‬the
capitalists; ‫ صوووعا اا ووووب‬the ‫هووو‬scension
(Chr.);
‫ اربوووو باا مع شوووو‬a. al-ma’āšāt
pensioners; ‫ اربو باا سواابق‬those previously
convicted; ‫ ارب باا ف ان‬artists
‫ ربوة‬rabba pl. -āt mistress; lady │‫ربوةا‬
‫ ا م وزل‬r. al-manzil the lady of the house;
‫ رب وةاا بيووت‬r. al-bait landlady; ‫ رب وةاشووعوه‬r.
ši‘rihī his muse; ‫ ربو اا حجو ل‬r. al-ḥijāl the
ladies
‫ رب‬rubb pl. ‫ رب ب‬ribāb, ‫ ربواب‬rubūb rob,
thickened juice (of fruit): mash, pulp
‫ موووآ‬mir’āh pl. ‫ موووا‬marā’in, ‫موايوو‬
marāyā looking glass, mirror; reflection,
reflected image
‫ رب‬rubba (with fol. indet. genit.) many
a, e.g., ‫( ربارجول‬rajulin) many a man, ‫ربا‬
‫( مو‬marratin) many a time
□ ‫ موايووة‬mirāya pl. -āt looking glass
mirror
‫ ربمووو‬rubbamā sometimes; perhaps,
maybe, possibly
‫ رئ و‬ri’ā and ‫ ري و‬riyā’ eyeservice;
hypocrisy, dissimulation; dissemblance;
simulation (‫ ب‬of s.th.)
‫ ربوة‬rabba, ribba a kind of skin eruption
affecting the head and face
‫مووووواآ‬, ‫ موووووا ا‬murā’āh eyeservice;
hypocrisy, dissimulation, dissemblance;
simulation (‫ ب‬of s.th.)
‫ را‬rā’in viewer, onlooker, spectator,
observer
O ‫ رائيوة‬rā’iya pl. -āt view finder (of a
camera)
‫ رب و ب‬rabāib, ‫ رب بووة‬rabāba rebab or
rebec, a stringed instrument of the ‫هو‬rabs
resembling the fiddle, with one to three
strings (in Eg. usually two-stringed)
‫ ربيوب‬rabīb pl. -āt ‫ اربو‬aribbā’ foster
son, stepson; foster father; confederate,
ally
‫ ربيبووة‬rabība pl. ‫ رب ئووب‬rabā’ib2 foster
daughter, stepdaughter; foster mother;
(woman) ally
‫ ربابية‬rubūbīya divinity, deity, godship
‫ رب و ن‬rubbān pl. -īya, ‫ رب ب ووة‬rabābina
captain, skipper; a naval rank, approx. =
captain, ‫( ربوووو ناثوووو ن‬tānin) approx. =
commander (Eg. 1939)
‫ ربو ظ‬rabbānī divine; pertaining to God
│ ‫ اا وب ظيووو‬divine things; ‫ا صوووال اا وب ظيوووةا‬
(ṣalāh) the Lord’s Prayer (Chr.)
‫( موبوة‬eg.) mirabba (= ‫ موبوو‬murabban)
jam, preserved fruit 320
‫ راب‬rābb stepfather
‫ رابة‬rābba stepmother
‫ ربوب‬raba’a a to hold in esteem, esteem highly
(‫ ب‬s.o.); If '! 4J to consider s.o. above
s.th., above doing s.th., have too high an
oplnion of s.o. as to suspect him of
(doing) s.th. or as to expect him to do
s.th.; ‫( ربوباب فسو اعو‬bi.-nafsii) to deem o.s.
above s.th., be too proud for, stand aloof
from
‫ ربيئة‬rabī’a pl. ‫ رب ي‬rabāya guard
‫ ربت‬rabata i (rabt) to pat, caress, stroke (‫ ه‬s.o.)
II do. │‫( ربوتاعلووا وده‬kaddihi) to pat s.o.’s
cheek; ‫( ربوتاعلوواكأفو‬katifihi) to pat s.o. on
the shoulder; ‫ ربوتاظفسو‬to be self-satisfied,
self-complacent, smug
‫ ربوا‬rabiḥa a (ribḥ, rabaḥ) to gain ( ‫ مو هو‬from
s.th. s.th.), profit ( ‫ مو‬from); to win (sports,
games) │‫( مووو اربحوووتاتجووو رتهم‬tijāratuhum)
their business was unprofitable II and IV
to make (‫ ه‬s.o.) gain, allow s.o. (‫ )ه‬a profit
‫ ربووا‬ribḥ pl. ‫ اربو ح‬arbāḥ gain, profit;
benefit; interest (on money); pl. proceeds,
returns, revenues; O dividends │‫ربواابسويط‬
simple interest, ‫( ربوووااموكوووب‬murakkab)
compound interest
‫ رب ح‬rabbāḥ pl. ‫ رب بيا‬rabābīḥ2 monkey
‫ اربوووا‬arbaḥ2 more profitable, more
lucrative
‫ موابحوة‬murābaḥ (Isl. Law) resale with
specification of gain, resale with an
advance
‫ رابووا‬rābiḥ profiteer, gainer, winner;
beneficiary; lucrative, gainful, profitable
(business)
‫ مووووووبا‬murbiḥ
profitable
lucrative,
gainful,
‫ ربوود‬V to become clouded, become overcast
(sky); to turn ashen, take on a glowering
expression (face, with anger) IX to
become ashen, assume a glowering
expression (face)
‫ موبود‬murbadd clouded; gloomy, morose
(face)
‫ ربوص‬rabaṣa u (rabṣ) to wait, look, watch, be
on the lookout (‫ ب‬for) V to lurk, lie in
wait (‫ ل‬for s.o.), waylay, ambush (‫ ل‬s.o.);
to lay an ambush, move into an ambush;
to take up positions (mil.); to expect ( ‫هو‬, ‫ب‬
s.th.), wait ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ب‬for s.th.) │‫تووبصاا فوصوة‬
(furṣata) to wait (or look) for an
opportunity; ‫( تووبصاادموو‬amra) to wait for
s.th. to befall s.o. or to happen to s.o., e.g.,
; ‫ تووبصابو اا ودوائو‬to wait; for s.o. to meet
with disaster
‫ توبص‬tarabbuṣ probationary term (adm.)
‫ مأوبص‬mutarabbiṣ candidate, aspirant
‫ ربو‬rabaḍa (rabḍ, rubūd) to lie down; to lie,
rest (animals; with the chest to the
ground); to lurk (‫ ل‬for s.o.)
‫ ربو‬rabaḍ pl.
‫ اربو‬arbāḍ outskirts,
suburb; place where animals lie down to
rest
‫ موب‬marbaḍ pl. ‫ مواب‬marābiḍ2 place
where animals lie down to rest; sheep pen,
fold
‫ ربوط‬rabaṭa u i (rabṭ) to bind, tie up, make fast,
moor ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to tie, fasten, attach, hitch
(‫ هو ا وو‬s.th. to); to connect (‫ هو ا وو‬s.th.
with); to fix, appoint, determine ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to value, rate, assess ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to add,
append, affix (‫ هو ا وو‬s.th. to); to insert (‫ا وو‬
‫ ه‬s.th. in); to combine, unite ( ‫ ه‬s.th., ‫بي ا–ا‬
‫ وبوي‬s.th. with); to ligate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), apply a
tourniquet ( ‫ هو‬to); to bandage, dress ( ‫ هو‬a
wound); to bridle, check ( ‫هو‬, ‫ علوو‬s.th.); to
brake ( ‫ هو‬a train); to suspend (‫ ه‬a cleric;
Chr.) │ ‫( ربوطا سو ظ‬lisānahū) to silence s.o.;
‫(ربوطاعلووواللبو ا‬qalbihī) to fortify s.o., give
s.o. patience (said of God); ‫ربووطاجبشوو‬
(ja’šahū) to keep one’s self-control,
remain calm, be undismayed; 321 ‫ربووطا‬
‫ ا ويقوة‬to practice highway robbery III to
be lined up, posted, stationed (troops); to
line up, take up positions; to be moored
(ship); to move into fighting positions │
‫( رابوطا و ال وويأ‬qaḍīyatihī) to defend the
cause of, fight for VIII to bind o.s.,
commit o.s. engage o.s.; to be bound (‫ب‬
by, also, e.g., by an obligation), be tied (‫ب‬
to); to be linked, be connected (‫ ب‬with); to
depend (‫ ب‬on); to unite, join forces
‫ ربوووط‬rabṯ binding, tying; fastening,
joining, attaching, connecting; fixation,
determination (of an amount, of a
number); valuation, assessment │ ‫اربوطامو‬
financial allocation; ‫ اهولاا حولاوا ووبط‬ahl alḥall wa-r. infIuentiBJ people, those in
power; ‫ مك و ناا ووبط‬makān ar-r. (welded)
seam, weld (techn.)
‫ ربوط‬rabaṭ (tun.) section, quarter (of a
city), suburb
‫ ربووط‬rabṭa pl. -āt, ‫ رب و ه‬ribāṭ ribbon,
band, bandage; bundle; parcel, package
│‫ رب ةاا ولبوة‬r. ar-raqaba necktie; ‫ربوطاا سو‬
r. as-sāq garter; ‫ رب ةاا قا‬money purse
‫ ربو ه‬ribāṭ pl. -āt, ‫ ربوط‬rubuṭ, ‫ ارب وة‬arbiṭa ribbon, band; ligature, ligament;
bandage; dressing (of a wound); bond,
fetter, shackle; -- suspension (of a cleric;
Chr.); (pl. -āt, ‫ ربوط‬rubuṭ) inn for travelers,
caravansary; hospice (for Sufis or the
poor) │‫ رب هااالجوبة‬r. al-ajriba garter; ‫ربو ها‬
‫ ا جزموة‬r. al-jazma shoestring; ‫ ربو هاا ولبوة‬r.
ar-raqaba necktie
‫ ربو ه‬ribāṭ, ‫ ربو هاا فوأا‬ribāṭ al-fatḥ Rabat
(capital of Morocco)
‫ رب هاا جوبش‬ribāṭ al-ja’š composure, selfcontrol, calmness, intrepidity
‫ مووبط‬marbiṭ, marbaṭ pl. ‫ مووابط‬marābiṭ2
place where aniimals are tied up
‫ مووبط‬mirbaṭ pl. ‫ مووابط‬marābiṭ2 hawser,
mooring cable; rope; O terminal (el.)
‫ ارتب ه‬irtibāṭ connectedness, connection,
link; contact, 1iaison; tie (‫ ب‬to);
obligation, engagement, commitment;
bearing (‫ ب‬on), connection ((‫ ب‬with),
relation
(‫ب‬
to);
unity;
league,
confederation │‫اب ودوناارتب و ه‬bidūn irt, not
binding, without obligation (com.); ‫ضو بطا‬
‫ ارتب ه‬liaison officer
‫ رابطاا جوبش‬rābiṭ al-ja’š composed, calm,
unruffled, undismayed, fearless
‫ راب ووة‬rābiṭa pl. ‫ روابووط‬rawābiṭ2 band;
bond, tie; connection, link; confederation,
union, league │‫ اروابوطاا صودالة‬r. aṣ-ṣadāqa
bonds of friendship; ‫ا واب ووووةااالسووووالمية‬
(Islāmīya) the Moslem League
‫ موبوووواه‬marbūṭ bound; connected;
fastened, tied, moored (‫ ا ووو‬to); fixed,
appointed; fixed salary; estimate (of the
budget)
‫ موووووابط‬murābiṭ posted, stationed;
garrisoned (troops); Marabout │‫اا جوويشا‬
‫( ا موباه‬jaiš) the Territorial Army (Eg.)
‫ م ووتبط‬murtabiṭ connected, linked (‫ب‬
with); bound, committed (‫ ب‬by);
depending, conditional (‫ ب‬on)
‫ ربوا‬raba‘a a to gallop (horse); -- to sit; to
squat; to stay, live II to quadruple,
multiply by four, increase fourfold ( ‫ه و‬
s.th.); to square ( ‫ هو‬a number) V to sit or
sit down cross-legged; to sit │‫اتوبوااعلووا‬
‫‘(ا عووش‬arš) to mount the throne, sit on the
throne
‫ ربوا‬rab‘ pl. ‫ ربوا‬rubū‘, ‫ ربو‬ribā‘, ‫اربو‬
arbā‘, ‫ اربووووا‬arba‘ home, residence,
quarters; pl. ‫ رب وا‬region, area territory,
lands; ‫( ربووا‬group of) people │‫اا وبووواا‬
‫ا و‬Rub‘ al Khali (desert region in S
Arabia)
‫ ربا‬rib‘: ‫ حمواا وبوا‬ḥummā r-rib‘ quartan
(fever)
‫ ربوا‬rub‘ pl. ‫ااربو‬arbā‘ quarter, fourth
part; roubouh, a dry measure 322 (Eg. =
‫ = لودح‬8.25 l); (syr.) 25-piaster piece │‫ربواا‬
‫ س ا‬r. sanawī quarterly, trimestral
‫ ربع‬rub‘ī quarterly, trimestral
‫ ربعوة‬rab‘a: ‫ ربعوةاا قواام‬r. al-qiwām and
‫ ربعةاا ق موة‬r. al-qāma (m. and f.) or medium
height, medium sized
‫ ربعوة‬rub‘a robhah, a dry measure (Eg.;
= ‫ = لدح‬0.516 l)
‫ رب و‬rabbā‘ athlete (boxer, wrestler,
weight lifter, etc.)
‫ ربي وا‬rabī‘ spring, springtime, vernal
season; name of the third and fourth
months of the Muslim year (‫ ربيوااادول‬r. alawwali Rabia I, and ‫ ربيوااا ثو ظ‬r. at-tānī
Rabia Il); quarter, fourth part
‫ اربع وة‬arba‘a (f. ‫ اربووا‬arba‘) four
│‫وا اادربووووا‬
dawāt al-arba‘ the
quadrupeds
‫ اربعوةاعشوو‬arba‘ata ‘ašara (f. ‫اربوااعشوو‬
arba‘a ‘ašarata) fourteen
‫ اربعووووان‬arba‘ūn forty; ‫ ادربعووووان‬a
ceremony held on the 40th day after s.o.’s
death │ ‫‘ عيداادربعوي‬īd al-a. Ascension Day
(Chr.)
‫ ربوووو ع‬rubā‘ī consisting or four,
quadripartite,
fourfold,
quadruple;
quadrangular;
tetragonal;
(gram.)
consisting of four radical letters,
quadriliteral; quartet; (pl. -āt) quatrain
(poet.) │ ‫( موووؤتمواربووو ع‬mu’tamar) fourpower
conference;
‫ربوووووو ع اادضووووووال‬
quadrilateral; ‫ ربوووو ع اادرجوووول‬r. l-arjul
quadruped(al), four-footed; ‫محووو اربوو ع ا‬
‫ ا مشوواار‬muḥarrik r. l-mišwār four-cycle
engine
‫ ادربع‬al-arba‘ā’, al-arbi‘ā’, ‫يواماادربعو‬
yaum al-a. Wednesday
‫ يوبوا‬yarbū‘ pl. ‫ يوابيوا‬yarābī‘ jerboa
(Jaculus jaculus; zool.)
‫ موبا‬marba‘ pl. ‫ موابا‬marābi‘ meadow
‫ توبيوا‬tarbī‘ lunar quarter; -- (pl. ‫توابيوا‬
tarābī‘2) quadrangle; square, plaza
(surrounded by houses) │ ‫توبيوووااا ووودائو‬
quadrature or the circle
‫ توبيعوة‬tarbī‘a pl. ‫ توابيوا‬tarābī‘ square,
quadrangle; square, plaza; square panel;
tile, floor tile
2
‫ توبيع‬tarbī‘ī quadratic, square
‫ ا وابوا‬ar-rābi‘ the fourth; ‫ رابعو‬fourthly,
in the fourth place
‫ رابوا‬rābi‘ (due to erroneous pointing) =
‫ رائا‬q.v.
‫ موبوووا‬marbū‘ of medium height,
medium-sized
‫ موبوووا‬murabba‘ fourfold, quadruple;
quadragular; tetragonal; square, quadratic;
quadrangle; square; (pl. -āt) quadrangular
piece; quartet │‫( مأووواموبووا‬mitr) square
meter; ‫ موبااادضال‬quadrilateral (math.)
‫ موبعة‬murabba‘a pl. -āt section, district,
area
‫ موابوا‬murābi‘ partner in an agricultural
enterprise (sharing one quarter of the
gains or losses)
‫ جلووسامأوبعو‬jalasa mutarabbi‘an to sit
crosslegs
‫ راب‬rābig pleasant, comfortable
‫ ربق‬ribq lasso, lariat
‫ ربقوة‬ribqa, rabqa pl. ‫ ربوق‬ribaq,
ribāq, ‫ ارب‬arbāq noose
‫ربو‬
‫ ربوول‬rabaka u (rabk) to muddle, entangle,
complicate ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to confuse, throw
into confusion ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); -- rabika a
(rabak) to be in an involved, confused
situation VIII to be confused; to become
involved ( in)
‫ ربل‬rabak involved, confused situation
‫ ربول‬rabik: confused; in trouble, beset
by difficulties
‫ ارتبووو‬irtibāk pl. -āt entanglement,
involvement; snarl, tangle, muddle, mess;
confusion; embarrassment; upset (of the
stomach) 323
‫ موبول‬murabbik confusing, bewildering,
disconcerting
‫ موتبول‬murtabik; confused, complicated,
involved;
bewildered,
disconcerted,
embarrassed; involved ( in)
‫ ربل‬rabil plump, fleshy, fat (person)
‫ ربل‬rablī, rabalī fleshy
‫ ربلة‬rabla pl. rabalāt (mass of) flesh (of
the body)
‫ ربيل‬rabīl fleshy, corpulent, fat
‫ رب ة‬rabāla corpulence
‫ ربم‬see ‫رب‬
‫ ربو ايربوواة‬rabā u ( ‫ ربو‬rabā’, ‫ ربوا‬rubūw) to
increase; to grow; to grow up; to exceed,
(‫ علوو‬a number, also ‫)عو‬, be more than
(‫ م ايوبااعلواا مئوة│ )علو‬more than a hundred
II to make or let grow; to raise, rear, bring
up (‫ ه‬s.o.); to educate; to teach, instruct (‫ه‬
a child); to breed, raise ( ‫ هو‬e.g., poultry,
cattle); to develop ( ‫ هو‬e.g., a method) III to
practice usury IV to make grow, augment,
increase ( ‫ هوو‬s.th.); to exceed (‫ علووو‬a
number, an age, a measure) V to be
brought up, be educated; to be bred, be
raised
‫ ربا‬rabw dyspnea, asthma
‫ رب وا‬rubwa (rabwa, ribwa) pl. ‫رب وو‬
ruban hill
‫ ربا‬ribwa pl. -āt ten thousand, myriad
‫ رب و‬riban interest; usurious interest;
usury
‫ رباى‬ribawī usurious
‫ ربو‬rabā’ surplus, excess; superiority
(‫ علو‬over s.o.); favor
‫ توبيوووة‬tarbiya education, upbringing;
teaching, instruction; pedagogy; breeding,
raising (of animals) │‫ سيئاا أوبيوة‬sayyi’ at-t.
ill-bred; ‫ لليوولاا أوبيووة‬ill-bred, uncivil, illmannered; ‫‘ علوماا أوبيوة‬ilm at-t. pedagogy,
pedagogics; ‫ توبيوةاادهفو ل‬baby care; ‫ا أوبيوةا‬
‫( ا بدظيووووة‬badanīya) physical education,
physical training; ‫ توبيوووةاا حيووواان‬t. alḥayawān cattle farming, stockbreeding;
‫ توبيووةاا وودج‬t. ad-dajāj chicken farming,
poultry husbandry; ‫ توبيوةاا سومل‬t. as-samak
pisciculture; ‫ توبيةاا ب ت‬t. an-nabātāt plant
cultivation
‫ توبووووا‬tarbawī,
‫توبيووووا‬
pedagogic, pedagogical
tarbiyawī
‫ رابية‬rābiya pl. ‫ رواب‬rawābin hill
‫ موووب‬murabbin pl. ‫ موب وان‬murabbūn
educator;
pedagogue;
breeder
(of
livestock)
‫ موبيوووة‬murabbiya pl. -āt tutoress,
governess; dry nurse, nursemaid
‫ موبووو‬murabban raised, brought up;
educated; well-bred, well-mannered; jam,
preserved fruit; pl.
‫ موبيوو‬murabbayāt
preserves
‫ مواب‬murābin usurer
‫ مأووووب‬mutarabbin well-bred, wellmannered
‫( ربارت‬Fr. reportage) pl. -āt reportage, report
‫ ار‬aratt2, f. ‫ رتو‬rattā’2, pl.
with a speech defect
‫ ر‬rutt afflicted
‫ رتوب‬II to array, arrange, dispose ( ‫ هو‬s.th. in a
regular sequence or order); to decorate,
dress (iii a show window); to settle,
determine, regulate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to put into
proper order, put together ( ‫ هو‬words); to
prepare, set aside, earmark ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to fix,
appoint (‫ هو ل‬a salary for s.o.); to make ( ‫هو‬
s.th.) result or accrue (‫ علوو‬from), derive
(‫ ه علو‬s.th. from), make ( ‫ ه‬s.th.) the result
or consequence of (‫ )علوو‬V to fall in line;
to be arranged, organized or set up (along
the lines of); to be set aside, be assigned;
to be subordinate (‫ علووو‬to s.th.), be the
result or consequence (‫ علووو‬of), result,
follow, derive, spring (‫ علووو‬from), be
caused (‫ علوو‬by) │ ‫( توتوبابلمأو‬bi-dimmatihī)
to become the debtor of s.o. 324
‫ رتبوة‬rutba pl. ‫ رتوب‬rutab degree, grade,
level; rank, standing, station; class,
quality; (mil.) rank; clerical rank, order (of
the
Christian
ministry);
religious
ceremony (Chr.) │‫ كأو باا وتوب‬ritual (of the
Roman Catholic Church)
‫ رت بة‬ratāba monotony
‫ رتيب‬ratīb monotonous
‫رتبوووووو‬
rutabā’2
officers (Syr.; mil.)
noncommissioned
‫ موتبوة‬martaba pl. ‫ مواتوب‬marātib2 step; a
steplike elevation serving as a seat;
mattress; grade, degree, rank, class │‫و ا‬
‫( ا موتبةاادو و‬ūlā) first (mortgage)
‫ توتيوب‬tartīb pl. -āt order, arrangement,
array; sequence, succession; make-up,
setup; layout (of a complex, e.g., of
houses);
organization;
preparation,
arrangement, provision, measure, step; rite
of administering a sacrament (Chr.)
│‫ ب وتوتيووووب‬one by one, in proper
succession; ‫ م و اغيوتووو يووب‬disorderly, in
confusion
‫ توتيب‬tartībī ordinal │ ‫‘( عود اتوتيبو‬adad)
ordinal number .
‫ راتوووب‬rātib monotonous; (pl. ‫رواتوووب‬
rawātib2 salary, pay, emolument; pl. ‫رواتوب‬
certain supererogatory exercises of
devotion
‫ موتوب‬murattab arranged; organized, set
up, regulated, etc.; (pl. -āt) salary, pay,
emolument
‫ رتو‬rataja u (ratj) to look, bar, bolt ( ‫ هو‬the
door); -- ratija a (rataj) to be tonguetied,
be speechless, falter IV pass. ‫ارت و اعلي و‬
(urtija) words failed him, he was
speechless, he didn't know what to say, he
was at a loss
‫ رتو‬ritāj pl. ‫ رتو‬rutuj, ‫ رتو ئ‬ratā’ij2
gate, gateway I eli)1 p muḥkam ar-r.
firmly bolted (gate)
‫ رتووا‬rata‘a a (rat‘, ‫ رتوا‬rutū‘, ‫ رتو‬ritā‘) to
pasture, graze; to gormandize, carouse,
feast; to revel, indulge freely ( ‫ و‬in) IV to
pasture, put out to graze ( ‫ ه‬cattle)
‫ موتووا‬marta‘ pl. ‫ مواتووا‬marāti‘2 rich
grazing land, pasture; fertile ground (‫ل‬
for; fig.); breeding ground, hotbed (of
vice, of evil, etc.)
‫ رتوق‬rataqa u i (ratq) to mend, repair, patch up,
sew up ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ رتووق‬ratq pl. ‫ رتووا‬rutūq patching,
mending, repair; dam (of a stocking)
‫ رتول‬rataka u i, (ratk, ratak, ‫ رتكو ن‬ratakān) to
run with abort steps, trot
‫ موتل‬martak litharge (chem.)
‫ رتول‬ratila a (ratal) to be regular, well-ordered,
neat, tidy II to phrase elegantly (‫ ا كوالم‬alkalāma one’s words); to psalmodize,
recite in a singsong; to sing, chant ( ‫ه و‬
spiritual songs, hymns; Chr.)
‫ رتوول‬ratl pl. ‫ ارتو ل‬artāl railroad train
│ ‫( رتلاآ‬ālī) motorized convoy (mil.)
‫رتووووووووويال‬
rutailā’2
harvestman
(Phalangium), daddy longlegs; tarantula
‫ توتيول‬tartīl slow recitation of the Koran
(a technical term of tajwīd); psalmodizing,
psalmody, singsong recitation; singing,
chanting (of hymns, etc.; Chr.); -- (pl.
‫ تواتيل‬tarātīl2) hymn; religious song (Chr.)
‫ توتيلة‬tartīla pl. ‫ تواتيل‬tarātīl2 hymn
‫ موتول‬murattal church singer; choirboy,
chorister (Chr.); singer, chanter
‫ رتم‬ratama i (ratm) to utter, say (‫ بكلمة‬bi-kalima
a word; only with neg.)
‫ رتم‬ratam (coll.; n. un. ) retem (Retama
raetam Webb., Genista raetam Forsk.;
bot.)
‫ رتمووة‬ratma and ‫ رتيمووة‬ratīma pl. ‫رتو ئم‬
ratā’im2, ‫ رتو م‬ritām thread wound around
one’s finger as a reminder 325
‫ رتو ايرتواة‬ratā u and II ‫ رتوو‬rattā to mend, darn
( ‫ ه‬e.g., stockings)
‫( رتاش‬Fr. retouche) ritūš retouch
‫ رتي‬ratīnaj (=
‫ )راتي‬resin
‫( رتي ووة‬It. retina) ratīna pl.
incandescent mantle
‫ رتوو ئ‬ratā’in2
‫ رث‬ratta i (‫ رث ثوة‬ratāta, ‫ رثاثوة‬rutūta) to
be ragged, tattered, shabby. worn
(garment)
‫ رث‬ratt pl. ‫ رثو ث‬ritāt old, shabby, worn,
threadbare │‫ رثاا هيئوة‬r. al-hai’a of shabby
appearance
‫ رثووة‬ritta old, outmoded things, worn
clothes
‫ رثيث‬ratīt old, .habby, worn, threadbare
‫ رث ثة‬ratāta shabbiness, raggedness
‫ رثاثة‬rutūta shabbiness, raggedness
‫ رثوواة‬and ‫ رث و )رث و‬ratā u (ratw) to bewail,
lament, celebrate in an elegy, in a funeral
oration (‫ ه‬a deceased person); -- ‫ رثوو‬ratā i
(raty, ‫ رث‬ritā’, ‫ موثية‬martiya, ‫ موثو‬martāh)
to bewail, lament, bemoan (‫ ه‬a deceased
person); to elegize, celebrate in an elegy,
in a funeral oration (‫ ه‬a deceased person);
to mourn (‫ ل‬for, over), deplore (‫ ل‬s.o. or
s.th.); to pity (‫ ل‬s.o.), feel sorry (‫ ل‬for)
│ ‫ رث و هابموث و‬to elegize s.o. (a deceased
person), bewail and celebrate him in an
elegy; ‫( ش و ايوثوووا و‬yurtā) a deplorable,
regrettable thing
‫ رثووووو‬raty
lamentation
bewailing,
bemoaning,
‫ رثوووو‬ritā’ bewailing, bemoaning,
lamentation; regret; elegiac poetry
‫ رثية‬ratya pl. ratayāt arthritis, gout
‫ موثيوة‬martiya and ‫ موثو‬martā’ pl. ‫موواث‬
marātin elegy, dirge, epicedium; pl. ‫موواث‬
funeral orations
‫ ر‬raja u (rajj) to convulse, shake, rock ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); pass. rujja to be shaken, tremble,
shake, quake VIII to be convulsed, shake,
tremble, quake
‫ ر‬rajj shaking, rocking, convulsion
‫رجووووووة‬
rajja
concussion
convulsion;
‫ رجوووو‬rajjāj
shaking, rocking
trembling,
‫ راجووووا‬rājiḥ) superior in weight,
preponderant; having more in its favor,
more acceptable; preferable; probable,
likely
shook,
quaking,
‫ موجاحووة‬marjūḥa pl. ‫ مووواجيا‬marājīḥ2
seesaw; swing
‫ ارتجوووو‬irtijāj shock, concussion;
trembling, tremor │ O ‫ ارتجو اا موخ‬irt. almukk cerebral concussion (med.)
‫مووووووووجا‬
murajjaḥ
preponderant,
predominant; probable, likely
‫ رجوب‬IV to postpone, adjourn, defer, put off ( ‫هو‬
s.th.)
‫ رجووو‬rajraja and II tarajraja to tremble,
quiver; to sway
‫ ارج و‬irjā’ postponement, deferment,
adjournment
‫ رجوووووا‬rajrāj agitated; trembling,
tremulous; swaying; quivering; ‫ ا وجووا‬the
sea
‫ رجوب‬rajaba u and rajiba a (rajab) to be afraid
( ‫ م‬or ‫ ع‬of), be awed ( ‫ م‬or ‫ ع‬by)
‫ رجوب‬rajab Rajab, the seventh month of
the Muslim year
‫ رجا‬rajaḥa a i u (‫ رجاح‬rujūḥ, ‫ رجحو ن‬rujḥān) to
incline (scale of a balance); to weigh
more, be of greater weight; to
preponderate, predominate; to surpass,
excel (‫ ه‬s.o.); to be very likely (‫ ان‬that),
‫ رجوااع ودهاان‬it appeared to him most likely
that ...; -- to weigh (‫ ه ابيوده‬s.th. in the hand)
II to make ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) outweigh (‫ علوو‬s.th.
else), give preponderance ( ‫ هو‬to s.th., ‫علوو‬
over); to think ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.) weightier; to
prefer (‫ ه و علووو‬s.th. to), give ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.)
preference (‫ علووو‬to), favor (‫ ه و علووو‬s.th.
more than); to think likely or probable ( ‫هو‬
s.th., ‫ ان‬that) V to carry greater weight, be
weightier, preponderate; to swing back
and forth, pendulate; to rock; to seesaw,
tester VIII to swing back and forth,
pendulate; to rook; to seesaw, tester
‫ رج حوة‬rajāḥa forbearance, indulgence,
leniency; composure, equanimity
‫رجحووووووو ن‬
rujḥān
preponderance,
predominance (‫ علوووو‬over), ascendancy,
superiority 326
‫ ارجووووا‬arjaḥ2 superior in weight,
preponderant; having more in its favor,
more acceptable; preferable; more likely,
more probable │ ‫ ادرجوااان‬it is most likely
that ...; probably ...; ‫ علواادرجا‬probably, in
all probability
‫ارجحيووووووة‬
arjaḥīya
preponderance,
predominance, prevalence
‫ ارجاحوة‬urjūḥa pl. ‫ اراجويا‬arājīḥ2 seesaw;
swing; cradle
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‫ارجوز‬VIII to compose or declaim poems in the
meter rajaz; to thunder, roar, surge (sea)
‫ رجوز‬rujz, rijz punishment (inflicted by
God); dirt, filth
‫ رجز‬rajaz name of a poetical meter
‫ ارجو ز‬arjāz verses in the meter rajaz;
little (work) song
‫ ارجواز‬urjūza pl. ‫ اراجيوز‬arājīz2 poem in
the meter rajaz
2
‫ ارجاز‬look up alphabetically
‫ رجس‬rajisa a (rajs) and rajusa u (‫ رج سة‬rajāsa)
to be dirty, filthy; to commit a shameful
act, do s.th. disgraceful or dirty
‫ رجس‬rijs pl. ‫ ارجو س‬arjās dirt, filth; dirty
thing or act, atrocity
‫ رجس‬rajas pl. ‫ ارج س‬arjās dirt, filth
‫ رجس‬rajis dirty, filthy
‫ رج سة‬rajāsa dirt, squalor
‫ رج و س‬rajjās roaring, surging (sea);
thundering
‫ رجوا‬raja‘a i ( ‫ رجوا‬rujū‘) to come back, come
again, return; to recur; to resort, turn (‫ا وو‬
to); to recommence, begin again, resume
(‫ ا وو‬s.th.); to fall back (‫ ا وو‬on), go back,
revert (‫ ا وو‬to); to look up (‫ ا وو‬s.th. in a
book), consult (‫ ا وو‬a book); to go back, be
traceable (‫ ا وو‬to), be attributable (‫ ا وواان‬to
the fact that ...), derive, stem, spring (‫ا وو‬
from); ‫ رجووااب و اا ووو‬to reduce s.th. to (its
elements, or the like); to depend (‫ ا وو‬on);
to be due, belong by right (‫ ا وو‬to); to fall
under s.o.’s (‫ )ل‬jurisdiction, be s.o.’s (‫)ل‬
bailiwick; to desist, refrain ( ‫ عو‬from); to
withdraw ( ‫عو‬, also ‫ و‬e.g., what one has
said), revoke, countermand, repeal, cancel
( ‫ عو‬or ‫ علوو‬e.g., a decision); to turn against
s.o. (‫ رجووواابووو اعلووووا وووالن ;)علوووو‬to claim
restitution of s.th. from s.o.; to demand,
claim (‫ ب‬s.th., ‫ علوو‬from s.o.); to entail,
involve (‫ ب‬s.th., a consequence); to have a
good effect ( ‫ و‬on), be successful ( ‫و‬
with) │ ‫‘( رجااعلواعقب‬aqbihī) pl. ‫رجعاااعلووا‬
‫( اعقو بهم‬a‘qābihim) to retrace one's steps,
go back the way one came; ‫رجوااا وواا صوحة‬
(ṣiḥḥa) to regain one’s health; ‫رجووااا وووا‬
‫( صوااب‬ṣawābihī) to come to one's senses;
‫ رجوااا وواظفسو‬to watch o.s., examine o.s.;
‫ يوجاا لاا وواان‬this is due to the fact that ...;
‫( يوجوااا سوبباا وو‬sabab) the reason is to be
found in ...; ‫ رجعوتابو اا ولاكو اا وو‬he recalled,
remembered ...; ‫( رجواا و اكالمو‬kalāmihī) to
go back on one’s word II to cause to come
back or return; to return, give back; to
send back; to turn away ( ‫ ه عو‬s.o. from);
to sing or chant in a vibrant, quavering
tone; to echo, reverberate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) │‫رجواا‬
‫( صوداه‬ṣadāhū) to return the echo of s.th.,
echo s.th. III to return, come back ( ‫هو‬, ‫ه‬
to); to revert 327
‫ رجع وا‬rujū‘ return; reverting, coming
back (‫ ا وو‬to); recourse (‫ ا وو‬to); traceability
(‫ ا وو‬to); revocation, withdrawal, retraction
( ‫ عو‬of s.th.); resignation, surrender ( ‫ عو‬of
s.th.); reclamation; recall; restitution,
return │‫ بوجا اا بويد‬by return mail
‫ رجيا‬rajī‘ excrement
‫ موجوا‬marji‘ pl. ‫ مواجووا‬marāji‘ return;
authority to which one turns or appeals;
place of refuge, retreat; recourse resort;
authority, responsible agency; source (esp.
scientific), authoritative reference work;
resource; source to which s.th. goes back
or to which s.th. can be attributed; starting
point, origin; recourse (jur.) │‫اموجووواا‬
‫ا رو‬m. An-naẓar jurisdiction, competence;
‫ ا موجااا ي‬he is the one to turn to; ‫ا موجاا و ا‬
‫ ولاا وو‬I am thereby referring to …; ‫كو نا‬
‫ موجوااهولااا شو اا وو‬this was due to …, was
attributable to …; ‫( ا ويهماموجوااا ف ول‬m. ulfaḍl) the merit is due to them
‫ موجعية‬marji‘īya authority
‫ مواجعوة‬murāja‘a reiteration, repetition;
inspection,
study,
examination;
consultation (of a reference work);
request; application, petition (esp. to an
authority); application for advice
or
instruction, etc., consultation (of s.o.);
checking, verification, re-examination;
auditing, audit (also ‫;)مواجعووووةاا حسوووو ب‬
revision, correction (of a manuscript)
‫ارجووووو‬
irjā‘
return,
restitution;
refundment; attribution (‫ ا وو‬to); reduction
(‫ ا و‬to)
‫ تواجووووا‬tarāju‘ withdrawal,
recession, retrogadation
retreat;
‫ ارتجو‬irtijā‘ return to an older form or
order, reactionism, reaction
‫ ارتج ع‬irtijā‘ī reactionary 328
‫ اسووأوج‬istirjā‘ reclamation; recovery,
retrieval;
retraction,
withdrawal,
revocation
‫ راجا‬rāji‘ returning, reverting, etc.; due,
attributable (‫ ا وو‬to); rightfully belonging
(‫ ا وو‬to s.o.); subject (‫ ل‬to s.th.); depending
(‫ ل‬on) │‫( اا حموواا واجعوة‬ḥummā) relapsing
fever
‫ مواجوووووا‬murāji‘ checker, verifier,
examiner; reviser │ ‫ مواجووا‬m. al-ḥisāb
auditor, comptroller
‫ رجووف‬rajafa a (rajf, ‫ رجف و ن‬rajfān) to be
convulsed, be shaken; to tremble, quake;
to shiver, shudder; -- to agitate, convulse,
shake (‫ ه‬s.o.) IV to make (‫ ه‬s.o.) tremble or
shudder; to convulse, shake, rock ( ‫ ه‬s.th.);
to spread lies, false rumors; also with ‫ب‬,
e.g., ‫( ارجوفابو أوا ا‬bi-ftirā’āt) to spread
calumnies VIII to tremble, quake; to
shudder
‫ رجفوة‬rajfa (n. vic.) trepidation, tremor;
shudder, shiver
‫ رج ا‬rajjāf trembling, quaking; shaken,
convulsed
‫ ارج و ا‬irjāf pl. ‫ اراجي وف‬arājīf untrue,
disquieting talk, false rumor
‫ رجول‬rajila a to go on foot, walk II to comb ( ‫هو‬
the hair); to let down ( ‫ هو‬the hair), let it
hang long V = I; to dismount ( ‫ مو‬or if
from; rider); to assume masculine
manners, behave like a man │‫توج ولا و ا‬
‫ هويقووو‬to walk all the way VIII to
improvise, extemporize, deliver offhand
( ‫ هو‬a speech) X to become a man, reach
the age of manhood, grow up; to act like a
man, display masculine manners or
qualities
‫ رجل‬rijl f., pl. ‫ ارجل‬ari"l foot; leg
‫ رجول‬rijl pl. ‫ ارجو ل‬arjāl swarm (esp. of
locusts); -- common purslane (Portulaca
oleracea L.; bot.)
‫ رجوول‬rajil going on foot, pedestrian,
walking
‫ رجول‬rajul pl. ‫ رجو ل‬rijāl man; pl. ‫رجو ال‬
rijālāt great, important men, leading
personalities, men of distinction │‫رج و لا‬
‫ ا دو وة‬r. ad-daula statesmen; ‫ رجو لاا سو د‬r.
as-sanad
informants,
sources
of
information
‫ رجووو‬rijālī men’s, for men (e.g.,
apparel)
‫ رجا ووووة‬rajūla
manhood
masculinity,
virility,
‫ رجا يوووة‬rajūlīya masculinity, virility,
manhood
‫ موجول‬mirjal pl. ‫ مواجول‬marājil2 cooking
kettle, caldron; boiler
‫ارتجووووووووو ل‬
irtijāl
improvisation,
extemporization, extemporary speech
‫ ارتج‬irtijālī extemporary, improvised,
impromptu, offhand, unprepared
‫ راجول‬rājil pl. ‫ رجول‬rajl, ‫ رج وة‬rajjāla,
‫ رجو ل‬rujjāl, ‫ رجوالن‬rujlān going on foot,
walking; pedestrian
‫موتجوووووووول‬
murtajal
extemporaneous,
impromptu, offhand
1
improvised,
extemporary,
‫ رجوم‬raiama u (raim) to stone (‫ ه‬a.o.); to curse,
damn, abuse, revile (‫ ه‬s.o.) │‫رج وماب غيووب‬
(gaib) to talk about s.th. of which one
knows nothing; to guess, surmise, make
conjectures; to predict the future II ‫رجوما‬
‫ ب غيب‬do.
‫ رجووم‬rajm stoning; (pl. ‫ رجووم‬rujam)
missile │‫( ارجوووماب غيوووب‬gaib) conjecture,
guesswork; prophecy
‫ رجم‬rujum shooting stars, meteorites
‫ رجموة‬rajma pl. ‫ رجوم‬rujam, ‫ رجو م‬rijām
tombstone
‫ رجويم‬rajīm stoned; cursed, damned; see
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‫توجم‬, ‫ توجمة‬look up alphabetically
‫ موجاظة‬marjūna basket 329
‫ رجو ايرجواة‬rajā u ( ‫ رجو‬rajā’, ‫ رجو‬rajāh, ‫موجو‬
marjāh) to hope; to hope for s.th. ( ‫ ;)هو‬to
.xpeat, anticipate ( ‫ هو‬s.th.), look forward
( ‫ هو‬to); to wish ( ‫ هو‬for s.th., ‫ ل هو‬s.o. s.th.,
e.g., success); to ask ( ‫ هو‬for s.th., ‫ مو‬or
s.o., ‫ ان‬to do s.th.), request ( ‫ هو‬s.th., ‫مو‬
from s.o., ‫ ان‬that he ...) │‫ارجووو ها ووو ا‬
‫(ا ح ح‬ilḥāḥ) to plead with s.o., implore s.o.;
‫‘( اجوااعودماا مؤا ول‬adama l-mu’ākadata) │ I
must ask your indulgence V to hope (‫ه‬, ‫هو‬
for); to expect, anticipate (‫ه‬, ‫ هو‬s.th., s.o.),
look forward ( ‫ هو‬to); to request (‫ ه‬s.o.); to
ask (‫ ه‬s.o.) VIII to hope (‫ه‬, ‫ هو‬for); to
expect, anticipate (‫ه‬, ‫ هو‬s.th., s.o.), look
forward ( ‫ ه‬to); to dread (‫ ه‬s.o.)
‫ رجو‬rajan and ‫ رجو‬rajā’ pl. ‫ ارجو‬arjā’
side, direction; region; -- pl. ‫ ارجو‬arjā’
vastness (of a land), expanses; whole
vicinity or area │ ‫ ووو اارج ئووو‬about its
interior, e.g., ‫( و اارج و اا غو ووة‬gurfa) all
about the room, ‫ و اارجو اا وبال‬all over the
country, throughout the country; ‫تج وبووتا‬
‫( ارجو اا و هوةاب تصوفيق‬a. ur-radha) the entire
auditorium resounded with applause; ‫ش ساا‬
‫ ادرجو‬and ‫ واسوااادرجو‬vast in extent, vastdimensioned
‫ رجو‬rajā’ hope (‫ب‬, ‫ و‬and genit.; of);
expectation, anticipation; urgent request │‫ا‬
‫ علووارجو‬in the hope of, hoping for; ‫رجو ا‬
‫ ا علوم‬rajā’ al-‘ilm for your information (on
memos, records, etc.); ‫رأساا وج و اا ص و ا‬
Cape of Good Hope
‫رجووووو‬
rajāh
anticipation
hope,
expectation,
‫ رجية‬rajīya s.th. hoped for; hope
‫ موج‬marjāh hope
‫ را‬rājin hoping, full of hope
‫ موجوووا‬marjūw hoped for, expected;
requested │‫( ا موجاامو ا وللاان‬min faḍlika)
approx.; I hope you will be kind enough to
...; ‫( ا موجاامواعو اان‬murā‘ātu) please notice
that …, attention is called to the fact that
…
‫ رج و‬rajiya a to become silent; to remain
silent; pass. ‫( رج اعليو‬rujiya) to be tonguetied, be unable to utter a sound
‫( رجيم‬Fr. régime) rijīm diet
‫ رحوب‬raḥiba a (raḥab) and raḥuba u (ruḥb,
‫ رح بوة‬raḥāba) to be wide, spacious, roomy
II to welcome (‫ ب‬s.o., also ‫ ب‬s.th., e.g.,
news), bid welcome (‫ ب‬to s.o.); to receive
graciously, make welcome (‫ ب‬s.o.) V to
welcome (‫ ب‬s.o.), bid welcome (‫ ب‬to)
‫ رحوووب‬raḥb wide, spacious, roomy;
unconfined │‫ ارحووووباا صوووودر‬r. aṣ-ṣadr
generous, magnanimous; broad-minded,
open-minded, liberal; frank, candid, openhearted; carefree; ‫( صوووودرارحووووب‬raḥb)
generosity,
magnanimity;
openmindedness, broad-mindedness, liberality;
frankness, candor;
‫ رحوووباا بوو‬generous,
openhanded, liberal; ‫ رحباا لرا‬do.
‫ رحوووووب‬ruḥb vastness, wideness,
spaciousness unconfinedness │‫ااتووواعلوووا‬
‫( ا وحباوا سعة‬atā, ṣa‘a) to be welcome; ‫وجدا‬
‫( رحبو اوسوعة‬sa‘atan) to met with a friendly
reception
‫ رحووووب‬raḥab vastness, wideness,
spaciousness, unconfinedness │‫رحباا صودر‬
r. aṣ-ṣadr magnanimity, generosity;
lightheartedness
‫ رحبة‬raḥba, raḥaba pl. -āt public square
(surrounded by buildings); (pl. raḥabāt
and ‫ رح ب‬riḥāb) vastness, expanse │‫رحو با‬
‫ ا كان‬and
‫ رح باا ف‬r. al-faḍā’ vastness of
outer space
‫ رحيب‬raḥīb = ‫ رحب‬raḥb
‫ رح بووووة‬raḥāba wideness, vastness,
spaciousness, unconfinedness │‫رح بةاا صدر‬
r. aṣ-ṣadr magnanimity, generosity
‫ موحب ابل‬marḥaban bika welcome!
‫ توحو ب‬tarḥāb welcome, greeting │‫ل بلو ا‬
‫( بأوحيووب‬qābalahū) to receive s.o. with
open arms
‫ توحيوووب‬tarḥīb welcoming, welcome,
greeting 330
‫ رحووووح‬raḥraḥa: ‫( رحووووحابوووو كالم‬kalām) to
equivocate, speak ambiguously, beat
around the bush
‫ رحووح‬raḥraḥ and ‫ رحوواح‬raḥrāḥ wide,
broad, flat; carefree, pleasant (life)
‫ رح‬raḥaḍa a (raḥḍ) to rinse, wash
‫ موح و‬mirḥāḍ pl.
lavatory, toilet
‫ مووواح‬marāḥīḍ2
‫ رحيق‬raḥīq exquisite wine; nectar
1
‫ارحل‬raḥala a (‫ رحيول‬raḥīl) to set out; to depart,
leave; to move away, emigrate; to start
( ‫ ع‬from a place) │‫( ارجلايوحولاويقويم‬yuqīm)
a man constantly on the go, a dynamic
man II to make (‫ ه‬s.o.) leave, induce or
urge (‫ ه‬s.o.) to depart; to evacuate (‫ه ا وو‬
s.o. to), resettle, relocate (‫ ه ا وو‬s.o. in); to
deport (‫ ه ا وو‬s.o. to); to allow (‫ ه‬s.o.) to
emigrate; to give (‫ ه‬s.o.) travel clearance;
to carry (passengers e. g., a ship); to
transfer ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to transport, convey,
forward ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to dispatch, send out ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to carry over, post ( ‫ ه و‬an item;
bookkeeping); to carry forward ( ‫ ه و‬the
balance; bank) V to wander, roam,
migrate, lead a nomadic life; to be
evacuated VIII to set out, leave, depart; to
move away, emigrate │ ‫ارتحولاا ووارحموةاربو‬
(ilā raḥmati rabbihī) to pass away, die
‫ رحول‬raḥl pl. ‫ رحو ل‬riḥāl camel saddle;
saddlebags;
baggage, luggage;
pl.
stopping place, stop, stopover │‫شوداا وحو ل‬
(šadda) to set out, break camp; ‫ا قووارح و‬
alqā riḥālahū to stop ( in, at)
‫ رحل وة‬riḥla travel, journey; trip, tour;
travelogue
‫ رحلوة‬ruḥla destination, place for which
one is bound
‫ رحيووول‬raḥīl departure, setting out;
emigration; exodus; demise
‫ رحوو ل‬raḥḥāl pl. ‫ رحوول‬riḥal roving,
roaming,
peregrinating,
wandering,
migratory nomadic; -- (pl. ‫ رح وة‬raḥḥāla)
great traveler, explorer; nomad │‫ا يووارا‬
‫ ا وح ووة‬migratory birds; ‫ادعوووابايا عوب و نةا‬
‫‘( ا وحل‬urbān) the nomadic Bedouins
‫ رح وة‬raḥḥāla great traveler, explorer;
globetrotter
‫ موحلووة‬marḥala pl. ‫ مواحوول‬marāḥil2 a
day’s journey; leg of a journey; way
station; stage, phase │‫يزيوووداعليووو ابمواحووول‬
(yazīdu) it exceeds it by far; ‫امواحولاحي تهو‬
(ḥayātihā) throughout her life, in every
stage of her life
‫ توح ل‬tarḥāl departure, setting out │‫حي ا‬
‫ ا أوح ل‬ḥayāt at-t. nomadic life
‫ توحيوووول‬tarḥīl emigration, exodus;
effectuation
of
(s.o.’s)
departure;
deportation; evacuation; resettlement;
transfer; moving; transport, transportation;
posting (of accounts); carrying forward
(fin.); dispatch │‫ توحيوولاعموو ل‬t. ‘ummāl
assignment (or detailing) of workmen
‫ ارتح و ل‬irtiḥāl departure, setting out;
emigration, exodus; demise
‫ راحوول‬rāḥil pl. ‫ رحوول‬ruḥḥal departing
leaving, parting; traveling; (pl. -ūn)
deceased, late, ‫ ا فقيداا واحل‬the deceased
‫ راحلوة‬raḥila pl. ‫ رواحول‬rawāḥil2 female
riding camel│ ‫( شوداراحلأو‬šadda) to saddle
one’s camel, start out on a journey
‫ موحووول‬muraḥḥal pl. -āt carry-over
│‫ مجموووا اموحووول‬balance carried forward
(fin.)
2
‫ راحيل‬rāḥīl Rachel
‫ رحم‬raḥima a (‫ رحمة‬raḥma, ‫ موحموة‬marḥama) to
have mercy (‫ ه‬upon s.o.), have compassion
(‫ ه‬for s.o.) ; to spare, let off (‫ ه‬s.o.); to be
merciful II ‫ رحوماعليو‬to say to s.o.: ‫رحمولا‬
raḥimaka llāh may God have mercy upon
you; to ask God to have mercy (‫ علوو‬upon
s.o.), plead for God’s mercy (‫ علوو‬for what
has happened) V = II; VI to show human
understanding for one another, love and
respect one another X to ask (‫ ه‬s.o.) to
have mercy 331
‫ رحووم‬raḥim, riḥm f., pl. ‫ ارح و م‬arḥām
uterus; womb; relationship, kinship │‫ووا‬
‫ االرحو م‬dawū l-a. relatives on the maternal
side
‫ ت ووحيم‬tarḥīm: ‫( ت ووحيماا موواتو‬mautā) pl.
‫ توواحيم‬tarāḥīm2 intercessory prayer for the
dead (Chr.)
‫ اسأوح م‬istirḥām plea for mercy
‫ موحوووام‬marḥūm deceased, late, e.g.,
‫ ا موحاماا سيد‬the late M. …
‫ رحوو‬raḥan f., pl. ‫ ارحو‬arḥā’, ‫ رحوو‬ruḥīy, ‫ارحيوة‬
arḥīya quern, hand mill │‫ احجواا وحوو‬ḥajar
ar-r. millotone; ‫ار ارحوووواا حووووبايا قأووو لة‬
dārat r. l-ḥarb the war (fighting) broke
out; the war (fighting) was going on
‫ رحاى‬raḥawī rotating, rotatory
‫ رح وى‬raḥḥāy pl. -ūn grinder
‫ رخ‬raḳḳa u to mix with water, dilute ( ‫ ه‬wine)
‫ رخ‬raḳḳ (n. un. ) light shower
‫ رخ‬rukk roc, name of a fabulous giant
bird; (pl. ‫ ر ة‬rikaka) rook, castle (chess)
‫ ر و خ‬rakāk soft (ground); comfortable,
pleasant, easy (life)
‫ ر وص‬rakuṣa (rukṣ) to be cheap, inexpensive;
(‫ ر صة‬rakāṣa) to be supple, tender, soft II
to permit, allow (‫ ل‬s.o. ‫ ب‬or ‫ و‬s.th.); to
authorize, license (‫ ل‬s.o., ‫ ب‬or ‫ و‬to do
s.th.); to empower (‫ ل‬s.o.); to reduce the
price ( ‫ هو‬of s.th.) IV to reduce the price ( ‫هو‬
of s.th.) V to be willing to please, meet on
fair term. ( ‫ ماا و‬s.o. in), show o.s. ready to
compromise (‫ موا‬with s.o. ‫ و‬in s.th.); to
make concessions ( ‫ و‬or ‫ ب‬in s.th.); to
permit o.s. liberties, take liberties ( ‫ و‬in)
X to find cheap, regard as inexpensive ( ‫هو‬
s.th.); to request s.o.’s (‫ )ه‬permission
‫ ر ص‬rakṣ supple, tender, soft
‫ ر ص‬rukṣ cheapness, inexpensiveness
‫ رحمووة‬raḥma pity, compassion; human
understanding, sympathy, kindness; mercy
│ ‫ كو ناتحوتارحمأو‬to be at s.o.’s mercy; ‫جعلو ا‬
‫ تحوتارحمأو‬to leave s.th. or s.o. to s.o.’s
mercy; ‫ بس هاا وحمة‬pall
‫ ر صة‬rukṣa pl. ‫ ر وص‬rukaṣ permission;
concession, license, franchise; admission;
authorization; leave; permit │‫ر صوةاليو ا‬
‫ ا سووي را‬r. qiyādat as-sayyārāt driving
permit, operator’s license
‫ رحويم‬raḥīm pl. ‫ رحمو‬ruḥamā’ and ‫رحوام‬
ruḥūm merciful, compassionate
‫ ر ويص‬rakīṣ supple, tender, soft, cheap,
inexpensive, low-priced; base, mean, low;
trash, trumpery
‫ ا وووحم‬ar-raḥmān the Merciful (i.e.,
God)
‫ موحموة‬marḥama pl. ‫ موواحم‬marāḥim2 pity,
compassion, sympathy; mercy
‫ توو يص‬tarkīṣ pl. -āt, ‫ تووا يص‬tarākīṣ2
granting of permission; permission;
authorization;
mandate;
concession;
license; price reduction, price cut
‫موووووووووت ص‬
murtakiṣ
low-priced,
inexpensive, cheap │‫ كولامووت صاوغو ل‬kullu
murtakaṣin wa-gālin every conceivable
effort, everything (in one’s power)
‫ ر وم‬rakuma u (‫ ر موة‬rakāma) and rakama u to
be soft, mellow, gentle, pleasant (voice);
‫ ر مووتابي ووه ايعلوووابي ووه ة‬rakamat baiḍahā
(‘alā baiḍihā) to sit on the eggs (hen) II to
soften, mellow ( ‫ هو‬the voice); to apocopate
( ‫ هو‬a word); to tile with marble ( ‫ هو‬the
floor)
‫ ر ووم‬rakam (coll.; n. un. ) Egyptian
vulture (Neophron percnopterus; zool.)
‫ ر م‬rukām marble
‫ ر م‬rukāma pl. -āt marble slab
‫ ر ووويم‬rakīm soft, mellow, pleasant,
melodious (voice); O note lowered by a
semitone, flat (mus.) 332
‫ توو يم‬tarkīm shortening, apocopation, esp. of a
name in the vocative by elision of the final
consonant (gram.)
(‫ ر ا‬and ‫ ر وا )ر‬rakuwa u and ‫ ر و‬rakiya a
( ‫ ر و‬rakāwa, ‫ ر‬rakā’) to be or become
loose, slack, relaxed; to slacken, slump,
sag, relax; -- ‫ ر‬rakā’ u ( ‫ ر‬rakā’): ‫ر ا‬
‫‘( عيشووووو‬aišuhū) to live in easy
circumstances, live in opulence IV to
loosen, slacken ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to relax ( ‫ هو‬s.th.);
to let go ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to lower, drop, let down
( ‫ ه‬s.th.) VI to slacken, sag, droop, become
limp; to show little energy or zeal, let up,
become lax, be remiss ( ‫ عو‬in s.th.); to go
down, slump (prices); to lag, become dull
or listless (stock market); to diminish,
flag, wane, ebb, decrease; to desist ( ‫عو‬
from); to be lowered, drop, fall (curtain);
to be delayed, be retarded VIII to slacken,
slump, sag, droop, become limp, flaccid,
flabby; to become loose, work loose; to
soften, become soft; to relax, become
relaxed, unbend; to abate, let up; to
languish, nag, lose force or vigor X = VIII
‫ ر ووا‬rakw, rikw loose, slack; limp,
flabby, flaccid; indolent, languid; soft;
supple
‫ ر و‬rakā’ ease, comfort, happiness;
prosperity; abundance, opulence (of
living); welfare; fairness, lowness (of
prices)
‫ ر‬rukā’ gentle breeze
‫ ر وووو و‬rakāwa softness; flaccidity,
limpness; laxity │ ‫ ر وو و اا عووا‬r. al-‘ūd
weakness of character
‫ ر و‬rakīy feeble, weakened, languid;
relaxed, at ease; cozy, comfortable
‫ توووواخ‬tarākin, limpness; slackness;
languor, lassitude; abatement, mitigation,
letup; relaxation; loosening, looseness
‫ ارت ووو‬irtikā’ loosening, slackening;
looseness, slackness; laxity; abatement
mitigation, letup; ease, relaxedness;
relaxation; limpness; languor, lassitude
‫ اسأو‬istirkā’ =
‫ ارت‬irtikā’
‫ راخ‬rākin sagging, drooping
‫ مأوواخ‬mutarākin limp, flaccid, flabby;
drooping; languid; negligent, indolent,
slack
‫ ر‬radda u (radd) to send back; to bring back,
take back (‫هو ا وو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th. to); to return
(‫ هو ا وو‬s.th. to its place). put back, lay back
(‫ هو ا وو‬s.th. in its place); to throw back,
repel, drive back, drive away (‫ ه‬s.o.); to
resist, oppose (‫ ه‬s.o.); to turn down, refuse,
decline ( ‫ هو‬s.th., e.g., the fulfillment of a
wish); to ward off, parry, repel ( ‫هجام و‬
hujūman an attack); to reject (‫تهموووة‬
tuhmatan a suspicion); to hand back, give
back, return, restore ( ‫ ه‬s.th., ‫ ا وو‬to s.o.); to
return (‫ ا سوالم‬as-salāma the greeting); to
reply (‫ علوو‬to s.o.), answer (‫ علوو‬s.o.); to
reflect ( ‫ هو‬light); to throw back, echo ( ‫هو‬
the voice); to refute, disprove (‫ علوو‬s.th.);
to hold back, keep, restrain ( ‫ ه عو‬s.o. from
s.th.); to dissuade ( ‫ ه عو‬s.o. from), prevail
upon s.o. (‫ )ه‬not to do s.th. ( ‫ ;)عو‬to trace
back, attribute (‫ هو ا وو‬s.th. to an origin); to
bring, yield (‫ اهوو اعلووو‬s.th. to s.o.); to
reappoint, reinstate (‫ هاه‬s.o. as, e.g., ‫ح كمو‬
ḥākiman as governor) │‫ ر اا بو ب‬to close
the door; ‫( ر اجاابو‬jawāban) to answer; ‫مو ا‬
‫ يو اهلااعليلاشيئ‬this won’t help you at all; ‫الا‬
‫( يووو‬yuraddu) irrefutable; ‫ر هاعلووواعقبيووو‬
(‘aqibaih) pl. ‫( ر هوماعلووااعقو بهم‬a‘qābihim)
to drive s.o. back to where he came from;
‫‘( ر اعي و اع و‬ainahū) he averted his eyes
from it II to keep away, avert, prevent,
stave off ( ‫ ه‬s.th.); to repel, throw back ( ‫هو‬,
‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.); to repeat (constantly,
frequently); to break forth, burst ( ‫ هو‬into,
e.g., into singing), strike up, intone, let
ring out ( ‫ هو‬a tune, or the like) │‫ر اا صودى‬
(ṣadā) to return the echo; ‫ر اا روووا و‬
(naẓara) to look at s.th. again and again;
333 ‫( ر اهو و ابووي‬ṭarafahū) to let one’s
eyes wander between, look first at one,
then at the other V to be thrown back, be
reflected (voice, echo); to ring out
(shouts); to shift repeatedly (wind); to
come and go (‫ علوو‬at s.o.’s house; rarely
‫)ا وو‬, frequent, visit frequently (‫ علوو‬s.o.’s
house, a place; rarely ‫ ;)ا وو‬to return, recur;
to hesitate, be reluctant ( ‫ و‬in s.th., to do
s.th.); to waver, become uncertain,
become doubtful ‫ و‬in s.th. or as to s.th.)
│‫( توو اعلووااد سو ة‬alsina) to be frequently
diocussed (question) VIII to withdraw,
retreat, fall back; to move backward,
retrogress; to go back, return, revert (‫ا وو‬
to); to fall back (‫ ا ووو‬on); to go away,
absent o.s.; to desist, refrain ( ‫ عو‬from),
renounce, give up, abandon, quit, leave (or
s.th.); to forsake, desert (or one’s faith,
one’s principles, etc.), apostatize, fall off
( ‫ عو‬from) │ ‫‘( ارتووداعلووواعقبيو‬aqbaihi), pl.
‫( ارتودوااعلووااعقو بهم‬a’qābihim) to withdraw,
turn back X to reclaim, demand back, call
in ( ‫ ه‬s.th.), demand the return ( ‫ هو‬of s.th.);
to bring back, lead back (‫ هاا وو‬s.o. to); to
get back ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to retrieve, recover,
regain ( ‫ ه و‬s.th.); to withdraw (e.g., ‫يووده‬
yadahū one’s hand; also fig., e.g., ‫اسوأق أ‬
istiqālatahū one’s resignation); to
withdraw, take out ( ‫ هو‬money, from an
account, from a bank) │ ‫اسوووأو ااظف سووو‬
(anfāsahu) to catch one’s breath
‫ ر‬radd pl. ‫ ر و‬rudūd return;
restoration,
restitution;
refund,
reimbursement;
repayment,
requital;
repulsion; warding off, parrying; denial,
refusal; rejection; reply, answer; reflection
(e.g., of light); refutation; attribution (‫ا وو‬
to) │‫ ر اا فعوول‬al-fi‘l reaction; ‫ر ااالعأبوو ر‬
rehabilitation; ‫( ر ااعلوو‬raddan) in reply to
...; ‫ ا لاور‬see ‫ أ ل‬akada
‫ ر‬radda ugliness; reverberation, echo;
bran
‫ ر‬ridda apostasy (‫ عو ااالسوالم‬or from
Islam)
‫ ار‬aradd2 more useful, more profitable
(‫ علو‬to s.o.)
‫ مووو‬maradd fact to which s.th. is
attributable, underlying factor or reason;
averting, rejection, repulsion; responsory
(Chr.) │ ‫( الامووو ا و‬maradda) irresistible;
‫( مو هاا و‬maradduhū) it is attributable to ...,
one must ascribe it to ‫الامووو ا و ااالابواعأ و‬
(maradda, barā‘atuhū) it can only be
attributed to his efficiency; ‫ك ناعلوامو ا س ظ‬
(maraddi lisānihi) to be constantly on
s.o.’s lips, be a standing phrase with s.o.
‫ تووووو ا‬tardād
frequentation
frequent
repetition;
‫ تو يد‬tardīd repetition, reiteration
‫ تووو‬taraddud frequent coming and
going, frequentation; frequency (el.);
hesitation,
irresolution,
indecision,
wavering; reluctance
‫ ارتوووودا‬irtidād retreat, withdrawal;
retrogression; renunciation, desertion;
apostasy (‫ عو ااالسوالم‬from Islam) │‫ك رتودا ا‬
‫ ا ووا‬ka-rtidādi ṭ-ṭarf in the twinkling of
an eye, in a jiffy
‫ اسووأو ا‬istirdād reclamation, claim of
restitution, vindication (Isl. Law);
recovery, retrieval; retraction, withdrawal;
refundment, reimbursement; withdrawal,
taking out (of money, from an account)
‫ مو و‬mardūd yield, return(s)
‫ موتوووود‬murtadd
apostate
1
turncoat,
renegade,
‫ ر أ‬rada’a a (rad’) to support, prop, shore up
( ‫ ه‬a wall)
‫ ر‬rid’ pl. ‫ ار ا‬ardā’ support; help,
helper
2
‫ ر‬radu’a u ( ‫ ر ا‬radā’a) to be bad V to
become bad, be spoiled
‫ ر‬radī’ pl. ‫ ار يو‬ardiyā’2 bad; mean,
base, vile; evil, wicked; vicious, 334
malicious │‫ ر اا سومعة‬r. as-sum‘a of ill
repute
‫ ار أ‬arda’2 worse; more wicked
‫ ر ا‬radā’a badness;
viciousness, maliciousness
wickedness;
‫ ار ب‬irdabb (now commonly pronounced
ardabb) pl. ‫ ارا ب‬arādib2 ardeb, a dry
measure (Eg.; = 1981)
‫ ار ب‬irdabba cesspool
‫ ر ح‬radaḥ long period of time │‫ر حو امو اا هوو‬
radaḥan min ad-dahr for a long time
‫ ر م‬radm filling up (of swamps, ponds,
etc.); rubble, debris; dam
‫ ر س‬radasa i u (rads) to crush ( ‫ه‬. s.th.); to roll
smooth, level by rolling ( ‫ ه‬ground)
‫ ر يووم‬radīm worn, shabby, threadbare
(garment)
‫ ر‬rada‘a a (rad‘) to keep, prevent ( ‫ هاعو‬s.o.
from) VIII to be kept, be prevented ( ‫عو‬
from)
‫ ر ن‬radana i (radn) to spin; to purr (cat); to
grumble (‫ علو‬at)
‫ را‬rādi‘ deterring; (pl. ‫ روا‬rawādi‘)
deterrent; impediment, obstacle, handicap;
restriction, limitation, curb, check;
inhibition (psych.)
‫ ر ي وو‬rudainī spear (originally epithet
for one of superior quality)
‫ ر غة‬radga, radaga mud, mire, slush
‫ ر ا‬radafa u (radf) and radifa a to come next,
come immediately after s.o. or s.th. ( ‫هو‬, ‫)ه‬,
follow, succeed (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫ هو‬s.th.) III to ride
behind s.o. (‫ ه‬on the same animal); to be
the substitute (‫ ه‬of s.o.), replace (‫ ه‬s.o., ‫هو‬
s.th.); to be synonymous ( ‫ هو‬with) IV to
seat (‫ ه‬s.o.) behind one (on an animal); to
make (‫ ه‬s.th.) be followed (‫ ب‬by s.th.
else); to complement, complete (‫ هو ب‬s.th.
with or by) VI to follow one another,
come in succession; to pile up in layers,
become stratified; to form a single line; to
flock, throng (‫ علو‬to); to be synonymous
‫ ر ا‬ridf pl. ‫ ار اا‬ardāf rear man
(riding on the same animal); one who or
that which is subsequent, follows, comes
next;
posteriors,
backside,
rump;
haunches, croup (of an animal); dual:
‫ ا و ن‬ar-ridfān day and night
‫ ر اا‬ridāf croup, rump (of an animal)
‫ ر يف‬radīf rear man, one following next
in line; redif, reserve (in the army of the
former Turkish Empire)
‫ ر يفة‬radīfa fem. of ‫ر يف‬
‫ توا ا‬tarāduf succession; synonymity
‫ مووا ا‬murādif synonym (of a word);
synonymous, consignificant (‫ ل‬with);
corresponding in meaning, analogous
‫ مأووا ا‬mutarādif synonymous;
synonyms
‫مأوا و‬
‫ ر م‬radama i u (radm) to fill up with earth ( ‫هو‬
pit, pond) II to repair, fix, mend IV not to
leave (‫ علوو‬s.o.), cling (‫ علوو‬to s.o.; said of
disease) V to be mended, be repaired; to
repair, mend ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to be worn, show
signs of wear
‫ ر ن‬rudn pl. ‫ ار ان‬ardān sleeve
‫ مو ن‬mirdan pl. ‫ موا ن‬marādin2 spindle
‫( ر ظجووا‬Fr. redingote) redengōt frock coat,
Prince Albert
‫ ر هووة‬radha hall; large room, sitting room,
parlor; lobby; entrance hall, vestibule │
‫ ر هوةااالسوأقب ل‬reception hall, drawing room,
parlor ‫ ر هوووةاا مح ضوووو‬r. al-muḥāḍarāt
lecture room
‫ ر‬radiya a (‫ ر ى‬radan) to perish, be
destroyed II to bring to the ground (‫ ه‬s.o.),
bring about the fan of (‫ )ه‬IV to bring to the
ground (‫ ه‬s.o.), bring about the fall of (‫;)ه‬
to destroy, ruin (‫ ه‬s.o.); to fell 335 (‫ ه‬s.o.);
to kill (‫ ه‬s.o.) │‫( ارا هالأويال‬qatīlan) to fell
s.o. with a deadly blow V to fall, tumble;
to decline, fall off, come down, go from
bad to worse; to deteriorate, become
worse; to clothe o.s. (‫ ب‬with), put on (‫ ب‬a
garment) VIII to put on ( ‫ هو‬a garment or
headgear); to wear ( ‫ هوو‬a garment, a
headgear), be clothed, be clad ( ‫ ه و‬in)
│ ‫( ارتودىامالبسو‬malābisahū) to put on one’s
clothes, dress, get dressed
‫ ر ى‬radan ruin, destruction
‫ ر ا‬ridā’ pl. ‫ ار يوة‬ardiya loose outer
garment, cloak, robe; (lady’s) dress,
gown; attire, costume │ ‫ ر ا اا مس‬al-masā’
evening gown
‫ مأو‬mutaraddin dressed
‫ ر‬radda u: ‫( ر اا سوم‬samā’) and IV there
was a drizzle, it drizzled
‫ ر ا‬radād drizzle
‫ ر ل‬radila a and radula u (‫ ر ا وة‬radāla) to be
low, base. vile. despicable. Contemptible;
-- radala u (radl) to reject, cast off,
discard, repudiate, disown ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.);
to despise, disdain, scorn ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o. s.th.);
to disapprove ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬of) IV to reject, cast
off, discard, repudiate, disown ( ‫هو‬, ‫ ه‬s.o.,
s.th.) X to regard as low or despicable ( ‫هو‬,
‫ ه‬s.o., s.th.)
‫ ر ل‬radl rejection; repudiation; (pl.
‫ ر ول‬rudūl, ‫ ار ال‬ardāl) low, base, mean,
vile, despicable, contemptible
‫ ر يول‬radīl pl. ‫ ر ال‬rudalā’ low, base,
mean, vile, despicable, contemptible,
depraved
‫ ر ا وووووة‬radāla lowness,
meanness, vileness, depravity
baseness,
‫ ر ا ووة‬radīla pl. ‫ ر ائووول‬radā’il vice;
depravity
‫ مووو ول‬mardūl depraved, despicable,
mean, base, vile, evil, wicked
with); to bless ( ‫ هاهو‬s.o. with, esp. ‫ما وا ا‬
with a child); -- pass. ruziqa to be
endowed ( ‫ هو‬with); to live VIII to make a
living, gain one’s livelihood; to live ( ‫ م‬on
or by s.th.) X to seek one’s livelihood; to
ask for the means of subsistence
‫ رز‬rizq pl. ‫ ارزا‬arzāq livelihood,
means of living, subsistence; daily bread,
nourishment, sustenance; boon, blessing
336 (of God); property, possessions,
wealth, fortune; income; pay, wages
│‫ ارزا اظ شوفة‬dry rations, emergency rations
(mil.)
‫ ا وووواز‬ar-rāziq the Maintainer, the
Provider (one of the 99 attributes of God)
1
‫ رز‬ruzz (= ‫ )ارز‬aruzz) rice
‫ ارتووزا‬istirzāq independent livelihood, selfsupport
2
‫ رز‬razza u (razz) to insert, drive in ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) II
to burnish, polish ( ‫ ه‬s.th.) IV to telephone
‫ موووزو‬marzūq blessed (by God), fortunate,
prosperous, successful
‫ رز‬razza pl. -āt staple, U bolt; ring
screw; joint pin
‫ موتووز‬murtaziq hired, hireling, mercenary,
kept
O ‫ ارزيز‬irzīz telephone
‫ رزأ‬raza’a a ( ‫ رز‬raz’) to deprive ( ‫ و‬or ‫هاهو‬
s.o. of s.th.); pass. ‫ رز‬ruzi’a to incur or
suffer loss; to lose (‫ ب‬s.th.); to be afflicted
(‫ ب‬by)
‫ رز‬ruz’ pl. ‫ ارزا‬arzā’ heavy loss,
serious damage; disaster, calamity
‫ رزيئوة‬razī’a and ‫ رزيوة‬razīya pl. ‫رزايو‬
razāyā heavy loss, serious damage;
disaster, calamity
‫ رزب‬razaba u (razb) to keep, stick, cling ( ‫هو‬
to)
‫ موزبوة‬mirzabba pl. ‫ موووازب‬marāzib2 iron
rod
‫ موووووزاب‬mirzāb pl. ‫ موازيووووب‬marāzīb2
waterspout, gargoyle; (roof) gutter
‫ موتزلووة‬murtaziqa kept persons, hangers-on;
mercenaries
‫ موتووووز‬murtazaq means
livelihood, living
of
‫ رزم‬razama i u (razm) to bundle, bale, pack,
wrap up ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ رزموة‬rizma pl. ‫ رزم‬rizam bundle; bale, pack;
parcel, package; ream (of paper)
‫ رزن‬razuna u (‫ رزاظووة‬razāna) to be grave,
serious, sedate, staid, calm, composed,
self-possessed V to display grave or
sedate manners, show o.s. calm,
composed, self-possessed
‫ رزيو‬razīn grave, serious, sedate, staid;
composed, calm, self-possessed
‫ رزاظووووة‬razana gravity, sedateness,
staidness; composure, self-possession,
poise
‫ رزح‬razaḥa a (‫ رزوح‬ruzūḥ, ‫ رزاح‬ruzāḥ, razāḥ)
to succumb, collapse, sink to the ground
(under a burden); to descend, hover (e.g.,
silence) III to suffer
‫ رزظ مة‬ruznāma see ‫روزظ مة‬
‫ موزغ‬marzig muddy, boggy, miry
‫ رسيس‬rasīs covered with verdigris
‫ رز‬razaqa u to provide with the means of
subsistence (‫ ه‬s.o.; said of God); to bestow
( ‫ هاهو‬upon s.o. s.th., material or spiritual
possessions; said of God), endow ( ‫ هاهو‬s.o.
subsistence,
‫ رزية‬pl. ‫ رزاي‬see ‫رزيئة‬
‫ رسوب‬rasaba u (‫ رسواب‬rusūb) to sink to the
bottom, settle, subside (esp., in water); to
fail, dunk (in an examination) II to cause
to settle ( ‫ هو‬s.th., in a liquid), deposit ( ‫ هو‬a
sediment); to precipitate ( ‫ ه‬s.th.; chem.) V
to settle, subside, be deposited; to
precipitate (chem.)
‫ رسوواب‬rusūb sediment, deposit; lees,
dregs, settlings; precipitate (chem.);
failure (in an examination)
‫توسوووووووويب‬
tarsīb
precipitation (chem.)
sedimentation;
‫ راسووووب‬rāsib pl. ‫ رواسووووب‬rawāsib2
sediment, deposit; dregs, lees, settlings;
precipitate (chem.); residue
‫ رسوأ مية‬rustāmīya to tidy, arrange well, put in
order ( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫ رسوأق‬rastaqa to tidy, arrange well, put in order
( ‫ ه‬s.th.)
‫رسأا‬, ‫( روسأا‬It. arrosto) rostō roast meat
‫( رسأاران‬Fr. restaurant) restorān restaurant
‫ موسووا‬marsaḥ (= ‫ )مسوووح‬pl. ‫ مواسووا‬marāsiḥ2
theater, playhouse; stage; party, social
gathering
‫ موسوووووح‬marsaḥī social, party
attributively); formal (dress)
(used
‫ رسووخ‬rasaka u (‫ رسوواخ‬rusūk) to be firmly
established, be deeply rooted ( ‫ و‬in s.th.);
to be firm, solid, stable; to be conversant,
be thoroughly familiar ( ‫ و‬with s.th.), be
well versed, be at home ( ‫ و‬in s.th., in a
field); to seep in; to permeate ( a fabric);
to become fast (color or dyes in a fabric)
II and IV to make ( ‫ هو‬s.th.) take root(s),
establish ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to implant ( ‫ هو‬s.th.); to
secure, make fast, fix firmly, ground ( ‫هو‬
s.th.) │ ‫( ارسوووخاا شووو ا ووو ا ه ووو‬dihnihī) to
impress or inculcate s.th. upon s.o.
‫ ارسووخ‬arsaka more firmly established,
more deeply rooted │ ‫( ارسوخالودم‬qadaman)
do.
‫ راسووخ‬rāsiq, firmly established, deeprooted; grounded, firmly fixed, stable;
conversant ( ‫ وو‬with s.th.), thoroughly
versed, completely at home ( in a field)
‫ رسوواس‬risrās (eg.) glue, adhesive, specif., one
for pasting leather, made of a yellow
powder 337
‫ رس‬rusg pl. ‫ ارس غ‬arsāg, ‫