Best Egyptian Arabic Dictionary

English – Arabic

By Nour Balasa
Sue Eden

Copyright © All Rights Reserved

 Preface
This dictionary is designed primarily to meet the needs of English speakers who need a point of
reference for the Egyptian Arabic Language.

It’s built upon the consensus that many, if not all, of the dictionaries currently available in the
market do not provide the most practical help in day-to-day use. This is sometimes because of
the way the language is explained or because the words they list are not given in a form to
enable the reader to use the grammar correctly.

So I built this dictionary based on the simple grammar system that I personally created for
teaching the Arabic language which will be available soon in a separate book.

The dictionary includes approximately 3150 English words which have been carefully selected
based on specific English speaking search engine results from the past 7 years, and also basic,
every-day Egyptian Arabic words.

It is my aim to help guide you quickly and effectively through communicating in Egyptian Arabic
so you are able to hold basic conversations and make requests when speaking with Egyptian
nationals.

Pronunciation Guide

These letters… are pronounced as in the following words…

ee meet
ae game
uu moon
e get
o got
u a short version of “moon”
a gas
aa air
oo goal

 You will find consonants written in either upper or lower case and is each pronounced
in a different way.
 Consonants shown in capitals are emphatic or hard versions of the lower case letters.
 Pronunciation of the vowel “a” is changed if it has an emphatic consonant before or
after it. For example…
ba… is pronounced as in back
Ba… is pronounces as in but
s-h is pronounced as two separate letters, not “sh”

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 When a consonant is doubled, each of the letters must be pronounced separately,
with a short break between. For example…
kasar - (he) broke something is pronounced as ka-sar
kassar - (he) broke into pieces is pronounced as kas-sar
 Some Arabic letters have no direct equivalent sounds in English. These have been
represented in the dictionary as numbers. For example…
2 pronounced as a stop in the word, as in the Cockney pronunciation of the
word “Bottle” - bo2le
3 pronounced as the sound “Ah” but from deep in the throat
3’ pronounced as the last letter in the French word “Bonjour”; or the first
letter in the German word “Rennen”
7 pronounced as the sound you make when you breath on your glasses to
clean them
7’ pronounced as the “ch” in the Scottish “lock”; the first sound in the
Russian word “ХОРОШО”; the first sound in the Spanish word “Justo”
You can find further examples on pronunciation together with access to audio buttons
to enable you to listen to the sounds at nourbalasa.com

A basic outline of Arabic Grammar, including the conjugation for the verbs in present or
past tenses, is given at nourbalasa.com

Other helpful notes

 In English some words can be either a noun or a verb – e.g. work. In these cases, the
noun will be shown as: - (The) Work
 Verbs are shown in bold font and are written in the imperative form for masculine,
feminine and plural.
 Pronouns are added to the end of words, in the form of: - i, ak, ik,u, aha, ina, uku,
uhum
 The sign (/) is used between the meanings of the same word.

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A
be able i2DaR, i2Dari, i2Daru
was/were able to (past) 2idir
able to (adj) aadir, adra, adreen
abnormal mish tabee3i
aborigine bitingaan
about 3ann
about … ago min …
above / on top of / up foo2
abroad barra
accept i2bal, i2bali, i2balu
accepted ibil
acceptable ma2buul, ma2buula, ma2buleen
accident 7adsa
accidents 7awaades
achievement ingaaz
activities ansheta
activity nashaaT
actor mumassil, mumassila, mumassileen
address 3enwaan
addresses 3anaween
become adjusted itZaBBaT, itZaBBaTi, itZaBBaTu
advantage meeza
advertisement i3lanaat
advice naSee7a
advice (plural) naSaayi7
affect 2aSSaR, 2aSSaRi, 2aSSaRu
affected 2aSSaR
afraid (adj) 7'aayif, 7'ayfa, 7'ayfeen
be afraid of 7'aaf, 7'aafi, 7'aafu
was/were afraid of (past) 7'aaf
after ba3d
afternoon ba3d el Dohr
after that ba3d kida
again taani
against DeDD
age senn, 3omr
ages a3maaR

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aggression 3onf
ago (… ago) min (min …)
agree waafi2, waf2i, waf2u
agreed waafi2
agree (adj) mwafi2, mwaf2a, mwaf2een
agreement ittefaa2
aim (the aim) hadaf
aims (the aims) ahdaaf
air (the air) hawa
air conditioning takyeef
airplane tayyaara
airplanes tayyaraat
airport maTaar
alcohol (chemical) ko7oll
alcohol (drinks) 7'amra
Alexandria iskindiryya
all / each / every kull
allow isma7, isma7i, isma7u
allowed sama7
allowed (adj) masmuu7, masmuu7a, masmu7een
allowed by God 7alaal
almonds looz
alone lewa7d (I,ak,ik,u,aha,ina,uku,uhum)
also kamaan
always 3alaTuul / dayman
amazing mudhish, mudhisha, mudhisheen
America amreeka
American amriki, amreekyya, amrikaan
American people amrikaan
amount (quantity) kimmyya
amount (money) mabla3'
analysis ta7leel
and wi
angry middaayi2, midday2a, midday2een
be angry itdaayi2, itday2i, itday2u
get angry itnarfiz, itnarfizi, itnarfizu
got angry iddaayi3
animal 7ayawaan

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animals 7ayawanaat
annoy daayi2, day2i, day2u
annoyed (past) daayi2
annoyance meday2a
be annoyed itdaayi2, itday2i, itday2u
annoyed (adj) middaayi2, midday2a, midday2een
annual sanawy, sanawyya, sanawyeen
another tani, tanya, tanyeen
answer / reply RoDD, RoDDi, RoDDu
answered RaDD
answer (the answer) RaDD
answers RuDuud
ant namla
ants naml
any ayy
any service ayy 7'edma
anything ayy 7aga
apartment / flat sha22a
apartments / flats sho2a2
apologise i3tizir, i3tizri, i3tizru
apologised i3tazar
apologising i3tiZaaR
appear baan, baani, baanu
appeared baan
appearing (adj) baayin, bayna, bayneen
appetite nifs
apple tuffaa7a
apples tuffaa7
application form istemaaRa
appointment ma3aad
appointments mawa3eed
approach 2aRRab, 2aRRaBi, 2aRRaBu
approached 2aRRab
appropriate (adj) munaasib, munasba, munasbeen
approximately 7awali / ta2reeban
apricot mishmish
April ibreel
Arabic 3arabi

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Arabs 3arab
area mante2a / 7etta
areas MaNaaTi2
argue gaadil, gadli, gadlu
argued gaadil
argument gedaal
arm diraa3
army geesh
around 7awaleen
arrange rattib, rattibi, rattibu
arranged (past) rattib
arranged (adj) mitrattib, mitrattiba, mitrattibeen
arrest o2BoD, o2BoDi, o2BoDu
arrested 2aBaD
get arrested itmisik, itmiski, itmisku
got arrested itmasak
arrival wusuul
arrive iwSal, iwSali, iwSalu
arrived wasal
article (study) madda
articles (studies) mawaad
artificial SiNaa3i, SiNa3yya, SiNa3yeen
arts funuun
as ka
as far as 3ala 7add
as for binnisbal (I,ak,ik,u,ha,na,ku,hum)
ash ramaad
ashtray TaFFaaya
ashtrays TaFFayaat
as if ka2inn
ask (about something) is2al, is2ali, is2alu
asked (about something) sa2al
ask for / order / request oTLoB, oTLobi, oTloBu
asked for / ordered / requested TalaB
asleep naayim, nayma, naymeen
asphalt asfalt
assistance musa3da
assistant musaa3id, musa3da, musa3deen

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as soon as awwil ma
as soon as possible fi 2a2rab wa2t
assume ifTeReD, iFTeRDi, ifTeRDu
assumed iftaRaD
as usual kal3aada
as well bardu
at 3and
ate kal
ate breakfast feTer
ate dinner it3ashsha
ate lunch it3'adda
attack haagim, hagmi, hagmu
attacked haagam
attitude TaB3
August o3'oSToSS
aunt TaNT
Australia usturalYa
Australian usturaali, usturalyya, usturalyeen
Austria innimsa
Austrian nimsaawi, nimsawyya, nimsawyeen
authorities Sala7yyaat
autumn 7'areef
available mawguud, mawguuda, mawgudeen
awake Sa7i, Sa7ya, Sa7yeen
B
babies / children aTFaal
baby / child TeFl
back / behind wara
bad wi7ish, wi7sha, wi7sheen
bad words shataayim
bag shanta
baggage / bags shoNaT
Baghdad ba3'daad
bags / baggage shoNaT
bakery / oven forn
balcony balakoona
banana mooza
bananas mooz

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bank bank
banks bunuuk
banner yaFTa
banners yoFaT
basically aSlan
basil ri7aan
bath / bathroom 7ammaam
battery BaTTaRyya
batteries BaTTaRyyaat
be kuun, kuuni, kuunu
beach shaTT
beaches shoTooT
white dry bean FaSolia Beeda
beans 7ubuub
beans (Egyptian food) fuul
bear debb
beard da2n
beat / hit iDRab, iDRabi, iDRabu
beat / hit (past) DaRab
beaten / hit (adj) madruub, madruuba, madrubeen
beautiful gameel, gameela, gomaal
get more beautiful i7law, i7lawwi, i7lawwu
more beautiful than agmal min / a7la min
most beautiful agmal / a7la
be careful! (phrase) 7'alli baalak, 7'alli baalik, 7'allu balku
because 3ashaan
become ib2a, ib2i, ib2u
became ba2a
bed sireer
bee na7la
beef la7ma kanduuz
beer beera
beet bangar
before abl
before that abl kida
begin / start ibda2, ibda2i, ibda2u
began bada2
beginning (the beginning) bedaaya

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behind / back wara
beige baej
Belgium beljeeka
believable ma32uul, ma32uula, ma32uleen
believe sadda2, sadda2i, sadda2u
believed sadda2
believe (adj) misadda2, misadda2a, misadda2een
believable ma32uul, ma32uula, ma32uuleen
unbelievable! (phrase) mish ma32uul! Mish ma32uula!
believe in 2aamin, 2amni, 2amnu
bell garas
bells agraas
belonging to bitaa3, bitaa3it, bituu3
below ta7t
belt 7izaam
belts 7izima
get benefit istafeed, istafeedi, istafeedu
be quiet! / shut up! iskot, iskoti, iskotu
beside gamb
best el a7san
better a7san
between baen
beverage mashruub
bicycle 3agala
bicycles 3agal
big kibeer, kibeera, koBaaR
bigger than akbar min
biggest akbar
bill fatuura / 7esaab
bills fawateer
birthday 3eed milaad
a bit shwayya
a bit better a7san shwayya
black iswid, sooda, suud
blackberry tuut
blackboard sabbuura
black pepper filfil iswid
blame luum, luumi, luumu

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 blamed laam
bless baarik, barki, barku
blessing (the blessing) baraka
blind a3ma, 3amya, 3umy
block sedd, seddi, seddu
blocked (past) sadd
blocked (adj) masduud, masduuda, masdudeen
block of flats 3umaara
blond ash2ar, sha2ra, sho2r
blood damm
blouse blooza
blow onfo7', onfo7'i, info7'u
blew nafa7'
blue azra2, zar2a, zor2
boat markeb
boats maraakib
body gism
bodyguard 7aaris
bodyguards 7urraas
boil i3'li, i3'li, i3'lu
boiled 3'ala
boiled (adj) ma3'li, ma3'lyya, ma3'lyeen
boiler 3'allaaya
bomb kombela
book i7gez, i7gezi, i7gezu
booked (past) 7agaz
booking (the booking) 7agz
book (the book) kitaab
books kutub
car boot / trunk shaNTa
border 7uduud
bored zah2aan, zah2aana, zah2aneen
feel bored izha2, izha2i, izha2u
felt bored zihi2
boring momell, momella, momelleen
be born itwilid, itwildi, itwildu
born (adj) mawluud, mawluuda, mawludeen
borrow istilif, istilfi, istilfu

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borrowed istalaf
boss rayyis, rayyisa, ruyasa
both illetneen
bottle izaaza
bottles azaayiz
bought ishtara
box (small) 3elba
boxes (small) 3elab
box (big) sanduu2
boxes (big) sanadee2
boy walad
boys awlaad
brain mo7'7'
brake farmil, farmili, farmilu
braked farmal
brake (the brake of a car/bike) FaRaamil
brand / type / kind noo3
brands / types / kinds anwaa3
brand new lang
bread 3aesh
break (the break) raa7a
break ikSar, ikSari, ikSaru
broke kaSar
broken (into pieces) maksuur, maksuura, maksureen
broken (not working) BaayiZ, BayZa, BayZeen
be broken itkisir, itkisri, itkisru
break down Bawwaz, BawwaZi, BawwaZu
broke down (past) Bawwaz
breakfast fiTaar
had breakfast fiTiR
had breakfast feTer
breathe itnaffis, itnaffisi, itnaffisu
breath (the breath) nafas
bride 3aruusa
bridge kobri
bridges kabaari
bring geeb, geebi, geebu
brought (past) gaab

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 brought (adi) gaayib, gayba, gaybeen
bring back / return ragga3, ragga3i, ragga3u
brought back / returned ragga3
broadcast nashra gawwyya
broccoli brokli
brother a7'7' / a7'u
brothers i7'waat
brown bonni
bubbles ra3'aawi
bucket gardal
buckets garaadel
buffalo gamuus
build ibni, ibni, ibnu
built (past) bana
built (adj) mabni, mabnyya, mabnyeen
building mabna
buildings mabaani
bullet ruSaaS
bump maTaB
bunch 7izma
bus utubees
business sho3'l
bus stop maw2af
but laakin / bass
butter zebda
butterfly FaRaasha
buy ishtiri, ishtiri, ishtiru
bought ishtara
by bi
by chance biSSoDfa
C
cabbage koromb
cabinet dulaab
cabinets dawaleeb
cable kabl
cacao kakaaw
café ahwa
cafés ahaawi

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cage aFaS
Cairo ilkaaheRa
cake ToRTa
calculation 7isaab
calendar nateega
calendars nataayig
call (by phone) iTTiSil, iTTiSli, iTTiSlu
called (by phone) iTTaSal
call out naadi, naadi, naadu
called out naada
call to prayer iddan, iddani, iddanu
call to prayer (the call to prayer) adaan
calm (adj) haadi, hadya, hadyeen
calm down ihda, ihdi, ihdu
calmed down hidi
came gae
camel gamal
camels gemaal
can mumkin
could kaan mumkin
Canada kanada
Canadian kanadi, kanadyya, kanadyeen
canal Kanaah
canals Kanawaat
candle sham3a
cantaloupe kantalob
cap Ta2yya
capital 3aaSima
caps Tawa2i
captain rayyis, rayyisa, ruyasa
car 3arabyya
card kart
cards kuruut
cardamom 7abbahaan
care ihtamm, ihtammi, ihtammu
cared ihtamm
be careful 7aasib, 7asbi, 7asbu
be careful! (phrase) 7'alli baalak, 7'alli baalik, 7'allu balku

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carpet siggaada
carpets sagageed
carrot gaZaR
carry sheel, sheeli, sheelu
carried shaal
cars 3arabyyaat
cash desk 7'azna
cash desks 7'ezan
casino kazeeno
castle al3a
castles KeLaa3
cat oTTa
catch imsik, imsiki, imsiku
caught misik
catholic kasuliki
cats oTaT
cauliflower aRNabeeT
cause sabbib, sabbibi, sabbibu
caused sabbib
celebration i7tifaal
celery karafs
center markaz
centimetre SanTi
century Karn
centuries Koroon
certain Mo3ayyan, Mo3ayyana, Mo3ayyaneen
certificate shehaada
chair korsi
chairs karaasi
by chance biSSoDfa
change 3'ayyaR, 3'ayyaRi, 3'auuaRu
changed it3'ayyaR
changed (adj) 3'ayyaR
got changed it3'ayyar
be changed it3'ayyaR, it3'ayyaRi, it3'ayyaRu
change (small money) fakka
channel Kanaah
channels Kanawaat

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character sha7'Syya
chat dardish, dardishi, dardishu
chatted dardash
chat (the chat) dardasha
cheap ri7'eeS, ri7'eeSa, ru7'aaS
cheaper than ar7'aS min
cheapest ar7'aS
check sheek
cheek 7'add
cheeks 7'uduud
cheese gebna
chef Tabba7', Tabbaa7'a, Tabba7'een
Chefren 7'afra3
Cheops 7'oofo
cherry kereez
chest sedr
chic sheek
chick katkuut
chicken feraa7'
chicks katakeet
chief rayyis, rayyisa, ruyasa
child TeFL, TeFla, aTFaaL
children aTFaaL
chilli shaTTa
chin da2n
China iSSeen
Chinese Sini
chocolate shokolaaTa
choose i7'Taar, i7'Taari, i7'Taaru
chose (past) i7'Taar
Christian masee7i, masi7yya, masi7yeen
church kineesa
churches kanaayis
cigarette sigGaaRa
cigarettes sagaayer
cinema sinima
circular midawwar, midawwara, midawwareen
circumstances ZoRoof

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cities mudun
citizen muwaaTin
city madeena
classroom faSl
classrooms fuSuul
clean naDDaF, naDDaFi, naDDaFu
cleaned naDDaF
clean (adj) neDeeF, neDeeFa, noDaaF
clear waaDi7, waD7a, waD7een
cleaver SaTuur
cleavers SawaTeer
clever shaaTir, shaTra, shaTreen
client zubuun
clients zabaayin
cliff mun7aDar
clinic 3eyaada
clock saa3a
close i2fil, i2fili, i2filu
closed 2afal
closed (adj) 2aafil, afla, afleen
closets dawaleeb
clothes huduum
cloud sa7aaba
clouds so7ob
cloudy me3'ayyim, mi3'ayyima, mi3'ayyimeen
clown bahlawaan
club naadi
clubs nawaadi
coal fa7m
coat balTu
coats balaaTi
coconut gooz hend
coffee ahwa
coincidence SoDfa
coincidences SoDaf
coins FaDDa
colander maSfa
cold (the cold - weather) bard

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feel cold (adj) sa23aan, sa23aana, sa23aneen
cold (adj - for drinks) saa2i3, sa23a, sa23een
colleague zimeel, zimeela, zomala
collect gamma3, gamma3i, gamma3u
collected gamma3
colour loon
colours alwaan
comb sarra7, sarra7i, sarra7u
combed sarra7
come igi, igi, igu
came gae
coming (adj) gayy, gayya, gayyeen
come back irga3, irga3i, irga3u
came back raga3
come down inzil, inzili, inzilu
came down nizil
come here! ta3aala, ta3aali, ta3aalu
commit iltizim, iltizmi, iltizmu
committed iltazam
commition / percentage nesba
common waarid, warda, wardeen
communicate Tawaasal, Tawasli, Tawaslu
communicated Tawaasal
company sherka
comparison muKarna
complain ishtiki, ishtiki, ishtiku
complained ishtaka
complaint skakwa
complaints shakaawi
complete kammil, kammili, kammilu
completed kammil
complete (adj) kaamil, kamla, kamleen
completely bi shakl kaamel
complicated m3a22ad, m3a22ada, m3a22adeen
computer kombyuuTaR
concept mafhuum
concepts mafaheem
concerning the … binnesba li …

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condition shaRT
conditions shuRuuT
conference mu2TaMaR
confuse la7'Bat, la7'BaTi, la7'BaTu
confused la7'BaT
confused (adj) mitla7'Bat, mitla7'BaTa, mitla7'Bateen
get confused itla7'BaT, itla7'BaTi, itla7'BaTu
confusion la7'BaTa
congratulate baarik, barki, barku
congratulated baarik
congratulations mabruuk
connection ittiSaaL
consider i3tibir, i3tibri, i3tibru
considered i3TaBar
Constitution dustuur
contact ittisil, ittisli, ittislu
contacted ittaSal
continue kammil, kammili, kammilu
continued kammil
contract (the contract) 3a2d
contracts (the contracts 3u2uud
be convenient naasib, nasbi, nasbu
conversation 7uaaR
convert item / transfer money 7awwil, 7awwili, 7awwilu
converted s-thing / transferred money ta7weel
cook oTbo7', oTbo7'I, oTbo7'u
cooked Taba7'
cooking (the cooking) Tab7'
cookie ka7k
coolness taraawa
copper (metal) ne7aas
Coptic Kebti, Kebtyya, aKbaaT
coriander kozbara
correct / repair Salla7, Salla7i, Salla7u
corrected / repaired Salla7
correct Sa77
cost kallif, kallifi, kallifu
costed (past) kallif

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cotton oTn
couch kanaba
cough ko77, ko77i, ko77u
coughed ka77
cough (the cough) ko77a
could kaan mumkin
count 3edd, 3eddi, 3eddu
counted 3add
country dawla
countries dewal
countryside reef
course kors
court ma7kama
cousin ibn 3amm, bint 3amm, welaad 3amm
cover 3'aTTi, 3'aTTi, 3'aTTu
covered (past) 3'aTTa
cover (the cover) 3'aTa
be covered it3'aTTa, it3'aTTi, it3'aTTu
covered (adj) mit3'aTTi, mit3'aTTyya, mit3'aTTyeen
cow Ba2aRa
cows Ba2aR
crash i7'BaT, i7'BaTi, i7'BaTu
crashed i7'BatT
crazy magnuun, magnuuna, maganeen
cream of milk eshTa
crime gareema
crimes gaRaayim
criminal mogrim, mogrema, mogremeen
crisis muSeeBa
crocodile timsaa7
cross (Christian) Saleeb
cross over / pass by 3addi, 3addi, 3addu
crossed over / passed by 3adda
cross-eyed a7wal, 7oola, 7uul
crossroads mafare2
crowd za7ma
crowded za7ma
crown taag

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cucumber 7'yaaR
culture SaKaaFa
cup kobbaaya
cups kobbayaat
cure 3aalig, 3algi, 3algu
cured 3aalig
cure (the cure) 3elaag
get cured it3aalig, it3algi, it3algu
got cured it3aalig
currency 3umla
current 7aali, 7aalia, 7aalyeen
curtain siTaara
curtains sataayer
customer 3ameel, 3ameela, 3omala
customs gomrok
cut i2Ta3, i2Ta3i, i2Tau
cut (past) 2aTa3
D
dad BaaBa
dairy albaan
dam sadd
dams suduud
dark (colour) 3'aami2, 3'am2a, 3'am2een
dark blue ko7li
dark grey ruSaaSi
darkness DaLMa
dark skinned aSMaR, SaMRa, SoMR
dash (the dash) shaRTa
data ma3lumaat
date (fruit) bala7
date / history taree7'
daughter bent
daughters banat
day yoom
days ayyaam / tyyaam
day after tomorrow ba3d bokra
day before yesterday awwil imbaari7
day off agaaza

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holiday, vacation, day off, weekend agaaza
daytime NaHaaR
dead (adj) mayyit, mayyita, mayyiteen
deaf aTRash, Tarsha, ToRsh
deal it3aamil, it3amli, it3amlu
dealt it3aamal
be dealt with it3aamil, it3amli, it3amlu
was dealt with (past) it3aamal
deal with 3aamil, 3amli, 3amlu
dealt with 3aamal
treatment (the treatment) (as dealt with) mu3amla
death moot
December deesamber
decent (good character) baree2, baree2a, abryaa2
decide KaRRaR, KaRRaRi, KaRRaRu
decided KaRRaR
decision KaRaar
decoration dikoor
decrease 2allil, 2allili, 2allilu
decreased 2allal
defend daafi3, daf3i, daf3u
defended daafi3
defence difaa3
degree daraga
delay 2a7'7'aR, 2a7'7'aRi, 2a7'7'aRu
delayed a7'7'aR
delay (the delay) ta27'eer
delicious lazeez, lazeeza, luzaaz
deliver waSSal, waSSali, waSSalu
delivered waSSaL
delivery TawSeel
demonstration muZahRa
demonstrations muZahRaat
dentist doktoor asnaan
department Kesm
departments aKsaam
depends 7asab
describe iwSif, iwSefi, iwSefu

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 described waSaf
desert (sandy, wasteland) Sa7aRa
deserve istaahil, istahli, istahlu
deserved istaahil
design Sammim, Sammimi, Sammimu
designed Sammam
desire Ra3'Ba
desk maktab
desks makaateb
dessert 7elw
develop TawwaR, TawwaRi, TawwaRu
developed TawwaR
be developed iTTawwar, iTTawwari, iTTawwaru
development TaTweer
device gehaaz
devices agheza
devil sheTaaN
devils shaYaTeen
dictionaries Kawamees
dictionary KaMuus
did 3amal
die muut, muuti, muutu
died maat
death moot
different mo7'talif, mo7'talifa, mo7'talifeen
difficult Sa3B, Sa3Ba, Sa3been
more difficult than aS3aB min
most difficult aS3aB
dignity karaama / kebryaa2
dill shabat
dining room / dining table Sofra
dinner 3asha
had dinner it3ashsha
direction geha
directions gehaat
director mudeer, mudeera, mudireen
directorate iDaaRa
get dirty itwassa7', itwassa7'I, itwassa7'u

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dirty wisi7', wis7'a, wis7'een
disappear i7'tifi, i7'tifi, i7'tifu
disappeared i7'tafa
discount Ta7'Feed / 7'aSm
discover iktishif, iktishfi, iktishfu
discovered iktashaf
discuss naa2ish, na2shi, na2shu
discussed naa2ish
discussion monaKsha
disease MaRaD
diseases amRaaD
disgusting mo2rif, mo2refa, mo2refeen
dishes mawa3een
dismantle fokk, fokki, fokku
dismantled fakk
distance masaafa
distances masafaat
district 7ayy
districts a7yaa2
diver 3'aTTaaS, 3'aTTaaSa, 3'aTTaSeen
diving 3'atS
diving center markaz 3'aTS
divorce TaLLa2, TaLLa2i, TaLLa2u
divorced (past) TaLLa2
divorce (the divorce) TaLLaa2
divorced (adj) muTallaK, muTallaKa, muTallaKeen
become dizzy duu7', duu7'I, duu7'u
dizzy daayi7', day7'a, day7'een
do i3mil, i3mili, i3milu
did 3amal
doctor doktooR, doktoora, dakatra
doctorate doktoraah
doesn’t matter (phrase) zayy Ba3Do
dog kalb, kalba, kilaab
doll 3aruusa
dolls 3aRaayis
dollar DoLaaR
dollars DolaaRaat

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be done it3imil, it3imli, it3imlu
donkey 7umaar, 7umaara, 7imeer
don't balaash
door baab
door handle okra
doorman bawwab, bawwaaba, bawwabeen
doors abwaab
dot no2Ta
down ta7t
go down inzil, inzili, inzilu
drank shereb
drawer dorg
drawers adraag
dream i7lam, i7lami, i7lamu
dreamed 7ilim
dream (the dream) 7elm
dreams (the dreams) a7laam
dress fustaan
dresses fasateen
dried date TaMr
drink ishrab, ishrabi, ishrabu
drank shirib
drive suu2, suu2i, suu2u
drove saa2
driver sawwaa2
drivers sawwa2een
drugs mamnu3aat / mu7'aDDaRaat
drunk (adj) shaarib, sharba, sharbeen
dry nashshif, nashshifi, nashshifu
dried nashshaf
dry (adj) naashif, nashfa, nashfeen
drying rack manshar
duck BaTTa
during 7'elaal
dust toRaaB
Dutch hulandi, hulandyya, hulandyeen
duty waagib
duty free suu2 7orra

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each / all / every kull
each other Ba3D
ear wedn
early badri
ears wedaan
earth aRD
easy sahl, sahla, sahleen
easier than as-hal min
easiest as-hal
east shar2
eastern shar2i, shar2yya, shar2yeen
eat kol, koli, kolu
ate kal
eaten (have eaten) (adj) wakil, wakla, waklean
economic iKtiSaaDi, iKtiSaaDyya, iKtiSaaDyeen
economy iKtiSaaD
educated (adj) muta3allim, muta3allima, muta3allimeen
education ta3leem
egg baeDa
eggs baeD
Egypt MaSr
Egyptian MaSri, MaSryya, MaSryeen
Egyptian Pound geneeh
eight tamanya
eighth taamin
either... or... ya … ya…
electricity kahraba
electricity meter 3addaad
elegant sheek
more elegant ashyak
most elegant ashyak
elementary ibtidaa2i
elephant feel
elevator / lift aSaNSaer
be embarrassed itkisif, itkisfi, itkisfu
emergency TaaRi2, TaR2a, Tawaari2
employee mwaZZaf, mwaZZafa, mwaZZafeen

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empty faaDi, faDya, fadyeen
become empty ifDa, ifDi, ifDu
end nehaaya
ended 7'ilis / intaha
end of nehaayit
enemy 3adew
engage o7'Tob, o7'Tobi, o7'Tobu
engaged 7'aTaB
get engaged it7'eTeb, it7'eTbi, it7'eTbu
got engaged 7'aTaB / it7'aTaBit
got engaged (adj) 7'aaTib, Ma7'Toob
engagement 7'uTuuba
engineer muhandis, muhandisa, muhandiseen
England engeltera
English ingleezi, inglizyya, ingleez
enjoy your meal! (phrase) belhana wel shefa
enough kefaaya
enter id7'ol, id7'oli, id7'olu
entered da7'al
entering (the entering) do7'uul
envelope ZaRf
envelopes aZRoF
environment bee2a
equal sawi, sawi, sawu
be equal saawi, saawi, saawu
erase imsa7, imsa7i, imsa7u
erased masa7
eraser asteeka
erasers asateek
errand mishwaaR
errands mashaweer
escape ihrab, ihrabi, ihrabu
escaped hereb
especially 7'uSuuSan
estate agent simsaar, simsaara, saMaSRa
Europe orobba
European orobbi, orobbyya, orobbyeen
even 7atta

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evening leel
event 7adas
events a7daas
ever 3umr ma
every kull
every / all / each kull
everyone / everything kullu
everything / everyone kullu
everything is fine (phrase) kullu tamaam
every time kull marra
evidence daleel
exactly beZZaBT
example mesaal
examples amsela
excellent momtaaz, momtaaza, momtazeen
except ma3ada / 3'aer
excursion re7la
excursions ra7alaat
excuse u3zor, u3zori, o3zoru
excuse me ba3d iznak, ba3d iznik, ba3d iznuku
exercise tamreen
exercise book kurraasa
exercise books kararees
exist (present) (adj) mawguud, mawguuda, mawgudeen
exit / go out o7'rog, o7'rogi, o7'rogo
exit / going out (the exit / the going out) 7'uruug
exited / went out 7a'rag
exit (the exit) ma7'RaG
expand wassa3, wassa3i, wassa3u
expanded wassa3
expect tawaKKa3, tawaKKa3i, tawaKKa3u
expected tawaKKa3
expensive 3'aali, 3'alya, 3'alyeen
become expensive i3'la, i3'li, i3'lu
more expensive than a3'la min
most expensive a3'la
expiry date sala7yya
explain ishra7, ishra7i, ishra7u

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 explained shara7
explanation shar7
exploit ista3'ill, ista3'illi, ista3'illu
exploited ista3'all
export SaDDar, SaDDari, SaDDaru
exported SaDDaR
export (the export) TaSDeer
extend midd, middi, middu
extended madd
be extended itmadd, itmaddi, itmaddu
extension madd
extremely 7'aaLes
extremist mutaTaRRif, mutaTaRRifa, mutaTaRRifeen
eye 3een
eyes 3eyuun
F
face weshsh
faces wishuush
factories maSaani3
factory masna3
faculty kullyya
fall o2a3, o23i, o23u
fell wi2i3
fallen down (adj) waa2i3, wa23a, wa23een
family 3aela
fan marwa7a
far bi3eed, bi3eeda, bo3aad
farm (the farm) mazra3a
farmer fallaa7, fallaa7a, falla7een
fast saree3, saree3a, soraa3
faster asra3
fastest asra3
fat ti7'een, ti7'eena, to7'aan
fatter than at7'an min
fattest at7'an
father aBB
father in law 7ama
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favour ma3ruuf
favourite moFaDDal, moFaDDala, moFaDDaleen
fear 7'aaf, 7'aafi, 7'aafu
feared 7'aaf
fear (the fear) 7'oof
feast 3eed
feasts a3yaad
February fobraayer
fee rusuum
feed akkil, akkili, akkilu
fed akkil
feel 7ess, 7essi, 7essu
felt 7ass
feeling (adj) 7aasis, 7assa, 7asseen
feeling (the feeling) i7saas
feelings a7asees
feet regleen
feet (measure) adam
felt 7ass
female mu2annas
festival i7tifaal
fever 7aRaaRa
few shwayyit
fewer than 2a2al min
a few of shwayyit
fiancé 7'aTeeb
field magaal
fifth 7'aamis, 7'amsa
fig teen
fight (verbally or physically) it7'aani2, it7an2i, it7'an2u
fought (verbally or physically) it7'aani2
fill imla, imli, imlu
filled itmala, itmili, itmilu
be filled fawwil
filled up with fuel mala
film felm
films aflaam

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filter Saffi, Saffi, Saffu
filtered Saffa
fin zu3nifa
finally a7'eeran
final school certificate issanawyya il3aama
find laa2i, laa2i, laa2u
found laa2a
finger SuBaa3
fingers Sawaabi3
finish 7'aLLaS, 7'aLLaSi, 7'aLLaSu
finished 7'eleS
got finished 7'ilis
be finished i7'laS, i7'laSi, i7'laSu
fire (from work) irfid, irfidi, irfidu
fired (from work) rafad
first awwil
first aid is3afaat
fish samaka
fish (plural) samak
fit (as in suit someone/thing) naasib, nasbi, nasbu
fitted (suited) naasab
fix ZaBBaT, ZaBBaTi, ZaBBaTu
fixed (past) salla7
got fixed itSalla7
fixed (adj) mitSaLLa7, mitSaaLLa7a, mitSaLLa7een
be fixed itSalla7, itSalla7i, itSalla7u
flag 3alam
flags a3laam
flat / apartment sha22a
flats / apartments sho2a2
flip-flop (one pair) shibshib
flip-flops (more than one pair) shabaashib
floor door
floors adwar
flour di2ee2
flower warda
flowers ward
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flying (the flying) TayaRaaN
fog shabbuura
food akl
fool isTa3BaT, isTa3BaTi, ista3BaTu
fooled isTa3BaT
foot regl
foot (measure) adam
football koora
for li / 3ashaan
for free bibalaash
forbid imna3, imna3i, imna3u
forbade mana3
forbidden mamnuu3, mamnuu3a, mamnu3een
force (the force) Kwwa
forced (adj) muDTaRR, muDTaRRa, muDTaRReen
forehead 2uura
foreigner agnabi, agnabyya, agaanib
forest 3'aaba
for example masalan
forget insa, insi, insu
forgot nisi
be forgotten itnisi, itnisi, itnisu
forgive saami7, sam7i, sam7u
forgave samma7
form (application) istiMaaRa
fill in the form (phrase) imla il istiMaaRa
form (shape) shakl
foundation asaas
fountain pen alam 7ebr
fourth raabi3, rab3a
fox ta3lab
foxes ta3aalib
France faransa
free (not confined) 7orr, 7orra, a7raar
free (without payment) bibalaash
freedom 7urryya
freeze tallig, talligi, talligu

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frozen mitallig, mitalliga, mitalligeen
freezer freeZar
French faransawi, faransawyya, faransawyeen
fresh TaaZa
Friday ilgom3a
fridge tallaaga
fried (adj) ma2li, ma2lyya, ma2lyeen
friend Saa7ib, Sa7bit, So7aab
friendly waduud, waduuda, wadudeen
frog DofDa3a
from min
fruit fakha
fruit seller fakahaani
fry i2li, i2li, i2lu
fried 2ala
fried (adj) ma2li, ma2lyya, ma2lyeen
frying pan TaSa
frying pans TaSaat
become full itmili, itmili, itmilu
full malyaan, malyaana, malyaneen
full moon aMaR arBa3TaashaR
furnished mafruush, mafruusha, mafrusheen
furniture farsh, 3afsh
future musta2bal
G
garage GaRaash
garbage zebaala
garden geneena
gardens ganaayin
gardener ganayni
gardeners ganayneyya
garlic toom
gasoline banzeen
gather limm, limmi, limmu
gave idda
gazelle 3'azaala
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generation geel
generations muallidaat
generator muallid
generous kareem
generous korama
more generous than akram min
most generous akram
genius 3aBKaRi, 3aBkaRyya, 3aBaKra
geography Go3'RaFya
German almani, almanyya, almaan
Germany almanya
get angry itnarfiz, itnarfizi, itnarfizu
get arrested itmisik, itmiski, itmisku
get benefit istafeed, istafeedi, istafeedu
get confused itla7'BaT, itla7'BaTi, itla7'BaTu
get cured it3aalig, it3algi, it3algu
get dirty itwassa7', itwassa7'I, itwassa7'u
get engaged it7'eTeb, it7'eTbi, it7'eTbu
get married itgawwiz, itgawwizi, itgawwizu
get more beautiful i7law, i7lawwi, i7lawwu
get moved it7arrak, it7arraki, it7arraku
get off inzil, inzili, inzilu
get up 2uum, 2uumi, 2uumu
got up 2aam
get used to it3awwid, it3awwidi, it3awwidu
gift hedyya
gifts hadaaya
ginger ganzabeel
giraffe ZaRaafa
girl bint
girls banaat
give iddi, iddi, iddu
gave idda
give back ragga3, ragga3i, ragga3u
gave back ragga3
glad mabsuut, mabsuuta, mabsuteen
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glue Sam3'
go ruu7, ruu7i, ruu7u
went raa7
going (adj) raayi7, ray7a, ray7een
goal hadaf
goals ahdaaf
God RaBBena
go down inzil, inzili, inzilu
went down nizil
God willing inshaa2aLLaah
go for a walk itmashsha, itmashshi, itmashshu
went for a walk itmashsha
go home rawwa7, rawwa7i, rawwa7u
went home rawwa7
gold dahab
golden dahabi
gone raa7
good kwayyis, kwayyisa, kwayyiseen
good (people) Tayyib, Tayyiba, Tayyibeen
goodbye ma3assalaama
good evening (greeting) masaa2 il7'eer
good evening (reply) masaa2 ilnuur
good morning (greeting) SaBaa7 il7'eer
good morning (reply) SaBaa7 ilnuur
goodness 7'eer
good night tiSba7, i, u 3ala 7'eer
goods BeDaa3a
go on / continue kammil, kammili, kammilu
went on / continued kammil
go out o7'rog, o7'rogi, o7'rogo
went out 7'aRaG
going out (the going out / exit) 7'uruug
going out (adj) 7'aarig, 7'arga, 7'argeen
got angry iddaayi2
got arrested itmasak
got changed it3'ayyar
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got engaged (adj) 7'aaTib, Ma7'Toob
got finished 7'ilis
got fixed itSalla7
got killed it2atal
got married itgawwiz
got poisoned itsammim
got removed itshaal
got renewed itgaddid
got repaired itSalla7
got shocked it7'aDD
got sold itbaa3
got transferred itna2al
got up 2aam
got used it3awwid
got washed it3'asal
got written itkatab
go up iTla3, iTla3i, iTla3u
went up Tili3
government 7ukuuma
governorate mu7afZa
grace FaDl
gram geRaaM
grandfather gidd
grandfathers guduud
grandmother sitt
grandparents agdaad
grapes 3enab
grave (for burial) torba
great 3aZeem, 3aZeema, 3uZaam
greater than a3Zam min
greatest a3Zam
Greece ilyunaan
Greek yunaani, yunaanyya, yunanyeen
green a7'Dar, 7'aDRa, 7'uDR
greet sallim, sallimi, sallimu 3ala
greeted sallim
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grill ishwi, ishwi, ishwu
grilled (past) shawa
grilled (adj) mashwi, mashwyya, mashwyeen
groom (the groom) 3arees
ground aRD
ground floor DooR aRDi
group magmuu3a
groups magmu3aat
grow up ikBar, ikBari, ikBaru
grew up itrabba
grew up (adj) mitrabbi, mitrabbyya, mitrabbyeen
guard 7aaris
guards 7uRRaaS
guava gawaafa
I guess / in my opinion / I think aZoNN
guest Deef, Deefa, Dyuuf
guide murshid, murshida, murshideen
H
habit 3aada
had breakfast feTer
had dinner it3ashsha
had lunch it3'adda
had rest istirayya7
hair sha3r
half noSS
half moon helaal
hall SaaLa
ham la7m 7'anzeer
hammer shakuush
hammers shawakeesh
hand 2eed
hand blender MaDRaB
handkerchief mandeel
handkerchiefs manadeel
handle (for doors) okra
hands 2edaen
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hang 3alla2, 3alla2i, 3alla2u
hung 3alla2
hanged up (adj) mit3alla2, mit3alla2a, mit3alla2een
happen i7Sal, i7Sali, i7Salu
happened 7aSal
happiness sa3aada
be happy inbeSit, inbeSti, inbeStu
happy mabsuut, mabsuuta, mabsuteen
hard gaamid, gamda, gamdeen
hat Ta2yya
hats Tawaa2i
have 3and (+ i, ak, ik, u, aha, ina, uku, uhum)
have a walk / take a walk itmashsha, itmashshi, itmashshu
had a walk / took a walk itmashsha
have been (phrase) ba2aal (+ i, ak, ik, u, aha, ina, uku, uhum)
have breakfast ifTaR, ifTaRi, ifTaru
have brought (adj) gaayib, gayba, gaybeen
have dinner it3ashsha, it3ashshi, it3ashshu
have done (adj) 3aamil, 3amla, 3amleen
have eaten (adj) waakil, wakla, wakleen
have lunch it3'adda, it3'addi, it3'addu
had lunch it3'adda
have mercy ir7aM, ir7aMi, ir7aMu
have reserved (adj) 7aagiz, 7agza, 7agzeen
have rest istirayya7, istirayya7i, istirayya7u
hazelnut bundu2
he huwwa
head Raas
headache SuDaa3
headphones sammaa3a
heads ruus
health se77a
healthy se77i
hear / listen isma3, isma3i, isma3u
heard simi3
hearing / listening (adj) saami3, sam3a, sam3een
heart alb
heat up sa7'7'an, sa7'7'ani, sa7'7'anu

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heat su7'unyya
heaven ganna
heavy te2eel, te2eela, to2aal
hello salamu 3aleeku
help saa3id, sa3di, sa3du
helped saa3id
help (the help) musa3da
helpful (for people) gada3, gad3a, ged3aan
hen far7'a
here hina
hero BaTal, BaTala, aBTaaL
hide 7'abbi, 7'abbi, 7'abbu
hid 7'abba
hidden (adj) mista7'abbi, mista7'abbyya, mista7'abbeen
high 3aali, 3alya, 3alyeen
higher than a3la min
highest a3la
High Dam issadil3aali
hill HaDaBa
hire 3ayyin, 3ayyini, 3ayyinu
hired 3ayyan
history taree7'
history / date taree7'
history / date taree7'
hit / beat iDRab, iDRabi, iDRabu
hit / beat (past) DaRaB
be hit itDereb, itDerbi, itDerbu
hold imsik, imsiki, imsiku
held misik
holding (adj) maasik, maska, maskeen
holiday, vacation, day off, weekend agaaza
Holland hulanda
home baet
homework waagib
honey 3asal
honeymoon shahR 3asal
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hope itmanna, itmanni, itmannu
hoped itmanna
hope (the hope) amal
hopefully yareet
horn kalaks
horror ru3b
horse 7uSaaN
horses 7'eel
hospital mustashfa
hospitals mustashfayaat
become hot is7'an, is7'ani, is7'anu
hot su7'n, su7'na, su7'neen
feeling hot (adj) 7aRRaaN, 7aRRaaNa, 7aRRaNeen
hot (feeling hot) 7aRRaaN, 7aRRaaNa, 7aRRaNeen
hot (for weather) 7aRR
hotel fundu2
hotels fanaadi2
hour saa3a
house baet
house agent simsaar, simsaara, saMaSRa
houses byuut
how izzaay
however ayyankaan
how long? adde2e
how many? kaam
how much? adde2e
what is the price? bekaam
human being insaan, insaana, bany2admeen
human rights 7u2uu2 el2insaan
humidity RuTuuBa
be hungry guu3, guu3i, guu3u
hungry ga3aan, ga3aana, ga3aneen
hurry (someone) isti3gil
hurried (someone) isti3gil
in a hurry (adj) mista3gil, mista3gila, mista3gileen
hurt iwga3, iwga3i, iwga3u
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husband gooz
husbands igwaaz
I
I ana
ice talg
idea fekra
ideas aFKaaR
if law
if not for loola
ignorance gahl
ignorant gaahil, gahla, gahala
ill 3ayyaan, 3ayyaana, 3ayyaneen
imagine it7'ayyal, it7'ayyali, it7'ayyalu
imagined ta7'ayyal
immediately 7aalan
import (the import) istiRaaD
imported (adj) mustawrad, mustawrada, mustawradeen
important muhimm, muhimma, muhimmeen
more important than aham min
most important aham
impossible, no way musta7eel, musta7eela, musta7ileen
improve 7assen, 7asseni, 7assenu
improved it7assin
improvement ta7asson
in fi
in a hurry (adj) mista3gil, mista3gila, mista3gileen
inch buuSa
incident SoDfa
incidents SoDaf
including muTaDamin, muTaDamina, muTaDamineen
income da7'l
increase zawwid, zawwidi, zawwidu
increased zawwid
increased (adj) zaayid, zayda, zaydeen
incredible mish ma32uul
indeed fe3lan
India ilhind

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Indian hindi, hindyya, hunuud
industrial SiNaa3i, SiNa3yya, SiNa3yeen
industry SiNaa3a
inflammation iltihaab
inform 3aRRaf, 3aRRafi, 3aRRafu
informed 3aRRaf
information ma3luma / ma3lumaat
in front of uddaam
in general 3umuuman
in good mood (adj) raayi2, ray2a, ray2een
ingredients mukawwinaat
injury gar7
ink 7ebr
in my opinion / I think / I guess aZoNN
innocent baree2, baree2a, abryaa3
in order to 3ashaan
inside gwwa
insist Sammim, Sammimi, Sammimu
insisted Sammim
insisting (adj) muSammim, muSammima, muSammimeen
install rakkib, rakkibi, rakkibu
installed rakkib
be installed itrakkib, itrakkibi, itrakkibu
instalment ta2SeeT
instead of badal
institute ma3had
institutes ma3aahid
instruct 3allim, 3allimi, 3allimu
instructed 3allam
insult ishtim, ishtimi, ishtimu
insulted shatam
insurance ta2meen
intelligent zaki, zakyya, azkya
more intelligent than azka min
most intelligent azka
interested (adj) muhtamm, muhtamma, muhtammeen
interesting SHayyiK, SHayyiKa, SHayyiKeen,
internal police da7'lyya

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international dawli, dawlyya, dawlyeen
interview mo2abla
in the evening belleel
introduce 2addim, 2addimi, 2addimu
introduced 2addam
invitation da3wa
invite i3zim, i3zimi, i3zimu
invited 3azam
Iran iRaaN
Iranian iraaNi, iRaNyya, iRaNyeen
iron (metal) 7adeed
Iron ikwi, ikwi, ikwu
iron (the iron) makwa
irritate narfiz, narfizi, narfizu
irritated narfaz
island gizeera
islands gozor
it’s cold (weather) (phrase) iddonya bard
it’s hot (weather) (phrase) iddonya 7arr
Italy iTalya
Italian iTaali, iTalyya, Talyaan
it's finished (phrase) 7'aLaaS
J
jacket jaket
jail sign
jam merabba
January yanaayer
Japan ilyabaan
Japanese yabaani, yabanyya, yabanyeen
jealous 3'ayuur, 3'ayuura, 3'ayureen
Jesus ilmasee7
job sho3'laana
joke haZZar, haZZari, haZZaru
joked haZZar
journey re7la
joy far7a
judge (the judge) 2aaDi
juice 3aSeer

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July yulyo
June yunyo
just (recently) lessa
just / only bass
K
kebab kabaab
keep 7'alli, 7'alli, 7'allu
kept 7'alla
keep doing ifDal, ifDali, ifDalu
kept doing fiDil
key muftaa7
keys mafatee7
kill i2til, i2tili, i2tilu
killed 2atal
got killed it2atal
be killed it2itil, it2itli, it2itlu
killing (the killing) atl
kilogram kilo
kilometre kilo
kind (characteristic) (adj) Tayyib, Tayyiba, Tayyibeen
kind / type / brand noo3
kinds anwaa3
kindness Teeba
king malik
kiosk koshk
kiss buus, buusi, buusu
kissed baas
kiss (the kiss) boosa
kitchen maTBa7'
kitchens maTaaBi7'
kiwi keewi
knee rokba
knees rokab
knife sikkeena
knives sakakeen
know i3raf, i3rafi, i3rafu
knew 3eref
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knowledge mi3refa
L
lady sitt
ladies sittaat
lamb la7ma DaaNi
lamp lamBa
lamps loMab
land aRD
lands 2aRaaDi
language lo3'a
languages lo3'aat
last duum, duumi, duumu
lasted daam
last (eg last year) illi faat, illi faatit, illi faatu
last (as in the final or last one) 2aa7'er
be late it2a7'7'aR, it2a7'7'aRi, it2a7'7'aRu
was/were late (past) it2a7'7'aR
late (adj) mit2a7'7'ar, mit2a7'7'ara, mit2a7'7'areen
later ba3deen
latest 2aa7'er
laugh id7ak, id7aki, id7aku
laughed de7ek
laugh (the laugh) De7ka
laundry 3'aseel
law KaNuun
lawyer mu7aami
lazy kaslaan, kaslaana, kaslaneen
learn it3allim, it3allimi, it3allimu
learned it3allim
least 2a2al
leather geld
leave (a person leaves) imshi, imshi, imshu
left (a person left) masha
left (past) mishi
leaving (adj) maashi, mashya, mashyeen
leave (something behind) seeb, seebi, seebu
left (something behind) saab
Lebanese libnaani, libnaanyya, libnanyeen

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Lebanon lebnaan
left (direction) shemaal
left (as remaining) (adj) FaaDel, FaDla, FaDleen
left handed ashwal, shoola, shuul
leg regl
legs ruguul
lemon lamuun
lend sallif, sallifi, sallifu
lent sallaf
length Tuul
lentils 3ads
less 2a2al
lesson dars
lessons duruus
let’s yaLLa
let's go! (phrase) yaLLa beena!
let alone / leave alone seeb, seebi, seebu
let alone / left alone (past) saab
letter (mail) gawaab
letters (mail) gawabaat
letter (alphabet) 7aRF
letters (alphabet) 7uruuf
level mustawa
liar kaddaab, kaddaaba, kaddabeen
liberation ta7reer
libraries maktabaat
library maktaba
Libya lebya
licence Ro7'Sa
licenses Ro7'aS
lie (tell untruth) ikdib, ikdibi, ikdibu
lied (told untruth) kedeb
lying (the lying) kedb
life donya
lifetime 3omr
lift irFa3, irFa3i, irFa3u
lifted Rafa3
lift / elevator aSaNSaer

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light (the light) nuur
light (color) faati7, fat7a, fat7een
light (weight) 7'afeef, 7'afeefa, 7'ufaaf
lighter a7'aff
like 7ibb, 7ibbi, 7ibbu
liked 7abb
like / as zayy
like this kida
limit 7uduud
line 7'aTT
lines 7'uTuuT
lion asad
lip balm zibdit kakaaw
listen / hear isma3, isma3i, isma3u
listened simi3
listening / hearing (adj) saami3, sam3a, sam3een
a little shwayya
little (small amount, few) ulayyil, ulayyila, ulayyileen
live (as a resident / being alive) 3eesh, 3eeshi, 3eeshu
lived (as a resident / was alive) (past) 3aash
living (as a resident / being alive) (adj) 3aayish, 3aysha, 3aysheen
living (in a district) (adj) saakin, sakna, sakneen
loaf of bread re3'eef
local baladi
lock terbaas
lock sokk, sokki, sokku
locked (past) sakk
logical ma32uul, ma32uula, ma32uleen
long Taweel, Taweela, Twaal
longer than aTwal min
longest aTwal
long ago zamaan
a long period of time mudda taweela
look boSS, boSSi, boSSu
looked baSS
look (the look) shakl
look for dawwar, dawwari, dawwaru
looked for dawwar

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looks like (phrase) shakl (I,ak,ik,u,aha,ina,uku,uhum)
Lord sayyed
lose (an item) Dayya3, Dayya3i, Dayya3u
lost (an item) Dayya3
get lost (an item gets lost) Dee3, Dee3i, Dee3u
got lost (an item got lost) Daa3
lose (game) i7'sar, i7'sari, i7'saru
lost (game) (past) 7'isir
lose (the way) tuuh, tuuhi, tuuhu
lost (the way) (past) taah
a lot kiteer, kiteera, kutaar
love 7ibb, 7ibbi, 7ibbu
loved 7abb
loving (adj) 7aabib, 7abba, 7abbeen
luck 7aZZ
lucky Ma7ZuuZ, Ma7ZuuZa, Ma7ZuZeen
lunch 3'ada
had lunch it3'adda
Luxor lo2Sor
M
macaroni makaroona
Madam as long as
magazine magalla
mailbox sanduu2 bareed
maintenance SyaaNa
make (create) i3mil, i3mili, i3milu
made (created) 3amal
make (someone) happy ibsit, ibsiti, ibsitu
made (someone) happy basat
make (someone) understand fahhim, fahhimi, fahhimu
made (someone) understand fahhim
make (turn or change to) 7'alli, 7'alli' 7'allu
made (turned or changed to) 7'alla
make a deal ittifi2, ittif2i, ittif2u
made a deal ittafa2
male muZaKKar
man Raagil
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 managed (past) daar
management iDaaRa
manager mudeer, mudeera, mudereen
mandarin yostafandi
mango manga
many kiteer, kiteera, kutaar
March (month) maaris
market suu2
markets aswaa2
marriage gawaaz
marry itgawwiz, itgawwizi, itgawwizu
married (past) itgawwiz
get married itgawwiz, itgawwizi, itgawwizu
married (adj) mitgawwiz, mitgawwiza, mitgawwizeen
got married itgawwiz
mash (eg potatos) ihris, ihrisi, ihrisu
mashed (eg potatoes) haras
master’s degree majestaer
match (the match - sports) MaTsh
matches (the matches - sports) MaTshaaT
matches (to light something) kabreet
mattress martaba
May (month) mayo
maybe yimkin
meal wagba
meals wagabaat
meaning ma3na
means ya3ni
measure ma2aas
tape measure metr
meat la7ma
medicine (medication) dawa
medicines (medication) adwaya
medicine (study) Tebb
Mediterranean Sea ilba7r elmutawaSSit
medium mutawaSSit, mutawaSSita, mutawaSSiteen
meet 2aabil, 2abli, 2ablu
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meet (each other) it2aabil, it2abli, it2ablu
met (each other) it2aabil
be met it2aabil, it2abli, it2ablu
meeting igtimaa3
melon shammaam
melt see7, see7i, see7u
melted saa7
memorise i7faZ, i7faZi, i7faZu
memorised 7afaZ
memorising (the memorising) 7eFZ
men reggaala
Menkaure (Micerino) manKaRa3
mercy Ra7ma
message (the message) resaala
metal ma3dan
meter (counter) 3adaad
method isluub
methods asaaleeb
metre (unit of measure) metr
meters (units of measure) aMTaar
Mexico ilmakseek
midday iDDoHR
Middle East ilshar2 el 2awSat
midnight noSS el leel
military (adj) 3askari, 3askaryya, 3askaryeen
milk laban
millimetre milli
million melyoon
millions malayeen
minaret madna
mind (the mind) 3a2l / baal
mineral water Mayya ma3danyya
minister wazeer, wazeera, wozara
ministry weZaaRa
mint ni3naa3
minus Naa2eS
minute (unit of time) di2i2a
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mirror meraaya
miss ifTaKid, ifTaKidi, ifTaKidu
missed ifTaKad
missing (adj) Naa2eS, Na2Sa, Na2Seen
I missed you (to a man) (phrase) wa7ashteni
I missed you (to a woman) (phrase) wa7ashteeni
be missed iw7ash, iw7ashi, iw7ashu
mistake 3'aLTa
mistakes 2a7'Taa2
misunderstanding suu2 tafaahom
mix 2allib, 2allibi, 2allibu
mixed 2allib
mixed up (adj) mitla7'BaT, mitla7'BaTa, mitla7'BaTeen
mixer 7'aLLaaT
model (the model) modeel
modern 7adees, 7adeesa, 7adeesa
more modern than a7das min
most modern a7das
Monday illetneen
money feluus
month shahr
months shuhoor
moon amaR
more than akTaR min
most akTaR
morning SoB7
Moroccan ma3'ribi, ma3'ribyya, ma3'arba
Morocco ilma3'reb
mosque gaami3
mosques gawaami3
mosquito namuusa
mosquitos namuus
most akTaR
mother umm
mother in law 7ama
motor maToor
motorbike / motorcycle mutsekl
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mountains gebaal
mouse FaaR
mice feraan
moustache shanab
mouth bo22
move 7arrak, 7arraki, 7arraku
moved (past) 7arrak
get moved it7arrak, it7arraki, it7arraku
move house 3azzil, 3azzili, 3azzilu
moved house 3azzil
movement 7araka
movie film
movies aflaam
Mr. ustaaz
Mr. (pl.) asatza
much kiteer, kiteera, kutaar
mulberries tuut
multiplied fi
muscles 3aDalaaT
museum mat7af
museums mataa7if
Muslim muslim
Muslims muslimeen
must laazim
N
nail (on finger) Daafer,
nail / screw (carpentry) musMaar
nail / screws (carpentry) MaSameer
nails (on fingers) Dawaafir
name sammi, sammi, sammu
named samma
name (the name) ism
names (the names) asaami
napkin mandeel
napkins manadeel
narrow dayya2, dayya2a, dayya2een
national ahli
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natural Tabee3i, Tabi3yya, Tabi3yeen
naturally bishakl Tabee3i
nature Tabee3a
near urayyib, urayyiba, urayyibeen
nearest 2a2RaB
nearly ta2reeban
necessary DaRoory, DaRoryya, Daroryeen
neck ra2aba
necks re2aab
need i7taag, i7taagi, i7taagu
needed i7taag
need (adj) mi7taag, mi7taaga, mi7tageen
need (the needing) i7tyaag
needle ebra
negative (adj) salbi
negative (the negative) nafy
negligence ihmaal
negotiate price faaSil, fasli, faSlu
negotiated price faaSal
neighbour GaaR, GaaRa, Geeraan
neither… nor… wala… wala…
net shabak
never abadan
new gideed, dideeda gudaad
brand new lang
newer than agdad min
newest agdad
news a7'BaaR
newspaper gorNaal
newspapers garaneen
next (as in next year) illi gayy, illi gayya, illi gayeen
next to gamb
nice to meet you (phrase) forSa sa3eeda
at night belleel
night lael / laela
nights layaali
Nile neel
ninth taasi3

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no la22a
no / not at all 7'aaLeS
nobody mafeesh 7add
noise dawsha
nonsense ayy kalaam
noon Dohr
no one wala waa7id
nor wala
normal 3aadi, 3adyya, 3adyeen
normally fil3aadi
north shamaal
northern shamaali, shamalyya, shamalyeen
Norway ilnerweeg
Norwegian nerweegi, nerwigyya, nerwigyeen
nose mana7'eer
not mish
not allowed by God 7aRaaM
not at all 7'aaliS
not bad mish baTTaaL
notebook kurraasa
notebooks kararees
nothing wala 7aga
not yet lessa
noun ism
novel rwaaya
November novamber
now delwa2ti
nowadays ilyomeen dool
no way musta7eel
number nimra / RaKaM
number plate (for car) nemar
numbers aRKaaM
O
obligation FaRD
obliged (adj) muTTarr, muTTarra, muTTarreen
obstacle maani3
obstacles mawaani3
obvious waaDi7, waD7a, waD7een

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occasion munasba
occupation i7tilaal
occupy (a country) i7tall, i7talli, i7tallu
occupied (a country) i7tall
occupied (adj) mu7tal
ocean mu7eeT
October oktoobaR
odd (numbers) fardi
of bitaa3, bitaa3it, bituu3
of course TaB3aN
get off inzil, inzili, inzilu
offer i3RiD, i3RiDi, i3RiDu
offered 3aRaD
offer (the offer) 3aRD
office maktab
offices makaatib
official (adj) rasmi, rasmyya, rasmyeen
officially rasmyyan
oh! yaaah
oil zeet
okay maashi
old (people) 3aguuz, 3aguuza, 3awageez
old (things) adeem, adeema, udaam
older than (things) 2a2dam min
oldest (things) 2a2dam
olive zatuun
on 3ala
once / one time MaRRa
onion BaSaL
only bass
on top of / above / up foo2
open ifta7, ifta7i, ifta7u
opened fata7
be opened itfiti7, itfit7i, itfit7u
opening iftitaa7
operation 3amalyya
opinion ra2y
opinions 2aRaa2

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opportunity foRSa
opportunities foRaS
opposite 3aks
or aw / walla
orange (color) BorTo2aaNi
orange (fruit) BorTo2aaN
order (something) oTLoB, oTLobi, oTloBu
ordered (something) TaLab
order (the order) TaLab / 2aMr
organise rattib, rattibi, rattibu
organised (past) rattab
organised (adj) murattab, murattaba, murattabeen
be organized itrattib, itrattibi, itrattibu
origin 2aSL
originally 2aSLaN
other tani, tania, tanieen
out / outside barra
oven / bakery FoRn
over (on top of) foo2
owner Saa7ib, Sa7bit, So7aab
P
package BaaKa
packages BaaKaaT
packet baaku
page SaF7a
be paid iddifi3, iddif3i, iddif3u
pain alam / waga3
palace aSR
palaces uSuur
palm (hand) kaff
palm tree na7'la
palm trees na7'la
pan TaaSa
pan / pot 7alla
pans / pots 7elal
paper wara2a
papers wara2
parachute barashoTT

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pardon afandim
park (the park) geneena
park irkin, irkini, irkinu
parked rakan
parking maw2af
parliament barlamaan
parrot ba3'ba3'aan
parsley ba2duusis
part 7etta / goz2
participate in s/th ishtirik, ishtirki, ishtirku
participated ishtarak
parts agzaa2
party 7afla
parties 7afalaat
pass by / cross (over) 3addi, 3addi, 3addu
passed by / crossed (over) 3adda
passenger raakib, rakba, rokkaab
passport basboor
past tense MaaDi
patience SaBr
patient (the patient) MaReeD, MareeDa, MaRDa
patient (adj) Sabuur, Sabuura, Sabreen
pavement raSeef
pavements erSefa
pay idfa3, idfa3i, idfa3u
paid dafa3
pay attention intibih, intibhi, intibhu
paid attention intabah
pay desk 7'azna
payment daf3
peace salaam
peach 7'oo7'
peanuts sudaani
pear kommetra
peas besella
peel 2ashshaR, 2ashshaRi, 2ashshaRu
peeled 2ashshaR
peel (the peel) 2eshr

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pen (ink) alam gaaf
pens 2i2laam
pencil alam ruSaas
people naas
pepper felfel
per fi
perhaps RoBBama
period modda
permission (verbal) ezn
permission (written) TaSRee7
permit isma7, isma7i, isma7u
permitted sama7
person SHa7'S
petrol (chemical) betrool
petrol (fuel for cars) banzeen
pharaoh fer3oon
pharaohs fara3na
pharmacy Saydalyya
pharmacy (study) SayDala
photograph Sawwar, Sawwari, Sawwaru
photographed Sawwar
be photographed itSawwaR, itSawwaRu, itSawwaRu
photograph / photo (the photograph / photo) Suura
photographs / photos (the photographs / photos) Sewar
photographer muSawwer, muSawwera, muSawwereen
phrase / sentence gomla
phrases / sentences gomal
piece 7etta
pieces 7etat
piece of bread lo2ma
pigeons 7amaam
pilgrim 7agg, 7agga, 7oggaag
pilgrimage 7egg
pineapple ananaas
pink bambi
pipe / tube maSuura
pipes / tubes mawaseer
pistachio fozdo2

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place 7oTT, 7oTTi, 7oTTu
placed (past) 7aTT
placed (adj) Ma7TuuT, Ma7TuuTa, Ma7TuuTeen
place (the place) makaan
places amaakin
plane tayyaara
planes tayyaraat
plant izra3, izra3i, izra3u
planted zara3
plant (the plant) nabaat
plastic blastik
plate TaBa2
plate (for car) nemar
plates aTBaa2
play il3ab, il3abi, il3abu
played li3ib
playing (the playing) li3b
player laa3ib, laa3eba, la33eeba
playground mal3ab
play the fool isTa3BaT, isTa3BaTi, ista3BaTu
played the fool iSTa3BaT
please i3gib, i3gibi, i3gibu
pleased 3agab
please law sama7t / min faDlak
pleasure suruur
plus zaa2id
point (the point) no2Ta
poison (the poison) semm
be poisoned itsammim, itsammimi, itsammimu
got poisoned itsammim
poisons simuum
police (the police, generally) shoRTa
policeman 3askari
policemen 3asaaker
police officer Zaabit
police officers ZobbaaT
police station ism
polite mu2addab, mu2addaba, mu2addabeen

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pomegranate RommaaN
poor fa2eer, fa2eera, fo2aRa
poor quality ayy kalaam
popular sha3bi
porter shayyaal
possible mumkin
postictal maani3
post office bosTa
postpone 2aggil, 2aggili, 2aggilu
postponed 2aggil
pot / pan 7alla
pots / pans 7elal
potato BaTaTis
pound (money) genae
power Kwwa
practical 3amali
practically 3amalyyan
pray Salli, Salli, Sallu
prayed Salla
prayer Sala
precious kayyim, kayyima, kayyimeen
more precious a3az
most previous a3az
prepare 7aDDar, 7aDDari, 7aDDaru
prepared gahhiz
prepared (adj) gaahiz, gahza, gahzeen
present 2addim, 2addimi, 2addimu
presented 2addim
present (gift) hedyya
presents (gifts) hadaaya
present (here) (adj) mawguud, mawguuda, mawgudeen
presentation / show 3aRD
present tense muDaari3
president ra2ees, ra2eesa, ro2asaa
pressure Da3'T
pretty gameel, Gameela, gomal
prettier than agmal min
prettiest agmal

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previously zamaan
price si3r / taman
prices aS3aaR
primary ibtidaa2i
private 7'aaS, 7'aaSa, 7'aSSeen
probably 3'aaliban
problem mushkela
problems mashaakil
product muntag
products muntagaat
production intaag
profit fayda / reb7
programme birnaamig
programmes BaRamig
project Mashruu3
projects masharee3
promise iw3id, iw3idi, iw3idu
promised wa3ad
proof daleel
prophecy faal / nubuu2a
prophet nabi / rasuul
prophets anbya / rusul
protect i7mi, i7mi, i7mu
protected 7ama
proud Fa7'uur, Fa7'uura, Fa7'ureen
proverb masal
proverbs amsaal
public 3aam
pull shedd, sheddi, sheddu
pulled shadd
pullover boloovaR
pumpkin 2aR3 3asal
purple banafsigi
push zo22, zo22i, zo22u
pushed za22
put 7oTT, 7oTTi, 7oTTu
put (past) 7aTT
be put in jail it7ibis, it7ibsi, it7ibsu

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put on (clothes) ilbis, ilbisi, ilbisu
put on (clothes) (past) labas
putting on (clothes) (adj) laabis, labsa, labseen
put up with ista7mil, ista7mili, ista7milu
put up with (past) ista7mal
pyramid HaRaM
pyramids aHRaaM
Q
quality gawda
quarter rub3
question su2aal
questions as2ela
queue TaBuuR
queues TaWaBeeR
quickly bisor3a
be quiet iskot, iskoti, iskotu
quiet haadi, hadya, hasyeen
quietness huduu2
quietly beshweesh
R
rabbit arnab
radio raDyo
radish fegl
rain maTTar, maTTari, maTTaru
rained MaTTaRit
rain (the rain) MaTaR
raining bitMaTTaR
raise irFa3, irFa3i, irFa3u
raised raFa3
be raised / be reared itrabba, itrabbi, itrabbu
raised (have been raised) (adj) mirrabbi, mitrabbyya, mitrabbyeen
raise up rabbi, rabbi, rabbu
raised / grew up itraBBa / keber
raised / grew up (adj) mitrabbi, mitrabbyya, mitrabyyeen
raisin zibeeb
rare naader, nadra, nadreen
read i2ra, i2ri, i2ru
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ready gaahiz, gahza, gahzeen
real estate agent simsaar
really bigadd
realtor simsaar, simsaara, saMaSRa
reason sabab
reasons asbaab
reasonable ma32uul, ma32uula, ma32uleen
receipt waSl
receive istilim, istilmi, istilmu
received istalam
receiving (the receiving) istilaam
reception isti2baal
recover (get better) 7'eff, 7'effi, 7'effu
recovered (got better) 7'aff
red a7MaR, 7aMRa, 7umr
Red Sea ilba7r il a7mar
reduce 2allil, 2allili, 2allilu
reduced 2allil
regarding binnisba li
region MaNti2a
regions MaNaaTi2
regret indam, indami, indamu
regretted nidim
regular 3aadi, 3adyya, 3adyeen
relationship 3elaaKa
relatives 2aRaayib
relaxed mistirayya7, mistirayya7a, mistirayya7een
religion deen
remain ifDal, ifDali, ifDalu
remained FeDil
remaining baa2i
remember iftikir, iftikri, iftikru
remembered ifTaKaR
remembering (adj) faakir, fakra, fakreen
remove sheel, sheeli, sheelu
removed shaal
got removed itshaal
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renew gaddid, gaddidi, gaddidu
renewed gaddid
got renewed itgaddid
renewal tagdeed
be renewed itgaddid, itgaddidi, itgaddidu
renewed (adj) mitgaddid, mitgaddida, mitgaddideen
rent 2aGGar, 2aGGari, 2aGGaru
rented aGGaR
rent (the rent) iGaaR
repair / correct Salla7, Salla7i, Salla7u
repaired (past)/ corrected Salla7
repaired (adj) mitSaLLa7, mitSaaLLa7a, mitSaLLa7een
repair (the repairing) TaSlee7
be repaired itSalla7, itSalla7i, itSalla7u
got repaired itSalla8
reply / answer RoDD, RoDDi, RoDDu
replied RaDD
reply (the reply) RaDD
replies ruduud
report balla3', balla3'I, balla3'u
reported balla3'
republic gomhuuri, gomhuuryya
request oTlob, oTlobi, oTlobu
requested TaLaB
request (the request) TaLaB
reserve i7gez, i7gezi, i7gezu
reserved 7agaz
reserved (adj) ma7guuz, ma7guuza, ma7guzeen
reservation 7agz
residency ikaaMa
resident muKeem, muKeema, muKeemeen
resist kaawim, Kawmi, Kawmu
resisted kaawam
respect i7tirim, i7tirmi, i7tirmu
respected i7TaRam
respectful mu7TaRam, mu7TaRaMa, mu7TaRaMeen
respond istageeb, istageebi, istageebu
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responsible mas2uul, mas2uula, mas2uleen
rest (the rest break) Raa7a
rest (remaining / remains) baa2i
restaurant MaT3aM
restaurants MaTaa3im
rested isterayya7
result nateega
results nataayig
return irga3, irga3i, irga3u
returned rigi3
returning (adj) raagi3, rag3a, rag3een
return sth back ragga3, ragga3i, ragga3u
returned sth back ragga3
return home rawwa7, rawwa7i, rawwa7u
returned home rawwa7
returning home (adj) mirawwa7, mirawwa7a, mirawwa7een
revenue stamp dam3'a
revision murag3a
revolution sawra
rice rozz
rich 3'ani, 3'anyya, a3'nia
ride irkab, irkabi, irkabu
rode rakab
riding (adj) raakib, rakba, rakbeen
right (correct) Sa77
right (direction) yimeen
right (the right - legal) 7a22
right away 3alaTuul
ring (the ring) 7'aatim
ring (to make sound) renn, renni, rennu
rang (made a ringing sound) rann
river NaHr
rivers aNHaar
road Taree2
roads ToRo2
rocket saRoo7'
roof / roofs SaT7 / Sutuu7
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rooster deek
routine ruteen
rubber asteeka
rubbish zebaala
ruler MaSTaRa
rulers MaSaater
rumour ishaa3a
run igri, igri, igru
ran giri
run out / finish i7'laS, i7'laSi, i7'laSu
ran out / finished (adj) 7'eleS
rural rifi
Russia rusia
Russian ruusi, rusyys, ruus
S
sacrifice Da77i, Da77i, Da77u
sacrificed Da77a
sacrifice / victim (the sacrifice) Da7yya
sad za3laan, za3laana, za3laneen
safe (adj) amaan
safe (the safe) 7'azna
safes 7'ezan
safety salaama
be said it2aal, it2aali, it2aalu
said 2aal
sake 7'aaTer
salad SaLaTa
salary murattab
saloon Saloon
salt mal7
same nafs
sandals (a pair) SanDal
sat 2a3ad
satisfy irdi, irdi, irdu
satisfied (past) RaaDa
satisfied (adj) RaaDi, RaDya, RaDyeen
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Saudi Arabia esso3dyya
save (info or memorise) i7faZ, i7faZi, i7faZu
saved (info or memorise) 7afaZ
save (money on discounted item) waffaR, waffaRi, waffaRu
saved (money on a discounted item) waffaR
save money (from income) 7awwish, 7awwishi, 7awwishu
saved (money from income) 7awwish
say 2uul, 2uuli, 2uulu
said 2aal
was/were said (past) it2aal
scary yi7'awwif, ti7'awwif, yi7'awwifu
school madrasa
schools madaaris
schoolmate zimeel, zimeela, zomala
science 3elm
sciences 3uluum
scientific 3ilmi, 3ilmyya, 3elmyya
scorpion 3a2Rab
scratch 7'arbish, 7'arbishi, 7'arbishu
scratched 7'arbash
screw / nail (carpentry) musMaar
screws / nails (carpentry) MaSameer
screwdriver mafakk
sea Ba7r
search for dawwar, dawwari, dawwaru
searched for dawwar
season muusim
seasons mawaasim
second tani
second (unit of time) sanya
seconds (units of time) sawaani
second (2nd) taani
secondary sanawy, sanawyya, sanawyeen
secondary school sanawi
secretary sekirtarya
section (lecture) mu7aDra
security amn
see shuuf, shuufi, shuufu

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seeing (adj) shaayif, shayfa, shayfeen
be seen itshaaf, itshaafi, itshaafu
seeds bezuur
seems baayin 3ala (k,ki,h,na,ku,hum)
select i7'Taar, i7'Taari, i7'Taaru
selected i7'taar
self nafs
selfish anaani, ananyya, ananyeen
sell bee3, bee3i, bee3u
sold baa3
sold (adj) mitbaa3, mitbaa3a, mitba3een
got sold itbaa4
seller bayya3, bayyaa3a, bayya3een
send ib3at, ib3ati, ib3atu
sent ba3at
sensitive 7assas, 7assaasa, 7assaseen
sentence gomla
sentence / phrase gomla
sentences / phrases gomal
September sebtamber
serious gadd
seriously begadd
service 7'edma
services 7'adamaat
seven sab3a
seventh saabi3
several / some kaza
shape shakl
shapes ashkaal
sharpener barraaya
she hiyya
sheep 7'aruuf
shelf RaFF
shell SaDaFa
shelves rufuuf
shining adj, laami3, lam3a, lam3een
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ships maraakib
shirt 2aMees
shirts umSaaN
shock 7'oDD, 7'oDDi, 7'oDDu
shocked (past) 7'aDD
shocked (adj) ma7'DuuD, ma7'DuuDa, ma7'DuDeen
be shocked it7'aDD, it7'aDDi, it7'aDDu
got shocked it7'aDD
shoes (a pair) gazma
shoes (pairs) gizam
shoot To7'7', To7'7'I, To7'7'u
shot Ta7'7'
shop ma7al
shops ma7allaat
short uSayyaR, uSayyaRa, uSayyaReen
shorter 2a2SaR
show warri, warri, warru
showed warra
show (the show) 3aRD
shower (the shower) doshsh
shrimp gambari
shut i2fil, i2fili, i2filu
shut (past) 2afal
shut up! iskut, iskuti, iskutu
sick 3ayyaan, 3ayyaana, 3ayyaneen
sickness 3aya
sicknesses aMRaaD
side na7ya
sides nawaa7i
sidewalk RaSeef
sidewalks ersefa
sign imDi, imDi, imDu
signed MaDa
sign (the sign) 3alaama
signature imDa
signboard YafTa
signboards yoFaT
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silk 7areer
silky naa3im, na3ma, na3meen
silver FaDDa
silver color FaDDi
simple BaSeeT, baSeeTa, BoSaTa
sin (the sin) zamb
Sinai seena
since min
singular mofRaD
Sir ustaaz
sister u7't
sisters i7'waat
sit / stay o33oD, o33oDi, o33oDu
sat / stayed 2a3ad
sitting / staying (adj) 2aa3id, 2a3da, 2a3deen
situation mawKif
situations mawaaKif
sixth saatit
size ma2aas
skin geld
skirt jeeba
sky sama
sleep naam, naami, naamu
slept naam
sleep (the sleep) noom
sleeping (adj) naayim, nayma, naymeen
slipper (one pair) shebsheb
slippers (more than one pair) shabaashib
slow (adj) BaTee2, BaTee2a, BoTa2a
slowly beRRaa7a
sly la2eem, la2eema, lu2ama
small su3'ayyar, su3'ayyara, su3'ayyareen
smaller than aS3'aR min
smallest aS3'aR
smart zaki, zakyya, azkya
smarter than azka min
smartest azka
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smell (the smell) ree7a
smile ibtisim, ibtismi, ibtismu
smiled ibtisim
smoke da7'7'an, da7'7'ani, da7'7'anu
smoked da7'7'an
smoking (the smoking) tad7'een
snake ti3baan
snakes ta3abeen
sneaky 7'abees, 7'abeesa, 7'obasa
snow talg
so fa, 3ashan kida
so and so kaza kaza
soap SaBuuna
society mogtama3
socks sharaab
sofa kanaba
soft Tary, TaRyya, Taryeen
softly berraa7a
soil torba
be sold itbaa3, itbaa3i, itbaa3u
soldier 3askari
soldiers 3asaakir
solution 7all
solutions 7uluul
solve 7ell, 7elli, 7ellu
solved 7all
solved (adj) it7all, it7allit, it7allu
be solved it7all, it7alli, it7allu
some (a little) shwayyit
some (several) kasa
some money irsheen
someone (general) 7add
someone (specific) waa7id, wa7da
something 7aaga
sometimes sa3aat
son ibn
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song o3'nyya
soon urayyib, urayyiba, urayyibeen
sorry (adj) 2aasif, asfa, asfeen
sort rattib, rattibi, rattibu
sorted rattab
sort / kind / brand noo3
soul roo7
sound Soot
soup shorba
sour miziz, miziza
south ganuub
South Sinai ganuub seena
souvenir tezkaaR
space FaDaa2, FaRaa3'
spare part KiTa3 3'yaaR
spare time wa2t FaRaa3'
speak itkallim, itkallimi, itkallimu
spoke itkallim
special 7'aaS, 7'aaSa, 7'aaSeen
specialisation Ta7'aSSoS
specialist muta7'aSSis, muta7'aSSisa, muta7'aSSiseen
specially bizzaat
speech 7'eTaaB
speeches 7'uTab
speed sur3a
speedy recovery salamtak
spend (time) 2aDDi, 2aDDi, 2aDDu
spent (time) 2aDDa
spend night time is-har, is-hari, is-haru
spent night time sihir
spendthrift musrif, musrifa, musrifeen
Sphinx abul hool
spices tawaabel
spinach sabaani7'
sponge safinga
spray roshsh, roshshi, roshshu
sprayed rashsh
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square midaan
squares mayadeen
squeeze o3Sor, o3Sori, o3Soru
squeezed 3aSar
stable mustaKerr, mustaKerra, mustaKerreen
stairs sellem
stamp 7'etm, TaaBi3
standing (adj) waa2if, wa2fa, wa2feen
stand up o2af, o2fi, o2fu
stood up wi2if
star negma
start ibda2, ibda2i, ibda2u
started bada2
start (the start) / beginning (the beginning) bedaaya
station Ma7aTTa
statue timsaal
statues tamaseel
stay / sit o33oD, o33oDi, o33oDu
stayed / sat 2a3ad
stay ifDal, ifDali, ifDalu
stayed fiDil
staying / sitting (adj) 2aa3id, 2a3da, 2a3deen
stay up late is-har, is-hari, is-haru
stayed up late sahar
steady saabit, sabta, sabteen
steal isra2, isra2i, isra2u
stole sara2
stolen (adj) masruu2, masruu2a, masru2een
stealing (the stealing) ser2a
be stolen itsiri2, itsir2i, itsir2u
steel (metal) SoLB
step (the step) 7'aTwa
steps (the steps 7'aTawaaT
still lessa
stingy ba7'eel, ba7'eela, bo7'ala
stomach BaTn
stomach ache Ma3'aS
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stop (yourself moving) o2af, o2fi, o2fu
stopped (yourself moving wi2if
stop (to stop something) wa22if, wa22ifi, wa22ifu
stopped (or halted something) (past) wa22if
stop doing BaTTal, BaTTali, BaTTalu
stopped doing BaTTal
store ma7al
storm 3aaSifa
storms 3awaaSif
story KeSSa
stories KeSaS
straight on 3alaTuul / do3'ri
strange 3'areeb, 3'areeba, 3'uraab
stranger 3'areeb, 3'areeba, 3'uraba
strawberry FaRawla
street shaari3
streets shawaari3
street corner NaSya
street corners NawaaSi
strong Kawi, Kawyya, aKwya
student Taalib, Taaliba, TaLaBa
studied daras
study idris, idrisi, idrisu
studied daras
stuff i7shi, i7shi, i7shu
stuffed (past) 7asha
stuffed (adj) ma7shi, ma7shyya, ma7sheen
stupid 3'abi, 3'abyya, a3'bya
more stupid than a3'ba min
most stupid a3'ba
subject mawDuu3
subject (study) madda
subjects mawaDee3
subjects (studies) mawaad
succeed inga7, inga7i, inga7u
succeeded naga7
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suddenly fag2a
Suez Canal Kanaat el swaes
suffer 3aani, 3aani, 3aanu
suffered 3aana
sugar sukkar
suit naasib, nasbi, nasbu
suited naasab
suit (the suit) badla
suits bedal
be suitable naasib, nasbi, nasbu
suitable munaasib, munasba, munasbeen
suitcase shaNTa
suitcases shoNaT
summer Saef
sun shams
Sunday il7add
sunny mushmis
sunrise shuruu2
sunset ma3'reb
support da33am, da33ami, da33amu
supported da33am
supposed to be ilmaFRuuD
sure! (phrase) akeed
sure (adj) muta2akkid, muta2akkida, muta2akkideen
surprise faagi2, fag2i, fag2u
surprised (past) faaga2
surprise (the surprise) mufag2a
surprised (adj) mitfaagi2, mitfag2a, mitfag2een
swab imsa7, imsa7i, imsa7u
swabbed masa7
I swear by God waLLaaHi
sweat i3ra2, i3ra2i, i3ra2u
sweated 3ere2
sweat (the sweat) 3ara2
sweet 7elw, 7elwa, 7elween
sweet pepper filfil ruumi
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swim 3uum, 3uumi, 3uumu
swam 3aam
swimming pool beseen
Swiss swisri, swisryya, swisryeen
switch / turn off (engine) BaTTaL, BaTTaLi, BaTTaLu
switched / turned off (engine) (past) BaTTal
switched / turned off (engine) (adj) mebaTTal, mebaTTala, mebaTTaleen
switch off (light or fire or motor) iTFi, iTFi, iTFu
switched off (light or fire or motor) Tafa
switched off (light or fire or motor) (adj) maTfi, maTfyya, maTfeen
switch on (light or fire) walla3, walla3i, walla3u
switched on (light or fire) (past) walla3
switched on (light or fire) (adj) maTfi, maTfyya, maTfeen
Switzerland swisra
symbol 3alaama
Syria surya
Syrian suuri, suuryya, suryeen
system niZaaM
systems noZom
T
table TaRabeeZa
tail dael
take 7'ud, 7'udi, 7'udu
took 7'ad
be taken ittaa7'id, itta7'di, itta7'du
have taken (adj) waa7'id, wa7'da, wa7'deen
was/were taken (past) ittaa7'id
take advantage of ista3'il, ista3'ili, ista3'ilu
took advantage of ista3'al
take a walk / have a walk itmashsha, itmashshi, itmashshu
took a walk / had a walk itmashsha
take off i2la3, i2la3i, i2la3u
took off 2ala3
take shower / bathe ista7amma, ista7ammi, ista7ammu
took shower / bathed ista7amma
talent mawheba
talented mawhuub, mawhuuba, mawhubeen
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talk (the talk) kalaam
tall Taweel, Taweela, TwaaL
taller than aTwal min
tallest aTwal
tap 7anafyya
tape measure metr
target hadaf
taste Ta3M
taste duu2, duu2i, duu2u
tasted daa2
tasty lazeez, lazeeza, luzaaz
tax Dareeba
taxes DaRaayib
taxi taks
taxis taksyyaat
tea shaay
teach darris, darrisi, darrisu
taught darras
taught 3allim
be taught it3allim, it3allimi, it3allimu
teaching (the teaching) tadrees
teacher mudarris, mudarrisa, mudarriseen
tease 3'eeZ, 3'eeZi, 3'eeZu
teased 3'aaZ
teeth sinaan
telephone telefoon
telephone call mukalma
television telefezyoon
television news nashra
tell 2uul, 2uuli, 2uulu
told 2aal
tell a story i7ki, i7ki, i7ku
told a story 7aka
temperature 7aRaaRa
temple ma3bad
temples ma3aabid
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terrible FaZee3, FaZee3a, FuZaa3
terrorist irhaabi, irhabyya, irhabyeen
test (the test) i7'tiBaaR
text NaSS
texts nuSuuS
than min
thank ishkor, ishkori, ishkoru
thanked SHakar
thanking (the thanking) shokr
thank God (phrase) el7amdulellah
thank you / thanks shokran
that inn
that’s why 3ashan kida
the el / il
then ba3d kida
The Netherlands holanda
there hinaak
there is / there are fi
there is no … mafeesh
these days elyomeen dool
they humma
thief 7aRaami, 7aRamyya, 7aRamyya
thin rufayya3, rufayya3a, rufayya3een
thing 7aaga
things 7agaat
think faKKaR, faKKaRi, faKKaRu
thought faKKaR
thought (assumed wrongly) (past) ifTaKaR
I think / in my opinion / I guess aZoNN
third taalit
third (1/3) tilt
be thirsty i3Tash, i3Tashi, i3Tashu
thirsty (adj) 3aTshaaN, 3aTshaaNa, 3aTshaNeen
this / that da, di, dool
through 7'elaal
throw irmi, irmi, irmu
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be thrown itrimi, itrimi, itrimu
Thursday il7'amees
ticket tazkara
tickets tazaaker
tie oRBoT, oRBoTi, oRBoTu
tied (past) RaBaT
tie (the tie) kaRavaTTa
ties (the ties) kaRavaTTaat
tight dayya2, dayya2a, dayya2een
time wa2t
tip (money) ba2sheesh
tired ta3baan, ta3baana, ta3baneen
title / address 3enwaan
titles / addresses 3anaween
to li
today innaharda
together sawa
told 2aal
tolerate ista7mil, ista7mili, ista7milu
tolerated ista7mal
tomato TaMaaTim
tomato sauce dried SalSa
tomorrow bokra
too bardu
took 7'ad
took off 2ala3
tooth senna
topic mawDuu3
topics mawaDee3
touch ilmis, ilmisi, ilmisu
touched lamas
tour gawla
tourism syaa7a
tourist saayi7
tourists soyyaa7
tour leader murshid, murshida, murshideen
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tower borg
towers abRaag
traditions TaKaleed
traffic muruur
train DaRRab, DaRRabi, DaRRabu
trained (past) itDarrab
be trained itDaRRab, itDaRRabi, itDaRRabu
training tadreeb
train (the train) aTr
trains uTora
transfer (movement) in2il, in2ili, in2ilu
transferred (movement) na2al
got transferred itna2al
transfer money / convert s-thing 7awwil, 7awwili, 7awwilu
transferred money / converted 7awwil
transfer (the transfer) ta7weel
be transferred itni2il, itni2li, itni2lu
translate targim, targimi, targimu
translated targam
transportations (the transportations) mwaaSaLaaT
travel saafir, safri, safru
travelled saafir
travelling (the travelling) SaFaR
tray Sanyya
trays Sawaani
treat (sickness) 3aalig, 3algi, 3algu
treated (sickness) (past) 3aalag
treatment (the treatment) (sickness) 3elaag
tree shaGaRa
trees shaGaR
trial tagribi, tagribyya, tagribyeen
trip re7la
trousers BaNTaloon
true 7a2ee2i, 7a2i2yya, 7a2i2yeen
truly Sa7ee7
trunk / car boot shaNTa
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try (attempt) 7aawil, 7awli, 7awlu
tried (attempted) 7aawil
try (test) garrab, garrabi, grrabu
tried (tested) garrab
tube / pipe maSuura
tubes / pipes mawaseer
Tuesday ittalaat
Tunisia tuunis
Tunisian tunsi, tuunisyya, tunisyeen
Turkey turkya
Turkish turki, turkyya, atraak
turn (s-thing around) leff, leffi, leffu
turned (s-thing around) laff
turn (direction) 7'ushsh, 7'ushshi, 7'ushshu
turned 7'ashsh
turn / switch on (engine or motor) sha3'3'al, sha3'3'ali, sha3'3'aleen
turned / switched on (engine or motor) (past) sha3'3'al
turn upside down i2lib, i2libi, i2libu
turned upside down (past) a2lab
turned upside down (adj) ma2luub, ma2luuba, ma2lubeen
turtle zo7lefa
twins taw2am
type / kind / brand noo3
typical namuuzagi, namuuzagyya, namuuzagyeen
tyre (the tyre) fardit kawitsh
tyres (the tyres) kawitsh
U
U-turn malaf
ugly wi7ish, wi7sha, wi7sheen
uglier than aw7ash min
ugliest aw7ash
umbrella shamsyya
unbearable layoTaaK, latuTaaK, layoTaaKu
unbelievable! (phrase) mish ma32uul! Mish ma32uula!
uncle 3amm / 7'aal
under ta7t
undershirt fanella
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understand (adj) faahim, fahma, fahmeen
uneducated ummi, umyya, umyeen
unfortunately lil2asaf
union itti7aad
unit we7da
university gam3a
universities gaami3aat
unless illa iza
until / up to li3'aayit / li7add
up / above / on top of foo2
urine bool
USA amreeka
usage isti7'daam
use ista3mil, ista3mili, ista3milu
used (past) ista3mil
used (adj) musta3mal, musta3mala, musta3maleen
get used to it3awwid, it3awwidi, it3awwidu
got used it3awwid
be useful feed, feedi, feedu
useful (adj) mufeed, mufeeda, mufideen
usual 3aada
usually 3aadatan
V
holiday, vacation, day off, weekend agaaza
valley waadi
valleys wedyaan
vase vaaza
veal betellu
vegetables 7'uDaar
vegetable seller 7'uDari
veranda vaRanDa
verb fe3l
very awi / geddan
via 3an Taree2
view MaNZaR
villa vella
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vinegar 7'all
violet (colour) banafsigi
visa veeza
visit someone or something zuur, zuuri, zuuru
visited ZaaR
visit (the visit) zyaaRa
vomit ragga3, ragga3i, ragga3u
vomited ragga3
vote SawwaT, SawwaTi, SawwaTu
voted Sawwat
W
wages ogra
wait istanna, istanni, istannu
waited istanna
waiting (adj) mistanni, mistannyya, mitannyeen
waiter garsoon
wake (s-one) up Sa77i, Sa77i, Sa77u
woke (s-one) up Sa77a
wake up iS7a, iS7i, iS7u
woke up si7i
walk imshi, imshi, imshu
walked mishi
walking maashi, mashya, mashyeen
wall 7eeTa
walls 7eTaaN
walnut 3een gamal
want 3uuz, 3uuzi, 3uuzu
wanted 3aaz
wanting (adj) 3aayiz, 3ayza, 3ayzeen
is wanted (adj) maTluub, maTluuba, maTlubeen
war 7aRb
wardrobe dulaab
warm up sa7'7'an, sa7'7'ani, sa7'7'anu
warmed up sa7'7'an
warm (adj) daafi, dafya, dafyeen
warn 7aZZar, 7aZZari, 7aZZaru
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was/were kaan
wash i3'sil, i3'sili, i3'silu
washed (past) 3'asal
washed (adj) ma3'suul, ma3'suula, ma3'suleen
be washed it3'isil, it3'isli, it3'islu
got washed it3'asal
washing machine 3'assaala
watch itfarrag, itfarragi, itfarragu
watched itfaRRaG
watch (the watch) saa3a
watches sa3aat
water Mayya
watermelon BaTTee7'
water tank 7'azzaan
wave shaawir, shawri, shawru
waved shaawar
waves (sea) moog
way taree2 / taree2a
ways Toro2
we i7na
weapon silaa7
wear ilbis, ilbisi, ilbisu
wore labas
wearing laabis, labsa, labseen
weather gaww
wedding fara7
weddings afraa7
Wednesday il2arba3
week isbuu3
holiday, vacation, day off, weekend agaaza
weeks asabee3
weigh iwzin, iwzini, iwzinu
weighed wazan
welcome Ra77aB, Ra77aBi, Ra77aBu
welcome! (phrase) ahlan wa sahlan
weld il7im, il7imi, il7imu
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went raa7
went down nizil
went home rawwa7
went out 7'aRaG
went up Tili3
west 3'arb
western 3'arbi
wet mabluul, mabluula, mabluleen
whale 7uut
what 2ae
wheel 3agala
when imta? / lamma.
where faen
where from menaen
where to 3ala feen
which (used in a question) anhi
which (non-question) illi
white aByaD, BeeDa, BeeD
white dry bean FaSolia Beeda
who (used in a question) meen
who (non-question) illi
whole kull / Tuul
whole (time) Tuul
why lae
wide waasi3, was3a, was3een
wider than awsa3 min
widest awsa3
width 3aRD
wife zooga
wives miraTaat
wife of... miraat
wild moftaris
wind ryaa7
window shibbaak
windows shababeek
wine nibeet
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wiped off masa7
wire selk
I wish (phrase) yaraet
wish itmanna, itmanni, itmannu
wished itmanna
with ma3a / bi
with all pleasure bikull suruur
withdraw is7ab, is7abi, is7abu
withdrew sa7ab
without min/3'aer
witness ishhad, ishhadi, ishhadu
witnessed shahad
witness (the person witness) shaahid, shahda, shuhuud
wolf deeb
woman sitt
women sittaat
wonderful to7fa
wood 7'ashab
wool Suuf
word kelma
words kelmaat
work ishta3'al, ishta3'ali, ishta3'alu
worked ishta3'al
work (the work) sho3'l
worker 3aamil, 3aamila, 3ummaal
work permit TaSree7
world 3aalam / donya
worried (adj) 2al2aan, 2al2aana, 2al2aneen
worse than aw7ash min
the worst aw7ash
be worth it istaahil, Istahli, istahlu
write iktib, iktibi, iktibu
wrote katab
writing (the writing) kitaaba
be written itkitib, itkitbi, itkitbu
got written itkatab
written (adj) maktuub, maktuuba, maktubeen
wrong 3'aLaT

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Y
year sana
years sineen
yellow aSfar, Safra, Sofr
yes aiwa
yesterday imbaari7
yet lessa
yoghurt zabaadi
you inta, inti, intu
you are welcome 3afwan / il 3afw
young su3'ayyar, su3'ayyara, su3'ayyareen
younger than aS3'ar min
youngest aS3'ar
young man shabb
young men shabaab
young woman shabba
young women shabbaat
Z
zoo geneenit el7ayawanaat
zucchini koosa

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