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Arabic A1 Vocabulary
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أَنَّthat (subordinating conjunction)مِنfromهٰذاthisكانto be (was/were)لاnoفِيinعَلَىonذٰلِكَthatأَناIماwhatقَدْ(with past verb) already, indeed; (with present verb) may, might, sometimesلِforهَل(yes/no question marker, like English do/does/is at the start of a question)إِلَىto, towardأَنْتَyou (masculine singular)وَandياO (vocative particle for direct address/calling)شَيْءthingلَمdid not (negates a verb in the past)كُلّall, everyحُسْنbeauty, goodnessماذاwhatالَّذِيwho, that, which (masculine singular relative pronoun)عَنabout (concerning)هُناhereأَرادto wantإِنَّindeedهُوَheلٰكِنَّbutعَرَفto know (by acquaintance); to recognizeلَدَىin the possession of; with; haveأَمْكَنto be possibleلَيِسto be braveفَعَلto doآنmoment, point in timeمَعwithقالto sayهُناكَthereأَمْرorder, commandنَعَمyesإِذاif; whenأَجْلsake (as in 'for the sake of'); reason, causeفَقَطonlyرَجُلmanذَهَبto goعِنْدat / in the possession of (used to express 'to have', e.g. عِنْدِي = I have)لَنwill not (negates the future)وَجَبto be necessary / to be obligatory / to be incumbentبِwith (by means of)أَيّwhichوَقْتtimeيَوْمdayكَيْفَhowهِيَsheجَيِّدgood (of good quality)نَحْنُweقامto stand up, to riseسَوْفَwill / shall (future-tense marker)شَخْصpersonبُعْدdistanceأَخْبَرto inform / to tellجِدّseriousnessنَفْسselfأَحَدone; someone, anyoneراوَنْدrhubarbوَجَدto findحَتَّىuntilعَلِمto knowلِماذاwhyأَوorبَداto appear, to seemشُكْرthanks, gratitudeعَمَلworkرُبَّماperhapsفِعْلaction; deedمَكانplaceأَيْنَwhereآخَرother, anotherهَيّاcome on!, let's go!مَرْحَباًhelloقِبَلpower, ability (to face or withstand something)واحِدoneعَضّbitingحَدَثto happenمَرَّةtime (an instance or occurrence)أَحَبّto loveمِثْلlike; similar toلٰكِنbutحَقّright (a just claim); truthلَوif (counterfactual)بَدَأto begin, to startأَيْضmetabolismأَخَذto take (he took)حَياةlifeجَمِيعall (of); everyone; the wholeحَصَلto happen, to occurخَيْرgoodness, goodصَحِيحcorrectعَنَىto mean, to signifyنَظَرto look (at)أَسَفregretأَكْثَرmoreتَحَدَّثto speakعادto returnظَنّto think, to supposeأَفْضَلbetterقَتَلto killأَيُّهاO (vocative used before a definite noun)رائِعwonderfulلَيْسَis notطِفْلchildأُمّmotherحاوَلto tryسَبَبreason, causeمَنْزِلhouseجَعَلto make (cause to become), to renderأَتَىto comeتَمّto be completedوَدَعto leave, to let aloneسَمِعto hearأَعْلَمmost knowledgeable; knows bestشَعَرto feelكَثِيرmany, muchصَدِيقfriendأُخْرَىother (feminine), anotherحالstate, conditionوَرَىto strike fire, kindle (of a flint or fire-stick)لَذِيذdeliciousكَماas, just asغَيْرother thanلَيْلَةnightعَمِلto workأَوَّهoh! (a groan of pain or grief)ٱِسْمnameطَرِيقroadأَيّwhichمُنْذُsinceسَيّارَةcarأَوَّلfirstوالِدfatherزالto cease; to disappear; to go awayأَصْبَحto becomeصَغِيرlittle one, young one (a small or young person or thing)ناسpeopleتَرَكto leave (behind), to abandonفَتاةyoung womanكَبِيرbigمُشْكِلَةproblemسَنَةyearقَلِيلfew, littleحَقّright (a moral or legal entitlement)سَيِّدَةladyجَدِيدnewدُونwithoutطَوِيلlongخاصّspecialحَقِيقَةtruthإِذْنpermissionشَأْنmatter, affairفَهِمto understandطَرِيقَةway, methodماتto dieإِلٰهِيّdivineبَقِيto remainثُمَّthenمُساعَدَةhelpطَبْعnature, dispositionفَكَّرto think (about), to ponderأَعْطَىto giveساعَةhourثانِيsecondدائِمpermanentكَمhow much; how manyخارِجoutside (the exterior)مالmoneyبَيِّنclear, evidentعالَمworldنَوْعtypeيَدhandساعَدto helpطَلَبto requestرُؤْيَةvisionكَيin order toشَكْلshapeغُرْفَةroomوَحِيدonly, soleرَجاto hope forذَهابgoingهُمtheyأَلّاthat ... notوَصَلto arriveمَعْيintestineتَأْكِيدconfirmationحَوْلaround, aboutسَيِّءbadتَمامcompletenessثَلاثthreeعائِلَةfamilyنَسِيto forgetدَقِيقَةminute (unit of time, 60 seconds)مُجَرَّدabstractهٰكَذاthus; like thisحاجَةneedوَضَعto put, to place, to lay downبَحَثto searchقَصَدto intendشُرْطَةpoliceخَرَجto go outصَباحmorningمُتَأَكِّدsureلَعْنَةcurseداخِلinsideغايَةgoalدَعاto callإِلّاexceptبَعْضsome, a part ofحَقِيقِيّrealخِلالَduringجَمِيلfavor (a good deed done for someone)أُسْبُوعweekلَحْظَةmoment, instantتَوَقُّفstoppingرَئِيسpresidentمُهِمّimportantأَمor (in questions)أَقَلّlessفِكْرَةideaنِسْبَةproportion, ratioرَأْيopinionزَوْجَةwifeقُوَّةstrengthعاشto liveحِينa while; a period of timeكَثِيرa lot, muchمَدِينَةcityهاherعامyearحَسْبaccording toإِمْكانpossibilityالtheمَهْلslowness, unhurriedness (taking one's time)سُؤالquestionفَضْلfavorأَرْضearthصَدَّقto believeقادِمcomingأَبfatherحالَةconditionحُبّloveأَخِيرlast, finalجانِبsideعَلاقَةrelationshipخَبَرnewsوَجْهfaceٱِبْنsonبَعِيدfar, distantبابdoorصُورَةpictureغَدtomorrowرَأْسheadوَضْعsituationبَيْتhouseمَتَىwhenأَخbrotherسَأَلto askفُرْصَةopportunityقَلْبheartحُصُولobtainingنِهايَةendعَيْنeyeسُرْعَةspeedسَعِيدhappyمَلَكto ownدَمbloodعَزِيزdear, preciousمَوْتdeathوَدّto wish, would likeكَلِمَةwordنارfireماضِيpastشَهْرmonthجَحِيمhellfireمُجَدِّدrenewerتَذَكَّرto rememberقَرِيبnear, closeحَيْثُwhere (in the place that)رَقْمnumberطَبِيبdoctorتَمَنَّىto wish (for), to desireمَدْرَسَةschoolبَأْسharmعَظِيمgreatإِطْلاقreleaseمَكْتَبofficeقِصَّةstoryسِلاحweaponتَحْتَunderأَعالto support, to provide for (a family)هاتِفtelephone, phoneمَيِّتdead person; corpseتَعَلَّمto learnخَطَأmistakeفَتَىyoung manزَوْجhusbandأَخْرَجto take out, to bring outجُزْءpartجاءto comeتَوَقَّفto stop, to come to a haltعَوْدَةreturnواقِعrealityماءwaterرَبّlordدَخَلto enterتَوّjust now; the immediate momentأَرْسَلto sendتَكَلَّمto speak, to talkفَرِيقteamمَعْرِفَةknowledgeأَنْتُمyou (masculine plural)دُولارdollarبَلbut ratherسابِقpreviousأَلَمpainتَحَدُّثspeakingقَوْلsayingكامِلcompleteأَطْلَقto releaseأَمامin front ofتَبّto perishصَعْبdifficultقَضِيَّةcaseآبِدwild animalعَشَرَةtenأَهْلfamilyآهto sigh, to groan (cry 'ah' in pain or longing)مَعاًtogetherجَرَىto run, to flowصَوْتsound, voiceغادَرto leave, to departرِسالَةmessageسَمَحto allow, to permitأَنَّةmoanلَعِبto playكَفَىto be enough, to sufficeمَزِيدmore (an additional amount)دَفَعto pushرَغِبto want, to desireدُكْتُورdoctorقِيامstanding up; risingمَجْنُونmadmanأَحْضَرto bringعَمَلِيَّةoperationكَأَنَّas ifذُوpossessor ofأَعْلَىhigherجَرِيمَةcrimeذَكَرto mentionخَمْسfiveقَتْلkillingرَفِيقcompanionشَرِكَةcompanyوُجُودexistenceواضِحclearخَلْفbehind, the rearأَبَدeternityطَعامfoodقَدِيمoldمُمْكِنpossibleحَمَلto carryمُثِيرexcitingفِيلْمfilm, movieغَرِيبstrangerلاحِقsubsequentعِيدfestivalلَيْلnightأُولَىfirst (feminine)مُسْتَعِدّreadyضَبْطcontrolأَلْفthousandرَحَلto depart, to leaveكِتابbookكُرَةballخُطَّةplanجَلَسto sit downمُخْتَلِفdifferentفَتْرَةperiod of timeنَظَرlook, glanceحَدّlimitأَكْبَرbigger; biggestتَرْجَمَةtranslationمَوْجُودpresent, availableعُمْرageذاهِبgoingكَرِهto hateحَفْلَةpartyشاهَدto watchأَسْفَلbottomفَضَّلto preferخُرُوجexit, going outغَبِيّstupidنَوْمsleepحَرْبwarعَمِيلclientنِصْفhalfكَلْبdogمُحِقّright, in the rightحَظّluckمَلْبَسgarmentبَيْنَماwhileمُدَّةperiod of timeأَكَلto eatأَحْمَقfoolأَمْسyesterdayفَتَحto openحانto come (of a time), to fall dueحَضَرto attendقادto leadأُخْتsisterمُؤَخَّرrear, back partقَدَّمto presentشُعُورfeelingتَحَرَّكto move (oneself), to be set in motionوَحْدaloneمَرِيضpatientنَحْوgrammar (Arabic syntax)كَتَبto writeدَلِيلevidence, proofتَعالَىto be exalted, to rise high aboveأَوْقَفto stop (something), to bring to a haltمَلِكkingجِنْسkind, typeعامّgeneralسِجْنprisonلَعِينcursedكَلامspeechلُعْبَةtoyذاتselfقابَلto meetرَأَمto grow tenderly fond of and nurse (esp. a she-camel toward her young)مِنْطَقَةareaتَناوَلto consume (food or medicine); to have (a meal)قَدَمfootخائِفafraidأَهَمّto concern, to be of importance to (someone)قَضَىto spend (time)لِقاءmeetingمَعْلُومَةpiece of informationتَوَقَّعto expectوَلَدboyدُخُولentryرَغْمin spite of, despiteعَدَمnonexistenceحَدِيثtalk, conversationأَظْهَرto show, to revealدَوْرroleبَقاءsurvivalعَشاءdinnerمَوْقِعlocationفَقَدto loseزَواجmarriageقانُونlawتالِيnextبُدّway out; escape (chiefly in لا بُدّ, 'there is no escape', hence 'must, inevitably')مَوْضُوعtopic, subjectكَوْنuniverse, cosmosرِحْلَةtripقاتِلkillerبَحْثresearchدَرَىto know, to be awareطائِرَةairplaneحَسَبaccording to (by the measure of)خُصُوصparticularity; regard, concernأَعَدّto prepareدَرَجَةdegreeهَلّاwon't you...? / why don't you...?وَظِيفَةjobشارِعstreetأَصابto hit (a target); to strikeشَرِبto drinkقَبِلto acceptرُوحsoulعَمّpaternal uncle (father's brother)مَوْعِدappointmentمَجْمُوعَةgroupبِدايَةbeginningضِدّoppositeنَظْرَةglanceقائِدleaderوَداعfarewellمَرّto pass, to pass byنِظامsystemأَسْرَعfasterعَدّto countجَلَبto bring, to fetchجاهِزreadyعَقْلmindمِلْيُونmillionجِهازdeviceسَرِيعfastنِساءwomenخَطّlineأَلْيَسbrave man (who will not flee)تَقْرِيبapproximationمُخَدِّرnarcoticسِتّsixحادِثaccidentكُلْوَةkidneyتَعَرَّفto get to know, to become acquainted withحَبِيبbelovedمُناسِبsuitableمُقابَلَةinterviewسارto walk, to moveوَقَعto fallحِمايَةprotectionوُصُولarrivalعَدِيدnumerousغَيَّرto change (something)تَمَكَّنto manage to (do); to be able toأَمَلto hope (for)لَعْبplayأَعْجَبto please, to impress (someone)مَعْذِرَةexcuseأَبْقَىto keepعَدَدnumberسَفِينَةshipتَفْكِيرthinkingأَلْقَىto throw, to castسَهْلplain (flat, low-lying land)سَماعlisteningقَوِيّstrongنَجَحto succeedخَطْوَةstepعَرْضdisplay, presentationمُباشَرَةdirect undertaking (of a task, duty, or profession); carrying out in personوَثِقto trustأَرْبَعfourخَطَرdangerإِيجادcreationمَرْأَةwomanمَضَىto pass, elapse (of time)وَرَقpaperتَحْقِيقinvestigationصَنَعto makeعَبْرcrossing, passageجُثَّةcorpseعَرَضto present, showقادِرableفَوْقaboveمُضْحِكfunnyكَذَبto lie, to tell a lieحَقِيبَةbagطالَماas long asبِضْعseveral (a few; a number from three to nine)سِرّsecretظُهْرnoonقَرارdecisionعاهِرَةprostituteفِكْرthoughtقَلَقanxietyحُلْمdreamإِعادَةrepetitionأَدْرَكto realizeمِفْتاحkeyأَعْمَلI workمُسْتَشْفَىhospitalشَكَرto thankهَدَفgoalمُفْتَرَضsupposedإِنْسانhuman beingضَحِيَّةvictimوُسْعcapacity (the extent of one's ability or power to act)لَطِيفkindنُقْطَةpointحَظِيto gain, to enjoy (favor or attention)وَلَدto give birthشَخْصِيّpersonalهُراءnonsenseثالِثthirdطَبِيعِيّnaturalقَرَّرto decideخِدْمَةserviceمَرْكَزcenterحَفْلcelebrationمُسْتَحِيلimpossibleغَرِيبstrangeمُناسَبَةoccasionبَرْنامَجprogramقِسْمsectionوَقَفto standمُحاوَلَةattemptأَسْوَدblackصُنْدُوقboxأَعادto repeat, to do againشَرابdrink, beverageأَغْلَقto closeأَبْيَضwhiteتَحَرُّكmovementحَيَوانanimalحَلّsolutionمَزَحto joke