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Arabic A2 Vocabulary
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حِينwhen (at the time that)أَسْوَأworseمُقابِلequivalent (something given in return)طاقَةenergyواسِطَةmeans; medium (of doing something)سَقَطto fall, to fall downتَحْدِيدspecificationشاحِنَةtruckبِطاقَةcardقَرَأto readسَمَّىto nameذاكَthat (that one, masculine, at a distance)لَوْنcolorآمِنsafe, secureمُسْتَقْبَلfutureجَيْشarmyواثِقconfidentمُتَأَخِّرlatecomerنامto sleepعِدَّةseveralمِيلادbirthمُمْتازexcellentبَلْدَةtownقَيْدrestrictionمُذْهِلastonishingثِنْيfoldضَرَبto hit, to strikeقَدْرamount, measureنِيّrawمُسَدَّسpistolجُنْدِيّsoldierكِفايَةsufficiencyنَقْدcriticismشَرِيكpartnerسَبَقto precedeذَكِيّintelligentنادِيclubعَيْشliving, livelihoodعُنْوانaddressرَجَعto returnآسِفsorryأَقْسَمto swear (an oath)سَماءskyبَسِيطsimpleمُوسِيقَىmusicمَعْنَىmeaningجَسَدbodyنَتِيجَةresultمَوْقِفstance, positionشَقَّةapartment, flatرَئِيسِيّmainأَدَّىto carry out, performعِلاجtreatmentمَحْظُوظluckyثَمَنpriceتَأَكَّدto make sureسَرِيرbedمَحَلّplace, locationشِدَّةintensityأَمَلhopeهَدَأto calm downشاءto want, to wish, to willفَوْرimmediacy; the instant (as in على الفور, at once)قَمّto sweep (up)تَصَرَّفto behave, to actضَرْبstriking, hitting; a blowآلَةmachineحَرَكَةmovementتَقْرِيرreportجادّseriousثَمَّةَthere is, there areسَيْطَرَةcontrolتَجْرِبَةexperimentتَلَقَّىto receiveأَنْهَىto finish, to end (something)وَغْدscoundrelمَشْغُولbusyأَمّاas forمَعْرُوفwell-knownصاحto shoutمُهِمَّةtaskخَشِيto fearبِناءbuildingمُفَضَّلfavoriteمَحْكَمَةcourt of lawغَرَضpurposeمُكالَمَةphone callماwhatأَمِيرprinceإِضافَةadditionقِتالfightingشَرْطconditionمِثالِيّidealمَيْلinclinationصَفّrowبَيْعsaleتَعامَلto deal withزَمَنtimeسِرِّيّsecretجامِعَةuniversityقَطْعcuttingإِشارَةsignalوَحْشwild beastمَبْنَىbuildingفازto winحِذاءshoeمَسْؤُولofficialكامِراcameraنَجْمstarقُرْبnearness, proximityشَيْطانdevilضابِطofficer (military or police)صَفْقَةdealجَدّgrandfatherهَواءairنَقْلtransportمُوافَقَةapprovalشَجَرَةtreeحَمّامbathroomضَرْبَةa blowتَصَرُّفbehaviorتَغَيَّرto changeأَنْتُماyou twoمُراقَبَةsurveillanceسَلامpeaceمُنْتَصَفmidpoint, middleرَفَضto refuse, to rejectمُسْتَوَىlevelأَصْلoriginجِدِّيّseriousتَأَخَّرto be lateشِراءpurchaseقَطَعto cutبَحْرseaمَطْعَمrestaurantشَمْسsunشَخْصِيَّةpersonalityضَغْطpressureتَقَدَّمto advance, to move forwardعُثُورfinding, discovery (of something), coming acrossطابِقfloor (of a building)عَجُوزold womanجِينgeneتَفَهَّمto understand sympathetically; to be understanding towardتَعَرَّضto be exposed toعِشْرُونtwentyتَعامُلdealing, interactionحارِسguardدَوْمdoum palmعادِيّordinary, normalصَنْعmakingمَسْأَلَةmatter, issueمَنwhoمانَعto object (to), to mindمَحَطَّةstationهُجُومattackوافَقto agreeرَدّreplyحِوالbarrier (something that comes between two things)عَمَلِيّpracticalقِطارtrain (the railway vehicle)أَلَدّfiercest in dispute; most contentiousخَطِيرdangerousقاعِدَةruleقُنْبُلَةbombلاحَظto noticeعَقْدcontractحِيالَregarding, concerningعَدُوّenemyزِفافweddingواجَهto faceأَجْرَىto carry out, to conductطَبِيعَةnatureتَخَيَّلto imagineقَصِيرshortتَعَلَّقto cling to, to become attached toبارِدcoldقاضِيjudgeمَتْجَرshopراحَةrestمُطْلَقabsoluteجَزْلfirewoodمُعْجَبimpressed (by)رَقْصdancingشَيّgrillingسُلْطَةauthorityنَدِيto become moistمَعْرَكَةbattleتَوَلَّىto take charge ofقِيمَةvalueغابَةforestأَكْمَلmost complete, most perfectخَطَّطto planشَرِيرvillainزِيارَةvisitراقَبto watch, observeمُحَقَّقverifiedشاهِدwitnessعَلامَةsignثِقَةtrustبِنْتgirlمادَّةmaterial; substanceمَفْتُوحopenأَخْذtakingباعto sellخَوْفfearجُرْحwoundمُبَكِّرearlyمَفْقُودmissing personدِينreligionمَلِكَةqueenبُوبpop (as in pop music)مُغادَرَةdepartureأَمَّنto secure (make safe)قُدُومarrivalآنِسَةyoung lady (Miss)شَكّdoubtإِيقافstoppingمُباراةmatchحُضُورpresenceمَفْهُومconceptقُدْرَةabilityمَسْرَحtheaterمَجْلِسcouncilتَبِعto followضَحِكto laughرَسْمِيّofficialكَعْكcakeضَخْمhugeأَكْلeatingجِسْمbodyلَمَسto touchأَيِّلstagكَنِيسَةchurchتَصْوِيرphotographyمُهْتَمّinterestedأَلاto fall short, to stint (esp. of effort)حُكْمjudgment, rulingقَدَّرto estimate, appraiseمَشَىto walkحُكُومَةgovernmentإِرْسالsending; dispatchسَلامَةsafetyكَلْمwoundطاوِلَةtableبَشَرhumankindجَوْلَةtourفَمmouthمُخْطِئmistakenظَلَّto remain (in a state); to keep on doing somethingغَضَبangerتَحَوَّلto turn intoداعِيcaller, summonerبَكَىto weep, to cryمُصابinjured, afflictedحُرّfreeمالِكownerنَزَلto go down, descendصَبِيّboyكُلِّيّtotalقارِبboatجَوِّيّatmospheric, aerialإِجْراءprocedureجُلُوسsitting (the act of sitting)غَداءlunchمَرْحَلَةstage, phaseدِفاعdefenseمَصْدَرsourceأَمْسَكto hold (onto), graspشَرِيطtapeسَوِيّnormal, soundطَلَبrequestلَحْمmeatشِعْرpoetryلَوْحَةpaintingمُشاهَدَةwatchingعَفْوpardonقَذِرdirtyمُعْظَمmost ofتَحَقَّقto verify, make sure ofأَحْسَنto do well; to do goodعِلْمknowledgeجَرَّبto tryتَفَقَّدto inspect; to check onأَجابto answerطالِبstudentفَتْحopeningسَمَكfishحَذَّرto warnنَجاto survive, to escape (danger)فَصْلseason (of the year)حَقِيرdespicable, contemptibleبَرِيدmailقَبْضgrasping, seizureهَوْلterrorكافِيsufficientرابِعfourthمُفْرَدsingular (grammatical number)كَوْكَبplanetجِوارvicinityمَوْسِمseasonوَفاةdeathباقِيthe rest, the remainderدَواءmedicineكَأْسglass (drinking cup)أَسْمَعI hearبَساطَةsimplicityأَثَّرto affect, to influenceإِصْبَعfingerهادِئcalmجِيمjīm (name of the Arabic letter ج)كَوْنِيّcosmicسَعَىto striveمارَسto practice (to engage in or carry out an activity)تَدَنِّيdeclineكافِيenough; sufficientفَوْضَىchaosمُحْتَمَلprobableحَدِيقَةgardenجَزِيرَةislandأَزالto removeهُوِيَّةidentityرَحِيلdepartureحُرِّيَّةfreedomحَلْوَىsweetsأَشارto point, to indicateدانto profess (a faith); to follow a religionتَدْرِيبtrainingعِصابَةgangعُطْلَةholidayخامِسfifthبَدْءbeginningهُدُوءcalmفائِدَةbenefitمَجالfieldنَهْرriverطُولlengthبَشَرِيّhumanمُتَّحِدunitedزِيّattireمَجِيءcoming, arrivalمَشْرُوعprojectنُسْخَةcopyواحِدoneفَخُورproudوَسِيلَةmeans (a way of achieving something)مَقْعَدseatأَقامto set up, to establishأَخْرَسmute personمُتَزَوِّجmarriedأَخْفَىto hide, to concealحِذْرcautionقِراءَةreadingكِتابَةwriting (the act of writing)مُمَيَّزdistinctiveحَدَثeventكِذْبlyingقَمَرmoonشَبَحghostحامِلholder, carrier, bearerطِبِّيّmedicalأَزْرَقblueفَظِيعterribleمَشْرُوبdrinkوَسْطmiddleذِراعarmمُرُورtrafficأَقْرَبnearer, closerرَغْبَةdesireتَسْجِيلrecordingمَنَحto grantقَضاءjudiciaryقابِلcapable of, susceptible to (used with لِ to form "-able" adjectives)فِيدْيُوvideoشايteaقانُونِيّlegalضَعِيفweak personتَدَخُّلinterventionتَقْدِيمpresentationكُلِّيَّةcollegeجَوّatmosphereنَوَوِيّnuclearعَداto runحِصانhorseمُعَلِّمteacherكادto almost (do something); to be on the verge ofثانَوِيّsecondaryكَيْفِيَّةmannerمائِيّaquaticدَرْسlessonجَدُرto be worthy of, to befitرِياضِيّathletic, sports-relatedحَجْمsizeجَبَلmountainدَعْوَةinvitationسُهُولَةeaseبَيانstatementفاتto pass, go by; to miss (out on)سَعادَةhappinessإِضافِيّextra, additionalجاهprestige, high standingبارِحَةlast nightواصَلto continueسُمْعَةreputationأَبْعَدfarther, more distantلُغَةlanguageبَوّابَةgateسَجَّلto recordذالdhāl, the name of the Arabic letter ذشَرَفhonorطَيْرbirds; fowl (collective noun)عامِلworkerقَمِيصshirtرَمَىto throwنَجاحsuccessحَمَىto protectدِماغbrainسَحَقto crushإِدارَةadministrationدَعْمsupportإِعْطاءgiving (the act of giving)إِجابَةanswerجائِعhungryرَصاصَةbulletظَلامdarknessصَرَخto screamتَفْصِيلdetailأَدّto weigh heavily on; to oppressأَقَلّto carry, to liftخافto fearصِحَّةhealthمَرّpassing; the course of (time)رَسْمdrawingجِنْسِيّsexualعالِيhighضَرُورِيّnecessaryمُجْرِمcriminalشَرّevilرَوْزtestingتَسَبَّبto causeمَسافَةdistanceشاذّanomalyتُهْمَةaccusationدِراسَةstudyمَبْلَغamount (of money), sumتَساءَلto wonder, to ask oneselfمُحادَثَةconversationإِحْضارbringingشَمالnorthرَفَعto raise, to lift upمَنْطِقِيّlogicalمالِيّfinancialأَقْدَمto undertake (to do something), to ventureنَوَىto intendسَفَرtravelنائِمasleepمِسْكِينpoor personإِلٰهgod (a deity)خِنْزِيرpigحَرارَةheatشَبَكَةnetworkلَيْلِيّnocturnalرِفْقَةcompanionshipنَبِيذwineآذَىto harm, to hurtدَمَّرto destroyمُسْبَقpriorثَلْجsnowمَشْهَدsceneآلَمpainدَرّاجَةbicycleحُبَيْبِيّmy little darlingمَحَلِّيّlocalأَقْوَىstronger, strongestهانto become easy; to be of little valueسَبْعsevenفارِغemptyجَمَعto gatherأَوَىto take shelter (in a place)أَقْدَرmore capableتَشْغِيلoperation (the act of running or operating something)وِكالَةagencyقاتَلto fightإِنْifقَرْيَةvillageسَيْرmovement (going, walking)أَعْظَمgreatestسادِسsixthأَذْهَبI goصَمَتto be silentمُفاجَأَةsurpriseسِحْرmagicتَنْظِيفcleaningقَضِيبrodتَعْلِيمeducationباسto kissأَهَمّmore importantمُغْلَقclosedمَشْعَرsacred ritual site (of the pilgrimage)تَأْثِيرinfluenceآلِيّautomaticإِصْلاحreformأَفْسَدto spoilمَسْرُورhappyهاتِفِيّtelephonicشَعْبpeople (a people, nation)نَفْسِيّpsychologicalسَبِيلway, pathصَراحَةfranknessمُدْهِشamazingتَأَكُّدverification, making sureجِدارwallزَمِيلcolleagueصَحِيفَةnewspaperذَنْبsinحَبّgrain; seeds (collective noun for cereal grains)بَلَدِيّlocalبَلَغto reachأَثْبَتto proveصَيْدhuntingأَعْذَرto give a valid excuse (and so be free of blame)وَجْبَةmealنَماto growمِلَفّfileنُخْبَةeliteمُحِيطsurroundingمُخِيفscaryتَوَجَّبto become necessary; to be incumbent uponإِعْلانadvertisementغالِبvictorرَيّirrigationثَمانِيeightسِباقraceفَنّartمُلازِمlieutenantبَنْكbankطَرْدexpulsionسَطْحsurfaceحَزِينsadيَسارleftجَلْبbringingمَطْبَخkitchenقَوْمِيّnationalشَبّalumفَوْزvictoryتَصْدِيقauthenticationكَنَّةdaughter-in-lawجَنُوبsouthبَيْضeggsمُساعِدassistantجائِزَةprizeتَهْدِيدthreatقِمَّةsummitقَفَزto jumpخَلْفِيّrearيَمِينright (the right side or direction)دارhouseخَسارَةlossأَدارto run, to manageحُدُوثoccurrenceكَسْرfracture, breakأَهَمِّيَّةimportanceتَخَلَّىto give up (on), to abandonأَثَرtrace, markساءto become bad, to worsenتَحَكُّمcontrolواجِبdutyبالmind (one's thoughts, attention, or mood)فَحْصexaminationأَمْهَلto grant (someone) a respite; to give (someone) more timeمُلاحَظَةobservationمُشْتَبَهsuspectedتُجاهَtowardsحالِمdreamerعَيِّنَةsampleعَسْكَرِيّmilitaryإِمّاeither ... orسِعْرpriceفَضاء(outer) spaceأَثارto stir upأَدْخَلto insert; to put in; to admitجُونbayمَرَحmerrimentعَكْسoppositeآلَمto hurt, to cause pain toسِجِلّregisterرَقَصto danceأَخْضَرgreenوَنّto moanلاعِبplayerداخِلِيّinternalأَوانthe right timeوَصَفto describeآنِيّinstantaneousتَدْمِيرdestructionتَراجُعdeclineقَرْنhornزَعِيمleaderبَعْدafterقَلِقworried