‫أكل‬‫لأَك ََل‬-‫ك‬-‫أ‬ʾá∙ka∙laVT/VI〈.‫ ت َ َج َّمدَتْ أَ َصا ِب ِعي ِم َن ٱلْبَ ْر ِد‬tajámmadat〉ʾaṣā́biɛi̱ mína​‿lbárdi. My fingers were frozento eat.‫ لَ ْم يَأْك ُْل شَ ْيئًا ُم ْن ُذ َص َبا ِح ٱلْ َي ْو ِم‬lam yáʾkulsháyʾan múndhu ṣabā́ḥi​‿lyáwmi. He has noteaten anything since this morning.

‫يَأْك ُُل‬ٌ ‫َمأْك‬	‫ُول‬Form I-Z1 [u]‫آكِ ٌل‬AP	‫ك ُْل‬	‫أَك ٌْل‬PR	IM	PPVN‫ اَلشَّ ْر ُق ْٱلَ ْو َس ُط‬ʾash∙shár∙qu​‿l∙ʾáw∙sa∙ṭ‐u

PROPER NOUN m.

‫ ِم ْن‬minPREPOSITION

1 from; of.‫ أَت َ ْي ُت ِم َن ٱلْقَا ِه َر ِة‬ʾatáytu mína​‿lqāhírati. Icame from Cairo.

.‫ِيب ِم ْن بَ ْي ِتي‬ٌ ‫ َع َملِي قَر‬ɛámali̱ qarī́bun minbáyti̱. My job is near my home.

2 than. ُ‫ أَنَا أَطْ َو ُل ِم ْنه‬ʾána̱ ʾáṭwalu mínhu. I am
taller than him.

. َ‫ أَ ِخي أَكْ َب ُر ِم ْنك‬ʾákhi̱ ʾákbaru mínka. Mybrother is older than you.

3 since, ago.‫ لَ ْم أَت َ َنا َو ْل أَ َّي َو ْجبَ ِة طَ َع ٍام ِم ْن أَ ْم ِس‬lamʾatanā́wal ʾáyya wájbati ṭaɛā́min min ʾámsi. Ihaven’t eaten anything since yesterday.

. ِ‫ ت َ ْع َم ُل ُه َنا ِم ْن شَ ْه َريْن‬táɛmalu húna̱ minshahráyni. She has been working here fortwo months.

4 (made) of; composed of.‫ َص َن ْع ُت كُ ْر ِس ًّيا ِم َن ٱلْ َخشَ ِب‬ṣanáɛtu

kursíyyan mína​‿lkháshabi. I made a wooden

a/i/u imperfect stem vowel

INV invariablewith cold.

qa∙rī́∙b‐un‫ِيب‬ٌ ‫ب َقر‬-‫ر‬-‫ق‬

1ADJECTIVE m.

〈〉ْ ‫ ِم‬،‫)إِل ََى‬1 near, close to (‫ن‬‫ِيب ِم ْن بَ ْي ِتي‬ٌ ‫ َقر‬qarī́bun min báyti̱ near myhouse

2 recent, soon‫ِيب‬ٍ ‫ ِفـي َوق ٍْت َقر‬fi̱ wáqtin qarī́bin in a short

the Middle Eastchair.

15 with, because (of)time, soon

3 a ctive participle of ‫ب‬َ ‫قَ ُر‬‫قَرِي َب ٌة‬‫قَرِي ُبو َن‬MP	FS	‫أَقْ َر ُب‬CM	‫ِيب‬‫ َق‬qa∙rī́∙b‐unٌ ‫بر‬-‫ر‬-‫ق‬

2NOUN m.

〈〉1 relative, kin.‫ َذ َه ْب ُت إِلَى بَ ْي ِت َقرِيبِي‬dhahábtu ʾíla̱ báyti

qarī́bi̱. I went to my relative’s house.

2 active participle of ‫ب‬َ ‫قَ ُر‬‫* أَقْ ِربَا ُء‬‫قَرِيبَ ٌة‬MP	FS	ٌ‫قَرِيبَات‬FP	‫َلس ْب ُت‬ʾas∙sáb∙t-uَّ ‫ت ا‬-‫ب‬-‫س‬NOUN m. DIP〈〉Saturday.‫ ا ََّلس ْب ُت ِم ْن أَيَّ ِام َرا َح ِتي‬ʾassábtu mín

ʾayyā́mi rā́ḥati̱. Saturday is one of my off

days.

SUBENTRIES‫ٱلس ْب ِت‬َّ ‫ َي ْو ُم‬yáw∙mu‿s∙sáb∙ti

NOUN Saturdayٌ‫* ُس ُبوت‬MP	

AP active participle CM comparative DIP diptote f. feminine FP feminine plural FS feminine singular IM active imperfect IND indeclinablem. masculine mf. masculine/feminine MFP masculine/feminine plural MFS masculine/feminine singular MP masculine plural MS masculine singular2‫ لٰ ِك ْن‬lā́∙kin
CONJUNCTION

but, however.‫ َو َق ْع َنا ِفي َمشَ اكِ َل‬waqáɛna̱ fi̱ mashā́kila.
We got into some trouble.

5 to come across, stumble onto ▶‫َعلَى‬.‫ٱلص ْح َرا ِء‬َّ ‫ َوق ََع َعلَى كَ ْن ٍز ِفي‬wáqaɛa ɛála̱.‫اب لٰ ِك َّن ٱلْ َج َّو ُم ْم ِط ٌر‬َ ‫ أُرِي ُد ٱل َّذ َه‬ʾurī́du​kánzin fi̱​‿ṣṣaḥrā́ʾi. He came across a treasure‿dhdhahā́ba lākínna​‿ljáwwa múmṭirun. Iin the desert.

want to go but it’s raining.

.‫ِجئْ ُت لِ ِزيَا َرتِ ِه َولٰ ِك ْن لَ ْم أَ ِج ْد ُه ِفي ٱلْ َب ْي ِت‬‫َوا ِق ٌع‬AP	ٌ ‫أُرِي ُد أَ ْن أَ ْحضُ َر ٱلْ َح ْفلَ َة َولٰ ِك َّن ِني َمشْ غ‬.‫ُول‬ٌ‫ أَخ‬ʾá∙kh-unʾurī́du ʾan ʾáḥḍura​‿lḥáflata walākínnani̱

mashghū́lun. I’d like to attend the party but

NOUN m.

‫ لٰ ِك ْن‬lā́kin is also written as ‫ لٰ ِك َّن‬lākínna,‫ َولٰ ِك ْن‬walā́kin or ‫ َولٰ ِك َّن‬walākínna.

‫ َو َق َع‬wá∙qa∙ɛa‫ع‬-‫ق‬-‫و‬〈.‫ٱلسل َِّم‬ُّ ِ‫ َوق ََع َعن‬wáqaɛa ɛáni​‿ssúllami. Hefactory.

3 to be located, be situated, lie.‫ تَق َُع ٱلْ َم ْكتَ َب ُة َو ْس َط ٱلْ َجا ِم َع ِة‬táqaɛu​‿lmaktábatu wásṭa​‿ljāmíɛati. The library islocated at the center of the university.

4 to get into, fall into ▶‫ِفي‬.‫ َوق ََع ِفي ُح ِّب َها‬wáqaɛa fi̱ ḥúbbiha̱. He fell inlove with her.

〈‫و‬-‫خ‬-‫〉أ‬2 sir, mister MP2!‫ يَا أَ ِخي‬ya̱ ʾákhi̱! Excuse me, sir!

3 comrade, fellow believer MP2‫ ا ْ َِل ْخ َوانُ ٱلْ ُم ْسلِ ُمو َن‬ʾalʾikhwā́nu​‿lmuslimū́na

the Muslim BrotherhoodNOTE‫ أَ ٌخ‬ʾákhun is one of a set of nouns referred to as

the Five Nouns that end in a long vowel when they are
the first term of a genitive construct. In this case,ʾákhu̱ in the nominative,ʾákhi̱ in the genitive andʾákha̱ in the accusative.

2 to take place, happen, occurfi̱​‿lmáṣnaɛi. An accident occurred in theVN

mína​‿lhíndi? Did your brother arrive fromfell off the ladder.

.ِ‫ َوق ََع َحا ِدثٌ ِفي ٱلْ َم ْص َنع‬wáqaɛa ḥā́dithun

PPIndia?

〉

1 to fall down, drop, tumbleIM	‫ َه ْل َجا َء أَخُوكَ ِم َن ٱلْ ِه ْن ِد؟‬hal jā́ʾa ʾakhū́ka

VARIANTS‫ لٰ ِك َّن‬lākínna → ‫ لٰ ِك ْن‬lā́kin‫قَ ْع‬	‫ُوقُو ٌع‬PR	

1 brother MP1, MP2I’m busy.

VI‫يَ َق ُع‬	‫َم ْوقُو ٌع‬

Form I-A2 [a]jíʾtu liziyārátihi walā́kin lam ʾajíd˘hu fi̱​‿lbáyti. I

went to visit him but I didn’t find him athome.

‫أخ‬‫أَخَا‬‫* إِ ْخ َو ٌة‬	ٌ‫وات‬َ ‫أَ َخ‬MP1	‫أَخُو‬‫أَ ِخي‬‫* إِ ْخ َوا ٌن‬MP2	‫أُ ْخ ٌت‬FS	FPُ‫ اَلْ َيابَان‬ʾal∙ya̱∙bā́∙n‐u

PROPER NOUN f.

〈‫ن‬-‫ا‬-‫ب‬-‫ا‬-‫ 〉ي‬Japan‫ـي‬ٌّ ِ‫ َيا َبان‬ya̱∙ba̱∙níyy‐un〈‫ن‬-‫ا‬-‫ب‬-‫ا‬-‫〉ي‬ADJECTIVEJapanese
12 NOUN Japanese (person)NISBA m.

PP passive participle PR active perfect sb somebody sth something VI intransitive verb VT transitive verb VN verbal noun▶

obligatory▷

optional * irregular form

‫اليابان‬3‫ بَ ْي ٌت‬báy∙t‐un
NOUN m.

.َ‫ ل َْم َي ُعدْ يَ ُزو ُر ٰهذَا ٱلْ َمكَان‬lam yáɛud yazū́ruhā́dha̱​‿lmakā́na. He no longer visits this〈‫ت‬-‫ي‬-‫〉ب‬place.

1 house, home, residence MP1.ٍ‫ أَ ْس ُك ُن ِفي َب ْي ٍت َص ِغير‬ʾáskunu fi̱ báytin
ṣaghī́rin. I live in a small house.

2 home MP1.‫ َر َج َع إِلَى َب ْي ِت ِه‬rájaɛa ʾíla̱ báytihi. He re-turned home.

.‫ قَ َرأْنَا بَ ْي َت ٱلشِّ ْع ِر ب َِص ْو ٍت َعا ٍل‬qaráʾna̱

báyta​‿shshíɛri biṣáwtin ɛā́lin. We read theverse of poetry out loud.

ٌ‫* بُ ُيوت‬MP2	ٌ‫* أَبْ َيات‬‫دا َد‬-‫و‬-‫ع‬‫ َع‬ɛā́∙daVI〈‫َعائِ ٌد‬AP	〉

1 to return, go back ▷‫ إِلَى‬to.‫ َعا َد إِلَى ب َِل ِد ِه‬ɛā́da ʾíla̱ bilā́dihi. He returned to his country.

2 to repeat, do again.‫ َعا َد ٱل َّر ُج ُل يُ َد ِّخ ُن ث َانِ َي ًة‬ɛā́da​‿rrájulu

yudákhkhinu thāníyatan. The man took up

smoking again.

ِ sth
3 to bring, take back ▶‫ب‬‫عُدْ ُت ِبك ُِّل كُتُبِي إِلَى بَ ْي ِتي بَ ْع َد إِكْ َما ِل‬.‫ ِد َر َاس ِتي ِفي ٱلْ َخا ِر ِج‬ɛúdtu bikúlli kútubi̱ ʾíla̱

báyti̱ báɛda ʾikmā́li dirā́sati̱ fi̱​‿lkhā́riji. I took all
my books back home after completing mystudies abroad.

SUBENTRIESْ‫ ل َْم يَ ُعد‬lam yá∙ɛud〈‫يَ ُعو ُد‬‫َم ُعو ٌد‬	‫ُع ْد‬	‫َع ْو َد ٌة‬PR	IM	PPVN‫لَد َل‬-‫د‬-‫ب‬ْ‫ أَب‬ʾáb∙da∙laVT

3 verse MP2MP1	Form I-H1 [w/u]〉

to exchange, replace ▶sth ▷‫ب‬ِ with‫‏‬.‫ أَبْدَ َل ثِيَابَ ُه‬ʾábdala thiyā́bahu. He changed
his clothes.

‫يُ ْب ِد ُل‬	‫ُم ْب َد ٌل‬

Form IV-S1 [i]‫ُم ْب ِد ٌل‬AP	‫أَبْ ِد ْل‬	‫إِبْ َد ٌال‬

PR	

IM	

PPVN

‫ل ُم َمث ٌِّل‬-‫ث‬-‫م‬mu∙máth∙thi∙l‐un
NOUN m.

〈〉1 representative, delegate.‫ َسأَكُو ُن ُم َمث ًِّل لِ َبل َِدي‬saʾakū́nu mumáth­thilan libáladi̱. I will be a representative ofmy country.

2 actor.‫ ذ ََاك ٱلْ ُم َمث ُِّل َو ِسي ٌم ِج ًّدا‬dhā́ka​‿lmumáth­thilu wasī́mun jíddan. That actor is veryhandsome.

‫ ُم َمث ٌِّل َم ْس َر ِح ٌّي‬mumáththilun masraḥíyyun

stage actor

3 active participle of ‫→ َمث ََّل‬‎‫َمث ََّل‬‫ُم َمثِّلُو َن‬MP	‫ُم َمثِّلَ ٌة‬FS	ٌ‫ُم َمث َِّلت‬FP	PHRASE [followed by an adjective or imperfect indicative verb]

no longer, not anymore.‫ ل َْم أَعُدْ أُ َص ِّدق َُك‬lam ʾáɛud ʾuṣaddíquka. I

don’t believe you anymore.

a/i/u imperfect stem vowel

INV invariable

AP active participle CM comparative DIP diptote f. feminine FP feminine plural FS feminine singular IM active imperfect IND indeclinablem. masculine mf. masculine/feminine MFP masculine/feminine plural MFS masculine/feminine singular MP masculine plural MS masculine singular