| Arabic | English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Mastering Arabic 1 Unit 13 | ||
| مَاء | water | |
| أَمْس | yesterday | |
| خَرَج | went out/exited | |
| ذَهَب | went | |
| كَتَب | wrote | |
| شَرِب | drank | |
| أَكَل | ate | |
| رَجَع | returned/went back | |
| فَتَح | opened | Similar to diacritic فَتْح • (fatḥ) ("ah" sound, pronounced with open mouth). From the root ف ت ح (f-t-ḥ). Compare Hebrew פָּתַח (patákh). |
| جَلَس | sat down | |
| سَمِع | heard | Familiar to Muslims from سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ "Allah hears whoever praises Him" (Said when straightening from ruku' in salah) |
| فَعَل | did, made | |
| وَجَد | found | |
| لِصّ(لُصوص) | thief/robber | |
| سَرِقَة(سَرِقات) | theft/robbery | |
| تحْقيق(تَحْقيقات) | investigation | |
| خِطاب(خِطابات) | letter, address, speech | From خَاطَبَ • (ḵāṭaba) III, non-past يُخَاطِبُ (yuḵāṭibu) 1. to address. Same root as khutbah خُطْبَة Friday sermon. Note different root from كَتَبَ "to write" |
| قَصْر(قُصور) | palace | Also "large stone building, castle, fortress". From Latin castrum. Compare Classical Syriac ܩܰܨܪܳܐ (“qaṣrā”), Hebrew קְצָרָה (qəṣārâ). Cognate with English "castle" |
| فِنْجان(فَناجين) | cup | From Persian پنگان (pengân). |
| كُولا | cola | |
| عَنْ | about/concerning | |
| مَعَ | with | |
| إلى | to/towards | |
| مَلَكِيّ | royal | |
| صَبَاح | morning | |
| مَسَاء | afternoon/evening | |
| مَتى؟ | when? | Compare مَا (mā, “what?”) and مَن (man, “who?”). Cognate to Hebrew מתי (matai) "when". |
| مَاذا؟ | what? (for verbal sentences) | See note on p. 174. Example "ماذا فعل الملك أمس؟" ("What did the king do yesterday?"). Interrogative pronoun. WK: "The simple form ما is used only in nominal sentences, while the extended form ماذا is used in verbal sentences." |
| أَوّلًا | firstly | |
| أَخيرًا | finally, recently | |
| بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ | after that | |
| قَبْلَ ذٰلِكَ | before that | |
| ثُمَّ | then | |
| فَـ... | and/and so | |
| مَكْتُوب(مَكَاتِيب) | letter, message, something written, destiny | Example of a word for "letter" with k-t-b root, to contrast with خِطاب |
| مَاذَا تُرِيدَ? | What would you like? | Example use of مَاذَا. |
| قَبْلَ | before | Preposition. Root ق ب ل • (q-b-l) related to front or acceptance. See قَبْلُ adverb, "previously, formerly". قَبِلَ verb "to accept, receive; obey, submit". قَبَّلَ verb "to kiss; go south". قِبَلَ preposition "in the presence of; in the direction of". قِبَل noun "power, ability". قُبَل plural of قُبْلَة "kiss; bail, surety". Also قَبْلًا, "previously; beforehand". Also قِبْلَة (qibla), "the direction towards the Kaaba, towards which Muslims pray" |
| حَدَثَ / يَحْدُثُ | to happen, to take place | From title of chapter |