(تعال) – Arabic Word A Day

(تعال) – ta’a_la, fem. (تعالـَيْْ) – ta’a_lay

Meanings

1. come (as a command or request)

Examples

1. ya_ muHammad, ta’a_la huna_
   (يا محمد ، تعال هنا);
   Muhammad, come here!
2. ya_ fa_Timah, ta’a_lay bi sur’ah.
   (يا فاطمة ، تعالي بسرعة);
   Fatimah, come quickly!

Note

Common usage of the feminine for “ta’a_la” is “ta’a_li_”. While this is common, it is not the classical pronounciation of the word.

(خضرة) khuDrah – Arabic Word A Day

(خضرة) khuDrah, noun. Pl. (خضروات) khuDrawa_t

 

Meanings

1. vegetable

 

Examples

1. al-khuDrawa_tu mufi_datun SiHiyyan
   (الخضروات مفيدة صحيًا);
   Vegetables are good for your health.
2. hal ta’tabiru al-Tama_Tima khuDratan am fa_kihah?
   (هل تعتبر الطماطم خضرة أم فاكهة):
   Do you consider tomatos to be a vegetable or a fruit?

Etymology/Notes

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(مكتبة) maktabah – Arabic Word A Day

(مكتبة) maktabah, noun

Meanings

1. library
2. bookstore

Examples

1. ista’artu kutuban min ‘l-maktabati
   (استعرت كتبا من المكتبة);
   I borrowed books from the library.
2. al-raja_u min zuwwa_ri ‘l-maktabati ‘l-suku_tu
   (الرجاء من زوار المكتبة السكوت);
   Visitors to the library are asked to be quiet.
3. Sharaytu ‘l-kita_ba min maktabati ‘l-ja_mi’ati
   (شريت الكتاب من مكتبة الجامعة);
   I bought the book from the University bookstore.

Etymology/Notes

(مكتبة) Maktabah comes on the scale of (مفعلة) maf’alah, meaning that place where things of the base meaning of the word are gathered. So a Maktabah is a place where books are gathered or are found abundantly, just like a (مأسدة) ma’sadah is land abundant with lions.

(شريت) sharaytu is another way of saying (اشتريت) ishtaraytu.

(كلّ) Kullu – Arabic Word A Day

(كلّ) Arabic Word A Day

 

Meanings

1. all
2. totally, entirely
3. entire, whole

 

Examples

1. ja_a’a ‘l-qawmu kulluhum
   (جاء القوم كلهم);
   All the people came.
2. al-waladu akala ‘l-Hala_wata kullaha_
   (الولد أكل الحلاوة كلها);
   The boy ate the candy in its entirety.
3. ‘ala_ kullin…
   (على كل);
   In any case…

Etymology/Notes

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(لأن) li anna– Arabic Word A Day

(لأن) li anna, particle

Meanings

1. Because

Examples

1. ‘akulu ‘l-samaka li annahu ladhi_dh.
   (آكل السمك لأنّه لذيذ);
   I eat because it is delicious.
2. uHibbu zawji li annahu lati_f
   (أحب زوجي لأنه لطيف);
   I love my husband because he is kind.

 

Etymology/Notes

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(وثيقة) – Arabic Word A Day

(وثيقة) – wathi_qah, noun. plural (وثائق) watha_iq

 

Meanings

1. document, deed

 

Examples

1. kataba ‘itira_fuhu fi wathi_qah.
   (كتب اعترافه في وثيقة)
   He wrote his confession in a document.
2. al-wathi_qatu ‘l-‘uZma
   (الوثيقة العظمى)
   The Magna Carta

(أكمل) – Arabic Word A Day

(أكمل) – akmal, noun 

Meanings

1. more complete, perfect
2. entirely, wholly

Examples

1. huwa akmal al-rajulayn ‘aqlan
   (هو أكمل الرجلين عقلا)
   He is the more complete of the two in intellect.
2. zurtu London bi akmaliha_
   (زرت لندن بأكملها)
   I visited all of London.

 

(حذر) – Arabic Word A Day

 (حذر) – Hidhr, noun

Meanings

1. caution

Examples

1. akhadha ‘l-rajulu Hidhrahu
   (أخذ الرجل حذره)
   The man took caution.

(حبس) – Habasa – Arabic Word A Day

(حبس) – Habasa, verb, present tense (يحبس) yaHbisu

Meanings

1. to remand, hold back

Examples

1. Habasa ‘l-qa_Di al-rajula fi tuhmatin
   (حبس القاضي الرجل في تهمة);
   The judge remanded the man due to suspicion.

 

Etymology/Notes

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(أحبّ) – aHabba – Arabic Word A Day

(أحبّ) – aHabba, verb, present tense (يحبّ) yuHibbu

 

Meanings

1. to love

 

Examples

1. la yu’minu aHadukum Hatta_ yuhibba li akhi_hi_ ma_ yuHibbu li nafisihi
   (لا يؤمن أحدكم حتى يحب لأخيه ما يحب لنفسه);
   None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.

 

Etymology/Notes

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