Lessons in Arabic Language - Book 1

Lessons in Arabic Language - Book 1
Shaykh Dr. V. 'Abdur Raheem
Islamic University of Madeenah

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Vocabulary Book 1

Nouns and	Adjectives		Other	Words
Transliteration	Translation		Transliteration	Translation
3abbaas, yaa 3abbass	male name		3alaa	on
3abdullah	male name		3alayhi	upon him
3a'ishah	female name		.	.
3aliy, yaa 3aliyyu	male name		'a'abuuka	is your father
3amm, al 3ammu	paternal uncle, the paternal uncle		'a'anta	are you
3ammah, al 3ammatu	paternal aunt, the paternal aunt		'adhahabta	did you go
3ammaar, yaa 3ammaaru	male name		'adhaalika	is that
3aSr, al 3aSru	late afternoon prayer, the late afternoon prayer		'ahuwa	is he, is it
3ayn, 3aynun, al 3aynu	eye, an eye, the eye		'ahaadhaa	is this
3iraaq	Iraq		'ahiya	is she
3isha', al 3isha'u	evening prayer, the evening prayer		'ahuwa	is he
3arabiyyah, al 3abiyyatu	Arabic (fem)		'a'indaka	do you have, own
3aTshaan	thirsty		'alaka	do you have
3ayn, 3aynun, al 3aynu	eye, an eye, the eye		'al'an	now
3uSfuur, 3uSfuurun, al 3uSfuuru	small bird (masc)		'atilka (fem)	is that
.	.		'ayDAn	also
'ab, 'abun, al 'abu	father, a father, the father		'aktub	write
'abee, 'abuuhu, 'abuuka	my father, his father, your father		'anaa	I
'aKh, 'aKhun, al 'aKhu	brother, a brother, the brother		'anta	you (masculin)
'aKh, 'aKhee	brother, my brother		'anti	you (feminin)
'aminah	female name		'ayna	where
'anas	male name		.	.
'anq, 'anqun, al 'anqu	nose, a nose, the nose		ba3eed, ba3eedun	far
.	.		ba3eedah, ba3eedatun	far ( fem)
baab, baabun, al baabu	door, a door, the door
baarid	cold		dhaalika	that
baqArAh, baqArAtun, al baqArAh	cow, a cow, the cow		dhahaba	he went
bayDAh	egg (fem)		dhahabtu	I went
baTTAh	duck (fem)	.	.	.
bayt, baytun, al baytu	house, a house, the house		fee	in
Bilaal	male name		.	.
bint, bintun, al bintu	daughter, a daughter, the daughter		haadhaa	this
.	.		haadhihi	this (fem)
daftar, daftarun, al daftaru	notebook, a notebook, the notebook		hiya	it (fem)
dajaajah, dajaajatun, al dajaajatu	hen, a hen, the hen		hiya	she
darrAAjah, darrAAjatun, al darrAAjatu	bike, a bike, the bike		huwa	he
dars, al darsu	lesson, the lesson		huwa	it (masc)
deek, deekun, ad deeku	rooster, a rooster, the rooster		hunaaka	there
dukkaan, dukkaanun, al dukkaanu	store/ shop, a store/ shop, the store/ shop	.	.
duktuur, yaa duktuuru	doctor		'ibnu man anta	whose son are you
			'ilaa	to
			'indee	have with me, own
DAyf, DAyfun, aD DAyfu	guest, a guest, the guest		'indaka	have with you, own
Dufr, Dufrun, aD Dufru	finger nail, a finger nail, the finger nail		'indahu	has with him, owns
.	.	.	'iqrA'a	read
dhahab, dhahabun, adh dhahabu	departure, a departure, the departure		.	.
.	.		jalasa	he sat
DhAhr, DhAhrun, aDh DhAru	back, a back, the back		jalis, jalisun	sitting
Dhuhr, aDh Dhuhr	noon prayer, the noon prayer		jaalisah, jaalisatun	sitting (fem)
.	.		jiddan	very
faakihah, faakihatun, al faakihatu	fruit, a fruit, the fruit		.	.
faaTimah	female name		KhAlfa	after, behind
fajr,al fajru	dawn prayer,		KhArAja	he came out
fajr, fajrun, al fajru	dawn, dawn, the dawn	.	.	.
fallaH, fallaHun, al fallaHu	farmer, a farmer, the farmer		laa	no
fam, famun, al famu	mouth, a mouth, the mouth	.	ladhee (masc)	who, the one
faqeer, faqeerun	poor		liman ...	for the one who
faSil, al faSilu	classroom, the classroom		liman ...	whose is ...
faySAl	male name		liman haadhaa	to whom does this belong to
filibbeen	Philippines		liman haadhihi	to whom does this belong to (fem)
.	.		.	.
hajar, hajarun, al hajaru	stone, a stone/rock, the stone/rock		maa	what
hawaa', hawaa'un, al hawaa'u	air, air, the air		maa haadhaa	what is this
hind	India		maa 'ismu	what is the name
.	.		maa 'ismuka(i)	what is your name
Haaddun	sharp		maadhaa	what
Haamid, yaa Haamidu	male name		ma3a	with
Haarr, Haarrun	hot		ma3aka	with you
HaarrAh, HaarrAtun	hot		ma3ee	with me
HadeeqAh, al HadeeqAtu	garden, the garden (fem)		ma3ahu	with him
Hammaam, Hammaamun, al Hammaamu	bathroom, a bathroom, the bathroom		man	who
Haqeebah, Haqeebatun, al Haqeebatu	briefcase, a briefcase, the briefcase		man anta	who are you
Himaar, Himaarun, al Himaaru	donkey, a donkey, the donkey		man haadhaa	who is this
HiSAAn, HiSAAnun, al HiSAAnu	horse, a horse, the horse		man haadhaa + noun	whose is this ...
Hulw, Hulwun	sweet		man haadhihi	who is this (fem)
.	.		man haadhihi + noun.	whose is this ...
'ibn, 'ibnun, al 'ibnu	son, a son, the son		man tilka (fem)	who is that
'ism, 'ismun, al 'ismu	name, a name, the name		maRrib, al maRribu	West, the West
'ismee, 'ismuhaa, 'ismuhaa, 'ismuka	my name, her name, his name, your name		mashriq, al mashriqu	East, the East
'imaam, 'imaanun, al 'imaanu	imaam, an imaam, the imaam		min	from
induuneeseea	Indonesia		muDaafun ilayhi	possessive noun
inkileeziyyah, al inkileeziyyatu	English		.	.
'iSba3, 'iSba3un, al 'iSba3u	finger, a finger, the finger		na3am	yes
.	.		.	.
jadeed, jadeedun	new		qAreeb, qAreebun	near
jadeedah, jadeedatun	new	.	.
jamal, jamalun, al jamalu	camel, a camel, the camel		taHta	under
jameelah, jameelatun	beautiful		tilka (fem)	that
jaami3ah, jaami3atun, al jaami3atu	university, a university, the university (fem)		.	.
jameel, jameelun,	beautiful		wa	and
jannah, jannatun, al jannatu	paradise, a paradise, the paradise		waaqif, waaqifun	standing
jaw3aan	hungry		waaqifah, waaqifatun	standing (fem)
.	.		waaHid	one, only one
ka3bah, al ka3batu	Kaabah, the Kaabah		.	.
kabeer, kabeerun	big	.	.
kalb, kalbun, al kalbu	dog, a dog, the dog	.	.
kaslaan	lazy	.	.
kitaab, kitaabun, al kitaabu	book, a book, the book		.	.
kursiyy, kursiyyun, al kursiyyu	chair, a chair, the chair		.	.
kuubun, al kuubu	glass, the glass
kuwayt	Kuwait		.	.
.	.		.	.
KhAAlid, yaa KhAAlidu	male name		.	.
KhAAl, al KhAAlu	maternal oncle, the maternal oncle		.	.
KhAAlah, al KhAAlatu	maternal aunt, the matrnal aunt		.	.
KhAfeef, KhAfeefun	light		.	.
KhAdeejah	female name		.	.
Khubz, Khubzun, al Khubzu	bread, bread, the bread		.	.
.	.		.	.
laban, labanun, al labanu	milk, milk, the milk		.	.
ladheedh, ladheedhun	sweet tasting, delicious		.	.
laHm, laHmun, al laHmu	meat, meat, the meat		.	.
luRAh, luRAtun, al luRAtu	language, a language, the language
luRAtee, luRAtuhu, luRAtuka	my language, his language, your language		.	.
.	.		.	.
maa', maa'un, al maa'u	water, water, the water		.	.
madeenah, madeenatun, al madeenatu	town, a town, the town
madeenah al munawwarAh	Madeenah al Munawwarah		.	.
madrAssah, madrAssatun, al madrAssatu	school, a school, the school (fem)		.	.
maftuuH, maftuuHun	opened		.	.
maksuur, maksuurun	broken		.	.
maktab, maktabun, al maktabu	desk, a desk, the desk		.	.
mal'aan	full		.	.
mareeD, mareeDun, al mareeDu	sick person, a sick person, the sick person		.	.
mareeD, mareeDun	sick ( adjective)		.	.
mareeDAh, mareeDAtun	sick ( adjective)		.	.
mareeDAh, mareeDAtun, al mareeDAtu	sick person, a sick person, the sick person		.	.
marwaHatun, al marwaHatu	fan, the fan		.	.
maryam	female name		.	.
maRrib, al maRribu	sunset prayer, the sunset prayer		.	.
maRrib, maRribun, al maRribu	sunset, a sunset, the sunset	.	.
mas3uud	male name	.	.
masjid, masjidun, al masjidu	mosque, a mosque, the mosque	.	.
maTbaKh, maTbaKhun, al maTbaKhu	kitchen, a kitchen, the kitchen		.	.
miftaaH, miftaaHun, al miftaaHu	key, a key, the key		.	.
mil3aqAh, mil3aqAtun, al mil3aqAtu	spoon, a spoon, the spoon		.	.
mikwaah, mikwaatun, al mikwaatu	iron, an iron, the iron ( to press clothes)		.	.
mindeel, mindeelun, al mindeelu	handerchief, a handkerchief, the handkerchief		.	.
mirHaaD, mirHaaDun, al mirHaaDu	toilet, a toilet, the toilet		.	.
mu'adhdhin	caller to prayer		.	.
mudarris, mudarrisun, al mudarrisu	teacher, a teacher, the teacher		.	.
mudarissah, mudarissatun, al mudarissatu	teacher, a teacher, the teacher ( feminin)		.	.
mudeer, mudeerun, al mudeeru	director, a director, the director/manager		.	.
muhandis, muhandisun, al muhandisu	engineer, an engineer, the engineer		.	.
muHammad, yaa muHammadu	male name		.	.
mumarriDAh, al mumarriDAtu	nurse, the nurse (fem)		.	.
muRlaq	closed		.	.
muRlaqAh, muRlaqAtun	closed		.	.
mujtahid, mujtahidun	active
mustashfa	hospital		.	.
.	.	.	.	.
naafidhah, naafidhatun, al naafidhatu	window, a window, the window		.	.
naaqAh, al naaqAtu	female camel,		.	.
naDeef, naDeefun	clean (adjective)		.	.
najm, najmun, an najmu	star, a star, the star		.	.
.	.		.	.
qAAhirAh, qAAhirAtun, al qAAhirAtu	Cairo		.	.
qAdeem, qAdeemun	old		.	.
qAdeemah, qAdeematun	old		.	.
qAhwah, qAhwatun, al qAhwatu	coffee, coffee, the coffee		.	.
qAlam, qAlamun, al qAlamu	pen, a pen, the pen		.	.
qAmar, qAmarun, al qAmaru	moon, a moon, the moon		.	.
qAmeeS, qAmeeSun, al qAmeeSu	shirt, a shirt, the shirt		.	.
qASeer, qASeerun	short (in height)		.	.
qASeerah	short (fem)		.	.
qidr, qidrun, al qidru	pot, a pot, the pot / bowl		.	.
qiTT, qiTTun, al qiTTu	cat, a cat, the cat		.	.
quraan, quraanun, al quraanu	Quraan, Quraan, the Quraan		.	.
.	.		.	.
rA'as, rA'asun, ar rA'asu	head, a head, the head		.	.
rAjul, rAjulun, ar rAjulu	man, a man, the man		.	.
rijl, rijlun, al rijlu	leg, a leg, the leg		.	.
ruqAyyah	female name		.	.
rAsuul, rAsuulun, ar rAsuulu	messenger, a messenger, the messenger		.	.
.	.		.	.
RAdaa', RAdaa'un, RAdaa'u	breakfast, a breakfast, the breakfast		.	.
RADbaan	angry		.	.
RAniy, RAniyyun, RAniyyu	rich		.	.
Rurfah, Rurfatun, al Rurfatu	room, a room, the room (fem)		.	.
.	.		.	.
saa3ah, saa3atun, as saa3atu	watch/clock, a watch, the watch (fem)		.	.
sa3eed, yaa sa3eedu	male name		.	.
sahlah, sahlatun	easy		.	.
sama', samaa'un, as samaa'u	sky, a sky, the sky		.	.
samak, samakun, as samaku	fish, a fish, the fish		.	.
sareeR, sareeRun	small		.	.
sayyaarAh, sayyaarAtun, as sayyaarAtu	car, a car, the car		.	.
shaay, shaayun, al shaayu	tea, tea, the tea		.	.
shaari3, shaari3un, ash shari3u	street, a street, the street		.	.
shaheer, shaheerun	famous		.	.
shams, shamsun, ash shamsu	sun, a sun, the sun		.	.
shayKh, yaa shayKhu	Sheikh		.	.
sikkeen, sikkeenun, as sikkeenu	knife, a knife, the knife		.	.
sireer, sireerun, as sireeru	bed, a bed, the bed		.	.
sukkar, sukkarun, as sukkaru	sugar, sugar, the sugar		.	.
suuq, suuqun, as suuqu	market, a market, the market		.	.
.	.		.	.
SA3bah	hard, difficult		.	.
SAAbuun, SAAbuunun, SAAbuunu	soap, soap, the soap		.	.
SAdeeq, SAdeequn, aS SAdeequ	truth, a truth, the truth		.	.
SAdr, SAdrun, aS SAdru	chest, a chest, the chest		.	.
SAfiyyah	female name		.	.
SAlah, SAlatun, aS SAlatu	prayer, a prayer, the prayer		.	.
SAReer, SAReerun	small		.	.
Seen	China		.	.
.	.		.	.
taajir, taajirun, at taajiru	merchant, a merchant, the merchant		.	.
tuffaaH, tuffaaHun, at tuffaaHu	apple, an apple, the apple		.	.
.	.	.	.	.
TAA'ir, TAA'irun, al TAA'iru	bird, a bird, the bird		.	.
TAAlib, TAAlibun, aT TAAlibu	student, a student, the student		.	.
TAAlibah, TAAlibatun, aT TAAlibatu	student, a student, the student (fem)		.	.
Tabeeb, TAbeebun, aT TAbeebu	doctor, a doctor, the doctor		.	.
TAbeebah, TAbeebatun, al TAbeebatu	doctor, a doctor, the doctor (fem)		.	.
TAweel, TAweelun	tall (in height)		.	.
Taweelah, TAweelatun	tall (fem)		.	.
thallaajah, thallaajatun, al thallaajatu	refrigerator, a refrigerator, the refrigerator		.	.
thaanawiyyah, thaanawiyyatun	2^nd, second school = high school		.	.
thaqeel, thaqeelun	heavy		.	.
thawb, thawbun, ath thawbu	thawb, a thawb, the thawb		.	.
.	.		.	.
'ukht, al 'ukhtu	sister, the sister		.	.
'uKhtee, 'uKhtuhu, 'uKhtuka	my sister, his sister, your sister		.	.
'udhun, 'udhunun, al 'udhunu	ear, an ear, the ear		.	.
'Umm, al 'ummu	mother, the mother		.	.
'ummee, 'ummuhu, 'ummuka	my mother, his mother, your mother		.	.
'urdiyyah	urdu		.	.
'usaamah	male name		.	.
.	.		.	.
wajh, wajhun, al wajhu	face, a face, the face		.	.
walad, waladun, al waladu	boy, a boy, the boy		.	.
warAq, warAqun, al warAqu	paper, a paper, the paper		.	.
wasiKh, wasiKhun	dirty		.	.
wasiKhAh, wasiKhAtun	dirty (fem)		.	.
wazeer, wazeerun, al wazeeru	minister, a minister, the minister		.	.
.	.		.	.
yaabaan	Japan		.
yaabaaniyyah	japenese	.	.
yaasir, yaa yaasiru	male name		.	.
yad, yadun, al yadu	hand, a hand, the hand		.	.
yawm, yawmun, al yawmu	day, a day, the day		.	.
.	.		.	.
zahrAh, zahrAtun, az zahrAtu	flower, a flower, the flower (fem)		.	.
zameel, al zameelu	collegue, the collegue
zameelee	my collegue
zawjuhaa	her husband
zaynab	female name		.	.
.	.
words ending in "ah"	are usually feminin

Transliteration Table

	Letters / Comments		Letters / Comments	Examples
3	ayn	'	hamza	.
d D	daal DAAd	s S	seen SAAd	.
r R	rAA RAyn (also written as ghayn)	t T	taa TAA	.
h H	haa Haa	k Kh	kaaf KhAA	.
dh Dh	dhaal DhAA	th	thaa	.
a aa	fathah fathah + alif	a aa	a, aa: the vowel sound in the word sat aa: elongation of the vowel sound	daftar walad baab laa
A AA	fathah fathah + alif	A AA	A, AA: the vowel sound in the word saw AA: elongation of the vowel sound	SAlah, DAyf, DhAhr, TAAlib, rAbb, RAyr, qAlam, KhAlaq
i ee	kasrah kasrah + yaa (used as vowel)	i ee	i, ee: the vowel sound in the word see ee: elongation of the vowel sound	masjid, mindeel, sireer, fee
u uu	Dammah Dammah + waw (used as vowel)	u uu	u, uu: the vowel sound in the word soon uu: elongation of the vowel sound	sukkar, maksuur, kaafiruun
y	yaa when used as consonnant	hiya	haa with kasrah and yaa with fathah	yawm, bayt,
w	waw when used as consonnant	huwa	haa with Dammah and waw with fathah	thawb, hulw, yawm