arabic - english thematic lexicon

[...]... mental lexicon, rather than one, ‫( درس‬u) َ ََ i.e the Arabic graphemic form It is also hoped that to study beginners, in particular, will benefit from the If there is more than one possible vowel, both variants are given: e.g ‫( ﺧﻤﺶ‬i, u) َ َ َ additional reading practice Arabic nouns appear in pausal form, without the ِ َْ so-called ‘nunnation’ (‫ ,)ﺗﻨﻮﻳﻦ‬i.e case endings, to scratch In the case of so-called... signs are capitalized: e.g ‫ﻣﻤﻨﻮع اﻟﺨﺮوج‬ ُْ َ ُُ NO EXIT In line with common usage, Arabic verbs are ِ listed in the third person singular preterite (‫)اﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ‬ All Arabic words are fully vowelled; the absence of transcriptions has been a conscious choice form The appropriate conjugation vowel of the ِ ُ first-form (base-stem) imperfect (‫ )اﻟﻤﻀﺎرع‬is inasmuch as it has a number of disadvantages, not least... are never pronounced: ‫ﺑﺎب‬ door pl ‫أﺑﻮاب‬ ْ ُ e.g ‫*( ﺑﺮﻟﻴﻦ‬not ‫‘ ,)ﺑﺮﻟﻴﻦ‬Berlin’ Relevant grammatical information is provided when necessary for both Arabic and English entries: e.g English infinitives appear with ‘to’, whereas in ‫ﻣﻀﺧﻢ‬ ‫ُ َ ﱢ‬ pl - ت‬ amplifier cases of ambiguity, the appropriate grammatical category (e.g adjective, noun) is indicated Useful INTRODUCTION 5 collocations are also listed,... َ ْ ُ ََ semi-skimmed milk َ ِ َ ‫( ﻟﺤﺲ‬a) to lick ‫ﻟﺤﻢ‬ ْ َ meat ُ ُ pl ‫ﻟﺤﻮم‬ FOOD AND DRINK 25 ‫ﻟﺤﻢ ﻣﻔﺮوم‬ َُْ ْ َ minced meat ‫ﻣﺮ‬ ُّ bitter ‫ﻟﺬﻳﺬ‬ َِ tasty َّ َ ُ ‫ﻣﺮﺑﻰ‬ jam َّ َ ‫( ﻟف‬u) to roll up ‫ﻣﺮﻃﺒﺎت‬ ‫َُ ﱢ‬ soft drinks ‫ﻟﻬﺐ‬ ََ flame ‫ﻣﺮق‬ ََ gravy block of ice ‫ﻣﺮﻗﻮق‬ َُْ thin (e.g pastry) ‫ﻣﺮﻣﻄﻮن‬ ُ َ َْ kitchen boy, scullery boy ‫ﻣﺎء اﻟﺰﻫﺮ‬ ْ َ orange-blossom water pl - ت‬ ‫ﻣﺎء اﻟﻮرد‬... generic (noun) intrans intransitive (verb) math mathematics n noun n un unit noun o self oneself pass passive (voice) perf perfect tense pl plural prep preposition different meanings are part of the same field, then Qur Qur’an they appear numbered next to the entry: e.g s.o someone s.thing something 1 raven trans transitive (verb) 2 crow v verb ‫ات‬ - ن‬ regular masculine plural ‫رﺳﻤﻲ‬ ّ ِ ْ َ official... cases of polysemy or homonymy (sc multiple meanings) of Arabic words, the various meanings are included in the relevant categories: e.g ‫ ﻓﺘﺢ‬in َ ََ the sense of ‘to open’ will be found under ‘Housing and Construction’, whereas it reappears under ‘The Military’ in the meaning of ‘to conquer’ If the ‫ﻏﺮاب‬ ُ The following abbreviations are used in the Lexicon: < regular feminine plural > the opposite of... tomatoes ‫ﺑﻨﺠﺮ‬ َ َْ beetroot ‫( ﻋﺪس‬coll.) ََ lentils ‫( ﺟﺰر‬coll.) ََ carrots ‫ﻏﻠﺔ‬ َّ grain, cereals ُّ ُ ‫ﺣﻤﺺ، ﺣﻤﺺ‬ ِّ ِ chick-peas artichokes ‫ﻓﺎﺻﻮﻟﻴﺎء‬ ِ European bean ‫( ﻓﺠﻞ‬coll.) ْ ِ radishes ‫( ﻓﻄﺮ‬coll.) ْ ُ (coll.) ‫( ﺧﺮﺷﻮف‬coll.) ُ ُْ pl ‫ﺧﺮاﺷﻴﻒ‬ ُ ِ َ pl ‫ﻏﻼل ,- ت‬ ِ mushrooms ‫( ﺧﺲ‬coll.) ّ َ lettuce ‫( ﻓﻮل‬coll.) beans, broad beans ‫ﺧﻀﺮوات‬ َْ َ vegetables ‫( ﻗﺮع‬coll.) َْ pumpkins, gourds... ِ bean Animals Mammals ‫اﺑﻦ آوى‬ َ ِْ pl ‫ﺑﻨﺎت آوى‬ َ ‫اﺑﻦ ﻋﺮس‬ ْ ِ ِْ pl ‫ﺑﻨﺎت ﻋﺮس‬ ِْ َ ‫أرﻧﺐ‬ َْ َ pl ‫أراﻧﺐ‬ ُ ِ َ ‫أﺳﺪ‬ َ َ pl ‫أﺳﻮد ,أﺳﺪ‬ ُ ُ ُ jackal ‫إﺳﻄﺒﻞ‬ َْ ْ pl - ت‬ stable 1 rabbit 2 hare lion ‫آﻛﻞ اﻟﻨﻤﻞ‬ ْ َّ ِ ant-eater ‫أﻟﻴﻒ‬ َِ weasel tame ‫أﻳﻞ‬ ِّ pl ‫أﻳﺎﺋﻞ‬ ُ َ ‫ﺑﺮﺛﻦ‬ ُْ ُ pl ‫ﺑﺮاﺛﻦ‬ ُ ِ َ stag claw, paw ‫21‬ ‫‪ANIMALS‬‬ ‫ﺑﻐﻞ‬ ‫َْ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ﺑﻐﺎل ‪pl‬‬ ‫‪horse shoe‬‬ ‫ﺣﺬوة اﻟﺤﺼﺎن‬ ‫ِ‬... ﺑﻠﻊ‬a) َ ََ to swallow ‫أدوات اﻟﻤﺎﺋﺪة‬ ََ cutlery ‫ﺑﻴﺮة‬ ِ beer ‫اﺳ ﺘ ﻨﺸ ﻖ‬ َ َ َْْ ِ to snuff ‫( ﺑﻴﺾ‬coll.) َْ eggs ‫أﻏﺬﻳﺔ‬ ِْ َ foodstuffs ‫ﺑﻴﻀﺔ ﺑﺮﺷﺖ‬ ْ َِ َْ soft-boiled egg َ َ َ ‫( أﻛﻞ‬u) to eat ‫ﺑﻴﻀﺔ ﻣﺴﻠﻮﻗﺔ ﺟﺪا‬ ًّ ِ ُْ َ َْ hard-boiled egg ‫أﻛﻞ‬ ْ َ food ‫ﺗﺠﻤﺪ‬ َ َّ َ َ to freeze (intrans.) ‫أﻟﺒﺎن‬ َْ dairy products ‫ﺗﺠﻤﻴﻞ‬ ِ ْ َ embellishment, icing ‫اﻧﺘﺸﺎء‬ ِِْ intoxication ‫ﺗﻌﺸﻰ‬ َّ َ to... ‫ﻗﻨﻴﻨﺔ‬ ٍ َ pl ‫ﻗﻨﺎن‬ 2 see ‫زﺟﺎﺟﺔ‬ napkin ‫ﻗﻬﻮة‬ َْ coffee ‫ﻗﻬﻮة ﻋﺮﺑﻴﺔ‬ َّ ِ َ َ ْ َ Turkish coffee ‫ﻛﺄس‬ glass paper napkin ‫ﻗﺎرورة‬ ُ long-necked bottle َ ََ ‫( ﻛﺒﺲ‬i) to preserve (e.g in vinegar) mould ‫ﻛﺒﺸﺔ‬ َْ 1 scoop 2 spatula ‫ﻗﺪح‬ ََ cup, beaker ‫ﻛﺮار‬ َ pl - ت‬ pantry jerked meat ‫( ﻗﺮم‬i) َََ to nibble chopping block َّ َ ‫ﻛﺴﺎرة اﻟﺠﻮز‬ َْ nutcracker ‫ﻛﺴﺘﻠﻴﺘﻪ‬ ُِْ ُ pot ‫ﻗﺪﻳﺪ‬ َِ cutlet ‫ﻛﻌﻚ‬ .