Lessons in Arabic Language for Non-Native Speakers - Book 1 - Lesson 20 Vocabulary
Lesson 20 Vocabulary
Definition
An expression showing the rule for counting feminine nouns from 3-10, where the number takes the masculine form and the noun is in the genitive plural.
Examples
فِي بَيْتِنَا ثَلَاثُ بَنَاتٍ.
In our house, there are three daughters.
رَأَيْتُ ثَلَاثَ بَنَاتٍ يَلْعَبْنَ.
I saw three daughters playing.
Definition
An expression for 'four sisters', following the number-noun agreement rule for feminine nouns.
Examples
لِي أَرْبَعُ أَخَوَاتٍ.
I have four sisters.
ذَهَبَتْ أَرْبَعُ أَخَوَاتٍ إِلَى السُّوقِ.
Four sisters went to the market.
Definition
An expression for 'five female students', using the masculine number with a feminine plural noun.
Examples
فِي الْفَصْلِ خَمْسُ طَالِبَاتٍ جُدُدٍ.
In the class, there are five new female students.
سَأَلَ الْمُعَلِّمُ خَمْسَ طَالِبَاتٍ.
The teacher asked five female students.
Definition
An expression for 'six women'. Note that نِسَاء is an irregular plural for اِمْرَأَة.
Examples
جَاءَتْ سِتُّ نِسَاءٍ إِلَى الْحَفْلَةِ.
Six women came to the party.
تَحَدَّثْتُ مَعَ سِتِّ نِسَاءٍ.
I spoke with six women.
Definition
An expression for 'seven minutes'. The noun is in the genitive but does not take kasra as it is a diptote (مَمْنُوع مِنَ الصَّرْفِ).
Examples
انْتَظَرْتُ سَبْعَ دَقَائِقَ.
I waited for seven minutes.
الْفَصْلُ يَبْدَأُ بَعْدَ سَبْعِ دَقَائِقَ.
The class starts in seven minutes.
Definition
An expression for 'eight words'.
Examples
كَتَبْتُ ثَمَانِيَ كَلِمَاتٍ جَدِيدَةٍ.
I wrote eight new words.
تَتَكَوَّنُ الْجُمْلَةُ مِنْ ثَمَانِي كَلِمَاتٍ.
The sentence consists of eight words.
Definition
The number two in its feminine form, used to agree with a feminine noun.
Examples
عِنْدِي سَيَّارَتَانِ اثْنَتَانِ.
I have two cars.
قَرَأْتُ مَجَلَّتَيْنِ اثْنَتَيْنِ.
I read two magazines.
Definition
The number one in its feminine form, used as an adjective after a feminine noun.
Examples
لِي أُخْتٌ وَاحِدَةٌ.
I have one sister.
اِشْتَرَيْتُ سَاعَةً وَاحِدَةً.
I bought one watch.
Definition
A domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat.
Plural
دَجَاجَاتٌ
Examples
فِي الْمَزْرَعَةِ دَجَاجٌ كَثِيرٌ.
There are many chickens on the farm.
أَكَلْنَا دَجَاجَةً مَشْوِيَّةً عَلَى الْغَدَاءِ.
We ate grilled chicken for lunch.
Definition
An establishment for higher education, especially one that is part of a university.
Plural
كُلِّيَّاتٌ
Examples
أَدْرُسُ فِي كُلِّيَّةِ الطِّبِّ.
I study at the College of Medicine.
فِي جَامِعَتِنَا خَمْسُ كُلِّيَّاتٍ.
There are five colleges in our university.
Definition
The sister of one's father.
Plural
عَمَّاتٌ
Examples
عَمَّتِي مُعَلِّمَةٌ.
My paternal aunt is a teacher.
زُرْتُ عَمَّاتِي أَمْسِ.
I visited my paternal aunts yesterday.
Definition
An institution of higher education and research which grants academic degrees.
Plural
جَامِعَاتٌ
Examples
أَخِي طَالِبٌ فِي الْجَامِعَةِ.
My brother is a university student.
فِي مَدِينَتِي ثَلَاثُ جَامِعَاتٍ.
There are three universities in my city.
Definition
A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing.
Plural
كَلِمَاتٌ
Examples
هَذِهِ كَلِمَةٌ صَعْبَةٌ.
This is a difficult word.
كَتَبْتُ عَشَرَ كَلِمَاتٍ.
I wrote ten words.
Definition
A periodical publication containing articles and illustrations, typically covering a particular subject or area of interest.
Plural
مَجَلَّاتٌ
Examples
أَقْرَأُ مَجَلَّةً عِلْمِيَّةً.
I am reading a science magazine.
اِشْتَرَيْتُ ثَلَاثَ مَجَلَّاتٍ.
I bought three magazines.
Definition
A character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet.
Plural
حُرُوفٌ
Examples
كَلِمَةُ "بَيْت" فِيهَا ثَلَاثَةُ حُرُوفٍ.
The word 'bayt' has three letters.
الْأَبْجَدِيَّةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ فِيهَا ثَمَانِيَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ حَرْفًا.
The Arabic alphabet has twenty-eight letters.
Definition
A popular female given name in Arabic.
Examples
صَدِيقَتِي اسْمُهَا سَلْمَى.
My friend's name is Salma.
ذَهَبَتْ سَلْمَى إِلَى الْمَدْرَسَةِ.
Salma went to school.