Lessons in Arabic Language for Non-Native Speakers - Book 1 - Lesson 21 Vocabulary
Lesson 21 Vocabulary
Definition
An expression showing the rule for counting masculine nouns from 3-10, where the number takes the feminine form and the noun is in the genitive plural.
Examples
عِنْدِي ثَلَاثَةُ أَوْلَادٍ.
I have three boys.
جَاءَ ثَلَاثَةُ أَوْلَادٍ إِلَى الْمَلْعَبِ.
Three boys came to the playground.
Definition
An expression for 'four men', following the number-noun agreement rule for masculine nouns.
Examples
فِي السَّيَّارَةِ أَرْبَعَةُ رِجَالٍ.
In the car, there are four men.
تَحَدَّثْتُ مَعَ أَرْبَعَةِ رِجَالٍ.
I spoke with four men.
Definition
An expression for 'five professors'. Note that أَسَاتِذَة is a diptote but takes kasra here because it is not in the pattern of a typical diptote plural.
Examples
حَضَرَ الْاِجْتِمَاعَ خَمْسَةُ أَسَاتِذَةٍ.
Five professors attended the meeting.
سَلَّمْتُ عَلَى خَمْسَةِ أَسَاتِذَةٍ.
I greeted five professors.
Definition
An expression for 'six students'.
Examples
نَجَحَ سِتَّةُ طُلَّابٍ فِي الْاِمْتِحَانِ.
Six students passed the exam.
أَعْطَيْتُ الْكُتُبَ لِسِتَّةِ طُلَّابٍ.
I gave the books to six students.
Definition
An expression for 'seven pens'.
Examples
عَلَى الْمَكْتَبِ سَبْعَةُ أَقْلَامٍ.
On the desk, there are seven pens.
اِشْتَرَيْتُ سَبْعَةَ أَقْلَامٍ.
I bought seven pens.
Definition
An expression for 'eight books'.
Examples
قَرَأْتُ ثَمَانِيَةَ كُتُبٍ هَذَا الشَّهْرِ.
I read eight books this month.
فِي الْحَقِيبَةِ ثَمَانِيَةُ كُتُبٍ.
There are eight books in the bag.
Definition
An expression for 'nine desks'. The noun is in the genitive but takes fatḥa as it is a diptote (مَمْنُوع مِنَ الصَّرْفِ).
Examples
فِي الْفَصْلِ تِسْعَةُ مَكَاتِبَ.
In the classroom, there are nine desks.
نَظَّفْتُ تِسْعَةَ مَكَاتِبَ.
I cleaned nine desks.
Definition
An expression for 'ten notebooks'. The noun is in the genitive but takes fatḥa as it is a diptote (مَمْنُوع مِنَ الصَّرْفِ).
Examples
عِنْدِي عَشَرَةُ دَفَاتِرَ.
I have ten notebooks.
وَزَّعَ الْمُعَلِّمُ عَشَرَةَ دَفَاتِرَ.
The teacher distributed ten notebooks.
Definition
The number two in its masculine form, used to agree with a masculine noun.
Examples
لِي أَخَوَانِ اثْنَانِ.
I have two brothers.
رَأَيْتُ وَلَدَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ.
I saw two boys.
Definition
The number one in its masculine form, used as an adjective after a masculine noun.
Examples
عِنْدِي كِتَابٌ وَاحِدٌ.
I have one book.
اِشْتَرَيْتُ قَلَمًا وَاحِدًا.
I bought one pen.
Definition
A male sibling.
Plural
إِخْوَةٌ
Examples
أَخِي أَكْبَرُ مِنِّي.
My brother is older than me.
لِي ثَلَاثَةُ إِخْوَةٍ.
I have three brothers.
Definition
The brother of one's father.
Plural
أَعْمَامٌ
Examples
عَمِّي مُهَنْدِسٌ.
My paternal uncle is an engineer.
أَحْتَرِمُ أَعْمَامِي.
I respect my paternal uncles.
Definition
The brother of one's mother.
Plural
أَخْوَالٌ
Examples
خَالِي يَعِيشُ فِي مِصْرَ.
My maternal uncle lives in Egypt.
أُحِبُّ أَخْوَالِي.
I love my maternal uncles.
Definition
A male child or young man.
Plural
أَوْلَادٌ
Examples
هَذَا وَلَدٌ ذَكِيٌّ.
This is a smart boy.
يَلْعَبُ الْأَوْلَادُ فِي الْحَدِيقَةِ.
The boys are playing in the garden.
Definition
An adult male human being.
Plural
رِجَالٌ
Examples
ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ طَوِيلٌ.
That man is tall.
الرِّجَالُ يَعْمَلُونَ بِجِدٍّ.
The men work hard.
Definition
A teacher of the highest rank in a college or university.
Plural
أَسَاتِذَةٌ
Examples
أُسْتَاذُ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ مَاهِرٌ.
The Arabic professor is skilled.
يَجْلِسُ الْأَسَاتِذَةُ فِي غُرْفَةِ الْمُدَرِّسِينَ.
The professors are sitting in the teachers' room.