McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 1

Vocabulary

ملاحظات

mulāḥaẓāt — Notes or observations, plural of note

المحرر

al-muḥarrir — The editor or the one who edits

مرحباً

marḥaban — Welcome or hello, common greeting

بكم

bikum — With you (plural), a preposition-pronoun combination

في

fī — In, a common Arabic preposition

فصل

faṣl — Chapter, season, or classroom term

دراسي

dirāsī — Academic or scholastic, relating to study

من

min — From or of, a common Arabic preposition

عام

ʿām — Year or general, a common Arabic noun

النبرة

al-nabra — The tone or intonation of speech

الأخلاقية

al-akhlāqiyya — The moral or ethical, relating to morals

واضحة

wāḍiḥa — Clear or obvious, feminine adjective

إنها

innahā — Indeed she/it is, emphatic pronoun phrase

لطيفة

laṭīfa — Kind, gentle, or pleasant, feminine adjective

مع

maʿa — With, a common Arabic preposition

الرجل

al-rajul — The man, a common Arabic masculine noun

العجوز

al-ʿajūz — The old person, typically elderly man or woman

الأعمى

al-aʿmā — The blind person, one who cannot see

التمارين

al-tamārīn — The exercises or drills, plural of exercise

لا

lā — No or not, common Arabic negation word

تزال

tazāl — Still remains, verb used in negation constructs

مناسبة

munāsiba — Appropriate or suitable, feminine adjective

وربما

wa-rubbamā — And perhaps or maybe, conjectural conjunction

تكون

takūn — To be, third person feminine present tense verb

أكثر

akthar — More or most, comparative adjective

فائدةً

fāʾida — Benefit or usefulness, a common Arabic noun

بعض

baʿḍ — Some or certain, referring to a portion

البدائل

al-badāʾil — The alternatives or substitutes, plural noun

المعاصرة

al-muʿāṣira — The contemporary or modern, feminine adjective

كثيرٌ

kathīr — Many or much, indicating large quantity

الأمور

al-umūr — The matters or affairs, plural of matter

متروكة

matrūka — Left or abandoned, feminine passive adjective

للمعلم

lil-muʿallim — For the teacher, preposition with definite noun

الشروح

al-shurūḥ — The explanations or commentaries, plural noun

الواردة

al-wārida — The included or mentioned, feminine participle

النص

al-naṣṣ — The text or passage, a common Arabic noun

كافية

kāfiya — Sufficient or enough, feminine adjective

للبدء

lil-badʾ — For the beginning or to start something

تعليم

taʿlīm — Teaching or education, a common Arabic noun

الطفل

al-ṭifl — The child or infant, common Arabic noun

القراءة

al-qirāʾa — The reading, the act of reading text

والكتابة

wal-kitāba — And writing, the act of writing text

تضمين

taḍmīn — Inclusion or incorporation of something within

العد

al-ʿadd — The counting or enumeration of numbers

بالأرقام

bil-arqām — With numbers, using numeral figures

الرومانية

al-rūmāniyya — The Roman, relating to Roman numerals or culture

كميزة

ka-mīza — As a feature or advantage, comparative phrase

إضافية

iḍāfiyya — Additional or extra, feminine adjective

شكل

shakl — Shape, form, or format of something

أرقام

arqām — Numbers or numerals, plural of number

الدروس

al-durūs — The lessons, plural of lesson

دون

dūn — Without or below, common Arabic preposition

السلسلة

al-silsila — The series or chain, sequential set

التعليمية

al-taʿlīmiyya — The educational, relating to teaching or learning

الانتقائية

al-intiqāʾiyya — The eclectic or selective, choosing from various sources

مسجّل

musajjal — Registered or recorded, passive participle

الكتاب

al-kitāb — The book, a fundamental Arabic noun

التمهيدي

al-tamhīdī — The introductory or preparatory, masculine adjective

الطبعة

al-ṭabʿa — The edition or print of a publication

المنقّحة

al-munaqqaḥa — The revised or edited, feminine passive participle

رسم

rasm — Drawing, illustration, or sketch

توضيحي

tawḍīḥī — Illustrative or explanatory, used for clarification

طفلان

ṭiflān — Two children, dual form of child

أرجوحة

urjūḥa — A swing, a hanging seat for swinging

طبعات

ṭabʿāt — Editions or prints, plural of edition

والخاتمة

wal-khātima — And the conclusion or colophon, ending section

علامتان

ʿalāmatān — Two marks or symbols, dual form of mark

تجاريتان

tijāriyatān — Two commercial or trade-related, dual adjective

لـ

li- — For or belonging to, a prefixed preposition

وأبناؤه

wa-abnāʾuh — And his sons, possessive plural noun phrase

المدمجة

al-mudmaja — The incorporated or merged, feminine passive participle

حقوق

ḥuqūq — Rights or copyrights, plural of right

النشر

al-nashr — Publishing or dissemination of written material

لصالح

li-ṣāliḥ — For the benefit of, in favor of someone

وشركاه

wa-shurakāh — And his partners or associates, company phrase

شركة

sharika — Company or corporation, a business entity

الأمريكية

al-amrīkiyya — The American, feminine adjective of nationality

مقدمة

muqaddima — Introduction or preface, opening section of text

أفضى

afḍā — Led to or resulted in, causative past verb

النجاح

al-najāḥ — The success or achievement, positive outcome noun

الباهر

al-bāhir — The brilliant or dazzling, impressive masculine adjective

لكتب

li-kutub — For books, preposition with plural noun

والطلبُ

wal-ṭalab — And the demand or request for something

المتزايد

al-mutazāyid — The increasing or growing, active participle adjective

على

ʿalā — On or upon, a common Arabic preposition

مزيد

mazīd — More or additional amount of something

مواد

mawādd — Materials or subjects, plural of material

الأساسية

al-asāsiyya — The fundamental or basic, feminine adjective

لاستخدامها

li-stikhdāmihā — For its use or utilization, purposive phrase

السنة

al-sana — The year or academic year, time noun

الأولى

al-ūlā — The first, feminine ordinal number adjective

الدراسة

al-dirāsa — The study or studying, academic noun

إلى

ilā — To or toward, a common directional preposition

دفع

dafaʿa — To push, drive, or prompt someone toward action

الناشرين

al-nāshirīn — The publishers, plural of publisher masculine noun

إعداد

iʿdād — Preparation or drafting of a document

كتاب

kitāb — A book, a written or printed publication

تمهيدي

tamhīdī — Introductory or preparatory, used before main content

منقّح

munaqqaḥ — Revised or corrected, improved version of text

يمكن

yumkin — It is possible or can be done

استخدامه

istikhdāmuh — Its use or utilization, verbal noun with pronoun

قبل

qabl — Before, indicating prior time or order

الأول

al-awwal — The first, masculine ordinal number adjective

أي

ayy — Any or which, interrogative or indefinite adjective

سلسلة

silsila — A series or chain of sequential items

منظّمة

munaẓẓama — Organized or structured, feminine passive participle

المنهج

al-manhaj — The curriculum or methodology, academic planning noun

المتّبع

al-muttabaʿ — The followed or adopted, passive participle adjective

هو

huwa — He or it, third person masculine pronoun

ذاته

dhātuh — Himself or itself, emphatic reflexive pronoun

المعتمد

al-muʿtamad — The approved or relied upon, passive participle

وقد

wa-qad — And indeed, perfective marker with conjunction

بُذلت

budhilat — Was exerted or expended, passive past tense verb

أقصى

aqṣā — Maximum or utmost, superlative adjective

درجات

darajāt — Degrees or levels, plural of degree

العناية

al-ʿināya — The care or attention given to something

لضمان

li-ḍamān — To ensure or guarantee, purposive noun phrase

تدرّج

tadarruj — Gradual progression or stepping through levels

مناسب

munāsib — Appropriate or suitable, masculine adjective

لصغار

li-ṣighār — For young ones or small children, phrase

الأطفال

al-aṭfāl — The children, plural of child

يتجاوز

yatajāwaz — To exceed or surpass a certain limit

عدد

ʿadad — Number or count, a quantitative noun

الكلمات

al-kalimāt — The words, plural of word

الجديدة

al-jadīda — The new, feminine adjective describing novelty

الواجب

al-wājib — The required or obligatory, necessary duty noun

إتقانها

itqānuhā — Mastering them, verbal noun with feminine pronoun

كل

kull — Each or every, indicating totality or each unit

درس

dars — A lesson or class session

ستة

sitta — Six, the cardinal number six

كلمات

kalimāt — Words, plural of the word word

تقريباً

taqrīban — Approximately or about, adverb of approximation