McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 5

Vocabulary

الدرس

al-dars — The lesson; a unit of study.

الحادي

al-ḥādī — The first (masculine ordinal, used before eleven).

عشر

'ashar — Ten; used in compound numbers eleven through nineteen.

عش

'ush — A nest; a bird's dwelling place.

هذا

hādhā — This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun.

بيض

bayḍ — Eggs; the oval objects laid by birds.

هي

hiya — She; third-person feminine singular pronoun.

في

fī — In; a preposition indicating location or time.

احصل

iḥṣul — Get; imperative form of to obtain.

صندوق

ṣundūq — A box; a container for storing items.

دجاجة

dajāja — A chicken; a common domestic bird.

صورة

ṣūra — A picture; an image or photograph.

توضيحية

tawḍīḥiyya — Illustrative; describing something that clarifies or demonstrates.

قطة

qiṭṭa — A cat; a common domestic feline animal.

تراقب

turāqib — She watches; to observe or monitor something.

الدجاجة

al-dajāja — The chicken; referring to a specific hen.

وتراقب

wa-turāqib — And she watches; continuing observation action.

البيض

al-bayḍ — The eggs; specific eggs being referenced.

العش

al-'ush — The nest; the specific bird dwelling place.

الصندوق

al-ṣundūq — The box; referring to a specific container.

هذه

hādhihi — This; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun.

سمينة

samīna — Fat; describing a plump or overweight female.

لها

lahā — For her; she has something belonging to her.

لديها

ladayhā — She has; indicating possession for a female.

ترى

tarā — She sees; to perceive visually.

ويمكنها

wa-yumkinuhā — And she can; she is able to do something.

الحصول

al-ḥuṣūl — Getting; the act of obtaining or acquiring.

على

'alā — On; a preposition indicating position or direction.

الثاني

al-thānī — The second; masculine ordinal number two.

قديم

qadīm — Old; ancient or aged in time.

اركض

urkuḍ — Run; imperative command to run quickly.

ثعلب

tha'lab — A fox; a wild cunning canine animal.

كلب

kalb — A dog; a common domestic canine animal.

يطارد

yuṭārid — He chases; to pursue or run after something.

ثعلباً

tha'laban — A fox; indefinite accusative form of fox.

بعيداً

ba'īdan — Far away; at a great distance from something.

عن

'an — About; away from; a preposition of separation.

هل

hal — A question particle introducing yes/no questions.

يستطيع

yastaṭī' — He can; to be able to do something.

الثعلب

al-tha'lab — The fox; referring to a specific fox.

العجوز

al-'ajūz — The old one; an elderly person or creature.

اصطياد

iṣṭiyād — Hunting; the act of catching prey.

يمكن

yumkin — It is possible; expressing ability or possibility.

للثعلب

lil-tha'lab — For the fox; belonging or related to the fox.

والحصول

wal-ḥuṣūl — And getting; obtaining something in addition.

يا

yā — O; vocative particle used to address someone.

واصطد

waṣṭad — And hunt; imperative to catch or trap prey.

تمرين

tamrīn — An exercise; a practice activity or drill.

كتابي

kitābī — Written; relating to writing or a written exercise.

يحتوي

yaḥtawī — It contains; to include or hold something inside.

الثالث

al-thālith — The third; masculine ordinal number three.

بركة

birka — A pond; a small body of standing water.

بط

baṭṭ — Ducks; water birds commonly found in ponds.

هم

hum — They; third-person masculine plural pronoun.

أطعم

aṭ'im — Feed; imperative to give food to someone.

نيل

nīl — Nile; the famous river in northeastern Africa.

أنا

anā — I; first-person singular pronoun.

بجانب

bi-jānib — Beside; next to or alongside something.

سوف

sawfa — Will; a future tense particle in Arabic.

فتاة

fatāh — A girl; a young female person.

البط

al-baṭṭ — The ducks; referring to specific ducks.

البركة

al-birka — The pond; a specific body of standing water.

تقف

taqif — She stands; to be in a standing position.

أرى

arā — I see; first-person singular present tense.

بطاً

baṭṭan — Ducks; indefinite accusative plural of duck.

وستطعمهم

wa-sataṭ'imuhum — And she will feed them; future feeding action.

لا

lā — No; a negation particle in Arabic.

تستطيع

tastaṭī' — She can; she is able to do something.

الرابع

al-rābi' — The fourth; masculine ordinal number four.

يمسك

yumsik — He holds; to grasp or grip something firmly.

إلى

ilā — To; a preposition indicating direction or destination.

أعمى

a'mā — Blind; unable to see due to vision loss.

يد

yad — A hand; the human body part at arm's end.

لطيف

laṭīf — Kind; gentle or pleasant in character.

تقود

taqūd — She leads; to guide someone in a direction.

رجلاً

rajulan — A man; indefinite accusative singular for man.

عجوزاً

'ajūzan — An old person; elderly individual in accusative form.

الرجل

al-rajul — The man; referring to a specific male person.

الرؤية

al-ru'ya — Vision; the ability to see or perceive visually.

هو

huwa — He; third-person masculine singular pronoun.

تمسك

tumsik — She holds; to grasp or grip something firmly.

بيده

bi-yadihi — By his hand; holding onto someone's hand.

لطيفة

laṭīfa — Kind; gentle or pleasant, feminine form.

مع

ma'a — With; a preposition indicating accompaniment.

الأعمى

al-a'mā — The blind person; someone who cannot see.

الخامس

al-khāmis — The fifth; masculine ordinal number five.

مراجعة

murāja'a — Review; a revision or recap of previous material.

سيطعمهم

siyuṭ'imuhum — He will feed them; future feeding of a group.

صندوقاً

ṣundūqan — A box; indefinite accusative form of box.

معه

ma'ahu — With him; accompanying a specific male person.

ستركض

satarkuḍ — She will run; future tense of to run.

وتحصل

wa-taḥṣul — And she gets; obtaining something additionally.

السادس

al-sādis — The sixth; masculine ordinal number six.