McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 6

Vocabulary

دمية

dumya — A doll or puppet used as a toy

فستان

fustān — A dress or gown worn by women

جديد

jadīd — New, recent, or freshly made

لها

lahā — For her; belonging or directed to her

دع

da' — Let, allow, or leave someone to do something

صورة

ṣūra — A picture, image, or photograph

توضيحية

tawḍīḥiyya — Illustrative, explanatory, or descriptive in nature

فتاتان

fatātān — Two girls (dual form of girl)

جالستان

jālisatān — Two females sitting (dual active participle)

بجانب

bijānib — Beside, next to, or alongside something

شجرة

shajara — A tree, woody plant growing in nature

تلعبان

tal'abān — Two females are playing (dual present tense)

بالدمى

bil-dumā — With dolls; playing using toy dolls

لديها

ladayhā — She has; in her possession

ستسمح

satusmaḥ — She will allow or permit something

بأن

bi-an — That; introducing a subordinate clause

تمسك

tumsik — She holds or grips something firmly

الدمية

al-dumya — The doll; specific toy being referenced

بيديها

biyadayhā — With her two hands (dual form)

وستقوم

wasataqūm — And she will do or perform something

بمروحتها

bimirwaḥatihā — With her fan; using a handheld fan

طيبة

ṭayyiba — Good, kind, pleasant, or well-behaved

مع

ma'a — With; together with someone or something

الدرس

al-dars — The lesson or class being studied

السابع

al-sābi' — The seventh; ordinal number in sequence

عشر

'ashar — Ten; used in compound numbers eleven–nineteen

هناك

hunāk — There is; indicating existence or location

خمسة

khamsa — Five; the cardinal number five

طائر

ṭā'ir — A bird; flying winged animal

يسرق

yasruq — He steals or takes something illicitly

يفعل

yaf'al — He does or performs an action

في

fī — In, at, or within a location

قطة

qiṭṭa — A cat; domestic feline animal

تراقب

turāqib — She watches, observes, or monitors carefully

طائراً

ṭā'iran — A bird (indefinite accusative form)

وبيضاً

wabyḍan — And eggs (indefinite accusative plural)

عش

'ushsh — A nest built by birds for eggs

على

'alā — On, upon, or on top of

قمة

qimma — The top, peak, or summit of something

يوجد

yūjad — There is; something exists or is found

الشجرة

al-shajara — The tree; a specific tree referenced

له

lahu — For him; belonging or related to him

يحتوي

yaḥtawī — It contains or holds something inside

العش

al-'ushsh — The nest; the specific bird's nest

خمس

khams — Five (feminine form before feminine noun)

بيضات

bayḍāt — Eggs; plural of egg (bayd)

لا

lā — No; negation particle in Arabic

تسرق

tasruq — She/you steal; act of taking illicitly

هل

hal — Question particle introducing yes/no questions

سيسمح

sayasmaḥ — He will allow or permit something

الطائر

al-ṭā'ir — The bird; the specific bird referenced

للقطة

lil-qiṭṭa — For the cat; directed toward the cat

بأخذ

bi-akhdh — To take; the act of taking something

بيضاته

bayḍātuh — His eggs; the eggs belonging to him

الخمس

al-khams — The five; the specific group of five

الثامن

al-thāmin — The eighth; ordinal number in sequence

قفص

qafaṣ — A cage for keeping birds or animals

حيوان

ḥayawān — An animal or living creature

أليف

alīf — Tame, domesticated, or a pet animal

يغني

yughnī — He sings; to produce musical vocal sounds

يعيش

ya'īsh — He lives or resides somewhere

هكذا

hākadhā — Like this, in this manner or way

يحب

yuḥibb — He loves or likes someone or something

أو

aw — Or; a disjunctive conjunction between options

إن

in — If; conditional conjunction in Arabic grammar

جاثم

jāthim — Perching, crouching, or resting on something

يد

yad — A hand; part of the human body

فتاة

fatāh — A girl or young woman

هذا

hādhā — This; demonstrative pronoun for masculine singular

سيقف

sayaqif — He will stand or stop somewhere

ويغني

wayughnī — And he sings; continuation of singing action

تحب

tuḥibb — She loves or likes someone or something

طائرها

ṭā'iruhā — Her bird; the bird belonging to her

الأليف

al-alīf — The pet; the domesticated or tame animal

وأنا

wa-anā — And I; first person singular with conjunction

أيضاً

ayḍan — Also, too, or as well

أحبه

uḥibbuh — I love him/it; expressing affection toward something

التاسع

al-tāsi' — The ninth; ordinal number in sequence

هم

hum — They; third person masculine plural pronoun

هي

hiya — She; third person feminine singular pronoun

أنت

anta — You; second person singular pronoun

نعم

na'am — Yes; affirmative response in Arabic

سريع

sarī' — Fast, quick, or swift in movement

مثل

mithl — Like, similar to, or such as

أولاد

awlād — Boys or children; plural of boy

من

min — From, of, or out of a place

يلعب

yal'ab — He plays; to engage in play or sport

يلعبون

yal'abūn — They play; third person masculine plural present

الثلج

al-thalj — The snow; frozen precipitation falling from sky

قناة

qanāh — A canal, channel, or waterway

بلدة

balda — A small town or village

الخلفية

al-khalfiyya — The background; what appears behind the subject

ترى

tarā — She sees or can observe something

الأولاد

al-awlād — The boys or the children

أراهم

arāhum — I see them; observing a group of people

منهم

minhum — Among them or from them

سمين

samīn — Fat, overweight, or plump in body

جداً

jiddan — Very, extremely, or to a great degree

لكي

likay — In order to; expressing purpose or reason

يركض

yarkuḍ — He runs or jogs quickly

بسرعة

bisur'a — Quickly, fast, or with speed

يستطيع

yastaṭī' — He is able to or can do something

الإمساك

al-imsāk — The catching or holding of something

به

bihi — With it or by it; third person reference

أحب

uḥibb — I love or I like something very much

أن

an — To; used before subjunctive verb in Arabic

أرى

arā — I see or I observe something

العشرون

al-'ishrūn — The twentieth; ordinal number in sequence

مراجعة

murāja'a — A review or revision of studied material

وطائر

waṭā'ir — And a bird; conjunction with bird noun

دميتها

dumyatuhā — Her doll; the toy belonging to her

وقبعة

waqubba'a — And a hat; headwear with a brim

وستسمح

wasatusmaḥ — And she will allow or permit something