McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 11

Vocabulary

لهب

lahab — Flame; the visible light and heat of fire

ضع

da' — Put; imperative form of to place something

بعد

ba'd — After; following in time or order

بيت

bayt — House; a residential dwelling or home

نار

nār — Fire; burning combustion producing heat and light

سقف

saqf — Roof; the top covering of a building

نادِ

nādi — Call out; imperative to summon or shout for someone

اقرع

iqra' — Ring or knock; imperative to strike a bell or door

نحن

naḥnu — We; first-person plural pronoun

رسم

rasm — Drawing or sketch; a visual illustration or picture

توضيحي

tawḍīḥī — Illustrative; serving to clarify or explain visually

أولاد

awlād — Boys or children; plural of child or son

يركضون

yarkuḍūn — They run; third-person plural present tense of to run

أمام

amām — In front of; preposition indicating forward position

منزل

manzil — House or residence; a place where people live

مشتعل

mushtaʿil — On fire; burning or ablaze intensely

هذا

hādhā — This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun

البيت

al-bayt — The house; definite form of house or home

يشتعل

yashtaʿil — It burns; third-person singular present of to ignite

ناراً

nāran — Fire; accusative indefinite form of fire

انظر

unẓur — Look; imperative singular commanding someone to observe

السقف

al-saqf — The roof; definite form of the top of a building

في

fī — In; preposition indicating location or inclusion

اركضوا

urkuḍū — Run; plural imperative commanding a group to run

أيها

ayyuhā — O you; vocative particle addressing a group

الأولاد

al-awlād — The boys or children; definite plural form

واقرعوا

waqraʿū — And ring; plural imperative to knock or ring a bell

الجرس

al-jaras — The bell; a device that rings to signal or alert

نادوا

nādū — They called; past tense plural of to call or summon

بعض

baʿḍ — Some; an indefinite quantity of a group or set

الرجال

al-rijāl — The men; definite plural of man

لإخماد

li-ikhṃād — To extinguish; purpose of putting out a fire

النار

al-nār — The fire; definite form of fire or flames

قد

qad — Perhaps or already; particle indicating possibility or completion

نتمكن

natamakkan — We can manage; we are able to accomplish something

من

min — From or of; preposition indicating origin or partitive

إنقاذ

inqādh — Rescue; the act of saving someone from danger

إن

in — If; conditional conjunction introducing a condition

عملنا

ʿamilnā — We worked; past tense first-person plural of to work

بجد

bi-jadd — Seriously or diligently; with hard effort and dedication

الدرس

al-dars — The lesson; a unit of learning or instruction

الخامس

al-khāmis — The fifth; ordinal number fifth in a sequence

والثلاثون

wal-thalāthūn — And thirty; conjunction plus the number thirty

مراجعة

murājaʿa — Review; revisiting previously learned material for consolidation

هل

hal — Question particle; introduces a yes/no question

تسمعين

tasmaʿīn — Do you hear; feminine singular present of to hear

ضجيجاً

ḍajījan — Noise; a loud or disruptive sound or commotion

نعم

naʿam — Yes; affirmative response or agreement

ما

mā — What; interrogative pronoun asking about something

هو

huwa — He or it; third-person masculine singular pronoun

إنه

innahu — Indeed it is; emphatic particle with masculine pronoun

المطحن

al-maṭḥan — The mill; a place where grain or wood is processed

بجانب

bi-jānib — Beside or next to; preposition indicating adjacency

بيتنا

baytunā — Our house; first-person plural possessive of home

تُقطع

tuqṭaʿ — They are cut; passive present tense of to cut

هناك

hunāka — There; adverb indicating a distant location

الجذوع

al-judhūʿ — The trunks; plural of tree trunk or log

كيف

kayfa — How; interrogative adverb asking about manner

يقطعون

yaqṭaʿūn — They cut; third-person plural present of to cut

بفأس

bi-faʾs — With an axe; using an axe as the cutting tool

ليس

laysa — It is not; negation verb for nominal sentences

عمل

ʿamal — Work or labor; an activity requiring effort

شاق

shāqq — Hard or arduous; describing difficult or strenuous work

جداً

jiddan — Very; adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb

يقطعونها

yaqṭaʿūnahā — They cut it; plural verb with feminine object pronoun

بمنشار

bi-minshār — With a saw; using a saw as the cutting instrument

أفلا

a-fa-lā — Shall we not; interrogative suggesting a joint action

نذهب

nadhhabu — We go; first-person plural present tense of to go

لنرى

li-narā — To see; purpose clause meaning in order for us to see

وهو

wa-huwa — And he or while he; conjunction with masculine pronoun

يعمل

yaʿmal — He works; third-person masculine singular present of to work

أظن

aẓunnu — I think or I believe; first-person singular of to think

ذلك

dhālika — That; masculine singular distal demonstrative pronoun

الهواء

al-hawāʾ — The air; the atmosphere or breeze outdoors

بارد

bārid — Cold; describing a low temperature or cool weather

ويمكننا

wa-yumkinunā — And we can; conjunction with it is possible for us

المشي

al-mashī — Walking; the act of moving on foot

الظل

al-ẓill — The shade; shadow providing shelter from the sun

يجب

yajibu — It is necessary; obligation or must do something

أن

an — That; subordinating conjunction or infinitive particle

قريباً

qarīban — Soon or nearby; indicating closeness in time or place

وإلا

wa-illā — Otherwise; conjunction warning of negative consequence

ستنتهي

satantahī — It will end; future tense of to finish or run out

كومة

kawma — Pile or stack; a heap of accumulated objects

الخشب

al-khashab — The wood; timber used for fuel or construction

عنزتانا

ʿanzatānā — Our two goats; dual possessive form of goat

والعربة

wal-ʿaraba — And the cart; a wheeled vehicle pulled by animals

هنا

hunā — Here; adverb indicating a nearby location

يمكننا

yumkinunā — We can; it is possible for us to do something

الركوب

al-rukūb — Riding; the act of mounting and traveling on something

إلى

ilā — To or toward; preposition indicating direction or destination

الطريق

al-ṭarīq — The road or path; a route for travel

صاعداً

ṣāʿidan — Going up or ascending; moving in an upward direction

والعنزتان

wal-ʿanzatān — And the two goats; definite dual form of goat

تستطيعان

tastaṭīʿān — They two can; dual feminine present of to be able

سحبنا

saḥbanā — Pull us; they drag or tow us along a path

بسرعة

bi-surʿa — Quickly; at a fast speed or rapid pace

السادس

al-sādis — The sixth; ordinal number sixth in a sequence

آنسة

ānisa — Miss; a title for an unmarried young woman

تريد

turīd — She wants; third-person feminine singular of to want

كانت

kānat — She was; past tense feminine of the verb to be

ستود

satawaddu — She would like; future form of to wish or desire

تخبر

tukhbir — She tells or informs; present tense of to tell

قاعدة

qāʿida — Rule or principle; a guideline or standard to follow

يحفظ

yaḥfaẓ — He memorizes or preserves; present tense of to memorize

جيد

jayyid — Good; describing something of positive quality or standard

كل

kull — Every or all; indicating totality of a group

و

wa — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses together

ستة

sitta — Six; the cardinal number six

أطفال

aṭfāl — Children; plural of child, young boys and girls

يحيطون

yuḥīṭūn — They surround; third-person plural present of to encircle

بامرأة

bi-mraʾa — With or around a woman; prepositional phrase with woman

شابة

shābba — Young woman; a female who is youthful in age

تحب

tuḥibbu — She loves; third-person feminine present of to love

الفتيات

al-fatayāt — The girls; definite plural of girl or young woman

والأولاد

wal-awlād — And the boys; conjunction with definite plural of boy

جميعاً

jamīʿan — All together; adverb meaning collectively without exception

الآنسة

al-ānisa — The Miss; definite title for an unmarried young woman

إنها

innahā — Indeed she is; emphatic particle with feminine pronoun

لطيفة

laṭīfa — Kind or gentle; describing a pleasant and caring person

معهم

maʿahum — With them; preposition with third-person plural pronoun

تخبرهم

tukhbiruhum — She tells them; present tense with third-person plural object

ثمة

thamma — There are; existential adverb indicating presence of something

منهم

minhum — Among them or of them; preposition with plural pronoun

يحفظوها

yaḥfaẓūhā — They memorize it; plural present verb with feminine object

وهي

wa-hiya — And she or and it; conjunction with feminine pronoun

افعل

ifʿal — Do; imperative singular commanding to perform an action

مع

maʿa — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association

واحد

wāḥid — One or someone; the number one or a single person

كما

kamā — Just as; conjunction of comparison or similarity

يفعل

yafʿal — He does; third-person masculine singular present of to do

معك

maʿaka — With you; preposition with second-person singular pronoun

هذه

hādhihi — This; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun

وينبغي

wa-yanbaghī — And it is fitting; obligation or something ought to be done

لجميع

li-jamīʿ — For all; preposition with word meaning all or every

والفتيات

wal-fatayāt — And the girls; conjunction with definite plural of girl

السابع

al-sābiʿ — The seventh; ordinal number seventh in a sequence