McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 13

Vocabulary

يذهبون

yadh-haboon — They go; third person plural present tense of 'go'

إلى

ilā — To; a preposition indicating direction or destination

المدرسة

al-madrasa — The school; a place where students receive education

وأراهم

wa-arāhum — And I see them; first person singular present with object

يمرون

yamurroon — They pass by; third person plural present tense

كل

kull — Every; each; all; used before nouns for totality

يوم

yawm — Day; a single 24-hour period of time

بكتبهم

bi-kutubihim — With their books; prepositional phrase indicating possession

وألواحهم

wa-alwāḥihim — And their tablets or boards; writing slates or tablets

تخبر

tukhbir — She tells; informs; third person feminine singular present

الآنسة

al-ānisa — The miss; title for an unmarried woman or teacher

البنات

al-banāt — The girls; plural of bint, female children

والأولاد

wal-awlād — And the boys; plural of walad, male children

بأنه

bi-annahu — That; introducing a subordinate clause with emphasis

يجب

yajib — It is necessary; must; obligation or requirement expressed

عليهم

alayhim — Upon them; preposition indicating obligation or responsibility

أن

an — To; that; subordinating conjunction before a verb

يكونوا

yakoonoo — They be; subjunctive plural of 'to be'

في

fī — In; at; a preposition indicating location or time

عند

inda — At; at the time of; near; when something happens

قرع

qar' — Ringing; striking; the act of ringing a bell

الجرس

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

لذا

lidhā — Therefore; so; consequently; used to show result

يمشي

yamshī — He walks; third person masculine singular present tense

بسرعة

bi-sur'a — Quickly; with speed; an adverbial phrase of manner

ويكون

wa-yakoon — And he is; and he becomes; present tense of 'be'

أول

awwal — First; the ordinal number indicating primary position

من

man / min — Who; from; relative pronoun or preposition of origin

يصل

yaṣil — He arrives; he reaches; third person present singular

إنه

innahu — Indeed he is; emphatic particle with third person pronoun

ولد

walad — Boy; a male child or young person

طيب

ṭayyib — Good; kind; well-behaved; describes positive character

ويريد

wa-yurīd — And he wants; and he desires; present tense singular

يلتزم

yaltazim — He adheres to; he commits to following rules

بقواعد

bi-qawā'id — By the rules; with the regulations; plural of rule

ليس

laysa — Is not; negation of 'to be' in present tense

ولداً

waladan — A boy; indefinite accusative form of boy

طيباً

ṭayyiban — Good; kind; accusative indefinite form of good

لا

lā — No; not; negation particle used before verbs

أظن

aẓunnu — I think; I believe; first person present singular

أنه

annahu — That he; subordinating conjunction with third person pronoun

يحب

yuḥibbu — He loves; he likes; third person present singular

الذهاب

al-dhahāb — Going; the act of going; verbal noun of 'go'

أو

aw — Or; a conjunction indicating an alternative option

الكنيسة

al-kanīsa — The church; a Christian place of worship

رأيته

ra'aytuhu — I saw him; first person past tense with object

يحاول

yuḥāwil — He tries; he attempts; third person present singular

قتل

qatl — Killing; the act of killing or murder

سمانة

summāna — A quail; a small fast-running or flying bird

بحجر

bi-ḥajar — With a stone; using a rock as an instrument

السمانة

al-summāna — The quail; a specific small and swift bird

طائر

ṭā'ir — A bird; any feathered flying creature

سريع

sarī' — Fast; quick; describing high speed or velocity

جداً

jiddan — Very; extremely; an intensifier adverb in Arabic

لذلك

lidhālika — Therefore; for that reason; indicating a logical consequence

ولم

wa-lam — And did not; conjunction with negative past marker

يؤذها

yu'adhihā — He hurt her; he harmed her; present with object

لكنني

lākinnanī — But I; however I; contrastive conjunction with first person

أعلم

a'lam — I know; first person singular present of 'know'

الطفل

al-ṭifl — The child; a young human being, boy or girl

الطيب

al-ṭayyib — The good one; the kind one; definite adjective

لن

lan — Will not; future negation particle before a verb

يوجد

yūjad — There exists; there is; passive present tense

طفل

ṭifl — Child; a young human being, indefinite form

رضيع

raḍī' — Infant; a nursing baby still breastfeeding

منزل

manzil — House; home; a building where people reside

اسمها

ismuha — Her name; the name belonging to a female

لكنه

lākinnahū — But he; however he; contrastive with third person pronoun

ولا

wa-lā — And not; nor; negative conjunction adding another negation

سيؤذيها

sa-yu'dhīhā — He will harm her; future tense with feminine object

المنزل

al-manzil — The house; the home; definite form of house

الطويل

al-ṭawīl — The tall one; the long one; definite adjective

الذي

alladhī — Which; that; who; masculine singular relative pronoun

تراه

tarāhu — You see it; second person present with object pronoun

على

alā — On; upon; a preposition indicating position above

تلك

tilka — That; feminine demonstrative pronoun for distant objects

الصخرة

al-ṣakhra — The rock; the boulder; a large hard stone

العالية

al-'āliya — The high one; the tall one; feminine definite adjective

هو

huwa — He; it; third person masculine singular pronoun

منارة

manāra — Lighthouse; a tower emitting guiding light for ships

الليل

al-layl — The night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise

يُرى

yurā — It is seen; passive present tense of 'see'

ضوؤها

ḍaw'uhā — Its light; the light belonging to it (feminine)

بعيد

ba'īd — Far; distant; describing great distance from a point

البحر

al-baḥr — The sea; the ocean; a large body of water

ويستطيع

wa-yastaṭī' — And he can; and he is able to do

الرجال

al-rijāl — The men; plural of rajul, adult male humans

السفن

al-sufun — The ships; plural of safīna, large sea vessels

معرفة

ma'rifa — Knowledge; knowing; the act or state of knowing

أين

ayna — Where; an interrogative adverb asking about location

لولا

lawlā — Were it not for; a conditional particle of exception

ذلك

dhālika — That; masculine demonstrative pronoun for distant things

لاصطدموا

la-iṣṭadamoo — They would have collided; conditional past tense plural

بالصخور

bil-ṣukhoor — With the rocks; against the rocks; prepositional phrase

كيف

kayfa — How; an interrogative adverb asking about manner

يعجبك

yu'jibuka — Do you like; does it please you; present tense

تعيش

ta'īsh — You live; she lives; present tense of 'live'