McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 14

Vocabulary

دعونا

da'ūnā — Let us; an invitation to do something together

نراقب

nurāqib — We watch or observe something carefully

الأغنام

al-aghnām — The sheep; plural of sheep

وهي

wa-hiya — While she/it is; conjunction with pronoun

ترعى

tar'ā — She grazes; feeding on grass in pasture

في

fī — In; common Arabic preposition indicating location

التلال

at-tilāl — The hills; plural of hill

إنها

innahā — Indeed she/it is; emphatic pronoun phrase

تحب

tuḥibb — She loves or likes something

أن

an — To; subordinating conjunction before verbs

تأكل

ta'kul — She eats; third-person feminine singular verb

العشب

al-'ushb — The grass; green ground-covering plants

الجديد

al-jadīd — The new; fresh or recently grown

هل

hal — Question particle introducing yes/no questions

ترى

tarā — You see; second-person singular verb

خروفَيَّ

kharūfayya — My two sheep; dual possessive form

الاثنين

al-ithnain — The two; both of them

كان

kāna — Was; past tense of the verb to be

لديَّ

ladayya — I have; possession expressed with preposition

اثنان

ithnān — Two; the number two

آخران

ākharān — Two others; dual form of 'other'

لكن

lākin — But; however; contrast conjunction

ذئباً

dhi'ban — A wolf; a wild predatory canine animal

عجوزاً

'ajūzan — Old; an elderly or aged creature or person

أخذهما

akhadhahuma — Took them both; past tense dual object

إحدى

iḥdā — One of; used with feminine plural nouns

الليالي

al-layālī — The nights; plural of night

أنا

anā — I; first-person singular pronoun

أحب

uḥibb — I love; first-person singular verb

خرافي

khirāfī — My sheep; plural possessive first person

الأليفة

al-alīfa — The tame or domesticated; gentle animals

سيكون

sayakūn — It will be; future tense of to be

من

min — From; of; common Arabic preposition

الخطأ

al-khaṭa' — The mistake; the error; wrongdoing

إيذاؤها

īdhā'uhā — Harming her/it; verbal noun with pronoun

الدرس

ad-dars — The lesson; a unit of learning

الثالث

ath-thālith — The third; ordinal number three

والأربعون

wal-arba'ūn — And forty; part of ordinal number forty

صنع

ṣana'a — Made; built or created something

الأولاد

al-awlād — The boys; the children

رجلاً

rajulan — A man; adult male human being

كبيراً

kabīran — Big; large in size or age

الثلج

ath-thalj — The snow; frozen precipitation

وضعوا

waḍa'ū — They placed or put something somewhere

قبعةً

qubba'atan — A hat; a head covering

طويلة

ṭawīla — Long or tall; feminine adjective

على

'alā — On; upon; common Arabic preposition

رأسه

ra'suh — His head; head with possessive pronoun

وغليوناً

wa-ghalyūnan — And a pipe; a smoking pipe

قديماً

qadīman — Old; ancient; something from long ago

فمه

famuh — His mouth; mouth with possessive pronoun

اسمع

isma' — Listen! Imperative command to pay attention

ضحكهم

ḍaḥikahum — Their laughter; the sound of them laughing

وهم

wa-hum — While they are; conjunction with pronoun

يلعبون

yal'abūn — They play; third-person plural verb

إنه

innahu — Indeed it is; emphatic third-person pronoun

متعة

mut'a — Pleasure; fun; enjoyment

رائعة

rā'i'a — Wonderful; splendid; magnificent

للأولاد

lil-awlād — For the boys; for the children

يودّون

yawaddūn — They wish or desire something strongly

يتساقط

yatasāqaṭ — It falls continuously; snow falling down

طوال

ṭawāl — Throughout; all through a period of time

النهار

an-nahār — The day; daytime hours

وطوال

wa-ṭawāl — And throughout; continuing across time

الليل

al-layl — The night; nighttime hours

الرابع

ar-rābi' — The fourth; ordinal number four

قالت

qālat — She said; past tense feminine verb

نحلة

naḥla — A bee; an insect that produces honey

طنين

ṭanīn — Buzzing; humming sound made by bees

ماذا

mādhā — What; interrogative pronoun for questions

تقصدين

taqṣudīn — You mean; second-person feminine singular verb

فضلك

faḍlak — Please; your kindness; polite request phrase

أخبريني

akhbirīnī — Tell me; feminine imperative with object pronoun

مرة

marra — Once; one time; an occurrence

أخرى

ukhrā — Another; other; feminine form

لم

lam — Did not; negation particle for past tense

تستطع

tastaṭi' — She could not; ability verb negated

تعرف

ta'rif — She knows; to recognize or understand

ما

mā — What; relative or interrogative pronoun

تريد

turīd — She wants; third-person feminine verb

أظن

aẓunn — I think; I believe or suppose

أنها

annahā — That she/it; subordinate conjunction with pronoun

دعيني

da'īnī — Let me; feminine imperative with pronoun

أحصل

aḥṣul — I get or obtain something

بعض

ba'ḍ — Some; a portion or part of

الحلاوة

al-ḥalāwa — The sweetness; sweets or sweet things

هذه

hādhihi — This; feminine demonstrative pronoun

الكرمة

al-karma — The grapevine; a vine bearing grapes

الخامس

al-khāmis — The fifth; ordinal number five

مراجعة

murāja'a — Review; revision of previously learned material

أحد

aḥad — One of; someone; a certain person

الأيام

al-ayyām — The days; plural of day

جلست

jalastu — I sat; past tense first-person verb

التل

at-tall — The hill; a raised landform

المرتفع

al-murtafi' — The elevated; the high-up place

المطل

al-muṭill — The overlooking; that which faces a view

البحر

al-baḥr — The sea; large body of saltwater

حيث

ḥaythu — Where; indicating a location or place

يقف

yaqif — It stands; third-person singular verb

الفنار

al-fanār — The lighthouse; a tower with guiding light

الشاهق

ash-shāhiq — The towering; very tall and imposing

بإمكاننا

bi-imkāninā — It is possible for us; we are able

النظر

an-naẓar — Looking; gazing; the act of seeing

بعيداً

ba'īdan — Far away; at a great distance

ورؤية

wa-ru'ya — And seeing; the act of viewing something

السفن

as-sufun — The ships; plural of ship

وبينما

wa-baynamā — And while; meanwhile; during the time

كنا

kunnā — We were; past tense first-person plural

جالسَين

jālisayn — Sitting; dual form of sitting person

هناك

hunāk — There; in that place

رأينا

ra'aynā — We saw; past tense first-person plural

قريباً

qarīban — Near; close by in distance

منا

minnā — From us; near us; preposition with pronoun

معه

ma'ah — With him; in his company

والخراف

wal-khirāf — And the sheep; plural with conjunction

الرجل

ar-rajul — The man; an adult male person

يحمل

yaḥmil — He carries; holds something in hand

غليوناً

ghalyūnan — A pipe; a smoking pipe