McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 15

Vocabulary

جلس

jalasa — He sat down; to take a seated position

معنا

ma'anā — With us; together with our group

وترك

wa-taraka — And he left; and he abandoned something

الأغنام

al-aghnām — The sheep; domesticated wool-bearing animals

ترعى

tar'ā — She/they graze; to feed on grass

العشب

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

يا

yā — Oh; vocative particle used to address someone

له

lahu — For him; belonging to or intended for him

من

min — From; of; a preposition indicating origin or source

متعة

mut'a — Pleasure; enjoyment; a delightful experience

أن

an — That; to; a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause

نرى

narā — We see; we observe something visually

الحملان

al-himlān — The lambs; young baby sheep

تلعب

tal'ab — She/they play; to engage in playful activity

لقد

laqad — Indeed; truly; particle confirming a past action

أضحكنا

adḥakanā — Made us laugh; caused us to laugh

رؤيتها

ru'yatuhā — Seeing her/them; the sight of her/them

قال

qāla — He said; he spoke or uttered words

الرجل

ar-rajul — The man; an adult male person

إنه

innahu — Indeed he; verily it is he or it

في

fī — In; inside; a preposition indicating location

إحدى

iḥdā — One of; one (feminine form) among several

المرات

al-marrāt — The times; the occasions or instances

حين

ḥīna — When; at the time that something occurred

كانت

kānat — She/it was; feminine past tense of to be

والحملان

wa-l-himlān — And the lambs; the young sheep as well

الثلج

ath-thalj — The snow; frozen precipitation falling from clouds

أخذ

akhadha — He took; he grabbed or seized something

ذئب

dhi'b — Wolf; a wild predatory canine animal

عجوز

'ajūz — Old; elderly person or aged individual

أحد

aḥad — One; someone; a single individual

وهرب

wa-haraba — And he fled; and he ran away quickly

به

bihi — With it/him; by means of him or it

أعتقد

a'taqid — I believe; I think or hold an opinion

على

'alā — On; upon; a preposition indicating position above

الرجال

ar-rijāl — The men; adult male persons collectively

مراقبة

murāqaba — Watching; monitoring; keeping close observation

أغنامهم

aghnāmihim — Their sheep; the sheep belonging to them

حتى

ḥattā — Until; so that; in order that something happens

لا

lā — No; not; a negation particle

يتمكن

yatamakkan — He is able; he manages to do something

الذئب

adh-dhi'b — The wolf; the specific predatory wild canine

الإمساك

al-imsāk — The grasping; the catching or seizing hold

بها

bihā — With her/them; by means of her or them

الدرس

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

السادس

as-sādis — The sixth; the ordinal number six

والأربعون

wa-l-arba'ūn — And forty; the number forty in a sequence

بينما

baynamā — While; whereas; at the same time that

قوة

quwwa — Strength; power; force or energy

وقت

waqt — Time; a period or moment in duration

أشياء

ashyā' — Things; objects; various items or matters

مُنجَز

munjaz — Accomplished; completed; a finished task or work

صحيح

ṣaḥīḥ — Correct; true; right or accurate

ك

ka- — Like; as; a prefix meaning resembling something

أنصاف

anṣāf — Halves; partial portions of a whole thing

اعمل

i'mal — Work! Do! An imperative command to act

تعمل

ta'mal — You work; you do or perform a task

والعب

wa-l'ab — And play; engage in play or recreation

شيء

shay' — Thing; something; any object or matter

واحد

wāḥid — One; single; a single unit or item

كل

kull — Every; all; each one without exception

مرة

marra — Time; once; a single instance or occasion

هذه

hādhihi — This (feminine); pointing to a nearby thing

هي

hiya — She; it; third person feminine pronoun

الطريقة

aṭ-ṭarīqa — The method; the way or manner of doing

ما

mā — What; that which; a relative or question pronoun

تفعله

taf'aluhu — You do it; you perform or carry it out

افعله

if'alhu — Do it! An imperative command to perform it

بكل

bi-kulli — With all; using every bit of something

قوتك

quwwatika — Your strength; the power that you possess

الأشياء

al-ashyā' — The things; the specific objects or matters

التي

allatī — Which; that; feminine relative pronoun

تُنجَز

tunjaz — Are accomplished; get done or completed passively

نصف

niṣf — Half; one of two equal parts of something

تكون

takūn — She/it is; to be in a state

مُنجَزة

munjaza — Accomplished (feminine); completed feminine task

الوجه

al-wajh — The face; the front side or aspect

الصحيح

aṣ-ṣaḥīḥ — The correct; the right or proper way

السابع

as-sābi' — The seventh; the ordinal number seven

ذهب

dhahaba — He went; he traveled to a place

سمك

samak — Fish; aquatic animals caught for food

سقط

saqaṭa — He fell; he dropped down from a height

آمن

āman — Safe; secure; free from danger or harm

ذراعان

dhirā'ān — Two arms; a pair of upper limbs

قفز

qafaza — He jumped; he leaped or sprang upward

كان

kāna — He was; past tense of the verb to be

شكر

shakara — He thanked; he expressed gratitude to someone

حصل

ḥaṣala — He got; he obtained or something happened

يوم

yawm — Day; a 24-hour period of time

الأيام

al-ayyām — The days; multiple periods of time

إلى

ilā — To; towards; a preposition indicating direction

البركة

al-birka — The pond; a small body of still water

ليصطاد

li-yaṣṭād — To fish; in order to catch fish

السمك

as-samak — The fish; aquatic creatures in water

وذهب

wa-dhahaba — And he went; and he traveled somewhere

معه

ma'ahu — With him; accompanying him or alongside him

كلبه

kalbuhu — His dog; the canine animal belonging to him

جذع

jidh' — Tree trunk; the main stem of a tree

شجرة

shajara — Tree; a tall woody perennial plant

لفترة

li-fatra — For a period; for a while or duration

الوقت

al-waqt — The time; the specific moment or period

لكنه

lakinnahu — But he; however he did something

لم

lam — Did not; a negative particle for past negation

يصطد

yaṣṭad — He catches (fish); he fishes successfully

سمكة

samaka — A fish; a single aquatic creature

وحين

wa-ḥīna — And when; at the moment that something happened

نهض

nahaḍa — He rose; he stood up or got up

ليمشي

li-yamshī — To walk; in order to walk away

عن

'an — About; from; away from; a preposition

الجذع

al-jidh' — The trunk; the main stem of the tree

الماء

al-mā' — The water; the liquid essential for life

لإنقاذه

li-inqādhihi — To save him; in order to rescue him

وضع

waḍa'a — He placed; he put something in a location

ذراعيه

dhirā'ayhi — His two arms; both of his upper limbs

حول

ḥawla — Around; surrounding something or someone

عنق

'unuq — Neck; the part between head and shoulders

الكلب

al-kalb — The dog; the domesticated canine animal

وسرعان

wa-sur'ān — And soon; and quickly something came about

أصبح

aṣbaḥa — He became; he turned into a new state

بأمان

bi-amān — In safety; safely; in a secure manner

أخرى

ukhrā — Another; other; a different or additional one

شكراً

shukran — Thank you; an expression of gratitude

لك

laka — For you; to you; directed toward you

كلبي

kalbī — My dog; the canine animal belonging to me

الشجاع

ash-shujā' — The brave; the courageous or bold one

العجوز

al-'ajūz — The old man/woman; the elderly person

الثامن

ath-thāmin — The eighth; the ordinal number eight

يسأل

yas'al — He asks; he inquires or questions someone

دافئ

dāfi' — Warm; having a pleasant moderate temperature

مدينة

madīna — City; a large populated urban settlement

ثم

thumma — Then; afterwards; next in sequence

يقود

yaqūd — He drives; he leads or steers a vehicle

يُظهر

yuẓhir — He shows; he displays or reveals something

الطاحونة

aṭ-ṭāḥūna — The mill; a building for grinding grain

الجو

al-jaww — The weather; the atmosphere or air conditions

وهو

wa-huwa — While he; and he is doing something

يترك

yatruku — He leaves; he abandons or lets something remain

حصانه

ḥiṣānahu — His horse; the equine animal belonging to him

يقف

yaqif — He stands; he stops and remains upright

الظل

aẓ-ẓill — The shade; the shadow from blocking sunlight