The Tale of Benjamin Bunny — Page 3

Vocabulary

قال

qāla — He said; past tense verb of speaking

الصغير

al-ṣaghīr — The small one; the little one

إن

inna — Indeed; verily; introduces emphasis or subordinate clause

أول

awwal — First; the beginning or foremost thing

شيء

shay' — Thing; any object or matter

يجب

yajibu — It is necessary; must; obligatory action

فعله

fi'luhu — To do it; his action; doing of it

هو

huwa — He; third person masculine singular pronoun

استعادة

isti'āda — Recovery; retrieval; getting something back

ملابس

malābis — Clothes; garments; clothing items

حتى

ḥattā — Until; so that; in order to

يتمكنوا

yatamakkanū — They are able; they can manage to do

من

min — From; of; a very common preposition

استخدام

istikhdām — Use; utilization; employing something

المنديل

al-mandīl — The handkerchief; small cloth for wiping

أخذوها

akhadhūhā — They took it; they retrieved it

على

'alā — On; upon; a very common preposition

الفزاعة

al-fazzā'a — The scarecrow; figure used to frighten birds

كان

kāna — Was; past tense of the verb to be

قد

qad — Already; indeed; particle indicating completed action

هطل

haṭala — To pour down; to rain heavily

المطر

al-maṭar — The rain; precipitation of water from clouds

خلال

khilāla — During; throughout; within a period of time

الليل

al-layl — The night; hours of darkness

وكان

wa-kāna — And there was; conjunction plus past to be

هناك

hunāka — There; in that place

ماء

mā' — Water; liquid essential for life

في

fī — In; inside; a very common preposition

الحذاء

al-ḥidhā' — The shoe; footwear worn on the foot

المعطف

al-mi'ṭaf — The coat; an outer garment for warmth

انكمش

inkamasha — Shrank; contracted; became smaller in size

بعض

ba'ḍ — Some; a portion or part of something

الشيء

al-shay' — The thing; the particular object or matter

جرّب

jarraba — Tried; tested; attempted to do something

ارتداء

irtidā' — Wearing; putting on clothing or accessories

القبعة

al-qubba'a — The hat; a head covering or cap

لكنها

lākinnahā — But it; however it; contrastive conjunction with pronoun

كانت

kānat — Was; feminine past tense of to be

كبيرة

kabīra — Big; large; great in size

جداً

jiddan — Very; extremely; intensifying adverb

عليه

'alayhi — On him; upon him; prepositional phrase

ثم

thumma — Then; after that; sequencing conjunction

اقترح

iqtaraḥa — Suggested; proposed; put forward an idea

أن

an — That; to; subordinating conjunction or particle

يملؤوا

yamla'ū — They fill; they stuff something with contents

بالبصل

bil-baṣal — With onions; using onions as filling

كهدية

ka-hadiyya — As a gift; in the manner of a present

صغيرة

ṣaghīra — Small; little; feminine adjective of size

لعمته

li-'ammatihi — For his aunt; paternal aunt recipient

لم

lam — Did not; negation particle for past tense

يبدُ

yabdu — He appears; he seems; to appear or seem

يستمتع

yastamti'u — He enjoys; he takes pleasure in something

بوجوده

bi-wujūdihi — With his presence; by being there

فقد

faqad — For he had; indeed; particle indicating result

ظل

ẓalla — Remained; kept on; continued doing something

يسمع

yasma'u — He hears; he listens to sounds

أصواتاً

aṣwātan — Sounds; noises; plural of ṣawt

أما

ammā — As for; concerning; contrastive topic marker

فعلى

fa-'alā — So on; then upon; consequential preposition

النقيض

al-naqīḍ — The opposite; the contrary; antithesis

ذلك

dhālika — That; that thing; demonstrative pronoun

مرتاحاً

murtāḥan — Comfortable; at ease; relaxed

تماماً

tamāman — Completely; entirely; perfectly; absolutely

وأكل

wa-akala — And he ate; consumed food

ورقة

waraqa — Leaf; sheet; a single leaf of a plant

خس

khass — Lettuce; a leafy green vegetable

إنه

innahu — Indeed he; verily he; emphatic pronoun phrase

اعتاد

i'tāda — Was accustomed; used to do habitually

المجيء

al-majī' — Coming; arrival; the act of coming

إلى

ilā — To; toward; a very common preposition

الحديقة

al-ḥadīqa — The garden; cultivated outdoor green space

مع

ma'a — With; together with; in company of

والده

wālidahu — His father; male parent

للحصول

lil-ḥuṣūl — To obtain; in order to get something

الخس

al-khass — The lettuce; specific leafy green vegetable

لعشاء

li-'ashā' — For dinner; for the evening meal

يوم

yawm — Day; a single calendar day

الأحد

al-aḥad — Sunday; first day of the week

اسم

ism — Name; a word used to identify someone

والد

wālid — Father; male parent

السيد

al-sayyid — Mr.; the gentleman; a respectful title

العجوز

al-'ajūz — The old one; the elderly person

الحقيقة

al-ḥaqīqa — The truth; reality; genuine fact

رائعاً

rā'i'an — Wonderful; splendid; amazing

يأكل

ya'kulu — He eats; consumes food

شيئاً

shay'an — Something; any thing (accusative form)

فقال

fa-qāla — So he said; then he spoke

يودّ

yawaddu — He wishes; he would like to do something

الذهاب

al-dhahāb — Going; departure; the act of going

المنزل

al-manzil — The house; home; place of residence

وسرعان

wa-sur'āna — And quickly; very soon afterward

ما

mā — What; that which; a versatile particle

أسقط

asqaṭa — Dropped; let fall; caused to fall down

نصف

niṣf — Half; one of two equal portions

البصل

al-baṣal — The onions; pungent bulb vegetables

يكن

yakun — Be; subjunctive/jussive form of to be

الممكن

al-mumkin — The possible; what is feasible or achievable

العودة

al-'awda — The return; coming back to a place

للصعود

lil-ṣu'ūd — To climb; for climbing up something

شجرة

shajara — Tree; a large woody perennial plant

الكمثرى

al-kummathrā — The pear tree; fruit-bearing tree

محملين

muḥammalīn — Loaded; burdened; carrying a heavy load

بالخضروات

bil-khuḍrawāt — With vegetables; carrying assorted vegetables

فأخذ

fa-akhadha — So he took; then he began to

يقود

yaqūdu — He leads; he guides; he drives forward

الطريق

al-ṭarīq — The road; the path; the way

بجرأة

bi-jur'a — Boldly; with courage; bravely

نحو

naḥwa — Toward; in the direction of

الطرف

al-ṭaraf — The end; the edge; the far side

الآخر

al-ākhar — The other; the other one or side

ساروا

sārū — They walked; they proceeded along a path

ممر

mamarr — Passage; corridor; narrow walkway

صغير

ṣaghīr — Small; little; of lesser size

مفروش

mafrūsh — Paved; laid out; covered with material

بالألواح

bil-alwāḥ — With planks; with boards; using flat pieces

الخشبية

al-khashbiyya — The wooden; made of wood (feminine)

تحت

taḥta — Under; below; beneath something

جدار

jidār — Wall; a vertical structure dividing spaces

الطوب

al-ṭūb — The brick; baked clay building material

الأحمر

al-aḥmar — The red; of red color

يشمله

yashmaluhu — Covers it; encompasses it; includes it

الضوء

al-ḍaw' — The light; illumination; radiance

جلست

jalasat — Sat; was seated; past tense feminine

الفئران

al-fi'rān — The rats; rodent animals; plural of fa'r

عتبات

'atabāt — Doorsteps; thresholds; plural of 'ataba

أبوابها

abwābihā — Their doors; their entrances; plural of bāb

تكسر

taksiru — She/it breaks; cracks open something hard

نوى

nawā — Cherry stones; pits; seeds of stone fruit

الكرز

al-karaz — The cherries; small sweet red stone fruit

وأومأت

wa-awma'at — And it nodded; gestured; winked in greeting

بعيونها

bi-'uyūnihā — With their eyes; using their eyes to signal

أفلت

aflata — Escaped; slipped away; got free successfully

مرة

marra — Time; once; one occurrence of an event

أخرى

ukhrā — Another; other; one more time