The Tale of Benjamin Bunny — Page 5

Vocabulary

قفز

qafaza — He jumped or leaped suddenly

قفزةً

qafzatan — A single jump or leap

هائلةً

hā'ilatan — Enormous, tremendous, or tremendous in size

من

min — From; a common preposition indicating origin

أعلى

a'lā — Above, higher, or the top of something

الجدار

al-jadār — The wall of a building or structure

على

'alā — On, upon; a very common preposition

ظهر

ẓahr — Back of a body or object

القطة،

al-qiṭṭa — The cat (female)

وضربها

wa-ḍarabahā — And he hit or struck her

بكفه

bi-kaffih — With his palm or the flat of his hand

بعيدًا

ba'īdan — Far away, at a distance

عن

'an — About, away from; a common preposition

السلة،

al-salla — The basket used for carrying or storing things

وركلها

wa-rakalahā — And he kicked her

داخل

dākhil — Inside, within a place or container

البيت

al-bayt — The house or home

الزجاجي،

al-zujājī — Made of glass; the glass (greenhouse)

منتزعًا

muntazi'an — Snatching or pulling away forcefully

قبضةً

qabḍatan — A fistful or a handful of something

فرائها.

firā'ihā — Her fur or coat of an animal

كانت

kānat — She was; past tense feminine verb

القطة

al-qiṭṭa — The cat (female)

مندهشةً

mundahishatan — Astonished, shocked, or very surprised

جدًا

jiddan — Very, extremely; intensifier adverb

لدرجة

li-darajat — To the extent or degree that

أنها

annahā — That she; conjunction with feminine pronoun

لم

lam — Did not; negation particle for past tense

تستطع

tastaṭi' — She could not; inability to do something

أن

an — To, that; subordinating conjunction

تخدش

takhdusha — To scratch with nails or claws

في

fī — In, at; very common locative preposition

المقابل.

al-muqābil — In return, in exchange, on the other side

رسم

rasm — Drawing, sketch, or illustration

توضيحي

tawḍīḥī — Illustrative, explanatory, serving to clarify

حين

ḥīna — When, at the time that

طرد

ṭarada — He expelled or drove someone away

السيد

al-sayyid — Mr., sir, or the gentleman

أرنب

arnab — A rabbit or hare

العجوز

al-'ajūz — The old man or old woman

القطةَ

al-qiṭṭa — The cat (female, accusative case)

إلى

ilā — To, toward; directional preposition

أغلق

aghlaq — He closed or locked something

الباب

al-bāb — The door or gate

بالمفتاح.

bil-miftāḥ — With the key; using a key to lock

ثم

thumma — Then, afterward; sequencing conjunction

عاد

'āda — He returned or came back

السلة

al-salla — The basket

وأخرج

wa-akhraja — And he took out or removed something

ابنه

ibnahu — His son

أذنيه،

udhunayhi — His two ears (dual form)

وجلده

wa-jaladahu — And he whipped or spanked him

بالعصا

bil-'aṣā — With the stick or cane

الصغيرة.

al-ṣaghīra — The small or little one

أخرج

akhraja — He took out or brought out

ابن

ibn — Son of; used in names and relations

أخيه

akhīhi — His brother (genitive form)

منديل

mandīl — A handkerchief or small cloth

البصل،

al-baṣal — The onion or onions

وخرج

wa-kharaja — And he went out or exited

الحديقة

al-ḥadīqa — The garden or park

مسرعًا.

musri'an — Hurrying, rushing, moving quickly

بعد

ba'da — After, following a period of time

نحو

naḥwa — About, approximately; around a quantity

نصف

niṣf — Half of something

ساعة،

sā'a — An hour or a clock

لاحظ

lāḥaẓa — He noticed or observed something

أشياء

ashyā' — Things, objects, items (plural)

عدة

'idda — Several, a number of things

حيّرته.

ḥayyarathu — Puzzled or confused him

بدا

badā — He appeared or seemed to be

كأن

ka'anna — As if, as though; comparison particle

شخصًا

shakhṣan — A person or individual

ما

mā — What; also used as indefinite particle

كان

kāna — He was; past tense of 'to be'

يمشي

yamshī — He walks or is walking

أرجاء

arjā' — All corners or areas of a place

كلها

kullahā — All of it, entirely (feminine)

وهو

wa-huwa — While he; and he (conjunction + pronoun)

يرتدي

yartadī — He wears or is wearing something

قبقابين،

qabqābayni — Two wooden clogs or sandals (dual)

غير

ghayra — Other than, except, non-

آثار

āthār — Traces, marks, or footprints left behind

الأقدام

al-aqdām — The feet (plural of qadam)

صغيرةً

ṣaghīratan — Small, little (feminine accusative)

بشكل

bi-shakl — In a manner or shape; in a way

مثير

muthīr — Exciting, provocative, or arousing interest

للسخرية!

lil-sukhriyya — For ridicule or mockery; laughably absurd

كذلك

ka-dhālik — Likewise, also, in the same way

يستطع

yastaṭi' — He could; ability to do something

يفهم

yafhamu — He understands or comprehends something

كيف

kayfa — How; interrogative adverb

تمكنت

tamakkanat — She managed or was able to do

إغلاق

ighlāq — Closing or locking of something

نفسها

nafsahā — Herself; reflexive pronoun (feminine)

_داخل_

dākhil — Inside; within a space (emphasized)

مع

ma'a — With, together with; preposition

قفل

qufl — A lock or padlock

_الخارج_.

al-khārij — The outside or exterior (emphasized)

وصل

waṣala — He arrived or reached a destination

البيت،

al-bayt — The house or home

غفرت

ghafarat — She forgave someone for wrongdoing

له

lahu — For him, to him; prepositional pronoun

أمه،

ummuhu — His mother

لأنها

li'annahā — Because she; causal conjunction with pronoun

سعيدةً

sa'īdatan — Happy, glad, pleased (feminine)

لرؤيته

li-ru'yatih — For seeing him; upon seeing him

وقد

wa-qad — And had; perfect aspect marker

وجد

wajada — He found something or someone

حذاءه

ḥidhā'ahu — His shoe or footwear

ومعطفه.

wa-mi'ṭafahu — And his coat or overcoat

طوى

ṭawā — He folded cloth or paper neatly

المنديل،

al-mandīl — The handkerchief or small cloth

وعلّقت

wa-'allaqat — And she hung or suspended something

السيدة

al-sayyida — The lady, Mrs., or madam

البصلَ

al-baṣala — The onion (accusative case)

ونثرته

wa-natharatha — And she scattered or spread it around

سقف

saqf — The ceiling or roof of a room

المطبخ،

al-maṭbakh — The kitchen where food is prepared

جانب

jānib — Beside, next to, on the side of

حزم

ḥuzam — Bundles or bunches tied together

الأعشاب

al-a'shāb — The herbs or grasses (plural)

وتبغ

wa-tibgh — And tobacco (leaves or plant)

الأرانب.

al-arānib — The rabbits (plural of arnab)