The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck — Page 1

Vocabulary

ملاحظة

mulāḥaẓa — Note or observation; something worth paying attention to.

يمتلك

yamtalik — He owns or possesses something.

مشروع

mashrūʿ — Project, enterprise, or legitimate endeavor.

أيضاً

ayḍan — Also, too, as well; additive adverb.

نسخة

nuskha — A copy or version of a document or file.

من

min — From, of; very common Arabic preposition.

هذا

hādhā — This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun.

الملف

al-malaf — The file; a stored document or record.

تتضمن

tatadammanu — It includes or contains something within itself.

الرسوم

al-rusūm — The drawings, illustrations, or fees.

التوضيحية

al-tawḍīḥiyya — Explanatory or illustrative; describing clarifying images.

الأصلية

al-aṣliyya — The original; referring to the authentic version.

انظر

unẓur — Look, see, refer to; imperative command to view.

أو

aw — Or; conjunction indicating an alternative choice.

حكاية

ḥikāya — A tale, story, or narrative account.

بقلم

bi-qalam — Written by; literally 'by the pen of.'

مؤلفة

muʾallifa — Female author or composer of a written work.

وغيرها

wa-ghayrahā — And others; indicating more items of the same kind.

وشركاه

wa-shurakāhu — And his partners; indicating a company partnership.

فناء

fanāʾ — Courtyard or yard of a building or farm.

المزرعة

al-mazraʿa — The farm; a place for agricultural activities.

يا

yā — Oh! Vocative particle used to address someone.

له

lahu — For him, to him; third person masculine pronoun.

منظر

manẓar — A view, scene, or sight to behold.

مضحك

muḍḥik — Funny, amusing, comical; causing laughter.

أن

an — That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause.

ترى

tarā — She/you see; verb meaning to observe visually.

مجموعة

majmūʿa — A group, set, or collection of things.

البطيخات

al-baṭṭīkhāt — The watermelons; plural of watermelon (or ducks here contextually).

الصغيرة

al-ṣaghīra — The small or little one; feminine adjective.

برفقة

bi-rufqa — Accompanied by, in the company of someone.

دجاجة

dajāja — A hen or chicken; female domestic fowl.

استمع

istamiʿ — Listen! Imperative verb meaning to pay attention.

إلى

ilā — To, toward; preposition indicating direction or target.

قصة

qiṣṣa — A story, tale, or narrative.

التي

allatī — Which, who; feminine relative pronoun.

كانت

kānat — She was; past tense of the verb 'to be.'

منزعجة

munzaʿija — Upset, disturbed, or annoyed; feminine adjective.

لأن

li-anna — Because; causal conjunction introducing a reason.

زوجة

zawja — Wife; the female spouse in a marriage.

المزارع

al-muzāriʿ — The farmer; a person who works agricultural land.

لم

lam — Did not; negative particle used with past tense.

تسمح

tasmaḥ — She allows or permits something to happen.

لها

lahā — For her, to her; feminine pronoun with preposition.

بتفريخ

bi-tafrīkh — With hatching; the act of incubating eggs.

بيضها

bayḍahā — Her eggs; eggs belonging to a female animal.

بنفسها

bi-nafsihā — By herself, on her own; reflexive expression.

أخيها

akhīhā — Her brother; male sibling in relation to her.

السيدة

al-sayyida — The lady or Mrs.; respectful title for a woman.

مستعدة

mustaʿidda — Ready, prepared, willing to do something; feminine form.

تماماً

tamāman — Completely, entirely, exactly; intensifying adverb.

لترك

li-tark — To leave, to abandon; infinitive indicating purpose.

مهمة

muhimma — A task, mission, or important duty.

التفريخ

al-tafrīkh — The hatching or incubation of eggs.

لشخص

li-shakhṣ — To a person; referring to an individual.

آخر

ākhar — Another, other; referring to a different one.

لا

lā — No, not; negation particle in Arabic.

أملك

amliku — I own or possess; first person singular verb.

الصبر

al-ṣabr — Patience; the ability to endure waiting calmly.

للجلوس

lil-julūs — For sitting; the act of being seated.

على

ʿalā — On, upon, over; very common Arabic preposition.

عشٍّ

ʿushin — A nest; a bird's dwelling place for eggs.

لثمانية

li-thamāniya — For eight; numeral used in duration expression.

وعشرين

wa-ʿishrīn — And twenty; forming the number twenty-eight.

يوماً

yawman — A day; a unit of time (accusative form).

وأنتِ

wa-anti — And you; feminine second person pronoun.

كذلك

kadhālik — Likewise, also, similarly; affirmative adverb.

ستتركينها

sa-tatrukīnahā — You (fem.) will leave it; future tense verb.

تبرد

tabrud — It cools down; verb describing decrease in temperature.

أنتِ

anti — You (feminine); second person singular feminine pronoun.

تعلمين

taʿlamīn — You (fem.) know; feminine form of 'to know.'

ذلك

dhālik — That; masculine singular distal demonstrative pronoun.

أريد

urīdu — I want; first person singular of 'to want.'

أفرّخ

ufarrikh — I hatch; to cause eggs to hatch by incubating.

بيضي

bayḍī — My eggs; eggs belonging to the speaker.

سأفرّخها

sa-ufarrikhuhā — I will hatch them; future tense incubation verb.

جميعاً

jamīʿan — All, altogether; indicating the totality of something.

وحدي

waḥdī — Alone, by myself; emphasizing solitary action.

قالت

qālat — She said; past tense feminine verb of speech.

بصوت

bi-ṣawt — With a voice or sound; describing manner of speaking.

بطّتها

baṭṭatihā — Her duck voice or her duck nature.

حاولت

ḥāwalat — She tried or attempted to do something.

إخفاء

ikhfāʾ — Hiding, concealing; the act of keeping something secret.

لكنه

lākinnahū — But it; contrastive conjunction with masculine pronoun.

يُعثر

yuʿtharu — It is found or discovered; passive verb.

عليه

ʿalayhi — On it, upon him; preposition with pronoun.

دائماً

dāʾiman — Always, constantly; adverb of frequency.

ويُؤخذ

wa-yuʾkhadhu — And it is taken away; passive verb form.

أصابت

aṣābat — She was struck by; afflicted or affected by something.

حالة

ḥāla — A state, condition, or situation.

اليأس

al-yaʾs — Despair, hopelessness; a feeling of giving up.

الشديد

al-shadīd — Intense, severe, strong; masculine adjective of intensity.

عقدت

ʿaqadat — She resolved or decided; literally 'tied a knot.'

العزم

al-ʿazm — Determination, resolve; firm decision to do something.

بناء

binā' — Building, construction; or the act of building.

بعيداً

baʿīdan — Far away, at a distance; adverb of place.

عن

ʿan — About, away from; preposition of separation or topic.

انطلقت

inṭalaqat — She set off or departed; began moving somewhere.

في

fī — In, at; very common preposition of location/time.

بعد

baʿda — After; preposition indicating time following an event.

ظهر

ẓuhr — Noon, midday; the middle part of the day.

ربيعي

rabīʿī — Of spring, springlike; adjective relating to spring season.

جميل

jamīl — Beautiful, lovely, fine; common adjective of beauty.

طول

ṭūl — Length, along; used to express the extent of something.

الطريق

al-ṭarīq — The road, path, or way to a destination.

العربي

al-ʿarabī — The Arabic or the cart track; can mean earthen path.

الذي

alladhī — Which, who; masculine singular relative pronoun.

يمتد

yamtadd — It extends or stretches over a distance.

فوق

fawqa — Above, over, on top of; preposition of position.

التل

al-tall — The hill; a raised landform or mound.

ترتدي

tartadī — She wears or puts on clothing; feminine verb.

شالاً

shālan — A shawl; a wrap worn around shoulders or head.

وقبعة

wa-qubbaʿa — And a hat; a head covering accessory.

ذات

dhāt — Having, possessing; feminine form indicating ownership.

حافة

ḥāffa — An edge, rim, or brim of something.

أمامية

amāmiyya — Front, frontal; adjective describing the front part.

حين

ḥīna — When, at the time; conjunction of time.

وصلت

waṣalat — She arrived or reached a destination.

قمة

qimma — Summit, top, peak; the highest point of something.

رأت

raʾat — She saw; past tense feminine verb of vision.

غابة

ghāba — A forest or wood; a dense area of trees.

المسافة

al-masāfa — The distance; the space between two points.

البعيدة

al-baʿīda — The far, the distant; feminine adjective of distance.

اعتقدت

iʿtaqadat — She believed or thought; past tense feminine verb.

أنه

annahu — That it; conjunction with masculine pronoun suffix.

يبدو

yabdū — It seems or appears; verb of seeming or looking.

مكاناً

makānan — A place or location; indefinite accusative form.

هادئاً

hādiʾan — Quiet, calm, peaceful; accusative adjective.

وآمناً

wa-āminan — And safe, secure; adjective describing a secure place.