The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck — Page 4

Vocabulary

قال

qāla — He said; past tense verb of saying

إنه

innahu — That he; indeed he (emphatic particle with pronoun)

يحب

yuḥibbu — He loves; he likes something or someone

البيض

al-bayḍ — Eggs; the oval objects laid by birds

وسيكون

wa-sa-yakūnu — And he will be; future tense of 'to be'

فخوراً

fakhūran — Proud; feeling satisfaction and honor

أن

an — That; to; subordinating conjunction or particle

يرى

yarā — He sees; he observes something visually

عشاً

ʿushshan — A nest; a bird's dwelling made of twigs

مليئاً

malīʾan — Full of; filled completely with something

بالبيض

bil-bayḍ — With eggs; containing or filled with eggs

في

fī — In; inside; preposition indicating location

سقيفته

saqīfatihi — His shed; his small roofed shelter or outhouse

كانت

kānat — She was; past tense feminine form of 'to be'

تأتي

taʾtī — She comes; she arrives at a place

كل

kull — Every; each; all of something

بعد

baʿda — After; following a point in time

ظهر

ẓuhr — Noon; midday; the middle of the day

فوضعت

fa-waḍaʿat — So she placed; she put something down

تسع

tisʿ — Nine; the cardinal number nine

بيضات

bayḍāt — Eggs; plural form of a single egg

العش

al-ʿushsh — The nest; a bird's home built from materials

بيضاء

bayḍāʾ — White; the color white, feminine adjective

مخضرة

mukhḍarra — Greenish; having a slight green tint

وكبيرة

wa-kabīra — And large; big in size, feminine adjective

جداً

jiddan — Very; extremely; used to intensify adjectives

أُعجب

uʿjiba — He was impressed; he admired something greatly

السيد

as-sayyid — The mister; the gentleman; a title of address

المكّار

al-makkār — The cunning one; the crafty or sly person

بها

bihā — With her/it; by means of her, prepositional phrase

إعجاباً

iʿjāban — Admiration; a strong feeling of impressed wonder

شديداً

shadīdan — Intense; severe; very strong, masculine accusative

كان

kāna — He was; past tense masculine of 'to be'

يقلّبها

yuqallibuhā — He turns them over; he flips or rotates them

ويعدّها

wa-yaʿudduhā — And he counts them; tallies or enumerates them

حين

ḥīna — When; at the time that something happens

لا

lā — No; not; negation particle in Arabic

تكون

takūnu — She is; she exists; feminine form of 'to be'

موجودة

mawjūda — Present; existing; available at a given place

وأخيراً

wa-akhīran — And finally; at last; after a long time

أخبرته

akhbarathu — She told him; she informed him of something

أنها

annahā — That she; subordinating particle with feminine pronoun

تعتزم

taʿtazimu — She intends; she plans to do something

البدء

al-badʾ — The beginning; the start of something new

الجلوس

al-julūs — The sitting; the act of sitting down

على

ʿalā — On; upon; preposition indicating position above

اليوم

al-yawm — The day; today; a period of twenty-four hours

التالي

at-tālī — The following; the next one in sequence

وقالت

wa-qālat — And she said; she spoke or uttered words

وسأحضر

wa-sa-aḥḍiru — And I will bring; I will fetch something here

معي

maʿī — With me; accompanying me, prepositional phrase

كيساً

kīsan — A bag; a sack used to carry things

من

min — From; of; preposition indicating origin or material

الحبوب

al-ḥubūb — The grains; seeds or cereal crops used as food

حتى

ḥattā — So that; until; in order that something happens

أضطر

aḍṭarru — I am forced; I am compelled to do something

إلى

ilā — To; toward; preposition indicating direction or destination

مغادرة

mughādara — Leaving; departing from a place or location

عشي

ʿushshī — My nest; the speaker's own nest or dwelling

أبداً

abadan — Never; ever; at no point in time

يفقس

yafqusu — It hatches; eggs break open releasing young

قد

qad — May; might; particle indicating possibility or completion

يصيبها

yuṣībuhā — It affects them; it strikes or hits them

البرد

al-bard — The cold; low temperature affecting living things

الحريصة

al-ḥarīṣa — The careful one; the cautious or vigilant female

يا

yā — O; oh; vocative particle used to address someone

سيدتي

sayyidatī — My lady; respectful form of address for a woman

أرجوك

arjūka — Please; I beg you; I request of you

تكلّفي

takallafī — Trouble yourself; take the effort to do something

نفسك

nafsaki — Yourself; your own self, second person feminine

بإحضار

bi-iḥḍār — With bringing; by fetching or delivering something

كيس

kīs — A bag; a sack for carrying or storing things

سأوفّر

sa-uwaffiru — I will provide; I will supply something needed

الشوفان

ash-shawfān — The oats; a cereal grain used as animal feed

لكن

lākin — But; however; conjunction indicating contrast

قبل

qabla — Before; prior to an event or point in time

تبدئي

tabdaʾī — You begin; you start something, feminine form

جلوسك

julūsuki — Your sitting; the act of you sitting down

المضني

al-muḍnī — The exhausting; the tiring or wearisome one

ذاك

dhāka — That; that one over there, demonstrative pronoun

أعتزم

aʿtazimu — I intend; I plan to do something specific

أقدّم

uqaddimu — I present; I offer something to someone

لك

laka/laki — For you; to you, second person prepositional phrase

مفاجأة

mufājaʾa — A surprise; an unexpected and pleasing event

سارة

sārra — Pleasant; delightful; bringing happiness or joy

لنقِم

li-nuqim — Let us hold; let us organize an event together

حفلة

ḥafla — A party; a celebration or social gathering

عشاء

ʿashāʾ — Dinner; the evening meal of the day

لنا

lanā — For us; belonging to us, first person plural

وحدنا

waḥdanā — Alone; just the two of us, by ourselves

هل

hal — Is; do; interrogative particle forming yes/no questions

يمكنني

yumkinunī — Can I; it is possible for me to do

أطلب

aṭlubu — I ask; I request something from someone

منك

minka/minki — From you; originating from you, prepositional phrase

إحضار

iḥḍār — Bringing; the act of fetching or delivering something

بعض

baʿḍ — Some; a few; a portion of a larger quantity

الأعشاب

al-aʿshāb — The herbs; aromatic plants used in cooking

حديقة

ḥadīqa — Garden; an outdoor cultivated area with plants

المزرعة

al-mazraʿa — The farm; land used for growing crops or animals

لصنع

li-ṣunʿ — To make; for the purpose of creating something

عجة

ʿujja — An omelette; eggs beaten and cooked in a pan

لذيذة

ladhīdha — Delicious; very tasty and pleasant to eat

المريمية

al-maryamiyya — Sage; an aromatic herb used in stuffing

والزعتر

waz-zaʿtar — And thyme; an aromatic herb used in cooking

والنعناع

wan-naʿnāʿ — And mint; a fragrant herb used in recipes

وبصلتان

wa-baṣalatān — And two onions; a pair of onion bulbs

البقدونس

al-baqdunis — Parsley; a green herb used in cooking

الشحم

ash-shaḥm — The fat; animal fat used for cooking or stuffing

للحشوة

lil-ḥashwa — For the stuffing; filling placed inside food

الكريم

al-karīm — The generous one; the noble or kind-hearted person

ذو

dhū — Having; possessor of, used before nouns

الشوارب

ash-shawārib — The whiskers; the moustache or facial hair

الرملية

ar-ramliyya — Sandy-colored; having the color of sand

اللون

al-lawn — The color; the hue or shade of something

ساذجةً

sādhijatan — Naively; in a simple or gullible manner

إن

inna — Indeed; verily; emphatic subordinating conjunction

ذكر

dhikr — Mention; the act of referring to something

والبصل

wal-baṣal — And onions; the bulb vegetable used in cooking

لم

lam — Did not; negative particle for past tense verbs

يجعلها

yajʿaluhā — Make her; cause her to do or feel something

تشكّ

tashukku — She suspects; she doubts or questions something

شيء

shayʾ — A thing; anything; something in general

طافت

ṭāfat — She wandered around; she moved through an area

بحديقة

bi-ḥadīqat — In the garden; around the cultivated outdoor area

تقطف

taqṭifu — She picks; she plucks plants or fruit

جميع

jamīʿ — All; every; the totality of a group

أنواع

anwāʿ — Types; kinds; varieties of something

المختلفة

al-mukhtalifa — The different; the various; diverse in kind

التي

allatī — Which; that; feminine relative pronoun

تُستخدم

tustakhdam — Is used; is employed for a particular purpose

لحشو

li-ḥashw — For stuffing; for filling inside meat or poultry

البط

al-baṭṭ — The duck; a water bird commonly eaten as food

المشوي

al-mashwī — The roasted; cooked by dry heat or grilling

وتمشّت

wa-tamashsḥat — And she walked; she strolled in a direction

المطبخ

al-maṭbakh — The kitchen; the room where food is prepared

وأخذت

wa-akhadhat — And she took; she picked up something

بصلتين

baṣalatayni — Two onions; a pair of onion bulbs for cooking

سلة

salla — A basket; a woven container for carrying things