The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck — Page 5

Vocabulary

استقبلها

istaqbalahā — He received or welcomed her upon arrival

كلب

kalb — Dog; a common domestic animal

وهي

wa-hiya — And she; conjunction with third-person feminine pronoun

خارجة

khārija — Going out; exiting, leaving a place

ماذا

mādhā — What; interrogative pronoun asking about something

تفعلين

tafʿalīn — You (feminine) are doing; present tense verb

بهذا

bi-hādhā — With this; preposition plus demonstrative pronoun

البصل

al-baṣal — The onion; a common cooking vegetable

أين

ayna — Where; interrogative adverb of place

تذهبين

tadh-habīn — You (feminine) are going; present tense verb

كل

kull — Every, each, all; universal quantifier word

بعد

baʿda — After; preposition indicating time or sequence

ظهر

ẓuhr — Noon, midday; the middle of the day

بمفردك

bi-mufradik — Alone, by yourself; on one's own

داك

dāk — That (demonstrative); referring to something previously mentioned

كانت

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

تهاب

tuhāb — She fears, is afraid of something

بعض

baʿḍ — Some, a little; indefinite partitive expression

الشيء

al-shayʾ — The thing; a general unspecified object or matter

فأخبرته

fa-akhbarathu — So she told him; reported information to someone

بكل

bi-kulli — With all, entirely; encompassing everything mentioned

القصة

al-qiṣṣa — The story; a narrative or tale told

أصغى

aṣghā — He listened attentively; to give ear carefully

إليها

ilayhā — To her; preposition with third-person feminine pronoun

وقد

wa-qad — And having; conjunction with perfect aspect particle

أمال

amāla — He tilted, inclined; to lean something sideways

رأسه

raʾsahu — His head; the upper part of the body

الحكيم

al-ḥakīm — The wise one; someone possessing wisdom and judgment

على

ʿalā — On, upon; preposition indicating position or direction

جانب

jānib — Side; one lateral part of something

وابتسم

wa-ibtasama — And he smiled; showed a pleased facial expression

ابتسامة

ibtisāma — A smile; a pleased or friendly facial expression

عريضة

ʿarīḍa — Wide, broad; describing a large expansive smile

حين

ḥīn — When, at the time; temporal conjunction or noun

وصفت

waṣafat — She described; gave a detailed account of something

له

lahu — To him, for him; preposition with masculine pronoun

الرجل

al-rajul — The man; an adult male person

المهذب

al-muhadhdhab — The polite, well-mannered gentleman; refined in behavior

ذا

dhā — Possessing, having; used before a noun attribute

اللحية

al-liḥya — The beard; facial hair grown on a man's chin

الرملية

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

اللون

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

سألها

saʾalahā — He asked her; posed a question to her

عدة

ʿidda — Several, a number of; indicating a small plurality

أسئلة

asʾila — Questions; plural of question, things asked

عن

ʿan — About, concerning; preposition indicating subject matter

الغابة

al-ghāba — The forest, woods; a large area of trees

وعن

wa-ʿan — And about; conjunction plus preposition of topic

الموضع

al-mawḍiʿ — The location, spot; a specific place or position

الدقيق

al-daqīq — The precise, exact; accurate and specific in detail

للبيت

lil-bayt — For the house; preposition with the noun house

والحظيرة

wal-ḥaẓīra — And the pen, enclosure; fenced area for animals

ثم

thumma — Then, afterwards; sequential connective between events

خرج

kharaja — He went out, exited; left a place

وانطلق

wa-nṭalaqa — And he set off, departed; began moving swiftly

يهرول

yuharwilu — He trots, jogs; moves at a brisk trotting pace

نحو

naḥwa — Toward, in the direction of; directional preposition

القرية

al-qarya — The village; a small rural settlement of people

ذهب

dhahaba — He went; moved from one place to another

يبحث

yabḥath — He searches for, looks for something or someone

جروَين

jarwayn — Two puppies; dual form of the word puppy

من

min — From, of; preposition of origin or belonging

كلاب

kilāb — Dogs; plural of the word dog

صيد

ṣayd — Hunting; the activity of pursuing and catching animals

الثعالب

al-thaʿālib — The foxes; plural of fox, a cunning wild animal

كانا

kānā — They two were; dual past tense of 'to be'

يتنزهان

yatanazzahān — They two are strolling, taking a leisurely walk

مع

maʿa — With, together with; preposition of accompaniment

الجزار

al-jazzār — The butcher; a person who slaughters and sells meat

سلكت

salakat — She took, followed a path or road

طريق

ṭarīq — Road, path, way; a route between two places

العربة

al-ʿaraba — The cart, wagon; a wheeled vehicle for transport

للمرة

lil-marra — For the time; used with ordinal expressions of repetition

الأخيرة

al-akhīra — The last, the final; the most recent occurrence

في

fī — In, at; preposition of place or time

مشمس

mushmis — Sunny; a bright day with clear sunlight

وكانت

wa-kānat — And she was; feminine past tense connector

محملة

muḥammala — Loaded, laden; carrying a heavy load of goods

بحزم

bi-ḥuzam — With bundles; tied bunches of plants or items

الأعشاب

al-aʿshāb — The herbs, grasses; various green leafy plants

وبصلتين

wa-baṣaltayn — And two onions; dual form of the vegetable onion

كيس

kīs — Bag, sack; a flexible container for carrying things

حلّقت

ḥallaqat — She circled in flight; soared or glided overhead

فوق

fawqa — Above, over; preposition indicating higher position

وهبطت

wa-habaṭat — And she landed, descended; came down from above

أمام

amāma — In front of, before; positional preposition of place

بيت

bayt — House, home; a building where people live

ذي

dhī — Possessing, having; used before a descriptive noun

الذيل

al-dhayl — The tail; the appendage at the back of an animal

الطويل

al-ṭawīl — The long; describing great length or height

الكث

al-kath — The bushy, fluffy, thick; describing dense fur

كان

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

جالساً

jālisan — Sitting, seated; in a position of rest on surface

جذع

judh'ʿ — Trunk, stump; the main stem of a tree

شجرة

shajara — Tree; a tall woody perennial plant

يشمّ

yashumm — He sniffs, smells; inhales to detect a scent

الهواء

al-hawāʾ — The air; the atmosphere surrounding us

ويلقي

wa-yulqī — And he casts, throws; directs glances or objects

نظرات

naẓarāt — Glances, looks; plural of a single look or gaze

قلقة

qaliqa — Anxious, worried; expressing unease or nervous concern

حوله

ḥawlahu — Around him; in the surrounding area near him

وحين

wa-ḥīna — And when; temporal conjunction linking two events

هبطت

habaṭat — She landed, descended; came down from above

قفز

qafaza — He jumped, leaped; made a sudden upward movement

قفزة

qafza — A jump, a leap; a single act of jumping

مفاجئة

mufājiʾa — Sudden, unexpected; happening without prior warning

ادخلي

udkhulī — Enter! (feminine imperative); command to go inside

البيت

al-bayt — The house; the building serving as home

فور

fawra — Immediately upon; right after doing something

إلقائك

ilqāʾiki — Your casting, your laying; the act of laying eggs

نظرة

naẓra — A look, a glance; a single act of looking

بيضك

bayḍaki — Your eggs; the eggs belonging to you (feminine)

أعطيني

aʿṭīnī — Give me! (feminine imperative); command to hand over

للعجة

lil-ʿujja — For the omelette; a dish made from beaten eggs

أسرعي

asriʿī — Hurry! (feminine imperative); command to move faster

فظاً

faẓẓan — Rude, harsh, gruff; speaking in an unkind manner

لم

lam — Did not; negation particle for past tense verbs

تسمعه

tasmaʿhu — She heard him; perceived his voice or words

يتكلم

yatakallam — He speaks, talks; engages in verbal communication

بهذه

bi-hādhihi — With this (feminine); preposition plus feminine demonstrative

الطريقة

al-ṭarīqa — The way, manner, method; a mode of doing something

قط

qaṭṭu — Ever, at all; used with negation meaning never

شعرت

shaʿarat — She felt; experienced an emotion or sensation

بالدهشة

bil-dahsha — With astonishment; feeling of great surprise or amazement

والضيق

wal-ḍayq — And distress, annoyance; a feeling of discomfort or unease

وبينما

wa-baynamā — And while, whereas; temporal conjunction for simultaneous events

الداخل

al-dākhil — The inside, interior; the inner part of a space

سمعت

samiʿat — She heard; perceived a sound with her ears

وقع

waqʿ — Sound, footfall; the noise made by footsteps

أقدام

aqdām — Feet; plural of foot, used for walking

تتحرك

tatḥarrak — Moving, shifting; in a state of motion around something

حول

ḥawla — Around, surrounding; in a circle about something

الحظيرة

al-ḥaẓīra — The pen, enclosure; a fenced area for keeping animals

شمّ

shamma — He sniffed, smelled; inhaled to detect an odor

أحدهم

aḥaduhum — One of them; an unspecified individual from a group

بأنف

bi-anf — With a nose; using the nose to smell something

أسود

aswad — Black; the darkest color, absence of light

أسفل

asfal — Below, underneath; at the lower part of something

الباب

al-bāb — The door; an entrance to a room or building

أقفله

aqfalahu — Lock it! imperative command to secure a door

أصابت

aṣābat — She was struck by, afflicted with a strong feeling

دهشة

dahsha — Astonishment, amazement; a state of great surprise

شديدة

shadīda — Intense, severe; of great strength or degree

الفزع

al-fazaʿ — Terror, fright; an intense feeling of fear