The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher — Page 1

Vocabulary

أنتجه

antajahu — He produced it; brought it into existence

وفريق

wa-farīq — And a team or group of people

التدقيق

at-tadqīq — Proofreading; careful checking for errors

اللغوي

al-lughawī — Linguistic; related to language

عبر

ʿabra — Via; through; across

الإنترنت

al-ʾintarnit — The Internet; global computer network

التابع

at-tābiʿ — Affiliated with; belonging to; subordinate

لمشروع

li-mashrūʿ — For the project; belonging to a project

على

ʿalā — On; upon; at; a common preposition

الموقع

al-mawqiʿ — The website; the location or site

ملاحظة

mulāḥaẓa — Note; remark; observation or comment

الناسخ

an-nāsikh — The transcriber; one who copies text

هذا

hādhā — This; demonstrative pronoun for masculine singular

الكتاب

al-kitāb — The book; a written or printed work

مزوَّد

muzawwad — Equipped with; provided with; furnished

بعدد

bi-ʿadad — With a number of; containing a quantity

كبير

kabīr — Large; big; great in size or number

من

min — From; of; a very common preposition

الرسوم

ar-rusūm — The drawings; illustrations or fees

التوضيحية

at-tawḍīḥiyya — Illustrative; explanatory; serving to clarify

وقد

wa-qad — And indeed; and it has been done

تمت

tammat — Was completed; it was done or finished

إزالة

izāla — Removal; elimination of something

الإشارات

al-ʾishārāt — The references; signs or indications

إلى

ilā — To; towards; a very common preposition

هذه

hādhihi — This; demonstrative pronoun for feminine singular

النسخة

an-nuskha — The version; the copy or edition

النصية

an-naṣṣiyya — Textual; relating to text format

يرجى

yurjā — It is requested; please; kindly

البحث

al-baḥth — The search; research or looking for something

عن

ʿan — About; concerning; away from

المصوَّرة

al-muṣawwara — The illustrated version; the pictured edition

بالكامل

bil-kāmil — Completely; entirely; in full

بصيغة

bi-ṣīghat — In the format of; in the form of

حكاية

ḥikāya — A tale; story or narrative

السيد

as-sayyid — Mr.; the master; a title of respect

تأليف

taʾlīf — Authored by; the composition of a work

مؤلفة

muʾallifa — Female author; she who composed a work

وغيرها

wa-ghayrihā — And others; and so forth; et cetera

وشركاه

wa-shurakāhu — And his partners; and company; et al.

حقوق

ḥuqūq — Rights; entitlements or legal claims

النشر

an-nashr — Publishing; the act of distributing or printing

ابنة

ibnat — Daughter of; female child of someone

عمها

ʿammihā — Her paternal uncle; father's brother

في

fī — In; inside; at; a common preposition

قديم

qadīm — Old; ancient; from long ago

الزمان

az-zamān — Time; the era; a period of time

كان

kāna — Was; there was; past tense of to be

هناك

hunāka — There; in that place; over there

ضفدع

ḍifdiʿ — A frog; small amphibian living near water

يُدعى

yudʿā — Called; named; referred to as

يعيش

yaʿīsh — Lives; he dwells or resides somewhere

منزل

manzil — A house; home or dwelling place

صغير

ṣaghīr — Small; little; of small size

رطب

raṭb — Damp; moist; wet or humid

وسط

wasaṭ — Among; in the middle of; amid

زهور

zuhūr — Flowers; blossoms of plants

الحوذان

al-ḥawdhān — Buttercups; yellow wild flowering plants

حافة

ḥāffa — Edge; rim; the border of something

بركة

birka — A pond; a small body of still water

ماء

māʾ — Water; the common liquid substance

الماء

al-māʾ — The water; referring to a specific water

يتسرب

yatasarrab — Seeps; leaks or trickles through gradually

ويتراكم

wa-yatarākam — And accumulates; gathers or piles up

المخزن

al-makhzan — The storage room; a cellar or storeroom

وفي

wa-fī — And in; and inside; connecting preposition

الممر

al-mamarr — The corridor; a hallway or passageway

الخلفي

al-khalfī — The rear; back; located at the back

لكن

lākin — But; however; a conjunction of contrast

يحب

yuḥibb — Loves; likes; is fond of something

أن

an — That; to; a subordinating conjunction

تبتل

tabtall — To get wet; become soaked with water

قدماه

qadamāhu — His two feet; both feet of him

فلم

fa-lam — So not; and he did not (negation)

يكن

yakun — Be; exist; used in negative past constructions

أحد

aḥad — Anyone; someone; a single person

يوبخه

yuwabbikhuhu — Scolds him; reprimands or rebukes him

قط

qaṭṭ — Ever; at all; used in negative sentences

ولم

wa-lam — And not; he never did something past tense

يصب

yuṣab — Was struck; afflicted by an illness

بنزلة

bi-nazla — With a cold; an illness affecting the nose

برد

bard — A cold; the common cold illness

مسروراً

masrūran — Delighted; pleased; happy about something

جداً

jiddan — Very; extremely; to a great degree

حين

ḥīna — When; at the time that; while

أطلّ

aṭalla — Looked out; peered or glanced outside

الخارج

al-khārij — The outside; exterior; outward direction

ورأى

wa-raʾā — And saw; he looked and observed something

قطرات

qaṭarāt — Drops; small droplets of liquid

مطر

maṭar — Rain; precipitation falling from clouds

كبيرة

kabīra — Large; big; great in size (feminine)

تتناثر

tatanāthar — Scatter; splash or spread around randomly

البركة

al-birka — The pond; a small still body of water

قال

qāla — Said; he spoke or uttered words

سأجمع

sa-ajmaʿ — I will gather; I shall collect something

بعض

baʿḍ — Some; a portion of; a few

الديدان

ad-dīdān — The worms; earthworms used as bait

وأذهب

wa-adhhab — And go; and I will proceed somewhere

للصيد

liṣ-ṣayd — For fishing; for hunting or catching prey

وأمسك

wa-umsik — And catch; and I will grab or seize

طبقاً

ṭabaqan — A dish; a plateful of food

سمك

samak — Fish; aquatic animals used as food

الرنكة

ar-ranka — Minnows; small freshwater fish species

لعشائي

li-ʿashāʾī — For my dinner; for my evening meal

إذا

idhā — If; when; a conditional conjunction

صدت

ṣudtu — I caught; I hunted or fished successfully

أكثر

akthar — More than; more; a greater number

خمس

khams — Five; the number five

سمكات

samakāt — Fish (plural); several individual fish

سأدعو

sa-adʿū — I will invite; I shall call upon someone

صديقَيَّ

ṣadīqayya — My two friends; both of my friends

المستشار

al-mustashār — The counselor; an advisor or consultant

السلحفاة

as-sulḥafāt — The tortoise; a slow-moving shelled reptile

غير

ghayr — Other than; except; a word meaning otherwise

يأكل

yaʾkul — Eats; he consumes food

السلطة

as-salaṭa — The salad; a dish of mixed vegetables

ارتدى

irtadā — Wore; put on clothing or garment

معطفه

miʿṭafahu — His coat; his overcoat or jacket

المطري

al-maṭarī — Raincoat; relating to rain protection clothing

وزوجاً

wa-zawjan — And a pair of; and a couple of

الجوارب

al-jawārib — The socks; foot coverings or stockings

المطرية

al-maṭariyya — Rain (adj.); designed for rainy weather

اللامعة

al-lāmiʿa — Shiny; gleaming; having a bright sheen

وأخذ

wa-akhadha — And took; he picked up or grabbed something

قضيب

qaḍīb — Rod; a thin stick or pole

الصيد

aṣ-ṣayd — Fishing; hunting; the act of catching prey

والسلة

was-salla — And the basket; a woven container

وانطلق

wa-inṭalaqa — And set off; he departed or launched forward

بقفزات

bi-qafazāt — With jumps; by leaping or hopping forward

عملاقة

ʿamlāqa — Giant; enormous; very large in size

نحو

naḥwa — Towards; in the direction of something

المكان

al-makān — The place; a location or spot

الذي

alladhī — Which; that; a relative pronoun (masculine)

يحتفظ

yaḥtafiẓ — Keeps; stores; holds something in a place

فيه

fīhi — In it; therein; inside that place

بقاربه

bi-qāribihi — With his boat; his small watercraft