The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher — Page 2

Vocabulary

كان

kāna — Was; past tense of the verb 'to be'

القارب

al-qārib — The boat; a small watercraft

مستديراً

mustadīran — Round, circular in shape

وأخضر

wa-akhḍar — And green; a color adjective

اللون

al-lawn — The color; hue or shade

ويشبه

wa-yushbihu — And resembles; looks similar to something

كثيراً

kathīran — A lot, very much, greatly

أوراق

awrāq — Leaves; plural of leaf or paper

زنبق

zanbaق — Lily; a type of flowering plant

الماء

al-māʾ — The water; liquid essential for life

الأخرى

al-ukhrā — The other; referring to another one

وكان

wa-kāna — And was; past tense connector

مربوطاً

marbūṭan — Tied, fastened, or bound to something

بنبتة

bi-nabta — To a plant; attached to vegetation

مائية

māʾiyya — Aquatic, water-related, growing in water

في

fī — In, at, within a place or time

وسط

wasaṭ — Middle, center of something

البركة

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

أمسك

amsaka — Grabbed, held, seized with the hand

السيد

al-sayyid — Mr., sir; a title of respect

بعصا

bi-ʿaṣā — With a stick or rod

من

min — From, of; a preposition indicating origin

القصب

al-qaṣab — Reed, cane; hollow jointed plant stalks

ودفع

wa-dafaʿa — And pushed; applied force to move something

إلى

ilā — To, toward; a directional preposition

المياه

al-miyāh — The waters; plural form of water

المفتوحة

al-maftūḥa — The open; unobstructed or exposed area

قال

qāla — Said, spoke; past tense of 'to say'

أعرف

aʿrifu — I know; first person singular present tense

مكاناً

makānan — A place, location, or spot

جيداً

jayyidan — Well, good; in a good manner

لصيد

li-ṣayd — For fishing or hunting

السمك

al-samak — The fish; aquatic animals collectively

الصغير

al-ṣaghīr — The small, little, young one

غرز

gharaza — Stuck, inserted, thrust into something

عصاه

ʿaṣāhu — His stick, his rod or cane

الوحل

al-waḥl — The mud, mire, soft wet ground

وربط

wa-rabaṭa — And tied, and fastened securely

بها

bihā — To it, with it; feminine pronoun reference

ثم

thumma — Then, afterwards; sequential time connector

جلس

jalasa — Sat down; past tense of 'to sit'

متربعاً

mutarabbiʿan — Cross-legged; sitting with legs folded

ورتّب

wa-rattaba — And arranged, organized neatly

أدوات

adawāt — Tools, equipment, instruments used for tasks

صيده

ṣaydihi — His fishing, his hunting gear

لديه

ladayhi — He has, he possesses something

عوّامة

ʿawwāma — Float; fishing bobber on the line

صغيرة

ṣaghīra — Small, little; feminine adjective

حمراء

ḥamrāʾ — Red; feminine form of the color

رائعة

rāʾiʿa — Wonderful, splendid, excellent quality

صنّاره

ṣannārahu — His fishing hook

ساقاً

sāqan — A stem, stalk; or a leg

صلبة

ṣulba — Hard, firm, rigid in texture

العشب

al-ʿushb — The grass; green ground vegetation

خيطه

khayṭuhu — His thread, his fishing line

شعرة

shaʿra — A hair; single strand of hair

حصان

ḥiṣān — Horse; a large domestic animal

بيضاء

bayḍāʾ — White; feminine form of the color

طويلة

ṭawīla — Long, tall; feminine adjective

ورفيعة

wa-rafīʿa — And thin, slender, fine

نهايتها

nihāyatuhā — Its end, its tip or extremity

دودة

dūda — A worm; small crawling invertebrate

متلوية

mutalawwiya — Wriggling, twisting, coiling around itself

تسربت

tasarrabat — Seeped, trickled, leaked gradually through

قطرات

qaṭarāt — Drops; small amounts of liquid falling

المطر

al-maṭar — The rain; water falling from clouds

على

ʿalā — On, upon; a preposition of position

ظهره

ẓahruhu — His back; the rear of the body

وظل

wa-ẓalla — And remained, continued doing something

يحدق

yuḥaddiqu — Stares, gazes fixedly at something

العوامة

al-ʿawwāma — The float; fishing bobber on water

قرابة

qarābata — About, approximately, close to a duration

ساعة

sāʿa — An hour; unit of time

كاملة

kāmila — Full, complete, entire; feminine adjective

هذا

hādhā — This; masculine demonstrative pronoun

بدأ

badaʾa — Began, started; past tense verb

يمل

yamullu — Gets bored, becomes weary of something

أظن

aẓunnu — I think, I believe, I suppose

أنني

annanī — That I; conjunction with first person pronoun

أودّ

awaddu — I would like, I wish, I desire

تناول

tanāwala — To have, eat, or take something

الغداء

al-ghadāʾ — Lunch; the midday meal

عاد

ʿāda — Returned, came back; past tense verb

بقاربه

bi-qāribihi — With his boat; using his small vessel

مجدفاً

mujaddfan — Rowing; paddling a boat with oars

بين

bayna — Between, among; a preposition of position

نباتات

nabātāt — Plants; living vegetation, flora

وأخرج

wa-akhraja — And took out, and removed something

بعض

baʿḍ — Some, a portion of something

الطعام

al-ṭaʿām — The food; nourishment for eating

سلته

sallatihi — His basket; woven container he carries

سآكل

sa-ākulu — I will eat; future tense first person

ساندويش

sāndwīsh — Sandwich; food between two bread slices

الفراشة

al-farāsha — The butterfly; colorful winged insect

وأنتظر

wa-antaẓiru — And I wait, and I anticipate

حتى

ḥattā — Until, so that; a conjunction

تتوقف

tatawaqqufa — Stops, ceases; third person feminine verb

الأمطار

al-amṭār — The rains; plural of rain

صعد

ṣaʿida — Climbed, ascended; past tense verb

خنفساء

khunfusāʾ — Beetle; a hard-shelled crawling insect

ضخمة

ḍakhma — Large, bulky, massive in size

تحت

taḥta — Under, beneath, below something

ورقة

waraqa — A leaf; single plant leaf or paper

ونقرت

wa-naqarat — And tapped, pecked, knocked lightly

أصابع

aṣābiʿ — Fingers or toes; plural of finger

أحد

aḥad — One of, someone; indefinite reference

حذائيه

ḥidhāʾayhi — His two shoes; dual form of shoe

المطاطيين

al-maṭāṭiyyayn — The rubber ones; dual rubber adjective

ضم

ḍamma — Drew together, pressed close, hugged

ساقيه

sāqayhi — His two legs; dual form of leg

أكثر

akthar — More; comparative adjective or adverb

بعيداً

baʿīdan — Far, away, at a distance

عن

ʿan — About, away from; a preposition

متناولها

mutanāwilihā — Its reach, within its grasp

واستمر

wa-stamarra — And continued, kept on doing something

أكل

akala — Ate; past tense of 'to eat'

مرة

marra — Once, one time; an occurrence

أو

aw — Or; a conjunction showing alternatives

مرتين

marrtayn — Twice, two times; dual of once

تحرك

taḥarraka — Moved, stirred; something began to move

شيء

shayʾ — Something, a thing; indefinite object

ما

mā — What; a relative or indefinite particle

بحفيف

bi-ḥafīf — With a rustle; soft swooshing sound

وترقرق

wa-taraqraqa — And rippled, shimmered, quivered gently

أعواد

aʿwād — Sticks, reeds, stalks; plural of stick

البردي

al-bardi — The papyrus reed; marsh plant

جانب

jānib — Side, beside; next to something

أتمنى

atamannā — I hope, I wish for something

ألا

allā — That not; negative purpose conjunction

يكون

yakūna — To be; subjunctive form of 'to be'

ذلك

dhālika — That; masculine demonstrative pronoun

فأراً

faʾran — A rat; a rodent animal

أنه

annahu — That it, that he; conjunction with pronoun

الأفضل

al-afḍal — The best, the most preferable option

أن

an — That, to; a subordinating conjunction

أبتعد

abtaʿida — I move away, I distance myself

هنا

hunā — Here; this place or location