The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher — Page 3

Vocabulary

دفع

dafa'a — To push or propel something forward

القارب

al-qārib — The boat; small watercraft

للخارج

lil-khārij — To the outside; outward direction

مرةً

marratan — Once; one time

أخرى

ukhrā — Another; other (feminine form)

قليلاً

qalīlan — A little; slightly; a small amount

وألقى

wa-alqā — And threw; and cast something

الطُّعم

al-ṭu'm — The bait used for fishing or trapping

جاءت

jā'at — She/it came; arrived (feminine past tense)

اللدغة

al-ladgha — The sting or bite from an animal

على

'alā — On; upon; a common preposition

الفور

al-fawr — Immediately; at once; instantly

تقريباً

taqrīban — Approximately; almost; nearly

إذ

idh — As; since; for (connective conjunction)

اهتزّ

ihtazza — Shook; vibrated; trembled violently

العوّام

al-'awwām — The float; fishing bobber on water surface

اهتزازاً

ihtizāzan — A shaking; vibration (used as cognate accusative)

عنيفاً

'anīfan — Violent; fierce; intense

سمكة

samaka — A fish; single fish

صغيرة

ṣaghīra — Small; little (feminine adjective)

أمسكتُ

amsaktu — I grabbed; I caught; I held

بها

bihā — With it/her; by it (feminine pronoun)

من

min — From; of; a very common preposition

أنفها

anfihā — Its/her nose; snout

صاح

ṣāḥa — Shouted; cried out; exclaimed loudly

السيد

al-sayyid — Mr.; sir; the gentleman

وهو

wa-huwa — While he; and he (pronoun connector)

يشدّ

yashudd — He pulls; he tugs; he yanks

قضيبَه

qaḍībahu — His rod; his fishing rod or stick

بسرعة

bisur'a — Quickly; rapidly; with speed

إلى

ilā — To; toward; a directional preposition

الأعلى

al-a'lā — The top; upward; the highest position

لكن

lākin — But; however; a contrastive conjunction

يا

yā — O; oh; vocative particle in Arabic

له

lahu — For him; his; belonging to him

مفاجأة

mufāja'a — A surprise; an unexpected event

مروّعة

murawwi'a — Terrifying; horrifying; dreadful (feminine)

فبدلاً

fabadalan — So instead of; rather than something else

ملساء

malsā' — Smooth; sleek; slippery (feminine adjective)

سمينة

samīna — Fat; plump; chubby (feminine adjective)

اصطاد

iṣṭāda — He caught; he fished; he hunted

الصغيرة

al-ṣaghīra — The small one; little (definite feminine)

المدعوّة

al-mad'uwwa — The one called; known as (feminine)

شارب

shārib — Mustache; one who drinks; whisker

المكسوّة

al-maksuwwa — The covered one; coated with (feminine)

بالأشواك

bil-ashwāk — With thorns; with spines or prickles

ارتطمت

irtaṭamat — She/it crashed; collided; slammed against

بجوانب

bijawānib — Against the sides; along the edges

وتخبّطت

wa-takhabbbaṭat — And thrashed about; flailed wildly

تلسع

talsa' — She stings; she bites sharply

وتعضّ

wa-ta'uḍḍ — And bites; chomps with teeth

حتى

ḥattā — Until; even; so that

كادت

kādat — She almost; she nearly (did something)

تنفد

tanfad — To run out; to be exhausted or depleted

أنفاسها

anfāsuhā — Its/her breaths; breathing; respiration

ثم

thumma — Then; afterwards; subsequently

قفزت

qafazat — She jumped; she leaped; she sprang

عائدةً

'ā'idatan — Returning; going back (feminine participle)

الماء

al-mā' — The water; liquid water

وأطلّت

wa-aṭallat — And peeked out; looked out; appeared above

سربةٌ

surbatun — A school of fish; a group or flock

الأسماك

al-asmāk — The fish (plural); various fish

برؤوسها

biru'ūsihā — With their heads; using their heads

وراحت

wa-rāḥat — And began; she proceeded to do something

تسخر

taskhar — She mocks; ridicules; makes fun of

وبينما

wa-baynamā — And while; meanwhile; as (conjunction)

كان

kāna — Was; he was (past tense of to be)

جالساً

jālisan — Sitting; seated (masculine active participle)

بحزنٍ

biḥuzn — With sadness; sorrowfully; in grief

حافة

ḥāffa — Edge; rim; brink of something

قاربه

qāribahu — His boat; his small watercraft

يمصّ

yamuṣṣ — He sucks; he licks; sucks fingers

أصابعه

aṣābi'ahu — His fingers; his digits

المؤلمة

al-mu'lima — The painful; the hurting (feminine adjective)

ويحدق

wa-yuḥaddiq — And stares; gazes fixedly at something

في

fī — In; inside; within (preposition)

حدث

ḥadatha — Happened; occurred; took place

شيءٌ

shay'un — A thing; something; an object or matter

أسوأ

aswa' — Worse; the worst (comparative adjective)

بكثير

bi-kathīr — By far; much more; considerably

بل

bal — Rather; on the contrary; but instead

يمكن

yumkin — It is possible; can; may

أن

an — That; to (subjunctive particle/conjunction)

يكون

yakūn — To be; he is (subjunctive of to be)

شيئاً

shay'an — Something; a thing (accusative form)

مرعباً

mur'iban — Terrifying; frightening; horrifying

حقاً

ḥaqqan — Truly; really; indeed

لولا

lawlā — Were it not for; but for (conditional)

يرتدي

yartadī — He wears; he puts on (clothing)

معطفَه

mi'ṭafahu — His coat; his overcoat or jacket

المطريّ

al-maṭarī — The raincoat; relating to rain (adjective)

ظهر

ẓahara — Appeared; emerged; showed up

سمكُ

samaku — Fish (construct state noun); type of fish

هائل

hā'il — Enormous; tremendous; massive in size

الحجم

al-ḥajm — The size; the volume; dimensions

تحت

taḥt — Under; below; beneath something

بصوتٍ

biṣawt — With a sound; making a noise

مدوٍّ

mudawwin — Resonant; booming; echoing loudly

ومع

wa-ma'a — And with; along with; together with

رشّة

rashsha — A splash; a sprinkle of water

ماء

mā' — Water; liquid water

خطفَ

khaṭafa — Snatched; grabbed suddenly; seized quickly

بلقمةٍ

biluqma — In one bite; in a single gulp

واحدة

wāḥida — One; single; a sole one (feminine)

آه

āh — Ah; oh; an exclamation of pain or surprise

استدار

istadāra — Turned around; spun; wheeled about

وغاصَ

wa-ghāṣa — And dove; plunged; sank into water

قاع

qā' — Bottom; floor; bed of a body of water

البركة

al-birka — The pond; the pool of water

غير

ghayr — Other than; except; non- (negating prefix)

لم

lam — Did not; negation particle for past tense

تُعجبها

tu'jibuhā — She/it liked; pleased her (negative context)

طعمة

ṭu'ma — A morsel; a bite; bait or food piece

المعطف

al-mi'ṭaf — The coat; the overcoat or raincoat

أبداً

abadan — Never; at all; not in the least

فلفظته

falafaẓathu — So she spat it out; expelled it from mouth

خارجاً

khārijan — Outside; outward; out (adverb/adjective)

أقلّ

aqall — Less than; fewer; in less than (time)

نصف

niṣf — Half; one half of something

دقيقة

daqīqa — Minute; sixty seconds of time

ولم

wa-lam — And did not; and never (negation)

يكن

yakun — Was not; be not (jussive of to be)

الشيء

al-shay' — The thing; the matter; the object

الوحيد

al-waḥīd — The only one; the sole; the unique

الذي

alladhī — Who; which; that (masculine relative pronoun)

ابتلعته

ibtalā'ahu — Swallowed it; gulped it down completely

سوى

siwā — Except; other than; only

حذاءَي

ḥidhā'ay — His two shoes; a pair of shoes (dual)

المطاطيَّين

al-maṭāṭiyyayn — The two rubber ones; rubber (dual adjective)