The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle — Page 2

Vocabulary

ثلاثة

thalātha — The number three; a basic cardinal number.

مناديل

manādīl — Handkerchiefs or napkins; plural of mandīl.

وقميص

wa-qamīṣ — And a shirt; qamīṣ means shirt or blouse.

هل

hal — Question particle used to form yes/no questions.

_أنتِ_

_anti_ — You (feminine singular); second-person feminine pronoun.

رأيتِهم

ra'aytihim — You (fem.) saw them; past tense verb with pronoun.

يا

yā — Vocative particle meaning 'O' used to address someone.

قطة

qiṭṭa — A female cat; common domestic animal noun.

استمرت

istamarrat — She continued; past tense feminine verb from istamarr.

القطة

al-qiṭṭa — The cat (feminine); definite form of qiṭṭa.

في

fī — In, at, within; common Arabic preposition.

غسل

ghasl — Washing, cleaning; the act of washing something.

مخالبها

makhālibihā — Her claws; plural of mukhlub, referring to animal claws.

البيضاء

al-bayḍā' — The white (feminine); adjective describing a white thing.

فسألت

fa-sa'alat — So she asked; past tense with connective fa prefix.

دجاجةً

dajājatan — A hen or chicken; indefinite accusative feminine noun.

منقطة

munaqṭaṭa — Spotted, speckled; adjective describing dotted pattern.

بيني

baynī — Between me; preposition bayna with first-person suffix.

وجدتِ

wajadti — You (fem.) found; past tense second-person feminine verb.

جيب

jayb — A pocket; compartment in clothing for carrying items.

لكن

lākin — But, however; common Arabic adversative conjunction.

الدجاجة

al-dajāja — The hen or chicken; definite feminine noun.

المنقطة

al-munaqṭaṭa — The speckled one (fem.); definite adjective for spotted.

جرت

jarat — She ran; past tense feminine verb from jarā.

إلى

ilā — To, toward; common Arabic preposition of direction.

الحظيرة

al-ḥaẓīra — The barn or pen; an enclosure for keeping animals.

وهي

wa-hiya — And she, while she; pronoun with connective conjunction.

تقوقئ

tuqawqi' — She clucks; present tense verb for a hen's clucking sound.

أنا

anā — I; first-person singular personal pronoun.

أمشي

amshī — I walk; first-person present tense of mashā.

حافية

ḥāfiya — Barefoot (feminine); walking without shoes or footwear.

ثم

thumma — Then, afterwards; temporal connective conjunction.

سألت

sa'alat — She asked; past tense feminine verb from sa'ala.

الديك

al-dīk — The rooster; a male chicken, common farmyard bird.

الجالس

al-jālis — The one sitting; active participle adjective from jalasa.

على

'alā — On, upon; very common Arabic preposition.

غصن

ghuṣn — A branch or twig of a tree.

نظر

naẓara — He looked; past tense verb meaning to look or gaze.

بعينه

bi-'aynihi — With his eye; preposition with noun and pronoun suffix.

السوداء

al-sawdā' — The black (feminine); definite adjective for black color.

البراقة

al-barrāqa — The shining, gleaming (fem.); adjective for something bright.

نظرةً

naẓratan — A glance or look; indefinite accusative noun from naẓara.

جانبية

jānibiyya — Sideways, lateral; adjective describing a side glance.

حلّق

ḥallaqa — He soared or circled in the air; verb for flying high.

فوق

fawqa — Above, over; common Arabic preposition of place.

سياج

siyāj — A fence or hedge; barrier enclosing a yard or field.

وطار

wa-ṭāra — And he flew; past tense verb ṭāra with conjunction wa.

بعيداً

ba'īdan — Far away; adverb indicating great distance.

تسلقت

tasallaqat — She climbed; past tense feminine verb from tasallaqa.

السياج

al-siyāj — The fence; definite form of siyāj, a boundary barrier.

ونظرت

wa-naẓarat — And she looked; past tense feminine verb with conjunction.

الأعلى

al-a'lā — The highest, upward; superlative adjective meaning uppermost.

نحو

naḥwa — Toward, in the direction of; preposition indicating direction.

التل

al-tall — The hill; a raised area of land, smaller than a mountain.

خلف

khalfa — Behind, beyond; preposition indicating position at the back.

البلدة

al-balda — The town; a small urban settlement or village.

الصغيرة

al-ṣaghīra — The small one (feminine); definite adjective for small size.

تلٌّ

tallun — A hill; indefinite nominative noun for a raised landform.

يمتد

yamtadd — It extends, stretches; present tense verb from imtadda.

حتى

ḥattā — Until, up to, even; conjunction or preposition of limit.

السحاب

al-saḥāb — The clouds; collective noun referring to clouds in sky.

كأنه

ka'annahu — As if it; particle ka'anna with third-person pronoun suffix.

لا

lā — No, not; common Arabic particle of negation.

قمة

qimma — A peak, summit, top; the highest point of something.

له

lahu — For him/it; preposition li with third-person pronoun.

وعلى

wa-'alā — And on; conjunction wa combined with preposition 'alā.

مسافة

masāfa — A distance; the space between two points or places.

بعيدة

ba'īda — Far, distant (feminine); adjective describing remote distance.

منحدر

munḥadar — A slope, incline; a surface that descends gradually.

ظنت

ẓannat — She thought, supposed; past tense feminine from ẓanna.

أنها

annahā — That she; conjunction anna with feminine pronoun suffix.

رأت

ra'at — She saw; past tense feminine verb from ra'ā.

بعض

ba'ḍ — Some, a few; indefinite quantifier noun in Arabic.

الأشياء

al-ashyā' — The things; definite plural noun, objects or items.

منشورةً

manshūratan — Spread out, laid out (fem.); passive participle adjective.

العشب

al-'ushb — The grass; green plant covering lawns or fields.

بأسرع

bi-asra' — With the fastest; superlative form of sarī' with preposition.

ما

mā — What, that which; relative pronoun or negation particle.

تحملها

taḥmiluhā — They carry her; present tense verb with object pronoun.

ساقاها

sāqāhā — Her two legs; dual noun with third-person feminine suffix.

القويتان

al-qawiyyatān — The two strong ones (fem. dual); adjective in dual form.

وركضت

wa-rakaḍat — And she ran; past tense feminine verb with conjunction.

طول

ṭūl — Length, along; noun or preposition indicating extent.

مسار

masār — A path, route, or track; the course taken to travel.

شديد

shadīd — Intense, severe, steep; adjective indicating great degree.

الانحدار

al-inḥidār — The descent, steepness; noun for a sloping downward incline.

صعوداً

ṣu'ūdan — Upward, ascending; adverbial noun from ṣa'ida, to climb.

وصعوداً

wa-ṣu'ūdan — And upward; repeated for emphasis, continuing to ascend.

أصبحت

aṣbaḥat — She became; past tense feminine verb from aṣbaḥa.

أسفل

asfal — Below, beneath; superlative adverb or noun for lowest point.

بعيد

ba'īd — Far, distant; adjective describing something remote.

لكان

la-kāna — It would have been; conditional lām with kāna verb.

بإمكانها

bi-imkānihā — Within her ability; she could or it was possible for her.

إسقاط

isqāṭ — Dropping, letting fall; verbal noun from the verb asqaṭa.

حصاة

ḥaṣāh — A pebble or small stone; tiny piece of rock.

المدخنة

al-madkhana — The chimney; a flue or stack for venting smoke.

وسرعان

wa-sur'ān — And soon, and quickly; adverb indicating rapid occurrence.

وصلت

waṣalat — She arrived, reached; past tense feminine from waṣala.

نبع

nab' — A spring or natural water source flowing from the ground.

يتدفق

yatadaffaq — It flows, gushes; present tense verb from tadaffaqa.

من

min — From, of; very common Arabic preposition.

كان

kāna — Was, were; past tense copula verb indicating past state.

أحدهم

aḥaduhum — One of them; indefinite pronoun with third-person plural suffix.

قد

qad — Already, indeed; particle emphasizing completed action.

وضع

waḍa'a — He placed, put; past tense verb for placing an object.

علبة

'ulba — A tin can or box; a small container for holding things.

صفيح

ṣafīḥ — Tin, sheet metal; used to describe metallic containers.

حجر

ḥajar — A stone or rock; solid mineral material found naturally.

لجمع

li-jam' — For collecting; preposition li with verbal noun jam'.

الماء

al-mā' — The water; essential liquid, definite form of mā'.

فاض

fāḍa — It overflowed; past tense verb meaning to overflow or spill.

بالفعل

bil-fi'l — Indeed, already, in fact; phrase affirming something occurred.

إذ

idh — Since, as, because; causal or temporal conjunction.

لم

lam — Did not; negative particle used with jussive verb tense.

تكن

takun — Was not (fem.); jussive form of kāna after negation lam.

العلبة

al-'ulba — The tin can or box; definite form of 'ulba, a container.

أكبر

akbar — Bigger, larger; comparative adjective from kabīr.

كوب

kawb — A cup or mug; a drinking vessel for liquids.

بيض

bayḍ — Eggs; collective noun for eggs laid by birds.

وحيث

wa-ḥaythu — And where; conjunction with relative adverb of place.

الرمل

al-raml — The sand; fine granular particles of rock or mineral.

الطريق

al-ṭarīq — The road, path, or way; a route for traveling.

رطباً

raṭban — Wet, damp, moist; adjective in accusative indefinite form.

كانت

kānat — There was/were (fem.); past tense feminine of kāna.

هناك

hunāk — There; adverb indicating a place at some distance.

آثار

āthār — Traces, marks, ruins; plural of athar, a remaining sign.

أقدام

aqdām — Feet; plural of qadam, the lower extremity of a leg.

لشخص

li-shakhṣ — For or of a person; preposition li with noun for person.

_صغير_

_ṣaghīr_ — Small, little (masc.); adjective emphasizing tiny size.

جداً

jiddan — Very, extremely; common adverb of intensity in Arabic.

واصلت

wāṣalat — She continued, kept on; past tense feminine from wāṣala.

الركض

al-rakḍ — The running; verbal noun from rakaḍa, to run or sprint.

انتهى

intahā — It ended, finished; past tense verb from intahā.

عند

'inda — At, near, by; preposition indicating proximity or possession.

صخرة

ṣakhra — A rock or boulder; a large solid piece of stone.

كبيرة

kabīra — Big, large (feminine); adjective describing great size.