The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle — Page 5

Vocabulary

هذا

hādhā — This; demonstrative pronoun for masculine singular nouns.

زوج

zawj — A pair or couple; also means husband.

من

min — From; a preposition indicating origin or belonging.

القفازات

al-quffāzāt — The gloves; plural of glove.

يخص

yakhussu — Belongs to; concerns or pertains to someone.

قطة

qitta — A cat; female domestic feline.

أنا

anā — I; first-person singular pronoun.

فقط

faqaṭ — Only; just; nothing more than that.

أحتاج

aḥtāj — I need; first-person singular of to need.

إلى

ilā — To; toward; a preposition indicating direction or need.

كيّها؛

kayyihā — Ironing them; to press clothes with an iron.

هي

hiya — She; third-person feminine singular pronoun.

تغسلها

taghsiluhā — She washes them; third-person feminine singular verb.

بنفسها.

binafsihā — By herself; on her own; independently.

هذه

hādhihi — This; demonstrative pronoun for feminine singular nouns.

منديلي

mandīlī — My handkerchief; a small cloth for wiping.

الأخير

al-akhīr — The last; the final one in a series.

قالت

qālat — She said; past tense feminine verb of to say.

وماذا

wa-mādhā — And what; interrogative asking about an action.

تغمسين

taghmisīn — You dip; second-person feminine singular of to dip.

في

fī — In; inside; a preposition of location.

حوض

ḥawḍ — A basin or tub used for washing.

النشا

an-nashā — Starch; a substance used to stiffen fabric.

قميص

qamīṣ — A shirt; a garment worn on the upper body.

صغيرة

ṣaghīra — Small; little; of minimal size.

تخص

takhussu — Belongs to; pertains to; concerns someone.

بالغة

bāligha — Extreme; profound; reaching a high degree.

الدقة

ad-diqqa — The precision; accuracy; attention to fine detail.

السيدة

as-sayyida — The lady; Mrs.; a title for a woman.

لقد

laqad — Indeed; a particle emphasizing a completed action.

انتهيت

intahaytu — I finished; I completed; past tense first-person.

الآن

al-ān — Now; at this moment; currently.

الكيّ

al-kayy — The ironing; pressing clothes with a hot iron.

سأذهب

sa-adhabu — I will go; future tense first-person singular.

لتهوية

li-tahwiyat — To air out; to ventilate clothing or fabric.

بعض

baʿḍ — Some; a portion or part of something.

الملابس

al-malābis — The clothes; clothing; garments worn on the body.

ما

mā — What; an interrogative or relative pronoun.

الأشياء

al-ashyāʾ — The things; objects; plural of thing.

الناعمة

an-nāʿima — The soft ones; smooth and delicate in texture.

الرقيقة

ar-raqīqa — The thin and delicate ones; fine in texture.

الجميلة

al-jamīla — The beautiful ones; lovely and pleasing in appearance.

أوه

awh — Oh; an exclamation expressing wonder or surprise.

تلك

tilka — Those; demonstrative pronoun for distant feminine nouns.

معاطف

maʿāṭif — Coats; plural of coat or overcoat.

صوفية

ṣūfiyya — Woolen; made of wool fabric.

الحملان

al-ḥumlān — The lambs; plural of young sheep.

الصغيرة

aṣ-ṣaghīra — The small ones; little; of small size.

هل

hal — A question particle used for yes/no questions.

تُخلع

tukhlaʿ — Are they removed; passive verb for taking off.

سترهم

sutrahum — Their coats or jackets; outer garments belonging to them.

سألت

saʾalat — She asked; past tense feminine singular of to ask.

نعم

naʿam — Yes; an affirmative response.

إذا

idhā — If; a conditional conjunction.

تفضلتِ

tafaḍḍaltī — Please; if you would be so kind (feminine address).

انظري

unẓurī — Look; imperative feminine singular of to look.

علامة

ʿalāma — A mark or sign; an identifying symbol or label.

الخراف

al-khirāf — The sheep; plural of sheep or lamb.

على

ʿalā — On; upon; a preposition of location.

الكتف

al-katif — The shoulder; part of the body or garment.

وهنا

wa-hunā — And here; at this place.

واحدة

wāḥida — One; a single item, feminine form.

مميزة

mumayyaza — Special; distinctive; standing out from the rest.

وثلاثة

wa-thalātha — And three; the number three joined with a conjunction.

تأتي

taʾtī — Come; they come; third-person feminine verb.

إنها

innahā — Indeed she/it is; emphasizing a fact about her/it.

_دائماً_

dāʾiman — Always; at all times; without exception.

عند

ʿinda — At; with; near; a preposition of location or time.

الغسيل

al-ghasīl — The laundry; washing of clothes.

وعلّقت

wa-ʿallaqat — And she hung up; past tense of to hang.

أنواعاً

anwāʿan — Types; varieties; plural of kind or type.

وأحجاماً

wa-aḥjāman — And sizes; plural of size, joined with a conjunction.

مختلفة

mukhtalifa — Different; various; not the same.

بنية

bunniyya — Brown; a brown-colored item or garment.

للفئران

lil-fiʾrān — For the mice; plural of mouse with preposition.

وسترة

wa-sitra — And a jacket or vest; an outer garment.

داخلية

dākhiliyya — Inner; interior; worn underneath other clothing.

سوداء

sawdāʾ — Black; feminine form of the color black.

مخملية

makhmaliyya — Velvety; made of or resembling velvet fabric.

جلد

jild — Skin or leather; the hide of an animal.

الخلد

al-khuld — The mole; a small burrowing mammal.

ومعطف

wa-miʿṭaf — And a coat; an outer garment for warmth.

أحمر

aḥmar — Red; the color red.

بلا

bilā — Without; lacking; in the absence of.

ذيل

dhayl — A tail; the appendage at the back of an animal.

السنجاب

as-sinjāb — The squirrel; a small bushy-tailed rodent.

أزرق

azraq — Blue; the color blue.

متقلص

mutaqalliṣ — Shrunk; contracted; reduced in size from washing.

جداً

jiddan — Very; extremely; to a great degree.

وتنورة

wa-tannūra — And a skirt; a garment worn around the waist.

غير

ghayr — Other than; non-; not; indicating negation or difference.

كانت

kānat — She/it was; past tense feminine of to be.

قد

qad — A particle indicating completion of a past action.

ضاعت

ḍāʿat — It was lost; past tense feminine of to be lost.

وأخيراً

wa-akhīran — And finally; at last; in the end.

فرغت

faraghat — She emptied; finished emptying; past tense feminine.

السلة

as-salla — The basket; a woven container for carrying things.

ثم

thumma — Then; afterward; next in sequence.

أعدّت

aʿaddat — She prepared; made ready; past tense feminine.

الشاي

ash-shāy — The tea; a hot brewed beverage.

فنجاناً

finjānan — A cup; a small cup especially for tea or coffee.

لها

lahā — For her; belonging to or intended for her.

وفنجاناً

wa-finjānan — And a cup; another cup joined with a conjunction.

جلستا

jalasatā — They both sat; dual past tense feminine verb.

أمام

amāma — In front of; before; facing something.

النار

an-nār — The fire; flames used for warmth or cooking.

مقعد

maqʿad — A seat; a chair or place to sit.

وتبادلتا

wa-tabādalatā — And they exchanged; dual verb of mutual exchange.

النظرات

an-naẓarāt — The glances; plural of look or gaze.

جانبياً

jānibiyyan — Sideways; from the side; in a lateral direction.