The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse — Page 6

Vocabulary

تجرّأت

tajarra'at — She dared or ventured to do something bold

على

ʿalā — On, upon, over (preposition)

الخروج

al-khurūj — The exit, going out, leaving

كان

kāna — Was, were (past tense copula)

الجميع

al-jamīʿ — Everyone, all people

قد

qad — Particle indicating completed action (already/indeed)

رحلوا

raḥalū — They left, departed, went away

لكن

lākin — But, however (conjunction showing contrast)

الفوضى

al-fawḍā — The chaos, disorder, mess

كانت

kānat — Was, were (feminine past tense copula)

أمراً

amran — A matter, thing, affair (indefinite accusative)

مروّعاً

murawwiʿan — Terrifying, horrifying, dreadful (adjective)

لم

lam — Negation particle for past (did not)

أرَ

ara — I saw (negated first-person singular of رأى)

في

fī — In, inside (preposition of place/time)

حياتي

ḥayātī — My life, my lifetime

مثل

mithl — Like, similar to, such as

هذه

hādhihi — This (feminine demonstrative pronoun)

لطخات

laṭakhāt — Stains, smudges, blotches (plural)

عسل

ʿasal — Honey, sweet bee-produced substance

وطحلب

wa-ṭuḥlub — And moss/algae, green water plant

وزغب

wa-zaghab — And fluff, fuzz, fine soft fibers

الشوك

al-shawk — The thorns, prickles of plants

وآثار

wa-āthār — And traces, marks, footprints, remains

أقدام

aqdām — Feet, footsteps (plural of قدم)

وسخة

wasikha — Dirty, filthy, unclean (feminine adjective)

كبيرة

kabīra — Large, big (feminine adjective)

وصغيرة

wa-ṣaghīra — And small, little (feminine adjective)

كل

kull — All, every, each (quantifier)

أرجاء

arjāʾ — Corners, areas, all parts of a place

بيتي

baytī — My house, my home

الجميل

al-jamīl — The beautiful, lovely, fine (adjective)

النظيف

al-naẓīf — The clean, tidy, neat one

جمعت

jamaʿat — She gathered, collected, picked up

الطحلب

al-ṭuḥlub — The moss, algae, green plant growth

وبقايا

wa-baqāyā — And remnants, leftovers, remains

شمع

shamaʿ — Wax, beeswax substance

العسل

al-ʿasal — The honey, bee-produced sweet liquid

ثم

thumma — Then, afterwards, subsequently (conjunction)

خرجت

kharajat — She went out, exited, left

وجلبت

wa-jabat — And she brought, fetched, obtained

بعض

baʿḍ — Some, a few, certain amount of

الأغصان

al-aghṣān — The branches, twigs of trees

لتسدّ

li-tasudd — To block, plug, seal up (purpose)

الباب

al-bāb — The door, gate, entrance

الأمامي

al-amāmī — The front, forward-facing (adjective)

جزئياً

juzʾiyyan — Partially, partly, not completely

سأجعله

sa-ajʿaluhu — I will make it, render it (future)

صغيراً

ṣaghīran — Small, tiny (masculine indefinite accusative)

جداً

jiddan — Very, extremely (intensifying adverb)

بحيث

biḥaythu — So that, such that (subordinating conjunction)

لا

lā — No, not (negation particle)

يستطيع

yastaṭīʿ — He is able to, can do something

السيد

al-sayyid — Mr., sir, the gentleman (title)

الدخول

al-dukhūl — The entry, entering, going inside

منه

minhu — From it, through it (preposition + pronoun)

جلبت

jalabat — She brought, fetched, carried along

صابوناً

ṣābūnan — Soap (indefinite accusative noun)

ليّناً

layyinan — Soft, gentle, mild (adjective)

وقماشاً

wa-qumāshan — And a cloth, fabric, piece of material

من

min — From, of (preposition)

الفانيلا

al-fānīlā — The flannel, soft woven fabric

وفرشاة

wa-furshāh — And a brush (cleaning/scrubbing tool)

تنظيف

tanẓīf — Cleaning, cleansing, tidying up

جديدة

jadīda — New, fresh (feminine adjective)

المخزن

al-makhzan — The storeroom, storage place, pantry

لكنها

lākinnahā — But she/it was (contrastive conjunction + pronoun)

منهكة

munhaka — Exhausted, worn out, fatigued (feminine)

لدرجة

li-daraja — To the extent, to the degree that

أنها

annahā — That she/it (complementizer + pronoun)

تستطع

tastaṭiʿ — She was able to (negated in context)

فعل

fiʿl — To do, perform an action; act

أي

ayy — Any, which (interrogative/indefinite adjective)

شيء

shayʾ — Thing, something, anything

آخر

ākhir — Another, other, last (adjective)

أولاً

awwalan — First, firstly, at first (adverb)

نامت

nāmat — She slept, fell asleep

كرسيها

kursiyyihā — Her chair, her seat

ذهبت

dhahabat — She went, traveled, departed

إلى

ilā — To, towards (directional preposition)

السرير

al-sarīr — The bed, sleeping furniture

هل

hal — Question particle (yes/no questions)

سيعود

sayaʿūd — He/it will return, come back (future)

نظيفاً

naẓīfan — Clean, tidy (masculine indefinite accusative)

ومرتّباً

wa-murattaban — And orderly, neat, well-arranged

مرة

marra — Once, one time, an occasion

أخرى

ukhrā — Another, other (feminine adjective)

قالت

qālat — She said, spoke, uttered

السيدة

al-sayyida — The lady, Mrs., the woman (title)

المسكينة

al-miskīna — The poor, unfortunate, pitiful (feminine)

صباح

ṣabāḥ — Morning, the early part of day

اليوم

al-yawm — The day, today (noun)

التالي

al-tālī — The following, next, subsequent

استيقظت

istayqaẓat — She woke up, awoke early

مبكرة

mubakkira — Early, ahead of time (feminine adjective)

وبدأت

wa-badaʾat — And she began, started doing something

تنظيفاً

tanẓīfan — A cleaning, cleansing (indefinite accusative)

ربيعياً

rabīʿiyyan — Spring-related, vernal (adjective, spring cleaning)

استمر

istamarra — It continued, lasted, went on

أسبوعين

usbūʿayn — Two weeks (dual form of أسبوع)

كنست

kannasat — She swept, cleaned with a broom

وفركت

wa-farakat — And she scrubbed, rubbed vigorously

ونفضت

wa-nafaḍat — And she dusted, shook off dust

الغبار

al-ghubār — The dust, fine airborne particles

ودعكت

wa-daʿakat — And she polished, rubbed, scrubbed clean

الأثاث

al-athāth — The furniture, household furnishings

بشمع

bi-shamaʿ — With wax, using wax for polishing

ولمّعت

wa-lammaʿat — And she polished, made shiny and bright

ملاعقها

malāʿiqahā — Her spoons (plural of ملعقة with pronoun)

الصغيرة

al-ṣaghīra — The small, little ones (feminine adjective)

المعدنية

al-maʿdaniyya — The metallic, made of metal (feminine)

حين

ḥīn — When, at the time that (conjunction)

أصبح

aṣbaḥa — It became, it turned into (verb)

بشكل

bi-shakl — In a manner, in a shape/form

جميل

jamīl — Beautiful, lovely, pleasant (adjective)

أقامت

aqāmat — She held, organized, hosted (a party)

حفلة

ḥafla — A party, celebration, gathering

لخمسة

li-khamsa — For five (numeral with preposition)

فئران

fiʾrān — Mice, rats (plural of فأر)

صغيرة

ṣaghīra — Small, little (feminine adjective)

دون

dūn — Without, below, less than (preposition)

شمّ

shamm — Smelling, sniffing a scent

رائحة

rāʾiḥa — Smell, scent, odor (noun)

الحفلة

al-ḥafla — The party, the celebration event

وصعد

wa-ṣaʿada — And he climbed, ascended, went up

الضفة

al-ḍaffa — The bank (riverbank), the shore

لكنه

lākinnahū — But he/it (contrastive conjunction + pronoun)

يستطع

yastaṭiʿ — He was able (negated: could not)

أن

an — To, that (subordinating particle)

يتسلّل

yatasallal — To sneak in, slip through stealthily

فناولوه

fa-nāwalūhu — So they handed him, passed him something

كؤوساً

kuʾūsan — Cups, glasses (plural of كأس)

البلوط

al-ballūṭ — The acorn, oak (plant/nut)

مليئة

malīʾa — Full of, filled with (feminine adjective)

بندى

bi-nadā — With dew, with morning moisture drops

خلال

khilāl — Through, during, via (preposition)

النافذة

al-nāfidha — The window, opening in a wall

ولم

wa-lam — And did not (negation for past tense)

يكن

yakun — He was (negated past copula)

مستاءً

mustāʾan — Displeased, upset, dissatisfied (adjective)

أبداً

abadan — Never, at all, ever (negative adverb)

جلس

jalasa — He sat, sat down (past tense verb)

الخارج

al-khārij — The outside, exterior, outdoors

تحت

taḥt — Under, beneath, below (preposition)

الشمس

al-shams — The sun, solar star

وقال

wa-qāla — And he said, spoke (past tense)

صحتك

ṣaḥḥatuk — Your health, cheers, bless you

يا

yā — O, oh (vocative particle addressing someone)

سيدة

sayyida — Lady, madam, woman (respectful address)