The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin — Page 2

Vocabulary

ثم

thumma — Then; used to indicate sequence or continuation.

انحنى

inḥanā — He bowed or bent down respectfully.

وبقية

wa-baqiyyat — And the rest of; and the remainder.

السناجب

al-sanājib — The squirrels; small bushy-tailed rodents.

الصغيرة

al-ṣaghīra — The small/little one; feminine adjective.

انحناءةً

inḥināʾatan — A bow; a polite bending of the body.

خفيفة،

khafīfa — Light, gentle, slight in manner or weight.

وقالوا

wa-qālū — And they said; third person plural past.

بأدب--

bi-adab — Politely; with manners and respect.

السيد

al-sayyid — Mister; a title of respect for a man.

العجوز،

al-ʿajūz — The old one; elderly person or creature.

هل

hal — Question particle introducing yes/no questions.

تتفضل

tatafaḍḍal — Would you kindly; polite form of granting permission.

علينا

ʿalaynā — Upon us; preposition with first person plural pronoun.

بالإذن

bil-idhn — With permission; formal request for allowance.

لجمع

li-jamʿ — To gather, to collect something together.

المكسرات

al-mukassarāt — Nuts; hard-shelled edible seeds or fruits.

على

ʿalā — On, upon; a very common Arabic preposition.

جزيرتك؟

jazīratak — Your island; land surrounded by water, yours.

لكن

lākin — But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception.

كان

kāna — Was/were; past tense linking verb.

وقحًا

waqiḥan — Rude, impudent, insolent in behavior.

إلى

ilā — To, toward; common directional preposition.

أبعد

abʿad — Furthest, most extreme; superlative of far.

حد

ḥadd — Limit, extent, degree of something.

في

fī — In, inside; very common locative preposition.

تصرفاته.

taṣarrufātihi — His behavior, his actions and conduct.

يقفز

yaqfiz — He jumps, leaps; present tense verb.

لأعلى

li-aʿlā — Upward; toward a higher position or place.

ولأسفل

wa-li-asfal — And downward; toward a lower position.

كحبة

ka-ḥabbat — Like a grain or berry; comparison particle plus noun.

كرز

karaz — Cherry; small round red fruit on a tree.

حمراء

ḥamrāʾ — Red; feminine color adjective in Arabic.

صغيرة،

ṣaghīra — Small, little; feminine singular adjective.

مغنيًا--

mughanniyan — Singing; present participle describing ongoing action.

هيا

hayyā — Come on; exclamation urging action or attention.

خمّن

khammIn — Guess! imperative form of to guess.

يا

yā — O, hey; vocative particle calling someone.

من

man — Who; interrogative pronoun for persons.

تخمّن!

tukhammIn — You guess! second person present imperative form.

رجلٌ

rajulun — A man; adult male human being.

صغيرٌ

ṣaghīrun — Small, little; masculine indefinite adjective.

معطفٍ

miʿṭafin — A coat, overcoat; outer garment worn for warmth.

أحمر

aḥmar — Red; masculine color adjective.

قانٍ

qānin — Deep red, crimson; intensely saturated red color.

بيده

bi-yadihi — In his hand; preposition with possessive pronoun.

عصا

ʿaṣā — A stick, cane, or staff used for walking.

وفي

wa-fī — And in; conjunction combined with preposition.

حلقه

ḥalqihi — His throat or neck area.

حجر؛

ḥajar — A stone, rock; solid mineral object.

إن

in — If; conditional conjunction introducing a condition.

أجبتني

ajabтаnī — If you answered me; past conditional verb form.

هذا

hādhā — This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun.

اللغز

al-lughz — The riddle, puzzle, enigma to be solved.

أعطيتك

aʿṭaytuka — I gave you; first person past tense verb.

قرشًا.

qirshan — A penny or small coin; unit of currency.

قديمٌ

qadīmun — Old, ancient; having existed for a long time.

قِدَم

qidam — Antiquity, oldness; the state of being ancient.

الجبال؛

al-jibāl — The mountains; large elevated landforms.

ولم

wa-lam — And did not; negation particle for past tense.

يُعِر

yuʿir — He paid/gave attention; from the verb to give.

أي

ayy — Any; indefinite pronoun or adjective.

اهتمام

ihtimām — Attention, interest, care toward something.

أغمض

aghmada — He closed his eyes; shut eyelids deliberately.

عينيه

ʿaynaYhi — His two eyes; dual possessive form.

بعناد

bi-ʿinād — Stubbornly, with obstinacy and determination.

وذهب

wa-dhahaba — And he went; past tense verb of going.

النوم.

al-nawm — Sleep; the state of resting with closed eyes.

ملأت

malaʾat — She filled; past tense feminine verb.

أكياسها

akyāsahā — Her bags, her sacks; plural possessive noun.

بالمكسرات،

bil-mukassarāt — With nuts; preposition combined with the noun.

وأبحرت

wa-abḥarat — And she sailed away; past tense feminine verb.

عائدةً

ʿāʾidatan — Returning, heading back; feminine active participle.

البيت

al-bayt — The house, the home; place of residence.

المساء.

al-masāʾ — The evening; the later part of the day.

لكنهم

lākinnahum — But they; conjunction with third person plural pronoun.

عادوا

ʿādū — They returned, came back; past tense plural.

جميعًا

jamīʿan — All together, collectively; everyone without exception.

صباح

ṣabāḥ — Morning; the early part of the day.

اليوم

al-yawm — The day; today or a general day reference.

التالي

al-tālī — The following, the next; adjective for what comes after.

جزيرة

jazīra — Island; land completely surrounded by water.

البومة؛

al-būma — The owl; nocturnal bird of prey.

وأحضر

wa-aḥḍara — And he brought; past tense causative verb.

والآخرون

wal-ākhirūn — And the others; remaining members of the group.

خُلدًا

khuldan — A mole; small burrowing insectivorous mammal.

سمينًا

samīnan — Fat, plump; having excess body weight.

جميلًا،

jamīlan — Beautiful, lovely, fine-looking.

ووضعوه

wa-waḍaʿūhu — And they placed it; past tense plural with pronoun.

الحجر

al-ḥajar — The stone; solid rock or mineral object.

أمام

amāma — In front of, before; directional preposition.

باب

bāb — Door, gate; entrance to a room or building.

وقالوا--

wa-qālū — And they said; past tense third person plural.

بإذنك

bi-idhnik — With your permission; polite formal request phrase.

الكريم

al-karīm — The generous, the noble, the gracious one.

المزيد

al-mazīd — More, additional; greater quantity of something.

المكسرات؟

al-mukassarāt — The nuts; hard-shelled edible seeds or fruits.

الذي

alladhī — Who, which; masculine singular relative pronoun.

لا

lā — No, not; general negation particle.

يعرف

yaʿrif — He knows; present tense verb of knowing.

للاحترام

lil-iḥtirām — For respect; deference and esteem for others.

معنى،

maʿnan — Meaning, sense; the significance of something.

أخذ

akhadha — He took; past tense verb also used as auxiliary.

يرقص

yarquṣ — He dances; present tense verb of dancing.

ولأسفل،

wa-li-asfal — And downward; toward a lower position.

يدغدغ

yadaghdigh — He tickles; present tense verb of tickling.

العجوز

al-ʿajūz — The old one; elderly creature or person.

بقُريص

bi-qurayyiṣ — With a little pinch; diminutive of a pinch.

وهو

wa-huwa — While he; conjunction with third person pronoun.

يغني--

yughanī — He sings; present tense verb of singing.

أيها

ayyuhā — O you; vocative particle addressing someone directly.

العجوز!

al-ʿajūz — The old one! elderly person being addressed.

خمّن!

khammIn — Guess! strong imperative to solve a riddle.

بيتي

baytī — My house, my home; first person possessive.

داخل

dākhil — Inside, interior; within a place or thing.

الجدار،

al-jidār — The wall; vertical structure enclosing a space.

خارج

khārij — Outside, exterior; beyond the boundary.

الجدار؛

al-jidār — The wall; repeated for rhythmic riddle effect.

لمستَ

lamaста — You touched; past tense second person singular verb.

بيتي،

baytī — My home; the speaker's dwelling place.

ستعضّك

sataʿuḍḍuka — It will bite you; future tense threat verb.

بيتي!

baytī — My home; exclamatory possessive used in riddle.

استيقظ

istayqaẓa — He woke up; past tense reflexive verb of waking.

فجأةً

fajʾatan — Suddenly, abruptly; without warning or expectation.

وحمل

wa-ḥamala — And he carried; past tense verb of carrying.

الخُلد

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

منزله.

manzilihi — His home, his residence; place where one lives.

وأغلق

wa-aghlaq — And he shut, locked; past tense verb of closing.

الباب

al-bāb — The door; entrance to a room or building.

وجه

wajh — Face; the front part of the head.