The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin — Page 5

Vocabulary

لكن

lākin — Conjunction meaning 'but' or 'however'.

ركض

rakada — To run or sprint quickly.

إلى

ilā — Preposition meaning 'to' or 'toward'.

الأمام

al-amām — The front; forward direction.

وهو

wa-huwa — And he; while he is doing something.

يضحك

yaḍḥak — He laughs or is laughing.

ويصرخ

wa-yaṣrukh — And he shouts or screams loudly.

يرقد

yarqud — He lies down or reclines.

في

fī — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at'.

الجدول

al-jadwal — The stream, brook, or small waterway.

وغطاء

wa-ghiṭāʾ — And a cover or lid or covering.

أبيض

abyaḍ — White in color.

حول

ḥawla — Around or surrounding something.

عنقه

ʿunuqihi — His neck or throat area.

أربعون

arbaʿūn — The number forty.

طبيباً

ṭabīban — A doctor or physician (indefinite accusative).

وأربعون

wa-arbaʿūn — And forty (conjunction plus numeral).

نجاراً

najjāran — A carpenter or woodworker (indefinite accusative).

لا

lā — Negation particle meaning 'no' or 'not'.

يستطيعون

yastaṭīʿūn — They are able to or can do something.

إعادة

iʿāda — Restoration, return, or doing again.

حاله

ḥālahu — His condition, state, or situation.

أبدى

abdā — He showed, expressed, or demonstrated something.

السيد

al-sayyid — Mister, sir, or gentleman; title of respect.

العجوز

al-ʿajūz — The old man or old woman; elderly person.

اهتماماً

ihtimāman — Interest, concern, or attention (indefinite accusative).

بالبيض

bil-bayḍ — In or with eggs; interest in eggs.

فتح

fataḥa — He opened something, such as a door or eye.

إحدى

iḥdā — One of (feminine form of numeral one).

عينيه

ʿaynayhi — His two eyes (dual possessive form).

ثم

thumma — Then, afterward; sequencing conjunction.

أغمضها

aghmadahā — He closed or shut it (his eye).

مجدداً

mujaddadan — Again, anew, or once more.

لكنه

lākinahu — But he; however he (conjunction with pronoun).

مع

maʿa — With or together with someone or something.

ذلك

dhālika — That; demonstrative pronoun for distant objects.

لم

lam — Negation particle for past tense (did not).

يتكلم

yatakallam — He speaks or talks to someone.

أصبح

aṣbaḥa — He became; to become or turn into.

أكثر

akthar — More; comparative form meaning greater in amount.

فأكثر

fa-akthar — And more; increasingly so over time.

وقاحةً

waqāḥatan — Impudence, rudeness, or brazen disrespect.

أيها

ayyuhā — O you (vocative particle used before nouns).

على

ʿalā — On, upon, or above; common preposition.

باب

bāb — A door, gate, or entrance.

مطبخ

maṭbakh — A kitchen or cooking area.

الملك

al-malik — The king or ruler of a kingdom.

كل

kull — All, every, or each without exception.

خيول

khuyūl — Horses; plural of horse.

وكل

wa-kull — And all; conjunction with universal quantifier.

رجال

rijāl — Men; plural of man or adult male.

يستطيعوا

yastaṭīʿū — They can or are able (subjunctive form).

طرد

ṭarada — To expel, drive away, or dismiss someone.

من

min — From or of; very common Arabic preposition.

رقص

raqaṣa — He danced or to dance.

صعوداً

ṣuʿūdan — Upward, ascending, or going up.

وهبوطاً

wa-hubūṭan — And downward, descending, or going down.

كشعاع

ka-shuʿāʿ — Like a ray or beam of light.

الشمس

al-shams — The sun; central star of our solar system.

البني

al-bunnī — The brown (color); brownish in shade.

يقل

yaqill — He says or utters; to say something.

شيئاً

shayʾan — Something; any thing at all (indefinite accusative).

الإطلاق

al-iṭlāq — Absolute; used in 'على الإطلاق' meaning 'at all'.

بدأ

badaʾa — He began or started doing something.

جديد

jadīd — New or recent; not old or used.

كسر

kasara — He broke or shattered something into pieces.

قيده

qaydahu — His bond, chain, or restraint.

يأتي

yaʾtī — He comes or approaches; to come.

مزمجراً

muzamjiran — Roaring, rumbling, or making a loud growl.

عبر

ʿabara — He crossed over or passed through something.

الأرض

al-arḍ — The earth, ground, or land surface.

ملك

malik — King or ruler of a country.

بكل

bi-kulli — With all of; using every bit of.

قوته

quwwatihi — His strength, power, or force.

يستطيع

yastaṭīʿ — He is able to or can do something.

إيقاف

īqāf — Stopping, halting, or bringing to a standstill.

الكوخ

al-kūkh — The hut, cabin, or small shelter.

أصدر

aṣdara — He issued, produced, or emitted something.

صوتاً

ṣawtan — A sound, voice, or noise (indefinite accusative).

طنيناً

ṭanīnan — A buzzing, humming, or ringing sound.

يشبه

yushbihu — He resembles or looks like something else.

صوت

ṣawt — Sound, voice, or noise in general.

الريح

al-rīḥ — The wind; moving air current.

قفز

qafaza — He jumped or leaped through the air.

جرياً

jaryan — Running; in a running manner.

مباشرةً

mubāsharatan — Directly, immediately, or straight toward something.

رأس

raʾs — Head; top part of the body.

فجأةً

fajʾatan — Suddenly, all at once, without warning.

كان

kāna — He was; past tense of 'to be'.

هناك

hunāka — There; in or at that place.

رفرفة

rafrafa — Fluttering, flapping, or rustling of wings.

واشتباك

wa-ishtibāk — And a clash, tangle, or conflict.

وصرخة

wa-ṣarkha — And a scream or loud shout.

عالية

ʿāliya — High, loud, or elevated in degree.

صريرٌ

ṣarīrun — A creak, squeak, or squealing sound.

فرّت

farrat — She/they fled or ran away quickly.

السناجب

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

الأخرى

al-ukhrā — The other (feminine); the remaining one.

مسرعةً

musriʿatan — Hastening, rushing, or moving very fast.

الأدغال

al-adghāl — The thickets, jungles, or dense undergrowth.

حين

ḥīna — When; at the time that something occurs.

عادوا

ʿādū — They returned or came back to a place.

بحذر

bi-ḥadhar — With caution or carefully; warily.

شديد

shadīd — Intense, severe, or very strong.

يتلصصون

yatalasṣaṣūn — They peek, spy, or sneak a look.

الشجرة

al-shajara — The tree; a large woody plant.

جالساً

jālisan — Sitting; in a seated position.

عتبة

ʿataba — A threshold, doorstep, or entrance sill.

بابه

bābihi — His door or his gate.

ساكناً

sākitan — Still, motionless, or completely quiet.

تماماً

tamāman — Completely, entirely, or perfectly so.

بعينين

bi-ʿaynayn — With two eyes; using both eyes.

مغمضتين

mughmadatayn — Closed, shut (dual form referring to eyes).

كأن

kaʾanna — As if; it is as though something.

يكن

yakun — He be; subjunctive or jussive of 'to be'.

جيب

jayb — A pocket in clothing or a bag.

سترته

sutratahu — His jacket, coat, or outer garment.

يبدو

yabdū — It seems or appears to be so.

هذا

hādhā — This; near demonstrative pronoun (masculine).

كنهاية

ka-nihāya — Like an ending or as a conclusion.

القصة

al-qiṣṣa — The story, tale, or narrative.

ليس

laysa — Is not; negation of 'to be' in present.

كذلك

ka-dhālika — Like that; similarly or in that manner.