The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies — Page 4

Vocabulary

تبعت

tabi'at — She/it followed someone or something

أرانب

arānib — Rabbits; plural of rabbit

على

'alā — On, upon, at; common preposition

مسافة

masāfa — Distance, a span of space between two points

آمنة

āmina — Safe, secure, free from danger

راقبوه

rāqabūhu — They watched him, observed him closely

وهو

wa-huwa — While he, and he; connective pronoun phrase

يدخل

yadkhul — He enters, goes inside a place

إلى

ilā — To, toward; directional preposition

منزله

manzilihi — His house, his home residence

ثم

thumma — Then, afterward; sequential conjunction

زحفوا

zaḥafū — They crept, crawled stealthily forward

نحو

naḥwa — Toward, in the direction of

النافذة

al-nāfidha — The window of a building

للاستماع

lil-istimā' — In order to listen, for listening

ألقى

alqā — He threw, cast, or tossed something

السيد

al-sayyid — Mr., the master, the gentleman

الكيس

al-kīs — The bag, sack, or pouch

الأرض

al-arḍ — The ground, earth, floor

الحجرية

al-ḥajariyya — Stony, made of stone or rock

بطريقة

bi-ṭarīqa — In a way, in a manner

كانت

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

ستكون

satakūn — It/she will be; future of to be

مؤلمة

mu'lima — Painful, causing pain or hurt

للغاية

lil-ghāya — Extremely, to the utmost degree

لو

law — If; conditional particle for hypotheticals

كانوا

kānū — They were; past tense plural to be

بالصدفة

bil-ṣudfa — By coincidence, by chance, accidentally

بداخله

bi-dākhilihi — Inside it, within it

كان

kāna — He/it was; past tense to be

بإمكانهم

bi-imkānihim — It was possible for them, they could

سماعه

samā'ahu — Hearing it/him, to hear him

يسحب

yasḥab — He pulls, drags something along

كرسيه

kursiyyihi — His chair, his seat

البلاط

al-bilāṭ — The tiles, tiled floor

ويضحك

wa-yaḍḥak — And he laughs, is laughing

بخبث

bi-khubth — Wickedly, maliciously, with cunning evil

واحد

wāḥid — One; the number one

اثنان

ithnān — Two; the number two

ثلاثة

thalātha — Three; the number three

أربعة

arba'a — Four; the number four

خمسة

khamsa — Five; the number five

ستة

sitta — Six; the number six

صغيرة

ṣaghīra — Small, little, tiny in size

قال

qāla — He said, spoke, uttered words

آه

āh — Ah! An exclamation of surprise or realization

ما

mā — What; interrogative or negation particle

هذا

hādhā — This; demonstrative pronoun masculine singular

ماذا

mādhā — What; interrogative pronoun for actions

يفسدون

yufsidūn — They ruin, corrupt, or spoil things

الآن

al-ān — Now, at this moment in time

سألت

sa'alat — She asked, questioned someone

السيدة

al-sayyida — Mrs., the lady, the madam

سمينة

samīna — Fat, plump, stout in body

كرر

karrara — He repeated, said again, reiterated

عادًّا

'āddan — Counting, while counting numerically

أصابعه

aṣābi'ahu — His fingers; plural of finger

لا

lā — No, not; negation particle

تكن

takun — Be; jussive form of to be (command/negation)

سخيفًا

sakhīfan — Foolish, silly, ridiculous, absurd

تقصد

taqṣud — You mean, you intend to say

أيها

ayyuhā — O you, hey; vocative address particle

الرجل

al-rajul — The man, the male person

العجوز

al-'ajūz — The old one, the elderly person

الأحمق

al-aḥmaq — The fool, the stupid one, the idiot

في

fī — In, inside; locative preposition

أجاب

ajāba — He answered, replied to a question

تسلق

tasallaqa — He climbed, scaled upward

أصغر

aṣghar — Smaller, youngest; comparative of small

حافة

ḥāfa — Edge, rim, border of something

أمسكت

amsakat — She grabbed, seized, held onto something

ولمسته

wa-lamasat-hu — And she touched it, felt it

قالت

qālat — She said, spoke, uttered words

إنها

innahā — That she/it; emphatic pronoun phrase

تستطيع

tastaṭī' — She is able to, she can

أن

an — That, to; subordinating conjunction particle

تحس

tuḥiss — She feels, senses, perceives by touch

لكنها

lākinnahā — But she/they; contrastive conjunction with pronoun

بد

budd — Alternative, escape; as in لا بد (must)

تكون

takūn — To be, she is; present form of to be

_عجوزة_

'ajūza — Old woman; elderly female

لأنها

li-annahā — Because she/they; causal conjunction with pronoun

صلبة

ṣulba — Hard, firm, rigid in texture

جدًا

jiddan — Very, extremely, a great deal

وبأشكال

wa-bi-ashkāl — And in shapes, and of various forms

مختلفة

mukhtalifa — Different, various, diverse

كلها

kulluhā — All of them, entirely, the whole of it

ليست

laysat — She/it is not; feminine negation of to be

صالحة

ṣāliḥa — Suitable, good, fit for a purpose

للأكل

lil-akl — For eating, edible, suitable to eat

لكن

lākin — But, however; contrastive conjunction

جلودها

julūduhā — Their skins, their hides or pelts

مناسبة

munāsiba — Appropriate, suitable, fitting for purpose

لبطانة

li-biṭāna — For a lining, to line clothing

عباءتي

'abā'atī — My cloak, my outer garment or robe

القديمة

al-qadīma — The old, the ancient, the aged

بطانة

biṭāna — Lining of a garment or fabric

عباءتك

'abā'atuka — Your cloak, your outer robe or wrap

صاح

ṣāḥa — He shouted, cried out, exclaimed loudly

سأبيعها

sa-abī'uhā — I will sell them; future tense sell

وأشتري

wa-ashtarī — And I will buy; future purchase

لنفسي

li-nafsī — For myself, for my own self

تبغًا

tabghan — Tobacco; smoking material

تبغ

tabgh — Tobacco; a smoking substance

الأرانب

al-arānib — The rabbits; definite plural

سأسلخها

sa-aslaḵuhā — I will skin them, flay their hides

وأقطع

wa-aqṭa' — And I will cut, sever something

رؤوسها

ru'ūsahā — Their heads; plural of head

فكّت

fakkat — She untied, loosened, undid a knot

ربطة

rubṭa — A tie, knot, binding fastening

وأدخلت

wa-adkhalat — And she inserted, put in her hand

يدها

yadahā — Her hand

حين

ḥīna — When, at the time that

لمست

lamasat — She touched, felt with her hand

الخضروات

al-khuḍrawāt — The vegetables; edible plants

غضبت

ghaḍibat — She became angry, got furious

غضبًا

ghaḍaban — Anger, rage; in great fury

شديدًا

shadīdan — Intense, severe, extreme in degree

إن

in/inna — If / indeed; conditional or emphatic particle