The Tale of Tom Kitten — Page 1

Vocabulary

أنتجه

antajahu — He produced it; brought it into existence

وفريق

wa-farīq — And a team; a group working together

التدقيق

at-tadqīq — Proofreading; careful checking for errors

اللغوي

al-lughawī — Linguistic; relating to language

الإلكتروني

al-iliktrūnī — Electronic; relating to digital or electronic media

لمشروع

li-mashrūʿ — For a project; an organized undertaking

حكاية

ḥikāya — A story or tale; a narrative account

القط

al-qiṭṭ — The cat; a common domestic feline animal

الصغير

aṣ-ṣaghīr — The small or little; young in size or age

بقلم

bi-qalam — By the pen of; written by (authorship credit)

مؤلفة

muʾallifa — Female author; a woman who writes books

الأرنب

al-arnab — The rabbit; a small furry hopping animal

وغيرها

wa-ghayrahā — And others; and so forth, among other things

نُشر

nushira — It was published; released for public reading

لأول

li-awwal — For the first; indicating the first occurrence

مرة

marra — A time or once; a single occurrence of something

عام

ʿām — Year; a period of twelve months

بواسطة

bi-wāsiṭat — By means of; through the agency of someone

وشركاه

wa-shurakāhu — And his partners; and company (business term)

طُبع

ṭubiʿa — It was printed; reproduced on paper

وجُلِّد

wa-jullida — And it was bound; assembled into book form

في

fī — In; preposition indicating location or time

بريطانيا

Brīṭānyā — Britain; the island nation in northwestern Europe

العظمى

al-ʿuẓmā — The great; superlative adjective meaning the greatest

مُهدى

muhdā — Dedicated; a book inscribed to someone special

إلى

ilā — To; preposition indicating direction or dedication

جميع

jamīʿ — All; every one of a group without exception

المشاغبين

al-mashāghibīn — The troublemakers; mischievous or naughty individuals

وبخاصة

wa-bi-khāṣṣa — And especially; particularly; most notably

أولئك

ulāʾika — Those; demonstrative pronoun for distant people

الذين

alladhīna — Who; relative pronoun referring to persons

يتسلقون

yatasallaqūn — They climb; scaling walls or fences repeatedly

جدار

jidār — A wall; a vertical barrier enclosing a space

حديقتي

ḥadīqatī — My garden; a cultivated outdoor space I own

قديم

qadīm — Old; ancient; from a long time ago

الزمان

az-zamān — Time; era; a period in history

كانت

kānat — There was / she was; past tense of to be

هناك

hunāk — There; indicating existence at a distant place

ثلاثة

thalātha — Three; the cardinal number between two and four

قطط

qiṭaṭ — Cats; plural of cat, domestic feline animals

صغيرة

ṣaghīra — Small; little; young in size or age (feminine)

وكانت

wa-kānat — And there were / and she was; conjunction plus past be

أسماؤها

asmāʾuhā — Their names; the designations belonging to them

كان

kāna — He was / there was; past tense of to be

لديهم

ladayhim — They had; in their possession (literally at them)

معاطف

maʿāṭif — Coats; outer garments worn for warmth or style

فراء

firāʾ — Fur; soft animal hair covering the skin

جميلة

jamīla — Beautiful; attractive in appearance (feminine form)

خاصة

khāṣṣa — Special; particular; belonging specifically to someone

بهم

bihim — With them / belonging to them; prepositional phrase

وكانوا

wa-kānū — And they were; past tense plural of to be

يتدحرجون

yatadaḥrajūn — They roll; tumbling around repeatedly on a surface

على

ʿalā — On; upon; preposition indicating position above

عتبة

ʿataba — Threshold; the step at a doorway entrance

الباب

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

ويلعبون

wa-yalʿabūn — And they play; engaging in games or fun activities

التراب

at-turāb — The dirt or soil; earth found on the ground

لكن

lākin — But; however; a conjunction showing contrast

يوم

yawm — Day; a period of twenty-four hours

من

min — From; of; preposition showing origin or belonging

الأيام

al-ayyām — The days; plural of day; a span of time

أمهم

ummuhum — Their mother; the female parent of a group

السيدة

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

تنتظر

tantaẓir — She awaits; waiting for someone to arrive

أصدقاء

aṣdiqāʾ — Friends; people one knows and is fond of

لتناول

li-tanāwul — For having or eating; consuming food or drink

الشاي

ash-shāy — The tea; a hot beverage made from leaves

فأحضرت

fa-aḥḍarat — So she brought; she fetched something inside

القطط

al-qiṭaṭ — The cats; plural definite form of cat

داخل

dākhil — Inside; within a space or building

المنزل

al-manzil — The house; a building where people live

لتغسلهم

li-taghsilahum — To wash them; to clean their bodies with water

وتلبسهم

wa-tulabbisahum — And to dress them; put clothes onto them

قبل

qabl — Before; prior to a specific event or time

أن

an — That; a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause

يصل

yaṣil — He arrives; reaches a destination

الضيوف

aḍ-ḍuyūf — The guests; visitors welcomed into one's home

الكرام

al-kirām — The honorable or noble; esteemed guests

أولاً

awwalan — First; firstly; at the beginning in order

دعكت

daʿakat — She scrubbed; rubbed hard to clean a surface

وجوههم

wujūhahum — Their faces; the fronts of their heads

هذه

hādhihi — This; demonstrative pronoun for a feminine noun

هي

hiya — She / it; third person singular feminine pronoun

ثم

thumma — Then; next; a conjunction indicating sequence

مشّطت

mashshaṭat — She combed; ran a comb through hair or fur

فراءهم

firāʾahum — Their fur; the soft hair covering their bodies

سرّحت

sarraḥat — She brushed out; untangled and smoothed hair or fur

ذيولهم

dhuyūlahum — Their tails; the appendages at their rear end

وشواربهم

wa-shawāribahum — And their whiskers; the long facial sensory hairs

هذا

hādhā — This; demonstrative pronoun for a masculine noun

هو

huwa — He / it; third person singular masculine pronoun

شقياً

shaqiyyan — Naughty or mischievous; a troublesome individual

جداً

jiddan — Very; extremely; intensifier for adjectives and adverbs

وكان

wa-kāna — And he was; conjunction plus past tense of be

يخدش

yakhdashu — He scratches; makes marks with claws or nails

ألبست

albbasat — She dressed; put clothing onto someone

مآزر

maʾāzir — Aprons; protective garments worn over clothing

نظيفة

naẓīfa — Clean; free from dirt or stains

وأطواقاً

wa-aṭwāqan — And collars; decorative bands worn around the neck

أخرجت

akhrajat — She took out; removed something from a place

كل

kull — All; every; each one in a group

أنواع

anwāʿ — Kinds or types; various sorts of something

الملابس

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

الأنيقة

al-anīqa — The elegant; stylish and neatly dressed (feminine)

غير

ghayr — Non-; not; contrary to or different from

المريحة

al-murīḥa — The comfortable; providing ease and relaxation

درج

durj — A drawer; a sliding compartment inside furniture

الخزانة

al-khizāna — The wardrobe or cupboard; a storage cabinet

لتلبيس

li-talbīs — In order to dress; for the purpose of clothing

ابنها

ibnahā — Her son; a male child belonging to her

سميناً

samīnan — Fat; plump; having excess body weight

وقد

wa-qad — And he had; conjunction with perfect aspect marker

كبر

kabura — He grew big; became large or grown up

فانفجرت

fa-infajarat — So they burst; suddenly broke apart with force

عدة

ʿiddat — Several; a few; a small unspecified number of

أزرار

azrār — Buttons; small fasteners used to close clothing

وتطايرت

wa-taṭāyarat — And they flew off; scattered in all directions

فأعادت

fa-aʿādat — So she redid; did something again from the start

أمه

ummuhu — His mother; the female parent of the male subject

خياطتها

khiyāṭatahā — Her sewing; the act of stitching fabric together

أخرى

ukhrā — Another; a different one; other (feminine form)

وعندما

wa-ʿindamā — And when; at the time that something occurred

أصبحت

aṣbaḥat — She became; transitioned into a new state

الثلاثة

ath-thalātha — The three; the definite group of three individuals

مستعدة

mustaʿidda — Ready; prepared and set to do something