The Tale of Tom Kitten — Page 2

Vocabulary

أخرجتهم

akhrajathum — She sent them out / drove them away

بتهور

bi-tahawwur — Recklessly, rashly, without caution

إلى

ilā — To, toward, until (preposition)

الحديقة

al-ḥadīqa — The garden, a cultivated outdoor space

لإبعادهم

li-ibʿādihim — To keep them away, to distance them

عن

ʿan — About, away from, concerning (preposition)

الطريق

al-ṭarīq — The road, path, or way

بينما

baynamā — While, whereas, at the same time

كانت

kānat — She/it was (past tense of 'to be')

تُعِدّ

tuʿidd — She prepares, makes ready something

الخبز

al-khubz — The bread, baked dough food staple

المحمص

al-muḥammaṣ — Toasted, roasted bread or similar food

الساخن

al-sākhin — The hot, warm (adjective for temperature)

بالزبدة

bil-zubda — With butter, spread with butter

الآن

al-ān — Now, at this present moment

احتفظوا

iḥtafiẓū — Keep, maintain, hold onto (plural command)

بفساتينكم

bi-fasātīnikum — With your dresses, keep your dresses clean

نظيفة

naẓīfa — Clean, tidy, unsoiled (feminine adjective)

أيها

ayyuhā — O you (vocative particle for addressing group)

الأطفال

al-aṭfāl — The children, young ones

يجب

yajib — It is necessary, must, obligatory

أن

an — That, to (subordinating conjunction/particle)

تمشوا

tamshū — You walk, you go on foot (plural)

على

ʿalā — On, upon, over (preposition)

أرجلكم

arjulikum — Your feet/legs (plural possessive noun)

الخلفية

al-khalfiyya — The back, rear, hind (adjective/noun)

ابتعدوا

ibтaʿadū — Stay away, keep your distance (plural command)

حفرة

ḥufra — A pit, hole, hollow in the ground

الرماد

al-ramād — The ash, residue left after burning

القذرة

al-qadhira — The dirty, filthy, unclean (feminine adjective)

وعن

wa-ʿan — And away from, and about (conjunction + preposition)

حظيرة

ḥaẓīra — A pen, enclosure for animals (e.g., pigsty)

الخنازير

al-khanāzīr — The pigs, swine (plural noun)

وبط

wa-baṭṭ — And ducks, waterfowl (conjunction + noun)

البُرَك

al-burak — The ponds, small bodies of still water

مشت

mashat — She/they walked, proceeded on foot (past tense)

طول

ṭūl — Length, the full extent of something

ممر

mamarr — A passage, corridor, narrow pathway

بخطى

bi-khuṭā — With steps, with paces (prepositional phrase)

متعثرة

mutaʿaththira — Stumbling, unsteady, tripping while walking

وما

wa-mā — And it was not long (conjunction + negation)

هي

hiya — She, it (third person feminine pronoun)

إلا

illā — Except, but, only (exclusion particle)

لحظات

laḥaẓāt — Moments, very brief periods of time

حتى

ḥattā — Until, even, so that (particle/conjunction)

داسَتا

dāsatā — They both stepped on, trampled (dual past)

مآزرهما

maʾāziruhumā — Their two aprons, garments worn over clothing

وسقطتا

wa-saqaṭatā — And they both fell down (dual past tense)

أنفيهما

anfayhimā — Their two noses (dual possessive noun)

وحين

wa-ḥīna — And when, at the time that (conjunction)

وقفتا

waqafatā — They both stood up (dual past tense verb)

هناك

hunāk — There, in that place (adverb of place)

لطخات

laṭakhāt — Stains, smudges, blotches on a surface

خضراء

khaḍrāʾ — Green (feminine adjective, color)

عديدة

ʿadīda — Numerous, many, several (feminine adjective)

قالت

qālat — She said, she spoke (past tense verb)

دعينا

daʿīnā — Let us, allow us (first person plural hortative)

نتسلق

natasallaق — We climb, we scale (first person plural verb)

الصخرية

al-ṣakhriyya — The rocky, stone-like (feminine adjective)

ونجلس

wa-najlis — And we sit down (first person plural verb)

سور

sūr — A wall, surrounding fence or barrier

قلبتا

qalabatā — They both turned over, flipped (dual past)

من

min — From, of, out of (preposition)

الخلف

al-khalf — The back, the rear side

الأمام

al-amām — The front, forward direction

وصعدتا

wa-ṣaʿadatā — And they both climbed up (dual past tense)

بنشاط

bi-nashāṭ — Energetically, actively, with vigor

وقفزات

wa-qafazāt — And jumps, leaps (conjunction + plural noun)

وسقطت

wa-saqaṭat — And she/it fell (past tense, singular)

قلادة

qilāda — A necklace, collar worn around the neck

البيضاء

al-bayḍāʾ — The white (feminine adjective, color)

في

fī — In, inside, within (preposition of place)

كان

kāna — He/it was (past tense of 'to be')

عاجزاً

ʿājizen — Incapable, unable, helpless (masculine adjective)

تماماً

tamāman — Completely, entirely, absolutely (adverb)

القفز

al-qafz — The jumping, leaping (verbal noun/gerund)

حين

ḥīna — When, at the time of (temporal conjunction)

يمشي

yamshī — He walks, he goes on foot

رجليه

rijlayhi — His two legs/feet (dual possessive noun)

الخلفيتين

al-khalfiyyatayni — The two back/hind ones (dual feminine adjective)

وهو

wa-huwa — While he, and he (conjunction + pronoun)

يرتدي

yartadī — He wears, he puts on clothing

بنطاله

banṭālahu — His trousers, his pants (possessive noun)

صعد

ṣaʿada — He climbed, went up (past tense verb)

تدريجياً

tadrījiyyan — Gradually, step by step, incrementally

يكسر

yaksir — He breaks, snaps, crushes (present tense)

السراخس

al-sarākhs — The ferns, leafy woodland plants (plural)

ويتساقط

wa-yatasāqaṭ — And they fall off, drop one by one

أزراره

azrāruhu — His buttons (plural possessive noun)

يميناً

yamīnan — To the right, rightward (adverb of direction)

وشمالاً

wa-shimālan — And to the left, leftward (adverb of direction)

ملابسه

malābisuh — His clothes, his garments (possessive plural)

قد

qad — Already, indeed (perfect aspect particle)

تفككت

tafakkakat — It came apart, fell to pieces, disintegrated

كلياً

kulliyyan — Completely, wholly, totally (adverb)

بلغ

balaghа — He reached, arrived at (past tense verb)

قمة

qimma — The top, summit, peak of something

حاولت

ḥāwalat — She tried, she attempted (past tense verb)

إعادة

iʿāda — Restoration, returning something to order

ترتيبه

tartībuhu — His arrangement, putting him in order

فسقطت

fa-saqaṭat — So it fell, then it dropped (consequential past)

قبعته

qubbaʿatuhu — His hat, his cap (possessive noun)

وانفجرت

wa-infajarat — And it burst, exploded apart (past tense)

بقية

baqiyyat — The rest of, the remainder of something

وبينما

wa-baynamā — And while, whereas (conjunction compound)

كانوا

kānū — They were (past tense plural 'to be')

هذه

hādhihi — This (feminine singular demonstrative pronoun)

الورطة

al-warṭa — The predicament, the mess, the trouble

سُمع

sumiʿa — It was heard, a sound was perceived (passive)

صوت

ṣawt — A sound, voice, noise

طبطبة

ṭabṭaba — A pattering, splashing, paddling sound

وجاء

wa-jāʾa — And came, and arrived (past tense verb)

البط

al-baṭṭ — The ducks, aquatic birds (collective noun)

الثلاثة

al-thalātha — The three (definite numeral adjective)

الصلبة

al-ṣulba — The hard, firm, rigid (feminine adjective)

العالية

al-ʿāliya — The tall, high, elevated (feminine adjective)

يسيرون

yasīrūn — They walk, they proceed (present plural verb)

واحداً

wāḥidan — One, single (masculine accusative numeral)

خلف

khalf — Behind, at the back of (preposition/adverb)

الآخر

al-ākhar — The other, the next one

ويؤدون

wa-yuʾaddūn — And they perform, execute (present plural verb)

خطوة

khuṭwa — A step, a single pace forward

الإوزة

al-iwazza — The goose, a large waterfowl (goose-step)

تهادي

tahādī — Swaying, waddling gently (verbal noun/adjective)

توقفوا

tawwaqqafū — They stopped, came to a halt (past plural)

ووقفوا

wa-waqafū — And they stood, remained standing (past plural)

صف

ṣaff — A row, line, rank of people/things

واحد

wāḥid — One, single, united (masculine numeral/adjective)

وحدّقوا

wa-ḥaddaqū — And they stared, gazed intently (past plural)

القطط

al-qiṭaṭ — The cats (plural noun)

الصغيرة

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

عيونهم

ʿuyūnuhum — Their eyes (plural possessive noun)

صغيرة

ṣaghīra — Small, little, tiny (feminine adjective)

جداً

jiddan — Very, extremely, quite (intensifying adverb)

وبدوا

wa-badaw — And they appeared, seemed (past plural verb)

مندهشين

mundahishīn — Astonished, amazed, surprised (plural adjective)