The Tale of Tom Kitten — Page 3

Vocabulary

رسم

rasm — Drawing or illustration; a picture or sketch.

توضيحي

tawdeehi — Illustrative; serving to clarify or explain visually.

ثم

thumma — Then; used to indicate sequence of events.

التقطت

iltaqatat — She picked up; grabbed something from a surface.

البطتان

al-bittatan — The two ducks; dual form of duck.

القبعة

al-qub'a — The hat; a head covering worn outdoors.

والرباط

wal-ribaat — And the tie/ribbon; a fastening band or ribbon.

ولبستاهما

wa-labisataahuma — And they (two) wore them both; put on clothing.

ضحكت

daḥikat — She laughed; expressed amusement audibly.

حتى

ḥatta — Until; up to a point in time or condition.

سقطت

saqatat — She/it fell; dropped down from a position.

عن

'an — From/about; a preposition indicating separation or topic.

الجدار

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

ونزل

wa-nazala — And he descended; came down from a higher place.

من

min — From; a preposition indicating origin or starting point.

بعدها

ba'daha — After her/it; following that point in time.

وتساقطت

wa-tasaaqatat — And they fell one by one; things dropped successively.

المآزر

al-ma'aazir — The aprons; protective garments worn over clothing.

وسائر

wa-saa'ir — And the rest of; all remaining items included.

ملابس

malaabis — Clothes; garments worn on the body.

في

fi — In/at; a preposition indicating location or time.

الطريق

al-tareeq — The road/way; a path leading somewhere.

إلى

ila — To/toward; a preposition indicating direction or destination.

الأسفل

al-asfal — The bottom/downward; the lower direction or position.

تعال

ta'aal — Come! An imperative commanding someone to approach.

يا

yaa — O/hey; a vocative particle used when addressing someone.

سيد

sayyid — Mister/sir; a respectful title for a man.

قالت

qaalat — She said; expressed words verbally.

وساعدنا

wa-saa'idna — And help us; assist us with a task.

إلباسه

ilbaasahu — Dressing him; putting clothes onto someone.

وازرر

wa-azrir — And button up; fasten buttons on clothing.

تقدم

taqaddama — He stepped forward; moved ahead toward something.

السيد

al-sayyid — The mister/sir; respectful title referring to a man.

ببطء

bibuṭ' — Slowly; moving at a reduced pace.

متمايلاً

mutamaayilan — Swaying; leaning from side to side while moving.

الجانبين

al-jaanibayn — The two sides; both sides simultaneously.

والتقط

wal-taqaṭa — And he picked up; gathered items from the ground.

القطع

al-qiṭa' — The pieces/items; individual parts of a collection.

المختلفة

al-mukhtalifa — The various/different; items that are not the same.

لكنه

laakinnahu — But he; a contrastive conjunction with a pronoun.

لبسها

labisahaa — He wore them; put the clothing items on himself.

بنفسه

bi-nafsihi — By himself; performing an action without assistance.

وكانت

wa-kaanat — And it/she was; past tense linking verb with subject.

تناسبه

tunaasibahu — Suits/fits him; clothing matches or fits properly.

بشكل

bishakl — In a manner/way; describing how something is done.

أسوأ

aswa' — Worse; comparative of bad, indicating lower quality.

مما

mimmaa — Than what; a comparative conjunction introducing comparison.

كانت

kaanat — She/it was; past tense feminine linking verb.

تناسب

tunaasib — Suits/fits; is appropriate or suitable for someone.

إنه

innahu — Indeed it is; emphatic particle with pronoun 'he/it'.

صباح

ṣabaah — Morning; the early part of the day.

جميل

jameel — Beautiful/lovely; pleasing to the senses or mind.

جداً

jiddan — Very/extremely; intensifier indicating a high degree.

قال

qaala — He said; expressed words verbally in past tense.

وانطلق

wan-ṭalaqa — And he set off; began moving or departed quickly.

هو

huwa — He; third person masculine singular pronoun.

صعوداً

ṣu'oodan — Upward/ascending; moving in an upward direction.

يسيرون

yaseeroon — They walk; moving on foot in present tense.

بخطى

bikhuṭaa — With steps; describing manner of walking with strides.

منتظمة

muntaẓima — Regular/orderly; arranged in a consistent even pattern.

نزلت

nazalat — She descended/came down; moved from higher to lower.

الحديقة

al-ḥadeeqa — The garden; an outdoor cultivated area near a home.

ووجدت

wa-wajdat — And she found; discovered something or someone present.

قططها

qiṭaṭahaa — Her kittens/cats; the small cats belonging to her.

الصغيرة

al-ṣaghheera — The small/little; feminine adjective indicating small size.

على

'alaa — On/upon; a preposition indicating position or surface.

بلا

bilaa — Without; a preposition meaning lacking something entirely.

فسحبتهم

fa-saḥabathum — So she dragged them; pulled them along by force.

وصفعتهم

wa-ṣafa'athum — And she slapped them; struck them with an open hand.

وأعادتهم

wa-a'aadathum — And she returned them; brought them back to a place.

المنزل

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

سيصل

sa-yaṣil — He/they will arrive; future tense of to arrive.

أصدقائي

aṣdiqaa'i — My friends; the people I have friendship with.

بعد

ba'da — After/in; following a moment or period of time.

لحظة

laḥẓa — A moment; a very short period of time.

وأنتم

wa-antum — And you (plural); second person plural pronoun with conjunction.

لستم

lastum — You are not; negated present tense for plural you.

حال

ḥaal — Condition/state; the current situation or appearance of something.

يصح

yaṣiḥ — It is appropriate/correct; something is proper or acceptable.

أن

an — That/to; a conjunction introducing a verb clause.

يُرى

yuraa — To be seen; passive verb meaning to be visible.

إنني

innanee — Indeed I am; emphatic first person singular particle.

مهانة

mahaana — Humiliation/disgrace; a state of being embarrassed or dishonored.

السيدة

al-sayyida — The lady/madam; a respectful title for a woman.

أرسلتهم

arsalathum — She sent them; dispatched them to a specific place.

الطابق

al-ṭaabiq — The floor/story; a level within a building structure.

العلوي

al-'ulawi — The upper; referring to the higher floor or level.

ويؤسفني

wa-yu'sifunee — And it saddens me; I regret having to say this.

أقول

aquul — I say; first person singular present tense of 'say'.

إنها

innahaa — Indeed she; emphatic particle with feminine pronoun.

أخبرت

akhbarat — She told/informed; communicated information to someone.

أصدقاءها

aṣdiqaa'ahaa — Her friends; the people she has friendship with.

بأنهم

bi-annahum — That they; introduces a clause about a group of people.

الفراش

al-firaash — The bed; a piece of furniture used for sleeping.

مرضى

marḍaa — Sick/ill; plural of sick, people suffering from illness.

بالحصبة

bil-ḥaṣba — With measles; suffering from the contagious measles disease.

وهذا

wa-haazaa — And this; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned.

لم

lam — Did not; a negative particle for past tense verbs.

يكن

yakun — Was/be; subjunctive/jussive form of the verb 'to be'.

صحيحاً

ṣaḥeeḥan — True/correct; accurate and consistent with reality.

بل

bal — Rather/but; a contrastive particle correcting a prior statement.

العكس

al-'aks — The opposite; the contrary or reverse of something stated.

تماماً

tamaaman — Completely/exactly; totally and without any exception.

يكونوا

yakoonoo — They be/become; subjunctive plural form of 'to be'.

لا

laa — No/not; a general negation particle in Arabic.

البتة

al-batta — At all; an intensifier meaning absolutely not whatsoever.

وبطريقة

wa-biṭareeqa — And in a manner; by some method or means.

ما

maa — What/some; a relative pronoun or indefinite particle.

هناك

hunaak — There; referring to a place or existence of something.

أصوات

aṣwaat — Sounds/noises; plural of sound, audible disturbances.

غريبة

ghareeba — Strange/weird; unusual and not easily explained or understood.

أزعجت

az'ajat — Disturbed/bothered; disrupted someone's calm or peace.

هيبة

hayba — Dignity/prestige; the sense of awe or respectability.

حفلة

ḥafla — Party/gathering; a social event where people meet together.

الشاي

al-shaay — The tea; a hot beverage made from infused leaves.

وهدوءها

wa-hudoo'ihaa — And its/her calm; the tranquility or peacefulness of something.