The Tale of Two Bad Mice — Page 1

Vocabulary

حكاية

ḥikāya — A story or tale narrated to an audience.

الفأرَين

al-fa'rayn — The two mice; dual form of mouse.

الشريرَين

al-sharīrayn — The two wicked or evil ones; dual adjective.

إلى

ilā — To; a preposition indicating direction or destination.

و.

wa. — And; coordinating conjunction connecting words or clauses.

الفتاة

al-fatāh — The girl; a young female person.

الصغيرة

al-ṣaghīra — The small or little one; feminine adjective.

التي

allatī — Who/which; feminine relative pronoun.

امتلكت

imtalakat — She owned or possessed something.

بيت

bayt — House; a place of residence or dwelling.

الدمية

al-dumya — The doll; a toy figure resembling a person.

بقلم

bi-qalam — By the pen of; written by an author.

مؤلفة

mu'allifa — Female author; one who writes or composes books.

'حكاية

ḥikāyat — Story of; construct form introducing a title.

الأرنب

al-arnab — The rabbit; a small furry mammal.

وغيرها

wa-ghayri-hā — And others; referring to additional works or things.

وشركاه

wa-shurakāh — And company; used after a firm's name.

جميع

jamī' — All; every; the entirety of something.

الحقوق

al-ḥuqūq — Rights; legal entitlements or privileges.

محفوظة

maḥfūẓa — Reserved or preserved; protected by law.

حقوق

ḥuqūq — Rights; entitlements belonging to a person or entity.

النشر

al-nashr — Publishing; the act of producing and distributing books.

لصالح

li-ṣāliḥ — In favour of; for the benefit of someone.

مسجَّل

musajjal — Registered; officially recorded in a legal register.

في

fī — In; at; a preposition of place or time.

قاعة

qā'a — Hall; a large room or public chamber.

الوراقين

al-warrāqīn — The stationers or booksellers; those who trade in books.

كان

kāna — Was; past tense of the verb to be.

يا

yā — O; vocative particle used to address someone.

ما

mā — What; a negation or interrogative particle.

بيتُ

baytu — House; dwelling, in nominative grammatical case.

دمية

dumya — Doll; a toy figure shaped like a person.

جميلٌ

jamīlun — Beautiful; attractive in appearance or quality.

جداً

jiddan — Very; extremely; intensifying adverb modifying adjectives.

مبنياً

mabniyyan — Built; constructed; past participle used adjectivally.

من

min — From; of; a preposition indicating origin or material.

الطوب

al-ṭūb — Brick; rectangular blocks used in construction.

الأحمر

al-aḥmar — The red; a colour adjective modifying brick.

ذا

dhā — Having; possessing; a demonstrative/relative adjective.

نوافذ

nawāfidh — Windows; openings in walls to let in light.

بيضاء

bayḍā' — White; the colour white, feminine form.

وكانت

wa-kānat — And it was; past tense feminine verb with conjunction.

له

lahu — For it/him; a prepositional pronoun meaning it has.

ستائر

satā'ir — Curtains; fabric hangings used to cover windows.

القماش

al-qumāsh — The fabric or cloth; woven textile material.

الشفاف

al-shaffāf — The transparent or sheer; allowing light to pass through.

الحقيقي

al-ḥaqīqī — The real; genuine; actual as opposed to imitation.

وباب

wa-bāb — And a door; an entrance to a building.

أمامي

amāmī — Front; facing forward, relating to the front side.

ومدخنة

wa-madkhana — And a chimney; a flue for directing smoke upward.

البيت

al-bayt — The house; a building used as a home.

ملكاً

milkan — Property; ownership; something belonging to someone.

لدُميتَين

li-dumyatayn — Belonging to two dolls; dual possessive prepositional phrase.

تُدعى

tud'ā — She is called; named; passive verb of calling.

إحداهما

iḥdāhumā — One of the two; feminine form referring to one pair member.

والأخرى

wa-l-ukhrā — And the other; referring to the second of two.

بل

bal — Rather; on the contrary; a contrastive particle.

إنه

innahu — Indeed it is; an emphasising pronoun-verb combination.

على

'alā — On; upon; a preposition of position or topic.

وجه

wajh — Face; aspect; here used in the phrase specifically.

التحديد

al-taḥdīd — Specification; precision; exactness in defining something.

غير

ghayr — Other than; non-; a negating or excepting word.

أنها

annahā — That she; a feminine subordinating pronoun-verb combination.

لم

lam — Did not; negation particle for past tense verbs.

تكن

takun — Was not; jussive form of kāna after lam.

تطلب

taṭlub — She requests or asks for something.

الوجبات

al-wajabāt — The meals; servings of food eaten at set times.

قط

qaṭṭ — Ever; at all; used after negation meaning never.

هي

hiya — She; third person feminine singular pronoun.

الطاهية

al-ṭāhiya — The cook; a female who prepares food professionally.

إلا

illā — Except; but; unless; a particle of exception.

تطبخ

taṭbukh — She cooks; prepares food by applying heat.

شيئاً

shay'an — Anything; something; an indefinite object noun.

لأن

li-anna — Because; a causal conjunction introducing a reason.

طعام

ṭa'ām — Food; nourishment consumed for energy and sustenance.

العشاء

al-'ashā' — Dinner; the evening meal consumed late in the day.

قد

qad — Already; a particle indicating completion of an action.

اشتُري

ishtурī — Was bought; passive past tense of to purchase.

جاهزاً

jāhizan — Ready; prepared in advance; already done.

علبة

'ulba — A tin or box; a small container for goods.

مليئة

malī'a — Full; filled; packed with a substance.

بالنشارة

bi-l-nishāra — With sawdust; fine wood particles from cutting timber.

هناك

hunāka — There; indicating existence or location of something.

أحمران

aḥmarān — Two red ones; dual masculine adjective for colour red.

وقطعة

wa-qiṭ'a — And a piece; a portion or chunk of something.

لحم

laḥm — Meat; the edible flesh of an animal.

خنزير

khinzīr — Pig; a domestic animal kept for its meat.

مدخن

mudakhkhan — Smoked; preserved or flavoured by exposure to smoke.

وسمكة

wa-samaka — And a fish; an aquatic vertebrate used as food.

وحلوى

wa-ḥalwā — And sweets; confectionery or sugary treats.

وبعض

wa-ba'ḍ — And some; a part or portion of a group.

الكمثرى

al-kummathrā — The pears; sweet juicy fruit from pear trees.

والبرتقال

wa-l-burtuqāl — And the oranges; citrus fruits of bright orange colour.

يكن

yakun — It be; jussive form used after negative lam.

بالإمكان

bi-l-imkān — Possible; within the realm of ability or possibility.

رفعها

raf'uhā — Lifting them; raising food items off the plates.

عن

'an — From; about; off; a preposition of separation.

الأطباق

al-aṭbāq — The plates; flat dishes used for serving food.

غاية

ghāyat — Extreme; utmost; the peak or highest degree of something.

الجمال

al-jamāl — Beauty; the quality of being attractive or pleasing.

صباح

ṣabāḥ — Morning; the early part of the day.

أحد

aḥad — One; a certain; used before days meaning one of.

الأيام

al-ayyām — The days; plural of day, periods of twenty-four hours.

خرجت

kharajat — She went out; left a place to go outside.

نزهة

nuzha — An outing; a leisurely walk or excursion outdoors.

بعربة

bi-'araba — In a carriage; using a wheeled vehicle for transport.

ثمة

thamma — There; indicating the presence of something somewhere.

غرفة

ghurfa — Room; a space within a building for a purpose.

الأطفال

al-aṭfāl — The children; young human beings before adulthood.

الهدوء

al-hudū' — The quiet; silence; a calm and peaceful atmosphere.

تاماً

tāmman — Complete; total; absolute in degree or extent.

وما

wa-mā — And no sooner; a short time conjunction phrase.

لحظات

laḥaẓāt — Moments; very brief periods of time.

حتى

ḥattā — Until; even; a conjunction or preposition of limit.

سُمع

sumi'a — Was heard; passive past tense of to hear.

صوت

ṣawt — Sound; a noise or voice perceived by hearing.

خشخشة

khashkhasha — Rustling; a soft crackling or scratching noise.

وحفر

wa-ḥafr — And digging; the act of making a hole in ground.

خفيف

khafīf — Light; slight; not heavy in weight or intensity.

ركن

rukn — Corner; an angle where two surfaces or walls meet.

قريب

qarīb — Near; close in distance to something else.

المدفأة

al-maf'a — The fireplace; a hearth built for burning wood or coal.

حيث

ḥaythu — Where; at which place; a relative adverb of place.

ثقب

thuqb — A hole; a small opening bored through a surface.

أسفل

asfal — Below; underneath; the lower part of something.

لوح

lawḥ — A plank or board; a flat piece of wood.

القاعدة

al-qā'ida — The base or baseboard; the lower supporting structure.

أطلَّ

aṭalla — He peeked; looked out briefly from a hidden position.

برأسه

bi-ra'sihi — With his head; using the head to look out.

للحظة

li-laḥẓa — For a moment; briefly; for a very short time.

ثم

thumma — Then; afterwards; a conjunction indicating sequence.

سحبه

saḥabahu — He pulled it back; withdrew it by pulling.

الداخل

al-dākhil — The inside; the interior part of a space.

مجدداً

mujaddadan — Again; once more; repeating a previous action.

فأراً

fa'ran — A mouse; a small rodent; indefinite accusative form.