The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.: Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments — Page 10

Vocabulary

alle

All, every; referring to the entirety of something

Dinge

Things, objects, matters, or affairs in general

im

Contraction of 'in dem'; in the

Orient

The Orient; the East, especially Middle Eastern regions

haben

To have; auxiliary verb used to form perfect tenses

sich

Reflexive pronoun; oneself, themselves

verändert

Changed, altered, transformed over time

und

And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses

jeden

Every, each; accusative form of 'jeder'

Tag

Day; a 24-hour period

wird

Is, becomes; third-person singular of 'werden'

der

The; definite article, masculine nominative form

Verfall

Decay, decline, deterioration of something once flourishing

irgendeiner

Some, any; an unspecified one of something

alten

Old, ancient; adjective in inflected form

Sitte

Custom, tradition, social practice or convention

bezeugt

Witnessed, attested, testified; past participle of 'bezeugen'

von

From, by, of; common German preposition

einer

A, one; indefinite article in feminine/genitive form

europäischen

European; adjective in inflected form

Nachahmung

Imitation, copying, mimicry of something or someone

gefolgt

Followed; past participle of 'folgen'

Während

During, while; temporal preposition or conjunction

Herrschaft

Rule, reign, dominion, authority over a territory

verschwanden

Disappeared, vanished; past tense of 'verschwinden'

allmählich

Gradually, slowly, little by little over time

Spuren

Traces, tracks, vestiges left behind by something

des

Of the; genitive definite article, masculine/neuter

Glanzes

Splendor, brilliance, radiance; genitive form of 'Glanz'

Pracht

Magnificence, splendor, grandeur, luxury or pomp

Europäische

European; adjective referring to European origin or style

Kleidung

Clothing, attire, garments worn by people

hat

Has; third-person singular present of 'haben'

das

The; definite article, neuter nominative/accusative

orientalische

Oriental, Eastern; adjective describing Middle Eastern style

Kostüm

Costume, outfit, traditional or theatrical dress

verdrängt

Displaced, supplanted, pushed out; past participle of 'verdrängen'

europäische

European; adjective in uninflected or nominative form

Architektur

Architecture; the design and style of buildings

drängt

Pushes, forces aside; third-person singular of 'drängen'

die

The; definite article, feminine or plural form

eigentümliche

Peculiar, distinctive, characteristic and unique quality

Schönheit

Beauty, loveliness, aesthetic appeal of something

arabischen

Arabian, Arabic; adjective in inflected form

Hauptstadt

Capital city; the primary city of a country or region

beiseite

Aside, to the side; away from the main position

fünfzig

Fifty; the cardinal number 50

Reitern

Riders, horsemen; dative plural of 'Reiter'

um

Around, at, about; preposition with various uses

einen

A, one; indefinite article in masculine accusative

Würdenträger

Dignitary, official; a person holding high rank

englischen

English; adjective in inflected form

Kutsche

Carriage, coach; a horse-drawn vehicle

abgelöst

Replaced, relieved; past participle of 'ablösen'

stillen

Quiet, still, silent; adjective in inflected form

Straßen

Streets, roads; plural of 'Straße'

Stadt

City, town; an urban settlement

sowohl

Both, as well as; used in correlative constructions

als

As, than, when; conjunction with multiple functions

auch

Also, too, as well; additive adverb

ihre

Their, her; possessive pronoun in inflected form

Erinnerung

Memory, remembrance, recollection of past events

Herr

Mr., gentleman, lord; formal address for a man

sah

Saw; simple past tense of 'sehen' (to see)

in

In, into; common preposition of place or time

seiner

His, its; possessive pronoun in genitive/dative form

letzten

Last, final; adjective in inflected form

unverfälschten

Unadulterated, genuine, pure and unaltered form

Gestalt

Form, shape, figure; the overall appearance of something

er

He; third-person singular masculine pronoun

seine

His; possessive pronoun in nominative/accusative form

Qualifikationen

Qualifications, credentials; skills or achievements qualifying someone

Autor

Author, writer; person who writes a text

Modernen

Modern; adjective in inflected form, referring to current times

Ägypter

Egyptians; inhabitants or natives of Egypt

für

For; preposition indicating purpose or beneficiary

Aufgabe

Task, assignment, duty; something one is required to do

Arabischen

Arabian, Arabic; adjective referring to Arab culture

Nächte

Nights; plural of 'Nacht'

zu

To, too, at; preposition or infinitive marker

übersetzen

To translate; to render text into another language

nicht

Not; negation adverb in German

übertrieben

Exaggerated, overstated; past participle of 'übertreiben'

Hinsichtlich

Regarding, with respect to; formal preposition

Vorlage

Source text, template, original document used as basis

aus

From, out of; preposition of origin or material

diese

This, these; demonstrative pronoun/adjective

Übersetzung

Translation; a text rendered into another language

angefertigt

Prepared, produced, made; past participle of 'anfertigen'

wurde

Was, became; simple past of 'werden'

bei

At, by, near, with; preposition of location or context

ihrer

Her, their; possessive pronoun in genitive/dative form

Ausführung

Execution, implementation, carrying out of a task

beobachteten

Observed, followed; past tense of 'beobachten'

Methode

Method, approach, procedure used to accomplish something

darf

May, am allowed to; modal verb expressing permission

ich

I; first-person singular pronoun

erneut

Again, anew, once more; adverb of repetition

Vorwort

Preface, foreword; introductory section of a book

zur

To the; contraction of 'zu der'

ersten

First; ordinal number in inflected form

Ausgabe

Edition, issue, publication; a version of a text

zitieren

To quote, cite; to reproduce someone's words exactly

sagt

Says; third-person singular present of 'sagen'

Ich

I; first-person singular pronoun in German

habe

Have; first-person singular present of 'haben'

allgemeinen

General, common; adjective in inflected form

Maßstab

Standard, benchmark, scale used for measurement or comparison

den

The; definite article, masculine accusative or dative plural

Originaltext

Original text; the source document in its original language

kürzlich

Recently, lately; referring to the not-distant past

gedruckte

Printed; past participle of 'drucken' in adjective use

da

Because, since, there; conjunction or adverb of place

sie

She, they, it; third-person pronoun

anderen

Other, different; adjective in inflected form

gedruckten

Printed; past participle adjective in inflected form

Ausgaben

Editions, issues; plural of 'Ausgabe'

wahrscheinlich

Probably, likely; adverb expressing probability

jedem

Every, each; indefinite pronoun in dative form

handschriftlichen

Handwritten, manuscript; adjective in inflected form

Exemplar

Copy, specimen, example of a book or document

weit

Far, wide, greatly; adverb indicating extent or distance

überlegen

Superior, surpassing; to be better than something else

ist

Is; third-person singular present of 'sein'

Sie

She, they, You; pronoun with multiple referents

scheint

Seems, appears; third-person singular of 'scheinen'

fast

Almost, nearly; adverb of approximation

genau

Exactly, precisely, accurately; adverb of exactness

mit

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

berühmten

Famous, renowned; adjective in inflected form

Handschrift

Manuscript, handwriting; a handwritten document or text

Von

Of, from; preposition, here part of a proper name

übereinzustimmen

To agree with, correspond to; infinitive of 'übereinstimmen'

glaube

Believe, think; first-person singular of 'glauben'

dass

That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause

kein

No, not a; negative indefinite article

umfangreicheres

More extensive, larger in scope; comparative adjective form

existiert

Exists; third-person singular present of 'existieren'

enthält

Contains, includes; third-person singular of 'enthalten'

Geschichten

Stories, tales, histories; plural of 'Geschichte'

Fassung

Version, edition, rendering of a text or work

außer

Except, apart from, besides; preposition of exclusion

jenen

Those; demonstrative pronoun in dative/accusative form

wie

How, as, like; conjunction or adverb of comparison

anscheinend

Apparently, seemingly; adverb expressing outward appearance

Werken

Works; dative plural of 'Werk', artistic or literary works

entnommen

Taken from, extracted; past participle of 'entnehmen'

persischen

Persian; adjective referring to Persia or Iran

türkischen

Turkish; adjective referring to Turkey or Ottoman culture

Königlichen

Royal; adjective in inflected form referring to a monarchy

Bibliothek

Library; a place or collection of books and manuscripts