arabic vocabulary preparation

8/6/2019 Arabic Vocabulary Preparation

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W W W . I B N J A B A L . C O M

I N F O @ I B N J A B A L . C O M

INTENSIVE COURSEIN CLASSICAL ARABIC

PREPARATORY VOCABULARY PACK

FOR LEVEL 1

IBN JABAL INSTITUTE


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HOW TO USE THIS PACK

1. Observe the following steps when learning vocabulary:

(i) Start off by learning words in groups of approximately five.(ii) Look at the first word on the list and say the English out loud. Then say the

Arabic. Repeat the English and Arabic together about ten times until you feel

that you can say both together without looking i.e. the word is on the tip ofyour tongue.

(iii) Repeat the English and Arabic together without looking at the list about entimes. The word should now be in your very-short-term memory.

(iv) Do the same for the next word on the list.(v) Now cover the Arabic side (and the transliteration). Look at the English and

say the Arabic for both words. If you find that the first word has slipped out of

your mind, take a quick glance, cover it up again and try again. Repeat the

English and Arabic for both words ten times without looking at the Arabic.

(vi) Learn the next word on the list as demonstrated above.(vii) Now cover the Arabic side (and the transliteration). Look at the English and

say the Arabic for all three words. If you find that the first or second word has

slipped out of your mind, take a quick glance, cover up and try again. Repeat

the three words ten times without looking at the Arabic.

(viii) Do the same for the fourth and fifth words until you can read down theEnglish columns and say the Arabic for all five words.(ix) Now cover up the English column and see if you can read down the Arabic

column and say the English for all five words. If you cannot, then repeat steps

(ii) to (viii) but going from Arabic to English this time.

(x) Now test yourself to see if you can quickly translate these five words bothways.

(xi) If you can, these five words have now been transferred to you short-termmemory. The short-term memory span for this kind of exercise is on average

about 10-15 minutes. Take a 10 minutes break (you could spend those ten

minutes learning the next five words).

(xii) Now see if you can translate all five words both ways without looking. If youneed to, take a quick glance and try again, until you have reconsolidated the

words.

(xiii) Repeat step (xii) 20 minutes later, then 30 minutes later, then 1 hour later, then2 hours later, then 3 hours later, then four hours later, then before going to

bed, then once a day for a week and then one a week


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(xiv) Every day, before learning a new set of words, quickly revise everything youhave learned over the last week by covering one side and translating one way

and the covering the other side and translating the other way.

2. Closely follow the instructions given on each of the following pages. Note especially:

(i) Plurals Must be learned with the singulars(ii) Tanween Words ending in tanween should be learned with the tanween on

the end. Words that are asterisked for not having tanween should

be learned without tanween.

(iii) Feminine Students must learn which words are feminine.

3. The vocabulary in this pack is taken from the first five chapters of the book, which

will be made available to you on the course. Try to get through as much vocabulary as

you can before the course commences. We have found that students who have learned

the vocabulary for the first few chapters before the course perform far better than theywould have otherwise.

My success is only by Allah


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Vocabulary

Chapter 1 Phrases

Nouns refer to names of persons, places or things. Common nouns refer to classes of things, such as the

word city. Proper nouns refer to particular things, such as Damascus.

Nouns may be indefinite: a house, or definite: the house. There is no word for a in Arabic. To say a

house we simply say (baitun). The un at the end of the word tells us that it is indefinite as opposed todefinite a house not the house. This

unsound is called (tanweenun) or nunation.

Nouns will be introduced as indefinite unless otherwise indicated. Students should take care to pronounce

theun

at the end of indefinite words. Pronouns are intrinsically definite.

Plurals have been provided in brackets. These should be learned together with the singular.

Allah (def. prop. noun) Allah)( Muhammad (def. prop. noun) muHammadun (muHammaduuna))( word kalimatun (kalimaatun) speech; statement kalaamun)( man rajulun (rijaalun)

)* ( woman, wife imraatun(nisaaun)

the womanal-maratu

)( book kitaabun (kutubun))( letter Harfun (Huruufun))( House baitun (buyuutun)

)( sun (feminine) shamsun (shumuusun))( moon; satellite qamarun (aqmaarun)

)(student (masculine) Taalibun (Tullaabun, Talabatun)

)( student (feminine) Taalibatun (Taalibaatun))( big; old (in age) (m) kabeerun (kibaarun))( big; old (in age) (f) kabeeratun (kabeeraatun)

* The word (a woman/wife) is only used as (indefinite). For the woman we say, .


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* Notice that below does not have (nunation). This will be explained in chapter four. (students) should look out for words such as this and ensure that they learn the endings of these words as

u

and notun

.

)( small (m) Sagheerun (Sighaarun)

)(small (f) Sagheeratun (Sagheeraatun)

)( beautiful, handsome (m) jameelun (jameeluuna))( beautiful, handsome (f) jameelatun (jameelaatun))( new (m) jadeedun (jududun))( new (f) jadeedatun (jadeedaatun))* ( old; ancient (m) qadeemun (qudamaau))( old; ancient (f) qadeematun (qadeemaatun))( tall; long (m) Taweelun (Tiwaalun))( tall; long (f) Taweelatun (Taweelaatun))( short (m) qaSeerun (qiSaarun)

)( short (f) qaSeeratun (qaSeeraatun)

indefinite (gram.) nakiratun

)(1. definite (gram.);

2. knowledge (f) ma

rifatun

(ma

aarifu

)

)( 1. noun (gram.);2. name

ismun (asmaaun)

)( 1. adjective (gram.);2. attribute, quality

Sifatun (Sifaatun)

)( 1. pronoun (gram.);2. innermost, conscience

Dameerun (Damaairu)

)( 1. singular (gram.);2. single (adj.)

mufradun (mufradaatun)

vocabulary mufradaatun

dual (gram.) muthannan)( 1. plural (gram.);

2. gatheringjamun (jumuuun)

masculine (gram.) mudhakkarun feminine (gram.) muannathun


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A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in the nouns absence. In the expression, the man is

big, we may replace the noun man with the pronoun he, rendering he is big.

These are Arabic personal pronouns:

Plural

Dual

Singular

(hum)

THEY

(3) (huma)

THEY (two)

(2) (huwa)

HE

(1)

Masculine

(hunna)

THEY

(6) (huma)

THEY (two)

(5) (hiya)

SHE

(4)

Feminine

Thirdperson

(antum)

YOU

(9) (antuma)

YOU (two)

(8) (anta)

YOU

(7)

Masculine

(antunna)

YOU

(12) (antuma)

YOU (two)

(11) (anti)

YOU

(10)

Feminine

Second

person

(naHnu)

WE

(14) (ana)

I

(13)

Masculineand

feminineFirst

person

These pronouns should be learned in the numbered order given. All the verb forms introduced in later

chapters will be drilled in this order.


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Vocabulary

Chapter 2 Sentences

/ one (m/f) waaHidun / waaHidatun)( professor, teacher (m) ustaadhun (asaatidhatun)

)( professor, teacher (f) ustaadhatun (ustaadhaatun))( sea baHrun (biHaarun)

)( boy; (pl) children waladun (awlaadun))(

wide (m) waasi

un

(waasi

uuna)

)( wide (f) waasiatun (waasiaatun))( correct (m) SaHeeHun (SiHaaHun)

)( correct (f) SaHeeHatun (SaHeeHaatun))( far (m) baeedun (biaadun))( far (f) baeedatun (baeedaatun)

interrogative particle hal interrogative particle a

interrogative particle (gram.) Harfu al-istifhaami)( enquiry istifhaamun (istifhaamaatun)

yes naam no laa and wa

)( he wrote kataba (yaktubu) kitaabatan)( writing (f); (pl.) writings, essays kitaabatun (kitaabaatun))( he sat jalasa (yajlisu) juluusan

sitting juluusun)( he read qaraa (yaqrau) qiraaatan


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reading (f) qiraaatun)( he understood fahima (yafhamu) fahman understanding fahmun)( he grew (in size) kabura (yakburu) kibaran

)( he grew (in age) kabira (yakbaru) kibaran size; old age kibarun

)( to consider ( s.o. to be s.th.) * Hasiba (yaHsibu, yaHsabu)Hisaaban, Husbaanan

calculation Hisaabun consideration Husbaanun

1. subject (gram.);2. beginning

mubtadaun

)( 1. predicate (gram.);2. news

khabarun (akhbaarun)

the news al-akhbaaru

)( 1. sentence (f)(gram.);2. group, sum total (f)

jumlatun (jumalun)

noun sentence (gram.) jumlatun ismiyyatun verb sentence (gram.) jumlatun filiyyatun

all at once, in one swoopjumlatan waaHidatan

)( 1. verb;2. action fi

lun (afaalun)

1. subject (in verb sentence) (gram.);2. doer

faailun

)( 1. object (in verb sentence) (gram.);2. done to

mafuulun bihi

(mafaaeelu)

/ perfect verb /the perfect verb (gram.)

filun maaDin /

al-filu al-maaDii

/imperfect verb /

the imperfect verb (gram.)

filun muDaariun /

al-filu al-muDaariu

*

= s.o. (someone) = s.th. (something)


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Vocabulary

Chapter 3 Gender

man, human being insaanun

Man al-insaanu woman, human being (f) insaanatun

Mankind insun)( caliph; vicegerent khaleefatun (khulafaau))( king malikun (muluukun))( queen malikatun (malikaatun)

)( mother ummun (ummahaatun))( son ibnun (abnaaun, banuuna)

)( daughter ibnatun (banaatun))( Girl; daughter bintun (banaatun) Egypt (f) miSru)( city miSrun (amSaarun)

Damascus (f)dimashqu

Makkah (f) makkatu Iraq al-iraaqu

)( eye (f) aynun (uyuunun))( leg (f) rijlun (arjulun)

)/( earth; land; ground (f) arDun (araaDin / al-araaDii))(*

path (m & f) Tareequn (Turuqun, Turuqaatun))( method Tareeqatun (Taraaiqu))( state, condition Haalun (aHwaalun))( state, condition Haalatun (Haalaatun)

* (paths, TuruQaatun) is the plural of (paths, Turuqun),which is the plural of (path, Tareequn). This is known as (plural of plurals).


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)(* place makaanun(amkinatun, amaakinu)

)( status, rank makaanatun (makaanaatun))( place; shop maHallun (maHallaatun))( place

maHallatun (maHallaatun)

Mary (prop. name) maryamu) ** ( town (m & f) baladun (bilaadun, buldaanun)

)( country (f) bilaadun (buldaanun))( good (m) Tayyibun (Tayyibuuna)

)( good (f) Tayyibatun (Tayyibaatun))(

patient (m) Saabirun (Saabiruuna)

)( patient (f) Saabiratun (Saabiraatun))( very patient (m & f) Sabuurun)( scholar (m) aalimun (ulamaau)

)( scholar (f) aalimatun (aalimaatun))( ignorant (m) jaahilun

(juhalaau, jaahiluuna)

)( ignorant (f) jaahilatun (jaahilaatun) ignoramus, v. ignorant (m&f) jahuulun)( angry (m/f) ghaDbaanu (ghuDaabaa))( angry (m/f) ghaDbaa (ghaDbayaatun))( severe, strong (m) shadeedun (shidaadun)

)( severe, strong (f) shadeedatun (shadeedaatun))( strong (m) qawiyyun (aqwiyaau))( strong (f) qawiyyat

un (qawiyyaatun)

* is (plural of plurals is amaakinu).

** (countries, bilaadun) is the plural of (town, baladun), but means a country, not towns. (countries, buldaanun) is the plural of . It is .


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Vocabulary

Chapter 4 Word Ending

)( door baabun (abwaabun)

)( throne arshun (uruushun)

)( Present (m) mawjuudun (mawjuuduuna)

)( Present (f) mawjuudatun (mawjuudaatun)

)( desert (f) SaHraau (SaHaaraa)

)( minister (m) wazeerun (wuzaraau)

)( minister (f) wazeeratun (wazeeraatun)

)( president (m) raeesun (ruasaau)

)( president (f) raeesatun (raeesaatun)

prime minister raeesu -l-wuzaraai

)( council, meeting majlisun (majaalisu)

cabineti.e. council of ministers

majlisu -l-wuzaraai

)( meeting ijtimaaun (ijtimaaaatun)

from; of(prep.) min

in (prep.) fi

on (prep.)ala

to (prep.) ila

from; about (prep.) an

until (prep.) Hattaa


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many (prep.) rubba

many a man rubba rajulin

many a time rubba marratin

)( one instance marratun

)( far (from) baeedun (an)

)) (( close (to) (m) qareebun (qareebuuna) (min)

)) (( close (to) (f) qareebatun (qareebaatun) (min)

variable in ending murabun

)( he went dhahaba (yadhhabu) dhahaaban

going dhahaabun

fixed in ending mabniyyun

)( forbidden (m) mamnuuun (mamnuuuuna)

)( forbidden (f) mamnuuatun (mamnuuaatun)

1. changing2. morphology (gram.)

3. spending (of money, time etc.)

Sarfun

Diptote(lit. forbidden from change)

mamnuuun mina aS-Sarfi

)( indicator, sign alaamatun (alaamaatun)


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Vocabulary

Chapter 5 Possession

possessed muDaafun

possessor muDaafun ilayhi

1. possession (gram.);2. addition

iDaafatun

in addition to . . . iDaafatan ilaa

)( servant, slave abdun (ibaadun)

the servant of Allah abdu allahi

to; for; belonging to li

)( wealth maalun (amwaalun)

treasury (classical) baitu al-maali

)( piece qiTatun (qiTaun)

)(much (m)

katheerun (kuthurun,

katheeruuna, kithaarun

)

)( much (f) katheeratun (katheeraatun)

)( meat laHmun (luHuumun)

)( chair kursiyyun (karaasiyyu)

)( wood khashabun (akhshaabun)

)( few (m)

qaleelun (qalaailu ,

qaleeluuna)

)( few (f) qaleelatun (qaleelaatun)

)( fast (m) sareeun (sareeuuna)

)( fast (f) sareeatun (sareeaatun)


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)( intellect; mind aqlun (uquulun)

quick of wit sareeu al-fahmi

)( handsome; beautiful (adj.) Hasanun (Hisaanun)

)( Hasan (prop. noun) Hasanun (Hasanuuna)

)( face wajhun (wujuuhun)

)( aspect wajhun (awjuhun)

)( rich ghaniyyun (aghniyaau)

so; because fa

)(1. middle;2. (pl.) social circles, milieu wasaTun (awsaaTun)

)( truth; right; (pl) law Haqqun (Huquuqun)

a word of truth kalimatu Haqqin

human rights Huquuqu al-insaani

really, in reality Haqqan

really? aHaqqan

)( river nahrun (anhaarun)

)( narrow (m) Dayyiqun (Dayyiquuna)

)( narrow (f) Dayyiqatun (Dayyiqaatun)

)( relative, relation qareebun (aqribaau)

he is close to Muhammad huwa qareebun

minmuHammadin

he is Muhammads relative

(lit. he is the relative of

Muhammad)

huwa qareebu muHammadin

)( he entered dakhala (yadkhulu) dukhuulan

entry dukhuulun

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