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في مهب الريح
(fii mahabb al-riiH) |
Storm-swept, exposed to storms, threatened by storms. In a storm-swept area, threatened by storms, fii mahaab (there is a mob) of people in riiH (real) danger. 141 7 June 10 Vocab
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مقامر
(muqaamir) |
Gambler. Give me -- more khamar I'm a gambler.
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قامر ب على
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To gamble risk (ب something), to bet, speculate (على on).
When you go to a casino to gamble risk, speculate on the cards, the have a qaamara (camera) on you. As plan bi (B) they tell you 'alaa (Allah) is watching you. قمر 141 7 June 10 Vocab |
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تعافي
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To recuperate recover, regain health. The army like ta'aafaya (to offer you) a chance to recuperate, recover, regain your health
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عافى يعافي, معافاة
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To restore, heal, cure. If the devil tries to 'aafaya (offer you) a way to heal your sickness, say no, because he'll want mu'aafaa (more off of) you than that. Logical III of I. It is a transitive of the "being healed" sense of I, while II covers being obliterated of wiped out. 141 7 June 10 Vocab
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حاذر
(HaaDara) |
To watch out, be careful, be cautious. Watch out, be careful, cautious when you're driving in the woods, because you might hit HaaDara (a deer).
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تنافس على في
(tanaafasa) |
To rival, compete, contend (على for, في in). The smart mother came up with a way to get the kids to stop fighting. She told them to rival, compete, contend with each other before 'alaa (Allah) tanaafasa (to not fuss) for the longest. The looser in the competition would have to pay a fii (fee).
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نافس عن/على
(naafasa) |
To compete, vie (عن with s.o. in), fight, struggle, seek to get (على s.th). The children would be like "naafasa 'an (now I fuss on) my mother" because I compete, vie for her attention with my other siblings. And naafasa (now I fuss) to 'alaa (Allah) for his help in fighting my sibling and seeking to get mom's attention. نفس 141 7 June 10 Vocab
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كثب kaTHab
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Nearness proximity.Prisoners try to kaTHab cut the ab of anyone in nearness proximity to them. 142 8 Jun 10 Vocab
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تشاور مع في taSHaawara
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To take counsel deliberate consult with so. In the spy movies they decide taSHaawara to shower when they take counsel deliberate consult with someone to be with or in. 142 8 Jun 10 Vocab
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أوجد يوجد الإيجاد
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To produce originate bring about create. Awjada a Jetta I said when the car crashed. I never trust a vehicle produced oringinated brought about created by Volkswagon. 142 8 Jun 10 Vocab
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متجه في muttajih
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Directed tending aiming في in a direction If someone brushes up against you on a bus then seems directed tending aiming for muttajih more touchy get away. 142 8 Jun 10 Vocab
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أوقع awqa'a
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To let fall drop to cause. The child said awqa'a oww because his mother let him fall dropped him which caused him pain. 142 8 Jun 10 Vocab
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مصادفة ج مصادفات muSaadif
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Coincidence chance encounter encounter meeting. No officer I swear it's a coincidence chance encounter that I left the bank with muSaadif more sawed off shot guns. 143 8 Jun 10 II
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مدو/المدوي mudawwin al-mudawwy
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Loud ringing resounding. Kids playing baseball will let out a loud ringing resounding yell to let there muda mother know they got awwin a win or they got al all in the mud mud and got an awwy owie. 143 8 Jun 10 II
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أخفى على عن
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To hide, conceal, shelter, keep secret (from). If you hear the muj are coming, you yell aKH (akk, noise you make when freaked out) and fa (blank), then you hide, conceal, shelter yourself and hope 'alaa (ألله) is 'an (on) your side. 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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مفارقات
(mufaaraqaat) |
Paradoxes, departures, leavings, separations. Plural from مفارقة (mufaarraqa), which is the Masdar from فارق (faaraqa). My buddy thinks it's a paradox that he's getting big, though he's putting "mu" (more) on his "faarraqa" (fork), until he coughs (ق) up food "aat" the table. You need to leave, depart, separate from the plate to make that stop.
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تسامح
(tasaamaha) |
To tolerate, be indulgent Al-Kitaab 1 was tolerant, indulgent of not cute Maha for a long time until they decided to tasaamaha (toss a Maha) out of the book. سمح 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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تنفس
(tanaffasa) |
To breathe, take a breath, take a break. Ta (to) concentrate on naffasa (yourself), breathe, take a break. 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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إستر عن يستر عن, الإسترار عن
(isttarra yusttarra, al-isttiraar) |
To cover, conceal, protect (from). Schindler would cover, conceal, protect those that had isttarra 'an (a star 'an) from the Nazis. ستر
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أذاع
(adaa'a) |
To publish, reveal, broadcast, give evidence. Al-Qa'ida's statements publish, reveal, broadcast, give evidence that they want us to aDaa' (a die). ذيع 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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تبوأ ب
(tabawwa') |
To occupy (a place), to settle on, live reside (at a place). The imperialist invaders tell the native people tabawwa' (to bow) to them, as they say they will now occupy, settle on, reside bi (in) their country. 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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بوّء ل
(bawwa'a) |
To provide accommodations (for and ه for s.o. ه at a place), to put up. To let the alternative crowd know they'll be put up, that a bar or hotel provides accomodations for them they put up a bawwa'a (rainbow) and a picture of a part of li (Lee, Tom's friend). 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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باء ب يبؤ ب
(baa'a yabu'u) |
,To come again, return, come back (with) Yield, bring in (s.th). If I'm going to the store to baa' (buy) something, I always come again, return, come back bi (with) something for Lucky. I say yab' (يا boo), I came back bi (with) something for you. 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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أنبهر
(anbahara) |
To be dazzled blinded, be out of breath. After showering, shaving, and putting on his best clothes, the young guy thought they should take every girl around anbahara (and bar her) from seeing him, because she's going to be dazzled, be blinded and out of breath. بهر 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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تشدد على/ مع
(taSHaddada) |
To be stern harsh (toward), strong, unrelenting. The most stern, harsh, strong, unrelenting nuns like taSHaddada (to shout at) children about 'ala (Allah) and tell their ma' (mother). شدد 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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ملهمة
(mulhima) |
Inspiration. If you know a soldier overseas -- mail him a letter for inspiration. 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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تعاطى
(ta'aaTaa) |
To be occupied or busy with. You're always occupied, busy with feeding the baby because of your -- blank عطو 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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لقمة ج لقم
(luqmah luqam) |
Bite, bit, mouthful, little piece, morsel. When we were kids and we would play "look-it" with my mom, we would get a bit, bit, morsel of food in our mouth and say "luqmah (look may), luqam (look I'm) eating a bit of food!" لقم 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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لقمة العيش
(luqmat al-'aiSH) |
Daily bread bare minimum of food. See: لقمة ج لقم (luqmah, luqam) Bite, bit, mouthful, little piece, morsel. When we were kids and we would play "look-it" with my mom, we would get a bit, bit, morsel of food in our mouth and say "luqmah (look may), luqam (look I'm) eating a bit of food!" لقم 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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محل التجاري
(maHall al-tijaary) |
Business house commercial house. حلل 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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تأمل في
(tammala) |
To contemplate, reflect. Tammala (to mull over) something is to contemplate, reflect fii (in) that subject. أمل 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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تغلغل
(tagalgala) |
To go, walk quickly, advance, penetrate, become emerged, deeply embedded. The scientist wanted to penetrate, become deeply emerged in Goose society and advance in it, so he had to learn to walk quickly and tagagala (to gaggle). غلغل 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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متتال/المتتالي
(mutataalin al-mutataali) |
,Successive, consecutive. The race car driver beat his mother, left his mutataalin (mother tailing) in successive, consecutive races. تلو 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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نصت إلى ل ينصت إلى ل, النصت إلى ل
(naSata yanSitu, al-NaSt) |
Listen, harken, give ear (to). The baby birds listen, harken, give ear (to) their parents in the naSata (nest), getting advise on how to not get ilaa or get caught by Stephanie Lee (li). They say yanSitu (you ones sit) and listen to my advise while you're still here in the NaSt (nest). نصت 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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غَوى يَغْوِي الغَيّ الغَواية
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To misguide tempt lure to stray err. I tempt you to stray and -- go for boys. -- Yuck we could be tempted stray to go for boys. We could be tempted stray to be -- gay. We could -- go waya far with a boy! 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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خشية
(KHaSHyah) |
Fear, anxiety, apprehension. When you're rich, you always have fear, anxiety, apprehension that someone want to take KHaSHya (your cash). خشي 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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خشية أن
(KHasyata an) |
Out of fear that… When you're really rich, don't swim in your money out of fear that KHaSHya (your cash) will weigh a ta an (ton and) kill you. خشي 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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مس ب
(mass bi) |
Violation (of), infringement (against). Ladies on the bus are afraid that anyone who comes by and says excuse me mass (miss) mass bi (must be) a perv, planning a violation, infringement of her space. مسس 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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متستر
(mutasattir) |
Anonymous. Bathroom graffitists are always anonymous. They write "your mutasattir (mother sat here) but don't sign it. They leave it anonymous. ستر 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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إستر على يستر على, الإسترار على
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(asttarra yusttarra, al-isttiraar) To forgive (على s.o. s.th.), overlook, condone. Since Schindler helped those with isttarra (a star) who believed in 'alaa (Allah, ei Jewish people), Israel forgave, condoned, overlooked him being German. ستر 144 13 Jun 10 Vocab
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كي
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In order, so that. Some girls say "kay" (OK) so that dudes will like them. 145 9 Sep 10 Vocab
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زهق يزهق, الزهق, الزهوق
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(zahaqa yazhaqu, al-zahq, al-zuhuuq),Die, run out, come to nothing. The tyrant said zahaqa (the hawker) of that lugi will die, perish. Yazhaqu (you hawk) a lugi and you’ll die. I’ll zahq (sock) them or give them the zuhuuq (the hook) 145 9 Sep 10 Vocab
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زهق روحه من
(zahaqa ruuhuhu) |
Give up the ghost, die, to weary, become tired be disgusted (with). The tyrant said zahaqa (the hawker) of that lugi will give up the ghost and ruuhuhu (spirit), because he’s tired, disgusted of min (men) spiting on him. 145 9 Sep 10 Vocab
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تهور
(tahawwur) |
Carelessness, hastiness, rashness. The decision tahawwur out oneself to a company is often made with carelessness, hastiness and rashness. 145 9 Sep 10 Vocab
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علقات العامة
(‘alaqaat al-‘aama) |
Public relations
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تماشى مع
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To conform, be in harmony (with) be adapted. When you dance you have to conform, be in harmony with your partner, or you’ll start tamaaSHaa (to mash) their feet, like your ma‘ (mom) always told you. مشو/مشى 145 9 Sep 10 Vocab
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أقدم
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يقدم, الإقدام,To be bold, audacious, have the audacity to do (على), venture, attack ( على something). The pedophile actually had the audacity, was bold enough to announce that he had abducted a child. "Aqadama (I caught him) at the play ground," he said. "Iq daam (ick, damn) pedophiles everyone responded. 146 9 Sep 10
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دلع يدلع, الدلع
dala’a yad’alu, al-dal’ |
,With لسان to stick out the tongue, let the tongue hang out. The little kid stuck its tongue out, let it hang out when someone tried to take their dala’a. Yad’alu (your doll) is an important thing when you’re little, so, don’t mess with a kid’s dal’ 146 9 Sep 10
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إسم دلع
(ism) dal’ |
Pet name. The child gave an ism (name) and a pet name to its dal’ (doll). 146 9 Sep 10
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دلاع
dallaa’ (collective ة) |
Watermelon. Dallaa’ (the law) could never prevent the southerners from loving their watermelons. 146 9 Sep 10
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حَجَّ يَحُجًّ الحَجّ
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To make the Hajj
Overcome convince (w/ arguments) (Masdar for Hajj meaning only) I will convince you I don't need to -- hajj -- you huge -- hajj! |
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حاج يحاج, المحاجة
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Haajja yuHaaju, al-muHaaja,To dispute debate take counsel. His way to win a dispute debate is to hit her in -- her jaw. 146 9 Sep 10
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ثاب يثوب إلى/ ل
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To return come back (to so) (also state condition) -- The ab feel weird and -- your robe is poking out. Your state condition has returned to make you -- ill like Stephanie -- Lee! 146 9 Sep 10
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ثوب يثوب, التثويب
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THawwaba yuTHawwibu, taTHwiib,To reward (said of God). To reward the pervert for changing his ways, they gave him access to THawwaba (the web) again, which caused him taTHwiib. 146 9 Sep 10
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أثاب يثيب, الإثابة,
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To cause to return (s.o. sth إلى to), repay, requite, reward. ATHaaba (as the father) of a child, I would repay, requite, reward anyone who could cause my son to be returned to me if anything ever happened to him. 146 9 Sep 10
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إستثاب يستثوب, الإسثاب,؟
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To seek reward. Logical X of root. 146 9 Sep 10
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جرس ج أجراس
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jaras ajraas, Bell. Ben could play a bell so high-pitched, it would break all the jaras (jars) in the church and cause an aj (itch) in your raas (head). 146 9 Sep 10
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أجراس
ajraas |
Plural Bells. جرس ج أجراس
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جرس إنذار
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jaras indaarAlarm (lit warning bell). The biological agent alarm lets people know when there’s jaras (jars) with chemical indaar (in there). 146 9 Sep 10
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أفريقي ج أفريقيون أفارقة
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afriiqiiuun, afaariqa,afriiqii
The young African couldn’t wait to see afaariqa (how far he could) get from Africa. 146 9 Sep 10 |
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هيكلة
Haikala |
Seems to mean building, construction Haikala (hey call) the bank! We’re building, constructing a building! 149 15 sep 10 Vocab
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إعادة الهيكلة
i’aadat al-haikala |
Restructuring.
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