Mastering Arabic Vocabulary

For Intermediate to Advanced Learners of Modern Standard Arabic

Nadia R. Sirhan

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2017
• ISBN:
  9781317374619
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Languages
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

Mastering Arabic Vocabulary provides a structured vocabulary course for undergraduate and advanced students of Arabic.

Arranged thematically, and by root, the course presents the key vocabulary that a well-informed Arabic speaker should have at their disposal when discussing diverse topics from business and politics to culture, society, science and technology. The course includes a wealth of exercises throughout to support learners from passive recognition to an increase in their active vocabulary.

With free MP3s available online to allow learners to familiarise themselves with the pronunciation of each word provided in the book, Mastering Arabic Vocabulary is the ideal reference source for students of Arabic to build and expand their vocabulary.

1 Politics عِلمُ السّیاسَةِ

Government and politics الحُكومَةُ والسّیاسَةُ

No root

إرھاصٌ (إرھاصاتٌ) precursors, indicators; catalysts

أ م ر

أَمرَ – یَأمرُ to order or command; to instruct

أَمَّرَ – یُؤَمّرُ to invest with authority; to make someone an emir

تَأمّرَ – یَتَأمَّرُ to be imperious; to come to power

تَآمرَ – یَتَآمَرُ to plot or conspire; to take counsel or consult

اِئتَمرَ – یَأتَمِرُ to deliberate; to take counsel; to plot or conspire

أَمرٌ (أَوامِرُ) an order or decree; power

أَمرٌ واقِعٌ fait accompli

تَحتَ أَمرِكَ at your service

إِمْرَةٌ power, influence

إمارةٌ (إماراتٌ) emirate

أَمیرٌ (أُمَراءُ) prince, commander, emir

أَمیرةٌ (أَمیراتٌ) princess

مُؤامَرَةٌ (مُؤامَراتٌ) plot, conspiracy

تآمُرٌ plot, conspiracy

اِستِمارَةٌ (اِستِماراتٌ) a form

مُؤتمِرونَ / مُتآمِرونَ conspirators; members of a congress or convention

مُؤتَمَرٌ (مُؤتَمَراتٌ) conference, convention, congress

أ م م

أَمَّ – یَؤُمُّ to lead in prayer; to lead the way

أَمَّمَ – یُؤَمّمُ to nationalise

اُمٌّ (اُمَّھاتٌ) mother; origin, source

أُمَّةٌ (أُمَمٌ) a nation or people

أُمّةُ مُحمَّدٍ Muhammad’s nation

الأُمَمُ المُتَّحِدةُ United Nations (UN)

مَجْلِسُ الأمنِ التّابِعُ لِلأُمَمِ المُتّحِدَةِ United Nations Security Council (UNSC)

الجَمعیّةُ العامّةُ التابِعَةُ لِلأُمَمِ المُتّحِدَةِ UN General Assembly (UNGA)

المیثاقُ الأُمَمِيُّ UN Charter

اللَّجْنَةُ الخاصّةُ باِلأُمَمِ المُتّحِدَةِ UN Special Commission

بَعثةُ الأُمَمِ المتّحِدَةِ UN mission

أُمّيٌّ (أُمّیّونَ) illiterate, uneducated

أُمومَةٌ motherhood, maternity

أَمامَ in front of, in the presence of (prep)

أَمامِيٌّ front, fore-, anterior

إمامٌ (أَئِمَّةٌ) leader; Imam, prayer leader

تأمیمٌ nationalisation

ب د ر

بدَرَ – یَبدُرُ to come unexpectedly

بادَرَ – یُبادِرُ to embark; to enter

اِبتَدَرَ – یَبتَدِرُ to hurry or rush; to anticipate

بَدْرٌ (بُدورٌ) full moon

مُبادَرَةٌ (مُبادَراتٌ) initiative, enterprise

بادِرةٌ (بَوادِرُ) precursor, sign

No root

بَرْلَمانٌ parliament

دَوْرَةٌ بَرْلمانِیَّةٌ parliamentary term or session

ب ط ش

بَطَشَ – یَبطُشُ / یَبطِشُ to attack violently, to hit or strike

بَطشٌ power, force; tyranny

بَطْشَةٌ impact

ب ع ث

بَعَثَ – یَبْعَثُ to send, dispatch or delegate; to awaken (from death)

اِنبَعَثَ – یَنبعِثُ to be sent out, dispatched or delegated; to arise or develop

اِبتَعَثَ – یَبتَعِثُ to send or dispatch

بِعثَةٌ (بِعثاتٌ) mission, expedition; scholarship

باعِثٌ (بواعِثُ) incentive, motive, cause

مَبْعوثٌ (مَبْعوثونَ) delegate, envoy; dispatched

مَبْعوثٌ خاصٌّ special envoy

ب ل د

بَلَدَ – یَبلُدُ to be stupid or dull-witted

تَبلَّدَ – یَتَبلَّدُ to become stupid; to show oneself as stupid

تَبالدَ – یَتَبالَدُ to feign stupidity

بَلَدٌ (بِلادٌ / بُلْدانٌ) country, town, city, place

البلادُ الأوتوقراطِیّةُ أو شِبھُ الأوتوقراطِیّةِ autocratic or semi-autocratic countries

بَلدَةٌ (بَلداتٌ) town, city, place, rural township

بَلَدِیَّةٌ (بَلَدِیَّاتٌ) municipality, council

دارُ البلَدِیَّةِ town hall, council, municipality

بَلیدٌ s...