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English. | Arabic.—Phonetic Pronunciation |
fog | shābūrah |
heat | harārah |
cold | bard, bārid |
North | bāhri, shemāl |
South | qibli |
East | sharq |
West | gharb |
whirlwind | zoba'ah |
North-wind | tiyāb |
earthquake | zilzilah, plu. zalāzil |
eclipse of the sun | inkisāf |
eclipse of the moon | khusūf |
2. Land and Water. | |
Land | ard |
island | gezīrah, plu. gazāyir |
mountain | gebel, plu. gibāl |
valley | wādi |
river | bāḥr, plu. buḥūr |
lake | birkah |
water | moyyah |
rock | sakhrah, plu. sukhūi |
wave | mōgah, plu. ámwāg |
shore | barr, shāti, sāhil |
garden | gineynah, plu. ganāyii |
reservoir | khazzān |
mound | kom, plu. kimān |
the first cataract | shallālah el āuwal |
the second cataract | shallālah et-tāni |
clay | tīn |
clear water | moyyah rāyqah |
cold water | moyyah bāridah |
hot water | moyyah sukhnah |
3. Minerals and Metals. | |
Gold | dahab |
silver | faddah |
copper | nhhās aḥmar |
brass | nahhās asfar |
iron | hadīd |