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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