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English. | Arabic.—Phonetic Pronunciation |
tin | safīeh, tanak |
steel | solb, bulād |
lead | rusās |
coal (charcoal stone) | faḥm hagar |
marble | rokhām |
stone | hagar |
sand | raml, ramleh |
metal | m'adan, plu. ma'ādin |
charcoal | faḥm ḥatab |
mineral | m'adāni |
amber | kahramān |
granite | sawān |
gravel | hasā, local haswah |
mercury | zeybaq |
quicksilver | zeybaq |
4. Animals, Birds and Fishes. | |
Animal | haywān, plu. ḥāywānāt |
horse | hosān, plu. kheyl |
cow | baqarah |
calf | igl, plu. agūl |
lion | sab'a, plu. sub'ua |
lioness | labwah, plu. labwāt |
Pig | khanzīr, plu. khanāzīr |
sheep | ghanam |
lamb | kharūf, plu. khirfān |
goat | m'izah, plu. ma'iz |
dog | kelb, plu. kelab |
cat | qottah, plu. qotat |
hare | arnab, plu. ārānib |
wolf | dīb, plu. diyab |
fox | ta'aleb |
mouse, rat | fār, plu. fīrān |
cock | dīk, plu. doyūk |
hen | farkhah, plu. fīrākh |
fowl | teyr, plu. tiyūr |
chicken | katkūt, plu. katakīt |
goose | wizzah, plu. wizz |