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English. | Arabic.—Phonetic Pronunciation |
war | ḥarb |
water-bottle | zamzamīeh |
wheel, right—left | saghyāna—solyāna—katar |
wheeling | dāuarān |
wing, left—right | sōl-kōl—sagh-kōl |
wounded | magrūḥ, niabtūḥ |
wound in the head (contusion) | batḥ |
34. Commercial and Trading Terms. | |
Bale | bālah |
bank | bank |
basalt | hagar iswad |
buy (to) | ishtara |
calico | baftah, shāsh |
capital | rās el-māl |
chips (rough stone) | dabsh |
counting-house | maktab |
credit (on) | shukuk |
debt | deyn |
flint | sowān |
granite | hagar sowān |
gravel | haswah |
leather | gild |
letter of exchange | hawāalah, kambiālah |
limestone | hagar abiad, or hagar gīr |
linen | quttān |
loan | sulfah |
loss | khasārah |
merchant | tāgir |
mud | tīn |
package | fardah |
pay to— | daf'a—, wafa— |
per cent. | bil mīyah |
profit | fāyidah, maksab |
sand | rami |
sandstone | hagar ramleh |
sell (to) | ba'a |
silk | ḥarīr |
weight | wazn, tuql |
wool | sūf |