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Arabic manual.
A colloquial handbook in the Syrian dialect, for the use of
visitors to Syria and Palestine, containing a simplified grammar, a comprehensive English and Arabic
vocabulary and dialogues. The whole in English characters, carefully transliter
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LUZAC'S ORIENTAL GRAMMARS SERIES.
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ARABIC MANUAL
ARABIC MANUAL.
A COLLOQUIAL HANDBOOK IN THE SYRIAN DIALECT
FOR THE USE OF VISITORS TO SYRIA AND
PALESTINE, CONTAINING A SIMPLIFIED
GRAMMAR, A COMPREHENSIVE ENGLISH AND
ARABIC VOCABULARY AND DIALOGUES.
THE WHOLE IN ENGLISH CHARACTERS, CAREFULLY
TRANSLITERATED, THE PRONUNCIATION
BEING FULLY INDICATED.
F. E. CROW,
I,ATE H. B. M. VICE-CONSUL AT BEIRUT.
LONDON:
LUZAC & Co.,
PUBLISHERS TO THE INDIA OFFICE
46, Great Russell Street
1901.
PRINTED BY E. J. BRILL, LEYDEN (HOLLAND).
PREFACE.
It is hoped that the present work will supply a want,

which has long been felt by those, who, for purposes
of business or recreation, have been led to visit Syria
and Palestine. The extensive scope of English and
American missionary development, and the yearly in-
crease in the influx of tourists to this country may,
perhaps, render both useful and acceptable any means,
which facilitate the acquisition of colloquial Arabic. This
manual has no classical pretensions and is, by no means
exhaustive. It is intended, merely, as a practical guide
to the spoken language, which may serve to enable
those, who wish to deal directly with the natives, to
do so, without being obliged to have recourse to the
medium of an interpreter. The limited compass of the
book has, necessarily, restricted the selection of the vo-
cabulary, and the words chosen will merely satisfy the
ordinary and most practical requirements. In using it,
allowances must be made for local differences of pro-
nunciation. It should, also, be borne in mind that collo-
quial Arabic is never written, and that both its pronun-
VI PREFACE.
ciation and terminology are loose and undefined. English

characters are used throughout the work, which places
it within the reach of those, who have made no study
of Oriental languages. As regards spelling and pronun-
ciation, a system of transliteration has been adopted,
for purposes of uniformity, but local differences of dia-
lect and the arbitrary disregard, in spoken Arabic, for
the rules, which govern the formation of the classical
language, necessarily preclude an absolutely rigid adher-
ence to it.
I take this opportunity of expressing my grateful

appreciation of the kind assistance which I have re-
ceived, in the compilation of this work, from Dr.
WORTABET, Messrs. ESPER and FUAD Shoucair and
Mr. CONSTANTINE Khouri of Beirut, and from Messrs.
Nesif Bey and Michael Meshaka of Damascus.
British Consulate. F. E. C.
Damascus, October i. 1899
CONTENTS.
Page.
Orthography and Pronunciation .... 3
Etymology 10,
Paradigms of Verbs . . 22
Numerals . . ... 58
Prepositions 60
Adverbs 63
Conjunctions 70,
Interjections ... . 71
Seasons, Months, and Days of the Week . . 73
Time 74
English and Arabic Vocabulary . . 79,
Dialogues in English and Arabic ... .... . 305
ABBREVIATIONS.
a.
adjective.
ad.
adverb.
c.
comparative.
^. p.
collective plural.
com.
common to both genders
con.
conjunction.
contr.
contracted.
d.
dual.
f.
feminine.
imp.
imperfect.
imper.
imperative.
lit.
literally.
m.
masculine.
u.
noun.
neg.
negative.
P-
plural.
p.p.
passive participle.
pass.
passive.
per.
person.
pr.
preposition.
pres. part.
present participle.
pro.
pronoun.
pro. suff.
pronominal suffix.
s.
singular.
sup.
superlative.
V.
verb.
V. a.
active verb.
V. n.
neuter verb.
ARABIC MANUAL.
PART I. GRAMMAR.
ARABIC MANUAL.
I. Grammar.
ORTHOGRAPHY AND PRONUNCIATION.
The oriental character is not used in this Httle work.

The Arabic letters are represented by their approximate
English equivalents and the transliteration is completed
by figuring the vowel sounds as pronounced. The system
of orthography adopted for this purpose has been fol-
lowed as closely as local differences in pronunciation
will admit. It is, however, not rigid and the aim is
rather to reproduce, as correctly and as intelligibly as
possible, the sound of words as pronounced, than to
give a forced rendering of the Arabic letters by the
substitution of arbitrary equivalents.
Alphabet.
The Arabic alphabet consists of twenty-eight letters,

which are figured throughout the book by the cha-
racters represented in the following table.
ARABIC MANUAL.
Arabic letters.
English
Figured.
equivalent.
elif
a, e, i or u (modified according
to the vowel sound).
be
te
se
s, th
s or t
jim
J
ha
hh
khe
kh
kh
dal
zal or
thai
z, th
z
re
zayn
sin
shin
sh
sh
sad
s
dad
dd
ta
za
z, th
'ain
none
' placed before a vowel (gives
a hollow sound like the at-
tempt to pronounce a vowel
without a consonant).
ghain
gh
gh
fe
kaf, "
af
k ("a)
" when the k sound is omitted,

and k when it is pronounced,
which is rare.
kef
k
k
lam
mim
nun
wow
w, oo
w, u, u or ow
he
h
ye
y. i
y or i
GRAMMAR. 5
The hemza is a soft breathing or point of disjunction.

It creates a hiatus before the vowel which it introduces
and its effect is very similar to the sound made when
attempting to pronounce a vowel without a consonant.
It is either a radical letter or an inflection prefixed to
verbs and is joined to the letter elif, which has no
sound of itself in Arabic. When it comes in the middle
of a word it is represented by the breathing ' and has
a sound very similar to the 'ain, e.'g.
mu'min a believer.
ma'kulat eatables.
In the vernacular the hemza in the middle of a word
is often replaced by ye e. g. je'iz lawful (pronounced
jeyiz); le'i" proper (pronounced leyi").
Vowel sounds.
The Arabs have only three vowel signs which are

unwritten. They ^.re called fatha, kesra and damma.
The fatha has an open sound like the 'a' in 'ashore',
e. g. hadd a boundary. The kesra has the sound of 'i'
in 'in', e. g. hibr ink. The damma has the sound of 'u'
in 'pull', e. g. kutub books.
As the oriental character is not used in this book, its

object being merely to reproduce the sound of Arabic
words as pronounced by means of a system of transli-
teration, it will be sufficient to note that there are ten
vowel sounds and three compound vowel sounds, for
each of which a specific character has been adopted,
as follows:
a long as in father, far written a
a short ashore, china a
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e french as in egal (like a in fate) written e
e short merit » e
i long marine » i
i short ill « i
o long old » o
o short or n o
00 or u long too u
u short pull , u
ai, ay is pronounced in this book as in aisle.
ey, nnj)»j) P'^^y-
ow . . « powder.
Observations on pronunciation.
se (figured s or t) is sometimes pronounced 's', e. g.
suls a third, and sometimes 't', e. g. ti"il heavy. Its
proper pronunciation is 'th' as in 'thick' but it is
rarely heard in conversation,

jim (figured j) is pronounced in Syria like a soft 'g' or
like the 'z' in azure,

ha (figured h) has an open guttural sound, somewhat
akin to 'kh'.
khe (figured kh) has a deep guttural sound, resembling
the 'ch' in the Scotch word loch,

zal or thai (figured z) is generally pronounced 'z' on
the plain and 'th', as in 'them', on the mountain. In
some places it is pronounced 'd'.

'ain (figured ' before a vowel) has a deep hollow sound,
e. g. 'ind-i with me, I have,

kaf (figured " when the 'k' sound is omitted and k
when it is pronounced). The 'k' sound in this letter
has completely disappeared in most parts of Syria and
GRAMMAR. 7
is only retained among the Druses. It is pronounced

like the Arabic hemza with a deep hollow sound,
e. g. "iddem-i before me; wa"aft I stood; kadir 'ala
kill shey The Almighty.
y followed by a vowel is pronounced as in yes.
diaeresis, denotes that the vowel, over which it is

placed, is to be pronounced separately, as in 'naive',
e.g. t'ai come, (imper. fem.); mai water.
The acute accent is used to indicate the letter or
syllable on which the accent falls.
Termination.
In Syria, after the following letters, the final te (called

te marbuta or tied te) the sign of the fem. sing, and
the general termination of all fem. words, is changed
into ye in the colloquial language and pronounced short
like the 'y' in merry. It is here written i :
after
be
e.g.
darbi
blow.
te
nebti
plant.
se
ba'asi
mission.
J)
jim
merji
meadow.
dal
wardi
rose.
zal
5)
khuzi
a
helmet.
T)
zayn
J)
lowzi
an
almond.
sin
!)
jilsi
sitting.
shin
nehshi
a
bite.
fe
rejfi
trembling.
kef
ka'aki
cake.
fl
lam
V
baghli
she-mule.
mim
rahmi
mercy.
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after nun e. g. hafni a handful.

wow serwi wealth.
ye zabiyi a gazelle.
Note. These words are properly darbeh, nebteh, ba'aseh,

etc. and darbet, nebtet, ba'aset, etc. before a word
beginning with a vowel.
After the following letters the final te is dropped

altogether and the fatha or open sound of the preceding
syllable is alone pronounced. A fatha always precedes
the sign of the fern. sing, whether te or elif.
after
ha
e.g.
tiffeha
an apple.
khe
ferkha
a chicken.
sad
fursa
an opportunity.
dad
?)
"urda
a loan.
57
ta
nu"ta
a dot.
za
lafza
an utterance.
'ain
bu" 'a
a tract of land.
n
ghain
latgha
a list.
"af (kaf)
hal"a
a ring.
he
shubha
suspicion..
Note. These words are properly tiffehah, ferkhah, fursah,

etc. and tiffehat, ferkhat, fursat, etc. before a word
beginning with a vowel.
After the letter re the final te is sometimes changed

into ye, pronounced 'i' short as in ill, e. g. kbiri big
(properly kbireh), zghiri small (properly sghireh), and
sometimes omitted altogether, leaving only the fatha of
the preceding syllable, e. g. jerra a jar (properly jerreh
or jerret before a vowel).
In all words, which have the ending of the fem. sing.,
GRAMMAR. 9
the 't' souiid of the original termination reappears, when

the word is immediately followed by another word be-
ginning with a vowel, e. g. jneyni the garden.
jneynit al-khuri the priest's garden.
Shortening of words.
The tendency of the spoken language and especially

of the Syrian dialect is to clip the words as much as
possible. Hence the vowel sound, which properly belongs
to the initial letter of a word, is only pronounced when
the second syllable is quiescent (called in Arabic sukun)
and the word would be unintelligible, if it were omitted.
Thus, the kesra belonging to the letter 'k' in kiteb a
book is suppressed and we have instead kteb; sha'ir
barley becomes sh'ir; resasa a bullet becomes rsasa, and
so on. This is especially noticeable in the passive past
participles of certain forms of verbs, in which the middle
radical letter is doubled, when the damma of the first
syllable is invariably dropped, e. g. mkesser broken in
pieces (;not mukesser), mshedded tightened [not mushed-
ded), msellem surrendered [not musellem), m'owwad
compensated [not mu'owwad).
Note. The pronunciation of vulgar Arabic varies greatly

in different parts of Syria. That adopted in
the grammar and vocabulary is used in Beirut
and the dialogues at the end of the book are
given in the Damascus dialect. The pronunciation
in the coast towns and in most of the Christian
villages of the Lebanon is very similar to that
of Beirut. Among the Druses the sound of 'k'
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in the kaf is invariably preserved but, in other

respects, their pronunciation differs little from
that of the Damascenes. In Beirut, the plain and
parts of the Lebanon elif is usually pronounced
like the French 'e' in 'egal' or like the 'a' in
'fate' e. g. uled children, ken there was, msefir a
traveller, de'imen always. Whereas, in Damascus,
it has the sound of 'a' in 'far' e. g. ulad, kan,
msafiir, da'imen. The negative particle 'mush'
(composed of ma hu shey) is used in many parts
of Syria but never in Damascus, where they say
'mau'. In Beirut the letter wow is generally pro-
nounced like the 'ow' in 'how', e. g. hown, here ;
yowm, a day; jow", a band, etc. while, in Damas-
cus, it has the sound of the 'o' in 'bone', e. g.
hon, yom, jo". The 'ain in 'ind takes a kesra in
Beirut and the Lebanon, e. g. 'ind-i I have, but
in Damascus and other parts it is pronounced
with a fatha, e. g. 'and-i.
Etymology.
The Article.
The Arabs have only one article 'al', which is definite

and is prefixed either to the singular or plural, e. g.
al-ferruj the chicken; p.. al-fererij.
When followed by any one of the letters t, d, r, s,

sh, z, n and colloquially j, the sound of the '1' is assi-
milated to that of the succeeding letter, e. g. as-sit the
lady; at-tilaghraf the telegraph; ash-shighl the work;
az-zuruf the circumstances; aj-jim'a the week.
GRAMMAR. 1 1
The Noun.
There are two genders of nouns in Arabic, mascuhne

and feminine.
Nouns are feminine either by signification or termi-

nation ; e. g. by signification, imm taiyibi a good mother ;
ikht latifi a pleasant sister; or by termination, e. g.
jneyni kbiri a big garden; uda kwaiyisi a pretty room.
There are three numbers in Arabic, singular, dual, and

plural. The dual is formed from the singular by adding
eyn, e. g. walad a child, dual, waladeyn ; bint a daughter,
dual, binteyn.
In words having a feminine termination the final vowel

is either changed into 't' or a 't' is intercalated before
eyn, e. g. mdini a town, dual, mdinteyn; se'a an hour,
dual, se'ateyn.
When a pronominal suffix follows the dual the final

n disappears, e. g. id a hand, dual, ideyn, my two
hands Ideyi; 'ain an eye, dual, 'aineyn, your two eyes
'aineyk.
There are two kinds of plurals, regular and irregular

or broken. The regular plural for masculine nouns is
formed from the singular by adding in.
e. g. nejjar a carpenter, p. nejjarin.

khaiyyat a tailor, p. khaiyyatin.
khiddem-ak your servant, p. khiddemin-ak.
The regular plural for feminine nouns ending in 'e'

(vulgar i; see introductory note on terminations) or 'a'
is formed by changing these letters. into at or et.
12 ARABIC. MANUAL.
e. g. bereki a blessing, p. bereket.

kelbi a female dog, p. kelbet.
hara a house, quarter, p. harat.
ghasseli a washerwoman, p. ghasselet.
The plurals not formed as above are very irregular

and varied, so that a thorough knowledge of them can
only be acquired by practice. Those in common use
will be found in the Vocabulary.
The Adjective.
There are many forms in Arabic for the adjective,

e.g. sahih true; kerim generous; sabur patient; hulu
beautiful, sweet, but there is only one form of adjective
derived from substantives. This is formed by adding i
to the substantive, e. g. ward roses, wardi rosy ; shems
the sun, shemsi solar.
The comparative is formed from the positive by pre-

fixing 'a' and lengthening the last syllable of the adjective;
sihl.
easy,
c.
as-hal.
heyyin,
c.
ahwan.
kbir.
big,
c.
akbar.
tawil,
long.
c.
atwal.
kwaiyis,
pretty,
c.
akwas.
'than' is expressed by the preposition min, e. g. beyt-i

akbar min beyt-ak my house is bigger than yours. In
the case of participles, used as adjectives, and various
adjectival forms, which do not readily admit the regular
comparative, the latter is formed by adding the word
aktar, the comparative of ktir much.
GRAMMAR.
13'
e. g. meshghul busy, c. meshghul aktar.
ikhtiyar old, c. ikhtiyar aktar.
'atshen thirsty, c. 'atshen aktar.
defien warm, c. defien aktar.
Comparative measure as to the difference in quality

of various objects is expressed by adding the prepo-
sition bi, e. g. al-hawa akhaf min al-mai bi ktir, air is
much lighter than water.
The superlative is formed by adding the article to
the comparative, e. g. ahsan better, sup. al-ahsan ; akbar
bigger, sup. al-akbar, or by adding the article to the
word following, e. g. ahsan an-n6s, the best of men ; hui
akbar al-kill (akbar min al-kill), he is the greatest of all.
The adjective agrees with the noun in gender and

number.
The feminine of adjectives is formed by adding 'a' or

'e' to the masculine, the e being changed in the Syrian
dialect into ye pronounced i [see introductory note on
terminations). The feminine is figured short i or a.
e. g. kwaiyis f. kwaiyisi pretty,

taiyib f. taiyibi good,
mabsut f. mabsuta well, happy.
When an adjective stands next to a substantive with

which it agrees, it is placed after the substantive and
not before it, e. g. jneyni kwaiyisi, a pretty garden.
Adjectives denoting colour form their feminine as

follows :
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abyad
white,
f. baida.
asfar
yellow,
f. safra.
ahmar
red.
f. hamra.
akhdar
green,
f. khadra.
azra"
blue.
f. zer"a.
(aswad) aswid
black.
f. sowda.
The plural of adjectives like that of nouns is regular

or irregular and is formed in the same way. Adjectives
of relation formed from nouns and ending in 'i' form
their plural by adding the feminine termination ye, e. g.
fransewi french, p. fransewiyi. Rjel fransewiyi or franse-
wiyin Frenchmen.
Note. They say in Arabic beyt 'aali, a high house; al-
beyt al-'aali, the high house ; al-beyt 'aali, the house
is high.
Colloquially the adjective is often placed in the mas-

culine plural with nouns which are feminine or with
broken plurals, thus violating the rule of the written
language.
e.g. niswen taiyibin good women,

(benet) benat kwaiyisin pretty girls.
al-kutub lezTzin the books are interesting.
Cases.
No use is made colloquially of the case endings. The

relation of words to one another in a sentence is de-
termined by their respective positions or by means of
a preposition. The following examples will sufficiently
illustrate this:
Genitive. Ija ahad khiddemin al-"onsul. One of the
GRAMMAR. 1 5
Consul's servants came (lit: there came one of the

servants of the Consul).
a'ala jibel ad-diinia. The highest mountain in the
world (lit : the highest of the mountains of the world).
'aded sukken beled an-nemsa. The number of the
population (lit : inhabitants) of the country of Austria.
beyt at-tejir u jneynt-uh. The merchant's house and
garden (lit : the house of the merchant and his garden).
se'at Yusuf aj-jdidi. Joseph's new watch (lit: the
watch of Joseph the new one).
bwebet al-medini. The town gates (lit: the gates,

of the town).
beb khasheb. A wooden door (lit : a door of wood),

'ati-ni kibbeyi mai. Give me a glass of water, saffeyn
ashjar. Two rows of trees.
A common way of expressing the genitive is by
the use of the word 'teb'a', belonging or appertaining to.

e. g. al-beyt teb'a sherik-i. The house of my partner
(lit: belonging to my partner).
al-kiteb teb'a Butros. Peter's book (Ht: the
book belonging to Peter),

al-mifteh teb'a as-sandu". The key of the box
(lit: the key belonging to the box),

haida mush teb'ai. This is not mine (lit: this
does not belong to me).
Some, one of, is expressed by ba'ad followed by the
article, e. g. ba'ad an-nes, some people ; ba'ad at-tijjar,
one of the merchants; ba'ad al-liyeli, one night.
Dative. The dative is formed by means of the prepo-
sition ila (li) to. When the word is preceded by the
article al, the 'a' of the article disappears before the
preposition.
1 6 ARABIC MANUAL.
e.g. khud hal-kirsi lil-beyt, take this chair to the house,

hal-hisan lil-bey'a, this horse is for sale,
khud haj-jurnel Hr-rijjel, take this newspaper to
the man.
Vocative. The vocative is formed by adding the inter-
jection ya to the noun,
e. g. ya abu-na ! O our father ! (used to priests),

ya habib-i! O my friend!
ya 'yun-i! O my eyes! (a term of endearment).

Ablative. The ablative is formed by means of the pre-
positions 'an, of or about, min from, etc.
e. g. tkellamna 'an al-beyt, we spoke about the house,

terjam hal-kiteb min al-'arabi lil-fransewi, he
translated this book from Arabic into French.
The Pronouns.
Personal pronouns are : ana I ; inta (f. inti) [in the

vernacular inti is used for either gender] thou ; hu (hui)
he, it ; hiyi she ; nahn (nahna) we ; intum you ; hum
(f. hinni) they.
Pronominal suffixes are : i (ni) me or my ; ak (f. ik)
thee or thy; uh him, it or his, its; ha (a) her; na us
or our; kum you or your; hum (um) them or their.
When joined to a verb these pronominal sufi&xes serve

to express the accusative case of the personal pro-
noun, e. g. darab-ni, darab-ak (f. ik), darab-uh (f. ha)
darab-na, darab-kum, darab-hum. He struck me, thee,
him, her, us, you, them.
When joined to nouns and other words they serve as

possessive pronouns, e. g. kiteb-i, kiteb-ak (f. ik), kiteb-
uh (f ha), kiteb-na, kiteb-kum, kiteb-hum my, thy,
his, her, our, your, their book.
GRAMMAR. 1 7
They also serve as reflexive pronouns when joined to

the word zet self, e. g. zet-i, zet-ak (f. ik), z^t-uh (f. ha,
a), z6t-na, zet-kum, zet-hum myself, thyself, himself, etc.
They are also joined to many adverbs, prepositions and
particles, such as weyn where; m'a with; min from;
minshen for; beyn between; "iddem in the presence
of; 'ind by or with, etc., e.g. weyn-ak where are you?
m'a-uh with him ; min-ha from her ; minshen-na for us ;
beyn-kum between you; "iddem-hum before them;
'ind-i with me; 'ind-ak with you; 'ind-uh with him.
The personal pronouns are sometimes added to the pro-
nominal sufHxes, when the latter are preceded by a
preposition or a noun for the sake of emphasis, e. g.
il-li ana to me myself; il-luh hui to him himself;
kit^b-i ana my own book.
The pronominal suffixes are joined to the cardinal num-
bers, e. g. itneyn-kum you two ; tletit-na we three ;
wahd-i I alone.
When a verb is followed by two personal pronouns, as
in the sentence 'He brought it me', the indirect object
is placed immediately after the verb and the word
ye is prefixed to the direct object.
e. g. b'ati-h yeh lit : I will give him it.
'atat-hum yeh She gave them it.

'atu-ni yeha They gave me it (f).
'ati-ha yehum Give her them,

jeb-li yeh He brought me it.
Reflexive pronouns are expressed by the words zet, hal
or nefs joined to the pronominal suffixes.
e. g. "atal hal-uh He killed himself,
rah hui bzet-uh He went by himself,
ken ar-rijjel zet-uh It was the man himself.
1 8 ARABIC MANUAL.
Demonstrative pronouns are : haida (f. haidi) this ;

haidak (f. haidik) that; howdi these; haidolik those.
When the demonstrative pronoun is joined to the

article it contracts into hal, e.g. hal-kiteb this book;
hal-bint this girl; hash-shajara this tree; hal-kutub
these books.
But they say haidak al-beyt that house; haidik al-

bint that girl; haidolik an-nes those people.
The relative pronoun 'who, which' has only one form in
conversation, which is uninflected, illi, pronounced
more commonly halli.
e. g. ar-rijjel halli fil-uda. The man who is in
the room,
at-tijjar halli "iddem-kum. The merchants who
are before you.

al-uled halli jit inta u yehum. The children with
whom you came.

Interrogative pronouns are: min who, whom? limin
whose, to whom ? esh, shu which, what ? ay (eni) which
one, what ?
e. g. min hownik, who is there? min shuft (inti), whom

did you see? limin hal-beyt, whose house is
this? limin "ilt, whom did you tell? ay kiteb,
what book? shu al mes'eli, what is the matter?
The Negative.
The negative is expressed by the words ma 'not', la

'no' and mush (a contraction of ma hu shey) or mau
'nothing' e. g. La, ana ma kint hownik. No, I was not there.
Ana mush mabsut, I am not well. The syllable sh (a
contraction of shey thing) is in parts of Syria frequently
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added to give emphasis but is never heard in Damascus,

e. g. Ma intish mabsut. You are not at all well. Ana ma
kintish hownik. I was not there. An-nahr, ma hush 'arid.
The river is not wide.
The Verb 'to have'.
The present tense of the verb 'to have' is formed by-

means of a preposition and the pronominal suffixes, and
the past tense is formed by adding to the present the
3rd pers. sing, of the past tense of the verb ken 'to be'.
'ind-i khibz
'ind-ak (f. ik) lahm
'ind-uh (f. ha) imbid
'ind-na bird"an
'ind-kum fweki
'ind-hum tiffeh
Present.
I have (lit : there is with me) bread

Thou hast , , thee) meat.
He has (she has)
We have are
You have
They have
are
him) wine.
us) oranges,
you) fruit,
them) apples.
Past.
ken 'ind-i injas Ihad(lit: there were with me) pears.
ken 'ind-ak (f. ik) dirre" Thou hadst

ken 'ind-uh (f. ha) kerez He had (she had) ,
ken 'ind-na jo wz We had ,
ken 'ind-kum khowkh You had ,

ken 'ind-hum 'inib They had ,
The future tense is formed in the same way, by adding

the y^ pers. sing, future tense of the verbs ken 'to be'
or sir 'to become' to the prepositions li (ila) 'to' or 'ind
'with' joined to the pronominal suffixes.
thee) peaches.
him) cherries.
us) walnuts.
you) plums.
, them) grapes.
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e. g. yekun (bikun) or yesir (bisir) li or 'ind-i
I shall have (lit: there will be to me),

yekun (bikun) or yesir (bisir) lak f. lik or 'ind-ak f. ik
Thou shalt have,

yekun (bikun) or yesir (bisir) luh f. la or 'ind-uh f. ha
He (she) shall have,
yekun (bikun) or yesir (bisir) il-na or 'ind-na
We shall have,
yekun (bikun) or yesir (bisir) il-kum or 'ind-kum
You shall have,

yekun (bikun) or yesir (bisir) lum or 'ind-hum
They shall have.
The Verb 'to be'.
The present tense of the verb 'to be' is formed by

means of the personal pronoun and an adjective, verbal
adjective or participle used as an adjective, e. g.
ana
mabsut f. mabsuta.
I am well.
inti
keslen.
Thou art lazy.
hui f. hiyi
meshghul f. meshghula.
He (she) is busy.
nahna
so'ada.
We are fortunate.
intum
ta'isin.
You are unlucky.
hum f. hinni
mahzunin.
They are sad.
The other tenses are conjugated as follows from the

verbs ken 'to be' or sir 'to become' e. g.
Future.
akun (bkun) z'alen I shall be angry,
tekun f. tekuni (btkun f.btkuni) 'atshen Thou wilt be thirsty,

yekun f. tekun (bikun f bitkun) defien He (she) will be warm.
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nekun (minkun) mesrunn We shall be pleased,

tekunu (btkunu) mkhaiyerin You will be puzzled,
yekunu (bikunu) meskinin They will be miserable.
Past,
t'aben I was tired,
neyim f. neyimi Thou wert asleep,

zghir f. zghiri He (she) was young,
tai'yin We were obedient.
You were coming.
They were going.
kint
kint f. kinti
ken f. k^net
kinna
kintum (kintu) jein
kenu raibin
Note. In Syria the letter 'b' is prefixed to all persons

sing, and pi. of the present tense except to the
I St pers. plural when the letter 'm' replaces 'b'.
Imperative.
kun 'a"il Be quiet, sensible,
(neg.) ma (la) tkun biilit Do not be noisy.
The Verb 'to become'.
Present or Future.
Past.
asir
(bsir)
I become
(I shall become)
tesir f.
tesiri (btsir f.
btsiri)
Thou
becomest etc.
yesir f.
tesir (bisir f.
bitsir)
He (she)
becomes
nesir
(minsir)
We
become
tesiru
(btsiru)
You
become
yesiru
(bisirG)
They
become
Past.
sirt
I became.
sirna
We became.
sirt (f. i)
Thou becamest.
sirtum (u)
You became.
sar (f. sarat) He (she) became.
saru
They became.
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Imperative.
S. 2. sir Become.
P. 2. siru
(neg.) ma (la) tsir Do not become.
The Verb.
In dealing with so complex a subject as the Arabic

verb, reference to its theoretical construction or to the
elaborate rules, which govern its formation, has been
purposely omitted. Ample information on the subject
will be found in any treatise on Arabic grammar by
those who contemplate a deeper study of the language.
The majority of Arabic verbs are formed from three,

and a few from four radical letters. The root of the
verb is the 3rd pers. sing, of the past tense. From this
root other forms are regularly derived by the addition
to the stem of certain prefixes, affixes or infixes. The
meaning of each derivative varies according to its form
and is fully conjugated.
The various derivative forms, as used colloquially in

Syria, are, as far as is possible in so small a work,
embodied in the Vocabulary and the vocal inflections
are written as pronounced. Practice alone can render
the learner famiHar with these forms and inflections,
and rules regarding them would only burden the me-
mory of a beginner. As the present work has no clas-
sical pretensions and is merely intended to meet the
practical requirements of those who wish to learn enough
of the spoken language to enable them to hold direct
intercourse with the natives of the country, without
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employing the medium of an interpreter, it will be

sufficient for ordinary conversational purposes to give a
few paradigms of verbs, which are Hkely to be of ge-
neral use and which sufficiently indicate the peculia-
rities of the Syrian dialect. These may serve as rough
models for the rest.
To WRITE.
Infinitive or Noun of action. Participle or Noun of agent.

kitebi the (act of) writing, ketib f. ketibi p. ketibin a writer.
Present or Future.
(I write or I shall or will write, etc.).
/I
S. 2
'3
/ I. mniktub
P. I 2. btiktubu
( 3. byiktubu
Note. In Syria the letter 'b' is prefixed to all persons
sing, and pi. of this tense except to the ist pers.
pi. when 'm' takes the place of 'b'. In dependent
sentences or when preceded by another verb these
prefixes are omitted.
The dual is not used in conversation and is
thus omitted throughout.
In order to give this tense the exact signification of

the present, e. g. I am writing, the participle or noun
m.
com.
biktub
t.
btiktub
btiktubi
byiktub
bitiktub
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of agent 'ammal doing, often contracted into 'amm, is
commonly added to it without inflection.
Present.
(I am writing, etc.).
m. com. f.
!i. 'ammal ('amm) biktub
2. 'ammal ('amm) btiktub 'ammal ('amm) btiktubi

3. 'ammal ('amm) byiktub 'ammal ("amm) bitiktub
/ I. 'ammal ('amm) mniktub
P. I 2. 'ammal ('amm) btiktubu
' 3. 'ammal ('amm) byiktubu
Note. The present can also be expressed by means of

the personal pronoun joined to a present parti-
ciple, e. g. ana raih I am going ; raihin we are
going, or to a verbal adjective, e. g. ana 'atshen
I am thirsty.
The exact signification of the future is commonly

expressed by the word bedd (bidd) contracted from bi
wudd 'it is the desire of ... , joined to the pronominal
suffixes and placed before the present tense. The prefix
'b' attached to the verb is more correctly dropped in
this locution but is generally retained in the vulgar
language.
Future.
(I will, am about to or wish to write, etc.).
m. com. f.
I I- bedd-i iktub
S. I 2. bedd-ak tiktub bedd-ik tiktubi
I 3. bedd-uh yiktub bedd-a tiktub
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P.
S. 2
'3
P. 2
'3
bedd-na niktub
bedd-kum tiktubu
bedd-hum yiktubu
Past.
(I wrote or have written, etc.).
m.
katabt
katab
com.
katabt
katabna
katabtu
katabu
f.
katabti
katabet
Imperative.
(Write).
m. com. f.
S. 2. uktub (ktub) uktubi (ktibi)
P. 2. uktubu (ktubu)
Note. The ist pers. plural imperative is taken from the

present or future tense, e. g. niktub hal-mektub,
let us write this letter (the prefix 'm' is omitted).
The 2nd person of the imperative, when used
negatively, is taken from the same tense with the
addition of the negative particle ma or more
correctly la, e. g. ma (la) tiktub hal-mektub, do not
write this letter (the prefix 'b' is omitted).
The imperfect is formed from the present or future

tense by adding the verb ken with or without 'ammal.
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Imperfect.
(I was writing or I used to write, etc.).
m. com. I-
!i. kint ('ammal) biktub
2. kint ('ammal) btiktub kinti ('ammal) btiktubi

3. ken ('ammal) byiktub kenet ('ammal) bitiktub
; I. kinna ('ammal) mniktub
P. I 2. kintu ('ammal) btiktubu
' 3. kenu ('ammal) byiktubu
The pluperfect is formed from the past by adding the

verb ken.
Pluperfect.
(I had written, etc.).

m. com. f.
kint katabt
S. } 2. kint katabt kinti katabti
ken katab kenet katabet
kinna katabna
P. -J 2. kintu katabtu
kenu katabu
Conditional.
The formation of the conditional present and past by

means of ken used with the present or future tense or
with the past will be seen from the following examples.
I. If-' the weather is fine

to-morrow 1
the country
to-morrow I shall go to
Izaken at-ta"s hulu bukra

bitl'a al-berriyi.
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2. If I should go to France
I will let you know.
3. Although you are going

to Dubbaieh you can
write the letter before
you start.
4. I would go with you if

I had time.
5. If you would go with

me I should be glad.
6. He would have gone

with us if we had told
him.
7. If you had been ready

I would have taken you
with me in the carriage.
8 . The minister would have

given him the post if he
had asked for it.
9. I hoped that you would

have come here.
10. I do not know whether

I shall go to the moun-
tains to-morrow or not.
2. Izakint bruh ila Fransa

b'arrif-ak.
3. M'a in-nak raih ila

Dbbaiyi bti"dir tiktub
al-mektub "abl ma truh.
4. Kint bruh m'a-ak low

ken m'a-i wa"t.
5. Low kint btruh m'a-i

kint ibkun mabsut.
6. K6n biruh m'a-na low

"ilneluh.
7. Low kint hadir kint

bekhd-ak m'a-i bil-'ara-
biyi.
8. Ken al-wezir 'ata-h al-

merkez (al-matrah) low
ken talab-uh.
9. T'immelt in-nak btkun

jit lahown.
10. Ma b'arif izakint bruh

'aj-jebel *) bukra am la.
l) Contracted from 'ala aj-j6bel.
The passive.
The passive, properly speaking, with the exception

of the past participle, e. g. maksur broken, maktub
written, is not much used in conversation, as the Arabs
prefer to give an active rendering to their sentences,
e. g. the old woman whose son was killed, is rendered
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in Arabic by, al-ikhtiyara halli "atalu ibn-a (lit: the

old woman of whom they killed her son). A passive
signification is however given to active verbs by adding
the syllable 'in' and this form is in frequent use, e.g.
katab he wrote; inkatab it is written.
keshef he uncovered; inkeshef it is uncovered.
sha" he split; insha" it is split.
jerah he wounded; injerah he is wounded.
wajad he found; inwajad it is found.
keser he broke; inkeser it is broken.

There is also another form of the passive derived
from the active verb, e.g. "at'a he cut; ta"att'a he was
cut in pieces. This is however rarely employed in con-
versation.
The regular form of the present or future and past

tenses passive, which only differ from the active by the
substitution of damma for fatha or kesra in the first
syllable, is as follows.
To BE KILLED.
Present or Future.
(I am or shall be killed, etc.).
m.
S.
P.
btu"tal
byu"tal
com.
bu"tal
minu"tal
btu"talu
byu"talu
btu"taH
bitu"tal
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P.
m.
"utilt
"litil
Past.
(I was killed, etc.)
com.
"utilt
"utilna
"utiltu
"utilu
f.
"utilti
'litilet
The following verbs in common use are conjugated

in a brief form. With the help of the preceding para-
digms the reader will be able to supply the remaining
tenses.
S.
TO COME.
Imperative.
m.
Sing. 2. Ta'a (Come).
Present.
m.
btiji
byiji
f.
Ta'ai
f.
com.
biji (I come, will come, etc.).

btiji
bitiji
mniji
btiju
byiju
3°
P.
Sing. 2.
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Past.
m.
com.
f.
jit (I came, etc.).
jit
jiti
ija
jina
- jitu
iju
TO GO.
Imperative.
ijit
m.
f.
ruh
(Go)
Present.
ruhi
m.
com.
f.
bruh (I go,
will go, etc.)
ruh
btruhi
biruh
bitruh
mnruh
btruhu
biruhu
Past,
com.
I.
riht (ruht) (I went, etc.).
2.
riht (ruht)
rihti (ruhti)
3-
rah
rahit
I.
rihna (ruhna)
2.
rihtu (ruhtu)
3-
rahu
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TO STOP (Transitive).
Imperative.
m.
Sing. 2. wa""if (Stop).
Present.
f.
wa""ifi
S.
S.
m.
btwa""if
biwa""if
m.
com. t.
bwa""if (I stop, will stop, etc.).

btwa""ifi
bitwa" "if
mnwa""if
btwa""ifu
biwa""ifu
Past.
I.
2.
3-
I.
2.
3-
wa""aft
wa""af
wa""aft (I stopped, etc.)

wa""afti
wd""afat
wa" "afna
wa""aftu
wa""afu.
TO SIT.
Imperativj^;.
m.
Sing. 2. u"'d. (Sit).
f.
u"'uddi.
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ARABIC MANUAL.
m.
btu"'ud
byu" 'ud
Present.
com. f.
bu"'ud (I sit, will sit, etc.).

btu"'udi
bitu'"ud
mnu"'ud
btu"'udu
byu"'udu
Past.
m.
com.
P.
S.
P.
I.
"a'adt (I sat
etc.).
2.
"a'adt
"a'adti
3-
"a'ad
"a'adat
I.
"a'adna
2.
"a'adtu
3-
"a'adfl
TO STAND UP.
Imperative.
m.
f.
ng-
2. "um.
(Stand up).
Present.
"umi.
m.
com.
f.
I.
b"um (I stand up, etc.)
2.
bf'um
bf'umi
3-
bi"um
bif'um
I.
min"um
2.
bf'umu
3-
bi"umu
GRAMMAR.
Past.
m.
com.
f.
I.
"umt (I
stood up, etc.)

2.
"umt
"umti
3-
"am
"amat
I.
"umna
2.
"umtu
3-
"amu
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TO ASCEND, GO or COME UP.
Imperative.
m.
Sing. 2. tl'a (Go up).
Present.
f.
tl'ai
m.
btitl'a
byitl'a
m.
tl'at
til'ia
com. f.
bitl'a (I go, will go up, etc.).
btitl'i
bititl'a
mnitl'a
btitl'au
byitl'au
Past.
com. f.
tl'at (I went up, etc.).

tl'ati
til'iat
tl'ana
tl'atu
til'ia
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TO DESCEND, GO OR COME DOWN.
Imperative.
m.
Sing. 2. inzel (Go down).
Present.
f.
inzelli
S.
P.
S.
m.
com.
I.
binzel (I go, will go down, etc.)
2.
btinzel
btinzeli
3-
byinzel
bitinzel
I.
mninzel
2.
btinzelu
3-
byinzelu
Past.
com.
nzilt (I went
down, etc.)
nzilt
nzilti
nizil
nzilna
nziltu
nizlu
TO EAT.
Imperative.
ni'zlit
m.
f.
kol.
(Eat).
kili.
p.
s.
p.
GRAMMAR.
Present.
m. com. f.
bekol (I eat, will eat, etc.).

btekol btekoli
byekol bitekol
mnekol
btekolu
byekolu
Past.
m. com. f.
akelt (I ate, etc.).

akelt akelti
akel akelit
akelna
akeitu
akelu
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TO DRINK.
Imperative.
m.
Sing. 2. shrab (Drink).
Present,
m. com.
f.
shrabi
f.
bishrab (I drink, will drink, etc.).

btishrab btishrabi
byishrab bitishrab
mnishrab
btishrabu
byishrabu
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P.
ARABIC MANUAL.
. Past.
m. com. f.
shribt (I drank, etc.).

shribt shribti
shi'rib shiribit
shribna
shribtu
shiribu
S.
TO PUT.
Imperative.
m.
Sing. 2. hutt (Put.).

f.
hutti
m.
bthutt
bihutt
m.
hattait
hatt
Present.
com.
bhutt (I put, will put, etc.).

bthutti
bithutt
minhutt
bthuttu
bihuttu
Past.
com. f.
hattait (hatteyt) (I put, etc.).

hattaiti
hattat
hattaina
hattaitu
hattu
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TO SAY, TELL.
Imperative.
m.
Sing. 2. "il (Tell).
f.
"illi
Present.
P.
m. com. f.
bi"il (bi"ul) (I tell, will tell, etc.).

bf'il (bf'ul) bf'ili (bf'uli)
bi"il (bi"ul) bif'il (bif'ul)
min"il (niin"ul)
bf'ilu (bf'ulu)
bi"ilu (bi"ulu)
Past.
m. com. f.
"ilt ("ilit) (I told, etc.).

"ilt "ilti
"al "alit
"ilna
"iltu
"alu
TO DO, MAKE.
Imperative.
m.
Sing 2. 'amul ('amel) (Do).
f.
'amili
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m.
bt'amil
bi'amil
m.
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Present.
com. f.
b'amil (I do, will do, etc.).

bt'amili
bit'amil
mn'amil
bt'amilu
bi'amilu
Past,
com.
'amilt
'emil
f.
'amilt (I did, etc.).

'amilti
'emlit
'amilna
'amiltu
'emlu
TO RETURN (come back).
Imperative.
m.
f.
ng.
2. rj'a (rje'a) (Return).
rj'ai
Present.
m.
com.
f.
I.
birj'a (I
return, will return, etc.)
2.
3-
btirj'a
byirj 'a
btirj'i
bitirj'a
I.
2.
3-
mnirj'a
btirj'au
byirj'au
p.
GRAMMAR.
Past.
m.
com. f.
I.
rj'at (rj'et) (I returned, etc.)
2.
rj'at
rj'ati
3-
rij'a
rij'et
I.
rj 'ana
2.
rj'atu
3-
rij'au
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m.
Ilia
Sing. 2. rajj'a (Give back)
TO RETURN (give back).
Imperative.
f.
rajj'i
Present.
m. com. f.
brajj'i (I give back, will

btrajj'i bt
birajj'i
minrajj'i
btraj j 'iu
birajj'iu
1.
nil give back, etc.).
btrajj'i
bitrajj'i
m.
raj j 'at
rajj'a
Past.
com. f.
raj j 'at (I gave back, etc.).
rajj'ati
raj j 'at
rajj 'ana
rajj'atu .:
rajj 'au
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ARABIC MANUAL.
P.
TO TAKE.
Imperative.
Sing.
m.
2. khud (khod). (Take).
f.
khudi
Present.
li;
1 ^'
' 3.
m.
btekhud
byekhud
com. f.
bekhud I take, will take, etc.)
btekhudi
bitekhud
mnekhud
btekhudu
byekhudu
Past.
S.
I,
2. akhadt
3. akhad
I.
2.
3-
akhadt (I
akhadna
akhadtu
akhadu
TO GIVE.
Imperative.
took, etc.).
akhadti
akhadat
m.
5ing. 2. 'ati (Give).
f.
'ati
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m.
bt'ati
by'ati
m.
Present.
com. f.
b'ati (I give, will give, etc.).
bt'ati
bit'ati
mn'ati
bt'atu
by'atu
Past,
com. f.
'atait ('ateyt) (I gave, etc.)
atait
'ataiti
ata
'atat
'ataina
'ataitu
'atii
TO TAKE AWAY, REMOVE.

Imperative.
m.
Sing. 2. shil (Take away).

Present.
f.
shili
m. com. f.
bshil (I take away, will take away, etc.).
btshil
bishil
btshili
bitshil
minshil
btshilu
bishilu
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ARABIC MANUAL.
S.
P.
s.
Past.
m.
com.
f.
shilt (I
took away, etc.)
shilt
shilti
shel
shilna
shiltu
shelu
shelit
TO LEAVE, LET, ALLOW.
Imperative.
Sing. 2. khalli (Let).
m.
btkhalli
bikhalli
Present.
com.
f.
khalli
f.
khallait
khalla
bkhalli (I let, will let, etc.).

btkhalli
bitkhalli
minkhalli
btkhallu
bikhallu
Past.
com. f.
khallait (khalleyt) (I let, etc.).

khallaiti
khallat
khallaina
khallaitu
khallu \
GRAMMAR.
TO BRING.
Imperative.
43
m. f
Sing. 2. jJb (Bring). jjbi
Present.
S.l 2
P.^ 2
m. com. f.
bjib (I b'ririg, will bring, etc.).

btjib btjibi
byijib bitijib
minjib
btjibu
bijibu
Past.
m- com. f.
jibt (I brought, etc.).

jibt jibti
jeb j^bet
jibna
jibtu
jebu
TO BEGIN.
Imperative.
m. f.
Sing. 2. bellish (Begin). bellshi
44
ARABIC MANUAL.
Present.
m.
com. f.
I.
bbellish (I begin, will begin, etc.)
2.
btbellish
btbellshi
3-
bibellish
bitbellish
I.
minbellish
2.
btbellishu
3-
bibellishu
S. ) 2
'3
P. } 2
m.
Past.
com.
bellesht (I began, etc.).
bellesht
belleshti
ballesh
balleshet
belleshna
belleshtu
balleshu
TO FINISH.
Imperative.
Sing. 2. khallis (Finish).
Present.
m.
f.
khallsi
S.
m. com. f.
bkhallis (I finish, will finish, etc.).

btkhallis btkhallsi
bikhallis bitkhallis
minkhallis
btkhallisu
bikhallisu
p.
GRAMMAR.
Past,
m. com. f.
khallast (I finished, etc.).

khallast khallasti
khallas khallaset
khallasna
khallastu
khallasu
45
S.
TO CUT.
Imperative.
m.
Sing. 2. "uss (Cut).
m.
bf'uss
bi"uss
m.
Present.
com.
f.
'ussi
f.
b"uss (I cut, will cut, etc.).

bf'ussi
bifuss
mm uss
bt"ussu
bi"ussu
Past,
com.
I.
"assait (I cut, etc.).
2.
"assait
"assaiti
3-
"assa
"assat
I.
2.
"assaina
"assaitu
3-
"assu
46
ARABIC MANUAL.
TO MEND.
Imperative.
m.
f.
Sing.
2. sallih (Mend).
sallhi
Present.
m.
com.
f.
( ^'
bsallih (I mend, will mend, etc.)
S. j 2.
btsallih
btsallhi
( 3-
bisallih
bitsallih
I.
minsallih
P. 2.
btsallihu
3-
bisallihu
Past.
com.
S.
P.
I.
sallaht (I mended, etc.)
2.
sallaht
sallahti
3-
sallah
sallahat
I.
sallahna
2.
sallahtu
3-
sallahu
TO BREAK.
Imperative.
m.
f.
ing.
2. ksur (
Break).
ksuri
s.
m.
btiksur
byiksur
m.
kesert
k^ser
GRAMMAR.
Present.
47
com. f.
biksur (I break, will break, etc.).
btiksuri
bitiksur
miniksur
btiksuru
byiksuru
Past,
com.
f.
kesert (I broke, etc.).

keserti
keserat
keserna
kesertu
keseru
TO LOSE.
Imperative.
m.
Sing. 2. khsar (Lose).
Present.
f.
khsari
P.
m. com. f.
bikhser (I lose, will lose, etc.).

btikhser btikhseri
byikhser bitikhser
minikhser
btikhseru
byikhseru
48
m.
khsirt
khasir
ARABIC MANUAL.
Past.
com. f-
khsirt (I lost, etc.).

khsirti
khasiret
khsirna
khsirtu
khasiru
TO FIND.
Imperative.
m.
Sing. 2. ujad (Find).
Present,
m. com.
S.
P.
s.
btujad
byujad
m.
wajadt
wajad
f.
ujadi
f.
bujad (I find, will find, etc.).

btujadi
bitujad
mnujad
btujadu
byujadu
Past.
f.
wajadt (I found, etc.).

wajadti
wajadet
wajadna
wajadtu
wajadu
GRAMMAR.
49
TO CHANGE, (transitive).
Imperative.
Sing. 2. ghaiyir (Change).
Present.
f.
ghaiyiri
S.
m. com. f.
bghaiyir (I change, will change, etc.).
btghaiyir
bighaiyir
ghaiyert
ghaiyir
btghaiyiri
' bitghaiyir
minghaiyir
btghaiyiru
bighaiyiru
Past.
com. f.
ghaiyert (I changed, etc.).

ghaiyerti
ghaiyeret
ghaiyerna
ghaiyertu
ghaiyeru
m.
TO SEND.
Imperative.
Sing. 2. b'at (Send).
f.
b'ati
so
S.
ARABIC MANUAL.
Present.
m.
com. f.
I.
bib'at (I send, will send, etc.)
2.
btib'at
btib'ati
3-
byib'at
bitib'at
I.
mnib'at
2.
btib'atu
3-
byib'atu
Past.
m.
com.
P.
P.
I.
ba'att (I^
sent, etc.).
2.
ba'att
ba'atti
3-
ba'at
ba'atet
I.
ba'atna
2.
ba'attu
3-
ba'atu
TO PAY.
Imperative.
m.
f.
)ing.
2. df'a (Pay).
df'ai
Present.
m.
com.
f.
I.
bidf'a (I
pay, will pay, etc.)
2.
btidf'a
btidfai
3-
byidf'a
bitidf'a
I.
minidf'a
2.
btidf'au
3-
byidf'au
GRAMMAR.
Past.
m- com. f.
dfa'at (I paid, etc.),

dfa'at dfa'ati
def'a def'at
dfa'ana
dfa'atii
def'au
51
TO BUY.
Imperative.
Sing. 2. shtri (Buy).
f.
shtri
btishtri
byishtri
m.
shtrait
shtera
Present.
com. f.
bishtri (I buy, will buy, etc.).

btishtri
bitishtri
mnishtri
btishtru
byishtru
Past.
com.
f.
shtrait (shtreyt) (I bought, etc.).
shtraiti
shterat
shtraina
shtraitu
shteru
52
ARABIC MANUAL.
TO SELL.
Imperative.
m.
Sing. 2. bi'a (Sell).
P. ) 2
m.
btibi'a
bibi'a
Present.
com.
f.
bi'i
bbi'a (I sell, will sell, etc.).
btibi'i
bitbi'a
minbi'a
btibi'u
bibi'u
m.
Past.
com.
be'ut (I sold.
etc.).
be'ut
be'uti
be'a
be'ena
be'eta
be'fl
TO CLEAN.
Imperative.
be'at
m.
f.
Naddif.
(Clean).
naddfi
p.
GRAMMAR.
Present.
S3
m. com. f.
bnaddif (I clean, will clean, etc.).

btnaddif btnaddfi
binaddif bitnaddif
mnaddif
btnaddifu
binaddifu
Past.
m. com. f.
naddaft (I cleaned, etc.).

naddaft naddafti
naddaf naddafat
naddafna
naddaftu
naddafu
m.
TO PREPARE
Imperative.
Sing. 2. haddir (Prepare).
Present,
m.
f.
haddri
P.
com. f.
bhaddir (I prepare, will prepare, etc.'

bthaddir bthaddri
bihaddir bithaddir
minhaddir
bthaddiru
bihaddiru
54 ARABIC MANUAL.
Past.
m.
com.
f.
I.
haddert (I prepared, etc.).
2.
haddert
hadderti
3-
hadder
hidderet
I.
hadderna
2.
haddertu
3-
hadderu
TO SPEAK.
Imperative.
m.
f.
Sing.
2. hki (Speak).
hki
Present.
m.
com.
f.
I.
behki (I speak, will speak, etc
2.
btehki
btehki
3-
byehki
bitehki
I.
mnehki
2.
btehku
3-
byehku
Past.
m. com. f.
I- hakait (hakeyt) (I spoke, etc.).
2. hakait hakaiti
3. haki (fhka) hakit

I- hakaina
2. hakaitu
3- haku
GRAMMAR.
55
TO HEAR.
Imperative.
m.
Sing. 2. sm'a (Hear).
Present.
f.
sm'ai
m.
btism'a
byism'a
m.
sma'at
sfmi'a
com. 1.
bism'a (I hear, will hear, etc.

btism'i
bitism'a
mnism'a
btism'au
byism'au
Past.
com. f.
sma'at (I heard, etc.).
sma'ati
simi'at
sma'ana
sma'tu
simi'u
m.
TO SEE.
Imperative.
Sing. 2. shuf (See).
f.
shufi
56
ARABIC MANUAL.
S.
P.
Present.
m.
com. f.
bshuf (I see, will see, etc.)
btshuf
btshufi
bishuf
bitshuf
minshuf
btshufu
bishufu
Past.
m.
com.
I.
shuft (I saw.
etc.).
2.
shuft
shufti
3-
shef
shefet
I.
shufna
2.
shuftu
3-
shefu
TO KNOW.
Imperative.
m.
f.
Sing.
2. 'arif (K
.now).
Present.
'arifi
m.
com.
f.
I.
b'arif (I know, will know, etc.)
2.
bt'arif
bt'arifi
3-
bi'yarif
bit'arif
I.
mn'arif
2.
bt'arifu
3-
bi'yarifu
/I
S. 2
GRAMMAR, 57
Past.
m. com. f.
'arift (I knew, etc.).

'arift 'arifti
'araf 'arafet
'arifna
'ariftu
'arifu
TO SHOW.
Imperative.
m. f.
Sing. 2. ferrji (Show). ferrji
Present.
m. com. f.
/ I. bferrji (I show, will show, etc.).

I 2. btferrji btferrji
' 3. biferrji bitferrji
( I. minferrji
I 2. btferrju
' 3. biferrju
Past.
m. com. f.
ferrjait (ferrjeyt) (I showed, etc.).

ferrjait ferrjaiti
ferrja ferrjit
ferrjaina
ferrjaitu
ferrju
S8
ARABIC MANUAL.
TO BE ABLE.
Present.
m. com. f.
1. bi"dir (bu'Mir) (be"dir) (I can, etc.).
2. bti"dir (btu"dir) bti"diri (btu"diri)
3. byi"dir (byu"dir) biti"dir (bitu"dir)
1. mni"dir (mnu"dir)
2. bti"diru (btu"diru)
3. byi"diru (byu"diru)
Past.
m. com. f.
1. "edirt (I could, etc.).
2. "edirt "edirti
3. "ider ("eder) "idrit ("edrit)
1. "edirna
2. "edirtu
3. "idru
NUMERALS.
Cardinal numbers.
1. wehid (ahad).
2. itneyn.
3. tleti.
4. arb'a.
5. khamsi.
6. sitti.
7. seb'a.
8. tmeni.
9. tis'a.
10. 'ashra.
11. hid'ash.
12. itn'ash.
13. tlit'ash.
15. khamst'ash.
16. sitt'ash.
17. seb'at'ash.
18. tmunt'ash.
19. tis'at'ash.
20. 'eshrin.
14. arb'at'ash. 21. wehid u 'eshrin.
GRAMMAR.
59
30. tletin.
40. arbe'in.
50. khamsin.
60. sittin.
70. sebe'in.
80. tmenin.
90. tise'in.
100. miyi.
200. miteyn.
300. tletmiyi.
400, arb'amiyi.
500. khamsmiyi.
600. sittmiyi.
800. tmenmiyi.
900. tis'a miyi.
1000. alf.
1 100. alf u miyi.
1250. alf u miteyn u khamsin.
2000. alfeyn.
10,000. 'ashert elef.
20,000. 'eshrin alf.
100,000. miyet alf.
200,000. miteyn alf.
1,000,000. miliyon.
2,000,000. miliyoneyn.
4,000,000. arb'a melaiyin.
700. seb'amiyi.
The cardinal numbers from 3 to 10 inclusive are

followed by the noun in the plural. All subsequent
numbers are followed by the singular.
e. g. Tlet urtel sikker. Three rottels of sugar.

Arb'a rus kheyl. Four head of horses.
Khamst'ashir ras kheyl. Fifteen head of horses.
Ordinal numbers.
ist owwel. 4* rab'i. 7*11 seb'i. 10* 'ashir.
and teni. 5*11 khamis. 8* temin.
y^ telit. 6th sedis. 9th tes'i.
After ten the cardinal numbers are used in conver-

sation instead of the ordinals.
When an ordinal number is used it precedes the

noun, e. g. teni marra, the second time.
half, nuss; whole, kill; quarter, rub'a; add, jm'a; mult-

iply, drub; divide, u"sum; subtract, trah or us"ut.
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GRAMMAR.
63
ADVERBS.
The following adverbs and adverbial locutions

are in common use.
absurd.
accidentally; by accident.
afterwards.
ago (long).
ahead.
again; besides.
almost.
aloud.
already.
also.
altogether.
always.
anew.
apart.
apparently.
around; all round.
as.
average (on an).
awake.
backwards.
before.
below.
besides.
better.
beyond everything.
briefly.
certainly; without doubt.
bila m'ana.
bi sudfi; bil-'arad.
b'adeyn.
min zemen.
"iddem.
kamen; b'ad.
"arib.
'al al-'ali.
"ablan.
aidan; kamen.
killun sawa.
de'imen.
min jdid.
'ala wahd-uh (with pro. suff.).

zahiran.
'ala de'ir.
mitl.
'ala m'addal.
we'i; faiyi".
ila wara.
"abl.
taht.
ma'ada; kamen; fadlan 'an.
ahsan.
fow" kill shey (shi).
bil-ikhtisar.
m'alum; ma" fura; ilia.
64
ARABIC MANUAL.
chiefly.
commonly.
comparatively.
completely.
conditionally.
confidently.
constantly.
contrary (on the).
day by day.
day (by).
day (all).
deliberately; slowly.
directly.
double-faced.
doubtless.
downhill.
downstairs.
early; in the morning.
earnest (in).
easily.
endless.
enough.
entirely.
especially.
et-coetera.
even.
ever (for).
exactly.
exceedingly.
excessively.
face to face.
bil-akhas; khususan.
'umumen.
bin-nisbi.
bil-killiyi; tamemen.
'ala shart.
bil-emniyi.
de'imen; 'ala dewam.
bil-'aks; bil-khilaf.
yowm b'ad yowm.
fin-nahar.
kill an-nahar.
'ala mahl-uh (with pro. suff.).
halan.
bi wejheyn wilseneyn (with
two faces and two tongues),

bila shekk; bidun shubhi.
ila taht; fi nezli.
taht.
bekkir ; 'ala bukra ('a bukra).

min jedd.
bis-suhuli.
bila niheyi; ma luh ekhir.

bikefE (it is sufficient).
bit-temem; bil-kemel.
bi now' khususi; khususan.
ila akhiri.
hatta.
de'imen.
bit-temem.
ktir ktir; lil-ghaiyi.
bi ziedi.
mwajiha.
GRAMMAR.
65
fact (in),
far, from afar,
fast,
finally.
first, at first, in the first place,

foot (on),
force (by).
formerly, previously,
forwards,
future (in),
general (in),
gently (slowly).
(kindly).
God forbid.
(thank).
(would to), I hope,

goodbye,
halves (in), (by),
hardly,
hence,
here.
here and there,

hither,
hitherto,
how.
however,
how many,
how much,
immediately, at once,
impunity (-with),
incognito,
indeed.
bil-ha"i"a.
min-be'id.
bi-sur'a; seri'an.
bil-ekhir.
owwel; owwelen.
meshi.
bil-"uwi; jebran.
"ablan.
ila "iddem.
b'adeyn.
'umumen; 'itiyadiyen.
'ala mahl-uh (with pro. sufi".).
bi lutf
Allah la yismah.
al-hamd ul-illah.
inshallah.
m'as-salemi; khatir-kum..
bin-nuss.
bi s'ubi; bil-kedd.
min hown.
hown, howni.
hown u hown.
ila hown.
li hadd al-wa"t.
kif'(keyf).
m'a zelik.
kam.
"add esh.
"awem; fil-hal.
bila "isas.
mutnekkir.
bil-ha"i"a.
66
ARABIC MANUAL.
indirectly,
inside,
inside out.
instance (for),
intentionally,
inwards,
just so.
justly,
land (on),
last (at),
late.
' lately, latterly,
lengthwise,
less.
literally,
little by little,
matter (no), never mind,
meanwhile,
merely,
moreover,
namely,
naturally,
nearly,
necessarily,
never, not at all, on no
account,
nevertheless,
not quite,
now.
bil-wasta.
juwwa; dekhil.
'al al-"elb.
meselen (metelen).
bil-"asd.
ila juwwa.
bit-temem.
bil-'adl; bil-ha"".
'al al-berr.
akhiran.
la"is.
mu'akhiren.
bi-tul.
bin-na"is.
harfiyan.
shwayi shwayi.
ma biseyl.
fi hal-fursa; fi esna.
bes; fa "at.
aidan.
y'ani.
tabi'i.
"arib; min "arib; ta"riban.
daruri; daruriyen. \
abaden.
m'a zelik.
lissa; b'ad ma.
halla" (contr. from haza al-

wa"t, at this time) and issa
(contr. from haza as-se'a, at
this hour).
GRAMMAR.
67
now and then.
now or never.
now-a-days.
officially.
often.
only.
openly, publicly.
ordinarily.
otherwise.
outside.
outwards.
partly partly.
particular (in).
per cent.
perhaps, possibly.
personally.
plainly.
plenty (in).
positively.
present (at).
presently.
privately.
probably.
purpose (on).
quickly.
quietly.
quite.
random (at).
rarely.
readily.
really.
ahiyenen.
wa ilia fa la.
fi hal-iyem.
resmiyen.
ghaliben.
bes; fa"at.
jehran (jiharan).
'adeten.
wa ilia.
berra; ila berra; min berra.
ila berra.
ba'ad-uh haik-ba'ad-uh haik.
bil-khusus.
fil-miyi.
yumkin; belki (berki).
bi z^t-uh (with pro suff.).
sarihan.
bi kitra.
bi t^*ekid.
halla"; fil-hal.
b'ad shwayi.
sirran.
al-arjah.
"asdan.
"awem; bil-'ajeli.
'ala mahl-uh (with pro. suff.).
tamemen; bil-killiyi.
bila "asd; bila fikr.
nediren.
'al ar-ras wal-'ain (on head
and eye),
fe'elen.
68
ARABIC MANUAL.
reason (in).
regularly.
repeatedly.
rule (as a).
safely.
same (all the).
scarcely.
seldom.
separately.
seriously.
short (in).
shortly, presently.
sideways.
simply, solely.
singly.
slowly.
so, thus.
so and so.
softly.
somehow.
sometimes.
somewhere.
still, yet.
straight, in a straight line.
suddenly.
thank-you.
then,
thence.
sawab.
haseb al-"an6n.
tekraran.
'adeten.
m'as-salemi; bil-amen.
sawa; mitl ba'ad-uh.
bil-kedd.
nediren.
wahd-uh wahd-uh.
bi jedd.
bil-ikhtisar ; al-hasil.
b'ad "alii; b'ad shwayi.
bil-'ard.
bes; fa"at.
killwehid wahd-uh.
'ala mahl-uh (with pro suff.).
haik (heyk).
fulan (f.) fulani (of persons);
keza wa keza (of things),

bi hudu.
kif ma ken.
ahiyenen.
fi meken.
kamen; b'ad.
rasan; 'ala khatt musta"im.

baghteten: fajaten.
kettir khair-ak; sellim daiyat-
ak (lit. may God preserve
your hands) ; eywah (eywal-
lah).
sum; b'adeyn.
min hownik.
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69
there.
therefore.
thither.
time (up to this).
(at the same),

time (in),
together,
too little,
too much,
totally,
truly,
trust (on),
turn (in).
unanimously,
unawares,
unexampled,
unintentionally,
unwillingly,
up hill,
upstairs,
useless,
vain (in),
very,
well,
what?
whatever ?
when?
whenever?
whence?
where?
wherever.
hownik, howniki.
li zelik.
ila hownik.
lissa (contr. from li haza as-
se'a, to this hour).

fil-wa"t zet-uh; fi nefs al-wa"t.
fi wa"t-uh.
sawa; ma'an.
"alii ktir.
bi ziedi.
bij-jumli.
ha' '"an.
'al al-ameni.
bid-dowr; bin-nowbi.
bil-ittifa".
'ala ghafli.
bila mitel.
bila "asd.
ghasban 'an-nuh.
ila fow"; fi tal'a.
fow".
'abes ; bila fe'idi ; ma biyinfa

'abes; batilan.
ktir.
taiyib.
esh; shu.
esh ma.
aimtin (aimta), eymta.

ay wa"t.
mineyn (mneyn).
weyn.
weyn ma.
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ARABIC MANUAL.
whether or no
iza ow la.
whither ?
liweyn (leyn).
why?
lesh (contr. from li ay shey,
to what thing).
word (in a).
al-hasil; bi kilmi wehdi.
yes.
n'am (said to equals and su-
periors). N'am also means
"what?" or "I beg your par-
don?" when the repetition of
any thing said is desired.
yes certainly,
surely. eh (said to inferiors) ; ey n'am
(ay n'am); eywah (aywah)
contr. from ay wallah, yes

by God.
yet; not yet.
b'ad; lissa ma.
Conjunctions.
after.
b'ad ma; b'ad ann.
although.
m'a inn (with pro. sufif.).
and.
wa, u.
as, because.
hais ann. (with pro. suff.).
kif ma.
as if.
ka; ka ann (with pro. suff.).
as long as.
madem.
as soon as.
bes; limma; hal ma.
before.
"abl ma.
but.
lekin; wa amma.
either or.
imma-imma.-
except.
ilia.
if.
iza; low fwith nast ten set.
izaken, inken (with pres.).

GRAMMAR. 7
in so far as.
"add ma.
instead of.
bedel ma.
neither-nor.
la wa la.
or.
ow; am.
perhaps.
rubbama.
provided that.
'ala shart ann (with pro. suff.
since.
b'ad ma; limma.
so that, in order that.
hatta, ta.
than.
min.
that.
inn or ann (with pro. suff.)

unless.
low la; iza ma; izaken ma.
until.
hatta ma.
when.
'indama; halama; limma;

wa"t illi.
whereas.
hais.
while.
beynama.
without.
bidun ma.
Interjections.
Ah! alas!
a; akh.
By God!
wallah.
God preserve
you!
Allah yahfaz-ak
Allah yusellim-ak.
God give you
a safe
jour-
Allah yuwassl-ak. bi-salemi.
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ney !
In God's name !
For God's sake!
Long life to you !
I beg your leave.
Bismillah.
minshen Allah,
towwil 'umr-ak.
khatir-kum ; owd'ana-kum (we
have placed you in God's
hands, said on leaving anyone).
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By your leave!
Look out! make way!
Take care!
Come on ! go on ! let us go !
Capital !
I congratulate you.
Farewell ! goodbye !
Fire! Fire!
Help! help!
Look! look!
Mercy !
Please! I beg of you!
O neighbours!
O my friend !
O boy! waiter!
O my soul!
O my heart!
O my eyes!
O light of my eyes!
O my father!
O my master! O Sir!
O sir ! (servant to his master)
O treasure of my heart!
Shame! shame!
Disgraceful !
Well done! bravo!
destur.
ua ua.
dahr-ak (your back).

dir bel-ak (turn your attention).
yallah (lit. O God!).
mashallah.
heniyen (said to any one after

drinking water).
de'imi (said to a host after

drinking his coffee "may
you always have guests").
m'as-salemi.
hari" hari".
ya ahl al-muruwi ; aman aman.
wai wai.
aman aman.
dakhl Allah.
'amul m'aruf; dakhl-ak.
ya ahl jiri.
ya habib-i.
ya walad.
ya ruh-i.
ya kibd-i.
ya 'yun-i.
ya nur 'ain-i.
ya abu-na (said to priests).
ya khowaja.
ya sid-i (lit. O lord!).
ya muhjet "elb-i.
'aib.
mu'ib.
aferim.
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73
Welcome!
ahla u sahla.
bismilli; 'ala ras-i.
Would that
Inshallah (if God wills).
What a pity
dey'an-uh (lit. we have lost
it); ya khsara.
The seasons.
al-fusul.
ar-rabi'a.
Spring.-
as-saif (seyf).
Summer.
al-kharif.
Autumn.
ash-shita.
Winter.
The months.
ash-shuhur.
kenun at-teni.
January.
shubat.
February.
adar.
March.
nisan.
April.
lyar (nuwar).
May.
hazeran.
June.
tammuz.
July.
eb.
August.
ailul.
September.
teshrin al-owwel.
October.
teshrin at-teni.
November.
kenun al-owwel.
December.
Days of the week.
al-had.
al-itneyn.
at-tleti.
lyem aj-jima.
Sunday.
Monday,
Tuesday.
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ARABIC MANUAL.
al-arb'a.
al-khamis.
aj-jim'a.
as-sebt.
This year.
Last year.
Next year.
Two years ago.

Three years ago.
Every year.
All the year.
I) In Damascus 'am al-owwel.
Next month.
Last month.
Monthly.
This week.
Next week.
Last week.
Every week.
A few weeks ago.
This day next week.
In a fortnight.
For a long time.
To-day.
To-morrow.
Yesterday.
Wednesday.
Thursday.
Friday.
Saturday.
Time. al-wa"t.
has-sini.
') sint al-madi.
sint aj-jei.
sint al-"admi.
min sinteyn.
min thet snin.
kill sini.
kill as-sini.
shehr aj-jei.
shehr al-madi.
kill shehr.
haj-jim'a.
jim'at aj-jei'.
jim'at al-madi.
kill jim'a.
min kam jim'a.
b'ad jim'a.
ba'd khamst 'ashir yowm.
middi tawili.
al-yowm.
bukra.
imbereh.
This morning.
This evening.
All day.
Every day.
Two days ago.
Three -days ago.
Early.
All night.
L^te at night.
Mid-night.
Sun-rise.
Sun-set.
The day after

The day before
GRAMMAR.
al-yowm'a bukra.
al-yowm min 'ashiyi.
kill an-nahar.
kill yowm.
min yowmeyn.
min tlet lyem.
bekkir.
kill al-leyl.
ekhir al-leyl.
nuss leyl.
tlu'a ash-shems.
ghiyeb ash-shems.
tomorrow. b'ad bukra.
yesterday. owwelt imbereh.
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The hour, as-se'a.
What time is it?
It is 12 o'clock.
It is I o'clock.
It is 2 o'clock.
It is a quarter past two.
It is half past two.
It is a quarter to three.
It is ten minutes to four.
It is five minutes past four.
It is 6 o'clock exactly.
The clock is fast.

The clock is slow.
The clock has stopped.
"add esh se'a.

se'a tn'ash.
se'a wehdi.
se'a tinteyn.
se'a tinteyn u rub'a.
se'a tinteyn u nuss.
se'a tleti ila rub'a.
se'a arb'a ila 'ashra.
se'a arb'a u khamsi.
se'a sitti tamem.
as-se'a bittsabbi".
as-se'a bitta 'akhkhir.
as-se'a wa"afat.
PART 11.
A COMPREHENSIVE
ENGLISH-ARABIC VOCABULARY ALPHA-

BETICALLY ARRANGED.
ENGLISH-ARABIC VOCABULARY.
A.
abandon, v. a. bitruk, tarakt, truk, p.p. matruk.
abashed, to be, v. n. bikhjel, khijilt (min), p.p. makhjul.
abbreviate j v. a. bukhtisir, khtasert, khtisir, p.p. mukhtaser.
abdicate, v. btnazel, tnazelt, tnazel ('an).
ability, n. shatara; mahara. '
able, a. mu"tidir; "adir ("edir); to be able, v. n. bi"dir
(bu"dir), "edirt.
ablution, n. wudvi; to perform ablutions, v. n. bitwaddu,
twaddait, twadda.
abolish, v. a. bbuttil, battalt, battil; abolished, batil;
mulgha.
abounds (it), mowjud; wajd bi kitra.
Note. Verbs are given in the l" person singular present and past
tenses and the 2°'' person singular imperative. When other parts are
given they are indicated.
When a. verb is followed by a preposition the latter is given in

brackets after it.
Only passive participles in use are given.
Plurals of nouns and adjectives not indicated are regular.
When the pronunciation of vifords greatly varies an alternative is

given in brackets.
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about, ad. "arib; ta"rtban; pr. bkhusus; 'ala.
above, pr. fow" (fo"); above all, fow" al-kill.
abscond, v. n. bihrub, harabt, hrub (min); bfirr, ferrait, firr.
absence, n. ghiyeb.
absent, to be, v. n. bghib, ghibt or kint ghaiyib, ghib
('an); absent-minded, fikr-uh ghaiyib.

absolute, a. mutla".
absurd, a. mustahil; ad. bila m'ana.
abundance, n. kitra; abundantly, ad. bi kitra.
abuse, v. a. bbahdil, bahdilt, bahdil ; bishtum, shetemt,
shtum.
abuse, n. msebbi; behdeli.
accelerate, v. a. b'ajjil, 'ajjelt, 'ajjil.
accept, V. a. bi"bel, "ibilt, "ibel, p.p. ma"bul.
accident, n. hadisi p. hawadis; 'arid p. 'awarid; by accident,
ad. bi sudfi; bil-'arad.

accompany , v. a. breii", refa"t, refi".
accomplice, n. mushtirik fi zenb.
accomplish, v. a. bkemmil, kemmelt, kemmil,p.p. mkemmel;
btemmim, temmemt, temmim, p.p. mtemmem.

according, to, ad. haseb ; bi mowjab ; according to cir-
cumstances, haseb az-zuruf.
account, n. hiseb p. hisebet; (story) riweyi p. ruwaiyet.
accumtdate, v. a. bijm'a, jem'at, jm'a, p.p. mejmu'a.
accuracy, n. sahha; zabt (dabt).
accurate, a. sahih ; mazbut ; dughri.
accusation, w. tehmi p. tehmet c. p. tehm ; shekwa p.
shekwet.
accuse, (of), V. a. bit-hum, tahemt, t-hum (fi).
accuser, n. mushtiki; sheki.
accustom (oneself to), v. n. bit'owwad, t'owwadt ('ala),
p.p. mu'ated.
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V. a. b'owwid, 'owwadt, 'owwid ('ala), p.p. m'owwad.

ace, n. ass.
ache, V. n. (s^d per.) biyuj'a, waj'a or ken yuj'a; my
head aches, ras-i biyuj'a-ni. n. waj'a p. owj6'a.

acid, a. hamud f. hamda.
acorn, n. balluta p. ballut.
acquaintance, n. m'arifi p. ma'arif.
acquire, v. a. bhassil, hassalt, hassil; v. bihsul, basalt ('ala).

acquisition, n. tahsil.
_ acquit, v. a. bberri, berrait, berri, p.p. mberra; to be
acquitted, bitberra, tberrait.

acquittal, n. tebria.
Acre, Akka.
across, ad. min jeha ila jeha.

act (action), n. 'amel p. a'mel; to bring an action against,
V. bitlub-uh, talabt-uh lil-mahkemi ; v. a. bMkim, hakamt,
hakim.
active, a neshit (nfshit).
actual, a ba"i"i.
adapt (to), V. a. bwefii", wafa"t ('ala), p.p. mwefi".

add, V. a. bzid, zidt, zid ; added, ze'id ; add up, v. a.
bijm'a, jem'at, jm'a, p.p. mejmu'a.

addition, n. jem'a.
address, n. 'unwen ('ilwan) p. 'unwenet.

adjective, n. n'at.
admirable, a. 'aal.
admiral, n. amiral p. amiraliyi.
admire (to praise), v. a. bimdah, madalit, mdah ; / admire
(am pleased with) anything, bi'ajib-ni, 'ajab-ni
admissible, a. jeyiz.
admit, v. bi"bel, "ibilt, "ibel (fi or bi), p.p. tna"bul;
bsellim, sellemt, sellim (fi), p.p. msellem.
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admonish, v. bnebbih, nebbeht, nebbih ('ala).
admonition, n. nasilia; tenbih.
adopt (of measures), v. a. bittikhiz, ttakhazt, ttikhiz; [of
a child), V. a. bitbenna, tbennait, tbenna.

adoration, n. 'ibedi.
adore, v. a. be'abed, 'abidt, 'abed.
adorn, v. a. bzeyyin, zeyyent, zeyyin, p.p. mzeyyen.
adulterate, v. a. bghishsh, ghashshait, ghishsh, p.p.
maghshush.
adultery, n. zina.
advance (money), v. a. bsellif, silleft, sellif ; (proceed) v. n.
bifaddam, ta"addemt, ta"addam; advance guard, ta-
li'at aj-jeysh; advanced in years, ta'in fis-sinn.

advantage, n. fe'idi p. fwe'id.
advantageous, a. nef'i; mufid.
adversary, n. khism p. akhsam.
adversity, n. msibi p. msaiyib.
advertise, v. a. b'alin, 'alant, 'alin.
advertisement, n. e'alen p. e'alenet.
advice, n. nasiha.
advise, v. a. binsah, nasaht, nsah.
affair, n. shighl (shughl) p. ashghel; "adiyi p. "adaiya.

affected, a. mutsann'a.
affection, n. mahabbi; hunu.
affiance, (to), v. a. bkhattib, khattabt, khattib (ila) ; af^
Jianced, a. khatib.
affidavit, n. hilfen ; yemin ; to make an affidavit, v. n.
bihluf, halaft, hluf.

affirm, v. b'ekkid, akkedt, ekkid (li) p.p. m'ekked.
affix, (to), V. a. blazzi", lazza"t, lazzi" ('ala).
afflict, V. a. (3i-d per.) bikeddir, kedder ; it afflicts me,
bikeddir-ni.
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affluence, n. ghina.
affront, n. iheni ; v. a. bhin, hint, hin.
afloat, a. feyish; 'aiyim.
afraid, (of), v. n. bkhaf, khift (don't be afraid) la tkhaf
(min); bifz'a, fze'at (min); a. fez'an; khaiyif.

Africa, Afrikia; african, afriki.
after, pr. b'ad; con. b'ad ma, b'ad ann.
afternoon, ad. b'ad ad-dohr.
afterwards, ad. b'adeyn.
again, ad. kamen ; b'ad ; aidan ; again and again, kamen
u kamen.
against, pr. 'ala; dudd; against my will, dudd khatr-i.
age, n. 'umr; (century) jil p. ajiyel; 'asr.
agency, n. wekeli p. wekelet.
agent, n. wekil p. wukela.
agile, a. herik.
agility, n. sir'a ; khiffi ; hareki.

agony, n. neze'a.
agree, (to), v. bi"bel, "ibilt, "ibel (fi or bi); birda, irdit,
irda (fi or bi).

agreeable, a. mlih p. mlah; ma"bul.
agreement, n. teswi; ittifd" (ittifa").
agriculture, n. fleha (felaha).
ague, n. dowriyi; berdiyi.
ahead, ad. "iddem.
aid, n. mse'adi.
ail, V. n. biskhun, sakhant.
aim (object), n. "asd; ghaiyi; gharad; (in shooting) nishen;
aim (at) v. n. bitneshin, tneshent, tneshen ('ala).

air, n. hawa ; (of music) lahn ; (appearance) manzar ; v. a.
bhowwi, howwait, howwi.

alarm, n. khowf; fez'a; r'abi.
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alcohol, n. sbirto; alkohul.
Aleppo, Haleb.
alert, a. mutiya"iz.
Alexandretta, Skenderuna.
Alexandria, Iskenderiya.
alien, n. ejnebi p. ajenib.
alight, (from), v. n. binzel, nzilt, inzel (min) ; alight at,
V. n. binzel fi.
alight, a. sha'len.
alike, a. mutsewi; ad. mitl ba'ad-uh (with pro. sufif.)

alive, a. taiyib.
all, n. and a. kill (kuU).
allegiance, n. ta'a.
alleviate, v. a. bkhaffif, khaffeft, khaffif.

alliance, n. ma'ahedi ; mhalif.
allow, V. bismah, semaht, smah (li).
allowance, n. ma'ash; ratib.
alloy, n. khalit; mezij.
allure, v. a. bistemil, stemelt, stemil.
allurement, n. istimeli.
fl/i^y, n. halif p. hulefa.
almanack, n. riznemi p. riznemet.
Almighty (the), "adir 'ala kill shi.
almond, n. lowzi p. lowz; almond tree, lowzi.
almost, ad. "arib.
alms, n. sada"a.
aloe, n. sabr (subber).
alone, a. wahd-uh (with pro. suff.); I let him alone, bi-
truk-uh wahd-uh ; ad. 'ala wahd-uh.

along, pr. 'ala tul (at-tul).
alongside of, pr. bi-jenib; jenb.
aloud, ad. 'al al-'ali.
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alphabet, n. difbe.
already, ad. "ablan.
also, ad. kamen; aidan.
altar, n. medbah p. mdebih.
alter, v. a. bghaiyir, ghaiyert, ghaiyir.
V. n. bitghaiyir, tghaiyert, tghaiyir p.p. mutghaiyir.

altercation, n. mkhasemi.
although, con. m'a inn.
altitude, n. irtife'a; 'ulu.
altogether, ad. kill-un sawa; jumli; 'ala ba'ad-uh.

alum, n. shebbi.
always, ad. de'imen.
amass, v. a. bkowwim, kowwamt, kowwim.

ambassador, ij. sefir p. sufera.
amber, n. amber.
ambition, n. tam'a.
ambitious, a. tamma'a.
amble, v. n. (3i'<i per.) birahwin, rahwan.
ambler, n. rahwen.
ambuscade, n. kemin.
America, Amerika; american, amerikeni.
amiable, a. latif p. liitafa.
ammunition, n. jebakhani; zakhra.
amnesty, n. 'afu.
among, pr. beyn.
amount, n. meblagh p. mbeligh.
ample, a. kefi; wes'i.
amputate, v. a. b"uss, "assait, "uss p.p. ma"sus,
amulet, n. hirz p. huruz.
amuse, v. a. bselli, selleyt, selli ; v. a. (3rd per.) zV amuses
me, biyubsut-ni, basat-ni; to be amused, binbusit, in-
basatt.
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amusement, n. tesliyi; lahu.
ancestor, n. jidd p. ajded.
anchor, n. yatir; mirsi; v. n. birsi, rsit, irsi; at anchor, resi.
ancient, a. 'ati" p. 'litu"; "adim p. "udm.
and, con. wa; u.
anecdote, n. "issa p. "isas; hikeyi p. hikeyet.
anem,one, n. sha"shi" (shi"e").
anew, ad. min jdid.
angel, n. melak p. melai'eki.
anger, n. ghadab; za'al; ghaiz.
angle, n. zewi p. zawaiya; "irni p. "arani.
angry, to be, (with), v. n. biz'al, zi'ilt (min).; binghaz,
inghazt (min). I am angry, ana z'alen, kint z'alen; to
m.ake angry, v. a. biz'el, za'alt, zu'ul.

anhnal, n. haiwen p. haiwenet; dabbi p. dawab.
animosity, n. 'adewi.
ankle, n. kehil p. kewehil.
annex (to), v. a. busul, wasalt, usul (usil), (bi), p.p. mowsul;
bdumm, dammait, dumm (ila).

announce, v. a bkhabbir, khabbert, khabbir ('an, of the
thing),
annoy, v. a. biz'el, za'alt, zu'ul ; it annoys m.e, biyiz'el-ni,
za'al-ni.
annul, v. a. bbuttil, battalt, battil; annulled, a. batil
(battel).
anoint, v. a. bimsah, masaht, msah.
another, a. ghair-uh (with pro. suff.).
answer, n. jeweb p. jewebet; v. a. bjewib, jewabt, jewib.
ant, n. nemli p. nemel.
Antioch, Antakiyi.
anvil, n. sidden (sinden).
anxiety, n. inshighal bel; "ala".
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anxious, a. meshghul al-fikr; "al"an; (desirous) a. mush-
tah (li).
any, a. ahad; anybody, hada; anything, shi (shey).
apart, ad. 'ala jenib; 'ala wahd-uh.
aperient, n.. mus-hil (mis-hil).
apologise (to), v. n. be'itizir, etazert, e'itizir (ila).
apology, n. 'uzr; 'itizar.
apoplexy, n. sakti.
apostle, n. resul p. risl.
apothecary, n. farmashyeni; saideli; apothecary^ s shop,
farmashia; saideliyi.
apparent, a. zahir; apparently, ad. zahiran.
appeal (ask for help) v. a. bistenjid, stenjedt, stenjid;
(judicial) v. n. biste'nif, ste'neft, ste'nif.

appear, v. n. bizhar, zahert, izhar.
appearance, n. zuhur (zahir); laha.
appetite, n. "abliyi.
applaud, V. a. bza""if, za""aft, za""if (li).

applause, n. tez"if.
apple, n. tiffeha p. teffeh.
apply (use) v. a. bista'mil, sta'melt, sta'mil ; v. a. ('/w^ (?»^
bhutt, hattait, hutt ('ala) ; [ask) v. a. bi"sud, "asadt,
"usiid.
appoint, V. a. b'aiyin, 'aiyent, 'aiyin p.p. m'aiyen; to be
appointed, bitwazzaf, twazzaft.

appointment, n. wazifi p. wazaiyif; ma'muriyi; merkez
p. merakiz.
apprentice, n. san'i p. sunna'a.
approach, v. b"errib', "errabt, "errib (li).
approval, n. istahsen.
approve, v. a. bistahsin, stahsent, stahsin.

apricot, n. mishmshi p. mishmish; apricot-tree, voS.^xa.%\i\.
88 ARABIC MANUAL.
April, n. nisan.
apron, n. wazra; (child's) mariul p. marawil.
aqueduct, n. "anayit mai p. "anawat.
Arabia, beled al-'arab ; Arab, n. 'Arabi p. 'Urben ; arabic,
a. 'arabi; classical arabic, 'arabi fasih; vulgar arabic,
'arabi derij.
arbitrary, a. mustebidd.
arbour, n. s"eli p. s"eyil; "ibbet khasheb.
arch, n. "antara p. "anatir.
archbishop, n. raiyis asa"fi.
archer, n. "uwwas p. "owwasa ; rami sihm p. rumet sihm.

architect, n. mhendis.
architecture, n. hendisi; resm; na"sh.
archives, n. p. sijillet ; owra".
ardour, n. hamesi.
area, n. mseht al-ard.
argue [about) v. bjedil, jedelt, jedil (fi).
argument [proof], n. burhan p. berahin; (dispute) jdel.
arithmetic, n. 'ilm al-hiseb.
ark, n. [Noah's ark) filk Nuh.
arm, n. id d. ideyn; fore-arm, dr'a p. udr'u; zind p.
znud; [weapon) sleh (slehi) p. esliha; arms alet harb.

armour, n. dir'a.
armpit, n. bat p. batat.
army, n. jeysh p. jiyush; m'asker.
around, ad. howl; min de'ir; all round, 'ala de'ir.
arouse, v. a. bfeyyi", feyya"t, feyyi"; bnebbih, nebbeht,
nebbih.
arrange, v. a. bdebbir, debbert, debbir ; bsewi, saweyt,
sewi p.p. msewa.
arrangement, n. teswi; tedbir p. tedebir.
arrears, n. p. ba"aiya.
VOCABULARY. 89
arrest, v. a. bikmish, kmesht, kmush; bimsik, mesakt,
msuk.
arrival, n. wusul.
arrive, v. n. busal, wusult.
arrogance, n. tekebbur; kfbriya.
arrogant, a. mutkebbir; muta'ajrif.
arrow, n. sihm p. sihem.
arsenic, n. zernikh; semm al-far.
art, n. fenn p. finun; {craft) san'a p. sanaiy'a.
artery, n. shirien p. sheraiyin.
artichoke, n. ardishowki.
articulate, v. n. bilfuz, lafazt, Ifuz.
artificial, a. istina'i.
artillery, n. topkhana; medfai'a; artilleryman topji p.
topjiyi.
as, ad. mitl; ka; con. mitlma; hais ann (with pro. suff.);
as long as, madem; as soon as, bes; limma; halma;
as if, ka; ka inn (with pro. suff.).

ascend, v. n. bitl'a, tl'at, tl'a ('ala).
ascent, n. tal'a.
ascertain, v. bistakhbir, stakhbert, stakhbir ('an) ; v. a.
bha""i", ha""a"t, ha""i".

ash (tree), n. lisen al-'asfur.
ashamed, to be (of) v. n. bistihi, stahait (min) ; ashamed,
a. makhjul.
ashes, n. p. rimed.
ashore, ad. al-berr; 'al al-berr.
ash-tray, n. sahn sikara; manfada p. mnafid.
Asia, Asia; asiatic, a. asiawi.
aside, ad. 'ala jenib.
ask (a question), v. a. bis'el, sa'elt, is'el.
asleep, a. neyim; ra"id.
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ARABIC MANUAL.
asparagus, n. haliyun.
assassin, n. "etil p. "utela.
assassinate, v. a. bi"tul, "atalt, u"tul p.p. ma"tul.
assassination, n. "atl.
assault, V. bihjum, hajamt, hjum ('ala); n. hujum; mhajemi.
assemble, v. a. bijm'a, jem'at, jm'a; v. n. [y^^ per. p.)
biyijtfm'u, ijtem'au.
assembly, n. jeme'i; ijtima'a.
assent, v. birda, irdit, irda (fi or bi).
assessor, n. mtemmin ; mkhammin.
assets, n. p. mowjudet.
assist, V. a. bse'id, se'adt, se'id.
assistance, n. mse'adi.
associate, n. sherik p. shureka.
assurance, n. te'ekid; (boldness) jesara.
assure, v. b'ekkid, akkedt, ekkid (li).
astern, ad. wara; astern of the ship, wara al-merkeb.
astonish, v. a. [y^ P^r.) bidhish, dahesh p.p. medhush ;
it astonishes me, bi'ajjib-ni, 'ajjab-ni; to be astonished,
V. n. bit'ajjab, t'ajjebt. p.p. mut'ajjib.

astonishment, n. dehshi; t'ajjub.
asylum (for the insane) n. meristen.
at, pr. fi; 'ind; bi; ad. at all, abaden; mnowb. (mnob).
atheist, n. kefir.
Athens, Atina.
attach, (to) v. a. burbut, rabatt, urbut (bi) ; [haiig up)
v.a. b'alli", 'alla"t, 'alii" (bi)."

attack, V. bihjum, hajamt, hjum ('ala); n. hujum.
attempt, v. n. bijtihid, ijtahadt, ijtihid; bjerrib, jerrabt,
jerrib; n. ijtihad; tijrubi p. tejerib.

attend (be present at) v. n. behdar, hadert, hdar (fi);
{pay attention to) v. bintibih, intebeht, intibih (ila).
VOCABULARY. 9 1
attention, n. iia.'cCo&i; pay attention! intibih li ; dir bel-ak "ala.
attentive, a muntibih.
attest, V. bsadi", sada"t, sadi" ('ala) p.p. msadda".
attitude, n. haiya; hala (hali).
attorney, n. wekil da'awi; avokat.
attract, v. a. bijzub, jezebt, jzub.
auction, n. mezed ; to sell by , bbi'a, be'ut bil-mezed ;
to buy by , bishtri, shtrait bil-mezed.

August, n. eb.
aunt, n. {paternal) 'ammi; {maternal) khali.

auspicious, a. sa'id.
Australia, Ustralia.
Austria, Nemsa; austrian, a. nemsewi.

author, n. mu'ellif; ketib.
authority, n. sulta.
authorize, v. a. bfowwid, fowwadt, fowwid.

autograph, n. imda.
autumn, n. al-kharif.
avarice, n. bikhl.
avaricious, a. bakhil p. bukhal.
avenge, v. bekhud, akhadt at- tar ; I avenged you, akhadt
bi tar-ak.
average, a. m'addal; on an average, 'ala m'addal.
avert,, v. a. bimn'a, men'at, mn'a.
avoid, V. bib'ud, ba'adt, bu'ud ('an) ; bibt'id, ibt'adt, bt'id
('an or min)j bitjennib, tjennebt, tjennib ('an or min).

await, V. a. bistanzir, stanzert, stanzir ; binti'zir, intazert,
intizir.
awake, v. n. bfi", fi"t, fi" ; bu'a, wa'it, wu'a; a. we'i ; faiyi".
awkward, a. ghashim; [difficult) s'ab.
axe, n. ferra'a; fes p. fus; balta.
axle, n. m'awel.
92 ARABIC MANUAL.
baby, n. tifl p. atfal; walad zghir.
bachelor, n. 'azeb p. 'uzben c. p. 'azzebi.
back, n. dahr; "afa; behind my back, wara dahr-i.
backgammon, n. da"" towli.
backward (tardy), a. himil; buti.
backwards, ad. ila wara; go back, rj'a la wara; back-

wards and forwards, la wara u la "iddem.
bacon, n. lahm khanzir.
bad, a. 'aatil, c. 'aatil aktar; redi c. arda; to go bad

(of fruit) V. n. (3i<i per.) biyihtiri, ihtara; [pf meat)
V. n. [y^ per-) biyirwih, arwah.
badge, n. nishen p. nieshin; 'alemi.
bag, n. kis p. kyes; shanta.
baggage, n. 'afsh ; howeyij ; hmuli.
bail, n. kefeli.
bait, n. tu'um.
baize, n. jukh serj.
bake, V. a. bikhbuz, khabazt, khbuz p.p. makhbuz.
baker, n. khabbez; ferran.
balance, n. {of weight) mizen ; (of account) rasid ; v. a.

buzin, wezent, uzin p.p. mowzun ; to make balance,
b'aiyyir, 'aiyyert, 'aiyyir al-mizen.
balcony, n. tarasina; balkon; rowshen; kishk.
bald, a. ajlah p. juluh; asl'a p. sulu'.

bale, n. beli p. belet ; tard p. trudi.
ball, n. tabi p. tabet; (dance) ballo.
ballast, n. sabura.
balloon, n. balun; mintad.
ballot, n. "ur'a; v. n. birmi, rmait, rmi "ur'a ('ala).
VOCABULARY, 93
balustrade, n. drabzin (drabzun).
bamboo, n. khaizeran.
banana, n. mowzi p. mowz; banana tree, mowzi.
band, n. rabta p. rabtat; (of music) jow"; nowbi; elastic

band, rabtat mighait.
bandage, n. rabta p. rabtat.
banish, v. a. bserkil, serkelt, serkil p.p. mserkel; binfi,

nefeyt, nfi p.p. minfi.
bank, n. bank; [river ) haffi p. haffet c.p. hafefi; Ot-

toman bank, bank al-'osmeni.
banker, n. serraf p. saiyerif.
banking, n. srafi.
bankrupt, n. miflis; maksur.
bankruptcy, n. ifles.
banquet, n. 'azimi p. 'aze'im; walimi p. wale'im.
baptise, v. a. b'ammid, 'ammedt, 'ammid p.p. m'ammad.
baptism, n. m'amudiyi,
bar, n. "adib p. "udben; shilf p. shlufi.
barbarous, a. mutwahish; berberi.

barber, n. halla".
bare, a. (naked) 'ariyen; zlait; (of land) jerda; "ar'a.
bargain, n. bazar; msewami; to make a bargain, v. a.

bfasil, fasalt, fasil; bbezzir bezzert, bezzir.
barge, n. maon p. mwain; jurm p. jrumi.
bark, n. (of a tree) "ishri ("ishr); (of a dog) 'awi; howsh.

V. n. (3i<i per.) biyinbah, nabah ; bihush, hesh.
barley, n. sh'ir.
barn, n. anbar p. anabir.
barometer, n. mizen al-hawa; barometre.
barracks, n. "ishli".
barred, a. mshebbek bil-hadid.
barrel, n. barmil p. baramil ; {of a gun) hadidit al-barudi.
94 ARABIC MANUAL.
barren, a. {of land) 'a"im; {of women) 'a"ir.
barricade, n. sidd p. sdud; {milit.) mitras p. materis.
base, a. dun (deni) ; bottom) ases p. aseset ; {of moun-

tains) sifl; k'ab.
bashful, a. khajul.
basin, n. tusht p. tshut; lekken p. Iken.
basket, ri. selli p. slel; clothes , sebet p. sbet.
bastard, n. bandu".
bat, n. wutwat p. watawit.
bath, n. hammem p. hameraim; bath-woman, belleni;

bath-man, hammemji; mkebbis; bath towel, manshfi.
bathe, v. n. bt-hammam, t-hammemt, t-hammem.

battalion, n. tabur p. twabir.
battle, n. wa"'a p. wa"'at; m'areki p. ma'arik.
bay, n. khalij p. khiljen.
bayonet, n. singhi p. singhet; harbi p. harbet.
bazar, n. su" p.aswa".
be, V. / was, kint ; he was, ken ; be, kun ; there will be

bisir; there was, sar {^ide grammar, verb 'to be).
beach, n. shatt.
beacon, n. "abuli ("abili) p. "abebil ("abe'il).
bead, n. kharazi p. kharaz; habbi p. hbub.
beak, n. min"ad.
beam, n. jisr p. jesura.
bean, n. {french) lubiyi ; {haricot) fasulia.
bear (to produce, of the earth) v. a. {y^ per. f.) bitghill,

ghallit ; {endure) v. a. bihtimil, ihtamelt, ihtimil ; {carry)
V. a. behmil, hamelt, hmul ; n. dibb p. dibeb.
beard, n. da"n p. du"un; lihiyi p. liha.
beardless, a. ajrudi.
bearer, n. hamil; ne"il.
beast, (wild) n. wahsh p. wuhush; {beasts in gen.) behe'im.
VOCABULARY. 95
beat, V. a. bidrub, darabt, drub; {overcome) bighlub,

ghalabt, ghlub p.p. maghlub; to be beaten, bindirib,
indarabt.
beautiful, a. zarif p. zuraf; jemil c. ejmel; bedi'a.
beauty, n. jemel.
because, con. bi hais; hais ann (with pro. suff.); H kun.

become, v. n. bsir, sirt, sir; to suit v. (3rd per.) biyilba",
libi" (li).
bed, n. (Redding) fershi p. fershet; bed-clothes, n. ghata;

lahaf; bed-room, n. udat an-nom; bed-stead, n. takht
p. tukhut.
bedouin, n. bedewi p. bedu.
bee, n. nahli p. nahl; bee-hive, n. "afir an-nahl.
beef, n. lahm ba"ar; boiled beef, lahm maslu"; roast
beef, lahm mishwi.

beer, n. bira.
beeswax, n. sham'a asfar.
beetle, n. khinfsi p. khenefis.
beetroot, n. shmendur (shwender).
before, ad. pr. "abl; (of space) amem; "iddem; before
and after, "abl u b'ad ; con. "abl ma.

beg, V. a. bitrajja, trajjait, trajja; to beg of, v. biltfmis,
iltemest, iltimis (min.).

beggar, n. shahhad.
begin, v. a. bbellish, bellesht, helli

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Arabic manual.

A colloquial handbook in the Syrian dialect, for the use of

vocabulary and dialogues. The whole in English characters, carefully transliter

Luzac's Oriental Gframmars Series IV.

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Cornell University Library

3 1924 026 888 903

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LUZAC'S ORIENTAL GRAMMARS SERIES.

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II. Manual of Hebrew Grammar. By J. D.

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III. A Modern Persian Colloquial Grammar,

with Dialogues, Extracts from Nasir Eddin

IV. Arabic Manual. By F E. Crow.

A COLLOQUIAL HANDBOOK IN THE SYRIAN DIALECT

FOR THE USE OF VISITORS TO SYRIA AND

PALESTINE, CONTAINING A SIMPLIFIED

GRAMMAR, A COMPREHENSIVE ENGLISH AND

ARABIC VOCABULARY AND DIALOGUES.

THE WHOLE IN ENGLISH CHARACTERS, CAREFULLY

TRANSLITERATED, THE PRONUNCIATION

BEING FULLY INDICATED.

I,ATE H. B. M. VICE-CONSUL AT BEIRUT.

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PRINTED BY E. J. BRILL, LEYDEN (HOLLAND).

It is hoped that the present work will supply a want,

ciation and terminology are loose and undefined. English

I take this opportunity of expressing my grateful

Damascus, October i. 1899

Seasons, Months, and Days of the Week . . 73

English and Arabic Vocabulary . . 79,

Dialogues in English and Arabic ... .... . 305

common to both genders

The oriental character is not used in this Httle work.

The Arabic alphabet consists of twenty-eight letters,

" when the k sound is omitted,

The hemza is a soft breathing or point of disjunction.

The Arabs have only three vowel signs which are

As the oriental character is not used in this book, its

a long as in father, far written a

a short ashore, china a

e french as in egal (like a in fate) written e

ai, ay is pronounced in this book as in aisle.

ey, nnj)»j) P'^^y-

se (figured s or t) is sometimes pronounced 's', e. g.

suls a third, and sometimes 't', e. g. ti"il heavy. Its

proper pronunciation is 'th' as in 'thick' but it is

rarely heard in conversation,

like the 'z' in azure,

the 'ch' in the Scotch word loch,

the plain and 'th', as in 'them', on the mountain. In

some places it is pronounced 'd'.

e. g. 'ind-i with me, I have,