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city ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ )ج( ﻣﺪن madiina (pl.) mudun '' ''
street ﺷﺎرع )ج( ﺷﻮارع šaari3 (pl.) šawaari3 '' ''
road ﻃﺮﻳﻖ )ج( ﻃﺮق Tariiq (pl.) Turuq '' Tarii' (pl.) Turu'
highway ﻃﺮﻳﻖ ﺳﺮﻳﻊ Tariiq sarii3 ﻃﺮﻳﻖ اﺗﻮﺳﺘﺮاد Tarii' otostraad
alley; lane ﺣﺎرة )ج( ﺣﺎرات Haara (pl.) Haaraat '' ''
(ﻧﺎﺻﻴﺔ )ج
corner (at an intersection) ﻧﺎﺻﻴﺔ )ج( ﻧﻮاص naaSiya (pl.) nawaaSin naSya (pl.) nawaaSi
ﻧﻮاﺻﻲ
corner (of a room) رﻛﻦ )ج( أرﻛﺎن rukn (pl.) arkaan '' ''
tunnel ﻧﻔﻖ )ج( اﻧﻔﺎق nafaq (pl.) anfaaq '' nafa' (pl.) anfaa'
building ﻋﻤﺎرة )ج( ﻋﻤﺎرات 3imaara (pl.) 3imaaraat '' 3omaara (pl.) 3omaaraat
real estate ﻋﻘﺎر )ج( ﻋﻘﺎرات 3aqaar (pl.) 3aqaaraat '' ''
house ﺑﻴﺖ )ج( ﺑﻴﻮت beit (pl.) buyuut '' ''
ﻣﻨﺰل )ج( ﻣﻨﺎزل manzil (pl.) manaazil
apartment ﺷﻘﺔ )ج( ﺷﻘﻖ šaqqa (pl.) šiqaq '' ša''a (pl.) šu'a'
bridge ﺟﺴﺮ )ج( ﺟﺴﻮر jisr (pl.) jusuur ﻛﻮﺑﺮي )ج( ﻛﺒﺎري kobri (pl.) kabaari
fence ﺳﻮر )ج( أﺳﻮار suur (pl.) aswaar '' ''
square ﻣﻴﺪان )ج( ﻣﻴﺎدﻳﻦ meidaan (pl.) mayaadiin '' miidaan (pl.) mayadiin
ﺳﺎﺣﺔ )ج( ﺳﺎﺣﺎت saaHa (pl.) saaHaat
downtown وﺳﻂ اﻟﺒﻠﺪ wusT al-balad '' wiST il-balad
company ﺷﺮﻛﺔ )ج( ﺷﺮﻛﺎت šarika (pl.) šarikaat '' širka (pl.) širakaat
center ﻣﺮﻛﺰ )ج( ﻣﺮاﻛﺰ markaz (pl.) maraakiz '' ''
shop ّ
ﻣﺤﻞ )ج( ﻣﺤﻼت maHall (pl.) maHallaat '' ''
ّ
دﻛﺎن )ج( دﻛﺎﻛﻴﻦ dukkaan (pl.) dakaakiin
small grocery shop ﺑﻘﺎﻟﺔ )ج( ﺑﻘﺎﻻت baqqaala (pl.) baqqaalaat '' bi''aala (pl.) bi''aalaat
cafe, coffee shop ﻣﻘﻬﻰ )ج( ﻣﻘﻬﺎة maqha (pl.) maqhaah ﻗﻬﻮة )ج( ﻗﻬﺎوي 'ahwa (pl.) 'ahaawi
ﻣﻘﺼﻒ )ج( ﻣﻘﺎﺻﻒ maqSaf (pl.) maqaaSif '' ''
club ﻧﺎدي )ج( ﻧﻮادي naadii (pl.) nawaadii '' ''
bar ﺣﺎﻧﺔ )ج( ﺣﺎﻧﺎت Haana (pl.) Haanaat ﺑﺎر )ج( ﺑﺎرات baar (pl.) baraat
movie theater ﺳﻴﻨﻤﺎ )ج( ﺳﻴﻨﻤﺎت sinima (pl.) sinimaat '' ''
theater ﻣﺴﺮح )ج( ﻣﺴﺎرح masraH (pl.) masaariH '' ''
gallery, exhibition ﻣﻌﺮض )ج( ﻣﻌﺎرض ma3riD (pl.) ma3aariD '' ''
(ﻣﻬﺮﺟﺎن )ج mihrajaan (pl.)
fair, festival '' mahragaan (pl.) mahraganaat
ﻣﻬﺮﺟﺎﻧﺎت mihrajaanaat
zoo ﺣﺪﻳﻘﺔ اﻟﺤﻴﻮان Hadiiqat al-Hayawaan ﺟﻨﻴﻨﺔ اﻟﺤﻴﻮاﻧﺎت gineinit il-Hayawanaat
park, garden ﺣﺪﻳﻘﺔ )ج( ﺣﺪاﺋﻖ Hadiiqa (pl.) Hadaa'iq ﺟﻨﻴﻨﺔ )ج( ﺟﻨﺎﻳﻦ gineina (pl.) ganaayin
bench ﻣﻘﻌﺪ )ج( ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ maq3ad (pl.) maqaa3id ّ
دﻛﺔ )ج( دﻛﻚ dikka (pl.) dikak
post office ﻣﻜﺘﺐ اﻟﺒﺮﻳﺪ maktab al-bariid '' ''
police station ﻗﺴﻢ اﻟﺸﺮﻃﺔ qism aš-šorTa ﻗﺴﻢ اﻟﺒﻮﻟﻴﺲ 'ism il-buliis
restaurant ﻣﻄﻌﻢ )ج( ﻣﻄﺎﻋﻢ maT3am (pl.) maTaa3im '' ''
school ﻣﺪرﺳﺔ )ج( ﻣﺪارس madrasa (pl.) madaaris '' ''
university ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ )ج( ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺎت jaami3a (pl.) jaami3aat '' gam3a (pl.) gam3aat
mosque ﺟﺎﻣﻊ )ج( ﺟﻮاﻣﻊ jaami3 (pl.) jawaami3 '' gaami3 (pl.) gawaami3
ﻣﺴﺠﺪ )ج( ﻣﺴﺎﺟﺪ masjid (pl.) masaajid
church ﻛﻨﻴﺴﺔ )ج( ﻛﻨﺎﺋﺲ kaniisa (pl.) kanaa'is ﻛﻨﻴﺴﺔ )ج( ﻛﻨﺎﻳﺲ kiniisa (pl.) kanaayis
synagogue ﻛﻨﻴﺲ kaniis '' ''
temple ﻣﻌﺒﺪ )ج( ﻣﻌﺎﺑﺪ ma3bad (pl.) ma3aabid '' ''
tower ﺑﺮج )ج( أﺑﺮاج burj (pl.) abraaj '' burg (pl.) abraag
graveyard ّ (ﺟﺒﺎﻧﺔ )ج
ﺟﺒﺎﻧﺎت ّ jabbaana (pl.) jabbaanaat '' gabbaana (pl.) gabbanaat
ﻣﻘﺒﺮة )ج( ﻣﻘﺎﺑﺮ maqbara (pl.) maqaabir '' ma'bara (pl.) ma'aabir
brick ﻃﻮب Tuub '' ''
tin ﺻﻔﻴﺢ SafiiH
tourism ﺳﻴﺎﺣﺔ siyaaHa '' ''
insurance ﺗﺄﻣﻴﻦ ta'miin '' ''
(currency) exchange ﺻﺮاﻓﺔ Siraafa '' ''
bank ﺑﻨﻚ )ج( ﺑﻨﻮك bank (pl.) bunuuk '' ''
ﻣﺼﺮف )ج( ﻣﺼﺎرف maSrif (pl.) maSaarif
ATM ﺻﺮّ اف آﻟﻲ Sarraaf aali آي ﺗﻲ ام ATM
library; bookstore ﻣﻜﺘﺒﺔ )ج( ﻣﻜﺘﺒﺎت maktaba (pl.) maktabaat '' ''
station ﻣﺤﻄﺔ )ج( ﻣﺤﻄﺎت maHaTTa (pl.) maHaTTaat '' ''
airport ﻣﻄﺎر )ج( ﻣﻄﺎرات maTaar (pl.) maTaaraat '' ''
hotel ﻓﻨﺪق )ج( ﻓﻨﺎدق funduq (pl.) fanaadiq '' fundu' (pl.) fanaadi'
(ﻟﻮﻛﺎﻧﺪة )ج
lukanda (pl.) lukandaat
ﻟﻮﻛﺎﻧﺪات
museum ﻣﺘﺤﻒ )ج( ﻣﺘﺎﺣﻒ matHaf (pl.) mataaHif '' ''
palace ﻗﺼﺮ )ج( ﻗﺼﻮر qaSr (pl.) quSuur '' 'aSr (pl.) 'uSuur
citadel ﻗﻠﻌﺔ )ج( ﻗﻠﻮع qal3a (pl.) quluu3 '' 'al3a (pl.) 'uluu3
(ﻣﺴﺘﺸﻔﻰ )ج mustašfa (pl.)
hospital '' ''
ﻣﺴﺘﺸﻔﻴﺎت mustašfayaat
clinic ﻋﻴﺎدة )ج( ﻋﻴﺎدات 3iyaada (pl.) 3iyaadaat '' ''
bakery ﻣﺨﺒﺰ )ج( ﻣﺨﺎﺑﺰ maxbaz (pl.) maxaabiz '' ''
(ﺻﻴﺪﻟﻴﺔ )ج Saydaliyya (pl.)
pharmacy '' ''
ﺻﻴﺪﻟﻴﺎت Saydaliyyaat
swimming pool ﺣﻤّ ﺎم اﻟﺴﺒﺎﺣﺔ Hammaam as-sibaaHa ﺑﺴﻴﻦ
ّ bissiin
fountain ﻳﻨﺒﻮع )ج( ﻳﻨﺎﺑﻴﻊ yanbuu3 (pl.) yanaabii3 ﻧﺎﻓﻮرة )ج( ﻧﻮاﻓﻴﺮ nafuura (pl.) nawafiir
auditorium, amphitheater ﻣﺪرّج )ج( ﻣﺪرّﺟﺎت mudarraj (pl.) mudarrajaat '' mudarrag (pl.) mudarragaat
sidewalk, pavement; train
رﺻﻴﻒ raSiif '' ''
platform
covered in asphalt ﻣﺘﺴﻔﻠﺖ mitsaflit
pothole; speed bump ﻣﻄﺒﺎت
ّ (ﻣﻄﺐ )ج
ّ maTabb (pl.) maTabbaat '' ''
sewer, drain ﺑﻼﻋﺔ )ج( ﺑﻼﻋﺎت ballaa3a (pl.) ballaa3aat '' ''
sewage ﻣﺠﺎري majaari '' magaari
hole ﺣﻔﺮة )ج( ﺣﻔﺮ Hufra (pl.) Hufar '' Hofra (pl.) Hofar
sign ﻳﺎﻓﻄﺔ )ج( ﻳﺎﻓﻄﺎت yaafiTa (pl.) yaafiTaat ﻳﺎﻓﻄﺔ )ج( ﻳﻔﻂ yafTa (pl.) yufaT
traffic signs ﻋﻼﻣﺎت اﻟﻤﺮور 3alaamaat al-muruur '' ''
traffic signals/light اﺷﺎرات اﻟﻤﺮور išaaraat al-muruur اﻻﺷﺎرة il-išaara
public transportation ﻣﻮاﺻﻼت muwaaSlaat '' ''
traffic ﻣﺮور muruur '' ''
crowdedness ازدﺣﺎم izdiHaam زﺣﻤﺔ zaHma
noise ّ
ﺿﺠﺔ Dajja دوﺷﺔ dawša
pollution ﺗﻠﻮث tilawwat '' tilawwas
mess ﻫﺮﺟﻠﺔ harjala '' hargala
trash, garbage ﻧﻔﺎﻳﺔ nufaaya زﺑﺎﻟﺔ zebaala
queue, line of people ﻃﺎﺑﻮر )ج( ﻃﻮاﺑﻴﺮ Taabuur (pl.) Tawaabiir '' Tabuur (pl.) Tawabiir
car ﺳﻴﺎرة )ج( ﺳﻴﺎرات sayyaara (pl.) sayyaaraat ﻋﺮﺑﻴﺔ )ج( ﻋﺮﺑﻴﺎت 3arabiyya (pl.) 3arabiyyaat
(اﺗﻮﺑﻴﺲ )ج
bus ﺣﺎﻓﻠﺔ )ج( ﺣﻮاﻓﻞ Haafila (pl.) Hawaafil otobiis (pl.) otobiisaat
اﺗﻮﺑﻴﺴﺎت
bicycle درّ اﺟﺔ )ج( درّ اﺟﺎت darraaja (pl.) darraajaat ﻋﺠﻠﺔ )ج( ﻋﺠﻞ 3agala (pl.) 3agal
motorcycle درّ اﺟﺔ ﻧﺎرﻳﺔ darraaja naariyya ﻣﻮﺗﻮﺳﻴﻜﻞ motosikl
truck ﺷﺎﺣﻨﺔ )ج( ﺷﺎﺣﻨﺎت šaaHina (pl.) šaaHinaat ﻟﻮري )ج( ﻟﻮرﻳﺎت luuri (pl.) luriyyaat
(ﺗﺎﻛﺴﻲ )ج
taxi taksi (pl.) taksiyaat '' ''
ﺗﺎﻛﺴﻴﺎت
ﺳﻴﺎرة أﺟﺮة sayyaara ajra
meter ﻋ ّﺪاد )ج( ﻋ ّﺪادات 3addaad (pl.) 3addaadaat '' ''
steering wheel ﻋﺠﻠﺔ اﻟﻘﻴﺎدة 3ajalat al-qiyaada ﻋﺠﻠﺔ )ج( ﻋﺠﻞ 3agala (pl.) 3agal
(ﻛﻮﺗﺶ )ج
tire اﻃﺎر )ج( اﻃﺎرات iTaar (pl.) iTaaraat kawitš (pl.) kawitšaat
ﻛﻮﺗﺸﺎت
wheel اﻃﺎر )ج( اﻃﺎرات iTaar (pl.) iTaaraat ﻋﺠﻠﺔ )ج( ﻋﺠﻼت 3agala (pl.) 3agalaat
brakes ﻓﺮاﻣﻞ faraamil '' ''
car hood ﻛﺒﻮت )ج( ﻛﺒﺎﺑﻴﺖ kabbuut (pl.) kababiit
(دﺑﺮﻳﺎج )ج
clutch dibriyaaž (pl.) dibriyažaat
دﺑﺮﻳﺎﺟﺎت
car trunk ﺷﻨﻄﺔ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ šanTit il-3arabiyya
workshop ورﺷﺔ )ج( ورش warša (pl.) wiraš
gas, petrol ﺑﻨﺰﻳﻦ binziin
رﺧﺼﺔ )ج( رﺧﺺ
driver's license ruxSa (pl.) ruxaS qiyaada رﺧﺼﺔ ﺳﻮاﻗﺔ ruxSit siwaa'a
ﻗﻴﺎدة
ﻳﺴﻮق- ﺳﺎق
to drive ( ﻳﻘﻮد )ﻗﻴﺎدة- ﻗﺎد qaada - yaquudu (qiyaada) saa' - yisuu' (siwaa'a)
()ﺳﻮاﻗﺔ
zammara - yuzammiru
to honk ( ﻳﺰﻣّ ﺮ )ﺗﻤﺰﻳﺮ- زﻣّ ﺮ '' ''
(tazmiir)
car horn ﺑﻮق )ج( أﺑﻮاق buuq (pl.) abwaaq زﻣّ ﺎرة )ج( زﻣﺎﻣﻴﺮ zummaara (pl.) zamamiir
(ﻛﻠﻜﺲ )ج
kalaks (pl.) kalaksaat
ﻛﻠﻜﺴﺎت
ﻧﻔﻴﺮ nifiir
to turn ّ ) ﻳﻠﻒ
(ﻟﻒ ّ - ﻟﻒ
ّ laffa - yaluffu (laff) '' laff - yiliff (laff)
ﻳﺨﺶ- ﺧﺶ xašš - yixušš
ﻳﺤﻮّ د- ﺣﻮّ د
Hawwid - yiHawwid (taHwiid)
()ﺗﺤﻮﻳﺪ
ﻳﻘﻒ- وﻗﻒ ( ﻳﺮﻛﻦ )رﻛﻦ- رﻛﻦ rakan - yirkin (rekn) fi (used for
to park waqafa - yaqifu (wuquuf) fi
)وﻗﻮف( ﻓﻲ ﻓﻲ parking in the street)
ﻳﺠﺮّش- ﺟﺮّش garraš - yigarraš (tagriiš) fi
)ﺗﺠﺮﻳﺶ( ﻓﻲ (used for parking in garages)
ﻳﺼﺎدم- ﺻﺎدم Saadama - yuSaadimu ﻳﺨﺒﻂ- ﺧﺒﻂ
to collide, crash (into s.t.) xabaT - yixbaT (xabT)
()ﻣﺼﺎدﻣﺔ (muSaadama) ()ﺧﺒﻂ
accident ﺣﺎدﺛﺔ )ج( ﺣﻮادث Haadita (pl.) Hawaadit '' Hadsa (pl.) Hawaadis
(ﺳﻮّ اق )ج
driver ﺳﺎﺋﻖ )ج( ﺳﺎﺋﻘﻮن saa'iq (pl.) saa'iquun sawwaa' (pl.) sawwaa'iin
ﺳﻮّ اﻗﻴﻦ
train ﻗﻄﺎر )ج( ﻗﻄﺎرات qiTaar (pl.) qiTaaraat ﻗﻄﺮ )ج( ﻗﻄﺮة 'aTr (pl.) 'uTura
a train/metro pass for a
أﺑﻮﻧﻴﻪ 'aboneih
month or several months
boat ﻣﺮﻛﺐ )ج( ﻣﺮاﻛﺐ markab (pl.) maraakib '' ''
زورق )ج( زوارق zawraq (pl.) zawaariq
boat (smaller) ﻗﺎرب )ج( ﻗﻮارب qaarib (pl.) qawaarib '' 'aarib (pl.) 'awaarib
ship ﺳﻔﻴﻨﺔ )ج( ﺳﻔﻦ safiina (pl.) sufun '' ''
liner ّ (ﻋﺒﺎرة )ج
ﻋﺒﺎرات ّ 3abbaara (pl.) 3abbaaraat '' ''
(ﻃﻴﺎرة )جّ
plane ﻃﺎﺋﺮة )ج( ﻃﺎﺋﺮات Taa'ira (pl.) Taa'iraat Tayyaara (pl.) Tayyaaraat
ﻃﻴﺎرات
ّ
to fly ( ﻳﻄﻴﺮ )ﻃﻴﺮان- ﻃﺎر Taara - yaTiiru (Tayaraan) '' ''
to take off ( ﻳﻘﻠﻊ )اﻗﻼع- أﻗﻠﻊ aqla3a - yuqli3u (iqlaa3) ( ﻳﻘﻮم )ﻗﻴﺎم- ﻗﺎم 'aam - yi'uum ('iyaam)
habaTa - yahbuTu
to land ( ﻳﻬﺒﻂ )ﻫﺒﻮط- ﻫﺒﻂ '' ''
(hubuuT)
ﻳﺘﺤﻄﻢ- ﺗﺤﻄﻢ taHaTTama - yataHaTTamu ﻳﺘﺤﻄﻢ- اﺗﺤﻄﻢ itHaTTim - yitHaTTim
to crash
()ﺗﺤﻄﻢ (taHaTTum) ()ﺗﺤﻄﻢ (taHaTTum)
ﺟﻮاز )ج( ﺟﻮازات jawaaz (pl.) jawaazaat
passport '' gawaaz (safar)
اﻟﺴﻔﺮ as-safar
ﺑﺴﺒﻮر basboor
visa ﺗﺄﺷﻴﺮة )ج( ﺗﺄﺷﻴﺮات ta'šiira (pl.) ta'šiiraat ﻓﻴﺰا )ج( ﻓﻴﺰات viiza (pl.) viizaat
helicopter ﻣﺮوﺣﻴﺔ marwaHiyya '' ''
ﻳﺴﺎﻓﺮ- ﺳﺎﻓﺮ saafara - yusaafiru
to travel (to) '' ''
)ﻣﺴﺎﻓﺮة | ﺳﻔﺮ( إﻟﻰ (musaafara/safar) ila
trip رﺣﻠﺔ )ج( رﺣﻼت riHla (pl.) riHalaat '' ''
ﺣﺠﺰ – ﻳﺤﺠﺰ
to reserve (reservation) Hajaza - yaHjizu (Hajz) '' Hagaz - yiHgiz (Hagz)
()ﺣﺠﺰ
ta'axxara - yata'axxaru ﻳﺘﺄﺧﺮ- اﺗﺄﺧﺮ
to be delayed (delay) ( ﻳﺘﺄﺧﺮ )ﺗﺄﺧﻴﺮ- ﺗﺄﺧﺮ it'axxar - yit'axxar (ta'xiir)
(ta'xiir) ()ﺗﺄﺧﻴﺮ
ّ
ﻳﺘﻌﻄﻞ ّ
- ﺗﻌﻄﻞ ta3aTTala - yata3aTTalu ّ
ﻳﺘﻌﻄﻞ ّ
- اﺗﻌﻄﻞ
it3aTTal - yit3aTTal (ta3Tiil)
()ﺗﻌﻄﻴﻞ (ta3Tiil) ()ﺗﻌﻄﻴﻞ
to be cancelled ﻳﺘﻠﻐﻲ- اﺗﻠﻐﻰ
itlaġa - yitliġi (ilġaa')
(cancellation) ()اﻟﻐﺎء
ﻳﺘﺠﻮّ ل- ﺗﺠﻮّ ل tajawwala - yatajawwilu ﻳﺘﺠﻮّ ل- اﺗﺠﻮّ ل
to tour itgawwal - yitgawwil (tagawwul)
()ﺗﺠﻮّ ل (tajawwul) ()ﺗﺠﻮّ ل
tour ﺟﻮﻟﺔ )ج( ﺟﻮﻻت jawla (pl.) jawlaat '' gawla (pl.) gawlaat
to visit ( ﻳﺰور )زﻳﺎرة- زار zaara - yazuuru (ziyaara) '' ''
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