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عُرْس

ʿurs

wedding / wedding celebration

A1nounroot: ع-ر-س

حَضَرنا عُرْسَ صَديقي

ḥaḍarnā ʿursa ṣadīqī

We attended my friend's wedding

عِيدُ مِيلاد

ʿīd mīlād

birthday

A1phraseroot: ع-ي-د / و-ل-د

عِيدُ مِيلادي في شَهرِ مايو

ʿīdu mīlādī fī shahri Māyū

My birthday is in May

عُمْر

ʿumr

age / life span

A1nounroot: ع-م-ر

كَم عُمرُكَ؟

kam ʿumruka?

How old are you?

شَابّ

shābb

young man / youth

A1nounroot: ش-ب-ب

الشَّابُّ يَعمَلُ بِجِدّ

ash-shābbu yaʿmalu bi-jidd

The young man works hard

خَطيب

khaṭīb

fiance

A1nounroot: خ-ط-ب

خَطيبي يَعمَلُ مُهَندِساً

khaṭībī yaʿmalu muhandisan

My fiance works as an engineer

حُبّ

ḥubb

love

A1nounroot: ح-ب-ب

الحُبُّ أَساسُ الحَياة

al-ḥubbu asāsu al-ḥayāḥ

Love is the foundation of life

صَداقَة

ṣadāqa

friendship

A1nounroot: ص-د-ق

الصَّداقَةُ كَنزٌ ثَمين

aṣ-ṣadāqatu kanzun thamīn

Friendship is a precious treasure

كَانَ

kāna

to be / was

A1verbroot: ك-و-ن

كانَ الجوُّ جميلاً

kāna al-jawwu jamīlan

The weather was beautiful

فَعَلَ

faʿala

to do / to make

A1verbroot: ف-ع-ل

ماذا فعلتَ اليومَ؟

mādhā faʿalta al-yawma?

What did you do today?

أَصْبَحَ

aṣbaḥa

to become / to start the morning

A1verbroot: ص-ب-ح

أصبحَ الطقسُ بارداً

aṣbaḥa aṭ-ṭaqsu bāridan

The weather became cold

صَارَ

ṣāra

to become

A1verbroot: ص-ي-ر

صارَ المعلّمُ مديراً

ṣāra al-muʿallimu mudīran

The teacher became a director

مَاتَ

māta

to die

A1verbroot: م-و-ت

ماتَ الشاعرُ في سنٍّ مبكّرةٍ

māta ash-shāʿiru fī sinnin mubakkiratin

The poet died at a young age