Useful vocabulary

 

Countries of the Middle East

Dual al-sharq al-aa'ou'satt

Lebanon - Libnan

Syria - Surya

Jordan - Il-urdun

Saudi Arabia - Il-Suudiyah

Israel/Palestine/West Bank - Isra’il/ Falastin/ Iddiffah il-Gharbiyyah

Bahrain - Il-Bahrain

Yemen - Il-Yaman

Oman - Uman

United Arab Emirates - Il-Imarat

Kuwait - Likwait

Iraq - Il-Iraq

Qatar - Qatar

Morocco - Il-Maghrib

Algeria - Aljez-har

Libya - Libya

Egypt - Masir

Tunisia - Tunis

 

Months

January - Kanun ittani

February - Shbat

March - Adhar

April - Nisan

May - Ayyar

June - Hziran

July - Tammuz

August - Ab

September - Aylul

October - Tishrin il-Awwal

November - Tishrin ittani

December - Kanun Il-Awwal

 

Days of the Week

Sunday - Il-Ahad

Monday - Litnain

Tuesday - Il-Talata

Wednesday - Il-Arba’a

Thursday - Il-Khamis

Friday - Il-Jum’a

Saturday - Il-Sabit

 

Seasons

Spring Il-Rabi’i

Summer Il-Saif

Autumn Il-Kharif

Winter Il-shita

 

Colors

Black - (M)Aswad (F)Sauda

White - (M)Abyad (F)Baida

Gray - (M)Sakani/Ramadi (F)Sakaniyyah/Ramadiyya

Red - (M)Ahmar (F)Hamra

Blue - (M)Azraq (F)Zarqa

Yellow - (M)Asfar (F)Safra

Green - (M)Akhdar (F)Khadra

Orange - (M) Burtqani (F)Burtqaniyya

Purple - Lailaki

Brown - (M)Binni (F)Binniyya

Cardinal Directions

North - Shmal

South - Junub

East - Sharq

West - Gharb

 

Numbers

One - Wahad

Two - Itnain

Three - Talata

Four - Arba’a

Five - Khamsa

Six - Sitta

Seven - Sab’a

Eight - Tamanya

Nine - Tis’a

Ten - Ashara

Twenty - Ishrin

Thirty - Talatin

Forty - Arb’in

Fifty - Khamsin

Sixty - Sittin

Seventy - Sab’in

Eighty - Tamanin

Ninety - Tis'in

Hundred - Miyya

Thousand - Alif

Million - Malyun