Useful Vocabulary


Countries of the Middle East

Dual al-sharq al-aa'ou'satt

Lebanon - Lubnan

Syria - Surya

Jordan - Al-urdun

Saudi Arabia - Il-Suudiyah

Israel/Palestine/West Bank - Isra’il/Falastin/Al-diffah al-gharbiyyah

Bahrain - Al-Bahrain

Yemen - Al-Yaman

Oman - Uman

United Arab Emirates - Al-Imarat

Kuwait - Al-kwait

Iraq - Al-Iraq

Qatar - Qatar

Morocco - Al-Maghrib

Algeria - Al-Jaza’ir

Libya - Libya

Egypt - Masr

Tunisia - Tunis

 

Months

January - Kanun il-thani

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 - Al-Ahad

Monday - Al-Ithnayn

Tuesday - Al-thalatha’a

Wednesday - Al-Arba’a

Thursday - Al-Khamis

Friday - Al-Jum’a

Saturday - Al-Sabt

 

Seasons

Spring - Al-Rabi’i

Summer - Al-Saif

Autumn - Al-Kharif

Winter - Al-shita’a

 

Colors

Black - (M)Aswad (F)Sawda’a

White - (M)Abyad (F)Baida'a

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

Red - (M)Ahmar (F)Hamra'a

Blue - (M)Azraq (F)Zarqa'a

Yellow - (M)Asfar (F)Safra'a

Green - (M)Akhdar (F)Khadra'a

Orange - (M) Burtqani (F)Burtqaniyya

Purple - Lailaki

Brown - (M)Binni (F)Binniyya

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

 

Cardinal Directions

North - Shmal

South - Junub

East - Sharq

West - Gharb