Useful Vocabulary

Countries of the Middle East

Dual al-sharq al-aa'ou'satt

Lebanon - Lebnan

Syria - Sourya

Jordan - Al-urdun

Saudi Arabia - Il-Su’udiyyah

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 - Azar

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-taneyn

Tuesday - Al-talata

Wednesday - Al-Arba’a

Thursday - Al-Khamis

Friday - Al-Jema’a

Saturday - Al-Sabt

 

Seasons

Spring - Al-Rabi’i

Summer - Al-Saif

Autumn - Al-Kharif

Winter - Al-shitey

 

Colors

Black - (M)Aswad (F)Sawda

White - (M)Abyad (F)Baida

Gray - (M)Ramadi (F)Ramadiyya

Red - (M)Ahmar (F)Hamra

Blue - (M)Azra’ (F)Zara’a

Yellow - (M)Asfar (F)Safra

Green - (M)Akhdar (F)Khadra

Orange - (M)Berd’ani (F)Berda’aniyye

Purple - Lailaki

Brown - (M)Binni (F)Binniyye

 

Cardinal Directions

North - Shmal

South - Junub

East - Sharqa’

West – Gharb

 

Numbers

One - Wahad

Two - tneyn

Three - Tlate

Four - Arba’a

Five - Khamsa

Six - Sitte

Seven - Sab’a

Eight - Tmane

Nine - Tis’a

Ten - Ashara

Twenty - Ishrin

Thirty - Tlatin

Forty - Arb’in

Fifty - Khamsin

Sixty - Sittin

Seventy - Sab’in

Eighty - Tmanin

Ninety - Tis'in

Hundred - Miyye

Thousand - Alif

Million – Malyun