Upgrading Arabic Vocabulary

The Thread aims to Help Improve Arabic Vocabulary of Arabic Students like me by regular Updates.

Date: 20 July 2011

رسراس risraas = Glue, adhesive

سنجاب Sinjaab= Grey Squirrel

قرف qarf = To Peel

خلط KhalT - to mix, blend

خلط KhilT (pl اخلاط - AKhlaaT) - Components of a mixture, ingridients




Ref: The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic

سهاد suhaad - Sleeplessness, insomnia
ساهد saahid = Sleepless, awake



Ref: The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic

good job songlover i hope it will be continued...

Date 21 July 2011

Proverb مثل - (pl امثال)

Revolt - عصيان 'iSyaan

Rude = غليظ - galiiz

Haste - عجل 'ajjal

Paint = دهن - duhn

Painter = دهّان




Ref: English Arabic Dictionary By F. Steingass

Oxford Essential Arabic Dictionary

Date 22 July 2011


إكليل iKliil - Crown

صقر Saqr – hawk

مقلوب maqloob – Inverted, turned upside down

قلص qalaSa – to contract, to shrink

قلق qalaq – unrest, anxiety





Ref: The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic

English Arabic Dictionary By F. Steingass

Date 23 July 2011

سمل = To gouge, scoop out
لغز - (pl) الغاز = Puzzle, riddle
نجد - To help, aid, assist



Ref: The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic

Date 27 July 2011

Shy = Khajoul = خجول

Simple = baseet بسيط

Slow = batee بطىئ

Soft = na’em ناعم

Sudden = mofaje’ مفاجئ

Date 29 July 2011


The Least - Al Aqal - الاقل

The worst - Al aswa' - الأسوا

Thick - sameek - سميك

thin - raqeeq - رقيق

violent - 'aneef - عنيف

wet - mobtal - مبتل





رمادي – ramaady - grey

معلق - mo’allaq - hanging

صعب - Sa’b – hard (difficult)

صلب – Salb – hard (stiff)

مستيقظ - mostaiqez - Awake

مطوي – matwiy - bent

مر - morr - bitter

يغلي yaghlee - boiling

لامع – laame’ - bright

مبهج – mobhej - cheerful

حطب - Firewood
حطام - Ruin, Debris
حطاب - Woodcutter
حضيض - Bottom
حضور - Presence
حصل - To get, To obtain
حسن الحظ - Lucky