100 advanced Arabic words
100 Arabic words worth knowing, picked from the topics Grammar, Everyday life, Fields and translated into English.
Grammar 18 words
| Arabic | English |
|---|---|
| أنكر | to deny |
| تجرأ | to dare |
| دون | to write down |
| ناضج | ripe |
| بال | worn out |
| مطبوخ | cooked |
| صحيح أن | admittedly |
| بأدب | politely |
| بشكل ملحوظ | distinctly |
| باختصار | briefly |
| في مواجهة | faced with |
| مستعد لـ | ready to |
| الذي | whose |
| خاصتي | minePossessive pronoun, used on its own |
| خاصتك | yoursPossessive pronoun, used on its own |
| شغل | to turn on |
| رد طلبا | to turn downRefuse, not accept |
| كبح | to hold back |
Everyday life 58 words
| Arabic | English |
|---|---|
| قليل الأدب | ill mannered |
| لوم | reproach |
| أزعج | to disturb |
| أونصة | ounce |
| فولت | volt |
| واط | watt |
| فجر | dawn |
| أرخ | to date |
| تبكير | advance |
| طحال | spleen |
| حنك | palate |
| شريان | artery |
| كدمة | bruise |
| التهاب الأذن | ear infection |
| التهاب اللوزتين | throat infection |
| كنة | daughter in lawWife of one’s son |
| أرمل | widower |
| سلف | ancestor |
| حرج | embarrassment |
| سلس الانقياد | docile |
| وقح | rude |
| درابزين | handrail |
| ستارة لفافة | blind |
| شفاط | cooker hood |
| مبرد | file |
| ملزمة | vice |
| ميزان تسوية | level |
| ثنية | pleat |
| باركا | parka |
| شبشب | flip flops |
| زعتر | thyme |
| فيليه | fillet |
| بلح البحر | mussel |
| مبشرة | grater |
| ألياف | fibre |
| قاس المقادير | to measure out |
| ضريبة القيمة المضافة | value added tax |
| إشعار دائن | credit note |
| خصم | price reduction |
| مجرى الصرف الصحي | sewer |
| دير | abbey |
| سار بمحاذاة | to go along |
| رافعة | jack |
| غطاء المحرك | bonnet |
| دواسة | pedal |
| بيت ريفي | holiday cottage |
| توقف | stopover |
| عربون | deposit payment |
| كثيب رملي | dune |
| ضباب خفيف | mist |
| دلتا | delta |
| عقعق | magpie |
| برغوث | flea |
| نسغ | sap |
| لازوردي | azure |
| مغرة | ochre |
| علامة تبويب | tab |
| إشارة مرجعية | bookmark |
Fields 24 words
| Arabic | English |
|---|---|
| غراء | glue |
| طباشير | chalk |
| شركة تابعة | subsidiary |
| حفز | to motivate |
| سائق رافعة شوكية | forklift driver |
| بائع نبيذ | wine merchant |
| تمرين الضغط | press up |
| سباحة حرة | front crawl |
| بيدق | piece |
| دوامة الخيل | merry go round |
| تمثيل صامت | mime |
| رهبة المسرح | stage fright |
| عدسة مكبرة | magnifying glass |
| مسلمة | axiom |
| أرض بور | fallow land |
| ميثان | methane |
| أصل | asset |
| ورقة مالية | security |
| حجة غياب | alibi |
| قرار إداري | local order |
| صندوق الاقتراع | ballot box |
| رهينة | hostage |
| صفحة أولى | front page |
| ضجة إعلامية | buzz |
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