Dizionario Arabo-Inglese

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ENGLISH...............EGYPTIAN ARABIC



abortion..........................ighaad

about.............................hawalee

above.............................fooq

abroad [also outside].............barra

accident..........................hadsa

accidents.........................hawaadis

accommodation.....................sakan

account...........................hisaab

accounts..........................hisabaat

accountant........................muhasib/muhasba [m/f]

accountants.......................muhasbeen

accurate..........................mazboot

ache..............................waga'a

actor.............................mumassil/a [m/f]

actors............................mumassileen

address...........................ainwaan

adult.............................baligh/balgha [m/f]

advice............................naseeha

aeroplane.........................tayyaara

after.............................ba'ad

afternoon.........................ba'ad eduhr

aftershave........................kulonya

afterwards........................ba'adayn

again.............................taani or marra tania

against...........................deed

aggressive........................udwaani/udwaaniyya [m/f]

agriculture.......................ziraa'a

AIDS..............................aiydz

air...............................huwa

air conditioning..................takyeef huwa

airline...........................khat tayaaran

airmail...........................bareed gawwi

airplane..........................tayyaara

airport...........................mataar

airports..........................mataraat

alarm clock.......................minabbeh

alcohol...........................kuhool

alcoholic.........................kuhoolee

Alexandria........................iskanderaya

Algeria...........................al-gazaa'ir

Algerian..........................gazaa'iree

all...............................kul

Allah.............................allah

allergy...........................hasaasaya

alligator.........................timsaah

allowed...........................masmooh

almost............................ta'reeban

alone.............................li waheed

already...........................khalaas

also..............................kamaan

altitude..........................irtifaa'

altogether........................kuluhum

always............................daa'iman

amateur...........................haawi

amazing...........................mish maa'ool

ambassador........................safeer/a [m/f]

amubulance........................isa'af

America...........................amreeka

American..........................amrikaanee/amrikaanaya [m/f]

among.............................bayn

ancient...........................adeem/adeema

and...............................wa

angry.............................zaa'laan/a [m/f]

animal............................hayawaan

animals...........................hayawaanaat

angling...........................sayd as-samak

ankle.............................kaa'b

annoying..........................muza'ig

annual............................sanawi/sanawiyya [m/f]

another...........................taanee

answer............................radd

ant...............................namla

antibiotics.......................mudaad hiyawee

antique...........................tuhaf

antiquities.......................asaar [or] tuhaf

anybody...........................ay hadd

anything..........................ay haga

apart.............................munfasil

apartment.........................sha[g]a

apple.............................tuffaaha

apples............................tuffaah

appointment.......................maa'd

apricots..........................mishmish

April.............................ibreel

Arab..............................'aarabee/'aarabiyya

Arabs.............................el aarab

Arabic language...................lura arabiya

archeology........................asaar

area..............................mante[g]a

arm...............................draa'

army..............................geesh

armies............................guyuus

arrival...........................wisuul

arrivals..........................wusuul

art...............................fann

arts..............................funuun

artist............................fanaan/a [m/f]

ashtray...........................tafaaya

asleep............................naayim/nayma/naymeen [m/f/pl]

aspirin...........................asbreen

assembly..........................maglis

assistance........................musaa'da

assistant.........................musaa'id/musaa'da [m/f]

assistants........................musaa'deen

at last...........................akheeran

atmosphere [ mood ]...............manaakh

attractive........................gazzaab/gazzaaba [m/f]

August............................a'ghustus

aunt.[ mother's side ]............khaala

aunt.[ father's side ]............aa'ma

Australia.........................ustralya

Australian........................ustralee/ustralaya [m/f]

automatic [ car ].................automateek

automobile........................sayyarra

automobiles.......................sayyarrat

autumn............................khareef

avenue............................taree[g]

awake.............................sahee/sahia [m/f]

awful........................fazeea'

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baby...................baybi

back...................dahr

backs..................duhuur

bad....................wehesh/wehsha/wehsheen [m/f/pl]

bag....................shanta

bags...................shunat

balcony................balkonax

balconies..............balkonaat

ball...................kura

banana.................mowza

bananas................mowz

bank...................bank

banks..................bnook

bankrupt...............mifallis/mifallisa,mifalliseen [m/f/pl]

bank account...........hisab fil bank

bar....................bar

bars...................baraat

barber.................hallaa'

barbers................halla'een

barrel.................barmeel

barrels................barameel

basic..................asaasi/asasiyya/asasiyyeen [m/f/pl]

bath...................banyo

bathroom...............hammaam

battery................battaraya

bay....................khaleeg

bazaar.................sooq

beads..................kharaz

beans..................fool

beard..................daqn

beautiful..............gameel/gameela/gumaal [m/f/pl]

bed....................sireer

bedouin................badawee

beer...................beera

bees...................nahl

before.................[q]abl

beggar.................shahhaat/a [m/f]

beginner...............mobtadi'[a] [m/f]

beginning..............bedaaya

behind.................wara

bell...................garas

belly-dancer...........ra'aasa

belly-dancing..........ra[q]s sharqii

below..................taht

belt...................hizaam

belts..................ahzima

beside.................gamb

best...................ahsan

better.................ahsan

between................bayn

beyond.................abaad min

bicycle................aa'gala

big....................kibeer/kibeera/kubaar [m/f/pl]

bill...................fatoora [or] hisaab

bills..................hisabaat

bin....................zibaala

bird...................tayr

birthday...............a'eed milad

biscuit................baskoot

bite [dog].............a'dda

bite [insect].........[q]arsa

bitter.................murr

black..................iswid/sooda/suud [m/f/pl]

blanket................battanaya

bleach.................bleetsh

blessing...............baraka

blind..................a'ama/a'amya/a'umy [m/f/pl]

blind [window].........sheesh

blocked................masdood

blond..................ash[q]ar

blood..................damm

blouse.................blooza

blow [strike]..........darba

blue...................asra[q]/zar'a/zur' [m/f/pl]

boat...................markib

boat trip..............rehla bil-markib

boats..................maraakib

body...................gism

bone...................'adm

book...................kitaab

books..................kutub

bookshop...............maktaba

boot...................gizma

boot [car].............shanta

border.................hudood

boring.................mumill/mumilla [m/f]

both...................litnayn

bottle.................[q]izaaza

bottom [someone's].....teez

box....................sandoo[q

boxing.................mulaakama

boy....................walad

boys...................awlad

boyfriend..............sahib [or] sadeeq

bra....................sutyaana

bracelet...............iswera

brain..................dimaagh [or] mukh

brakes.................faraamil

branch.................fara'

brave..................shuga'/shuga'a [m/f]

bread..................a'eesh

breakfast..............futuur

breeze.................nisma

bribe..................rashwa

bridge.................kubree

bright [colour etc]....zahee

brilliant [person etc].mumtaaz

Britain................breetaanya

British................breetanee

brochure...............nashra

broken.................maksuur

broom..................muknisa

brother................akh

brothers...............akhwaat

brother-in-law.........neseeb

brown..................bunni/asmar [m/f]

bruise.................kadma [or] waram

brush..................fursha

brushes................furash

bucket.................gardal

Buddhist...............boodi

building...............binaaya [or] mabna

buildings..............binayaat

burn.[noun]............haree[q]a

bus....................otobees

buses..................otobeesaat

business...............shughl

business man...........ragil a'maal

business woman.........sayyidit a'maal

busy...................mashrool

but....................lakin

butcher................gazzaar

butter.................zibda

butterfly..............faraasha

button.................zuraara

buttons................zuraar

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cafe...............................ahwa

Cairo..............................el qahira

cake shop..........................halawaani

calendar...........................nateega

camel..............................gamaal

can [may]..........................mumkin

camera.............................kamera

camera shop........................mahal kamiraat

campsite...........................mu'askar

can [of food/beer etc].............a'ilba

can opener.........................fataaha

Canada.............................kanada

Canadian...........................kanadi/kanadaya [m/f]

canal.............................qanaal

candle.............................shama'

cap...............................ghataa

captain............................qobtaan

car...............................'arabeyya

car park...........................mow'af aarabayyaat

card...............................kart

careful.............................harees

caretaker..........................farraash/farraasha [m/f]

carpenter.........................naggaar/naggaara [m/f]

carpet.............................siggaada

carrier bag.......................kees

carrotts..........................gazar

carton.............................cartoona

cartoons...........................aflaam kartoon

cash..............................floos

cashier.......................sarraaf [a]

cassette......................shereet

castle........................al'a

cat...........................'utta

cathedral.....................katedreyya

catholic......................katoleek

cave..........................kahf

.......[or]...................maghaara

ceiling.......................sa'f

CD............................CD

cemetry.......................turab

ceramics......................khazaf

certainly.....................tab'aan

chair.........................kursee

chance........................fursa

change........................sarf

charming......................zareef/a [m/f]

cheap.........................rekhees

cheek [face]..................khad

cheese........................gibna

chemist.......................saydaleyya

chess.........................shatarang

chest..........................sedr

chewing gum....................lebaan

chicken........................fraakh

child..........................tefl

children.......................atfal

chin...........................da'n

Chinese........................seenee

chips..........................bataatis mahaammara

chocolate......................shokalaata

Christian......................meseehi/maseehiyya [m/f]

Christmas......................kirismas

...............................eed il meelad

church.........................kineesa

cigar..........................seegaar

cigarette......................seegaara

cigarettes.....................sagaayir

cinema.........................seenema

cinnamon.......................'erfa

circle.........................hala'a

...............................da'ira

circumcision...................tatheer

circus.........................sirk

citadel........................qal'a

citizen........................muwaatin

city...........................medina

cities.........................mudun

city centre....................west el balad

class (school).................fasl

clean..........................nedeef/a [m/f]

cleaning.......................tandeef

clerk..........................kaatib

clever.........................shaater

client.........................ziboon

cliff..........................hafit el gabal

climate........................hawa

clinic.........................Aayaada

cloak..........................Aabaaya

clock [wall]...................saAit hayt

closed.........................ma'fool/a [m/f]

...............................'aafil

clothes........................hedoom

clothing.......................hedoom

...............................malaabis

cloud..........................sihaab

cloudy.........................mereeyem

clown..........................muharrig

clutch.........................debrayaaj

coal...........................fahm

coast..........................saahil

coat...........................baaltu

cobra..........................teAbaan kubra

cocaine........................kukaayeen

cockroach......................sursaar

cockroaches....................saraseer

coffee.........................qahwa

coffin.........................taaboot

coin...........................sikka

cold [adj or illness]..........bard

collar.........................yaa'a

colleague......................zameel/a [m/f]

college........................gaami'a

...............................kulliya

colour.........................loon

colours........................alwaan

column.........................'amood

comb...........................misht

comedy.........................comeedya

comfortable....................mureeh/a [m/f]

command........................amr

commands.......................awaamir

commerce.......................tigaara

compact disc...................cd

company........................shirka

compass........................boosla

complaint......................shakwa

computer.......................combuter

concert........................hafla musiqeya

conference.....................mu'tamar

congratulations................mabrook

conservative...................muhafiz/a [m/f]

constipation...................imsaak

consulate......................'unsuliya

consultation...................mushaawara

contemptuous...................haqeer

contraception..................mana' il haml

contract.......................Aa'd

contrary.......................deed

convenient.....................mulaa'im

conversation...................mukaalama

convent........................dayr

cool...........................baarid

copper.........................nahaas

copy...........................nuskha

coriander......................kuzbara

cork...........................filla

corner (of room)...............rukn

correct........................mazboot

correspondence.................mukaataba

corridor.......................tur'a

corrupt........................faasid

corruption.....................fasaad

cotton.........................'utn

country........................balad

countryside....................reef

couch..........................kanaba

cough..........................quhha

courage........................shagaa'a

court (law)....................mahkama

cousin (aunt's daughter).......bint khala

cousin (uncle's daughter)......bint khal

cousin (aunt's son)............ibn khala

cousin (uncle's son)...........ibn khal

cow............................ba'ara

coward.........................gabaan

crab...........................kaaburya

crash..........................haadsa

crazy..........................magnoon

cream..........................'ishta

crescent.......................hilaal

crisps.........................shebsee

crime..........................ginaaya

crocodile......................timsaah

crocodiles.....................temaasih

cross (angry)..................za'laan/a [m/f]

cross (christian)..............zaleeb

crowded........................zahma

cruel..........................qasi

...............................zaalim

cuddle.........................hadn

cup............................fingaan

cupboard.......................dulaab

curtain........................sitaara

curtains.......................sataayer

customs........................gumruk

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Dad..................................baba

daily................................yawmi

.....................................yawmayan

damaged..............................kharrabt

Damascus.............................Dimashq

damp.................................ratib

dancing..............................ra's

danger...............................khatar

dangerous............................khateer

dark.(colour)........................dalma

dark.(hair)..........................asmar

date (time)..........................tareekh

date of birth........................tareekh el meelad

dates (fruit)........................balah

daughter.............................bint

dawn.................................fagr

day..................................yawm

day after tomorrow...................ba'di bukra

day before yesterday.................awwil embaarih

dead.................................mayyit/a [m/f]

deaf.................................atrash

death................................mut

debt.................................den

December.............................disamber

decision.............................hukm

declaration..........................tasreeh

deep.................................roweet

deer.(animal)........................ghazaal

degree.(temperature).................daraga

delay................................ta'kheer

deluge...............................toofaan

democracy............................deemooqraatiya

demonstration........................muzahra

denial...............................inkaar

dentist..............................duktoor il asnaan

department store.....................mahall

departure............................safar

deposit..............................Aarboon

descent..............................nizool

desert...............................sahara

desire...............................shahwa

dessert..............................helw

destination..........................mahatta

destiny..............................naseeb

detail...............................tafseel

devil................................sheetan

diabetes.............................marad is sukkar

diabetic.............................mareed bi sukkar

diamond..............................maas

diarrhoea............................is-haal

diary................................azhenda

dictionary...........................qamoos

diesel...............................deezil

diet.................................rayjeem

difference...........................ekhtelaaf

different............................mukhtalif

difficult............................saAb/a [m/f]

digestion............................hadm

diligence............................ightihaad

diligent.............................mugtahid

dinner...............................Aasha

diploma..............................shahaada

direct...............................mubashir/a [m/f]

direction............................ettigaah

directly.............................haalan

director.............................mudeer/a/ [m/f]

directory enquiries..................daleel telefonaat

dirt.................................wasaakha

dirty................................wisikh/a [m/f]

disabled.............................muAuwaq

disaster.............................kaarsa

discount.............................takhfeed

disease..............................marad

disgusting...........................mu'rif

dish.[meal]..........................wagba

dish.[plate].........................tab'a

distance.............................masaafa

distance.............................mante'a

distinguished........................shareef

dive.[under water]..................ratas

divine..............................ilaahi

diving.[under water]................rats

diving board.........................manaat

diving equipment.....................ag-hizat rats

divorced.............................metala'/metala'a [m/f]

dizzy................................daayikh/dikha [m/f]

doctor...............................duktoor/duktoora [m/f]

document.............................mustanad

dog..................................kalb

doll.................................Aaroosa

dolphin..............................dolfeen

dome.................................qubba

donkey...............................humaar

donkey-cart..........................hantoor

door.................................baab

doorman..............................bowwaab

double bed...........................sireer litnayn

double room..........................oda litnayn

down.................................taht

dozen................................dasta

drama................................diraama

dramatic.............................diraami

drawer...............................dorg

drawing..............................rasm

dreadful.............................mu'rif

dream................................helm

dress................................fustaan

dresses..............................fasaateen

drink.(noun - non-alcoholic).........mashroob

drink.(noun - alcoholic).............shurb

driver...............................sawaa'/sawaa'a

drugs.(pharmaceutical)...............dawa

drugs.(narcotics)....................mukhaddaraat

drum.................................tabl

drunk................................sakraan

dry..................................naashif

dumb.................................akhras

durable..............................gaamid

dust.................................turaab

dusty................................metarrab

Dutch................................holaandee

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each..............................kull

eagle.............................'uqab

ear...............................widn

earlier...........................qabl

early.............................badri

earrings..........................hala'

earth.............................Aaalam

earth.(ground)....................ard

earthquake........................zilzaal

east..............................shar'

Easter............................Aeed il qiyaama

eastern...........................shar'ee

easy..............................sahl/sahla [m/f]

echo..............................sada

economy...........................iqtisaad

edge..............................haffa

editor............................muharrir/muharrira

educated..........................murabbi

education.........................ta'leem

egg...............................bayda

eggs..............................bayd

Egypt..............................masr

Egyptian...........................masri/masriyya [m/f]

eight..............................temanya

eighty.............................temaaneen

elbow..............................kooa

elections..........................intikhaabaat

electric...........................bil kahraba

electrician........................kahraba'ee

electricity........................kahraba

elephant...........................feel

elevator...........................asanseer

eleven.............................hdaasher

e-mail.............................e-mail

embarrassed........................muharrag/a [m/f]

embassy............................sifaara

emerald............................zumurrud

emergency..........................tawaari'

employee...........................muwazzaf/a [m/f]

empty..............................faadi/faadya [m/f]

end................................nihaaya

enemy..............................'adu

engine.............................mutor

engineer...........................muhandis/a [m/f]

engineering........................handasa

England............................ingiltera

English.(language).................ingileezi

English.(nationality)..............ingileezi/ingileezaya [m/f]

enjoyable..........................mumteA

enlargement........................takbeer

enormous...........................dakhm

enough.............................kifaaya

entertaining.......................musalli/musalliya [m/f]

entrance...........................madkhal

envelope...........................zarf

envelopes..........................zuroof

envious............................hasood

environment........................bee'a

envy...............................hasad

equal..............................moosaawi

equality...........................musawaah

equipment..........................aqhiza

error..............................ralat

escalator..........................sillim mutaharrik

especially.........................khusoosan

espionage..........................tagassus

essential..........................asaasee

estate.(property)..................mulk

estimate...........................hisaab

Europe.............................urubba

European...........................'urobbi/'urobbiya [m/f]

even...............................hatta

even if............................hatta low

evening............................misa

every day..........................kul yawm

everyone...........................kul wahid

everything.........................kul haaga

everywhere.........................kul hitta

exact..............................mazboot

exactly............................bezzabt

exaggeration.......................mubaalara

exam...............................imtihaan

example............................masal

examples...........................emsaal

excellent..........................mumtaaz/mumtaaza [m/f]

except.............................maAada

exception..........................istisnaa

excessive..........................zaaid

exchange...........................tabdeel

exhibition.........................maArad

exit...............................khuroog

expensive..........................raali/raalya

experienced........................khabeer

expert.............................khabeer

explanation........................tafseer

extension..........................tahweela

extraordinary......................rayr Aaadee

extremely..........................giddan

eye................................Ayn

eyes...............................Auyoon

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face.............................wesh

fact.............................haqeeqa

factory..........................masna'

fair.(funfair)...................moolid

fair.(just)......................aadil

fair.(blond).....................ashqar

faith............................eemaan

faithful.........................ameen

fake.............................ta'leed

fall.(season)....................khareef

false............................muzayaf

familiar.........................ma'loof

family...........................Aayla

famous...........................mashhoor/a [m/f]

fan.(for cooling)................marwaha

fan.(in music sport etc).........muAgab

fanatic..........................mit'asseb

fantastic........................mudhish

far..............................baAeed

farm.............................mazra'a

farms............................mazaari'

farmer...........................muzaariA

fashion..........................mooda

fast.............................sareeA/sareeAa

fat.(person).....................tikheen/a [m/f]

fat.(food).......................simeen

fatal............................qateel

fate.............................naseeb

father...........................abb

father-in-law....................hama

fault............................ralta

faulty...........................Aatlaan

favourite........................mufaddal

february.........................febriyer

feelings.........................mashaa'ir

female...........................mu'annas

fence............................soor

ferry............................meAaddaya

festival.........................mahragaan

fever............................humma

feverish.........................mahmoom

few..............................shwiyya

fiance...........................khateeb

fiancee..........................khateeba

fiction..........................khayaal

field............................magaal

fifteen..........................khamstaasher

fifth............................khaamis

fifty............................khamseen

fight............................khinaa'a

figs.............................teen

film.............................film

films............................aflaam

filthy...........................wesikh

final............................akheer

fine.(punishment)................raraama

finger...........................subaaA

fire.............................naar

fire !...........................haree'a

fire escape......................makhrag haree'

firewood.........................hatb

firm.(solid).....................maakin

first............................awwil

first class.......................daraga ola

first floor.......................ed-dur el awwil

fish..............................samak

fish shop.........................samaak

fishing...........................sayd samak

fishing boat......................markib sayd

fishing village...................qaryit sayd

fit...............................azma

five..............................khamsa

fizzy.............................fuwwaar

flag..............................Aalam

flame.............................laheeb

flash.............................barq

flash.(camera)....................flash

flat.(apartment)..................sha'a

flat.(ground etc.)................musattah

flattery..........................tamleeq

flavour...........................taAm

flea..............................barroot

fleet.............................'amaara

flesh.............................lahm

flight............................rihla

flippers..........................zaAanif

flood.............................feeadaan

floor.(surface)...................'ard

floor.(storey)....................door

florist...........................mahall zuhoor

flour.............................diqeeq

flower............................zahra

flowers...........................zuhoor

flu...............................inflwanza

fly...............................dibbaan

fog...............................shaboora

food..............................akl

foolish...........................magnoon

foot..............................'adam

football..........................koorat qadam

footpath..........................sikka#

forbidden.........................mamnoo'

forehead..........................oora

foreign...........................khaarigi

..................................agnabee

foreigner.........................khawaaga

..................................agnabee/agnabaya [m/f]

forest............................Raaba

fork..............................shooka

forks.............................shuwak

form.(document)...................namoozag

formal............................rasmee

fortnight.........................usbuAayn

fortress..........................alAa

fortune.(luck)....................hazz

fortune.(wealth)..................Rina

forty.............................arba'een

fountain..........................nafoora

four..............................arba'

fourteen..........................arba'taasher

fourth............................rab'a

fox...............................ta'lab

foxes.............................ta'aalib

fraction..........................kasr

France............................faransa

free.(no cost)....................bibalaash

freezer...........................frayzar

French............................faransaawee

french fries......................batatis mehammara

fresh.............................taaza

Friday............................yawm ig guma

fridge............................tallaaga

fried.............................ma'lee

fried egg.........................bayda ma'laya

friend............................sahib/sahba [m/f]

friendly..........................hebbee

frog..............................difda'

frogs.............................dafaadi'

front.............................wagha

fruit.............................fawaaki

fruit juice.......................aseer fawaaki

full..............................malyaan/a [m/f]

fun...............................mut'a

funeral...........................ganaaza

funny.(strange)...................Rareeb

funny.(humorous)..................musalee

fur...............................kurk

furious...........................Radbaan

furnished.........................mafroosh/a [m/f]

furnished flat....................shaqqa mafroosha

furniture.........................asaas

future............................musta'bal

G
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gallon........................gaaloon

gambling......................qumaar

game.(sports).................match

game.(cards)..................kutshayna

game.(child's)................li'ba

garbage.......................zibaala

garbage collector.............zabbaal

garden........................gineena

garlic........................tawm

gas...........................gaaz

gas.(petrol)..................banzeen

gas station...................mahattit banzeen

gate..........................bawaaba

gay (classical - derog).......lootee

gay (street term - derog).....dardum

gay (pervert - derog).........shaz

gears.........................troos

gender........................gins

general.(adjective)...........Aaam

generous......................kareem/a [m/f]

gentleman.....................saiyid

gents.(toilet)................tawalet rigaalee

genuine.......................ha'ee'ee

geography.....................gograafiya

German........................almaanee

Germany.......................almaanya

gift..........................hedeeyya

gifts.........................hadaaya

gin...........................jin

ginger........................ganzabeel

giraffe.......................zaraafa

girl..........................bint

girlfriend....................sadeeqa

glad..........................farhaan

glass.(drinking)..............kubbaaya

glass.........................izaaza

glasses.(eyesight)............naddaara

gloves........................quffaaz

glue..........................Riri

goal.(football)...............gool

goalkeeper....................haaris il marma

goat..........................mi'za

God.(the one).................Allah

god.(any other)...............rab

goddess.......................ilaaha

gold..........................dahab

golden........................dahabi

good..........................kwayis

goodbye.......................maAssalaama

good evening..................masa' el khayr

good morning..................sabaah el khayr

goose.........................wizz

gout..........................nuqrus

government....................hukooma

gradually.....................shwaya shwaya

..............................bit-tedreeg

grain.........................habba

gram..........................gram

granddaughter.................hafeeda

grandfather...................gidd

grandmother...................gidda

grandson......................hafeed

grapefruit....................graibfroot

grapes........................Ainab

grass.........................hasheesh

..............................nigeel

grateful......................mutshakkir

grave.........................ma'bara

gravy.........................taagin

..............................maraqat lahm

great.........................'azeem

Greece........................el yonaan

greedy........................tamaA

Greek.........................yonaanee

green.........................akhdar/khadra [m/f]

greengrocer...................khudari

grey..........................rumaadi

grilled.......................mashwee

grocers.......................ba'aal

ground........................ard

group.........................magmooAa

guardian......................wasi

guest.........................dayf/dayfa [m/f]

guesthouse....................bansayoon

guide.........................murshid/a [m/f]

guidebook.....................daleel

guitar........................geetar

gulf..........................khaleeg

gun.(rifle)...................bundu'aya

....(pistol)..................musaddas

gut...........................misraan

gutter........................mizraab

gypsy.........................nawar [s or pl]

H

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hair............................sha'r

hairbrush.......................fursha

haircut.........................hilaa'a

hairdryer.......................seshwaar

hair spray......................mussabbit shaAr

half............................nus

ham.............................werk khanzeer

hamburger.......................hamburger

hammer..........................mitraqa

hand............................eed

handbag.........................shantit eed

handbrake.......................faraamil yad

handkerchief....................mendeel

handkerchiefs...................menadeel

handle.(on door/cupboard etc)...okra

handle.(on suitcase etc)........eed

handmade........................shugl yadawi

handsome........................waseem

happy...........................mabsoot

harassment......................tadyee'

harbour.........................meena

harbours........................mawaani

hard.(difficult)................sa'b/a [m/f]

hard.(ground)...................gaamid/a [m/f]

hard-boiled egg.................bayda masloo's awee

harem...........................hareem

harvest.........................haseeda

hash............................hasheesh

hat.............................burneeta

................................ta'aya

hawk............................baar

hay.............................hasheesh

hay fever.......................humma el-'ash

he..............................huwwa

head............................ra's

heads...........................ruus

headache........................sudaa'

................................waga' ra's

health..........................sihha

healthy.........................sehhee

heart...........................'alb

hearts..........................'uloob

heart attack....................zabha sadrayya

heat............................haraara

heat stroke.....................darbit shams

heaven..........................sama

heavens.........................samawaat

heavy...........................ti'eel/a [m/f]

hebrew................ .........'ibraani

hedgehog........................qunfood

heir............................waaris

heirs...........................waraasi

heel.............................kaAb

height.(of person)...............tool

height.(of building etc).........aulow

helicopter.......................helicopter

Heliopolis.......................masr gedeeda

hell.............................gahannam

hello............................ahlan

helmet...........................khooza

helpful..........................khadoom

hepatitis........................eltihaab fi kibd

herbs............................aAshaab

herbalist........................'attar

herd..............................qaati'

here..............................hina

high..............................Aalee/ya [m/f]

high chair........................kursee Aalee

high school.......................madrassa sanawiya

hijacker..........................khattaaf

hill..............................tell

..................................matlaA

hills.............................tulool

Hindu.............................hindusi

hip...............................hansh

hippopotamus......................husaan il-bahr

history...........................taarikh

hitch-hike........................awtu stob

hobby.............................hewaaya

hole..............................khurm

holiday.(festival or religious)...Aeed

holidays.(time off and travel).....'agaaza

Holland............................holanda

holy...............................muqaddas

home...............................bayt

homeless...........................musharadeen

homosexual.(classical - derog.)....lootee

homosexual.(street - derog.).......dardum

homosexual.("pervert" - derog.).....shaz

honest..............................ameen

honey...............................Aasal

honeymoon...........................shahr il Aasal

hope................................amal

....................................itmanna

hopefully............................insha' allaah

horizon..............................ufuq

horrible.............................fazeeA

.....................................murAeb

horse................................faras

.....................................husaan

horse riding.........................rukaab il khayl

hospital.............................mustashfa

hospitality..........................karam

.....................................diyaafa

hospitals............................mustasfayaat

host.................................mudeef

hostage..............................raheena

hostages.............................rahaayin

hot..................................sukhn/a [m/f]

hotel................................fundooq

hour.................................saAa

hours................................saAat

house................................bayt

houses...............................buyoot

housework............................shugl il bayt

how..................................izzay

how many ?...........................kaam

huge.................................'azeem

human.(not animal)....................insaani

humanity..............................insaaneeya

humble................................mitwaadi

humid................................rutooba

hundred..............................meeya

hungry.(to be).......................gaAan/a [m/f]

husband.............................gooz

husbands.............................agwaaz

hyena................................dab'

hyenas...............................dibaa'

hypocrizy............................munaafaqa

hypocrit.............................munaafiq

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I...............................ana

ice.............................talg

ice cream.......................Jelaati ays kreem

................................jelaati

ice lolly........................loleeta

idea.............................fikra

ideas............................afkar

idiot............................Rabee

.................................'abeet/a [m/f]

if...............................iza

ignition.........................tadweer

ignorant.........................gahil

ill..............................Aiyyaan/a [m/f]

illiterate.......................ummi

illness..........................marad

imitation.(merchandise)...........ta'leed

immediately.......................haalan

immigration.......................higra

immoral...........................faahish

immortal..........................daaim

impatient.........................qaleel is-sabr

impolite..........................khishin

important.........................muhim

impossible........................mustaheel

impressive........................mu'assir

improvement.......................tahseen

impure............................nigis

in................................fee

in front of.......................'uddaam

inch..............................boosa

included...........................shaamil

...................................mashmool

income.............................iraad

inconvenient.......................mish mulaa'im

increase.(noun)....................izdiyaad

incredible.........................mudhish

indecent...........................faahish

...................................razeel

independence.......................istiqlaal

independent........................mustaqill

Indian.............................hindee

indicator.(vehicle)................ishaara

indigestion........................Aasir hadm

indoors............................daakhelee

industry...........................sinaaA

inequality.........................it tafaawit

inexpensive........................rekhees

infant.............................tefl

infection..........................Aadwa

infectious.........................muAdee

inflammation.......................eltihaab

influence..........................nufooz

information........................maAlomaat

inhabitant.........................saakin

inhabitants........................sukkaan

injection..........................hu'na

injured............................etgarah

injury.............................garh

ink................................hibr

inn.(small hotel)..................menzil

innocent...........................baree'a

insect.............................hashara

insects............................hasharaat

inside.............................guwwa

inspector..........................mufattish

instead............................badal

instructor.........................mudarris/a [m/f]

insurance..........................ta'meen

intelligent........................zakee/zakeeya [m/f]

interesting.(enjoyable)............mumteA

interesting.(exciting).............museer

intermission.......................istiraaha

international......................dawli

internet...........................internet

interpreter........................mutargim

interpreters.......................mutargimeen

interval...........................istiraaha

interview..........................mu'abla

invitation.........................daAwa

invoice............................hisaab

Iran...............................iraan

Iraq...............................el Araa'

Ireland............................irlanda

Irish..............................irlandee

iron.(ironing).....................makwa

iron.(metal).......................hadeed

Islam..............................islaam

Islamic............................islaami/islaamiya [m/f]

island.............................gazeera

islands............................guzur

Israel.............................isra'eel

Israeli............................isra'eelee

it.................................huwwa/heyya [m/f]

Italian............................etalee

Italy..............................etalya

itch...............................harsh

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jacket.........................jaakit

jail...........................sigin

jam............................mirabba

January........................janaayer

jar............................bartamaan

jaundice.......................reeqaan

jaw............................fakk

jaz............................museeqa el jaaz

jealous........................Reeraan/a [m/f]

jeans..........................jeanz

jeep...........................jeep

jelly fish.....................andeel bahr

Jerusalem......................el quds

jetty..........................raseef

Jew............................yahoodi

Jews...........................yahood

jewell.........................goohar

jewells........................gawaahir

jeweller's.....................megowharaatee

jewellery......................megowharaat

Jewish.........................yihoodi/yihoodyya [m/f]

job............................shughl

joke...........................nukta

jokes..........................nukat

Jordan.........................el ordon

journal........................gurnaal

journalist.....................suhafi/suhafiyya

journalists....................suhafiyyeen

journey........................rihla

...............................safar

joy............................suroor

judge..........................qaadi

judgement......................hukm

jug............................ebree'

juice..........................Aaseer

July...........................yulyo

jumper.........................buloofar

junction.......................wasl

June...........................yunyo

just.(only)....................bas

justice........................Aadaala

K
ENGLISH...............EGYPTIAN ARABIC



kettle.....................barraad

key........................muftaah

keys.......................mefaatih

kidney.(food)..............kilwa

kidneys.(food).............kalaawi

kidney.(body)..............kilya

kilogram...................keelu

kilograms..................keeluhaat

kilometre..................kilumeter

kind.......................tayyib/a [m/f]

...........................kareem

kindergarten...............hadaana

king.......................malik

kings......................mulook

kiosk......................kushk

kiss........................boosa

kitchen.....................matbakh

kitten......................'utta

knee........................rukba

knees.......................rukab

knickers....................libaas hareemee

knife.......................sikeena

knives......................sakakeen

knowledge...................ma'rifa

Koran.......................qur'aan

Kuwait......................al kuwayt

L
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label..........................waraqa

laboratory.....................ma'mal

lace...........................rubaat

...............................dantilla

lady...........................madam

...............................sitt

ladies.........................sitaat

lake...........................birka

...............................buheera

lamb.(meat)....................daanee

.(meat)........................lahm kharoof

lamb.(alive)...................hamal

lame...........................a'rag

lamp...........................lambba

...............................misbaah

land...........................ard

landlord.......................sahib il-bait

lane...........................haara

...............................zuqaaq

lanes..........................zuqaaqaat

language.......................luRa

languages......................luRaat

large..........................kibeer/a [m/f]

last...........................akheer

late...........................mit'akhir/a [m/f]

later..........................baAdayn

laundry.(pile of clothes)......Raseel

laundry.(place)................maRsala

laundry person.................makwagi/makwagiyya [m/f]

lavatory.......................twalet

law............................qanoon

laws...........................qawaaneen

lawyer.........................muhami/muhamaya [m/f]

lawyers........................muhameen

lazy...........................kaslaan/a [m/f]

laziness.......................kasal

leader.........................qaa'id

leaf...........................wara'it shagar

leaflet........................manshoor

leak.(noun)....................rashH

leather........................gild

Lebanon........................libnaan

lecture.........................muhadra

lectures........................muhadraat

left.(not right)...............shimaal

left-handed....................ashwal

left-wing......................yasaari/yasaariyya [m/f]

leg............................rigl

legal..........................shar'i

lemon..........................lamoon

lemon tea......................shie bi lamoon

length.........................tool

lens...........................Aadasa

lentil(s)......................'ads

less than....................a'all min

lesson..........................dars

lessons.........................duroos

letter.(alphabet)...............harf

letters.(alphabet)..............huroof

letter.(by post)................gawaab

letters.(by post)...............gawaabaat

lettuce..........................khass

level............................mustawaa

lever............................Aatala

liar.............................kaddaab

liberation.......................tahreer

library..........................maktaba

libraries........................maktabaat

Libya............................libya

lice.............................aml

license..........................rukhsa

lid..............................Rata

lie.(noun).......................kidba

life.............................hayaat

.................................Aumr

lift.(elevator)..................asanseer

lifts.(elevators)................asanseraat

light.(of sun or lamp)...........noor

light.(weight)...................khafeef

light.(colour)...................faatih/a [m/f]

light bulb.......................lamba

lighter..........................wallaa'a

lightning........................bar'

like.............................zay

line.(across page)...............satr

line.(phone).....................khat

linen............................kittaan

lion.............................asad

lip..............................shiffa

lips.............................shafaayef

lipstick.........................alam rooj

litre............................litre

little...........................suRayyar/a [m/f]

lively...........................nasheet

liver.(body).....................kibd

liver.(food).....................kibda

lizard...........................hardoon

loan.............................qard

lobby.(hotel)....................madkhal

lobster..........................gambaree kebeer

local............................mahalli/mahalliyya [m/f]

location.........................makaan

lock.............................efl

.................................kaloon

locker...........................amanaat

locksmith........................haddaad

locust...........................garad

lollipop.........................massaasa

long.............................taweel

loose.(fixture)..................saayib

lorry............................loree

loser............................khasraan/a [m/f]

loss.............................khusaara

lost.............................daayi'

lot..............................kiteer

lotion...........................marham

loud.............................'aali/'aaliya [m/f]

lounge...........................saala

love.............................hub

lovely...........................gameel

lover............................habeeb/a [m/f]

low..............................waati

loyal............................mukhlisa

luck.(good)......................hazz

luck.(chance)....................naseeb

lucky............................mahzooz/a [m/f]

luggage..........................shunat

lump.............................waram

lunch............................Rada

lungs............................ri'atayn

Luxor............................lu'sur

luxurious........................fakhm

luxury...........................fakhaama

M
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machine......................makana/aat [m/f]

mad..........................magnoon/a [m/f]

magazine.....................magalla

magazines....................magallaat

magician.....................saahir

maid.........................shaRaala

maids........................shaRaalaat

maid (hotel).................khaddaamit el Ruraf

mail.........................busta

mailbox......................sandoo' busta

mailman......................bustagi

main.........................ra'eesi

main course..................el wagba ra'eesi

main road....................taree' ra'eesi

majority.....................aRlabiyya

make.........................marka

make-up......................ziwaaq

malaria......................malaria

male.........................dakar

males........................dukoora

man..........................raagil

manager......................mudeer/a [m/f]

managers.....................mudireen

mango........................manga

mankind......................insaan

many.........................kateer

map..........................khareeta

marble.......................rukhaam

March........................maaris

margarine....................zibda sinaAaya

marijuana....................bango

market.......................sooq

markets......................aswaa'

marmalade....................nareng

marriage.....................gawaaz

married......................mitgowiz/a [m/f]

martyr.......................shaheed

martyrs......................shudadaa

massage......................mazaazh

mat..........................haseera

match.(sport)................match

matches.(4 ignition).........kibreet

material.(fabric)............omaash

mattress.....................martaba

May..........................maayo

maybe.......................yimkin

meadow.......................merg

meadows......................muroog

meal.........................akla

measles......................desheesha

meat.........................lahm

meat.(single piece)..........lahma

mechanic.....................mikaneeki/yya [m/f]

medal........................midalya

medical......................tibbi

medicine.(drug)..............dawa

medcines.(drugs).............adwiya

medicine.(science)...........tibb

medium.......................mituwassit

meeting......................egtimaaA

melody.......................lahn

melon.(water)................batteekh

melon.(yellow)...............shemmaam

member.......................'udw/a [m/f]

membership...................'udwiya

membership card..............kart 'udwiya

men..........................reggaala

menace.(noun)................tihdeed

menu.........................menu

merchant.....................taagir

merchants....................tuggaar

mercury......................zeebaq

mercy........................rahma

merry........................farhaan

message......................risaala

messenger....................rasool

metal........................maAdan

meteor.......................shuhub

metre........................metre

midday.......................ed duhr

middle.(centre)..............wust

Middle East..................ish-sharq il-awsat

midnight.....................is saaAa itnaashir bi layl

midwife......................daaya

migraine.....................sudaA nisfi

mile.........................meel

milk.........................laban

millimetre...................milli

million......................milyoon

minaret......................ma'zana

minarets.....................meaadin

mind.........................Aa'l

mineral water................mayya ma'daniyya

minibus......................menibos

minister.(govt.).............wazeer

ministers....................wuzaraa

ministry.(govt.).............wazaara

minus........................illa

minute.......................di'ee'a

miracle......................ageeba

mirror.......................miraaya

mirrors......................mirayaat

miscarriage..................ighaad

miser........................bakheel

misfortune...................museeba

Miss.........................aanisa

missing......................daayia

mist.........................shabboora

mistake......................Ralta

mistakes.....................Raltaat

mobile phone.................mobile phone

modem........................modem

modern.......................modairn

modest.......................baseet

moisturizer..................kreem

monastery....................dayr

monasteries..................diyoor

Monday.......................yawm el itnayn

money........................filoos

monk.........................raahib

monks........................ruhbaan

monkey.......................qird

monkeys......................qurood

monster......................maseekh

month........................shahr

months.......................shuhoor

monument.(ancient)...........asaar

moon.........................'amar

more.........................kemaan

more than....................aktar min

morning......................subh

mortgage.....................rahn

Morocco......................maghrib

mosque.......................gaami'

mosquito.....................namoos

mosquito net.................shabakit namusaya

most.........................aktar

mostly.......................mooazam

mother.......................umm

mother-in-law................hama

motor........................muharrik

motorcycle...................motosikl

mountain.....................gebel

mountains....................gebaal

mouse........................faar

moustache....................shanab

mouth........................bu'

movie........................film

Mr...........................ustaaz

Mrs..........................madaam

mud..........................teen

mud-guard....................rafraf

mug..........................kubbaaya

municipality.................baladiyya

murder.(noun)................qatl

muscle.......................Aadala

museum.......................mathaf

mushroom.....................futr

music........................museeqa

musician.....................museeqi

muslim.......................muslim/a [m/f]

muslims......................muslimeen

mustard......................mustarda

myself.......................ana nafsi

mystic.......................soofi

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nail.(tool)....................mismaar

nails.(tool)...................mesaamir

nail.(finger)..................dufar

nails.(fingers)................dawaafir

name...........................ism

names..........................asaami

namely.........................ya'ni

napkin.........................foota

napkins........................fuwat

nappy..........................kafoola

narrow.........................daiyi'

nasty.(awful)..................fazeeA

nasty.(dirty)..................wakhim

nation.........................umma

...............................dawla

nations........................duwal

national.......................dowlee

nationality....................ginsiyya

native.(adjective).............baladi

natural........................tabee'i

nature.........................tabee'a

navy...........................asra'

near...........................gamb

near...........................urayyib/a [m/f]

nearly.........................quraiyib

nearly.........................ta'reeban

neat...........................sareef

neat...........................naazik

necessary......................laazim

...............................daroori

necessity......................luzoom

neck...........................ra'aba

necklace.......................Au'd

needle.........................ibra

needles........................ibar

negligent......................muRaffal

neighbour......................gaar

neighbours.....................geeraan

neither...nor..................la...wala

nephew.(brother's son).........ibn il-akh

nephew.(sister's son)..........ibn il-ukht

nerve..........................a'saab

net............................shabaka

never..........................abadan

new............................gedeed/a [m/f]

news...........................akhbar

newspaper......................gurnaal

newspapers.....................garaayid

New Year.......................ras is sana

New Zealand....................newzealanda

New Zealander..................newzealandee

next to........................gamb

nice...........................lateef/a [m/f]

Netherlands....................holandda

niece.(brother's daughter).....bint il-akh

niece.(sister's daughter)......bint il-ukht

nickname.......................ism id dala'

night..........................layl

nights.........................leyaali

nightclub.......................kabarraih

nightdress......................'amees nawm

night porter....................Rafeer

nightingale.....................bulbul

Nile............................neel

nine............................tis'a

nine hundred....................tus'emeeya

nineteen........................tis'ataasher

ninety..........................tis'een

no..............................la

noble.(adjective)...............shareef

nobody..........................mafeesh had

................................maahaddish

noise...........................dawsha

noisy...........................dawsha

none............................mafeesh

noon............................duhr

normal..........................Aaadee

north...........................shamaal

northern........................shemaali

northwest.......................shamaal Rarb

Norway..........................norwaig

nose............................manakheer

note.(money)....................wara'

notebook........................kurraasa

................................noota

notebooks.......................kararees

nothing.........................wala haaga

novel.(book)....................riwaaya

November........................noovember

now.............................dilwa'ti

nowhere.........................wala hetta

number..........................raqm

nun.............................raahiba

nurse...........................mumarrid/a [m/f]

nut.............................gooz

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oar........................miqdaaf

oars.......................maqaadeef

oasis......................waaha

oath.......................yemeen

obelisk....................mesalla

obscene....................faahish

obstacle...................maani'

obstacles..................mawaani'

obstinate..................mu'aanid

obvious....................waadih

occasion...................munasba

occasions..................munasbaat

occupied...................mashRool

ocean......................muheet

October....................oktobar

odd.(number)...............fard

odd.(strange)..............Rareeb

odor.......................reeha

of.........................min

of course..................tabAan

offence....................tahma

office.....................maktab

offices....................makatib

office worker..............muwazzaf

officer....................zaabit

officers...................zubbaat

official...................rasmi

often......................deeman

...........................kiteer

oil........................zayt

ointment...................marham

old.(thing)................'adeem

old.(person)...............kibeer

....(person)...............Aagooz

old-fashioned..............moda adeema

old town...................el madina el adeema

olive oil..................zayt zatoon

olive tree.................zaitoona

olives.....................zaytoon

on.........................'ala

on time....................fil mi'aad

one........................waahid/wahda [m/f]

onion......................basal

only.......................bas

open.......................maftooh

opening....................iftitaah

opera......................obera

operation..................Aaamiliyya

operations.................Aaamiliyyaat

operator...................Aaamil/a [m/f]

opinion....................ra'y

opinions...................araa'

opportunity................fursa

opportunities...............furas

opposite...................'usaad

...........................qibaal

oppression.................zulm

or.........................aw

orange.(fruit).............burtu'aan

orange.(colour)............burtua'aani

orange juice...............aseer burtu'aan

orchestra..................urkistra

order.(instruction)........amr

ordinary...................Aaadee/Aaadeeyya [m/f]

oriental...................sharqi

origin......................asl

origins.....................usool

original....................asli

other.......................taani/taanya [m/f]

our.........................btaAna

ours........................btaAna

outer.......................barraabu

outing......................fusha

outside.....................barra

............................khaarig

outskirts...................dawaahi

oven........................furn

ovens.......................afraan

over........................fauq

overcoat....................baltu

overcoats...................balaati

owl.........................boom

owner.......................maalik/malka

............................sahib/a [m/f]

owners......................ashaab

ox..........................toor

oxen........................teeraan

oxygen......................uksizeen

oyster......................mahar