Arabic vocabulary: Shapes, sizes & materials – 43 words with pictures, audio & printable flashcards

هدية صغيرة، اعتذار بسيط.

A small gift, a simple apology.

يَرَى سَامِي خَطَّ النِّهَايَةِ قَرِيبًا.

Sami sees that the finish line is near.

مَشَى يُوسُفُ فِي شَوَارِعِ مُحَرَّمْ بَك الضَّيِّقَةِ.

Youssef walked in the streets of narrow Moharram Bey.

يُرِيدُ الرَّجُلُ خَشَبَ الشَّجَرَةِ.

The man wants the wood of the tree.

هممم. الكثير من الناس يصنعون حصاناً خشبياً.

Hmm. A lot of people make wooden horses.

أَرَى شَيْئًا لَامِعًا تَحْتَ السَّرِيرِ.

I see something shiny under the bed.

الشكل، اللون، الحجم

The shape, the color, the size

أَمَّا خَصْمُهُ، "عَادِلٌ" مِنْ بَيْتِ الْجِنْدِيِّ، فَقَدْ عَادَ لِلتَّوِّ مِنَ الْقَاهِرَةِ حَيْثُ كَانَ يَعْمَلُ فِي وَرْشَةِ حِدَادَةٍ شَاقَّةٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ سَمِعَ بِخَبَرِ مَرَضِ وَالِدِهِ الشَّدِيدِ لَمْ يَتَدَرَّبْ عَادِلٌ مُنْذُ سَنَوَاتٍ وَكَانَ الْجَمِيعُ يَهْمِسُونَ بِأَنَّهُ سَيَخْسَرُ فِي الدَّقَائِقِ الْأُولَى وَرُبَّمَا يَتَعَرَّضُ لِإِهَانَةٍ تُضَافُ إِلَى سِجِلِّ عَائِلَتِهِ بَدَأَتِ الْمُبَارَاةُ، وَاصْطَفَّ أَهْلُ الْقَرْيَةِ حَوْلَ الدَّائِرَةِ الطِّينِيَّةِ حَتَّى إِنَّ الْأَطْفَالَ تَسَلَّقُوا جُذُوعَ النَّخِيلِ لِيَرَوْا الْمَشْهَدَ تَبَادَلَ الشَّابَّانِ الضَّرَبَاتِ وَالْقَبَضَاتِ لِدَقَائِقَ طَوِيلَةٍ وَكَانَ التَّعَبُ وَالْإِرْهَاقُ يَبْدُوَانِ بِوُضُوحٍ عَلَى وَجْهَيْهِمَا وَفَجْأَةً، وَجَدَ كَرَمٌ نَفْسَهُ فِي وَضْعٍ مُتَمَيِّزٍ قَادِرًا عَلَى إِسْقَاطِ خَصْمِهِ بِحَرَكَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ حَاسِمَةٍ تُعْلِنُ نِهَايَةَ الْمُبَارَاةِ لَكِنَّهُ تَوَقَّفَ فَجْأَةً.

As for his opponent, 'Adel' from Beit al-Jindi, he had just returned from Cairo where he was working in a demanding blacksmith workshop after he heard the news of his father's severe illness Adel had not trained for years and everyone was whispering that he would lose in the first minutes and perhaps be subjected to an insult added to his family's record The match began, and the villagers lined up around the mud circle so much so that the children climbed palm tree trunks to see the scene The two young men exchanged blows and grips for long minutes Tiredness and exhaustion were clearly visible on their faces And suddenly, Karam found himself in a superior position capable of taking down his opponent with one decisive move that would announce the end of the match But he stopped suddenly.

حلقات.

(In) rings.

مِنَ المَدِينَةِ القَلْبُ يَنْبُضُ بِسُرْعَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ سَارَةُ تَرْكُضُ إِلَى البُرْجِ هُنَاكَ جَرَسٌ ضَخْمٌ قَدِيمٌ هِيَ تَشُدُّ الحَبْلَ بِقُوَّةٍ الجَرَسُ يَرِنُّ فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ صَوْتُهُ

from the city The heart beats with great speed Sarah runs to the tower There is a bell huge [and] old She pulls the rope with strength The bell rings everywhere Its sound

تَقُولُ نُورَةُ: «سَقَطَ الصَّحْنُ مِنْ يَدِي، وَكَانَ فِيهِ شَقٌّ صَغِيرٌ.

Noura says: “The plate fell from my hand, and it had a small crack.

يَجِبُ أَنْ يُدَحْرِجَهَا عَلَى زُجَاجٍ بَارِدٍ، وَيَنْظُرَ إِلَى لَمَعَانِهَا فِي ضَوْءِ الشَّمْسِ، وَيَشْعُرَ بِحَرَارَتِهَا بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ.

He must roll it on cold glass, and look at its luster in the sunlight, and feel its temperature between his fingers.

زَحَفَا مَعًا عَبْرَ الْعَتَمَةِ حَتَّى وَجَدَا مَلْجَأً ضَيِّقًا تَحْتَ نُتُوءٍ صَخْرِيٍّ بَارِزٍ.

They crawled together through the darkness until they found a narrow shelter under a protruding rocky ledge.

دَخَلَ الشَّيْخُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمٰنِ إِلَى الْغُرْفَةِ وَهُوَ يَحْمِلُ كِتَابًا قَدِيمًا جِدًّا، مُغَلَّفًا بِجِلْدٍ بُنِّيٍّ.

Sheikh Abdul Rahman entered the room while carrying a very old book, bound in brown leather.

تُخْرِجُ عُودًا رَفِيعًا مِنْ حَقِيبَتِهَا وَتُدْخِلُهُ بِحَذَرٍ يَخْرُجُ الْخَاتَمُ بِبُطْءٍ النَّاسُ يُصَفِّقُونَ بِفَرَحٍ!

She takes out a thin stick from her bag and inserts it carefully The ring comes out slowly The people clap with joy!

لقيت الجزمة دي جوه فتحة صغيرة في الحيطة

I found this shoe inside a small opening in the wall

كَانَ سَالِمٌ يَحْمِلُ عَلَى ظَهْرِ جَمَلِهِ أَقْمِشَةً وَأَدَوَاتٍ مِنَ الْمَعْدِنِ، اشْتَرَاهَا وَالِدُهُ بِكُلِّ مَا يَمْتَلِكُ مِنْ مَالٍ، عَلَى أَمَلِ أَنْ يُبَادِلَهَا فِي ظَفَارَ بِأَجْوَدِ أَنْوَاعِ اللُّبَانِ.

Salim was carrying on the back of his camel fabrics and metal tools, his father had bought them with all the money he possessed, hoping to exchange them in Dhofar for the finest types of frankincense.

فَفِي أَحَدِ الْأَيَّامِ، اقْتَرَبَتْ مِنْ بَابِ الشُّقَّةِ الْفَارِغَةِ وَلَاحَظَتْ شَيْئًا غَرِيبًا: طَبَقَةٌ رَقِيقَةٌ مِنَ الْغُبَارِ تُغَطِّي الْبَابَ، لَكِنَّ آثَارَ أَقْدَامٍ حَدِيثَةٍ كَانَتْ وَاضِحَةً عَلَى الْأَرْضِ أَمَامَهُ.

One day, she approached the door of the empty apartment and noticed something strange: a thin layer of dust covered the door, but recent footprints were clear on the floor in front of it.

انْشَغَلَتْ لَيْلَى بِتَصْوِيرِ بُقَعِ الْمُرْجَانِ الْمُبَيَّضَةِ، غَيْرَ مُبَالِيَةٍ بِإِشَارَاتِ كَرِيمٍ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُذَكِّرُهَا بِضَرُورَةِ مُرَاقَبَةِ عُمْقِهَا وَمُسْتَوَى الْأُكْسِجِينِ.

Layla got busy photographing the bleached coral spots, indifferent to Karim's signals which were reminding her of the necessity of monitoring her depth and the oxygen level.

لِأَنَّ مُشْتَرِيًا كَانَ يَنْتَظِرُ رَدَّهَا فِي الْمَسَاءِ دَخَلَتِ السُّوقَ مِنَ الْبَوَّابَةِ الْكَبِيرَةِ وَإِذَا بِهَا تَقِفُ فَجْأَةً وَسَطَ عَالَمٍ آخَرَ كَانَتِ الْأَصْوَاتُ تَتَدَاخَلُ مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ بَاعَةٌ يُنَادُونَ عَلَى الْحَلَوِيَّاتِ وَحَرَفِيُّونَ يَطْرُقُونَ النُّحَاسَ وَرَائِحَةُ الصَّابُونِ بِزَيْتِ الْغَارِ تَمْلَأُ الْهَوَاءَ لَكِنَّ مَا شَدَّ انْتِبَاهَهَا حَقًّا كَانَ السَّقْفُ الْمَعْدِنِيُّ الْعَالِي الْمَثْقُوبُ بِآلَافِ الثُّقُوبِ الصَّغِيرَةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُسَرِّبُ خُيُوطًا رَفِيعَةً مِنَ الضَّوْءِ

because a buyer was waiting for her response in the evening She entered the market through the large gate and suddenly she found herself standing in the middle of another world The sounds were overlapping from every direction sellers calling out their sweets and craftsmen hammering copper and the smell of soap made with laurel oil filling the air but what really caught her attention was the high metal ceiling pierced with thousands of small holes which were leaking thin threads of light

كَانَتِ الْكِسْوَةُ مِنْ حَرِيرٍ أَسْوَدَ، وَكَانَتْ عَلَيْهَا آيَاتٌ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ بِخُيُوطٍ مُذَهَّبَةٍ.

The covering was made of black silk, and it had verses from the Quran embroidered with golden threads.

اليَوْمَ، يَأْتِي ضَبَابٌ كَثِيفٌ.

Today, a thick fog comes.

وَتَتَجَمَّعُ النِّسَاءُ عَلَى أَسْطُحِ الْبُيُوتِ لِيُشَاهِدْنَ مَا يَجْرِي فِي السَّاحَةِ الطِّينِيَّةِ الْوَسِيعَةِ بِجِوَارِ الْجَامِعِ الْقَدِيمِ كَانَ الْجَوُّ مَشْحُونًا بِتَوَتُّرٍ لَا يُخْطِئُهُ أَحَدٌ حَيْثُ يَتَرَقَّبُ الْجَمِيعُ انْتِصَارَ عَائِلَتِهِمْ كَأَنَّهُ انْتِصَارٌ لِلْكَرَامَةِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْعَامِ، كَانَ الْمُنْتَظَرُ أَنْ يَفُوزَ "كَرَمٌ" ابْنُ بَيْتِ السَّيِّدِ، بِسُهُولَةٍ مُطْلَقَةٍ كَانَ شَابًّا فِي الْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ، عَرِيضَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ، مَفْتُولَ الْعَضَلَاتِ تَدَرَّبَ طَوَالَ فَصْلِ الشِّتَاءِ عَلَى الرَّمْلِ السَّاخِنِ أَمَّا خَصْمُهُ، "عَادِلٌ" مِنْ بَيْتِ الْجِنْدِيِّ، فَقَدْ عَادَ لِلتَّوِّ مِنَ الْقَاهِرَةِ حَيْثُ كَانَ يَعْمَلُ فِي وَرْشَةِ حِدَادَةٍ شَاقَّةٍ بَعْدَ أَنْ سَمِعَ بِخَبَرِ مَرَضِ وَالِدِهِ الشَّدِيدِ لَمْ يَتَدَرَّبْ عَادِلٌ مُنْذُ سَنَوَاتٍ وَكَانَ الْجَمِيعُ يَهْمِسُونَ بِأَنَّهُ سَيَخْسَرُ فِي الدَّقَائِقِ الْأُولَى

and the women gather on the roofs of the houses to watch what happens in the wide muddy square next to the old mosque The atmosphere was charged with a tension that no one could miss as everyone anticipated the victory of their family as if it were a victory for dignity In that year, it was expected that 'Karam' would win the son of Beit al-Sayyid, with absolute ease He was a young man of twenty, broad-shouldered, with well-built muscles He trained throughout the winter season on the hot sand As for his opponent, 'Adel' from Beit al-Jindi, he had just returned from Cairo where he was working in a demanding blacksmith workshop after he heard the news of his father's severe illness Adel had not trained for years and everyone was whispering that he would lose in the first minutes

كَانَتِ الْأَصْوَاتُ تَتَدَاخَلُ مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ بَاعَةٌ يُنَادُونَ عَلَى الْحَلَوِيَّاتِ وَحَرَفِيُّونَ يَطْرُقُونَ النُّحَاسَ وَرَائِحَةُ الصَّابُونِ بِزَيْتِ الْغَارِ تَمْلَأُ الْهَوَاءَ لَكِنَّ مَا شَدَّ انْتِبَاهَهَا حَقًّا كَانَ السَّقْفُ الْمَعْدِنِيُّ الْعَالِي الْمَثْقُوبُ بِآلَافِ الثُّقُوبِ الصَّغِيرَةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تُسَرِّبُ خُيُوطًا رَفِيعَةً مِنَ الضَّوْءِ كَأَنَّهَا نُجُومٌ تَسْقُطُ فِي وَضَحِ النَّهَارِ تَذَكَّرَتْ حِينَئِذٍ كَلِمَاتِ جَدِّهَا فِي الرِّسَالَةِ وَشَعَرَتْ بِفُضُولٍ يَخْتَلِطُ بِالْحَيْرَةِ وَصَلَتْ أَخِيرًا إِلَى الْمَحَلِّ الصَّغِيرِ الَّذِي وَرِثَتْهُ

The sounds were overlapping from every direction sellers calling out their sweets and craftsmen hammering copper and the smell of soap made with laurel oil filling the air but what really caught her attention was the high metal ceiling pierced with thousands of small holes which were leaking thin threads of light as if they were stars falling in broad daylight She then remembered her grandfather's words in the letter and she felt a curiosity mixed with confusion She finally arrived at the small shop that she inherited

هذا الطين رطب!

This mud is wet!

طقم فضة بـ ٦٠٠ جنيه ومفيش حاجة وصلت

A silver set for 600 pounds and nothing arrived

بغيت أشارككم خبر حلو، العميل تواصل معاي أمس وقال إنه معجب جدًا بتصميم البرج، خصوصًا الواجهة الزجاجية المتحركة

I wanted to share sweet news with you, the client contacted me yesterday and said he is very impressed with the tower design, especially the kinetic glass facade

فِي السَّاعَةِ السَّادِسَةِ صَبَاحًا، كَانَ سَطْحُ الْبَحْرِ الْأَحْمَرِ عِنْدَ مَحْمِيَّةِ رَأْسِ مُحَمَّدٍ أَمْلَسَ كَالزُّجَاجِ، وَكَانَتِ الشَّمْسُ تَبْدَأُ فِي رَسْمِ خُطُوطٍ ذَهَبِيَّةٍ بَرَّاقَةٍ فَوْقَ الْمِيَاهِ الْفَيْرُوزِيَّةِ الصَّافِيَةِ.

at six o'clock in the morning, the surface of the Red Sea was at the Ras Mohammed Nature Reserve as smooth as glass, and the sun was beginning to paint bright golden lines over the clear turquoise waters.

جَاءَتِ النِّسَاءُ مِنْ كُلِّ بَيْتٍ يَحْمِلْنَ الْأَرُزَّ وَاللَّحْمَ وَاللَّبَنَ الْجَامِدَ.

The women came from every house carrying rice and meat and 'Jameed' (dried yogurt).

من زمان لما جددوا درج البرج، لقيت أنا وزوجي — الله يرحمه — صندوق صغير من الصفيح تحت الدرج

A long time ago when they renovated the tower stairs, I and my husband found — God have mercy on him — a small tin box under the stairs

تَرَى مَصَابِيحَ نُحَاسِيَّةً جَمِيلَةً وَتَسْمَعُ أَصْوَاتَ الْبَاعَةِ الْمَرِحَةِ.

She sees beautiful copper lamps and hears the cheerful voices of the sellers.

ثُمَّ وَضَعَتْ طَبَقًا مَثْقُوبًا فَوْقَ الْخُضْرَوَاتِ، وَوَضَعَتِ الْكُسْكُسَ فِيهِ، وَأَغْلَقَتِ الْقِدْرَ بِإِحْكَامٍ.

Then she put a perforated dish above the vegetables, put the couscous in it, and closed the pot tightly.

نعم! طبق كبير، فوق القدر.

Yes! A big plate, over the pot.

لِلْقَصْرِ بَابٌ عَالٍ وَجَمِيلٌ.

The palace has a high door and beautiful.

وَكَانَ تَحْتَهَا مَاءٌ عَمِيقٌ.

There was deep water beneath it.

هُوَ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ، وَفِيهِ ثَلَاثُ زَهَرَاتٍ صَغِيرَةٍ.

It is made of gold, and it has three small flowers.

هُوَ يَحْمِلُ مِفْتَاحًا ذَهَبِيًّا.

He carries a golden key.

تَرْسُمُ مَرْيَمُ الْقَصْرَ، وَتَرْسُمُ نُقْطَةً صَفْرَاءَ فَوْقَ الْبُرْجِ.

Maryam draws the palace, and draws a yellow dot above the tower.

ارْتَفَعَتْ رِمَالٌ دَقِيقَةٌ مِنَ الْقَاعِ، وَبَدَأَ التَّيَّارُ الْقَوِيُّ يَجُرُّهُمَا بِعُنْفٍ نَحْوَ الْأَعْمَاقِ الْمُظْلِمَةِ.

Fine sand rose from the bottom, and the strong current began dragging them violently toward the dark depths.

ورقة صفراء، ممزقة من الأطراف، مكتوب عليها "سند ملكية" وتاريخ ١٩٤٨

A yellow paper, torn at the edges, written on it 'title deed' and the date 1948

فتحت الظرف بحذر شديد، الورق قديم كتير

I opened the envelope with great care, the paper is very old

مريم تغلق صندوق الخياطة برفق، وتمسك القطعة الفضية بيدها، وتذهب إلى المطبخ عند جدتها.

Mariam gently closes the sewing box, holds the silver piece in her hand, and goes to the kitchen to her grandmother's.

فِي الْبَيْتِ جَرَّةٌ كَبِيرَةٌ مِنْ طِينٍ أَحْمَرَ.

In the house a big jar from red clay.