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kayfa tuhajjis mak?
How do you spell your name?
| 1. | tahjiyah | dictation |
| 2. | muhajjii | person who spells |
| 3. | muhajjaa | spelled-out |
| 4. | huruuf al-hijaa’ | alphabets |
maarasa
to practice
‘in lam tumaarisil luhghah fa’innaka satansaahaa.
If you don’t practice a language, you will forget it.
| 1. | mumaarasah | practice |
| 2. | tamarrus | training, apprenticeship |
| 3. | mumaaras | practiced |
| 4. | mumaaris | the one who practices |
naala
to obtain; to acquire
naala Jamaal darajatal maajistair min jaami`ati dimashq.
Jamal obtained a master’s degree from Damascus University.
| 1. | nayl | obtaining (n.) |
| 2. | naawala | to hand over |
| 3. | manaal | achievement |
| 4. | sa`b al-manaal | hard to obtain |
nassaqa
to coordinate
nassaqtu baynash sharikatayn.
I coordinated for the two companies.
| 1. | tansiiq | coordination |
| 2. | munassiq | coordinator |
| 3. | tanaasuq | harmony |
| 4. | mutanaasiq | harmonious |
ittafaqa (ma`a)
to agree (with)
ittafaqnaa ‘an numaddidal `aqda sanatan’ idaafiyyah.
We agreed to extend the contract for one more year.
| 1. | ittifaaq | agreement |
| 2. | ittifaqiyyah | treaty/contract |
| 3. | muttafiq | agreeable |
| 4. | muttafaq `alayh | agreed upon |
ihtarafa
to practice (a profession)
ihratafa samiirul muhaamaah mundhu takharrujihi al’aam almaadii.
Sameer has been practicing law since his graduation last year.
| 1. | ihtiraaf | professionalism |
| 2. | muhtarif | professional |
| 3. | hirfah | occupation |
| 4. | hirafiyy | occupational |
ajaada
to do (something) well; to excel
maahir yujiidul `azfa `alal byaanu.
Maher plays the piano very well.
| 1. | ijaadah | excellence (in doing something well) |
| 2. | jayyid | good (adj.) |
| 3. | jawdah | quality |
| 4. | jawdah ta’kiidiyyah | quality assurance |
ijtama`
to meet
sa’ajtami`u ma`al mudiiril `aamm as-saa`atuth thaalithah wan-nisf.
I am going to meet the general manager at 3:30.
| 1. | ijtimaa` | meeting |
| 2. | mujtami` | a person who’s in a meeting |
| 3. | mujtama` | society |
| 4. | ijtimaa`iyy | social |
ihtakara
to monopolize
haawalatih tikaaral hiwaar bil hadiithi tawaalal waqt.
She tried to monopolize the conversation by talking all the time.
| 1. | ihtikaar | monopoly |
| 2. | muhtakir | monopolist |
| 3. | ihtikaariyy | exclusivist |
| 4. | ihtikaar al-qillah | cartel (domination of a market) |
iddakhara
to save money; to preserve
