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Exercise 3 - Word list

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		Word		Meaning
				'akhbara (v) To tell, to inform

				asbaha (v) To become

				ayya Any

				badā (v) To be obvious

				bi-n-nisbati li- With regard to [...]

				binzīn Petrol, gas

				farmala; farāmil Brake [car]. Singular (unusual) and plural (almost always used, even when talking about just one brake system).

				ghāl Expensive

				haithu Where

				hāl Case

				hattā Even

				'idhā If

				imtalaka (v) To possess

				ictaqada (v) To think

				kull All, everything, everybody

				lā No

				laqad Particle indicating the completion of an action.

				nacam Yes

				māhir Skillful

				makhātir Dangers, peril

				muharrik Engine

				mushkila; mashākil Problem

				najaha (v) To succeed

				qiyāda Driving

				rakhīs Cheap

				sa- Gives the present verb a future tense. There is no other, unique way of indicating future action within one word.

				sallaha (v) To repair

				sana; sanawāt Year

				siyāra Car

				calā On; above; on top of

				cām; 'acwām Year

				carafa (v) To know