Vocabulary of Modern Standard Arabic (al-‘arabiyyah)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Adjectives masculine, feminine

1.    mother           ’umm, al-umm, ’ummāt
2.    father           ’ab, al-ab, ’ābā’
3.    sister           ’ukht, al-ukht, ’akhawāt


1.    water           mā’, al-mā’
2.    fire           harīq, al-harīq
3.    sun           shams, al-shams


1.    cat           qitt, al-qitt, qitat
2.    dog           kalb, al-kalb, kilāb
3.    horse           husān, al-husān, ’ahsina


1.    white           ’abyad, baydā’
2.    black           ’aswad, sawdā’
3.    red           ’ahmar, hamrā’

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