body | gism (agsām) | جِسْم (اجْسام) | |
head | rās [f.] (rūs) | راس (روس) | |
brain, mind (1) | dimāɣ | دِماغ | |
brain, mind (2) | muxx (amxāx) | مُخّ (امْخاخ) | |
skull | gumgúma (gamāgim) | جُمْجُمه (جماجِم) | |
face | wišš (wušūš) | وِشّ (وُشوش) | |
He has a round face. | wíššu m(i)dáwwar. | وِشُّه مِدوّر. | |
She has a oblong face. | wiššáha ʈawīl. | وِشّها طَويل | |
I have a square face. | wíšši m(i)rábba3. | وِشّى مِربّع. | |
You have an oval face. | wíššak bayɖāwi. | وِشّك بَيْضاوى. | |
to wash one’s face | ɣásal [1s2] wíššu | غسل وِشُّه | |
forehead | ʔūra (ʔíwar) | قوره (قِوَر) | |
He has a big forehead. | 3ándu ʔūra kbīra. | عنْدُه قوره كِبيره. | |
brow | gibīn (agbína) | جبين (اجِبْنه) | |
to frown, knit one’s brow, scowl | káffar [2s2] | كفّر | |
cheek | xadd (xudūd) | خدّ (خُدود) | |
chin | daʔn [f.] (duʔūn) | دقْن (دُقون) | |
jaw | fakk (fukūk) | فكّ (فُكوك) | |
eye | 3ēn [f.] (3iyūn, 3inēn) | عيْن (عِيون، عِنيْن) | |
My eyes itch. | 3ēni btakúlni. | عيْنى بِتاكُلْنى. | |
blue eyes | 3iyūn zárʔa | عِيون زرْقا | |
green eyes | 3iyūn xáɖra | عِيون خضْرا | |
brown eyes | 3iyūn búnni | عِيون بُنّى | |
She has beautiful brown eyes. | 3inēha ɧílwa wi lúnhum búnni. | عِنيْها حِلْوَه و لونْهُم بُنّى. | |
What color are his eyes? | lōn 3inē ʔē? | لوْن عِنيْه ايْه؟ | |
His eyes are green. | 3inē xáɖra. | عِنيْه خضْرا. | |
eyebrow | ɧāgib (ɧawāgib) | حاجِب (حَواجِب) | |
eyelid | gifn (gufūn) | جِفْن (جُفون) | |
eyelash | rimš (rumūš) | رِمْش (رُموش) | |
She has long eyelashes. | rumúšha ʈawīla. | رُموشْها طَويله. | |
to have thick eyelashes | rumūšu kasīfa | رُموشُه كثيفه | |
sclera, the white of one’s eyes | bayāɖ 3ēn | بَياض عيْن | |
iris | nínni 3ēn | نِنّى عيْن | |
pupil | ɧádaqa | حدقه | |
to blink | rámaš | رمش | |
to wink | ɣámaz | غمز | |
to close one’s eyes | ɣámmaɖ [2s2] 3ēnu | غمّض عيْنُه | |
to open one’s eyes | fátaɧ [1s1] 3inē | فتح عِنيْه | |
to have dark circles under one’s eyes | 3inē taɧtáha íswid | عِنيْه تحْتها اِسْوِد | |
cross-eyed | áɧwal [m.], ɧōla [f.] (ɧūl) | احْوَل، حوْلا (حول) | |
blind | 3áma [m.], 3ámya [f.] (3umy) | عمَى، عمْيا (عُمْى) | |
to see | šāf [1h1] | شاف | |
I can’t see the clock from here. | miš šāyif issā3a min hína. | مِش شايِف السّاعه مِن هِنا. | |
eyesight, vision | náʐar | نظر | |
I have perfect eyesight. | názari ʔáwi. | نظرى قَوى. | |
to wear glasses | líbis [1s5] naɖɖāra | لِبِس نضّاره | |
I think you need glasses. | ána šāyif ínnak miɧtāg naɖɖāra. | انا شايِف اِنّك مِحْتاج نضّاره. | |
to cry | 3áyyaʈ [2s2] | عيّط | |
a tear | dám3a (dimū3) | دمْعه (دِموع) | |
Why are your eyes red? Have you been crying? | 3ēnak ɧámra lē? kuntə bit3áyyaʈ? | عيْنك حمْرا ليْه؟ كُنْت بِتْعيّط؟ | |
nose | manaxīr [pl.] | مناخير | |
nostril | fátɧit manaxīr | فتْحِة مناخير | |
big/pronounced nose | manaxīr kibīra | مناخير كِبيره | |
petite nose | manaxīr ȿuɣayyára | مناخير صُغيّره | |
straight/sharp/pointy nose | manaxīr mudabbába | مناخير مدبّبه | |
hook/crooked nose | manaxīr ma3ʔūfa | مناخير معْقوفه | |
to sneeze | 3áʈas [1s1] | عطس | |
snot | barbūr (barabīr) | بربْور (برابير) | |
to have a runny nose | bárbar [11s2] | برْبر | |
to blow one’s nose | naff [1g3] | نفّ | |
to pick one’s nose | lí3ib [1s4] fi manaxīru | لِعِب فى مناخيرُه | |
to smell | šamm [1g2] | شمّ | |
sense of smell | ɧássit šamm | حاسِّة شمّ | |
I don’t have a very good sense of smell. (1) | ɧássit šámmi miš awíyya. | حاسِّة شمّى مِش قَويه. | |
I don’t have a very good sense of smell. (2) | miš bá3raf ašímmə kwáyyis. | مِش بعْرف اشِمّ كُوَيِّس. | |
I think I smell smoke. | ána ɧāsis ínni šāmim rīɧit duxxān. | انا حاسِس اِنّى شامِم ريحِة دُخّان. | |
ear | widn [f.] (widān) | وِدْن (وِدان) | |
earlobe | šáɧmit widn | شحْمِة وِدْن | |
to cup one’s ear (put one’s hand up to one’s ear to hear better) | ɧaʈʈ [1g2] īdu wára wídnu | حطّ ايدُه وَرا وِدْنُه | |
to hear | sími3 [1s4] | سِمِع | |
Do you hear that noise? | sāmi3 iddáwša di? | سامِع الدَّوْشه دى؟ | |
to have ringing in one’s ear | wídnu bitȿáffar | وِدْنُه بِتْصفّر | |
to be hard of hearing | sám3u taʔīl | سمْعُه تقيل | |
deaf | áʈraš [m.], ʈárša [f.] (ʈurš) | اطْرش، طرْشا (طُرْش) | |
to wear a hearing aid | líbis [1s5] sammā3a | لِبِس سمّاعه | |
to have pierced ears | wídnu maxrūma | وِدْنُه مخْرومه | |
ear wax | šam3ə widn | شمْع وِدْن | |
mouth | buʔʔ (biʔāʔ) | بُقّ (بِقاق) | |
to smile | ibtásam [8s1] | اِبْتسم | |
to open one’s mouth | fátaɧ [1s1] búʔʔu | فتح بُقُّه | |
to close one’s mouth | ʔáfal [1s2] búʔʔu | قفل بُقُّه | |
tongue | lisān (alsína) | لِسان (الْسِنه) | |
to taste | dāʔ [1h1] | داق | |
Can you taste the mint in this dessert? | ɧāsis bi-ʈá3mə ni3nā3 fi -lɧalawiyyāt di? | حاسِس بِطعْم نِعْناع فى الحلَويات دى؟ | |
lip | šíffa (šafāyif) | شِفّه (شفايِف) | |
upper lip | aššíffa -lli fōʔ | الشِّفّه اللى فوْق | |
lower lip | aššíffa -lli taɧt | الشِّفّه اللى تحْت | |
to have thin lips | 3ándu šafāyif ȿuɣayyára | عنْدُه شفايِف صُغيّره | |
full lips | šafāyif milyāna | شفايِف مِلْيانه | |
chapped (dry) lips | šafāyif nášfa | شفايِف ناشْفه | |
tooth | sinn, sínna (sinān) | سِنّ، سِنّه (سِنان) | |
gums | lísa | لِثه | |
to brush one’s teeth | ɣásal [1s2] sinānu | غسل سِنانُه | |
to floss one’s teeth | náɖɖaf [2s2] sinānu bi-lxēʈ | نضّف سِنانُه بِالخيْط | |
front teeth | sinān ʔuddamaníyya [pl.] | سِنان قُدّمانيه | |
to bite | 3aɖɖ [1g2] | عضّ | |
molar | ɖirs (ɖurūs) | ضِرْس (ضُروس) | |
to chew | náɖaɣ [1s3] | نضغ | |
to spit | taff [1g3] | تفّ | |
spit, spittle | tifāfa | تِفافه | |
saliva (1) | rīʔ | ريق | |
saliva (2) | lu3āb | لُعاب | |
to yawn | ittāwib [6s] | اِتّاوِب | |
to cough | kaɧɧ [1g2] | كحّ | |
to burp, belch | itkárra3 [5s2] | اِتْكرّع | |
to have bad breath | rīɧit búʔʔu wíɧša | ريحِة بُقُّه وِحْشه | |
tonsils | lōza (líwaz) | لوْزه (لِوز) | |
neck | ráʔaba (riʔāb) | رقبه (رِقاب) | |
nape of the neck | ʔáfa (ʔafawāt) | قفا (قفَوات) | |
throat | zūr (zuwār) | زور (زُوار) | |
larynx | ɧangára (ɧanāgir) | حنْجره (حناجِر) | |
to breathe | itnáffis [5s1] | اِتْنفِّس | |
to take a deep breath | itnáffis [5s1] bi-3úmq | اِتْنفِّس بِعُمْق | |
breath | náfas (anfās) | نفس (انْفاس) | |
to swallow | bála3 [1s1] | بلع | |
to choke on | šíriʔ [1s4] fi | شِرِق فى | |
He started choking on a piece of food. | šíriʔ fi ɧíttit akl. | شِرِق فى حِتِّة اكْل. | |
hair | ša3r [coll.] | شعْر | |
dark brown hair | ša3rə búnni ɣāmiʔ | شعْر بُنّى غامِق | |
light brown hair | ša3rə búnni fātiɧ | شعْر بُنّى فاتِح | |
blond hair | ša3r áȿfar | شعْر اصْفر | |
She’s blond. | ša3ráha áȿfar. | شعْرها اصْفر. | |
black hair | ša3r íswid | شعْر اِسْوِد | |
red hair | ša3r áɧmar | شعْر احْمر | |
gray hair | ša3rə ruȿāȿi | شعْر رُصاصى | |
white hair | ša3r ábyaɖ | شعْر ابْيَض | |
to dye one’s hair | ȿábaɣ [1s3] šá3ru | صبغ شعْرُه | |
She dyes her hair blond. | bitúȿbuɣ ša3ráha áȿfar. | بِتُصْبُغ شعْرها اصْفر. | |
She’s a natural blond. | ša3ráha áȿfar ʈabī3i. | شعْرها اصْفر طبيعى. | |
long hair | ša3rə ʈawīl | شعْر طَويل | |
short hair | ša3rə ʔuȿáyyar | شعْر قُصيّر | |
shoulder-length hair | ša3rə l-ɧadd ilkítf | شعْر لِحدّ الكِتْف | |
straight hair | ša3rə nā3im | شعْر ناعِم | |
curly hair | ša3rə kírli | شعْر كيرْلى | |
wavy hair | ša3rə mumáwwag | شعْر مُموّج | |
She has long beautiful straight brown hair. | ša3ráha ʈawīl wi ɧilwə w nā3im wi búnni. | شعْرها طَويل و حِلْو و ناعِم و بُنّى. | |
to comb/brush one’s hair | máššaʈ [2s2] šá3ru | مشّط شعْرُه | |
to get a haircut | ʔaȿȿə [1g2] šá3ru | قصّ شعْرُه | |
bald | áȿla3 [m.], ȿál3a [f.] (ȿul3) | اصْلع، صلْعه (صُلْع) | |
to go bald (1) | iȿlá33 [9s] | اصْلع | |
to go bald (2) | báʔa [1d1] áȿla3 | بقَى اصْلع | |
sideburns | sawālif [pl.] | سَوالِف | |
pony-tail | dēl ɧusān | ديْل حُصان | |
braids | ɖafāyir [pl.] | ضفايِر | |
She wears her hair in braids. | bití3mil ša3ráha ɖafāyir. | بِتِعْمِل شعْرها ضفايِر. | |
bun | káɧka | كحْكه | |
She usually wears her hair in a bun. | híyya dáyman bitlímmə ša3ráha káɧka. | هِىَّ دايْماً بِتْلِمّ شعْرها كحْكه. | |
bangs (UK: fringe) | ʔúȿȿa (ʔúȿaȿ) | قُصّه (قُصص) | |
You look good with bangs. | šáklak ɧilw bi-lʔúȿȿa. | شكْلك حِلْو بِالقُصّه. | |
wig, toupee | barūka | باروكه | |
You can tell he wears a toupee. | šáklu lābis barūka. | شكْلُه لابِس باروكه. | |
beard | daʔn [f.] (duʔūn) | دقْن (دُقون) | |
mustache | šánab | شنب | |
He has a beard and mustache. | 3ándu šánab wi daʔn | عنْدُه شنب و دقْن. | |
goatee | saksūka | سكْسوكه | |
to trim one’s beard | házzib [2s1] dáʔnu | هذِّب دقْنُه | |
to shave | ɧálaʔ [1s1] | حلق | |
I shave every morning. | báɧlaʔ kullə yōm iȿȿúbɧ. | بحْلق كُلّ يوْم الصُّبْح. | |
clean-shaven | ɧalīʔ iddáʔn | حليق الدّقْن | |
stubble | daʔnə xafīfa | دقْن خفيفه | |
skin (1) | gild | جِلْد | |
skin (2) | bášra | بشْره | |
pimple, blemish (UK: spot) | fasfūsa (fasafīs) | فسْفوسه (فسافيس) | |
I have a huge pimple on my chin! | 3ándi fasfūsa kbīra fi dáʔni. | عنْدى فسْفوسه كِبيره فى دقْنى. | |
acne | ɧabb iššabāb | حبّ الشّباب | |
As a teenager, he had a lot of acne. | kān 3ándu ɧabb iššabāb wi húwwa šabb. | كان عنْدُه حبّ الشّباب و هُوَّ شاب. | |
to have bad skin | wíššu m(i)ɧábbib | وِشُّه مِحبِّب | |
to have a good complexion | bašrítu ȿáfya | بشْرِتُه صافْيَه | |
fair-skinned | ábyaɖ [m.], bēɖa [f.] (bēɖ) | ابْيَض، بيْضا (بيْض) | |
dark-skinned | ʔásmar [m.], sámra [f.] (sumr) | اسْمر، سمْرا (سُمْر) | |
to have an olive complexion | bašrítu ʔámɧi | بشْرِتُه قمْحى | |
to have dry skin | bašrítu gáffa | بشْرِتُه جافّه | |
to put on lotion | ɧaʈʈə [1g2] [lotion] | حطّ لوْشِن | |
to put on sunscreen (1) | ɧaʈʈə [1g2] wāqi šams | حطّ واقى شمْس | |
to put on sunscreen (2) | ɧaʈʈə [1g2] [sun block] | حطّ صن بْلوك | |
freckles | námaš [coll.] | نمش | |
She has a lot of freckles. | 3andáha námaš kitīr. | عنْدها نمش كِتير. | |
mole, birthmark | wáɧma | وَحْمه | |
wrinkles | taga3īd [pl.] | تجاعيد | |
You get wrinkles as you get older. | kullə ma tíkbar bitgīlak taga3īd. | كُلّما تِكْبر بِتْجيلك تجاعيد. | |
scar | nádba | ندْبه | |
tattoo (1) | tatū | تاتو | |
tattoo (2) | wašm [coll.] | وَشْم | |
He has a tattoo on his left arm. | húwwa 3ándu tatū 3ála drā3u -ššimāl. | هُوَّ عنْدُه تاتو علَى دِراعُه الشِّمال. | |
Do you have any tattoos? | ínta rāsim wašm? | اِنْتَ راسِم وَشْم؟ | |
arm | dirā3 | دِراع | |
elbow | kū3 (ki3ān) | كوع (كِعان) | |
armpit (1) | bāʈ | باط | |
armpit (2) | taɧt ilbāʈ | تحْت الباط | |
sweat | 3áraʔ | عرق | |
to sweat | 3íriʔ [1s4] | عِرِق | |
sweaty | 3arʔān | عرْقان | |
He was very sweaty after playing soccer. | húwwa kān 3arʔān áwi ba3də li3b kōra. | هُوَّ كان عرْقان اَوى بعْد لِعِب كوْره. | |
hand, wrist | īd [f.] (idēn, ayādi) | ايد (ايديْن، اِيادى) | |
What’s in your hand? | fī ʔē f- īdak? | فيه ايْه فى ايدك؟ | |
They’re all wearing watches on their wrists. | kullúhum labsīn sa3āt fi idēhum. | كُلُّهُم لابْسين ساعات فى ايديْهُم. | |
finger | ȿubā3 (ȿawābi3) | صُباع (صَوابِع) | |
finger print | báȿmit ȿubā3 | بصْمِة صُباع | |
thumb | ȿubā3 kibīr | صُباع كِبير | |
index finger | ȿubā3 tāni | صُباع تانى | |
middle finger (1) | ȿubā3 wisʈāni | الصُّباع وِسْطانى | |
middle finger (2) | sabbāba | سبّابه | |
ring finger | ȿubā3 xātim | صُباع خاتِم | |
little finger, pinky | ȿubā3 ȿuɣáyyar | صُباع صُغيّر | |
finger tip | ʈáraf ȿubā3 | طرف صُباع | |
finger nail | ɖufr (ɖawāfir) | ضُفْر (ضَوافِر) | |
palm | kaff (kufūf) | كفّ (كُفوف) | |
back of the hand | ɖahr īd (ɖuhūr idēn) | ضهْر ايد (ضُهور ايديْن) | |
ball of the hand | bāʈin īd (bawāʈin idēn) | باطِن ايد (بَواطِن ايديْن) | |
knuckles | máfȿal ȿubā3 (mafāȿil ȿawābi3) | مفْصل صُباع (مفاصِل صَوابِع) | |
wrist | máfȿal īd (mafāȿil idēn) | مفْصل ايد (مفاصِل ايديْن) | |
to make a fist | káwwar [2s2] īdu | كوّر ايدُه | |
to extend one’s fingers | maddə [1g3] ȿawáb3u | مدّ صَوابْعُه | |
to hold, grip | mísik [1s5] | مِسِك | |
to point to | šāwir [3s] 3ála | شاوِر علَى | |
He pointed at the clock. | šāwir 3ála -ssā3a. | شاوِر علَى السّاعه. | |
leg, foot | rigl [f.] (riglēn) | رِجْل (رِجْليْن) | |
thigh | faxd (fixād) | فخْد (فِخاد) | |
shin | ʔáȿabit rigl | قصبِة رِجْل | |
calf | sammāna | سمّانه | |
knee | rúkba (rúkab) | رُكْبه (رُكب) | |
ankle | máfȿal rigl (mafāȿil riglēn) | مفْصل رِجْل (مفاصِل رِجْليْن) | |
sole | bāʈin rigl (bawāʈin riglēn) | باطِن رِجْل (بَواطِن رِجْليْن) | |
heel | ka3b (ku3ūb) | كعْب (كُعوب) | |
toe | ȿubā3 rigl (ȿawābi3 riglēn) | صُباع رِجْل (صَوابِع رِجْليْن) | |
shoulder | kitf (kitāf) | كِتْف (كِتاف) | |
to have broad shoulders | kitāfu 3arīɖa | كِتافُه عريضه | |
chest, bosom | ȿadr (ȿudūr) | صدْر (صُدور) | |
nipple | ɧálama | حلمه | |
abdomen, belly, stomach | baʈn [f.] (buʈūn) | بطْن (بُطون) | |
back | ɖahr (ɖuhūr) | ضهْر (ضُهور) | |
waist, hips | wisʈ | وِسْط | |
navel, belly button | súrra (súrar) | سُرّه (سُرر) | |
internal organs | aɧšāʔ [pl.] | احْشاء | |
stomach | mí3da (mí3ad) | مِعْده (مِعد) | |
intestines, bowels | maȿarīn [pl.] | مصارين | |
lung | ríʔa (riʔtēn) | رِئه (رِئْتيْن) | |
heart | ʔalb (ʔulūb) | قلْب (قُلوب) | |
to beat, palpitate (1) | daʔʔ [1g2] | دقّ | |
to beat, palpitate (2) | nábaɖ [1s3] | نبض | |
heart beat, pulse (1) | dáʔʔit ʔalb | دقِّة قلْب | |
heart beat, pulse (2) | nábɖit ʔalb | نبْضِة قلْب | |
liver | kibd (akbād) | كِبْد (اكْباد) | |
kidney | kílya | كِلْيَه | |
bladder | masāna | مثانه | |
gall-bladder | marāra | مراره | |
gland | ɣúdda (ɣúdad) | غُدّه (غُدد) | |
thyroid gland | ɣúdda daraqíyya | غُدّه درقيه | |
bone | 3aɖm [3aɖm] | عضْم (عضْم) | |
skeleton | háykal 3áʐmi (hayākil 3azmíyya) | هَيْكل عظْمى (هَياكِل عظْميه) | |
spine | 3amūd fáʔri (3awamīd faʔríyya) | عمود فقْرى (عَواميد فقْريه) | |
rib | ɖil3 (ɖulū3) | ضِلْع (ضُلوع) | |
muscle | 3áɖala | عضله | |
vein | warīd (awrída) | وَريد (اَوْرِده) | |
artery | širyān (šarayīn) | شِرْيان (شرايين) | |
blood | damm | دمّ | |
nerve | 3áȿab (a3ȿāb) | عصب (اعْصاب) | |
sexual organs, private parts | a3ɖāʔ tanasulíyya | اعْضاء تناسُليه | |
to pass gas, break wind | ʈálla3 [2s2] rīɧ | طلّع ريح | |
to go to the bathroom (UK: to go to the loo) (1) | rāɧ [1h1] ilɧammām | راح الحمّام | |
to go to the bathroom (UK: to go to the loo) (2) | rāɧ [1h1] ittuwalítt | راح التُّواليتّ | |
I need to go to the bathroom. | 3āyiz arūɧ ilɧammām. | عايِز اروح الحمّام. | |
height | ʈūl (aʈwāl) | طول (اطْوال) | |
tall | ʈawīl (ʈuwāl) | طَويل (طُوال) | |
average height | mutawássiʈ iʈʈūl | مُتَوَسِّط الطّول | |
short | ʔuȿáyyar (ʔuȿār) | قُصيّر (قُصار) | |
How tall are you? | ʈūlak ʔaddə ʔē? | طولك ادّ ايْه؟ | |
I’m 1.75 meters tall. | ʈūli míyya xámsa wi sab3īn sánti. (lit. My height is 175 centimeters.) | طولى ميّه خمْسه و سبْعين سنْتى. | |
weight | wazn (awzān) | وَزْن (اَوْزان) | |
How much do you weigh? | wáznak kam kīlu? | وَزْنك كام كيلو؟ | |
I weigh 70 kg. | wázni sab3īn kīlu. | وَزْنى سبْعين كيلو. | |
one’s build, body shape | šaklə gism | شكْل جِسْم | |
fat | tixīn (tuxān) | تِخين (تُخان) | |
to get fat | tíxin [1s4] | تِخِن | |
Don’t overeat so you don’t get fat. | ma-takúlšə b-ziyāda 3ašān ma-titxánš. | متاكُلْش بِزِياده عشان متِتْخنْش. | |
overweight | wáznu zāyid | وَزْنُه زايِد | |
chubby | mikálbaʐ | مِكلْْبظ | |
plump, stout | malyān | ملْيان | |
average weight (1) | wáznu k(u)wáyyis | وَزْنُه كُوَيِّس | |
average weight (2) | gísmu k(u)wáyyis | جِسْمُه كُوَيِّس | |
thin | rufáyya3 | رُفيّع | |
skinny | gildə 3ála 3aɖm (lit. skin on bones) | جِلْد علَى عضْم | |
one’s looks | šáklu | شكْلُه | |
handsome; beautiful | gamīl (gumāl) | جميل (جُمال) | |
good-looking, handsome, pretty (1) | ɧilw | حِلْو | |
good-looking, handsome, pretty (2) | wasīm | وَسيم | |
cute | [cute] [invar.] | كْيوت | |
My God, those girls are so cute! | wałłāhi, ilbanāt dōl kyūt xāliȿ! | واللّهى البنات دوْل كْيوت خالِص! | |
ugly | wíɧiš | وِحِش | |
average-looking | šáklu 3ādi | شكْلُه عادى | |
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