Modern Standard Arabic

Life and Death in Modern Standard Arabic

life	ɧayā^tun (ɧayawāt^un)	حَياةٌ (حَيَواتٌ)
to live	3āša ^[1h2]	عاشَ
I live in Dubai.	ʔana ʔa3īš^u fī dubayyⁱ.	أَنا أَعيشُ في دُبَيِّ.
alive	ɧayy^un (ʔaɧyāʔ^un)	حَيٌّ (أَحْياءٌ)
to give birth to	waladat ^[1a2]	وَلَدَتْ
to give birth to	waɖa3at ^[1a1] mawlūdahā	وَضَعَتْ مَوْلودَها
to be born	wulida ^[p]	وُلِدَ
birth	wilāda^tun	وِلادَةٌ
newborn	mawlūd^un (mawālīd^u)	مَوْلودٌ (مَواليدُ)
baby, infant	raɖī3^un (ruɖɖa3^un)	رَضيعٌ (رُضَّعٌ)
baby, infant	ʈifl^un raɖī3^un (ʔaʈfāl^un ruɖɖa3^un)	طِفْلٌ رَضيعٌ (أَطْفالٌ رُضَّعٌ)
to be breastfed, suckle	raɖi3a ^[1s4]	رَضِعَ
to breastfeed	ʔarɖa3at ^[4s]	أَرْضَعَتْ
toddler	ʈifl^un ɧadīŧ^u -lmašyⁱ (ʔaʈfāl^un ɧadīŧī -lmašyⁱ)	طِفْلٌ حَديثُ المَشْيِ (أَطْفالٌ حَديثي المَشْيِ)
diaper	ɧaffāʐa^tun	حَفّاظَةٌ
child (0-17 years old)	ʈifl^un (ʔaʈfāl^un)	طِفْلٌ (أَطْفالٌ)
well-behaved	muhađđab^un	مُهَذَّبٌ
naughty, mischievous	šaqyy^un (ʔašqyāʔ^un)	شَقيٌّ (أَشْقياءٌ)
childish, immature	ʈufūliyy^un	طُفولِيٌّ
mature(-acting)	wā3ⁱⁿ	واعٍ
boy	walad^un (ʔawlād^un)	وَلَدٌ (أَوْلادٌ)
girl	bint^un (banāt^un)	بِنْتٌ (بَناتٌ)
adolescent, teenager	murāhiq^un	مُراهِقٌ
to grow up, get older	kabura ^[1s6]	كَبُرَ
person (people)	šaxʂ^un (ʔašxāʂ^un)	شَخْصٌ (أَشْخاصٌ)
people	nās^un	ناسٌ
young man	šābb^un (šabāb^un)	شابٌّ (شَبابٌ)
young woman	šābba^tun	شابَّةٌ
young woman	fatā^tun (fatayāt^un)	فَتاةٌ (فَتَياتٌ)
young woman	bint^un (banāt^un)	بِنْتٌ (بَناتٌ)
man	rajul^un (rijāl^un)	رَجُلٌ (رِجالٌ)
woman	imraʔa^tun (nisāʔ^un)	اِمْرَأَةٌ (نِساءٌ)
adult, grown-up	bāliɣ^un	بالِغٌ
adult, grown-up	wā3ⁱⁿ	واعٍ
young people, youth	šabāb^un	شَبابٌ
young	ʂaɣīr^un (ʂiɣār^un)	صَغيرٌ (صِغارٌ)
in one’s fifties	fī -lxamsīnātⁱ [min 3umrihⁱ]	في الخَمْسيناتِ [مِنْ عُمْرِهِ]
middle-aged	fī muntaʂafⁱ 3umrihⁱ	في مُنْتَصَفِ عُمْرِهِ
old	3ajūz^un	عَجوزٌ
old man	rajul^un 3ajūz^un	رَجُلٌ عَجوزٌ
old woman	imraʔa^tun 3ajūz^un	اِمْرَأَةٌ عَجوزٌ
to age, grow old	kabura ^[1s6] fī -ssinnⁱ	كَبُرَ في السِّنِّ
Everyone gets old.	aljamī3^u yakbur^u fī -ssinnⁱ.	الجَميعُ يَكْبُرُ في السِّنِّ.
childhood	ʈufūla^tun	طُفولَةٌ
in one’s childhood	fī ʈufūlatihⁱ	في طُفولَتِهِ
adolescence	murāhaqa^tun	مُراهَقَةٌ
youth	šabāb^un	شَبابٌ
in one’s youth	fī šabābihⁱ	في شَبابِهِ
old age	3umr^un kabīr^un	عُمْرٌ كَبيرٌ
birthday	yawm^u mīlādⁱⁿ (ʔayyām^u mīlādⁱⁿ)	يَوْمُ ميلادٍ (أَيّامُ ميلادٍ)
Happy Birthday!	kull^u 3āmⁱⁿ wa-ʔant^a bi-xayrⁱⁿ!	كُلُّ عامٍ وَأَنْتَ بِخَيْرٍ!
Happy Birthday!	3īd^u mīlādⁱⁿ sa3īdⁱⁿ!	عيدُ ميلادٍ سَعيدٍ!
Thank you! (response to ‘Happy Birthday!’	wa-ʔant^a bi-xayrⁱⁿ!	وَأَنْتَ بِخَيْرٍ!
Happy birthday and may you have many more!	kull^u 3āmⁱⁿ wa-ʔant^a bi-xayrⁱⁿ, ʔatamannā lak^a -l3umr^a -lmadīd^a!	كُلُّ عامٍ وَأَنْتَ بِخَيْرٍ، أَتَمَنّى لَكَ العُمْرَ المَديدَ!
When is your birthday?	matā yawm^u mīlādik^a?	مَتى يَوْمُ ميلادِكَ؟
My birthday is in May.	yawm^u mīlādī fī šahrⁱ ʔayyār^a.	يَوْمُ ميلادي في شَهْرِ أَيّارَ.
age, life span	3umr^un (ʔa3mār^un)	عُمْرٌ (أَعْمارٌ)
all one’s life	ʈūl^u -l3umrⁱ	طولُ العُمْرِ
year	kull^u ɧayātihⁱ	كُلُّ حَياتِهِ
How old are you?	kam 3umruk^a?	كَمْ عُمْرُكَ؟
I’m 20 years old.	3umrī 3išrūn^a.	عُمْري عِشْرونَ.
to turn __ years old	balaɣa ^[1s3] __ min 3umrihⁱ	بَلَغَ __ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ
to turn __ years old	balaɣa ^[1s3] min^a -l3umrⁱ __ sana^tan	بَلَغَ مِنَ العُمْرِ __ سَنَةً
He’s turning ten years old next week.	sa-yabluɣ^u -l3āšira^ta min 3umrihⁱ -lʔusbū3^a -lmuqbil^a.	سَيَبْلُغُ العاشِرَةَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ الأُسْبوعَ المُقْبِلَ.
I turned thirty last month.	laqad balaɣt^u -ŧŧalāŧīn^a sana^tan -ššahr^a -lmāɖiy^a.	لَقَدْ بَلَغْتُ الثَّلاثينَ سَنَةً الشَّهْرَ الماضِيَ.
a ten-year-old child	ʈifl^un fī -l3āšira^ti min 3umrihⁱ	طِفْلٌ في العاشِرَةِ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ
a fifty-year-old woman	imraʔa^tun 3umruhā xamsūn^a	اِمْرَأَةٌ عُمْرُها خَمْسونَ
When were you born?	matā wulidt^a?	مَتى وُلِدْتَ؟
What year were you born?	fī ʔayyⁱ sana^tin wulidt^a?	في أَيِّ سَنَةٍ وُلِدْتَ؟
I was born in 1980.	wulidt^u 3ām^a ʔalfⁱⁿ watis3imiʔa^tin waŧamānīn^a.	وُلِدْتُ عامَ أَلْفٍ وَتِسْعِمِائَةٍ وَثَمانينَ.
death	mawt^un	مَوْتٌ
to die	māta ^[1h3]	ماتَ
dead	mayyit^un	مَيِّتٌ
death, passing	mawt^un	مَوْتٌ
death, passing	wafā^tun	وَفاةٌ
to pass away	tuwuffiya ^[p]	تُوُفِّيَ
to pass away	jāʔa ^{[1h2^a]}ʔajaluh^u	جاءَ أَجَلُهُ
deceased	mutawaffā	مُتَوَفّى
corpse, body	juŧŧa^tun (juŧaŧ^un)	جُثَّةٌ (جُثَثٌ)
funeral	jināza^tun	جِنازَةٌ
to bury	dafana ^[1s2]	دَفَنَ
to be buried	dufina ^[p]	دُفِنَ
burial	dafn^un	دَفْنٌ
coffin	na3š^un (nu3ūš^un)	نَعْشٌ (نُعوشٌ)
cemetary	maqbara^tun (maqābir^u)	مَقْبَرَةٌ (مَقابِرُ)
grave	qabr^un (qubūr^un)	قَبْرٌ (قُبورٌ)
gravestone, headstone	šāhid^u -lqabrⁱ (šawāhid^u -lqubūrⁱ)	شاهِدُ القَبْرِ (شَواهِدُ القُبورِ)
to mourn	ɧazina ^[1s4]	حَزِنَ
mourning	ɧidād^un	حِدادٌ
period of mourning	fatra^tu -lɧidādⁱ	فَتْرَةُ الحِدادِ
to cremate	ɧaraqa ^[1s3] -ljuŧŧa^ta	حَرَقَ الجُثَّةَ
cremation	ɧarq^u -ljuŧŧa^ti	حَرْقُ الجُثَّةِ

Modern Standard Arabic

Life and Death in Modern Standard Arabic

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