Arabic in a Flash Kit Ebook Volume 2. Yousef Alreemawi

`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

      iddakhartu 3000 dulaar al-`aamal maadii.

      I saved three thousand dollars last year.

1.	iddikhaar	credit
2.	muddakhir	person who saves
3.	muddakharaat	savings
4.	laa yaddakhiru juhdan	to spare no effort

      adhaa`a

      to broadcast

      tudhii`ul mahattatu `alaa taraddudi 83.3 ‘iff ‘imm.

      The station broadcasts on 83.3 FM.

1.	idhaa`ah	broadcasting station
2.	mudhii`	radio host
3.	mudhaa`	broadcasted (adj.)
4.	midhyaa`	radio

      qaata`a

      to boycott

      qarrarat tihaadul fallaahiin ‘an yuqaati`al muntajaatil ‘ajnabiyyah.

      The Farmers Union decided to boycott the foreign products.

1.	muqaata`ah	boycott (n.)
2.	muqaati`	boycotting (adj.)
3.	muqaata`	boycotted (adj.)
4.	muqaata`ah iqtisaadiyyah	embargo

      istalafa

      to borrow (money)

      istalaftu mablaghan minal maali min ‘akhii.

      I borrowed some money from my brother.

1.	istilaaf	borrowing (n.)
2.	sallaf	to lend
3.	sulfah	loan
4.	mustalif	borrower

      istahlaka

      to consume

      tastahliku mu`zamid duwalil maziida minal waquudi fish shitaa’.

      Most countries consume more fuel in winter.

1.	istihlaak	consumption
2.	mustahlik	consumer
3.	mustahlak	consumer goods
4.	himaayat al-mustahlik	consumer protection

      ashrafa (`alaa)

      to supervise

      ‘ashraftu `alal mashruu` minal ‘alif ‘ilal yaa’.

      I supervised the project from A to Z.

1.	ishraaf	supervision
2.	mushrif	supervisor
3.	bi ishraaf	supervised by
4.	shaarafa `alaa	to get close to

      adraba

      to strike (workplace protest)

      ‘adrabal `ummaalu `anil `amalih tijaajan `alaa zuruufil `amalis sayyi’ah.

      The workers went on a strike to protest against the bad working conditions.

1.	idraab	strike (n.)
2.	mudrib	to be on a strike
3.	dariibah	tax
4.	i`faa’ dariibiyy	tax exemption