650 Idioms and Proverbial Phrases in Modern Standard Arabic 650 Idioms and Proverbial Phrases in Modern Standard Arabic is the ideal tool for learners of Arabic who wish to improve their knowledge and comprehension of Arabic language and culture and make their language more expressive and idiomatic Including over 650 idiomatic expressions found in contemporary Arabic, this book is divided into two parts Part I lists the idioms alphabetically for ease of use, providing English equivalents and a range of illustrative example sentences to show how the idioms are used in different contexts The idioms are chosen based on frequency of use in written Arabic as well as oral speech, in Arabic literature and mass media Part II includes 30 practice exercises structured around original texts which include the idioms covered in Part I These practice exercises encourage students to review the meanings of idioms while improving their reading skills and familiarity with various text genres Designed to be comprehensive, accurate, and easy to use, the book reflects the daily use of Arabic and draws on real and authentic use of the language Suitable for use as a textbook or reader, this is an ideal resource for students at CEFR level B1 to C2 or Intermediate-High to Advanced-High on the ACTFL proficiency scale Lamia Jamal-Aldin is an Arabic language and literature academic with years of teaching experience at different universities in the UK and abroad Lamia has a deep knowledge of the niceties of Arabic grammar and morphology in its classical, standard, and colloquial forms Her passion for Semitic languages and her experience in pedagogy have driven her to develop unique and innovative methods in teaching Arabic as a second language Abdullah Hammadi is a freelance writer, translator, and analyst His areas of interest include Arabic language and the socio-political trends in the Middle East He formerly worked as a survey manager on an MIT project in the Middle East Abdullah has a deep and wide understanding of classical, standard, and colloquial forms of Arabic, and of the nuances of the language Short stories, poetry, essays, political analysis, translations, and Arabic teaching materials are part of his writing portfolio Uploaded by S M Safi Uploaded by S M Safi 650 Idioms and Proverbial Phrases in Modern Standard Arabic ‫اﻟﺘﻌﺎﺑﯿﺮ اﻟﻠﻐﻮﯾﺔ واﻷﻣﺜﺎل ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ اﻟﺤﺪﯾﺜﺔ‬ For Intermediate to Advanced Students Lamia Jamal-Aldin Abdullah Hammadi Uploaded by S M Safi First published 2022 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2022 Lamia Jamal-Aldin and Abdullah Hammadi The right of Lamia Jamal-Aldin and Abdullah Hammadi to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 All rights reserved No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record has been requested for this book ISBN: 978-0-367-56159-8 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-367-56152-9 (pbk) ISBN: 978-1-003-09666-5 (ebk) DOI: 10.4324/9781003096665 Typeset in Optima by Apex CoVantage, LLC Uploaded by S M Safi ‫ﺗﺒﻘﻰ اﻟﺤﻜﻤﺔُ اﻹﻧﺴﺎﻧﯿّﺔُ واﺣﺪةً ﻣﮭﻤﺎ اﺧﺘﻠﻔ ِﺖ اﻷﻟﺴﻦ.‬ ‫‪Uploaded by S M Safi‬‬ Uploaded by S M Safi Contents Preface x xii ‫ﻧﺒﺬة ﻋﻦ اﻟﻜﺘﺎب‬ 1 PART I THE IDIOMS AND PROVERBIAL PHRASES 3 1 alif ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻷﻟﻒ)‬ 38 2 baa ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﺒﺎء)‬ 50 3 taa ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﺘﺎء)‬ 60 4 ṯaa ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﺜﺎء)‬ 62 5 jeem ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﺠﯿﻢ)‬ 66 6 ḥaa ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﺤﺎء)‬ 71 7 ḫaa ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﺨﺎء)‬ 76 8 daal ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﺪال)‬ 81 9 ḏaal ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﺬال)‬ 84 10 raa ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﺮاء)‬ 92 11 zaay ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﺰاي)‬ 95 12 seen ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﺴﯿﻦ)‬ vii Uploaded by S M Safi ‫‪Contents‬‬ ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﺸﯿﻦ) ‪13 šeen‬‬ ‫‪102‬‬ ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﺼﺎد) ‪14 ṣaad‬‬ ‫‪109‬‬ ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﻀﺎد) ‪15 ḍaad‬‬ ‫‪113‬‬ ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﻄﺎء) ‪16 ṭaa‬‬ ‫‪118‬‬ ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﻈﺎء) ‪17 ẓaa‬‬ ‫‪122‬‬ ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﻌﯿﻦ) ‪18 ʿayn‬‬ ‫‪123‬‬ ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﻐﯿﻦ) ‪19 ġain‬‬ ‫‪147‬‬ ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﻔﺎء) ‪20 faa‬‬ ‫‪150‬‬ ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﻘﺎف) ‪21 qaaf‬‬ ‫‪160‬‬ ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﻜﺎف) ‪22 kaaf‬‬ ‫‪170‬‬ ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﻼم) ‪23 laam‬‬ ‫‪175‬‬ ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﻤﯿﻢ) ‪24 meem‬‬ ‫‪194‬‬ ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﻨﻮن) ‪25 noon‬‬ ‫‪208‬‬ ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﮭﺎء) ‪26 haa‬‬ ‫‪216‬‬ ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﻮاو) ‪27 waaw‬‬ ‫‪219‬‬ ‫(ﺣﺮف اﻟﯿﺎء) ‪28 yaa‬‬ ‫‪226‬‬ ‫(اﻷﻣﺜﺎل) ‪29 Proverbial phrases‬‬ ‫‪228‬‬ ‫‪PART II THE PRACTICE EXERCISES‬‬ ‫‪249‬‬ ‫(اﻟﻜﺘﺎب اﻟﻌﺠﯿﺐ) ‪Practice exercise 1‬‬ ‫‪251‬‬ ‫(اﻟﮭ َﻮس) ‪Practice exercise 2‬‬ ‫‪255‬‬ ‫(اﻟﻤﻘﺎھﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﻮاﺻﻢ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﯿﺔ) ‪Practice exercise 3‬‬ ‫‪260‬‬ ‫(ﻛﻤﺎ ﺗﺪﯾﻦ ﺗﺪان) ‪Practice exercise 4‬‬ ‫‪264‬‬ ‫(اﻟﺘﺤﺪﯾﺎت اﻟﺒﯿﺌﯿﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ) ‪Practice exercise 5‬‬ ‫‪269‬‬ ‫(ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﯾﻐﻠﺐ اﻹﻧﺴﺎن ﻋﻠﻰ أﻣﺮه) ‪Practice exercise 6‬‬ ‫‪273‬‬ ‫(اﻟﻠﺒﺎن اﻟﻌﻤﺎﻧﻲ) ‪Practice exercise 7‬‬ ‫‪278‬‬ ‫‪viii‬‬ ‫‪Uploaded by S M Safi‬‬ Practice exercise 8 ‫(اﻟﻮﻋﺪ واﻟﺨﺒﺎز)‬ Contents Practice exercise 9 ‫(ﻧﺎدي اﻟﻮاﺣﺔ ﯾﻌﻮد اﻟﻘﮭﻘﺮى ﻓﻲ ﻋﻘﺮ داره)‬ Practice exercise 10 ‫(اﻷﺧﺒﺎر ﻻ ﺗﺘﻐﯿﺮ)‬ 281 Practice exercise 11 ‫(اﻟﻤﺮأة اﻟﺨﻠﯿﺠﯿﺔ واﻟﻤﻨﺎﺻﺐ اﻟﻘﯿﺎدﯾﺔ)‬ 285 Practice exercise 12 ‫(ﻓﻲ ﺑﯿﺖ اﻟﻌﺎﺋﻠﺔ)‬ 289 Practice exercise 13 ‫(اﻟﻠﻘﺎء اﻷول)‬ 293 Practice exercise 14 ‫(وﻛﺎن اﻟﻠﻘﺎء اﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ)‬ 297 Practice exercise 15 ‫(رﺳﺎﻟﺔ ﺷﻜﺮ وﺗﻘﺪﯾﺮ)‬ 301 Practice exercise 16 ‫(وﻻت ﺣﯿﻦ ﻣﻨﺎص)‬ 306 Practice exercise 17 ‫(ﺣﺪﯾﺚ ﺑﯿﻦ ﻋﺠﻮزﯾﻦ)‬ 312 Practice exercise 18 ‫(اﻟﺤﺮب اﻷھﻠﯿﺔ إﻟﻰ أﯾﻦ؟)‬ 316 Practice exercise 19 ‫(ﻣﺤﻨﺔ ﺷﺎب ﺑﺪﯾﻦ)‬ 320 Practice exercise 20 ‫(ﻣﻘﺪﻣﺔ ﺗﻘﺮﯾﺮ رﺳﻤﻲ)‬ 324 Practice exercise 21 ‫(وھﻜﺬا دواﻟﯿﻚ)‬ 329 Practice exercise 22 ‫(ﺗﺄﺑﯿﻦ زﻋﯿﻢ ﺳﺎﺑﻖ)‬ 334 Practice exercise 23 ‫(اﻷﻣﻮر ﺑﺨﻮاﺗﯿﻤﮭﺎ)‬ 337 Practice exercise 24 ‫(اﻟﺼﺤﺮاء)‬ 342 Practice exercise 25 ‫(اﻟﻄﯿﻮر ﻋﻠﻰ أﺷﻜﺎﻟﮭﺎ ﺗﻘﻊ)‬ 346 Practice exercise 26 ‫(ﺑﯿﺎن ﺣﻜﻮﻣﻲ)‬ 350 Practice exercise 27 ‫(اﻟﻤﻘﺎﻣﺔ اﻟﻤﺴﻘﻮﻓﯿﺔ)‬ 354 Practice exercise 28 ‫(ﺷﺠﺐ واﺳﺘﻨﻜﺎر)‬ 358 Practice exercise 29 ‫(ﻗﺮار ﻣﺤﻜﻤﺔ اﻟﺘﻤﯿﯿﺰ)‬ 362 Practice exercise 30 ‫(ﻧﮭﺎﯾﺔ ﻣﻄﺮب ﻓﻲ زﻣﻦ اﻹﻧﺘﺮﻧﺖ)‬ 366 370 374 ix Uploaded by S M Safi