Standar

Transliteration
d Arabic
( )madrasa (pl.)
school
madaaris
nursery
( )HaDaana (pl.)
school
HaDaanaat

kindergarten
rawDat al-aTfaal

elementary
al-madrasa lschool
ibtidaa'iyya
al-madrasa lmiddle school
i3daadiyya
secondary
al-madrasa tschool
taanawiyya
( )jaami3a (pl.)
university
jaami3aat
higher
ad-diraasaat aleducation
3ulyaa
( )
department
qism (pl.) aqsaam

( )barnaamaj (pl.)
program
baraamij
studies
diraasaat
( )manhaj (pl.)
curriculum
manaahij
school subject
(or material,
( )maadda (pl.)
as in building
mawaadd
materials)
college,
( )kulliyya (pl.)
academy
kulliyyaat
( )ma3had (pl.)
institute
ma3aahid

Ministry of
wizaarat at-tarbiyya

Education
wat-ta3liim

English

diploma,
degree (or
certificate)
with
distinction
baccalaureate
BA (bachelor

ahaada
bimtiyaaz
bakalooriyaa
??

of arts)
BS (bachelor
of science)
masters'
doctorate

??

majisteir
doctooraah
( )
professor
ustaad (pl.) asaatida

teacher
mudarris
( )tilmiid (pl.)
pupil
talaamiid
( )
student
Taalib (pl.) Tullaab



major,
( )taxaSSuS (pl.)
specialization
taxaSSuSaat bi

( )
lesson
dars (pl.) duruus

homework (or ( )waajib (pl.)

duty)
waajibaat
( )imtiHaan (pl.)
exam
imtiHaanaat
( )ixtibaar (pl.)
test
ixtibaaraat
lecture
muHaaDara
discussion
munaaqaa
research
abHaat
( )taHliil (pl.)
analysis
taHaaliil
-
to deduce (an
istantaja
inference)
yastantiju (istintaaj)
()
( )tamriin (pl.)
(an) exercise
| tamaariin/tamriinaa
t
( )
naaaT (pl.)
(an) activity
|
naaaTaat/aniTa

( )taqdiim (pl.)
presentation
taqdiimaat

kitaab madrasi (pl.)
textbook
( )
kutub madrasiyya

grade, form
( )Saff (pl.) Sufuuf

class
class period
recess,
holiday

scholarship,
grant
financial aid
student loan
cost, fee
tuition
funding
notebook
(thick)
notebook
pen
pencil

( )
faSl (pl.) fuSuul

( )
HiSSa (pl.) HiSaS

( )
ajaaza (pl.) ajaazaat

( )
3uTla (pl.) 3uTal

( )
minHa (pl.) minaH

musaa3adaat
maaliyya

( )qarD diraasii (pl.)

quruuD diraasiyya

( )
kulfa (pl.) kulaf

rusuum at-ta3liim
tamwiil
( )
daftar (pl.) dafaatir

)( qalam (pl.) aqlaam

qalam raSaaS
( )
paper
waraqa (pl.) awraaq

eraser
mimHaah
( )sabbuura (pl.)
blackboard
sabbuuraat
chalk
Tabaaiir

aala Haasiba (pl.)
calculator
)(
aalaat Haasiba

(measuring) ( )misTara (pl.)

ruler
masaaTir

mawsuu3a (pl.)
encyclopedia
()
mawsuu3aat

( )qaamuus (pl.)
dictionary
qawaamiis

to teach

to learn
to specialize
or major in (a
field of study)
to study (a
subject)
to study (e.g.
lessons, for a
test)
to memorize
to attend, be
present
to be absent
(from)
to make s.t.
up (ex.
missed
homework)
to graduate
from

- 3allama ( )yu3allimu (ta3liim)

darrasa - yudarrisu

(tadriis)
()
ta3allama
yata3allamu
()
(ta3allum)

taxaSSaSa
yataxaSSaSu
()
(taxaSSuS) bi

darasa- yadrusu

(diraasa)
()

daakara - yudaakiru

(mudaakara)
()
- HafiZa - yaHfaZu
(( )HifZ)
-
HaDara - yaHDuru

(HuDuur)
()
- aaba - yaiibu
( )( iyaab) 3an
- 3awwaDa yu3awwiDu
(( )ta3wiiD)
taxarraja yataxarraju
( )( taxarruj) fi

( )
daraja (pl.) darajaat

good grades
darajaat 3aaliya

to get a good - najaHa - yanjaHu

grade on an
( )( najaaH) filexam
imtiHaan
- saqaTa - yasquTu
to fail an
( )( suquuT) filexam
imtiHaan
right, correct
SaHH
grade, mark

wrong,
incorrect
to add
to subtract (a
number) from
(another)
to multiply (a
number) by
(another)
to divide (a
number) by
(another)
__ plus __ is
__
__ minus __
is __
__ times __ is
__
__ (divided)
by __ is __
equation
fraction
(math)
problem
shape
circle
square
rectangle
triangle
side
angle

xaTa'
- jama3a - yajma3u
(( )jam3)
-
TaraHa - yaTraHu
__ (( )TarH) __ min __
__
-
Daraba - yaDribu
__ (( )Darb) __ fi __
__
-
qasama - yaqsimu
__ ()
(qasm) __ 3ala __
__
__ __ __ zaa'id __
__ yusaawi __
__
__ naaqiS __
__
yusaawi __
__
__ __
__ fi __ yusaawi __
__
__ __ __ 3ala __ yusaawi
__ __
( )mu3aadala (pl.)
mu3aadalaat
( )
kasr (pl.) kusuur

( )mas'ala (pl.)
masaa'il
( )
akl (pl.) akaal

( )daa'ira (pl.)
dawaa'ir
( )murabba3 (pl.)
murabba3aat
( )mustaTiil (pl.)
mustaTiilaat
( )mutallat (pl.)
mutallataat
( )
Dil3 (pl.) Duluu3

( )zaawiya (pl.)
zawaaya

human
sciences
(liberal arts)
history
political
science
sociology
psychology
literature
linguistics
philosophy

al-3uluum al insaaniyya
at-taariix
al-3uluum as siyaasiyya

3ilm al-ijtimaa3

3ilm an-nafs
al-adab
al-lisaaniyaat
al-luawiyaat
al-falsafa

accounting
al-muHaasaba
business

idaarat al-a3maal
administration

journalism
aS-SaHaafa
engineering
al-handasa
civil
al-handasa lengineering
madaniyya
computer
handasat alengineering
Haasuubaat
electrical
al-handasa lengineering
kahrabaa'iyya
industrial
al-handasa Sengineering
Sinaa3iyya
nuclear
al-handasa nengineering
nawawiyya
architecture
al-3imaara
economics
al-iqtiSaad
home
al-iqtiSaad aleconomics
manzili
law
al-Huquuq

art
music
dance

al-funuun al-jamiila

)( fann (pl.) funuun

al-muusiiqa
ar-raqS

science

( )3ilm (pl.) 3uluum

fine arts

biology
microbiology
chemistry
biochemistry
physics
astronomy
mathematics
statistics
algebra
geology

al-aHyaa'
al-aHyaa' ad daqiiqa
al-kiimiyaa'
al-kiimiyaa' al Hayawiyya
al-fiiziyaa'
al-falak
ar-riyaaDiyaat
al-iHSaa'
al-jabr
al-jiyolojiya

geography
al-jirafiya
anthropology 3ilm al-insaan
archaeology
3ilm al-aataar
computer

3ilm al-Haasuub
science

agricultural
al-3uluum azsciences
ziraa3iyya

earth sciences
3uluum al-arD

environmental
3ilm al-bii'a
science
botany
3ilm an-nabaat
veterinary

aT-Tibb al-beiTari
science

forensic

aT-Tibb a-ar3i
medicine

aT-Tibb anpsychiatry
nafsaani
medicine
nursing

aT-Tibb
at-tamriiD
aS-SiHHa lpublic health
3aamma
dentistry
Tibb al-asnaan
optics
al-baSriyaat
pharmacy
aS-Seidala
language

( )
lua (pl.) luaat

grammar
vocabulary

qawaa3id
mufradaat
( )muraadif (pl.)
synonym
muraadifaat
spelling
tahji'a
-
tahajja - yatahajja
to spell

(tahajjin)
()
( )
pronunciation
lafZ (pl.) alfaaZ

style (as in
usluub
writing style)
fluency
Talaaqa
proficiency,
kafaa'a
ability
( )mahaara (pl.)
skill
mahaaraat
( )
ability
qudra (pl.) qudaraat

English
time (as a general concept)
time
time (countable unit; as in
"three times, four times," etc.)
century
decade
year
week
day
hour
minute
second
moment
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
dawn
sunrise
morning
noon
afternoon
evening
sunset
midnight
night
What time is it?
one o'clock
1:05
1:10
1:15
1:20

Standard Arabic Transliteration

az-zamaan
)( waqt (pl.) awqaat
)( marra (pl.) marraat
)( qarn (pl.) quruun
)( Hiqba (pl.) Hiqabaat
)( sana (pl.) sanawaat
)( usbuu3 (pl.) asaabii3
)( yawm (pl.) ayyaam
)( saa3a (pl.) saa3aat
)( daqiiqa (pl.) daqaa'iq
)( taanya (pl.) tawaani
)( laHZa (pl.) laHaZaat
yoom al-aHad
yoom al-itnein
yoom at-tulaataa'
yoom al-arbi3aa'
yoom al-xamiis
yoom al-jum3a
yoom as-sabt
fajr
uruuq a-ams
SabaaH
Zuhr
ba3d iZ-Zuhr
masaa'
uruub a-ams
marib
muntaSaf al-leil
)( leila (pl.) layaali
kam as-saa3a?
as-saa3a al-waaHida
as-saa3a al-waaHida wa-xamas

daqaa'iq
as-saa3a al-waaHida wa-3aar

daqaa'iq
as-saa3a al-waaHida war-rub3
as-saa3a al-waaHida wat-tult

1:25
1:30
1:35
1:40
1:45
1:50
1:55
before
after
then
until
now
the day before yesterday
yesterday
last night
today
tomorrow
the day after tomorrow
last (week)
next (week)
all day
every day
every other day
day after day
early
late
after a while
later on
always
usually
sometimes
rarely
holiday, feast
birthday
New Year's
Valentine's Day

as-saa3a al-waaHida wan-nuSf illa

xamas daqaa'iq
as-saa3a al-waaHida wan-nuSf
as-saa3a al-waaHida wan-nuSf wa xamas daqaa'iq
as-saa3a at-taania illa tultan
as-saa3a at-taania illa rub3an
as-saa3a at-taania illa 3aar daqaa'iq
as-saa3a at-taania illa xamas

daqaa'iq
qabl
ba3d
tumma
Hatta
al'aan
awwal ams
ams
leilat ams
al-yoom
adan
ba3d al-ad
( )( al-usbuu3) al-maaDi
( )( al-usbuu3) al-muqbil
Tuwaal al-yawm
kull yawm
kull yawmein
yawman ba3d yawm
mubakkir
muta'axxir
ba3d qaliil
laaHiqan
daa'iman
3aadatan
aHyaanan
naadiran
)( 3iid (pl.) a3yaad
3iid miilaad
ra's as-sana
3iid al-Hubb

Easter
Independence Day
Halloween (All Saints' Day)
Thanksgiving
Christmas
New Year's Eve
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Fitr
Sham al-Nesim
to celebrate
occasion
anniversary (or memory)
party
gift
calendar
Gregorian calendar
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October

3iid al-qiyaama
3iid al-faSH
3iid al-istiqlaal
3iid jamii3 al-qaddiisiin
3iid a-ukr
3iid al-miilaad
leilat ra's as-sana
3iid al-aDHa
3iid al-fiTr
amm an-nisiim
)( - iHtafala - yaHtafilu (iHtifaal) bi
)( munaasaba (pl.) munaasabaat
)( dikra (pl.) dikrayaat
)( Hafla (pl.) Hafalaat
)( hadiyya (pl.) hidaaya
)( taqwiim (pl.) taqaawiim
at-taqwiim al-miilaadi

yanaayir
fibraayir
maaris
abriil
maayo
yuuniyo
yuuliyo
ausTus
sibtimbir
uktoobar
nuvimbir
disimbir
* The following names are used in the Levant. *
kaanuun at-taani
ubaaT
aadaar
niisaan
ayyaar
Huzeiraan
tammuuz
aab
ayluul
tiriin al-awwal

November
December
Muslim calendar
Muharram
Safar
Rabia I
Rabia II
Jumada I
Jumada II
Rajab
Shaban
Ramadan
Shawwal
Zulqida
Zilhijjah
Coptic calendar
Thout (starts Sept. 10th or 11th)
Paopi (starts Oct. 10th/11th)
Hathor (starts Nov. 9th/10th)
Koiak (starts Dec. 9th/10th)
Tobi (starts Jan. 8th/9th)
Meshir (starts Feb. 7th/8th)
Paremhat (starts March 9th)
Paremoude (starts April 8th)
Pashons (starts May 8th)
Paoni (starts June 7th)
Epip (starts July 7th)
Mesori (starts 6th Aug.)
Pi Kogi Enavot (period of five
or six days at the end of the
Coptic year)

tiriin at-taani
kaanuun al-awwal
at-taqwiim al-hijri
muHarram
Safar
rabii3 al-awwal
rabii3 at-taani
jamaada al-awwal
jamaada at-taani
rajab
a3abaan
ramaDaan
awwaal
du l-qi3da
du l-Hijja
at-taqwiim al-qibTi
tuut
baaba
haatuur
kiyaahk
Tuuba
amiir
baramhaat
baramuuda
baans
ba'uuna
abiib
misra
nasii'

English
job
profession
work
employment
unemployment
resume
qualifications
experience
job vacancy
interview
promotion
raise
to hire
to train
to work
to fire

to resign
to retire
salary
income
(monthly) salary
living
benefits
pension
time to leave work
boss
colleague, coworker
office; desk
shredder
xerox machine
file
money
currency

Standard Arabic Transliteration

)( waZiifa (pl.) waZaa'if
)( mihna (pl.) mihan
3amal
tawZiif
baTaala
)( siira daatiyya (pl.) siyar daatiyya
mu'ahhilaat
xibra
/ waZiifa aaira/xaaliya
muqaabala axSiyya
tarqiyya
)( 3elaawa (pl.) 3elaawaat
tawaZZafa - yatawaZZafu
( )-
(tawaZZuf)
( )- darraba - yudarribu (tadriib)
( )- 3amala - ya3milu (3amal)
)( - Tarada - yaTrudu (Tard) (s.o.) min
al-3amal
)( - aHaala - yuHiilu (iHaala) (s.o.)
/ 3ala l-ma3aa/t-taqaa3ud
( )- istaqaala - yastaqiilu (istiqaala)
taqaa3ada - yataqaa3adu
( )-
(taqaa3ud)
)( murattab (pl.) murattabaat
)( raatib (pl.) rawaatib

)( rizq (pl.) arzaaq

mumayyizaat al-waZiifa
ma3aa

mudiir
)( zamiil (pl.) zumalaa'
)( maktab (pl.) makaatib
)( farraaama (pl.) farraamaat
maakiinat taSwiir al-mustanadaat
)( milaff (pl.) milaffaat
)( maal (pl.) amwaal
3umla

counterfeit
cash
check
bank
ATM
account
savings account
checking account
balance
to deposit
to withdraw
to earn
to get paid
payday
to spend
to save (economize on s.t.
through a discount or not
spending money)
to save (accumulate money, put
it aside for later)
to invest
to borrow (money)
to borrow (things aside from
money)
to lend (money)
to lend (things aside from
money)
loan
to owe (ex. thanks to someone)
debt
credit card
allowance
accountant
actor
administrator
agent
air stewardess
ambassador
analyst

muzayyaf
mauu
)( naqd (pl.) nuquud
)( ek (pl.) ekaat
)( bank (pl.) bunuuk
)( maSrif (pl.) maSaarif
Sarraaf aali
)( Hisaab (pl.) Hisaabaat
Hisaab tawfiir
Hisaab jaari
)( raSiid (pl.) arSida
( )- awda3a - yuwdi3u (iidaa3)
( )- saHaba - yasHabu (saHb)
( )- kasaba - yaskibu (kasb)
( )- qabaDa - yaqbiDu (qabD)
yawm ad-daf3
( )- Sarafa - yaSrifu (Sarf)
( )- iqtaSada - yaqtaSidu (iqtiSaad)

( )- istatmara - yastatmiru (istitmaar)

( )- istalafa - yastalifu (istilaaf)
( ) - ista3aara - yasta3iiru (isti3aara)
( )- sallafa - yusallifu (tasliif)
( ) - a3aara - yu3iiru (i3aara)
)( qarD (pl.) quruuD
- daana - yadiinu li-fulaan bi-ukr
)( dein (pl.) duyuun
biTaaqat i'timaan
)( 3elaawa (pl.) 3elaawaat
muHaasib
mumattil
idaari
)( wakiil (pl.) wukalaa'
muDiif jawwi
)( safiir (pl.) sufaraa'
muHallil

architect
artist
assistant
astrologer
astronaut
athlete
author
baker
barber
blacksmith
broadcaster
businessman
butcher
carpenter
cashier; bank teller
chemist
coach, trainer
composer
computer programmer
contractor
cook
correspondent
critic
dancer
dentist
designer
diplomat
director, boss
director (e.g. of movies)
doctor
doorman
driver
editor
electrician
employee
engineer
expert
farmer
financial advisor
fireman

mi3maar
fannaan
musaa3id
munajjim
raa'id faDaa'
riyaaDi
mu'allif
xabbaaz
Hallaaq
Haddaad
mudii3
)( rajul a3maal (pl.) rijaal a3maal
jazzaar
najjaar
)( Seirafi (pl.) Sayaarifa
kiimiyaa'i
mudarrib
mulaHHin
mubarmij Haasuubaat
muqaawil
Tabbaax
muraasil
)( naaqid (pl.) nuqqaad
raqqaaS
Tabiib asnaan
muSammim
dibloomaasi
)( mudiir (pl.) mudaraa'
muxrij
)( Tabiib (pl.) aTibaa'
bawwaab
saa'iq
muHarrir
kahrubaa'i
muwaZZaf
muhandis
)( xabiir (pl.) xubaraa'
muzaari3
fellaaH
mustaaar maali
rajul maTaafi'

guard
hairdresser
historian
inspector, detective
inventor
jeweler
journalist
judge
lawyer
librarian
maid
mailman
marketer
mechanic
merchant
model
musician
nanny
nurse
officer
painter
pharmacist
photographer
pilot
plumber
poet
policeman
politician
producer
psychologist
professor
sailor
salesman
scientist, scholar
servant
singer
social worker
student
supervisor
surgeon
tailor

)( Haaris (pl.) Hurraas

muSaffif a3r
mu'arrix
mufatti
muxtari3
jawharji
SuHafi
)(
qaaDin (pl.) quDaah
muHaamin
amiin maktaba
xaddaama
saa3i al-bariid
musawwiq
miikaaniki
)( taajir (pl.) tujjaar
3aariD azyaa'
muusiiqaar
murabbiyyat aTfaal
mumarriD
)( ZaabiT (pl.) ZubbaaT
rassaam
Saydali
muSawwir
Tayyaar
sabbaak
aa3ir
urTi
siyaasi
muntij
3aalim nafsaani
)( ustaad (pl.) asaatida
baHHaar
baa'i3
)( 3aalim (pl.) 3ulamaa'
xaddaam
muannin
murif ijtimaa3i
)( Taalib (pl.) Tullaab
muraaqib
jarraaH
xayyaaT

teacher
veterinarian
waiter
worker
writer

mudarris
mu3allim
Tabiib beTari
)( naadil (pl.) nudul
)( 3aamil (pl.) 3ummaal
)( kaatib (pl.) kuttaab