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Media Arabic: A Coursebook for Reading Arabic News, Ch. 1
Chapter 1 vocab from media Arabic coursebook by Elgibali and Korica
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Language - Arabic
Undergraduate 4
10/19/2012

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Term

means, medium; device, instrument;

measure, step

Definition
وَسيلة \ وَسائل
Term
the media (tv, news, etc)
Definition
وسائل العلام
Term
meeting
Definition
لقاء \ اجتماع
Term

summit

(where the participants are most likely kings, presidents, or prime ministers)

Definition
قِمَّة \ قِمَم
Term
talks
Definition
محادثات \ مباحثات
Term
spokesman
Definition
مُحَدِّث او مُتَحَدِّث
Term
to participate
Definition
شارك
Term
leader 
Definition
زعيم \ زعماء
Term
delegation
Definition
وفد \ وفود
Term
party
Definition
طرف \ أطراف
Term
to discuss
Definition
ناقش
Term
issue
Definition
قضية \ قضايا
Term
solution
Definition
حل \ حلول
Term
to discuss / to search / to research
Definition
بَحَثَ \ يَبحَث \ بَحث
Term
to host
Definition
استضاف
Term

to hold (a session); summon (a meeting);

to knit, knot, or tie something

Definition
عَقَدَ \ يَعقِد \ العَقد
Term
to invite
Definition
وجّه الدعوة
Term

to push, advance

 

(also: to push away, get rid of something,

fight with)

Definition
دَفَعَ \ يَدفَع \ الدَفع
Term
monarch, sovereign, prince, ruler
Definition
عاهِل \ عَواهِل
Term
to assure / to confirm (a view)/ to corroborate / to emphasize, stress, underscore
Definition
أكّد
Term

to agree / to be unanimous,

to be of the same opinion

Definition
وافق على
Term
it is expected that
Definition
من المُتَوَقَّع ان
Term
 intense
Definition
مُكَثَّف
Term
thick, dense / viscous
Definition
كَثيف \ كِثاف
Term
reduced, diminished, made smaller
Definition
مُصَغَّر
Term
high / high-ranking
Definition
رَفيع
Term
government ; governmental office, administrative office
Definition
دِيوَان \ دَواوين
Term

to conduct / to implement, bring about, execute

 

an investigation

 

an experiment

 

an interview

Definition

أجرى

 

أجرى تحقيقا

 

تجربة

 

حديثا

Term
to bring together, join, unite 
Definition
ضَمَّ \ يَضُمّ \ الضَمّ
Term
peace process
Definition
عملية السلام
Term
negotiation
Definition
مُفاوَضة \ -ات
Term
port, harbor
Definition
ميناء
Term
to wrap up; to wind, coil
Definition
لَفَّ \ يَلُفّ \ لَفّ
Term
wound, coiled, wrapped up
Definition
مَلفوف
Term

folder, portfolio, file;

reel, spool, coil; wrapping, casing

 

Definition
 مِلَفّ \ -ات
Term
opponent, antagonist
Definition
مُواجَّح
Term
probabilities, possibilities
Definition
احتمالات
Term
to strengthen
Definition
عزّز
Term
bilateral relations
Definition
العلاقات الثنائية
Term
the latest developments
Definition
 المستجدات الاخيرة
Term

to treat of a subject, discuss a topic

 

to touch on (a subject, e.g., in a speech)

Definition

طَرَقَ \ يَطرُق \ الطَرق موضوعا

 

تَطَرَّق الى

Term

to sacrifice / to give generously / to expend

 

to make efforts

 

to pay any price in order to, go to any length, spare no effort

 

to sarifice o.s. for s.o.

Definition

بَذَلَ \ يَبذُِل \ البَذل

 

بذل الجهود

 

بذل الغالي والرخيص في سبيل

 

بذل نفسه عن فلان

Term

 to seal

 

to conclude, finish

Definition

خَتَمَ \ يَختِم \ الخِتام او الخَتم

 

اختتم

Term
friendly, amicable relations
Definition
العلاقات الوُدّية
Term
love, friendship
Definition
وِداد
Term
to state / to make clear
Definition
صرّح ب
Term
clear / pure / frank / unequivocal
Definition
صَريح
Term
 to have to do with, deal with
Definition
دار \ يدور حول
Term
press conference
Definition
مؤتمر صحفي
Term

to sign

 

they (dual) signed an economic cooperation agreement

Definition

وقّع

 

وقعا اتفاق تاعون اقتصادي

Term

equal

 

to an equal degree

Definition

سَوَاء

 

 

على حد سواء

Term

to receive

 

Libyan-Pakistani relations received big interest and encouragement from the Libyan and the Pakistani leaders  at an equal degree

Definition

تلقى

 

أشار الى ان العلاقات الليبية الباكستانية تلقي اهتماما وتشجيعا كبيرين من المسئولين الليبيين والباكستانيين على حد سواء

Term
رَقِيَ \ يَرقَى \ الرَقي او الرُقي
Definition
to ascend, to rise / to date back to
Term
promotion / advancement, furtherance
Definition
 تَرقِية \ -ات
Term
to receive (e.g., a guest)
Definition
استقبل
Term
vice president
Definition
نائب الرأيس
Term
it has been decided
Definition
من المقرر
Term
support
Definition
دعم
Term

domain

 

 

And in the domain of bilateral relations, the two sides will exchange their views on the promotion of economic cooperation between the two countries.

Definition

صعيد \ أصعدة

 

وعلى صعيد العلاقات الثنائية سيتبادل الجانبان الآراء حول ترقية التعاون الاقتصادي بين البلدين

Term
 prime minister
Definition
رئيس الوزارء
Term
to call / to convoke (a meeting) / to get together
Definition
ندا \ يَندو \ النَدْو
Term
to get together, meet, convene, gather, assemble, form a club
Definition
انتدى
Term
a meeting where experts in the field are discussing an issue
Definition
 منتدى
Term
Frequent expressions signaling that the following part of the text will indicate what the meeting was about
Definition

بحث الطرفان the two parties discussed

تطرق الطرفان إلى the two parties went into

استعرض الوفدان the two delegations examined

تناولت المباحثات the talks dealt with

ركزت المباحثات على  the talks focused on

دارت المحادثات حول  the talks were about

انعقد الاجتماع بشأن the meeting was held regarding

أجرى محادثات حول  to hold talks about

Term
formation (e.g., formation of a cabinet)
Definition

تشكيل

 

تشكيل وزارة

Term

to follow / to keep one's eyes on a development /

to continue, to follow up on

Definition
تابع
Term
to throw, fling, hurl / to shoot, fire
Definition
رَمى \ يَرمي \ الرَمي او الرِماية
Term

initiative

 

the formation of a committee to follow up on the efforts to implement the peace initiative

Definition

مبادرة

 

تشكيل لجنة لمتابعة الجهود الرامية لتنفيذ مبادرة السلام

Term
committee
Definition
لجنة
Term
implementation
Definition
تنفيذ
Term

efforts 

 

 

Definition

الرامية

 

(I have no idea what the jidhr is for this word)

Term
to establish, found institute, install
Definition
أقرّ
Term
(official) statement, communique
Definition
بَيَان \ -ات
Term
secretary general
Definition
أمين عام
Term
to read aloud / to follow, succeed, ensue
Definition
تَلا \ يَتلوُ \ تِلاوَة او تُلُو
Term
continuation
Definition
مواصلة
Term
reform
Definition
إصلاح
Term
to demand
Definition
طالب
Term
 to withdraw, pull out from
Definition
انسحب من
Term
settlement, compromise
Definition
تَسوِية
Term
choice, option
Definition
خِيار
Term

struggle, fight

 

peace is the Arabs' strategic choice to settle the struggle with Israel

Definition

صِراع

 

السلام هو الخيار الاستراتيجي الاول للعرب في تسوية الصراع مع إسرائيل

Term
civil society
Definition
المجتمع المدني
Term
declaration / pulication / announcement / publicity
Definition
  اعلان \ -ات
Term
to dispatch / to release, free / to shoot
Definition
اطلق
Term
step
Definition
قَدَم \ اقدام
Term
to walk / to strive, aspire to, make an effort
Definition
سَعَى \ يَسعي \ السَعْي
Term
democratic values
Definition
القيم الديمقراطية
Term

value, worth

 

valuable

 

worthless

Definition

قيمة \ قِيَم

 

ذو قيمة

 

لا قيمة له

Term

however

 

The officil statement announced a step in the topic of reform and efforts to strengthen democratic values and human rights and the role of civil society institutions.  However, the Arab leaders did not present any specific promises concerning this

Definition

غير أن

 

وأكد البيان قدما في مجال الإصلاح والسعي الى تعزيز القيم الديمقراطية وحقوق الاسان ودور المنظمات المجتمع المدني، غير أن القادة العرب لم يقدموا وعودا محددة في هذا الصدد

Term

concerning, with respect to

 

in this respect, with regard to this

Definition

في صَدَد

 

 في هذا الصدد

Term

boiling / feverish excitement

 

At the time that the Arab street feels boiling excitement both because of the situation in Palestine and the situation in Iraq

Definition

غَلَيَان

 

في الوقت الذي يشعر فيه الشارع العربي بالغليان سواء بسبب الأوضاع في فلسطين والعراق

Term

axis, pivot, crucial point

 

the Axis Powers

Definition

مِحوَر \ مَحاوِر

 

دول المحور

Term

initiative/

spontaneous undertaking /

sudden inspiration or idea or impulse 

Definition
مُبادَرة \ -ات
Term

violent, vehement, tempestuous

 

the violent demonstrations that afflicted some Arab capitols

Definition

عارِم

 

المظاهرات العارمة التي اجتاحت بعض العواصم العربية

Term
to strike, afflict (e.g., a natural catastrophe, a disaster) / to annihilate, destroy, ruin, devastate
Definition
اجتاح
Term
order, arrangement, sequence
Definition
تَرتيب
Term
the priorities
Definition
الاولويات
Term

agenda

 

at the top of the agenda

Definition

 جدول أعمال

 

قمة جدول أعمال

Term

to settle down / to occupy (militar) / to assume, hold, occupy (a place, rank, office)

 

 

 The order of the priorities in front of the summit changed so that the Arab Israeli struggle now takes the top of the agenda

Definition

احتل

 

فقد تغير ترتيب الأولويات أمام القمة ليحتل الصراع العربي الإسرائيلي الآن قمة جدول أعمالها

Term
delegate
Definition
مَبعوث
Term

to urge

 

The delegate urged Syria and Lebanon to solve the differences between each other.

Definition

  حَثَّ الى

 

حث المبعوث سوريا ولبنان على حل الخلافات بينهما

Term
walking / wanderer, wayfarer
Definition
سائر
Term
to enter, come into, be incorporated into 
Definition
دَمَجَ \ يَدمُج \ الدُموج في
Term
to warn, caution
Definition
حذّر
Term
to celebrate, praise, commend
Definition
أشاد
Term
to criticize
Definition
انتقد
Term
to speak disparagingly of, to reject
Definition
استنكر
Term
declaration, (public) statements pertaining to
Definition
 تَصريح \ -ات المتعلق ب
Term
to grant, give (an interview)
Definition
أدلى ب
Term
resistance / opposition / fight, struggle, battle
Definition
مُقاوَمة
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