Literary and Untranslatable Words in Arabic

Horror that robs someone of their peace

رُعب

Cowardice

جُبن

Fear of sin and its consequences

ورع

Sudden fear sparked by astonishment

دهشة

Fear by lack of composure

جزع

Awe laced with dread

رهبة

Intense fear resulting from confusion

ذُعر

Panic-stricken fear

هلع

Unexpected, Horror-inspiring sound

هَيعة

Heightened respect or halting diffidence

هيبة

Apprehension with lingering suspicion

توجّس

Fear and trembling due to uncertainty

وجل

Awe and obedience

خشوع

Fear of God

تقوىٰ

Fear driven by avoidance

خشية

Prolonged silence from shock or overwhelming sorrow

وجوب

Sadness from the deepest part of the heart, where melancholy comes from

سويداء

Sadness that envelops every fiber of your being

غم

Heavy dejection and depression

كآبة

Mixture of Grief, Stress, Anger and Loneliness; where patience is lost

الجزع

Gradually intense sadness

كأداء

Sadness in grief in something lost, more enduring

أسًى

Shock or anguish from an abrupt and tragic occurrence

الفجع

Unresolved grief and anger so deep it can't be expressed or healed

الغيظ

Sadness that breaks your heart into pieces

شجو

Extremely fine sand that's almost invisible

هَبَاء

Sand at the foot of a hill or dune

سَفْح

Sand that is hard to walk through

غَمْرَاء

Slippery Sand

زَلَق

Very Coarse sand

عَجَل

Soft and dry sand that shifts easily below the feet

غَرْبَة

Gentle breeze

نَسِيم

Whirlwind, small twister

زَوبَعَة

Stormy wind

عَاصِفَة

Sudden and strong wind (still used in Saudi and Sudan)

هَبُوب

Destructive wind

قَاصِفَة

Cold wind

صَرْصَر

Hot westward wind

دَبُور

Scorching desert wind

سَمُوم

A baby camel before weaning

حِوار

A baby camel after weaning

فَصِيل

Female camel

ناقة

Baby rabbit

خريق

Baby fox

هجرس

Baby monkey

قشة

Baby elephant

ديسم

Baby rat

دِرص

Baby gazelle

طلي

Baby frog

شرغ

Baby falcon

هيثم

Baby giraffe

خيلف

Baby pig

خنوص

Baby snake

جارن

Lion (To be brave); Also a man's name

ليث

Strong, Courageous lion/warrior

ضرغام

A powerful, predatory lion

قسوَرة

Lion (To rise on hind legs); Also a man's name

حيدرة

Lion (To target); Also a man's name

أسامة

Predator (anything with fangs, such as a lion)

سبع

Lion (Likely to be from Persian)

درباس

A lion that makes other lions flee

عباس

(Short-haired?) Lion

سبنتي

A powerfully built lion/man

غضنفر

Magnanimity, Munificence

سخاء

Generosity, Quality

جود

Charity, Good Deeds

إحسان

Giving of one's energy and resources

بذُل

Grace, Kindness, Favor

فضل

Excessive eating

تخمة

Excessive love

كَلَف

Excessive hate

بُغض

Obsessive caution

وَسواس

Excessive courage

تهوّر

Excessive self-confidence

عُجب

Excessive stinginess

شح

Excessive laziness

خمول

Excessive wastefulness

تبذير

Excessive severity

قسور

Excessive wordiness

إطناب

Excessive Preoccupation

هاجس

Excessive Sadness

بثّ

A friend you're comfortable and familiar with

أنيس

Someone you have a nodding acquaintance with

زميل

Someone you're comfortable sitting with for a long period of time

جليس

A person you can have a good conversation with

سمير

Someone who is concerned for your well-being

صاحب

Someone you can rely on

رفيق

An intimate friend, someone whose presence makes you happy

خليل

A confidant

نجي

A (tea) drinking companion you might call when you're available

نديم

A best friend

صفي

Someone who's inseparable from you, and knows how the other thinks (and vice versa)

قرين

The first stage of love (aka fancying someone)

هوى

When liking someone turns into missing them

صبوة

When love intensifies into a passion

شغف

A burning longing for the beloved

نجوى

When yearning becomes addictive

صبابة

Love that brings pain and suffering

كلف

The sadness of love

وجد

Lovesickness

وصب