Unit 1: Greetings & Getting Acquainted

وَ حْدَة - wahda

‘a unit’ (fem.)

ا لأُ ولَي - al’ula

‘the first’ (fem.)

وَ - wa

‘and’ (normally used in the middle, if it’s at the end then it could be an oath)

ا لتَّحِّيَّةُ - atahiyatu

Greeting meaning ‘wishing life / well being’

أ لتَّعَا رُفُ - ata’aaruf

Mutual Acquaintance

root letters: د ر س

Idea of studying, reading over & over

root letters: ع ر ض

To display, lay out

root letters: ح و ر

To turn, exchange

اُ نْضُرْ - unzur’

‘Look!’ (to a male)

اِ سْتَمِعْ - istami’

‘Listen!’ (attentively not just hear)

أَ عِدْ - a’id

‘Repeat!’

اِ سْم - ism

root letters: س م و

‘name’

ي

‘my’ (attached to the pronoun of the speaker)

ما - ma

‘what’

كَ / كِ

‘your’

ka - masc.

ki - fem.