10. My name is Issam Word list

There are 3 vowels to Arabic. These are not written as letters, but are indicated above or under the letter preceding it.

Does this look a bit confusing? Well yes, that is also one of the reasons why it is seldom included in Arabic writing. But at this stage you could do well with writing down the vowels, in order to remember the correct pronounciation of the words.
When these vowels are used, as well as some of the other indicators from above, it is with care, and only important vowels and indicators are used, in an acheivement to avoid misunderstandings.
The pure pronounciations coming from these vowels are short, sometimes hardly pronounced at all.

Word List

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				'ahabba (v) To love, to like
				'akh, 'ikhwān Brother. Singular and plural.
				'al-ān Now
				'anā I
				aydān Too, also. Note that the 'n' is not written in Arabic.
				hiyya She
				huwa He
				'inna Means directly translated 'verily', but it is used much, often in place of 'it is' and similar.
				'ism Name
				kabīr; akbar Big; bigger. Akbar is also used for 'biggest'; there is no specific word for 'biggest' in Arabic.
				kathīr; akthar Much, more. 'Akthar is also used for 'most'; there is no specific word for 'most' in Arabic.
				lākin But. Note here that the long 'a' is not written in Arabic. This word is an unusual example of this exeption.
				madīna; mudun Town, city
				majnūn; majnūna Crazy, crazy person. Masculine and feminine.
				min From
				misr or masr Egypt, Cairo. Confusingly used for both the country and its capital.
				qāla (v) (v) To say, to speak, to talk
				sakana (v) To live [somewhere], to reside
				thānī Second, the other
				wa And. Usually linked with the succeeding word.
				zanna (v) To think, to have the opinion
				cā'ila Family
				-hā Hers. Suffix to a noun.
				-hu His. Suffix to a noun.