A

a

to [Sch 78]

abandàgia

laundry [RR]

abattoir

slaughterhouse. wwaHd albgra dy s+Hqw mwwalyha yhb+whwh llba+wwar ldbyHa. A cow which its owners had to take to the slaughter house for slaughter. [SLE 1a]

abendut

This word, which occurred in previous editions, is spurious. See sbendut.

ablar

speak [Sch 71]

abrusar

burn [Sch 79]

abuba

plague [Dict] [Sch 72]

aca

here [Sch 78]

achetir

purchase, acquire [Sch 86]

acosi, acusi

thus [Sch 78, D1]

acordar

See cordar

adelfa

oleander. wqbd fyydw wwaHd aDlfa. And he took in his hand a branch of oleander. [SLE 10a] (In classical Arabic, dflt.)

adesso

now

adios

goodbye

adormir

put to sleep

adormito

drowsy

adulator

flatterer

adular

flatter

affaire

matter. kaml dak· lafar bynathwm. He concluded this matter between them. [SLE 92b]

affaires

business. $afwhum yemlw afarys kbar meahwm. He saw that they were doing much business with them. [SLE 126a] Plural of previous item. The s is sounded.

affamar

starve

affronta

insult [CT 29]

age di baston

(name of official, presumably responsible for punishment) [Sch 80]

agua

water. also [TM]

aguilla

needle

aia

hey! [Sch 85]

aigre

bitter

ajudar

help

ajudo

help

albeque

bishop. albyk· lkbyr dyyalna. Our archbishop. [SLE 154a]

albero

tree

Algerino

(an) Algerian [D8]

Algieri

Algiers

allegro

happy

allumette

see zallamette

altessa

height

alto

high

altra

other [Sch 79]

altramente

otherwise

altre

other

alzar

raise

amanda

almond

amar

love

amaro

bitter

ambassador

ambassador

amblador

walker (contraption to assist walking.) kanat emlt lbnha ambyladw"r. She made a walker for her son. w$af dak: aTbae dlambyladw"r. And he observed the nature of the walker. [SLE 41a]

american

American [D5]

amigo

friend(ly) See also samisami

amirante

admiral

amirauté

admiralty

amor

love

amusar

entertain

Anabatista

Anabaptist [CT 29]

ance

also [Sch 71]

anchora

yet, now [Sch 78]

ancora

anchor

andar

go [Dict] [Sch 70, 72, 81, 85] [G] [TM]

andato

went [Sch 70]

aneb

jujube [Sch 71]

anima

soul

anno

year

antico

ancient

aparte

separately

aperatura

opening

aposto

on purpose [D6]

appoggiar

support

apprestar

make ready

aprir

open

aquesto

this [Sch 79]

aqui

here [Dict] [Sch 79, 85]

arab

Arab

aranjar

to arrange. ba$ yqdr ycHq yaranjar adewwa. So that Isaac can arrange the call. [SLE 151a]

aranji

orange

arbor

tree [EG]

ardir

dare

ardor

ardor

arenque (final vowel elided)

herring

aria

air. wm$ayw yaxdw laryya. And they went to take some air. [SLE 124a]

arma

arm

armamento

armaments

armar

arm

armata

army

armuriero

gunsmith

arsenal

arsenal

arsenico

arsenic

arte

art

article

article. awwal ar+kl. Hyn kan yjy endhm Dyf y$wfwh...wyqwlwlw wayn eadt bladna... First article. When a guest would come to them, they would look at him...and say to him that the custom of our city [is that guests should sleep on a procrustean bed!] [SLG 134]

artimon

mizzen

asi, assi

so [Sch 78]

aspettar

wait for

aspra

money

assalidor

assailant

assassinar

assassinate

assassino

assasin(ation)

assicurar

assure

asta

needle, brooch

attacca

attack

attaccar

attack

attention

attention

aurora

dawn

avalar

swallow

avanti

before; ahead; fast (of a watch)

avaro

miser(ly)

avido

avid

avisar

warn

avvicinar

move forward