A
- a
- to [Sch 78]
- 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
- robber
- ablar
- speak [Sch 71]
- abuba
- plague [Dict] [Sch 72]
- aca
- here [Sch 78]
- achetir
- purchase, acquire [Sch 86]
- acosi
- thus [Sch 78]
- 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. $afwhum yemlw afarys kbar meahwm. He saw that they were
doing much business with them. [SLE 126a] Plural of previous item. The s
is sounded.
- affamar
- starve
- affronta
- insult [CT 29]
- age di baston
- (name of official, presumably responsible for punishment) [Sch 80]
- agua
- water
- aguilla
- needle
- aia
- hey! [Sch 85]
- aigre
- bitter
- ajudar
- help
- ajudo
- help
- albeque
- bishop. albyk· lkbyr dyyalna. Our archbishop. [SLE 154a]
- albero
- tree
- allegro
- happy
- Algieri
- Algiers
- altessa
- height
- alto
- high
- altra
- other [Sch 79]
- altramente
- otherwise
- altre
- other
- alzar
- raise
- amanda
- almond
- amar
- love
- amaro
- bitter
- ambassador
- ambassador
- amblador
- walker (contraption to assist walking.) kanat emlt lbnha ambyladw"r. She
made a walker for her son. w$af dak: aTbae dlambyladw"r. And he observed the
nature of the walker. [SLE 41a]
- amigo
- friend(ly)
- 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]
- andato
- went [Sch 70]
- aneb
- jujube [Sch 71]
- anima
- soul
- anno
- year
- antico
- ancient
- aparte
- separately
- aperatura
- opening
- 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
- 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
- aspettar
- wait for
- aspra
- money
- assalidor
- assailant
- assassinar
- assassinate
- assassino
- assasin(ation)
- assi
- so [Sch 78]
- assicurar
- assure
- asta
- needle, brooch
- attacca
- attack
- attaccar
- attack
- attention
- attention
- aurora
- dawn
- avalar
- swallow
- avanti
- before
- avaro
- miser(ly)
- avvicinar
- move forward
- avido
- avid
- avisar
- warn
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