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I.D. 1121,. ,';';;_;_ ,^ ;• _ VOCABULARIES ENGLISH ARABIC PERSIAN TURKISH ARMENIAN KURDISH SYRIAC the Compiled hy Geographical Section of the Naval Intelligence Division, Naval Staff, Admiralty LONDON t PUBLISHED BY HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE. To be purchased through any Bookseller or directly from H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE at the following addresses : Imperial House, KingsWat, London, W.C. 2, and 28 Abingdon Street, London, S. W. 1 ; 37 Peter Street, Manchester ; 1 St. Andrew's Crescent, Cardiff; 23 Forth Street, EoiNBtTRGH ; or from E. PONSONBY, Ltd., 116 Grafton Street, Dublin. 1920 Price Ss. 6d. net Printed under the authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office By Frederick Hall at the University Ptess, Oxfords VOCABULARIES ARABIC, PERSIAN, TURKISH, ARMENIAN, KURDISH, SYRIAC 493774 • • • •! Note on Pronunciation Consonants. ' = a slight stop, as in the middle of the compound word sea-eagle * = a sound formed deep in the throat to be learnt by oral example dh like tJi in this gh a guttural r h a strong aspirate kh like ch in loch q a guttural, or emphatic, 7c r to be distinctly trilled s emphatic s t emphatic t th as in thing ch as in chat z emphatic ^ zh like the s in pleasure Other consonants pronounced as in English. Vowels. a pronounced NOTES ON PKONUl^CJLATION 297 o pronounced as u in fun u as in pull u as 00 in pool u as w in Frencli tu Biphthomfs. ai pronounced as i in mind au (aw) as ou in out oi as oi in oii 298 GLdSSABIES OF WORDS 'EhgUsh. AfaUnc: Persian. Turkish, able, to be qadar, yaqdir tawanistan bilmek I can aqdir mi-tawanam bilirim, qadir about (ap- nahu (of num- taqriban, ashaghi-yuqari proximately) bers), taqriban kam-wa-pish about (around) hawl piraman-e etrafinda. etrafda (concerning) min jehet dar khusus-e da'ir above GLOSSARIES OF WORDS 2WI English. 300; QLOSS'ARIES OF WORDS English. GLOSSARIES OF WORDS 301 English. Armenian. Kurdish. Syriac. Administra- varchoutiim siasa, idara hiiqraa tion admiral dzovagal sare bahre resha d-yama Admiralty Dzovayin na- khararoutiun adrift herratsial, sar ave choin teple resh maya alevar advance (of gankhav-tram- garz kirin, qa khishbuna money) dal bdain da advanced arrachakount peshe 'askare qamaydtha guard d-'askar aeroplane otabarig taiyara taiyarah afloat aledzoup, sar ave resh maya dzpoun aft hedguys navi pe gamiya kharaya d-gamiya after hedo pashe bathar afternoon hedinq, irig- pashe nivro bathar palga natem d-yauma again noren jarak di; disa midre age (of persons)dariq umr, smn shine agent kordzagal wakil vakil ahead arrcheven peshin qamaya alive gentani, vo- sakha be-khaye ghch all amen, polor hamma kull allowed, to be tuyladrvil izin haya kbare ally tashnagits, haval khaura zinagits almost krete taqriban taqriban alone minag btene be-1-hodhe alongside unt yergay- nezike b-qorba noutiamp :m GLOSSARIES OF WORDS English. English. already 304 GLOSSARIES OF WORDS English. Arabic. Persian. Turkish, April Nisan Nisan Nisan Arab 'Arabi {pL 'ArabI, Tazi 'Arab 'Arab) Arabia Bilad el-' Arab 'Arabistan 'Arabistan kitf dhra' bazu arm (w.) , (upper) ; qol sa'id (lower) armed musallah musallah silahli • armour dira' zireh zir^ arms(weapons) aslihah asliheh silah army jesh {pi. ]u- lasbkar ordu, 'asker yush) army corps firqah {pi. urdu qol ordu firaq) around hawL atraf-e etrafda arrange retteb, yuret- tartib dadan, qararlashdir- tib deb or ara- maq, tertib Stan, ara etmek arrest 'ala habs {v.) qabadh ; tauqif kardan, tutmaq, waggaf, yu- kun etmek waggif arrive wasal, yosal rasidan, ras varmaq, gel- mek arsenal tereskhanah qur-khana topkhane, tersane artillery madafi' (can- tup-khaneh toplar non), tobchia (gunners) ashes ramad khakistar kul ashore 'ala'1-barr, bar zamin qaraya, qarada bil-ga' ask se'el, yes'al pursidan,purs sormaq I ask ana es'al mi-pursam sorarim thou askest inta tes'al mi-pursi sorarsin he asks hua yes'al mi-pursad sorar we ask ihna nes'al mi-pursim sorariz you ask intu tes'alun mi-pursid sorarsiniz GLOSSARIES OF WORDS 305 English. April Arab 306 GLOSSARIES OF WORDS English. Arabic. Persian. Turkish. they ask hum yes'alun mi-pursand sorarlar I shall ask ana es'al khaham sorajaghm pursid I asked se'elt pursidam sordum asleep nayim khab uyumush, uy- quda ass hamar {fl. khar, ulagh eshek, merkeb hamir) astern li-wara 'aqab, dar pai arqasina, ar- dinda at 'ala, bi, fi nazd, dar -a, -da {suffix) at least aqallan aqallan olmazsa at most el-akther, el- muntahash en nihayet, aghlab olsa olsa at once hessa, hala, fauran birden bire bis-sa'ah attack {n.) hujum hujum hujum attack {v.) hejem 'ala, liujiim kardan, hujum etmek _yihjam'ala kun August Ab Ab, Murdad Aghostos Austria Nimsa Namseh Nemse Austrian Nimsawi Namsawi Avstriali, Nem- seli authority hukm iqtidar hukm autumn kharif khizan son bahar avenge intaqam, yan- intiqam kashi- intiqam etmek taqim or dan, kash akhadh eth- thar, ya'kh- udh eth-thar average [n.) mu*addal bar-avard-e orta, avarya mutavassit aviator t^yyar hava-paima tayareji awake {adj.) yaqdhan, bidar uyaniq ga'id, hasis axe fa's {fl. fu'us) tabar balta GLOSSARIES OF WORDS 307 English. Armenian. Kurdish. Syriac. they ask anonqg'harts- awan pesiar kimbaqri nen kerin I shall ask yes bidi harts- aze pesiar kim bedmbaqren nem I asked yes hartsri ma pesiar ker mbuqeri asleep qouni mecli, khafti dmikha qnatsogh ass esh, avanag kar hmara astern i hedoust navi, la pashe b-kharayiitha navi yedeven at termina- bi- {notinusesepa-' e{as rately) Hon) at least keth, arr nvazn bkemahie b-qalilutha at most arr arravel bgalakiye b-kabirutha at halan alba'al on'ce^ isguyn halan, attack {n.) hartzagoumn palamard hujum attack [v.) hartsagil hujumker hjimle August Okostos Tabbakh Tabbakh Austria Avstria Namsa Namsa Austrian Avstriatsi Namsi Namsaya authority ishkhanoutiun, paya, jah, maruta, huqma arzhanabad- qadr voutiun autumn Ashoun pahiz cherl avenge tol §tandin shqille tol average (n.) aviator awake (adj.) 308 GLOSSARIES OF WORDS English. GLOSSARIES OF WORDS 309 English. 310 GLOSSARIES OF WORDS English. GLOSSARIES OF WORDS 311 English. 312 GLOSSARIES OF WORDS English. GLOSSARIES OF WORDS 313 English. Armenian. Kurdish. Syriac. before (place) arracli, arrchev labar qam begin usgsel dastpekir mdushinne, msbare behind edev pasli, lapisht bkharayutha believe havadal bawar kir mhiimenne bell zankag cliang, jinjil zJga below tsadz, nerqev bin iltekh, kbo- tbed bench (sofa) nsdaran kursi direzh, takhta paka bend (v.) theqel, dzrrel chamin tiple berth beside 314 GLOSSARIES OF WORDS English. GLOSSARIES OF WORDS 315 English. Armenian. Kurdish. Syriac. bird trrchoun t^irek, baldar taira bit (of horse) santz lijam, hafsar legbema bit (piece) badarr, pegor pechak, parcha parclia bitter tarrn, leghi tahl, tal marira bitumen goubr zift, qir khimar black sev rash koma blacksmith tarpin, yer- asengar, hadad haddada, gatakordz damurchi blame {v.) barsavel razil kir mruzelle la'im blanket vermag lahef, jajim khlepa bleed (intrans.) ariunel khun da mujrele dimma blind guyr kor simya, kora blockade (n.) basharoumn hisar muhasarah blood armn khun dimma blow (v.) harvadzel, werzln mkhele paukha zarnel blow (n.) harvadz, zarg sil blue gabuyd shin, kau milana, zarqa blunt koulj pout kop kopa boat navag gami, belem gamiyah bodv marmin lash paghra body (mass of khoump. jama' at jama' at people) zhoghov boil {trans.) yerratsnel kalandi murthekhle (water) ; khashel (egg) boil {intrans.) yerral kul bi rthekhle 316 GLOSSARIES OF WORDS 317 English. Armenian. Kurdish. Syriac. boiled rice khasbadz pirinjekalandi,rizza mbushla printz, plaf pilau boiler san, gatsa qazan destitha bomb {n.) rroump,kndag qiimbara qumbara bombard rrmpagodzel la-top dadin dari top bond (legal) mourhag, ar- band/alaqa iltlzam zhetought bone vosgor hasti, isqan garma book kirq ktaib, daftar kthawa boot goshig jazma, kaosh potine, jazma boot-lace goshigi thel rise kundarah gdhadha d-qundare both (you) yergouqt al har-duan, har- terwe duka bottle shish shush shusha bottom liadag bin shitta bow (of sbip) arrachagoghm peshine qamayiitha navi gamiye d-markwa bowels aghiq millak, rikhlu millake box doup, sndoug sanduq sandiiqa boy manch kurr brona, yala brackish aghi nakhwash maliikha bran tep savis, sar-bez- hing brave qaj, gdrij dildar, juwa- mar jiir'itta mer brazier gragaran manqal, pall manqal, giimre bread hats nan likhma breadth laynoutiun pani, pahnT petiiitha break godrel shikast, shi- twere kian 318 GLOSSARIES OF WORDS English. Arabic. Persian. Turkish. breakfast futur, chai es- chai-i-§ubh , qahvalti subh breech (of gun) madhkhar et- teh top quyrughu, tufkeh top qichi breeze hawa nasim, bad riizgyar, yel bribe {n.) rashwah, rishva rishvet, bakh- bakhshlsh shish brick (burnt) tabuqah ajur tula brick (un- burnt) bridge bridge (of ship) GLOSSARIES OF WORDS 319 English. 320 GLOSSARIES OF WORDS English. GLOSSARIES OF WORDS 32 1 English, bugle build 322 GLOSSARIES OF WORDS English. GLOSSARIES OF WORDS 323 English. 324 GLOSSARIES OF WORDS English. Arabic. Persian. Turkish. raft canter {v.) hadhab. yab- yurgheh an, rahvan gitmek dhib rau canvas jimfas kirbas yelken bezi, yelken kulah f kasket cap tarbush ; kap es, ; (European) shapqa (Euro- pean) capable muqtedir qabil qadir, muk- tedir cape (promon- ra's ra's . burun tory) capstan dulab el-habl charkh-i- bojprghat, langar iirgat captain (of qabtan or ra'is na-khuda, re'is, gemi ship) el-markab ra'is suwarisi, qapudan (of native nokhadlia craft) captain yiizbasbi yuzbashi yuzbashi (military) esir captive asir {pi. usara) asir capture (men) esser, yu'essir asir giriftan, esiralmaq gir capture qabadh 'ala, giriftan, gir feth etmek (place) yaqbidh 'ala capture (seize, mesek, yimsak giriftan tutmaq V,) caravan karwan karawan, kyarvan qafileh care (you take dir balak multafit bash, diqqat et, saqin care !) or hazar kun careful mutaqayyid ba-hazar diqqatli, gyuzu achiq cargo himl haml hamule, yiik carpenter najjar najjar doghramaji, marangos hali carpet ziilia, bisat qali, farsh kilim, carry hamal, yahmil haml kardan, tashimaq, go- or shal, yashil kun or naql tiirmek, naql kardan, kun etmek cart 'arabah arabeh *araba, yiik *araba-si GLOSSARIES OF WORDS 325 English.