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Answer: Al-bayda', Al-falah, Al-qafr
💡 "Al-bayda'," "al-falah" and "al-qafr" are names for a vast, empty desert, while "al-rawdah" is land with grass and flowers, and "al-ghadir" is water that collects from rain.
Answer: True ✔
💡 "Al-banan" means the fingertips, and a single one is "bananah"; people say "yusharu ilayhi bil-banan" (he is pointed at with the fingertips), meaning he is famous and well known.
Answer: Rose (bazagha)
💡 "Afala al-najm" means the star set (disappeared), and its opposite is "bazagha," meaning it rose and appeared. "Khaba," on the other hand, means its light dimmed.
Answer: Holding back (al-ihjam)
💡 "Al-iqdam" means going toward something boldly, and its opposite is "al-ihjam," meaning holding back and refraining out of fear or hesitation.
Answer: Fell continuously and heavily
💡 "Hatala al-matar" means the rain fell continuously in large drops, and from it comes the phrase "amtar hatilah" (pouring rain).
Answer: False ✖
💡 "Al-qurr" means intense cold, as in the phrase "yawm qarr," a cold day; intense heat has names such as al-qayz and al-hajir.
Answer: False ✖
💡 "Al-ghasaq" is the darkness at the beginning of the night, while the beginning of the day is called fajr (dawn) or bukur (early morning).
Answer: Tal' (blossom), then Balah (unripe dates), then Rutab (fresh ripe dates), then Tamr (dried dates)
💡 Date palm fruit first comes out as tal' (spathe/blossom), then becomes balah (green unripe dates), then softens and ripens into rutab (fresh ripe dates), then dries into tamr (dried dates).
Answer: Plenty and ease
💡 A "raghad" life is broad, good and pleasant, and "al-raghad" means plenty and ease in living.
Answer: Hard-up (mu'sir)
💡 "Maysur al-hal" means someone with plenty and money, and its opposite is "mu'sir," meaning a poor person whose living has become tight.
Answer: Babbling
💡 Babbling (khareer) is the sound of running water, while rustling (hafeef) is the sound of tree leaves moved by the wind, creaking (sareer) is the sound of a door or a pen, and croaking (naqeeq) is the sound of a frog.
Answer: Began
💡 "Shara'a fi al-amr" means he began it and started doing it.
Answer: Brisk trade (al-rawaj)
💡 "Al-kasad" means few sales and goods going unsold, and its opposite is "al-rawaj," meaning high demand and many sales. "Stagnation" (al-rukud) is close in meaning to recession.
Answer: Quenched (al-rayyan)
💡 "Al-zam'an" means thirsty, and its opposite is "al-rayyan," someone who has drunk until satisfied. "Al-sadi" also means thirsty.
Answer: Cooing
💡 Cooing (hadil) is the sound of doves, while neighing (sahil) is the sound of a horse, cawing (na'iq) is the sound of a crow, and howling ('uwa') is the sound of a wolf.
Answer: Discord (al-shiqaq)
💡 "Al-wi'am" means agreement and affection between people, and its opposite is "al-shiqaq," meaning disagreement and conflict. "Concord" (al-wifaq) means the same as harmony.
Answer: The negative (al-salb)
💡 "Al-ijab" means affirming and agreeing, and its opposite is "al-salb," meaning negation and refusal.
Answer: Moderation (al-iqtisad)
💡 "Al-israf" means going beyond the limit in spending, and its opposite is "al-iqtisad," meaning moderation and not wasting. "Wastefulness" is close in meaning to extravagance.
Answer: Light
💡 "Al-sana" (spelled with alif maqsurah) means light and brightness; people say "sana al-barq," meaning the light of the lightning.
Answer: Hardship (al-'usr)
💡 "Al-yusr" means ease, and its opposite is "al-'usr," meaning difficulty and hardship.
