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north

amaal

''

''

south

januub

''

ganuub

east

arq

''

ar'

west

arb

''

''
ittigaah

direction

ittijaah

''

left

yasaar

right

yamiin

''

behind

waraa'

wara

xalf
'uddaam

in front of
next to

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above

fooqa

''

foo'

below

taHt

''

''

far (from)

ba3iid 3an

''

''

near (to)

qariib min

''

'ariib/'urayyib min

opposite

between

beina

''

inside

daaxil

outside

xaarij

huna

''

hina

hunaaka

''

hinaak

xariiTa (pl.) xaraa'iT

''

xariiTa (pl.) xaraayiT

boSla

''

''

here
there
map

)(
( )

muqaabil

'uSaad
bein
guwwa
barra

xaariTa (pl.) xaariTaat

compass

distance

masaafa

''

''

area

misaaHa

''

''

width

3arD

''

''

height

irtifaa3

''

''

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length

Tuul

''

''

''

''

''

''

place; location

)(

makaan (pl.) amaakin

location, site

)(

mawqi3 (pl.) mawaaqi3

capital

suburb
the country

( )

)(

3aaSima (pl.) 3awaaSim

DaaHiya (pl.) DawaaHin

( )

DaHya (pl.) DawaaHi

ar-riif

''

''

village

)(

qarya (pl.) qura

''

''

district

)(

Hayy (pl.) aHyaa'

''

''

muHaafaZa

''

''

minTaqa (pl.) manaaTiq

''

minTa'a (pl.) manaaTi'

iqliim (pl.) aqaaliim

''

''

balad (fem.) (pl.) bilaad

''

''

waTan (pl.) awTaan

''

''

governorate

region, area

)(

region
country
homeland, nation

)(
)(
)(

North America

amriika a-amaaliyya

''

''

South America

amriika al-januubiyya

''

amriika ig-ganuubiyya

urubba

''

uruppa

Europe

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Africa
Asia
Australia
the United States

the United Kingdom

England
Austria
Venice

afriiqiya

''

afriqya

aasiya

''

asya

usturaaliya

''

usturalya

amriika

''

''

al-wilaayaat al-muttaHida

''

''

al-mamlaka al-muttaHida

''

''

inglitira

''

''

nimsa

''

''

al-bunduqiyya

''

''

Germany

almaaniya

''

almanya

Greece

yuunaan

''

yunaan

aS-Siin

''

''

China

Japan

yaabaan

''

yabaan

India

al-hind

''

''

a-arq al-awsaT

''

i-ar' il-awsaT

amaal afriiqiya

''

amaal afriqya

al-marib

''

''

the Middle East

North Africa
the Maghreb (North
Africa)

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the Mashriq (the

Middle East)

Egypt

Cairo

Alexandria
Hurghada
Sharm al-Sheikh
Luxor

al-mariq

''

il-mari'

miSr

''

maSr

al-qaahira

''

''

al-iskenderiyya

''

iskenderiyya

al-ardaqa

''

il-arda'a

arm a-eix

''

''

al-'uqSor

''

''

Aswan

aswaan

''

''

Sinai

siinaa'

''

siina

Upper Egypt

aS-Sa3iid

''

''

Sudan

as-suudaan (masc.)

''

''

al-xarTuum

''

''

al-mareb (masc.)

''

''

ar-rabaaT

''

''

ad-daar al-beiDaa'

''

''

faas

''

''

marraake

''

''

Khartoum
Morocco
Rabat
Casablanca
Fez
Marrakesh

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Algeria

al-jazaa'ir

''

ig-gazaa'ir

Algiers

al-jazaa'ir

''

ig-gazaa'ir

wahraan

''

''

Oran

Tunisia

tuunis

''

''

Tunis

tuunis

''

''

Libya

liibiyaa

''

''

Taraabulus

''

''

benaazi

''

''

bilaad a-aam

''

''

al-'urdunn (masc.)

''

''

Tripoli
Benghazi
the Levant

Jordan

Amman

3ammaan

''

''

Aqaba

al-3aqaba

''

''

filasTiin

''

filisTiin

al-quds

''

il-'uds

beitalaHm

''

''

ariiHa

''

''

Palestine
the West Bank

Gaza Strip

Jerusalem

Bethlehem
Jericho

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Hebron
Jaffa
the Negev
Israel
Lebanon

al-xaliil

''

''

yaafa

''

''

an-naqab

''

''

israa'iil

''

isra'iil

lubnaan (masc.)

''

libnaan

Beirut

beiruut

''

''

Syria

suuriya

''

surya

Damascus

dimaq

''

dima' | dimi'

al-3iraaq (masc.)

''

il-3iraa'

badaad

''

''

al-kuweit

''

''

madiinat al-kuweit

''

''

al-baHrein

''

''

al-manaama

''

''

Iraq
Baghdad
Kuwait
Kuwait City

Bahrain

Manama

Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Mecca

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(al-mamlaka al-3arabiyya) assa3uudiyya

''

(il-mamlaka il-3arabiyya) issu3uudiyya

ar-riyaaD

''

''

makka (l-mukarrama)

''

''

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Medina

Qatar

Doha

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

al-madiina l-munawwara

''

''

qaTar

''

''

ad-dooHa

''

''

al-imaaraat (al-3arabiyya almuttaHida)

''

il-imaraat (il-3arabiyya ilmuttaHida)

abu Zabi (masc.)

''

''

dubayy

''

''

Dubai

Oman

3umaan

''

''

Muscat

masqaT

''

''

Yemen

al-yaman (masc.)

''

''

Sana'a

San3aa'

''

San3a

* Note that countries and cities are usually feminine, except those specifically noted as masculine.

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