Advanced Modern Standard Arabic vocabulary: idioms, nuanced expressions, and words an upper-level learner meets. Front: the Arabic word, phrase, or idiom with romanization in parentheses. Back: English meaning.
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- محترف (muhtaraf)
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professional, expert, skilled person
- استجاب (istajaba)
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he answered, responded, complied with a request
- في صميم (fi samim)
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at the heart of, in the core of
- علة (illa)
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reason, cause, ailment, defect
- شاق (shaq)
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difficult, arduous, laborious
- رعشة (ra'sha)
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tremor, shaking, shiver
- طفح (tafah)
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it overflowed, spilled over, ran over
- كدح (kadah)
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toiled, labored hard, struggled
- ضاقت ذرعاً (daqat dhir'an)
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grew impatient, lost patience, reached limit of tolerance
- عبقرية (ubqariya)
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genius, brilliance, exceptional talent
- ألم (alam)
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pain, sorrow, anguish
- خاض (khada)
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waded, plunged, ventured into
- ندم (nadim)
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regretted, felt remorse
- حنين (hanin)
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longing, yearning, nostalgia
- ديمومة (diyuma)
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continuity, permanence, sustainability