Benjamin Warren

The English word seal (referring to the animal) is فقمة in Arabic. فقمة is used specifically to refer to the pinniped, the marine mammal.

The English word gloves is translated into Arabic as قفازات. قفازات refers to clothing worn on the hands to keep them warm or protect them.

Salaam in Arabic is سلام (salām), a word that means peace and is used as a greeting. On its own, سلام works as a greeting much like hello.

The Arabic word for raven is غراب.

The phrase ‘qubool hai’ refers to the Arabic expression قبلت, which is a formal declaration of acceptance used during an Islamic marriage contract.

The English phrase rags is translated into Arabic as خرق. The word خرق is used to refer to rags.

The English phrase ‘grandparents’ is translated into Arabic as أجداد. أجداد is used to refer to the parents of a person’s father or mother.

The Arabic phrase for “please forgive me” is سامحني.

In Gulf Arabic, the everyday ‘hello’ is مرحبا (marhaba).

In Arabic, the name for the month of March is مَارِس or آذَار. Both forms are used as nouns to name the third month of the Gregorian calendar.