Ernest Clinton

The Arabic word for smoke is دخان (duḵān). دخان names the smoke given off by fire.

The English word “board” can be translated into Arabic as لَوْحَة or خَشَبَة.

The English word cow is translated into Arabic as بقرة. The term refers to an adult female of the species Bos taurus.

The Arabic word for necklace is قلادة (qilāda).

In Arabic, “please wait” is translated as انتظر من فضلك.

The English phrase “pesto” is بِيسْتُو in Arabic. The term refers to the Italian sauce typically served with pasta.

The Arabic word for the academic award ‘degree’ is درجة.

The Arabic word for ‘right’ (of direction) is يمين. The word is used to denote the direction opposite of left, which is يسار.

Arabic is the name of the Arabic language, typically referred to as الْعَرَبِيَّة. To name the language, you use الْعَرَبِيَّة or اللُّغَة الْعَرَبِيَّة.

The English phrase ‘good morning’ is translated into Arabic as صَبَاح الْخَيْر. This phrase is used when seeing someone for the first time in the morning.