Ernest Clinton

The English phrase saviour is translated into Arabic as مخلص.

The English phrase ‘good news’ is translated into Arabic as أخبار سارة.

The English adjective “levantine” is translated into Arabic as شامي.

In Emirati Arabic, ‘tomorrow’ is باچر (bachir). باچر is what Emiratis say in daily conversation.

The Arabic word for warm is دَافِئ. The term is used as an adjective to describe something that has a temperature slightly higher than usual.

The Arabic word for the planet earth is الأرض. الأرض is used to refer specifically to the third planet of the Solar System.

The English word scissor is translated into Arabic as مقص. The term مقص is used to refer to the cutting instrument known as scissors.

The English term calculus is translated into Arabic as حِسْبَان.

To iron clothes in Arabic is كوى (kawā). كوى means to press clothes with an iron. It is the verb, as in she ironed the shirt.

In Arabic, the word for turmeric is كركم. The word refers to the spice turmeric.