4000 FCE Vocabulary List

n. مضرب a device consisting of an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings and a handle

n. رادار measuring instrument to detect distant objects by microwave

a. مشع brilliant; obviously very happy, or very beautiful

a. جذرية drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic

n. الزلازل a right line drawn or extending from the center of a circle to the periphery

n. الطوافة a flat float made of logs or planks;  a large number or amount or extent

a. خشنة torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline

n. موسيقى الزنوج music with a syncopated melody; musical form, predating jazz

v. السكك الحديدية scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language

n. قوس قزح arc of colored light in the sky caused by the refraction of the sun's rays by rain

n. تجمع gathering, especially one intended to inspire enthusiasm for a cause; reassembling, of troops

n. مزرعة farm consisting of a large tract of land

n. عجال one who owns or operates a ranch or farm

n. تربية farming for the raising of livestock

n. رنج limits within which something can be effective; a variety of different things or activities

v. الدرجة hold a particular position in a social hierarchy; form or stand in a row or rows

n. الدرجة relative position in society; official position or grad; row, line, series, or range

a. الجشع excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering

n. نشوة state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal

a. نادرة scarce; infrequently occurring; uncommon