The Human Physique and Describing Folks

physique jism^un (ʔajsām^un) جِسْمٌ (أَجْسامٌ) head raʔs^un [m. or f.] (ruʔūs^un) رَأْسٌ (رُؤوسٌ) mind, thoughts 3aql^un (3uqūl^un) عَقْلٌ (عُقولٌ) cranium jumjuma^tun (jamājim^u) جُمْجُمَةٌ (جَماجِمُ) face wajh^un (wujūh^un) وَجْهٌ (وُجوهٌ) He has a spherical face. ladayhⁱ wajh^un mustadīr^un. لَدَيْهِ وَجْهٌ مُسْتَديرٌ. She has an rectangular face. ladayhā wajh^un mustaʈīl^un. لَدَيْها وَجْهٌ مُسْتَطيلٌ. I’ve a sq. face. ladayy^a wajh^un murabba3^un. لَدَيَّ وَجْهٌ مُرَبَّعٌ. You’ve gotten an oval face. ladayk^a wajh^un bayɖāwiyy^un. لَدَيْكَ وَجْهٌ بَيْضاوِيٌّ. to scrub one’s face ɣasala ^[1s2] wajhah^u غَسَلَ وَجْهَهُ brow jabha^tun (jibāh^un) جَبْهَةٌ (جِباهٌ) He has an enormous brow. ladayhⁱ jabha^tun kabīra^tun. لَدَيْهِ جَبْهَةٌ كَبيرَةٌ. forehead; eyebrow ɧājib^un (ɧawājib^u) حاجِبٌ (حَواجِبُ) to frown, knit one’s forehead, scowl 3abasa ^[1s2] عَبَسَ to frown, knit one’s forehead, scowl qaʈʈaba ^[2s] ɧājibayhⁱ قَطَّبَ حاجِبَيْهِ cheek xadd^un (xudūd^un) خَدٌّ (خُدودٌ) chin đaqn^un (đuqūn^un) ذَقْنٌ (ذُقونٌ) jaw fakk^un (fukūk^un) فَكٌّ (فُكوكٌ) eye 3ayn^un [f.] (3uyūn^un) عَيْنٌ (عُيونٌ) My eyes itch. 3aynāy^a taɧukkānī. عَيْنايَ تَحُكّاني. blue eyes 3aynānⁱ zarqāwatānⁱ عَيْنانِ زَرْقاوَتانِ inexperienced eyes 3aynānⁱ xaɖrāwatānⁱ عَيْنانِ خَضْراوَتانِ brown eyes 3aynānⁱ bunniyatānⁱ عَيْنانِ بُنِّيَتانِ She has lovely brown eyes. ladayhā 3aynānⁱ bunniyatānⁱ jamīlatānⁱ. لَدَيْها عَيْنانِ بُنِّيَتانِ جَميلَتانِ. What coloration are his eyes? mā huwa garden^u 3aynayhⁱ? ما هُوَ لَوْنُ عَيْنَيْهِ؟ His eyes are inexperienced. 3aynāh^u xaɖrāwatānⁱ. عَيْناهُ خَضْراوَتانِ. eyelid jifn^un (jufūn^un) جِفْنٌ (جُفونٌ) eyelash rimš^un (rumūš^un) رِمْشٌ (رُموشٌ) She has lengthy eyelashes. ladayhā rumūš^un ʈawīla^tun. لَدَيْها رُموشٌ طَويلَةٌ. to have thick eyelashes ladayhⁱ rumūš^un kaŧīfa^tun لَدَيْهِ رُموشٌ كَثيفَةٌ sclera, the white of 1’s eyes aʂʂulba^tu الصُّلْبَةُ sclera, the white of 1’s eyes bayāɖ^u -l3aynⁱ بَياضُ العَيْنِ iris qazaɧiyya^tun قَزَحِيَّةٌ pupil buʔbuʔ^un بُؤْبُؤٌ to blink ramaša ^[1s2] رَمَشَ to wink ɣamaza ^[1s2] غَمَزَ to shut one’s eyes ʔaɣlaqa ^[4s] 3aynayhⁱ أَغْلَقَ عَيْنَيْهِ to open one’s eyes fataɧa ^[1s1] 3aynayhⁱ فَتَحَ عَيْنَيْهِ to have darkish circles underneath one’s eyes ladayhⁱ hālāt^un sawdāʔ^u taɧt^a 3aynayhⁱ لَدَيْهِ هالاتٌ سَوْداءُ تَحْتَ عَيْنَيْهِ cross-eyed ʔaɧwal^u, ɧawlāʔ‎^u (ɧūl^un) أَحْوَلُ، حَوْلاء‎ُ (حولٌ) blind ʔa3mā, 3amyāʔ^u (3umy^un‎‎, 3umyān^un) أَعْمى، عَمْياءُ (عُمْيٌ‎‎، عُمْيانٌ) to see raʔā ^[1d1(b)] رَأى to see šāhada ^[3s] شاهَدَ I can’t see the clock from right here. lā ʔastaʈī3^u ruʔya^ta -ssā3a^ti min hunā. لا أَسْتَطيعُ رُؤْيَةَ السّاعَةِ مِنْ هُنا. eyesight, imaginative and prescient naʐar^un نَظَرٌ eyesight, imaginative and prescient baʂar^un بَصَرٌ I’ve good eyesight. naʐarī mumtāz^un. نَظَري مُمْتازٌ. to put on glasses irtadā naʐʐārātⁱⁿ اِرْتَدى نَظّاراتٍ I believe you want glasses. ʔa3taqid^u ʔannak^a bi-ɧāja^tin ʔilā naʐʐārātⁱⁿ. أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّكَ بِحاجَةٍ إِلى نَظّاراتٍ. to cry bakā ^[1d2] بَكى a tear dam3a^tun (dumū3^un) دَمْعَةٌ (دُموعٌ) Why are your eyes crimson? Have you ever been crying? li-māđā 3aynāk^a ɧamrāwatānⁱ? hal kunt^a tabkī? لِماذا عَيْناكَ حَمْراوَتانِ؟ هَلْ كُنْتَ تَبْكي؟ nostril ʔanf^un (ʔunūf^un) أَنْفٌ (أُنوفٌ) nostril fatɧa^tu -lʔanfⁱ فَتْحَةُ الأَنْفِ large/pronounced nostril ʔanf^un kabīr^un أَنْفٌ كَبيرٌ petite nostril ʔanf^un ʂaɣīr^un أَنْفٌ صَغيرٌ straight/sharp/pointy nostril ʔanf^un mustaqīm^un أَنْفٌ مُسْتَقيمٌ hook/crooked nostril ʔanf^un multawī أَنْفٌ مُلْتَوي to sneeze 3aʈasa ^[1s3] عَطَسَ snot muxāʈ^un مُخاطٌ to have a runny nostril ladayhⁱ sayalān^un bi-lʔanfⁱ لَدَيْهِ سَيَلانٌ بِالأَنْفِ to have a runny nostril mazkūm^un مَزْكومٌ to have a runny nostril muʂāb^un bi-zzukāmⁱ مُصابٌ بِالزُّكامِ to blow one’s nostril naʐʐafa ^[2s] ʔanfah^u نَظَّفَ أَنْفَهُ to choose one’s nostril 3abiŧa ^[1s4] bi-ʔanfihⁱ عَبِثَ بِأَنْفِهِ to scent šamma ^[1g3] شَمَّ sense of scent ɧāssa^tu šammⁱⁿ حاسَّةُ شَمٍّ I don’t have an excellent sense of scent. lays^a ladayy^a ɧāssa^tu šammⁱⁿ jayyida^tin jidd^an. لَيْسَ لَدَيَّ حاسَّةُ شَمٍّ جَيِّدَةٍ جِدًّا. I believe I scent smoke. ʔa3taqid^u ʔannanī ʔašumm^u rāʔiɧa^ta duxānⁱⁿ. أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّني أَشُمُّ رائِحَةَ دُخانٍ. ear ʔuđun^un [f.] (ʔāđān^un) أُذُنٌ (آذانٌ) earlobe šaɧma^tu -lʔuđunⁱ شَحْمَةُ الأُذُنِ to cup one’s ear (put one’s hand as much as one’s ear to listen to higher) waɖa3a ^[1a1] yadah^u warāʔa ʔuđunihⁱ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ وَراءَ أُذُنِهِ to listen to sami3a ^[1s4] سَمِعَ Do you hear that noise? hal tasma3^u hađā -ɖɖajījⁱ? هَلْ تَسْمَعُ هَذا الضَّجيجِ؟ to have ringing in a single’s ear sami3a ^[1s4] ʈanīn^an fī ʔuđunihⁱ سَمِعَ طَنينًا في أُذُنِهِ to be arduous of listening to sama3uh^u ɖa3īf^un سَمَعُهُ ضَعيفٌ deaf ʔaʂamm^u, ʂammāʔ^u (ʂumm^un) أَصَمُّ، صَمّاءُ (صُمٌّ) deaf ʔaʈraš^u, ʈaršāʔ^u (ʈurš^un) أَطْرَشُ، طَرْشاءُ (طُرْشٌ) to put on a listening to help irtadā sammā3ātⁱⁿ اِرْتَدى سَمّاعاتٍ to put on a listening to help irtadā musā3adātⁱ -ssam3ⁱ اِرْتَدى مُساعَداتِ السَّمْعِ to have pierced ears ʔuđunāh^u maŧqūbatānⁱ أُذُناهُ مَثْقوبَتانِ ear wax šam3^u -lʔuđunⁱ شَمْعُ الأُذُنِ mouth fam^un (ʔafwāh^un) فَمٌ (أَفْواهٌ) to smile ibtasama ^[8s] اِبْتَسَمَ to open one’s mouth fataɧa ^[1s1] famah^u فَتَحَ فَمَهُ to shut one’s mouth ʔaɣlaqa ^[4s] famah^u أَغْلَقَ فَمَهُ tongue lisān^un (ʔalsina^tun) لِسانٌ (أَلْسِنَةٌ) to style tađawwaqa ^[5s] تَذَوَّقَ Are you able to style the mint on this dessert? hal yumkinuk^a tađawwuq^u -nna3nā3ⁱ fī hađihⁱ -lɧalwā? هَلْ يُمْكِنُكَ تَذَوُّقُ النَّعْناعِ في هَذِهِ الحَلْوى؟ lip šafa^tun (šifāh^un) شَفَةٌ (شِفاهٌ) higher lip šafa^tun 3ulyā شَفَةٌ عُلْيا decrease lip šafa^tun suflā شَفَةٌ سُفْلى to have skinny lips šafatāh^u raqīqatānⁱ شَفَتاهُ رَقيقَتانِ full lips šafatāh^u mumtaliʔatānⁱ شَفَتاهُ مُمْتَلِئَتانِ chapped (dry) lips šifāh^un mašqūqa^tun شِفاهٌ مَشْقوقَةٌ chapped (dry) lips šifāh^un jāffa^tun شِفاهٌ جافَّةٌ tooth sinn^u [f.] (ʔasnān^un) سِنُّ (أَسْنانٌ) gums liŧŧa^tun لِثَّةٌ to brush one’s enamel naʐʐafa ^[2s] ʔasnānah^u نَظَّفَ أَسْنانَهُ to floss one’s enamel naʐʐafa ^[2s] ʔasnānah^u bi-lxayʈⁱ نَظَّفَ أَسْنانَهُ بِالخَيْطِ entrance enamel ʔasnān^un ʔamāmiyya^tun أَسْنانٌ أَمامِيَّةٌ to chunk 3aɖɖa ^[1g1] عَضَّ molar ɖirs^un (ɖurūs^un) ضِرْسٌ (ضُروسٌ) to chew maɖaɣa ^[1s1] مَضَغَ to spit baʂaqa ^[1s3] بَصَقَ spit, spittle buʂāq^un بُصاقٌ saliva lu3āb^un لُعابٌ saliva rīq^un ريقٌ to yawn taŧāʔaba ^[6s(b)] تَثاءَبَ to cough sa3ala ^[1s3] سَعَلَ to burp, belch tajaššaʔa ^[5s(c)] تَجَشَّأَ to have dangerous breath rāʔiɧa^tu famihⁱ karīha^tun رائِحَةُ فَمِهِ كَريهَةٌ tonsils lawzatānⁱ لَوْزَتانِ neck 3unuq^un (ʔa3nāq^un) عُنُقٌ (أَعْناقٌ) neck raqaba^tun (riqāb^un) رَقَبَةٌ (رِقابٌ) nape of the neck muʔaxxira^tu -l3unuqⁱ مُؤَخِّرَةُ العُنُقِ nape of the neck muʔaxxira^tu -rraqaba^ti مُؤَخِّرَةُ الرَّقَبَةِ throat ɧalq^un (ɧulūq^un) حَلْقٌ (حُلوقٌ) larynx ɧanjara^tun (ɧanājir^u) حَنْجَرَةٌ (حَناجِرُ) to breathe tanaffasa ^[5s] تَنَفَّسَ to take a deep breath ʔaxađa ^[1s3a] nafas^an 3amīq^an أَخَذَ نَفَسًا عَميقًا breath nafas^un (ʔanfās^un) نَفَسٌ (أَنْفاسٌ) to swallow ibtala3a ^[8s] اِبْتَلَعَ to choke on ixtanaqa bi- اِخْتَنَقَ بِـ He began choking on a chunk of meals. ixtanaqa bi-qiʈ3a^ti ʈa3āmⁱⁿ. اِخْتَنَقَ بِقِطْعَةِ طَعامٍ. hair ša3r^un شَعْرٌ darkish brown hair ša3r^un bunniyy^un dākin^un شَعْرٌ بُنِّيٌّ داكِنٌ gentle brown hair ša3r^un bunniyy^un fātiɧ^un شَعْرٌ بُنِّيٌّ فاتِحٌ blond hair ša3r^un ʔašqar^u شَعْرٌ أَشْقَرُ She’s blond. hiya šaqrāʔ^u. هِيَ شَقْراءُ. black hair ša3r^un ʔaswad^u شَعْرٌ أَسْوَدُ crimson hair ša3r^un ʔaɧmar^u شَعْرٌ أَحْمَرُ grey hair ša3r^un ramādiyy^un شَعْرٌ رَمادِيٌّ grey hair ša3r^un ʔašyab^u شَعْرٌ أَشْيَبُ white hair ša3r^un ʔabyaɖ^u شَعْرٌ أَبْيَضُ to dye one’s hair ʂabaɣa ^[1s3] ša3rah^u صَبَغَ شَعْرَهُ She dyes her hair blond. hiya taʂbuɣ^u ša3rahā bi-llawnⁱ -lʔašqarⁱ. هِيَ تَصْبُغُ شَعْرَها بِاللَّوْنِ الأَشْقَرِ. She’s a pure blond. ʔinnahā šaqrāʔ^u bi-lfiʈra^ti. إِنَّها شَقْراءُ بِالفِطْرَةِ. lengthy hair ša3r^un ʈawīl^un شَعْرٌ طَويلٌ brief hair ša3r^un qaʂīr^un شَعْرٌ قَصيرٌ shoulder-length hair ša3r^un bi-ʈūlⁱ -lkatifⁱ شَعْرٌ بِطولِ الكَتِفِ straight hair ša3r^un mustaqīm^un شَعْرٌ مُسْتَقيمٌ straight hair ša3r^un 3ādiyy^un شَعْرٌ عادِيٌّ curly hair ša3r^un muja33ad^un شَعْرٌ مُجَعَّدٌ wavy hair ša3r^un mumawwaj^un شَعْرٌ مُمَوَّجٌ She has lengthy, lovely straight brown hair. ša3ruhā bunniyy^un ʈawīl^un wa-mustaqīm^un wa-jamīl^un. شَعْرُها بُنِّيٌّ طَويلٌ وَمُسْتَقيمٌ وَجَميلٌ. to comb/brush one’s hair mašaʈa ^[1s3] ša3rah^u مَشَطَ شَعْرَهُ to get a haircut qaʂʂa ^[1g3] ša3rah^u قَصَّ شَعْرَهُ to get a haircut ɧalaqa ^[1s2] ša3rah^u حَلَقَ شَعْرَهُ bald ʔaʂla3^u, ʂal3āʔ^u (ʂul3^un‎‎) أَصْلَعُ، صَلْعاءُ (صُلْعٌ‎‎) to go bald ʔaʂbaɧa ^[4s] ʔaʂla3^an أَصْبَحَ أَصْلَعًا sideburns sawālif^u سَوالِفُ pony-tail đayl^u ɧiʂānⁱⁿ ذَيْلُ حِصانٍ braids ɖafāʔir^u ضَفائِرُ She wears her hair in braids. hiya tuʂaffif^u ša3rahā 3alā šaklⁱ ɖafāʔir^a. هِيَ تُصَفِّفُ شَعْرَها عَلى شَكْلِ ضَفائِرَ. bun ka3ka^tun كَعْكَةٌ She normally wears her hair in a bun. 3ādatan mā tuʂaffif^u ša3rahā 3alā šaklⁱ ka3ka^tin. عادَةً ما تُصَفِّفُ شَعْرَها عَلى شَكْلِ كَعْكَةٍ. bangs ɣurra^tun غُرَّةٌ You look good with bangs. tabdīn^a jamīla^tan bi-lɣurra^ti. تَبْدينَ جَميلَةً بِالغُرَّةِ. wig, toupee ša3r^un musta3ār^un شَعْرٌ مُسْتَعارٌ wig, toupee bārūka^tun (bawārīk^u) باروكَةٌ (بَواريكُ) You may inform he wears a toupee. yumkinuk^a -lqawl^u bi-ʔannah^u yartadī ša3r^an musta3ār^an. يُمْكِنُكَ القَوْلُ بِأَنَّهُ يَرْتَدي شَعْرًا مُسْتَعارًا. beard liɧya^tun (liɧaⁿ) لِحْيَةٌ (لِحًى) mustache šārib^un (šawārib^u) شارِبٌ (شَوارِبُ) He has a beard and mustache. ladayhⁱ liɧya^tun wa-šārib^u. لَدَيْهِ لِحْيَةٌ وَشارِبُ. goatee 3uŧnūn^un عُثْنونٌ goatee liɧya^tun ʂaɣīra^tun لِحْيَةٌ صَغيرَةٌ to trim one’s beard qaʂʂa ^[1g3] liɧyatah^u قَصَّ لِحْيَتَهُ to shave ɧalaqa ^[1s2] حَلَقَ I shave each morning. ʔana ʔaɧliq^u kull^a ʂabāɧⁱⁿ. أَنا أَحْلِقُ كُلَّ صَباحٍ. clean-shaven ɧalīq^u -lđaqnⁱ حَليقُ الذَقْنِ stubble liɧya^tun xafīfa^tun لِحْيَةٌ خَفيفَةٌ pores and skin jild^un جِلْدٌ pores and skin bašra^tun بَشْرَةٌ pimple, blemish baŧra^ta (buŧūr^un) بَثْرَةَ (بُثورٌ) pimple, blemish ɧabba^tun (ɧubūb^un) حَبَّةٌ (حُبوبٌ) I’ve an enormous pimple on my chin! ladayy^a baŧra^tun kabīra^tun 3alā đaqanī! لَدَيَّ بَثْرَةٌ كَبيرَةٌ عَلى ذَقَني! pimples ɧabb^u -ššabābⁱ حَبُّ الشَّبابِ As a young person, he had lots of pimples. kān^a ladayhⁱ -lkaŧīr^u min ɧabbⁱ -ššabābⁱ fī fatra^ti murāhaqatihⁱ. كانَ لَدَيْهِ الكَثيرُ مِنْ حَبِّ الشَّبابِ في فَتْرَةِ مُراهَقَتِهِ. to have dangerous pores and skin bašratuh^u sayyiʔa^tun بَشْرَتُهُ سَيِّئَةٌ to have an excellent complexion bašratuh^u ʂāfiya^tun بَشْرَتُهُ صافِيَةٌ fair-skinned bašratuh^u fātiɧa^tun بَشْرَتُهُ فاتِحَةٌ fair-skinned bašratuh^u šāɧiba^tun بَشْرَتُهُ شاحِبَةٌ dark-skinned bašratuh^u dākina^tun بَشْرَتُهُ داكِنَةٌ to have an olive complexion bašratuh^u zaytūniyya^tun بَشْرَتُهُ زَيْتونِيَّةٌ to have dry pores and skin bašratuh^u jāffa^tun بَشْرَتُهُ جافَّةٌ to placed on lotion waɖa3a ^[1a1] ɣasūl^an وَضَعَ غَسولًا to placed on sunscreen waɖa3a ^[1a1] wāqī šamsⁱⁿ وَضَعَ واقي شَمْسٍ freckles namaš^un نَمَشٌ She has lots of freckles. ladayhā -lkaŧīr^u min^a -nnamašⁱ. لَدَيْها الكَثيرُ مِنَ النَّمَشِ. mole, birthmark waɧma^tun وَحْمَةٌ mole, birthmark šāma^tun شامَةٌ wrinkles tajā3īd^u تَجاعيدُ You get wrinkles as you become older. tataja33ad^u bašratuk^a kullamā kaburt^a fī -ssinnⁱ. تَتَجَعَّدُ بَشْرَتُكَ كُلَّما كَبُرْتَ في السِّنِّ. scar nadba^tun نَدْبَةٌ tattoo wašm^un (wušūm^un) وَشْمٌ (وُشومٌ) He has a tattoo on his left arm. ladayhⁱ wašm^un 3alā đirā3ihⁱ -lyusrā. لَدَيْهِ وَشْمٌ عَلى ذِراعِهِ اليُسْرى. Do you may have any tattoos? hal ladayk^a ʔayy^u wušūmⁱⁿ? هَلْ لَدَيْكَ أَيُّ وُشومٍ؟ arm đirā3^un [f.] (ʔađru3^un) ذِراعٌ (أَذْرُعٌ) elbow kū3^un (ʔakwā3^un) كوعٌ (أَكواعٌ) armpit ʔibʈ^un (ʔābāʈ^un) إِبْطٌ (آباطٌ) sweat 3araq^un عَرَقٌ to sweat 3ariqa ^[1s4] عَرِقَ sweaty muta3arriq^un مُتَعَرِّقٌ He was very sweaty after enjoying soccer. kāna muta3arriq^an jidd^an ba3d^a la3ibⁱ kura^ti -lqadamⁱ. كانَ مُتَعَرِّقًا جِدًّا بَعْدَ لَعِبِ كُرَةِ القَدَمِ. hand, wrist yad^un [f.] (ʔayādⁱⁿ) يَدٌ (أَيادٍ) What’s in your hand? māđā fī yadik^a? ماذا في يَدِكَ؟ They’re all carrying watches on their wrists. jamī3uhum yartadūn^a sā3ātⁱⁿ fī ʔaydīhimⁱ. جَميعُهُمْ يَرْتَدونَ ساعاتٍ في أَيْديهِمِ. finger ʔiʂba3^un (ʔaʂābi3^u) إِصْبَعٌ (أَصابِعُ) fingerprint baʂma^tu ʔiʂba3ⁱⁿ بَصْمَةُ إِصْبَعٍ thumb ʔibhām^un (ʔabāhīm^u) إِبْهامٌ (أَباهيمُ) index finger ssabbāba^tun سَّبّابَةٌ center finger wusʈā وُسْطى ring finger binʂir^un (banāʂir^u) بِنْصِرٌ (بَناصِرُ) little finger, pinky xinʂar^un (xanāʂir^u) خِنْصَرٌ (خَناصِرُ) fingertip ʈarf^u ʔiʂba3ⁱⁿ (ʔaʈrāf^u ʔaʂābi3^a) طَرْفُ إِصْبَعٍ (أَطْرافُ أَصابِعَ) fingernail ʐifr^un (ʔaʐāfir^u) ظِفْرٌ (أَظافِرُ) palm kaff^un (kufūf^un) كَفٌّ (كُفوفٌ) again of the hand ʐahr^u yadⁱⁿ ظَهْرُ يَدٍ ball of the hand bāʈin^u yadⁱⁿ باطِنُ يَدٍ knuckles mafāʂil^u مَفاصِلُ wrist rusɣ^un (ʔarsuɣ^un) رُسْغٌ (أَرْسُغٌ) to make a fist qabaɖa ^[1s2] yadah^u قَبَضَ يَدَهُ to increase one’s fingers madda ^[1g3] ʔaʂābi3ah^u مَدَّ أَصابِعَهُ to carry, grip ʔamsaka ^[4s] أَمْسَكَ to carry, grip masaka ^[1s2] مَسَكَ to level to ʔašāra ^[4h أَشارَ إِلى He pointed at the clock. ʔašār^a ʔilā -ssā3a^ti. أَشارَ إِلى السّاعَةِ. leg, foot rijl^un (ʔarjul^un) رِجْلٌ (أَرْجُلٌ) thigh faxđ^un (ʔafxāđ^un) فَخْذٌ (أَفْخاذٌ) shin qaʂaba^tun قَصَبَةٌ calf 3aɖala^tu -ssāqⁱ عَضَلَةُ السّاقِ knee rukba^tun (rukab^un) رُكْبَةٌ (رُكَبٌ) ankle kāɧil^un (kwāɧil^u) كاحِلٌ (كواحِلُ) sole bāʈin^u qadamⁱⁿ باطِنُ قَدَمٍ heel ka3b^un (ku3ūb^un) كَعْبٌ (كُعوبٌ) toe ʔiʂba3^u qadamⁱⁿ (ʔaʂābi3^u qadamⁱⁿ) إِصْبَعُ قَدَمٍ (أَصابِعُ قَدَمٍ) shoulder katif^un (ʔaktāf^un) كَتِفٌ (أَكْتافٌ) to have broad shoulders ladayhⁱ ʔaktāf^un 3arīɖa^tun لَدَيْهِ أَكْتافٌ عَريضَةٌ chest, bosom ʂadr^un (ʂudūr^u) صَدْرٌ (صُدورُ) to be flat chested ʂadruh^u musaʈʈaɧ^un صَدْرُهُ مُسَطَّحٌ breast, boob ŧady^un (ʔaŧdāʔ^un) ثَدْيٌ (أَثْداءٌ) nipple ɧalama^tun حَلَمَةٌ abdomen, belly, stomach baʈn^un (buʈūn^un) بَطْنٌ (بُطونٌ) back ʐahr^un (ʐuhūr^un) ظَهْرٌ (ظُهورٌ) waist, hips xaʂr^un (xuʂūr^un) خَصْرٌ (خُصورٌ) navel, belly button surra^tun سُرَّةٌ internal organs ʔa3ɖāʔ^un dāxiliyya^tun أَعْضاءٌ داخِلِيَّةٌ stomach ma3ida^tun مَعِدَةٌ intestines, bowels ʔam3āʔ^un أَمْعاءٌ lung riʔa^tun رِئَةٌ heart qalb^un (qulūb^un) قَلْبٌ (قُلوبٌ) to beat, palpitate nabaɖa ^[1s2] نَبَضَ heartbeat, pulse nabɖ^un نَبْضٌ liver kabid^un [m. or f.] (ʔakbād^un) كَبِدٌ (أَكْبادٌ) kidney kulya^tun (kulaⁿ) كُلْيَةٌ (كُلًى) bladder maŧāna^tun مَثانَةٌ gall-bladder marāra^tun مَرارَةٌ gland ɣudda^tun (ɣudad^un) غُدَّةٌ (غُدَدٌ) thyroid gland ɣudda^tun darqiyya^tun غُدَّةٌ دَرْقِيَّةٌ bone 3aʐm^un (3iʐām^un) عَظْمٌ (عِظامٌ) skeleton haykal^un 3aʐmiyy^un (hayākil^u 3aʐmiyya^tun) هَيْكَلٌ عَظْمِيٌّ (هَياكِلُ عَظْمِيَّةٌ) backbone 3amūd^un faqariyy^un (ʔa3mida^tun faqariya^tun) عَمودٌ فَقَرِيٌّ (أَعْمِدَةٌ فَقَرِيَةٌ) rib ɖil3^un (ɖulū3^un) ضِلْعٌ (ضُلوعٌ) muscle 3aɖala^tun عَضَلَةٌ vein warīd^un (ʔawrida^tun) وَريدٌ (أَوْرِدَةٌ) artery širyān^un (šarāyīn^u) شِرْيانٌ (شَرايينُ) blood dam^un (dimāʔ^un) دَمٌ (دِماءٌ) nerve 3aʂab^un (ʔa3ʂāb^u) عَصَبٌ (أَعْصابُ) sexual organs, personal components ʔa3ɖāʔ^un tanāsuliyya^tun أَعْضاءٌ تَناسُلِيَّةٌ penis qaɖīb^un (quɖbān^un) قَضيبٌ (قُضْبانٌ) to get an erection intaʂaba ^[8s] اِنْتَصَبَ erection intiʂāb^un اِنْتِصابٌ testicle xiʂya^tun (xiʂaⁿ) خِصْيَةٌ (خِصًى) scrotum, testicles kīs^u ʂafanⁱⁿ (ʔakyās^u ʂafanⁱⁿ) كيسُ صَفَنٍ (أَكْياسُ صَفَنٍ) vagina mahbal^un (mahābil^u) مَهْبَلٌ (مَهابِلُ) bare, naked 3ārⁱⁿ (3urā^tun) عارٍ (عُراةٌ) buttocks, backside, posterior muʔaxxira^tun مُؤَخِّرَةٌ anus fatɧa^tu šarjⁱⁿ فَتْحَةُ شَرْجٍ to urinate, pee tabawwala ^[5s] تَبَوَّلَ urine bawl^un بَوْلٌ to defecate, poo, poop taɣawwaʈa ^[5s] تَغَوَّطَ to defecate, poo, poop tabarraza ^[5s] تَبَرَّزَ excrement, feces, poop faɖalāt^un فَضَلاتٌ excrement, feces, poop burāz^un بُرازٌ to fart ɖaraʈa ^[1s2] ضَرَطَ fart ɖarʈa^tun ضَرْطَةٌ to move fuel, break wind ʔaʈlaqa ^[4s] rīɧ^an أَطْلَقَ ريحًا to go to the toilet đahaba ^[1s1] li-lmirɧāɖⁱ ذَهَبَ لِلْمِرْحاضِ I have to go to the toilet. yajib^u ʔan ʔađhab^a ʔilā -lmirɧāɖⁱ. يَجِبُ أَنْ أَذْهَبَ إِلى المِرْحاضِ. peak ʈūl^un (ʔaʈwāl^un) طولٌ (أَطْوالٌ) tall ʈawīl^un (ʈiwāl^un) طَويلٌ (طِوالٌ) common peak mutawassiʈ^u ʈūlⁱⁿ مُتَوَسِّطُ طولٍ brief qaʂīr^un (qiʂār^un) قَصيرٌ (قِصارٌ) How tall are you? kam ʈūluk^a? كَمْ طولُكَ؟ I’m 1.75 meters tall. ʈūlī mitr^un wa-xams^un wa-sab3ūn^a santīmitr^an. طولي مِتْرٌ وَخَمْسٌ وَسَبْعونَ سَنْتيمِتْرًا. weight wazn^un (ʔawzān^un) وَزْنٌ (أَوْزانٌ) How a lot do you weigh? kam waznuk^a? كَمْ وَزْنُكَ؟ I weigh 70 kg. waznī sab3ūn^a kīlū ɣrām^an. وَزْني سَبْعونَ كيلو غْرامًا. one’s construct, physique form šakl^u -ljismⁱ شَكْلُ الجِسْمِ fats samīn^un (simān^un) سَمينٌ (سِمانٌ) fats badīn^un (budun^un) بَدينٌ (بُدُنٌ) to get fats samina ^[1s4] سَمِنَ Don’t overeat, so that you don’t get fats. lā taʔkul kaŧīr^an ɧattā lā tasman. لا تَأْكُلْ كَثيرًا حَتّى لا تَسْمَنْ. obese zāʔid^u -lwaznⁱ زائِدُ الوَزْنِ chubby, plump, stout mumtaliʔ^un مُمْتَلِئٌ common weight waznuh^u mutawassiʈ^un وَزْنُهُ مُتَوَسِّطٌ skinny, slender naɧīf^un (niɧāf^u) نَحيفٌ (نِحافُ) skinny, slender naɧīl^un نَحيلٌ skinny hazīl^u -ljismⁱ هَزيلُ الجِسْمِ one’s seems to be šakluh^u شَكْلُهُ good-looking, handsome wasīm^un (wusamāʔ^u) وَسيمٌ (وُسَماءُ) lovely, fairly jamīl^un (jumalāʔ^u) جَميلٌ (جُمَلاءُ) cute laʈīf^un (luʈafāʔ^u) لَطيفٌ (لُطَفاءُ) cute ʐarīf^un (ʐurafāʔ^u) ظَريفٌ (ظُرَفاءُ) My God, these women are so cute! yā ʔilāhī, haʔulāʔⁱ -lfatayāt^u laʈīfāt^un li-lɣāya^ti! يا إِلهي، هَؤُلاءِ الفَتَياتُ لَطيفاتٌ لِلْغايَةِ! ugly baši3^un بَشِعٌ ugly qabīɧ^un (qibāɧ^un) قَبيحٌ (قِباحٌ) average-looking 3ādiyy^u -lmaʐharⁱ عادِيُّ المَظْهَرِ