'As if' with verbal clauses (كأنّما)

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surreal (fantastical)
عجائبيajâ'ibiyy
as if (before a verb)
كأنماka'annamâ
The dream was surreal, as if we were walking in the sky.
كان الحلم عجائبيا، كأنما نمشي في السماء.kâna al-hulmu ajâ'ibiyyan, ka'annamâ namshî fî as-samâ'i
giant
عملاق'imlâq
Even the giant trees moved, as if they were dancing.
تحركت حتى الأشجار العملاقة، كأنما ترقص.taharrakat hattâ al-ashjâru al-'imlâqatu, ka'annamâ tarqusu
vision (dream, prophetic)
رؤياru'yâ
to stare
حدقhaddaqa
The woman had not witnessed a vision like this, so she stared at the sky.
لم تكن المرأة قد شاهدت رؤيا مثل هذه، فحدقت في السماء.lam takuni-lmar'atu qad shâhadat ru'yâ mithla hâdhihi, fahaddaqat fî-ssamâ'i
to let go
أفلتaflata
to be drawn
انجذبinjadhaba
The boy let go of his bag and was drawn to the light.
أفلت الولد حقيبته وانجذب إلى الضوء.aflata l-waladu haqeebatahu wanjadhaba ilâ d-daw'i
to terrify
أرعبar'aba
to fall (to plummet, drop)
هوىhawâ
The strange voice terrified me, as if it fell from the stars.
أرعبني الصوت الغريب، كأنما هوى من النجوم.ar'abani as-sawtu al-ghareebu, ka'annama hawa mina an-nujoomi
enchanted
مسحورmas-hour
I found a giant, enchanted castle in the forest.
وجدت قلعة عملاقة مسحورة في الغابة.wajadtu qal'atan 'imlâqatan mas-hûratan fi-l-ghâbah.
He let go of the rope and fell into the dark well.
أفلت الحبل وهوى في البئر المظلمة.afalata al-habla wa hawâ fi al-bi'ri al-muzlimah
The patient wrote a surreal vision in his notebook.
كتب المريض رؤيا عجائبية في دفتره.kataba al-marîdu ru'yâ 'ajâ'ibiyyatan fî daftarihi.
The enchanted girls stared at the mirror, as if they saw a ghost.
حدقت الفتيات المسحورات في المرآة، كأنما رأين شبحا.haddaqati alfatayâtu almas-hûrâtu fî almir'âti, ka'annamâ ra'ayna shabahan.
The dream had not terrified him before, but he was drawn to the fire.
لم يكن الحلم قد أرعبه من قبل، لكنه انجذب إلى النار.lam yakunil-hulmu qad ar'abahu min qablu, lakinnahu injadhaba ilan-nâri.
The stars disappeared suddenly, as if the sky closed its eyes.
اختفت النجوم فجأة، كأنما أغمضت السماء عينيها.ikhtafati n-nujûmu faj'atan, ka'annamâ aghmadati s-samâ'u 'aynayhâ.

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