Feminine nouns without ة (الشمس، الريح، اليد)

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wind
ريحrîh
The sun is very hot in the desert.
الشمس حارة جدا في الصحراء.ash-shamsu hârratun jiddan fî as-sahrâ'i.
The ground is hot under the sun.
الأرض حارة تحت الشمس.al-ardu hârratun tahta ash-shamsi
The sky is dark tonight.
السماء مظلمة الليلة.as-samâ'u muzlimatun al-laylata.
The wind is strong today.
الريح قوية اليوم.ar-rîhu qawiyyatun al-yawma
His eyes are tired from the sun.
عيناه متعبتان من الشمس.aynâhu mutabatâni mina ash-shams
The child's head is hot, and his hand is cold.
رأس الطفل حار، ويده باردة.ra'su at-tifli hârrun, wa yaduhu bâridah
We walked in the sand for an hour, and now my legs are tired.
مشينا في الرمل ساعة، والآن ساقاي متعبتان.mashaynâ fi r-ramli sâ'atan, wal'âna sâqâya mut'abatân
The road was long, but we arrived.
كان الطريق طويلا، لكننا وصلنا.kâna at-tarîqu tawîlan, lâkinnanâ wasalnâ.
to blow (of the wind)
هبhabba
A cold wind blew in the night.
هبت ريح باردة في الليل.habbat rîhun bâridatun fil-layli.
The wind blew, so the fire went out.
هبت الريح، فانطفأت النار.habbati r-rîhu, fantafa'ati n-nâru
The cold wind blows every evening.
تهب الريح الباردة كل مساء.tahubbu ar-rîhu al-bâridatu kulla masâ'
light (brightness)
ضوءdaw'
The light of the fire is strong in the darkness.
ضوء النار قوي في الظلام.daw'u n-nâri qawiyyun fi z-zalâm
shade, shadow
ظلzhill
The sunlight was strong, so we sat in the shade.
كان ضوء الشمس قويا، فجلسنا في الظل.kâna daw'u ash-shamsi qawiyyan, fajalasnâ fi az-zilli.
We sat in the shade of the tent.
جلسنا في ظل الخيمة.jalasnâ fî dhilli-l-khaymah
nose
أنفanf
His nose is big and his hand is small.
أنفه كبير ويده صغيرة.anfuhu kabirun wa yaduhu saghiratun.
palm (of the hand)
كفkaff
The traveler put his palm on his nose.
وضع المسافر كفه على أنفه.wada'a al-musâfiru kaffahu 'alâ anfihi
His palm is big and strong.
كفه كبيرة وقوية.kaffuhu kabîratun wa qawiyyatun.
axe
فأسfa's
My father cut the firewood with the axe.
قطع أبي الحطب بالفأس.qata'a abî al-hataba bil-fa'si
The axe is heavy, so my brother carried it.
الفأس ثقيلة، فحملها أخي.al-fa'su thaqeelatun, fahamalahâ akhee
snake
أفعىaf'â
We saw a long snake in the sand.
رأينا أفعى طويلة في الرمل.ra'aynâ af'â tawîlatan fi r-ramli.
to move away (from)
ابتعدibta'ada
The boy moved away from the snake because it is dangerous.
ابتعد الولد عن الأفعى لأنها خطيرة.ibta'ada al-waladu 'ani al-af'â li'annahâ khatîratun
We moved away from the fire because it is very hot.
ابتعدنا عن النار لأنها حارة جدا.ibtaadnâ ani n-nâri li'annahâ hârratun jiddan

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