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aḥsan better ‫احسن‬ Glossary  Page 2 of 22 
-ak your (suffix, masculine) ‫َك‬
ismak your name
ʿala qalbak ‫إِ ْسمك‬
ʿala / ʿa Reply to bon appetit
ʿalēhom ‫على قلبك‬
to (direction)
Aḷḷa ysallmak/ek on them ‫على \ ع‬

ʿamm (reply to) ma ca ‫عليهم‬
s-salaama
ʿan iznak (masc./fem.) ‫الله يسلّمك‬
ʿan iznek Parental uncle
may I be excused? ‫ع ّم‬
ana (what to say when you
ʿanwān have to leave) ‫أنا‬
ʿaṣfūr (masc. / fem.) ‫عنوان‬
ʿaṣīr I ‫عصفور‬
‫عصير‬
address
bird
juice