EnglishVocabulary: Food and drinks
Fruits🠉
| tuffāḥ | apples | |
| mišmeš | apricots | |
| mōz | bananas | |
| kαrαz | cherries | |
| jōz hind | coconuts | |
| tamᵉr | dates (dried) | |
| balaḥ | dates (fresh) | |
| ˁinab | grapes | |
| lamūn | lemons | |
| tūt | mulberries | |
| jōz | nuts | |
| zatūn | olives | |
| burdqān | oranges | |
| durrāq | peaches | |
| njᾱṣ | pears | |
| 'anānās | pineapple | |
| barqūq | plums | |
| ḫōḫ | plums, peaches | |
| tūt il-'αrḍ | strawberries | |
| bαṭṭīḫ | watermelons | |
Fruits and vegetables are collective nouns, see here.
Vegetables🠉
| faṣūlya (f.) | beans | |
| jαzαr | carrots | |
| ḥummoṣ | chickpeas, hummus | |
| ḫiyᾱr | cucumbers | |
| betinjān | eggplants | |
رَاسْ تَومِة زِرّْ تَومِة راس تومة زر تومة | tōm rᾱs tōme zerr tōme | garlic - bulb of garlic - clove of garlic |
| fuṭᵒr | mushrooms | |
| bαṣαl | onions | |
| bazella (f.) | peas | |
| bαṭᾱṭα (f.) | potatoes | |
| fijᵉl | radishes | |
| bαnḍōrα (f.) | tomatoes | |
Fruits and vegetables are collective nouns, see here.
Cereals and cereal products🠉
خُبْزِة رْغِيفْ خُبْز خبزة رغيف خبز | ḫubz ḫubze rġīf ḫubz | bread - piece of bread - loaf of bread |
| durα | corn, maize | |
| maˁkarōne | pasta, noodles | |
| rozz | rice | |
| qamᵉḥ | wheat | |
Animal products🠉
| laḥᵉm [lhūm] | meat, flesh (collective) | |
| laḥme [laḥmāt] | meat, flesh (piece of) | |
| ... bαqαr | beef | |
| ... ḫanzīr | pork | |
| ... ḫarūf | mutton | |
| ... jāj | chicken | |
| ḍᾱn | mutton (collective) | |
| samak | fish (collective) | |
| bēḍ | eggs (collective) | |
| bēḍα [bēḍᾱt] | egg (countable) | |
| bαyᾱḍ il-bēḍ | egg white | |
| ṣαfᾱr il-bēḍ | yolk | |
Drinks🠉
| bīrα | beer | |
| qahwe [qahāwi] | coffee | |
| ˁaṣīr | juice | |
لَيمُونَاضَة ليموناضة | šarᾱb il-lamūn lēmūnᾱḍα | lemonade |
| ḫamᵉr | liquor, wine | |
| ḥalīb | milk | |
| šarᾱb | soft drink | |
| šāy | tea | |
| mαyy (f.) | water (collective) | |
| mαyye [mαyyāt] | water (countable) | |
| nbīd | wine | |
Note: Collective nouns🠉
Collective nouns (usually masculine) are used for an unspecific quantity.
In order to make them countable, they are turned into feminine nouns.
| Noun ending in | Singulative (derived singular) | Paucal (countable plural) | |||
| • front consonant • -īr |
-e | -āt | |||
| • back consonant (', ˁ, ġ, h, ḥ, ḫ) |
-a | ||||
| • emphatic consonant (ḍ, q̈, r, ṣ, ṭ, ẓ) |
-α | -ᾱt | |||
Some fruits and vegetables can't be turned into feminine, but they use the classifier
| Singulative (derived singular) | Paucal (countable plural) | ||
| habbet ... | habbāt ... | ||