1. كَانَ
to be
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2. شَيْء
thing
3. عَرَفَ
to know
4. أَرَادَ
to want
5. قَالَ
to say
6. عَلِمَ
to know
7. فَعَلَ
to do
8. أَجَابَ
to respond
9. رَجُل
man
10. اِعْتَقَدَ
to believe in
11. سَيِّد
master
12. اِسْتَطَاعَ
to be able to
13. ذَهَبَ
to go
14. جَيِّد
of good quality
15. آخَر
another
16. وَقْت
time
17. قَامَ
to get up
18. بَدَا
to appear
19. شَخْص
person
20. مَكَان
place
21. صَحِيح
complete
22. عَمِلَ
to work
23. بَعْض
some
24. أَمْكَنَ
to enable
25. وَجَدَ
to find
26. حَصَلَ
to happen
27. حَدَثَ
to happen
28. نَظَرَ
to look
29. جَمِيع
whole
30. نَفْس
self
31. عَادَ
to return
32. حَاوَلَ
to try
33. رَائِع
great
34. مِثْل
something similar
35. سَمِعَ
to hear
36. شَاءَ
to will
37. تَحَدَّثَ
to speak
38. ظَنَّ
to think
39. أَفْضَل
preferable
40. اِحْتَاجَ
to need
41. غَيْر
other than
42. كَثِير
many
43. عَمَل
action
44. تَمَّ
to be fulfilled
45. آسِف
sorry
46. أَخَذَ
to take
47. أَحَبَّ
to love
48. رَأَى
to see
49. حَيَاة
life
50. أَتَى
to come
51. صَغِير
small
52. نَاس
people
53. قَتَلَ
to kill
54. جَدِيد
new
55. أَحَد
one
56. شَعَرَ
to know
57. فَهِمَ
to understand
58. طَرِيق
way
59. طِفْل
child
60. أَب
father
61. بَدَأَ
to begin
62. اِنْتَظَرَ
to await
63. أُمّ
mother
64. سَيَّارَة
automobile
65. مَنْزِل
house
66. جَمِيل
beautiful
67. وَضَعَ
to put
68. حَقِيقَة
truth
69. خَرَجَ
to exit
70. وَقَفَ
to come to a stop
71. سَبَب
cable
72. سَاعَة
hour
73. وَحِيد
alone
74. ثَانٍ
second
75. إِلَٰه
a god
76. نَوْع
type
77. سَعِيد
happy
78. وَجَدَ
to experience
79. طَلَبَ
to search
80. دَعَا
to call
81. كَبِير
big
82. بَقِيَ
to last
83. مَاتَ
to die
84. صَدِيق
friend
85. أَوَّل
first
86. مُشْكِلَة
problem
87. أَصْبَحَ
to enter upon morning
88. دَقِيق
precise
89. عَالَم
world
90. طَرِيقَة
manner
91. مَكْنَنَ
to mechanize
92. فِكْرَة
thought
93. بَحَثَ
to search
94. وَدَى
to let come up
95. قَادِم
coming
96. آهَ
to moan
97. اِمْرَأَة
woman
98. عَظِيم
magnificent
99. حَقِيقِيّ
true
100. طَوِيل
long
101. اِتَّصَلَ
to be in contact with
102. لَعْنَة
curse
103. حَسَن
good
104. تَرَكَ
to leave
105. بَاب
door
106. دَخَلَ
to enter
107. صَبَاح
morning
108. عَاشَ
to live
109. حَدَّثَ
to tell
110. زَالَ
to go away
111. قَصَدَ
to mean
112. خَيْر
goodness
113. مَلَكَ
to take in possession
114. رَئِيس
boss
115. نَار
fire
116. أَرْجُوك
please
117. لَحْظَة
moment
118. فَضَلَ
to remain
119. جَلَى
to polish
120. قَائِم
vertical
121. اِنْتَهَى
to end
122. غَرِيب
strange
123. مُتَأَكِّد
certain
124. لَطِيف
thin
125. سَأَلَ
to ask
126. جَعَلَ
to make: to create
127. صُورَة
form
128. يَوْم
day
129. رَأَى
to deem true
130. عَشَرَة
ten
131. اِهْتَمَّ
to look after
132. لَيْلَة
a night
133. جَحِيم
inferno
134. حَقّ
equity
135. سَمَحَ
to allow
136. أَطْلَقَ
to free
137. قَلِقَ
to be agitated
138. أَرْض
earth
139. شَهْر
month
140. ثَلَاثَة
three
141. تَذَكَّرَ
to remember
142. بَيْت
house
143. بَعِيد
far
144. فَكَرَ
to think
145. طَبِيب
doctor
146. خَاصّ
special
147. جَاءَ
to come
148. مَاء
water
149. عَامّ
public
150. نِهَايَة
end
151. أُسْبُوع
week
152. صَدَّقَ
to believe
153. فُرْصَة
chance
154. نَسِيَ
to forget
155. مَاضٍ
sharp
156. قَدَّمَ
to introduce
157. وَثِقَ
to trust
158. جُزْء
component
159. فَقَدَ
to lose
160. سَاءَ
to act badly
161. رَغِبَ
to desire
162. أَمَرّ
elative degree of مَرِير
163. وَعَدَ
to promise
164. صَعْب
laborious
165. رَقْم
numeral
166. كَفَى
to be enough for
167. عَنَى
to happen
168. أَوَّهَ
to moan
169. مَرَّة
a time
170. كَلِمَة
speech
171. أَنّ
172. دَفَعَ
to pay
173. تَعَلَّمَ
to learn
174. تَكَلَّمَ
to talk
175. عَادَ
to visit
176. ظَهَرَ
to be outward
177. لَعِين
cursed
178. تَمَنَّى
to wish for
179. أَحَد
اَلْأَحَد : ellipsis of يَوْم الْأَحَد
180. ذَكَرَ
to mention
181. قُوَّة
power
182. هَاتِف
shouting
183. حَمَلَ
to carry
184. عَائِلَة
family
185. مَجْنُون
mad
186. كَتَبَ
to write
187. قَدِيم
old
188. رَجَاء
hope
189. أَخْبَرَ
to notify
190. غَادَرَ
to leave
191. هَمَّ
to disquiet
192. كَبِير
chief
193. اِسْتَخْدَمَ
to use
194. سَيِّئ
bad
195. مَاتَ
to be empty
196. حُصُول
happening
197. شَعَرَ
to make or compose poetry
198. شَابّ
young man
199. حَدَا
to spur on
200. وَاقِع
reality
201. وَاضِح
clear
202. صَلَّى
to pray
203. قَضِيَّة
case
204. فَرِيق
team
205. جَرَّدَ
to strip
206. رِسَالَة
letter
207. خَمْسَة
five
208. مُسْتَعِدّ
ready
209. قَلِيل
few
210. أَكْبَر
greater
211. قَدَرَ
to have power
212. مَكْتَب
desk
213. سَيِّد
liberal
214. لَامَ
to blame
215. عَام
year
216. تَحَرَّكَ
to depart
217. وَقَفَ
to stop
218. جَلَسَ
to sit
219. مُخْتَلِف
different
220. سِلَاح
weapon
221. بَنَى
to construe
222. تَعَالَى
to rise
223. جَرِيمَة
crime
224. أَمَرَ
to order
225. طَعَام
food
226. صَنَعَ
to do
227. مُنَاسِب
appropriate
228. سَارَ
to step along
229. سُؤَال
question
230. عَنَى
to mean
231. أَخ
brother
232. سَوَّى
to equalize
233. تَبَّ
to perish
234. بُدّ
escape
235. جَرَى
to run
236. اِثْنَان
two
237. اِسْم
name
238. تَوَقَّفَ
to stop
239. وَجْه
essence
240. فَتَحَ
to open
241. شُرْطَة
police
242. سَابِق
previous
243. غَيَّرَ
to change
244. حَرْب
war
245. سَاعَدَ
to help
246. أَمَرَ
to become an emir
247. مَوْت
death
248. شَيَّأَ
to objectify
249. رَأَى
to dream
250. زَوْجَة
wife
251. قَضَى
to decide
252. قَلْب
heart
253. مَلِك
king
254. صَوْت
a sound
255. حَفْلَة
gathering
256. خَاصَّة
private possession
257. جِنْس
a kind
258. أَرْسَلَ
to send
259. مَيْت
dead
260. مَثَل
likeness
261. مَرَّ
to pass
262. سِجْن
prison
263. عَزِيز
dear
264. كَامِل
complete
265. حَبِيب
beloved
266. هَرَبَ
to flee
267. مُثِير
arousing
268. أَخِير
last
269. دَرَى
to know
270. يَد
an appendage of a body
271. حَدّ
limit
272. اِفْتَرَضَ
suppose
273. تَوَقَّعَ
to hope
274. أَقَلّ
elative degree of قَلِيل
275. وَالِد
father
276. أَصَابَ
to hit
277. أَكَلَ
to eat
278. مَرِيض
sick
279. شَاهَدَ
to see
280. بَالَ
to urinate
281. وَلَد
child
282. أَلْف
thousand
283. عَرَضَ
to appear
284. شَرِبَ
to drink
285. قَانُون
canon
286. تَرْجَمَة
translation
287. أَبْيَض
white
288. زَوْج
one of a pair
289. أَلْقَى
to throw
290. يَدَى
to touch
291. اِسْتَمَعَ
to listen
292. رَامَ
to aspire to
293. قَوِيّ
strong
294. مِنْطَقَة
zone
295. مُسَاعِد
assistant
296. مَالَ
to bend
297. اِسْتَمَرَّ
to continue
298. تَأَكَّدَ
to be confirmed
299. سَرِيع
fast
300. رَأْس
head
301. نِصْف
half
302. لَيْل
nighttime
303. خَافَ
to fear
304. سَرَقَ
to steal
305. سِنّ
tooth
306. لُعْبَة
toy
307. جاهِز
prepared
308. مُجَرَّد
abstract
309. أَرْبَعَة
four
310. حَظّ
share
311. قَبِلَ
to accept
312. خَارِج
outside
313. مِيلَاد
birth
314. عَمِيل
client
315. نَجَحَ
to succeed
316. رَحَلَ
to saddle
317. سَمَا
to be high
318. عَوْدَة
return
319. غِرْفَة
mode of lading with the hand
320. اِسْتَحَقَّ
to be worthy
321. حَيّ
alive
322. عَنَى
to be a captive
323. قِصَّة
story
324. وَافَقَ
to succeed
325. تَالٍ
following
326. حَال
condition
327. عَشَاء
supper
328. قَائِد
leader
329. مُخَدِّر
drug
330. آنِسَة
young woman
331. وَصَلَ
to arrive at
332. عَلَاقَة
relationship
333. أَمَلَ
to hope for
334. مَعْذِرَة
excuse
335. أَعَادَ
to repeat
336. غَبِيّ
stupid
337. صَاحَ
to yell
338. تَمَكَّنَ
to be influential
339. أَغْلَقَ
to close
340. اِتَّفَقَ
to agree
341. نَامَ
to sleep
342. مُمْكِن
possible
343. جِهَاز
equipment
344. لَاحَقَ
to pursue
345. نِظَام
system
346. دَرَجَة
stair
347. تَنَاوَلَ
to touch or make contact
348. تَعَرَّفَ
to become acquainted
349. قَرَأَ
to read
350. سَبَقَ
to precede
351. جَانِب
side
352. رَفِيق
gentle
353. اِبْتَعَدَ
to move away from
354. أَسْوَد
black
355. أَسْرَعَ
to be fast
356. عَنَى
to fill with anxiety
357. شَارِع
street
358. أَدْرَكَ
to reach
359. أَحْضَرَ
to bring
360. خَائِف
afraid
361. نَوْم
sleep
362. سَفِيَ
to be or become light
363. وَلَدَ
to bear
364. خَطّ
line
365. عَالَ
to provide for
366. فِرْقَة
part
367. هُرَاء
nonsense
368. مَوْجُود
existing
369. قَرَّرَ
to fix
370. آلَ
to return
371. سَفِينَة
ship
372. رَفِيق
friend
373. آمَنَ
to believe
374. مَزَحَ
to joke
375. وَقَعَ
to fall down
376. ثَالِث
third
377. نُقْطَة
dot
378. خَسِرَ
to lose
379. فَتْرَة
interval
380. أَعْطَى
to give
381. زَادَ
to become greater
382. مُهِمّ
important
383. سَقَطَ
to fall
384. اِكْتَشَفَ
to discover
385. إِطْلَاق
freeing
386. قَطَعَ
to cut
387. وَرَق
foliage
388. وَظِيفَة
job
389. صِدِّيق
always truthful
390. مِفْتَاح
key
391. عَدَد
number
392. مَهَلَ
to tarry
393. عَاهِرَة
adulteress
394. كَاذِب
false
395. قِطْعَة
piece
396. أَعْلَى
advanced
397. خُرُوج
exit
398. عَدَم
non-existence
399. دَار
house
400. حَلْقَة
ring
401. سَمَّى
to name
402. اِخْتَارَ
to choose
403. مَارَسَ
to practice
404. كِتَاب
book
405. جُثَّة
corpse
406. حَيَوَان
animal
407. أَمْسَكَ
to seize
408. اِرْتَدَى
to put on
409. وَغْد
scoundrel
410. بَنَى
to build
411. تَأَخَّرَ
to go back
412. عَيْن
eye
413. أَحْمَق
crazy
414. قَابَلَ
to stand exactly opposite
415. عَدِيد
numerous
416. طَبِيعِيّ
natural
417. أَنَّة
a groan
418. رَبّ
master
419. وَنَى
to be weak
420. زَوَاج
marriage
421. بَرْنَامَج
agenda
422. مَهَّلَ
to postpone
423. ضَحِيَّة
victim
424. مُمْتِع
pleasant
425. قَاعِدَة
foundation
426. بَاعَ
to sell
427. مُسْتَشْفًى
hospital
428. لَحْم
flesh
429. رُوح
ghost
430. دَانَ
to owe
431. سَهْل
easy
432. خَطَأ
mistake
433. وَضْع
putting down
434. صَاحِب
associate
435. قَادَ
to lead
436. سَخِيف
stupid
437. تَغَيَّرَ
to change
438. مَلْبَس
garment
439. مَدْرَسَة
school
440. بَوَّبَ
to put a door
441. مُسْتَحِيل
impossible
442. رِحْلَة
trip
443. كَافٍ
enough
444. اِتِّصَال
union
445. أَدَارَ
to run
446. رَغْم
forcefulness
447. شَرِكَة
company
448. تَحْقِيق
securing
449. وَحْد
by one's self
450. عَمَلِيَّة
work
451. شَبَّهَ
to compare
452. قَهْوَة
coffee
453. أَشَارَ
to point
454. أَحْمَر
red
455. بَحْث
search
456. ضَوْء
light
457. حَضَرَ
to be present
458. حَقِيبَة
bag
459. مَجْمُوعَة
collection
460. قَرِيب
near
461. شَارِب
drinking
462. لِقَاء
meeting
463. حَالَة
condition
464. أَنْقَذَ
to save
465. بَسِيط
wide
466. مُذْهِل
astonishing
467. قَادِر
powerful
468. مَعْلُوم
known
469. قِسْم
division
470. أَسْوَأ
bad
471. أَسِفَ
to regret
472. بِدَايَة
beginning
473. اِشْتَرَى
to buy
474. مُضْحِك
funny
475. تَزَوَّجَ
to get married to someone
476. سَرِير
bed
477. قَرَار
decision
478. جَلَبَ
to bring
479. هَدِيَّة
gift
480. تَفْكِير
thinking
481. غُرْفَة
room
482. شَكَّ
to doubt
483. مُحَامٍ
lawyer
484. بَكَى
to cry
485. اِخْتَفَى
to vanish
486. كَرِهَ
to hate
487. تَعَلَّقَ
to be suspended
488. تَارِيخ
date
489. جَرَى
to run
490. اِسْتَمْتَعَ
to enjoy
491. أَحْسَنَ
to do or act well
492. قِصَّة
event
493. وَحْش
wild animal
494. حُلْم
vision
495. سَمَك
fish
496. حَظِيَ
to enjoy
497. مَحَلّ
place
498. أَكَّدَ
to assure
499. تَصَرَّفَ
to behave
500. بَلَد
country