Tip of the Day for the Newbie

Fruits & Veggies - Make sure that your produce gets weighed and tagged by a clerk in the fruits and veggies aisle before proceeding to the checkout lane. If you forget, a worker may or may not take your items to get labeled. Remember this so that you do not embarrass yourself by holding up a long line of shoppers.

Save a SAR – Collect Calls

FYI from Mobily…

Mobily Collect Call Service – Make a collect call while the recipient pays for it.  This service also enables you to allow other friends or persons to call you on your charge without having enough credit to call.

Word List #3

Yaa Muhammad! – If a man’s name is unknown (and in some cases his name is known, but no one cares to address him by it), he is called “Muhammad.”

• Usually the person being called “Muhammad” is a worker.
• “Yaa Muhammad” is similar to “Hey Joe!” or “Hey you!” (unfortunately as Muhammad is a praiseworthy name).

Sanf/Sinf: Maaddah - Item. There are other meanings, however, if you see this word in supermarket circulars, it means item, Wallaahu Aa’lam.

Taazah: Taazaj – Fresh/new.

Jambaree/Jammaree – Rubyaan – Shrimp.

• Quick side note: Fried = maqlee/maqliyyah.

Ex: Dajaajah maqliyyah = (Fried) Chicken nuggets.

Ex: Jambaree maqlee – Fried shrimp.

‘Abayah: ‘Abaa-a – If you go to the sooq and ask for an ‘abayah, you will be given a jilbaab. If you specifically ask for an “Abayah Islaamiyyah,” you will be given what we call in the West an “overhead abayah.”

• If you’d like an ‘Abayah Islaamiyyah with a tieback, then ask for it “ma’a raabtah.”
• Most shops stop at size 68 or 70. If you need something longer, they will offer you a tailor-made garment. This is known as “tafseel.”

Fareez: Faraawalah – Strawberry.

• Some doctors refer to it in their home remedy books as Al Faraawalatul Fareez or Toot al Ardhee.

My daughter came home from the corner store crying covered in soot. I asked my neighbor what happened while they were out. She said, “taahat,” meaning “waqa’at” (she fell).

Asfal: Tahta – under.

In Shaa Allaah I will add ‘Arabic text to all the word lists as I dislike to use transliteration alone. I will update as soon as I can.

I am not upon a high level of knowledge when it comes to the ‘Arabic Language. I am still treading the path, Walhamdulillaah. If there’s some misinformation in either of the word lists, post a correction in the comment section. Baarakallaahu feekum.

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