Arabic Mini Dictionary

The words in this "mini dictionary" have been transliterated into English characters by a commonly used scheme. They are words commonly used by Muslims to define things Islamic.

Adhan	call to prayer
Allah	God in the Arabic language, the same word that Arabic speaking Christians use to mean God
Allahu Akbar	Allah is the greater
Alaihi Salaam	Peace be upon him, spoken after the names of the Prophets except Muhammed
Assalaam alaikum	peace be upon you
Asr	afternoon prayer
Bismillar	With Allah's name, invocation for beginning anything
Dhikr	recitation, remembrance of Allah; see below
Du'a	a form of prayer
Fajr	the morning prayer
Ghasbi	posessed unlawfully
Ghusl	bath that produces a clean state of body
Hadath	unclean things which require Niyyat for cleaning
Hadith	the sayings and the lifestyle of the Prophet Mohammad
Hajj	pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the five pillars of Islam
Halal	permitted, allowed
Haram	forbidden, not allowed (to be eaten)
InshaAllah	God willing, spoken whenever one says what they intend to do in the future
Isha	the night time prayer
Islam	submission to God, Peace
Imam	leader in the prayer service
Junub	an unclean state of body as in breaking Wudu
Kaaba	house of worship that Abraham and his son built in Mecca
Maghrib	evening prayer, dusk
Masjidul Haram	the area around the Kaaba
Masjid	Mosque, place of worship for Muslims
Mubah	allowed, lawful
Muslim	one who submits their will to the will of Allah
Najasat, Najis	an unclean thing
PBUH	Peace Be Upon Him, spoken after the name of Prophet Muhammed, same as SAW
Qibla	in the direction of the Holy Kaaba
Qiyam	to stand, a position of prayer
Qur'an	"recitation" Islamic scripture, revealed to Prophet Muhammed by the angel Gabriel
Rakaats	one unit of prayer, complete movements of prayer positions
Rukn	must have, will invalidate the prayer if left out
Ruku	bending down, a position of Salat
Ramadan	holy month of fasting when the Qur'an was 1st revealed
Sallallahu alaihi wa salaam	may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him, spoken after the name of the Prophet Muhammed, same as PBUH
Sajdah	kneeling down, a position of Salat
Salat	the ritual prayer of Muslims, one of the five pillars of Islam
Sawm	fasting; prescribed during the month of Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam
Shahadah	declaration of faith, to declare that there is no God but God and that Muhammed was His messenger, first of the five pillars of faith; see below
Shari'a	the way of Islam including law and governance
Sunna	the custom of the Prophet Mohammad
Sunnat	optional
Sura	a chapter of the Qur'an
Subhanah wa tuala	Highly glorified is he, said after the name of God or Allah
Tahir	clean
Tamaninat	to be motionless
Umma	community of belevers
Wajib	obligatory, necesary, mandatory
Wudu	ablution
Zuhr	midday prayer beginning at noon

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BASIC WORDS
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
(In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful)

Assalamu Aleikum Wa Rahmatulah Wa Barakatuh
(and may the Peace, Mercy and Blessings of Allah be upon you)

Yes = na'am
No = laa
Thank you = shukran
Thank you very much = shukran Gazillan
You're welcome = Ala ElRahib Wa ElSaa
Please = Min Fadilak
Excuse me = Ann Eazinak
Good morning = Saba'a AlKair
Good afternoon = Masa'a AlKair
Good evening = Masa'a AlKair
Good night = Laila Tiaba
I do not understand = Ana laa Afham
How do you say this in [English]? = Kaif Takool Thalik Bil[arabia]?
Do you speak ...English? = Hal Tatakalm... Alingli'zia
I = Ana
We = Nahono
You (singular, familiar) = Anta (m), Anti (f)
You (singular, formal) = Anta (m), Anti (f)
You (plural) = Antom, Antona
They = Hom (m), Hoonna (f)
What is your name? = Ma Ismok?
Nice to meet you. = Sorirart Biro'aitak
How are you? = Kaifa Halok?
Good = Tayyib/ Bikair
Bad = Saia/ Mosh Bikair
Wife = Za'oga
Husband = Za'og
Daughter = Ibna
Son = Ibn
Mother = Um
Father = Ab
Friend = Sadik
Where is the bathroom? Where is the toilet? = Ain Alhamaam?