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MSA: Holidays
Terms Common for Holidays / Celebrations (wk 22)
| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| anniversary | ذِكْرَى سَنَوِيَّة | dhikrā sanawiyyah |
| balloon / pl | بَالُون / بَالُونَات | baaluun / baaluunaat |
| best wishes | أَطْيَب التَّمَنِّيَات | ’aTyab at-tamanniyāt |
| birthday / pl | عِيد مِيلَاد / أَعْيَاد مِيلَاد | ‘iid miilaad / ’a‘yaad miilaad |
| cake / pl | كَعْكَة / كَعْكَات | ka‘kah / ka‘kaat |
| candle / pl | شَمْعَة / شُمُوع | sham‘ah / shumu‘ |
| celebration / pl | اِحْتِفَال / اِحْتِفَالَات | iHtifaal / iHtifaalaat |
| Christmas | عِيد الْمِيلَاد | ‘iid al-miilaad |
| congratulations | مَبْرُوك | mabrūūk |
| decoration / pl | زِينَة / زِينَات | ziinah / ziinaat |
| Easter | عِيد الْفِصْح | ‘iid al-fiSH |
| Eid al-Adha | عِيد الْأَضْحَى | ‘iid al-’aDHaa |
| Eid al-Fitr | عِيد الْفِطْر | ‘iid al-fiTr |
| enjoy the celebration | اِسْتَمْتِع بِالِاحْتِفَال | istamti‘ bi-al-iHtifāāl |
| family | عَائِلَة | ‘ā’ilah |
| festival / pl | مَهْرَجَان / مَهْرَجَانَات | mahrajaan / mahrajaanaat |
| fireworks | أَلْعَاب نَارِيَّة | ’al‘āb nāriyyah |
| friend / pl | صَدِيق / أَصْدِقَاء | Sadiiq / ’aSdiqā’ |
| gift / pl | هَدِيَّة / هَدَايَا | hadiyyah / hadāyā |
| guest / pl | ضَيْف / ضُيُوف | Dayf / Duyūf |
| happy birthday! | عِيد مِيلَاد سَعِيد! | ‘iid miilād sa‘iid! |
| Happy New Year (literal) | سَنَة جَدِيدَة سَعِيدَة | sanah jadiidah sa‘iidah |
| Happy New Year! (common annual greeting) | كُلّ عَام وَأَنْتُمْ بِخَيْر! | kull ‘āām wa-’antum bikhayr! |
| holiday / pl | عِيد / أَعْيَاد | ‘iid / ’a‘yaad |
| host | مُضِيف | muDiif |
| invitation / pl | دَعْوَة / دَعَوَات | da‘wah / da‘awāt |
| Islamic New Year | رَأْس السَّنَة الْهِجْرِيَّة | ra’s as-sanah al-hijriyyah |
| music | مُوسِيقَى | muusiiqaa |
| national day | الْيَوْم الْوَطَنِيّ | al-yawm al-waTaniyy |
| new year | رَأْس السَّنَة | ra’s as-sanah |
| occasion / pl | مُنَاسَبَة / مُنَاسَبَات | munaasabah / munaasabaat |
| party / pl | حَفْلَة / حَفَلَات | Haflah / Hafalaat |
| Ramadan | رَمَضَان | ramaDāan |