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MSA: Higher Ed
Terms Common for Higher Education (wk 26)
| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| ability (s/pl) | قُدْرَة / قُدْرَات | qudrah / qudraat |
| absence | غِيَاب | ghiyaab |
| academic program (s/pl) | بَرْنَامَجٌ أَكَادِيمِيّ / بَرَامِجُ أَكَادِيمِيَّة | barnaamaj akaadiimiyy / baraamij akaadiimiyyah |
| activity (s/pl) | نَشَاط / أَنْشِطَة | nashaat / anshiTah |
| admissions office | مَكْتَبُ القُبُول | maktab al-qubuul |
| algebra | الجَبْر | al-jabr |
| alienation | غُرْبَة | ghurbah |
| analysis (s/pl) | تَحْلِيل / تَحَالِيل | taHliil / taHaaliil |
| attendance | حُضُور | HuDuur |
| baccalaureate | بَكَالُورْيَا | bakaaluuryaa |
| bachelor of arts | بَكَالُورْيُوس فِي الآدَابِ | bakaaluuryuus fii al-aadaab |
| bachelor of science | بَكَالُورْيُوس فِي العُلُومِ | bakaaluuryuus fii al-'uluum |
| blackboard (s/pl) | سَبُّورَة / سَبُّورَات | sabbuurah / sabbuuraat |
| branch (s/pl) | فَرْع / فُرُوع | far' / furuu' |
| calculator (s/pl) | آلَة حَاسِبَة / آلَات حَاسِبَة | aalah Haasibah / aalaat Haasibah |
| campus | حَرَم / حُرُوم | haram / huruum |
| chalk | طَبَاشِير | Tabaashiir |
| challenge / pl | تَحَدٍّ / تَحَدِّيَات | taHaddin / taHaddiyaat |
| community (s/pl) | جَالِيَة / جَالِيَات | jaaliyah / jaaliyaat |
| copy | نُسْخَة / نُسَخ | nushkhah / nusakh |
| cost (s/pl) | كُلْفَة / كُلَف | kulfah / kulaf |
| course / subject | مَادَّة / مَوَادّ | maaddah / mawaadd |
| criteria (s/pl) | مِعْيَار / مَعَايِير | mi'yaar / ma'aayiir |
| curriculum (s/pl) | مَنْهَج / مَنَاهِج | manhaj / manaahij |
| deadline (s/pl) | مَوْعِدٌ نِهَائِيّ / مَوَاعِيدُ نِهَائِيَّة | maw'id nihaa'iyy / mawaa'iid nihaa'iyyah |
| degree / diploma / certificate (s/pl) | شَهَادَة / شَهَادَات | shahaadah / shahaadaat |
| diaspora | شَتَات | shataat |
| dictionary (s/pl) | قَامُوس / قَوَامِيس | qaamuus / qawaamiis |
| discussion (s/pl) | مُنَاقَشَة / مُنَاقَشَات | munaaqashah / munaaqashaat |
| doctorate | دُكْتُورَاه | duktuuraah |
| dormitory / university housing | سَكَنٌ جَامِعِيّ / مَسَاكِنُ جَامِعِيَّة | sakan jaami'iyy / masaakin jaami'iyyah |
| encyclopedia (s/pl) | مَوْسُوعَة / مَوْسُوعَات | mawsuu'ah / mawsuu'aat |
| equals | يُسَاوِي | yusaawii |
| equation (s/pl) | مُعَادَلَة / مُعَادَلَات | mu'aadalah / mu'aadalaat |
| eraser (s/pl) | مِمْحَاة / مَمَاحٍ | mimHaah / mamaaHin |
| evaluation (s/pl) | تَقْيِيم / تَقْيِيمَات | taqyiim / taqyiimaat |
| exercise (s/pl) | تَمْرِين / تَمَارِين | tamriin / tamaariin |
| expatriate (m/f/pl) | مُغْتَرِب / مُغْتَرِبَة / مُغْتَرِبُونَ | mughtarib / mughtaribah / mughtaribuun |
| financial aid | مُسَاعَدَات مَالِيَّة | musaa'adaat maaliyyah |
| fluency | الطَّلَاقَة | aT-Talaaqah |
| form / application | اِسْتِمَارَة / اِسْتِمَارَات | istimaarah / istimaaraat |
| fraction (s/pl) | كَسْر / كُسُور | kasr / kusuur |
| funding | تَمْوِيل | tamwiil |
| GPA | الْمُعَدَّلُ التَّرَاكُمِيّ | al-mu'addal at-taraakumiyy |
| grade / mark (s/pl) | دَرَجَة / دَرَجَات | darajah / darajaat |
| gradually | تَدْرِيجِيًّا | tadriijiyyan |
| grammar | القَوَاعِد | al-qawaa'id |
| higher education | التَّعْلِيمُ العَالِي / الدِّرَاسَاتُ العُلْيَا | at-ta'liim al-'aalii / ad-diraasaat al-'ulyaa |
| homework / duty (s/pl) | وَاجِب / وَاجِبَات | waajib / waajibaat |
| instead of / rather than | بَدَلًا مِنْ | badalan min |
| institute (s/pl) | مَعْهَد / مَعَاهِد | ma'had / ma'aahid |
| interest / hobby (s/pl) | اِهْتِمَام / اِهْتِمَامَات | ihtimaam / ihtimaamaat |
| kindergarten | رَوْضَةُ الأَطْفَالِ | rawDat al-aTfaal |
| knowledge | مَعْرِفَة | ma'rifah |
| laboratory (s/pl) | مُخْتَبَر / مُخْتَبَرَات | mukhtabar / mukhtabaraat |
| lecture (s/pl) | مُحَاضَرَة / مُحَاضَرَات | muHaaDarah / muHaaDaraat |
| lecture hall (s/pl) | قَاعَةُ الْمُحَاضَرَات / قَاعَاتُ الْمُحَاضَرَات | qaa'at al-muHaaDaraat / qaa'aat al-muHaaDaraat |
| major / department (s/pl) | شُعْبَة / شُعَب | shu'bah / shu'ab |
| ministry of education | وِزَارَةُ التَّرْبِيَةِ وَالتَّعْلِيمِ | wizaarat at-tarbiyah wa at-ta'liim |
| minus | نَاقِص | naaqiS |
| notebook (s/pl) | دَفْتَر / دَفَاتِر | daftar / dafaatir |
| nursery school (s/pl) | حَضَانَة / حَضَانَات | HaDaanah / HaDaanaat |
| optics | عِلْمُ البَصَرِيَّات | 'ilm al-baSariyyaat |
| panel / committee | لَجْنَة / لِجَان | lajnah / lijaan |
| paper (s/pl) | وَرَقَة / أَوْرَاق | waraqah / awraaq |
| pencil | قَلَمُ رَصَاص | qalam raSaaS |
| plus | زَائِد | zaa'id |
| presentation (s/pl) | تَقْدِيم / تَقْدِيمَات | taqdiim / taqdiimaat |
| primary / basic m / f | أَسَاسِيّ / أَسَاسِيَّة | asaasiyy / asaasiyyah |
| problem (math) (s/pl) | مَسْأَلَة / مَسَائِل | mas'alah / masaa'il |
| professor (m/f/pl) | أُسْتَاذ / أُسْتَاذَة / أَسَاتِذَة | ustaadh / ustaadhah / asaatidhah |
| proficiency / skill | كَفَاءَة | kafaa'ah |
| program (s/pl) | بَرْنَامَج / بَرَامِج | barnaamaj / baraamij |
| project (s/pl) | مَشْرُوع / مَشَارِيع | mashruu' / mashaarii' |
| pronunciation (s/pl) | لَفْظ / أَلْفَاظ | lafDH / alfaaDH |
| pupil (m/f/pl) | تِلْمِيذ / تِلْمِيذَة / تَلَامِيذ | tilmiidh / tilmiidhah / talaamiidh |
| quiz (s/pl) | اِخْتِبَارٌ قَصِير / اِخْتِبَارَاتٌ قَصِيرَة | ikhtibaar qaSiir / ikhtibaaraat qaSiirah |
| registrar's office | مَكْتَبُ التَّسْجِيل | maktab at-tasjiil |
| reputation | سُمْعَة | sum'ah |
| requirement (s/pl) | مُتَطَلَّب / مُتَطَلَّبَات | mutaTallab / mutaTallabaat |
| resource / pl | مَوْرِد / مَوَارِد | mawrid / mawaarid |
| right / correct | صَحّ / صَحِيح | SaHH / SaHiiH |
| rule / base / grammar | قَاعِدَة / قَوَاعِد | qaa'idah / qawaa'id |
| ruler (s/pl) | مِسْطَرَة / مَسَاطِر | misTarah / masaaTir |
| scarcity / lack | قِلَّة | qillah |
| scholarship / grant (s/pl) | مِنْحَة / مِنَح | minHah / minaH |
| school subject (s/pl) | مَادَّة / مَوَادّ | maaddah / mawaadd |
| semester (s/pl) | فَصْلٌ دِرَاسِيّ / فُصُولٌ دِرَاسِيَّة | faSl diraasiyy / fuSuul diraasiyyah |
| serious / hard-working (m/f) | جَادّ / جَادَّة | jaadd / jaaddah |
| sigh of relief | صُعَدَاء | su'adaa' |
| skill (s/pl) | مَهَارَة / مَهَارَات | mahaarah / mahaaraat |
| spelling | التَّهْجِئَة | at-tahji'ah |
| student center | مَرْكَزُ الطُّلَّاب | markaz aT-Tullaab |
| student loan (s/pl) | قَرْض دِرَاسِيّ / قُرُوض دِرَاسِيَّة | qarD diraasiyy / quruuD diraasiyyah |
| study hall (s/pl) | قَاعَةُ الدِّرَاسَة / قَاعَاتُ الدِّرَاسَة | qaa'at ad-diraasah / qaa'aat ad-diraasah |
| style / method / way | أُسْلُوب / أَسَالِيب | usluub / asaaliib |
| synonym (s/pl) | مُرَادِف / مُرَادِفَات | muraadif / muraadifaat |
| system (s/pl) | نِظَام / أَنْظِمَة | niDHaam / anDHaam |
| teacher (m/f/pl) | مُعَلِّم / مُعَلِّمَة / مُعَلِّمُونَ | mu'allim / mu'allimah / mu'allimuun |
| technical (m/f) | تِقَنِيّ / تِقَنِيَّة | tiqaniyy / tiqaniyyah |
| tongue (s/pl) | لِسَان / أَلْسِنَة | lisaan / alsinah |
| tuition | رُسُوم التَّعْلِيم | rusuum at-ta'liim |
| unrealistic | غَيْرُ وَاقِعِيّ | ghayru waaqi'iyy |
| virtual m / f | اِفْتِرَاضِيّ / اِفْتِرَاضِيَّة | iftiraaDiyy / iftiraaDiyyah |
| vocabulary | المُفْرَدَات | al-mufradaat |
| vocational (m/f) | مِهْنِيّ / مِهْنِيَّة | mihniyy / mihniyyah |
| with distinction / excellence | بِامْتِيَاز | bi-imtiyaaz |
| with distinction / honors | مَعَ مَرْتَبَةِ الشَّرَفِ | ma'a martabat ash-sharaf |
| wrong / incorrect | خَطَأ | khaTa' |
| agricultural sciences | العُلُومُ الزِّرَاعِيَّة | al-'uluum az-ziraa'iyyah |
| anthropology | عِلْمُ الإِنْسَان | 'ilm al-insaan |
| archaeology | عِلْمُ الآثَار | 'ilm al-aathaar |
| architecture | الهندسة المِعْمَارِيَّة | al-handasah al-mi'maariyyah |
| art (s/pl) | فَنّ / فُنُون | fann / funuun |
| astronomy | عِلْمُ الْفَلَك | 'ilm al-falak |
| biochemistry | الْكِيمْيَاءُ الْحَيَوِيَّة | al-kiimiyaa' al-Hayawiyyah |
| botany | عِلْمُ النَّبَات | 'ilm an-nabaat |
| civil engineering | الهَنْدَسَةُ الْمَدَنِيَّة | al-handasah al-madaniyyah |
| computer engineering | هَنْدَسَةُ الْحَاسُوب | handasat al-Haasuub |
| dance | الرَّقْص | ar-raqS |
| dentistry | طِبُّ الأَسْنَان | Tibb al-asnaan |
| earth sciences | عُلُومُ الأَرْض | 'uluum al-arD |
| electrical engineering | الهَنْدَسَةُ الْكَهْرَبَائِيَّة | al-handasah al-kahrabaa'iyyah |
| environmental sciences | عُلُومُ البِيئَة | 'uluum al-biiah |
| fine arts | الْفُنُونُ الْجَمِيلَة | al-funuun al-jamiilah |
| forensic medicine | الطِّبُّ الشَّرْعِيّ | aT-Tibb ash-shar'iyy |
| human sciences / humanities | العُلُومُ الإِنْسَانِيَّة | al-'uluum al-insaaniyyah |
| industrial engineering | الهَنْدَسَةُ الصِّنَاعِيَّة | al-handasah aS-Sinaa'iyyah |
| journalism | الصِّحَافَة | aS-SiHaafah |
| law | القَانُون | al-qaanuun |
| law / rights | الْحُقُوق | al-Huquuq |
| linguistics | اللُّغَوِيَّات / اللِّسَانِيَّات | al-lughawiyyaat / al-lisaaniyyaat |
| microbiology | عِلْمُ الأَحْيَاءِ الدَّقِيقَة | 'ilm al-aHyaa' ad-daqiiqah |
| nuclear engineering | الهَنْدَسَةُ النَّوَوِيَّة | al-handasah an-nawawiyyah |
| nursing | التَّمْرِيض | at-tamriiD |
| pharmacy | الصَّيْدَلَة | aS-Saydalah |
| political science | العُلُومُ السِّيَاسِيَّة | al-'uluum as-siyaasiyyah |
| psychiatry | الطِّبُّ النَّفْسِيّ / النَّفْسَانِيّ | aT-Tibb an-nafsiyy / an-nafsaaniyy |
| public health | الصِّحَّةُ العَامَّة | aS-SiHHah al-'aammah |
| sociology | عِلْمُ الِاجْتِمَاع | 'ilm al-ijtimaa' |
| statistics | الإِحْصَاء | al-iHSaa' |
| veterinary science | الطِّبُّ البَيْطَرِيّ | aT-Tibb al-bayTariyy |