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MSA: Reg Differences
Terms Common for Regional Differences (Political) (wk 32)
| English | Arabic | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| administrative divisions | التَّقْسِيمَات الإِدَارِيَّة | at-taqsiimaat al-idaariyyah |
| actual influence | تَأْثِير فِعْلِيّ | ta'thiir fi'liyy |
| affair / pl | شَأْن / شُؤُون | sha'n / shu'uun |
| agricultural plains | السُّهُول الزِّرَاعِيَّة | al-suhuul al-ziraa'iyyah |
| Amazigh culture | ثَقَافَة أَمَازِيغِيَّة | thaqaafah amaaziighiyyah |
| balance | تَوَازُن | tawaazun |
| bicameral parliament | بَرْلَمَان مِنْ مَجْلِسَيْنِ | barlamaan min majlisayn |
| broad administrative structure | هَيْكَل إِدَارِيّ وَاسِع | haykal idhaariyy waasi' |
| coastal plain | سَهْل سَاحِلِيّ | sahl saaHiliyy |
| cohesive / consistent | مُتَمَاسِك | mutamaasik |
| commander-in-chief of the armed forces | القَائِد الأَعْلَى لِلْقُوَّاتِ المُسَلَّحَة | al-qaa'id al-a'laa lil-quwwaat al-musallaHah |
| common denominators | قَوَاسِم مُشْتَرَكَة | qawaasim mushtarakah |
| communism | شُيُوعِيَّة | shuyuu'iyyah |
| conclusion | خِتَام | khitaam |
| constitutional monarchy | نِظَام مَلَكِيّ دُسْتُورِيّ | niDHaam malakiyy dustuuriyy |
| constitutional reforms | إِصْلَاحَات دُسْتُورِيَّة | iSlaaHaat dustuuriyyah |
| council of ministers | مَجْلِس الوُزَرَاء | majlis al-wuzaraa' |
| court / pl | مَحْكَمَة / مَحَاكِم | maHkamah / maHaakim |
| craft / pl | حِرْفَة / حِرَف | Hirfah / Hiraf |
| cultural heritage | التُّرَاث الثَّقَافِيّ | al-turaath al-thaqaafiyy |
| custom / habit / pl | عَادَة / عَادَات | 'aadah / 'aadaat |
| decision-making | صُنْع القَرَار | Sun' al-qaraar |
| desert regions | المَنَاطِق الصَّحْرَاوِيَّة | al-manaaTiq aS-SaHraawiyyah |
| desert tourism | السِّيَاحَة الصَّحْرَاوِيَّة | as-siyaaHah aS-SaHraawiyyah |
| difference / pl | اِخْتِلَاف / اِخْتِلَافَات | ikhtilaaf / ikhtilaafaat |
| district leaders | قَادَة الدَّوَائِر | qaadat ad-dawaa'ir |
| effective authority | سُلْطَة فَعَّالَة | sulTah fa''aalah |
| elected institutions | مُؤَسَّسَات مُنْتَخَبَة | mu'assasaat muntakhabah |
| engagement in party activity | الِانْخِرَاط فِي العَمَل الحِزْبِيّ | al-inkhiraaT fii al-'amal al-Hizbiyy |
| executive branch | الفَرْع التَّنْفِيذِيّ | al-far' at-tanfiidhiyy |
| federal democratic parliamentary republic | جُمْهُورِيَّة بَرْلَمَانِيَّة دِيمُقْرَاطِيَّة فِيدْرَالِيَّة | jumhuuriyyah barlamaaniyyah diimuqraaTiyyah fiidraaliyyah |
| fertile areas | مَنَاطِق خَصْبَة | manaaTiq khaSbah |
| for example | فَعَلَى سَبِيلِ المِثَالِ | fa-'alaa sabiili al-mithaal |
| forming the government | تَشْكِيل الحُكُومَة | tashkiil al-Hukuumah |
| guarantor | ضَامِن | Daamin |
| health services | الخِدْمَات الصِّحِّيَّة | al-khidmaat aS-SiHHiyyah |
| highest authority | أَعْلَى سُلْطَة | a'laa sulTah |
| historical uniqueness | خُصُوصِيَّة تَارِيخِيَّة | khuSuuSiyyah taariikhiyyah |
| honorary position | مَنْصِب شَرَفِيّ | manSib sharafiyy |
| house of councilors | مَجْلِس المُسْتَشَارِينَ | majlis al-mustashaariin |
| house of representatives | مَجْلِس النُّوَّاب | majlis an-nuwwaab |
| industry | صِنَاعَة | Sinaa'ah |
| infrastructure | البِنْيَة التَّحْتِيَّة | al-binyah at-taHtiyyah |
| institution / pl | مُؤَسَّسَة / مُؤَسَّسَات | mu'assasah / mu'assasaat |
| interest / pl | اِهْتِمَام / اِهْتِمَامَات | ihtimaam / ihtimaamaat |
| Jordan Valley | وَادِي الأُرْدُن | waadii al-urdun |
| judicial branch | الفَرْع القَضَائِيّ | al-far' al-qaDaa'iyy |
| justice | عَدَالَة | 'adaalah |
| largest parliamentary bloc | الكُتْلَة النِّيَابِيَّة الأَكْبَر | al-kutlah al-niyaabiyyah al-akbar |
| legal powers / competencies | صَلَاحِيَّة --- SalaaHiyyah | صَلَاحِيَّات --- SalaaHiyyaat |
| legislation | تَشْرِيع | tashrii' |
| legislative branch | الفَرْع التَّشْرِيعِيّ | al-far' at-tashrii'iyy |
| Levantine cuisine | المَطْبَخ الشَّامِيّ | al-maTbakh al-shaamiyy |
| Levantine dialects | اللَّهَجَات الشَّامِيَّة | al-lahajaat al-shaamiyyah |
| level / pl | مُسْتَوَى / مُسْتَوَيَات | mustawaa / mustawayaat |
| local administrators (bashas) | بَاشَا / بَاشَاوَات | baashaa / baashaawaat |
| local government | الحُكُومَة المَحَلِّيَّة | al-Hukuumah al-maHalliyyah |
| local specificities | الخُصُوصِيَّات المَحَلِّيَّة | al-khuSuuSiyyaat al-maHalliyyah |
| lower administrative levels | المُسْتَوَيَات الإِدَارِيَّة الأَدْنَى | al-mustawayaat al-idaariyyah al-adnaa |
| major region | مِنْطَقَة رَئِيسِيَّة | minTaqah ra'iisiyyah |
| managing daily affairs | إِدَارَة الشُّؤُون اليَوْمِيَّة | idaarat al-shu'uun al-yawmiyyah |
| member / pl | عُضْو / أَعْضَاء | 'uDw / a'Daaa' |
| ministry of interior | وِزَارَة الدَّاخِلِيَّة | wizaarat ad-daakhiliyyah |
| modernity | حَدَاثَة | Hadaathah |
| mountain regions | المَنَاطِق الجَبَلِيَّة | al-manaaTiq al-jabaliyyah |
| multi-party system | التَّعَدُّدِيَّة الحِزْبِيَّة | al-ta'adudiyyah al-Hizbiyyah |
| national identity | الهُوِيَّة الوَطَنِيَّة | al-huwiyyah al-waTaniyyah |
| national unity | الوَحْدَة الوَطَنِيَّة | al-waHdah al-waTaniyyah |
| network of courts | شَبْكَة مِنَ المَحَاكِم | shabakah min al-maHaakim |
| official institutions | المُؤَسَّسَات الرَّسْمِيَّة | al-mu'assasaat ar-rasmiyyah |
| olive cultivation | زِرَاعَة الزَّيْتُون | ziraa'at al-zaytuun |
| operates independently | يَعْمَلُ بِشَكْلٍ مُسْتَقِلّ | ya'malu bishaklin mustaqill |
| oversight of government performance | رَقَابَة عَلَى أَدَاء الحُكُومَة | raqaabah 'alaa adaa' al-Hukuumah |
| parliamentary elections | اِنْتِخَابَات بَرْلَمَانِيَّة | intikhaabaat barlamaaniyyah |
| parliamentary seats | مَقَاعِد بَرْلَمَانِيَّة | maqaa'id barlamaaniyyah |
| party work | عَمَل حِزْبِيّ | 'amal Hizbiyy |
| period / term / pl | فَتْرَة / فَتَرَات | fatrah / fataraat |
| political awareness | وَعْي سِيَاسِيّ | wa'ii siyaasiyy |
| political development | تَطَوُّر سِيَاسِيّ | taTawwur siyaasiyy |
| population density | الكَثَافَة السُّكَّانِيَّة | al-kathaafah as-sukkaaniyyah |
| prefecture / district / pl | مُقَاطَعَة / مُقَاطَعَات | muqaaTa'ah / muqaaTa'aat |
| pride | اِعْتِزَاز | i'tizaaz |
| prime minister / head of government | رَئِيس الحُكُومَة / رَئِيس الوُزَرَاء | ra'iis al-Hukuumah / ra'iis al-wuzaraa' |
| professional bodies | هَيْئَات مِهْنِيَّة | hay'aat mihniyyah |
| prominent | بَارِز | baariz |
| province / pl | مُحَافَظَة / مُحَافَظَات | muHaafaDHah / muHaafaDHaat |
| public policies | سِيَاسَات عَامَّة | siyaasaat 'aammah |
| raising livestock | تَرْبِيَة المَوَاشِي | tarbiyat al-mawaashii |
| reform / pl | إِصْلَاح / إِصْلَاحَات | iSlaaH / iSlaaHaat |
| regardless | بِغَضِّ النَّظَر | bighaDDi al-naDHari |
| regional differences | الاخْتِلَافَات الإِقْلِيمِيَّة | al-ikhtilaafaat al-iqliimiyyah |
| republic | جُمْهُورِيَّة | jumhuuriyyah |
| rest / remainder | بَاقِي | baaqii |
| ruler / pl | حَاكِم / حُكَّام | Haakim / Hukkaam |
| rural communities | مُجْتَمَعَات رِيفِيَّة | mujtama'aat riifiyyah |
| rural nature | طَبِيعَة رِيفِيَّة | Tabii'ah riifiyyah |
| separation of powers | فَصْل السُّلُطَات | faSl as-suluTaat |
| shared culture | ثَقَافَة مُشْتَرَكَة | thaqaafah mushtarakah |
| social ties | الرَّوَابِط الِاجْتِمَاعِيَّة | ar-rawaabiT al-ijtimaa'iyyah |
| socialism | اِشْتِرَاكِيَّة | ishtiraakiyyah |
| spectrum / pl | طَيْف / أَطْيَاف | Tayf / aTyaaf |
| state public policy | السِّياَسَة العَامَّة لِلدَّوْلَة | al-siyaasah al-'aammah lil-dawlah |
| supervision | إِشْرَاف | ishraaf |
| supreme judicial council | مَجْلِس القَضَاء الأَعْلَى | majlis al-qaDaaa' al-a'laa |
| temporary / interim | مُؤَقَّت | muaqqat |
| the Dead Sea | البَحْر المَيِّت | al-baHr al-mayyit |
| the desert/steppe | البَادِيَة | al-baadiyah |
| The Levant | بِلاد الشَّام | bilaad al-shaam |
| totalitarian | شُمُولِيّ | shumuuliyy |
| trade | تِجَارَة | tijaarah |
| traditional agriculture | الزِّرَاعَة التَّقْلِيدِيَّة | az-ziraa'ah at-taqliidiyyah |
| traditional crafts | الحِرَف التَّقْلِيدِيَّة | al-Hiraf at-taqliidiyyah |
| transitional | اِنْتِقَالِيّ | intiqaaliyy |
| tribal customs | العَادَات القَبَلِيَّة | al-'aadaat al-qabaliyyah |
| tribal traditions | تَقَالِيد قَبَلِيَّة | taqaaliid qabaliyyah |
| tribe s / pl | قَبِيلَة / قَبَائِل | qabiilah / qabaa'il |
| two-thirds majority | أَغْلَبِيَّة الثُّلُثَيْنِ | aghlabiyyat al-thuluthayn |
| union | اِتِّحَاد | ittiHaad |
| urban centers | مَرَاكِز حَضَرِيَّة | maraakiz HaDariyyah |
| valley / pl | وَادِي / وِدْيَان | waadii / widyaan |
| veto | فِيتُو | fiituu |
| village / pl | قَرْيَة / قُرَى | qaryah / quraa |
| vineyard / pl | كَرْم / كُرُوم | karm / kuruum |
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| a people / pl | شَعْب / شُعُوب | sha'b / shu'uub |
| a share / pl | نَصِيب / أَنْصِبَة | naSiib / anSibah |
| body / entity / pl | جِهَة / جِهَات | jihah / jihaat |
| civilization / pl | حَضَارَة / حَضَارَات | HaDaarah / HaDaaraat |
| colonialism | اِسْتِعْمَار | isti'maar |
| comparison between countries | مُقَارَنَة بَيْنَ الدُّوَل | muqaaranah bayna al-duwal |
| convergent | مُتَقَارِب | mutaqaarib |
| demographics | تَرْكِيبَة سُكَّانِيَّة | tarkiibah sukkaaniyyah |
| deputy / lawmaker m / f / pl | نَائِب / نَائِبَة / نُوَّاب | naa'ib / naa'ibah / nuwwaab |
| desert character | طَابَع صَحْرَاوِيّ | taaba' saHraawiyy |
| heritage | تُرَاث | turaath |
| inland areas | مَنَاطِق دَاخِلِيَّة | manaaTiq daakhiliyyah |
| interconnected region | مِنْطَقَة مُتَرَابِطَة | minTaqah mutaraabiTah |
| mediterranean climate | مُنَاخ مُتَوَسِّطِيّ | munaakh mutawassiTiyy |
| modern political borders | حُدُود سِيَاسِيَّة حَدِيثَة | Huduud siyaasiyyah Hadiithah |
| nationalism (ethnic/pan-Arab) | قَوْمِيَّة | qawmiyyah |
| natural resources | مَوَارِد طَبِيعِيَّة | mawaarid tabii'iyyah |
| oil and gas | النَّفْط وَالغَاز | al-nafT wa-al-ghaaz |
| population density | كَثَافَة سُكَّانِيَّة | kathaafah sukkaaniyyah |
| primarily (in first place) | فِي المَقَامِ الأَوَّلِ | fii al-maqaami al-awwali |
| relatively | نِسْبِيّاً | nisbiyyan |
| sanction / pl | جَزَاء / جَزَاءَات | jazaa' / jazaa'aat |
| shared cultural ties | رَوَابِط ثَقَافِيَّة مُشْتَرَكَة | rawaabiT thaqaafiyyah mushtarakah |
| shared history | تَارِيخ مُشْتَرَك | taariikh mushtarak |
| significantly | بِشَكْلٍ مَلْحُوظٍ | bishaklin malhuuDHin |
| similarity / pl | تَشَابُه / تَشَابُهَات | tashaabuh / tashaabuhaat |
| social customs | العَادَات الِاجْتِمَاعِيَّة | al-'aadaat al-ijtimaa'iyyah |
| social stability | اِسْتِقْرَار اِجْتِمَاعِيّ | istiqraar ijtimaa'iyy |
| sparsely populated areas | مَنَاطِق قَلِيلَة السُّكَّان | manaaTiq qaliilat al-sukkaan |
| textile industry | صِنَاعَة النَّسِيج | sinaa'at al-nasiij |
| the sahara desert | الصَّحْرَاء الكُبْرَى | al-saHraa' al-kubraa |
| tourism sector | قِطَاع السِّيَاحَة | qiTaa' al-siyaahah |
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