hyphen

خَطّ قَصير (عَلامَة وَصْل) (شَرْطَة قصيرة)‏ \ hyphen: (-) that is used for joining two words, as in: blood-red. \ علامة وَصْل (شرطة قصيرة)‏ \ hyphen: the make (-) that is used for joining two words, as in blood-red. \ See Also خَطّ قصير

[ˈhaɪfən] noun خَط وَصل بين كَلِمَتَين

شَرْطة \ dash, stroke; hyphen.

بَادِئَة (في اللُّغة)‏ \ prefix: sth. (such as anti-) that is added to the beginning of a word so as to change its meaning. \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (أَلْف)‏ \ kilo-: meaning ‘a thousand’: Kilowatt; kilogram. \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (إنجلِيزِيّ)‏ \ Anglo: English. \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (بشكلٍ أو عَلَى نَحْوٍ سَيّئ أو خاطئ - أو: يُسِيء)‏ \ mis-: (with verbs) badly; wrongly; (with nouns) bad; wrong: misbehave; misdeed. \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (بَيْن)‏ \ inter: between: an inter-university match (between two universities); an international match. \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (خَيْر، طَيّب)‏ \ well-: (prefix) many compound adjs. are formed with past participles and a hyphen; but they are written as two words, without a hyphen, when they are in a predicative position: She is a well-loved person. She is well loved. \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (السّابق)‏ \ ex-: former: the ex-king; an ex-serviceman. \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (سينمائيّ)‏ \ cine-: used for moving pictures; film: a cine-camera; a cine-club. \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (عَبْر)‏ \ trans-: across. \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (عَكْس أو ضِد)‏ \ dis-: giving an opposite sense: ‘To dislike’ is the opposite of ‘to like’. \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (قَبْل)‏ \ pre-: prefix before: a pre-arranged sign (one that was arranged before, as the need was expected). \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (كُلّ)‏ \ pan-: (used with names of countries or peoples) all: Pan-American Airways. \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (لا)‏ \ non-: prefix the word for not, used in making compound words: He was charged with non-payment of his electricity bill (with not paying his bill); a non-smoker (sb. who does not smoke); a non-swimmer (sb. who cannot swim). \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (لَيْس)‏ \ un-: giving an opposite sense: ‘Unlikely’ means ‘not likely’. \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (مُتَعَدّد)‏ \ multi-: many: multi-coloured cloth, multi-racial society. \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (مُتَعَلِّق بالنَّفْس أو الذّات)‏ \ self-: concerning oneself (Note that the stress is usu. on the second word and not on self): self-admiration; self-taught. \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (مرّة ثانية)‏ \ re-: (used with verbs; followed by a hyphen either (a) before another "e", as in re-examine, or (b) to prevent confusion, as between recover and re-cover (cover again). \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (مَع، مؤيّد لِـ، مُوَالٍ لـ)‏ \ pro-: in favour of; the opposite of anti: He is very pro-British (friendly towards Britain). \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (مَعَ، معًا)‏ \ co-: (in compounds) together: co-education (of boys and girls); co-drivers. \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (نائِب)‏ \ vice-: holding the second position in relation to, and acting (when necessary) in place of: Vice-captain of the team. \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (نِصْف أو بَعْض)‏ \ semi-: half; partly. \ بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى النَّفي (لا، غير)‏ \ in-: not: Incomplete means not complete. ("it" becomes "il-" before "l", "im-" before "m" or "p", "ir-" before "r": "Ill"egal, "im"moral, "im"patient, "ir"regular. It does not change the pronunciation of the word after it.). \ بَادِئةَ تُشير إلى علاقة ناتجة عن الزَّواج الثاني (زوج الأم، ابن الزَّوج أو الزوجة)‏ \ step-: showing relationship through a second marriage: my stepfather (my mother’s husband); my stepson (my wife’s son by her former husband); stepbrother; stepdaughter; stepmother; stepsister.

أَكْثَر مما يَجِب \ over: (with a hyphen; followed by a noun that is formed from an adj.) too much: over-anxiety. \ أَكْثَر مِن \ over: more than: I waited for over an hour. \ إلى الجانِب الآخر \ over: across, from one side to the other: The gate was locked, so he climbed over. \ إلى الجهة أو الناحية الأخرى \ over: so that a different side is upwards: Turn the page over. Roll the body over. \ بِإسْرَاف \ over: (without a hyphen; followed by a verb) too much: overcharge; overfill. \ زيَادَة على \ over: more than: I waited for over an hour. \ زيَادَة عن الحدّ \ over: (with a hyphen; followed by a noun that is formed from an adj.) too much: over-anxiety. \ عَلَى الأرض \ over: from an upright (or straight) position to a flat (or bent) position: I fell over. He knocked me over. She bent over to pick it up. \ عَلَى السَّطح كلِّه \ over: (esp. with all) across a surface: The table was wet all over. He rubbed it over with a dry cloth. \ كُلّهُ \ over: (esp. with all) across a surface: The table was wet all over. He rubbed it over with a dry cloth. \ مُتَبَقٍّ \ over: remaining: Was any food left over?. \ مُنْقَضٍ \ over: finished: The fight was over before the police arrived. \ مِن فَوْق \ over: across, from one side of sth. to the other: He jumped over the fence. The gate was locked, so he climbed over. \ مِن وَاحِد إلى آخَر \ over: across, from one person to another: She handed over the keys to a friend.

أَكْثَر (من غيره)‏ \ best, well, better: most: Of all fruit, I like apples best. better, well, best: more: I like coffee better than tea. further: more: We must go without further delay. more: giving comparative force to many adjs. and most advs.: She’s more beautiful than her mother. He runs more slowly than his son, with greater force; for greater periods, etc.: I like tea more than coffee. You should work more and play less, (the opposite of less) a greater number or amount (of): They need (some) more food. I have no more (or I haven’t any more) for them. They need many more loaves but I have only two more. You have more than I have. over: more: Boys aged 16 and over may enter this race. \ أَكْثَر بكثير \ a good: (with numbers) at least: He lives a good 3 miles away. \ أَكْثَر الجميع \ most: (the opposite of least) n., adj. the greatest number or amount: Which of you earns the most (money)? Most of you are well paid. Most boys like football, used with an adj., to show that the person or thing has more of that quality than any other has: He is the most sensible boy in the class. \ See Also الأكثر (الأَكْثَر)‏ \ أَكْثَر فأكثر \ more and more: increasingly: As the hours passed we got more and more anxious. \ أَكْثَر مما يَجِب \ over: (with a hyphen; followed by a noun that is formed from an adj.) too much: over-anxiety. \ أَكْثَر مما يَجِب أو ينبغي \ more than one can help: (with negative sentences) more than one must: Don’t be later than you can help. \ أَكْثَر مما يَنْبَغي \ over: (with a hyphen; followed by an adj.) too: over-full; overexcited. too: (with an adj. or adv.; also many and much) more than is desired: It’s too heavy (a weight) for me to lift (It’s so heavy that I can’t lift it). You came too soon (You should have come later). This coffee’s too hot to drink. too many: a larger number than is necessary or suitable or bearable: too many mistakes; too many flies. \ أَكْثَر مِن \ over: more than: I waited for over an hour. \ أَكْثَر مِن الجميع \ most: more than anything (or anyone) else: Which story did you like (the) most?. \ أَكْثَر مِن اللاّزم \ too: (with an adj. or adv.; also many and much) more than is desired: It’s too heavy (a weight) for me to lift (It’s so heavy that I can’t lift it). You came too soon (You should have come later). This coffee’s too hot to drink. too many: a larger number than is necessary or suitable or bearable: too many mistakes; too many flies.

بَادِئَة بِمَعْنَى (خَيْر، طَيّب)‏ \ well-: (prefix) many compound adjs. are formed with past participles and a hyphen; but they are written as two words, without a hyphen, when they are in a predicative position: She is a well-loved person. She is well loved.

wire with sharp points at intervals: I tore my skirt on that barbed wire; adjective (etc) with hyphen أسْلاك شائِكـه

إِسْراف \ extravagance: wastefulness; free or careless spending. \ بِإسْرَاف \ over: (without a hyphen; followed by a verb) too much: overcharge; overfill.

بِإِفْرَاط \ over: (without a hyphen; followed by a verb) too much: overcharge; overfill. with a vengeance: violently: The wind blew with a vengeance.

حَدِيث \ contemporary: modern: contemporary dress. fashionable: (of people or clothes) following the latest fashions. modern: concerning the present time: modern art, new; of the latest kind the most modern weapons of war. smart: looking rather splendid and expensive: a smart house; a smart new car. up to date: up to the present moment; modern; knowing or showing the latest facts: Give me an up-to-date report on political events in South America. \ See Also عصري (عَصْرِيّ)‏ \ حَدِيث \ conversation: to talk: I had a long conversation with him. talk: talking with sb.; an informal speech: I had a short talk with your father. She gave our class a talk on photography. word: a short talk: I want a word with you. \ حَدِيث تافِه (عن الآخرين)‏ \ gossip: worthless talk, usu. about other people’s or private affairs. \ حَدِيثُ العَهْد \ newcomer: sb. who arrived (to stay or settle somewhere) not long ago: He’s a newcomer to our village. \ حَدِيث مُذَاع \ broadcast: broadcast. \ حَدِيثًا \ new: (in compounds) not long ago: new-laid eggs; a new-born baby. newly: (only with p.p.; without a hyphen) not long ago: a newly married pair. recently: not long ago: I met him recently (within the past few weeks) for the first time.

خَطّ \ band: a line of material that is different from the rest, esp. in colour: A red band was painted round the tin. line: a long thin mark: a pencil line; the white lines on a football field. streak: an irregular thin strip of colour: streaks of red cloud at sunset. stripe: a long narrow band of colour: a flag with green, yellow and blue stripes. trail: a track left by sb. or sth.: The storm left a trail of destruction. The police were on his trail (were following signs, in search of him). \ See Also شريط (شَرِيط)، أَثَر \ خَطّ \ graph: a line drawn on squared paper, to show the change in amount at different times or under different conditions: He drew a graph of the monthly rainfall. \ See Also رَسْم بَيَانِيّ \ خَطّ الاسْتِواء \ equator: an imaginary line around the earth, halfway between its most northern and southern points. \ خَطّ أنابِيب \ pipeline: a large pipe through which liquid or gas is carried for long distances (esp. oil from an oilfield to a port). \ خَطّ قَضيب سِكّة الحديد \ railway, railroad: a track along which trains run: The road crosses the railway (line) by a bridge. \ خَطّ كتَابة باليَد \ handwriting: sb.’s way of writing: I can’t read your handwriting. \ خَطّ مَجْرى التَّفْكير \ line: the course of an idea: a line of thought. \ خَطّ حَديدي جانِبِيّ \ siding: a short piece of railway track beside a main line (for loading goods, etc.). \ خَطّ السَّاحِل \ coastline: a line following the shape of the coast, esp. as seen from the sea. \ خَطّ سَفَر جَوِّي \ airline: air transport system for public use. \ خَطّ سِكَّة الحَديد \ line: a railway track: the main line to London; a branch line. \ خَطّ السَّمْت \ meridian: an imaginary line drawn from the top point of the earth to the bottom, used on maps to show position. \ خَطّ سَيْر \ line: a course; a direction: One road follows the line of the river; the other follows the coastline. path: the line along which sth. moves: the moon’s path round the earth. route: the way that one takes from one place to another: Which is the safest route up the mountain?. \ See Also طريق (طَرِيق)‏ \ خَطّ الطُّول \ longitude: one of a set of imaginary lines round the world that are drawn on maps to show how far east or west sth. is (see latitude). \ خَطّ العَرْض \ latitude: one of a set of imaginary lines round the world that are usual on maps to show how far north or south sth. is (see longitude): In northern latitudes, daylight lasts for 20 hours in the summer. parallel: an imaginary line on a map, for describing the position of anything (see latitude): The 49th parallel (of latitude) forms a border between Canada and the USA. \ خَطّ القِتال \ line: (in war) a row of defended positions: in the front line; behind the enemy lines. \ خَطّ قَصير (عَلامَة وَصْل) (شَرْطَة قصيرة)‏ \ hyphen: (-) that is used for joining two words, as in: blood-red. \ خَطّ قُطْري \ diagonal: (in the direction of) a straight line joining two opposite corners of a square; (of) any straight line which runs in a sloping direction: a cloth with a diagonal pattern. \ خَطّ اليَد \ script: handwriting, not printing. \ خَطّ الدَّرْز \ seam: the line where two edges of cloth or leather meet (and are sewn or stuck together): the seam of one’s trouser leg. \ خَطّ حُدود مَلْعَب (الكُرَة)‏ \ touchline: the line down each side of a football field. \ خُطوطٌ رئيسيَّة \ outline: a statement of the main facts: an outline of English history. \ خَطَأٌ \ amiss: wrong; out of order: There’s something amiss with this telephone. error: mistake. fault: sth. that is wrong; a weakness: The lights have gone out; there must be an electrical fault. mistake: an incorrect act or thought: It was a mistake to lend him money. Your English is full of mistakes. wrong: not right; unjust; against custom; against the law: It is wrong to tell lies or to steal, not correct; mistaken; unsuitable That’s the wrong answer, and the wrong way to do it. She came in the wrong clothes for riding, (a) wrong action, a crime; an injustice If you do no wrong, you will not be punished. \ أَخْطَاء (أَغلاطٌ كِتابيَّة أو مَطبعيَّة)‏ \ errata.

زَائِد \ extra: added; more than usual: You must drive with extra care on a busy road. We earn extra pay for dangerous work. odd: mixed; different from each other: a boxful of odd tools; two odd shoes (not a pair). plus: (shown by the sign +) added to: six plus seven (6 + 7) is thirteen. \ زَائِد عن الحاجَة \ redundant: (of workers in factories, etc.) no longer needed: New machines too often make some workers redundant. superfluous: more than is needed: superfluous words. surplus: an amount that remains after one’s needs are filled: We eat most of the fruit on our trees, and sell the surplus. \ زَائِدٌ عن الحَدّ \ a bit much: too much; unreasonable: My son’s school make us pay to watch their football matches. I think that’s a bit much. excessive: too great: He drove at an excessive speed. over: (with a hyphen; followed by an adj.) too: over-full; overexcited. \ زَائِدًا عن الحَدّ \ extra: more than usually: an extra large bill.

زيَادَة \ extension: the act of extending; sth. extended. in hand: (of money) not to spent: After paying my bills I had $30 in hand. increase: increasing; growth. over: more: Boys aged 16 and over may enter this race. overflow: an amount that overflows. rise: an increase; an upward movement: a rise in the cost of living. \ زيَادَة على \ over: more than: I waited for over an hour. \ زيَادَة عن الحدّ \ over: (with a hyphen; followed by a noun that is formed from an adj.) too much: over-anxiety. \ زيَارَة \ round: a regular local journey (made by a doctor, by a boy selling newspapers, by a policeman, etc.) for visiting certain houses or roads: I met the baker on his rounds. visit: an act or time of visiting: She makes several business visits to America every year. We’ve just had a visit from my father. \ زيَارَة عابرة \ a flying visit: a short hasty visit. \ See Also سريعة \ زيَارَة قصيرة \ call: a short visit: I have several calls to make in town.

شَرْطة \ dash, stroke; hyphen.

عَلامَة \ badge: sth. worn to show what one is or belongs to: a badge of rank; a school badge. indication: a sign. mark: any sign that one object has been touched by another: a dirty mark on the wall; a footmark in the sand, any spot or line that is of a different colour from the rest a white horse with a black mark on its nose, a sign (usu. a number, sometimes A, B, C, etc.) that is given by a teacher to show the quality of a piece of work in school low marks; full marks; a bad mark. sign: a movement or mark or notice that tells one sth.: He waved his arm as a sign that he was ready. + is a sign of addition. The road sign gave a warning of a dangerous bend. symptom: a sign of an illness: A hot head is a symptom of fever. token: a sign: The gift was a token of his love. trace: a sign or mark that shows where sth. has been: There were traces of blood on the floor. vestige: a slight mark, track, etc., remaining of sth. that is now gone or has been destroyed. \ عَلامَة (:) (للتَّرْقِيم)‏ \ colon: the mark: used in writing and printing, before giving lists, etc.. \ العَلامَة √ (أو صَحّ)‏ \ tick: the sign < core>, showing that sth. is correct or (on a list) that it has been dealt with, etc.. \ عَلامَة الاستفهام \ query: a question about some doubtful point; the sing (?). \ عَلامَة تجاريّة (مُسَجَّلة)‏ \ trade mark: a sign on goods, which shows who made them. \ عَلامَة تَعَجُّب "!" \ exclamation mark: the sign "!". \ عَلامَة حَصْر \ bracket: one of the marks () used in writing to show that (a word, phrase, etc.) is separate from the rest: Put this phrase in brackets. \ عَلامَة فارِقة أو أَمَرَة \ landmark: sth. (e.g. a tower) that is clearly seen from a distance, and so can guide travellers. \ عَلامَة كِتابِيّة \ character: a kind of mark, sign, etc. used for a number or a letter; a kind of handwriting: These are printed characters. Arabic characters are written from right to left. \ عَلامَة مُمَيِّزة \ mark: a special sign that is put on sth.: A postmark; a trade mark. \ عَلامَة النَّبْر \ accent: a mark used (in writing) to show the special force given to a word or part of a word or a particular quality of sound. \ علامة وَصْل (شرطة قصيرة)‏ \ hyphen: the make (-) that is used for joining two words, as in blood-red. \ See Also خَطّ قصير

وَصَلَ \ arrive: to reach a place: They arrived home (or in London or at the cinema). attach: to fasten; join: I attached the rope to a tree. come, (came): to arrive: Has he come yet?. connect: to join or be joined: a road connecting two towns; two families connected by marriage. join: to fix together; bring together: Please join these two bits of string. The islands were joined by a bridge. lead: to show the way: The road led straight to his house. link: to join two things together: A bridge linked the island to the mainland. reach: arrive at; come to: When did you reach London? Your letter never reached me. \ وَصَلَ إلى \ extend: to stretch; reach: My farm extends as far as the river. get at: to reach: Keep medicines where children can’t get at them, lay (or. set) hands on, to seize: He will steal anything that he can lay hands on. reach: to stretch one’s hand out far enough to (take or) touch (sth.): Can you reach (that red book on) the top shelf?, go as far as Does that road reach (as far as) the river?. \ وَصَلَ إلى تَسْوِيَة \ compromise: (to make) a settlement in which both sides yield a little. \ See Also حَلٍّ وَسَط \ وَصَلَ بالتَّيار الكهربائيّ \ plug in: to join sth. to an electrical supply with a plug: The television won’t work if you haven’t plugged (it) in properly. \ وَصَلَ جُزْأَي الكلمة بشرطة قصيرة \ hyphenate: to join (words) with a hyphen. \ وَصَل هاتِفِيًّا \ put through (to): esp. connect by telephone: Could you put me through to Mr Brown, please?.