07Seventh: vocabulary of the story
1tafihhan
Meaning
- Full to the brim, overflowing
2al-rabid
Meaning
- The settled, crouching, stationary one (of the cannon)
3al-husr
Meaning
- Plural of hasir (mat) — spread out for sitting on
4al-hawa'ij
Meaning
- Plural of hajah (need): belongings and goods
5tujawiruna
Meaning
- They live next door to us, they are our neighbours
6alwah al-saj
Meaning
- Metal sheets (trays) on which the feast cakes are arranged
7qa'dat al-sahil
Meaning
- The sitting-place, the informal gathering on the bank