1 Apr
Happy April Fool’s Day, everyone! One of my favorite singers of all time is Rufus Wainwright, so I thought I’d let him bring it home with this song named for today’s holiday.
نيسان nisan
:April (Syria, Jordan, Lebanon)
أبريل abreel
:April (Egypt, Sudan, Yemen)
مقلب maqlab
:April Fool’s joke; intrigue, scheme, plot
نكتة nukta
:joke, wisecrack; pun; anecdote
تنكيت tankit
:teasing, [...]
17 Mar
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Will you be eating corned beef and cabbage tonight? Maybe drinking some green beer? I enjoy this March holiday, particularly because green is my favorite color. (The pictures are from here, here, and here, in the same order.)
ارلندا irelanda
:Ireland
ارلدني irelandi
:Irish
قديس qiddis
:saint
باتريك batrick
:Patrick
عيد قديس باتريك ‘ayeed qiddis batrick
:Saint Patrick’s Day
كرنب kurunb
:cabbage; coleslaw
لحم [...]
18 Feb
This is my fiftieth post on From the Green Dictionary! I am so excited. It was just a few months ago that I first decided to make this blog, and it has come a long way since my first post on hope. Thanks for reading and sharing this journey with me! (This picture is from [...]
13 Feb
Tomorrow is that oh-so-anxiety-producing-holiday also known as Valentine’s Day. What are your plans? I think I’m definitely in the school of thought that believes nothing says “I love you” quite like a Quentin Tarantino movie marathon. But I don’t think I’ll be snuggling up to Kill Bill anytime soon, so I might have resign myself [...]
2 Feb
Ah, I love those pointless holidays like Groundhog Day. Here’s the premise: a groundhog is forced from its hole every year in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on February 2. If it is a sunny day, it will see its shadow, retreat back into its hole, and we’re stuck with winter for an additional six weeks. If it [...]
1 Jan
It’s the first day of 2009! Will you be eating any unusual foods today to bring you good luck in the new year? While doing research for this post, I discovered this guide on Wikipedia (where else?) to the names of the month in the Arabic speaking world, because, of course, there isn’t exactly unity [...]
31 Dec
It’s time for sparkling wine, glitter, goofy glasses, and a song that makes no sense to me- New Year’s Eve! J and I are having friends over tonight for a small gathering- nothing too fancy, but it is bound to be a great time. Here’s some Arabic vocabulary to ring in the new year.
٢٠٠٨ alifayn [...]
25 Dec
And now for the Christmas entry. Merry Christmas, everyone!
عيد الميلاد ‘ayeed al-milad
:Christmas
ليلة عيد الميلاد lelat ‘ayeed al-milad
:Christmas eve
عيسى ‘isa
:Jesus
بابا نويل baba noel
:Father Christmas
شجرة عيد الميلاد shajara ‘ayeed al-milad
:Christmas tree
مدخنة madkana
:chimney
هدية hadiya
:gift, present, donation; offering, sacrifice
24 Dec
Every year I attend an annual Christmas eve party at the home of close family friends. Tomorrow’s post will be all about Christmas, but today’s post is all about…you guessed it…parties!
حفلة hafla
:party, assembly, gathering, meeting, congregation
(حافل (ب hafil (bi)
: full (of), filled, replete; abundant, copious, lavish; eventful, rich in content (history)
محتفل muhtafil
:the participants in a [...]
