Addenda to Baedecker’s Vocabulary
Station, mahatta; ticket, tezkereh, waraḳ, bilieto; 1st class, brimo; 2nd class, secondo; (does) this go to Cairo? deh raih al Masr? train, ḳattr; engine, wabur or babur; carriage, arabiyeh; goods, buda’a; goods train, ḳattr el buda’a; baggage-receipt, bolicy (pronounced bolīse); storage charge, ardiyeh. I (will) beat the telegraph (= I will telegraph), ana adrob et telegraphia; the wire, es silk.
(The dots in the following words separate the elements, which are here translated literally.)
Show·me the snake, warri·ni el hanesh. Not showed·I to·him the fowl, ma warr·et l·u·sh el farkha (sh like French pas, untranslated). Not·thou·leave·it, ma·t·khalli·u·sh. He opened·it, Huweh fatah·u. Thou camest from where? Ente git min ayn. From the desert (hill or plain), min el gebel. Thou goest where? Ente raih fen. Northwards, bahri. The engine it·leaves when? el wabur ye·safir emta? at·the sunset, fi·l maghreb. Atest·thou five pounds in·the four·months, pound·and·quarter for the month, kal·t khamast értal fi·l arbat·úsher, rotl·u·rub bi·sh shahr (accent strongly as marked). Two cubits length (pair cubits) for two piastres (dual), gozet ídra bi ḳirshēn. Finished, khalás. I am very tired (I bad·ed entirely), ana batlan khálas. Finished entirely, Khalás khálas. (It) was cold very in·the·morning before the sun(rise), kan bard ḳowi fi·’s subh ḳabl esh shems. The peasants (are) foolish like cattle, el fellahin maganin zeyeh behaim. A lucky day for you (literally, day·thy, milk) neharak leben. By life (of) the prophet, wa hyat en nebi. By life (of) father·thy, wa hyat abu·k. Bless me! (oh peace·my) ya salam·i (really a title of the Deity).
Village night guard, ghafir, pl. ghofera.