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      First Edition 2019

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       CONTENTS

       COVER

       TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT

INTRODUCTION

THE ESSENTIALS

TRANSPORT

       IN THE HOME

       AT THE SHOPS

       DAY-TO-DAY

       LEISURE

       SPORT

       HEALTH

       PLANET EARTH

       CELEBRATIONS AND FESTIVALS

       ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

       PHOTO CREDITS

       ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

INTRODUCTION

      Whether you’re on holiday or staying in one of the Arab countries for a slightly longer period of time, your Collins Visual Dictionary is designed to help you find exactly what you need, when you need it. With over a thousand clear and helpful images, you can quickly locate the vocabulary you are looking for.

       The Visual Dictionary includes:

       USING YOUR COLLINS VISUAL DICTIONARY

      In order to make sure that the phrases and vocabulary in the Collins Visual Dictionary are presented in a way that’s clear and easy to understand, we have followed certain policies when translating:

      1) This Collins Visual Dictionary is intended for those with an interest in the language and culture, but is not for academic study. The selection of vocabulary in the sections represent almost all Arab countries from Morocco in north-west Africa to Bahrain and Kuwait in the Middle East. While Modern Standard Arabic or Fusha is the main used language in translation, we have sometimes included other regional variants where applicable.

      2) The definite article has been used where appropriate in the translation of nouns into Arabic.

       business التِّجارة at-tejaara

       Where commonly used, feminine forms of nouns have been shown with the masculine form as the main translation.

       scientist العالِم/العالِمة al ʻaalem/al ʻaalema

      3) The past tense is the verb tense used in the translation of infinitive verbs into Arabic.

       to stop أوقفَ awqafa

      4) The transliteration system used in the dictionary has been based on one which is frequently used in areas such as social media. On the next page, we have noted some helpful points about the pronunciation of Arabic. Sometimes, the same English letter has

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