Glossary of Arabic Newspaper Expressions

Synopsis

A database of Arabic press expressions in many fields like politics, sports, entertainment, and other humanities; the gloss column shows the essence of the meaning sometimes with a one-word core meaning -between brackets- plus a short description of the Arabic expression. You can refer to our dictionary of new terms on this page general dictionary of neologisms or database of idiomatic expressions.
Arabic: newspaper expressionType: inflectability
KATS: expression in KATSField: usage domain
Gloss: simplified meaningOrigin: origins of the expression
MOD: modalPLC: politics
NEO: neologismSRT: sports
QRN: Quranic:

ID Arabic KATS Gloss Type Field Origin
1 سد الباب sd AlbAb [close the door]      
2 نافلة القول nAfl: Alqwl [worth mentioning] MOD   QRN
3 صناع القرار SnAo AlqrAr [decision makers] MOD   NEO
4 تفاقم الهوة tfAqm Alhw: [widen the gap]      
5 دائرة الشك dAer: Al$k [suspicion circle]   PLC NEO
6 تحت عنوان tHt onwAn [under the title]      
7 التي هي أحسن Alty hy !Hsn [best solution] MOD   QRN
8 نال استحسان nAl AstHsAn [plausible]      
9 هدف بإمضاء hdf bEmDA' [goal]   SRT NEO
10 يثير تساؤل yxyr tsAOl [provokes controversy]   PLC  
11 موقف مشترك mwqf m$trk [common situation]   PLC  
12 تسوية الأزمة tswy: Al!zm: [resolve the crisis]   PLC  
13 إنفراج أزمة AnfrAj !zm: [crisis release]   PLC  
14 تكريس الجهود tkrys Aljhwd [gather efforts]   PLC  
15 يسود الموقف yswd Almwqf [dominate the situation]   PLC  
16 عملية السلام omly: AlslAm [peace process] MOD PLC NEO
17 فضلاً عن fDlAN on [not to mention] MOD    
18 خطوة رادعة KTw: rAdo: [threatening step]   PLC  
19 تراوح مكانها trAwH mkAnhA [pending]   PLC  
20 شأنه شأن $!nh $!n [like]      
21 الأمر برمته Al!mr brmt: [the whole situation]      
22 تحت السيطرة tHt AlsyTr: [under control] MOD PLC  
23 بات من المستحيل bAt mn AlmstHyl [become impossible]      
24 أصبح في حكم !SbH fy Hkm [became]      
25 الكلمة الأخيرة Alklm: Al!Kyr: [the final word] MOD PLC  
26 كشف أوراق k$f !wrAq [ show cards]   PLC  
27 عقلية عسكرية oqly: oskry: [military mentality]   PLC  
28 تحت الطاولة tHt AlTAwl: [under table] MOD PLC NEO
29 الوهلة الأولى Alwhl: Al!wlY [at first glance] MOD    
30 منتهى الأدب mnthY Al!db [utmost diligence] MOD    
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