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Level B2
Crime & Justice
10 words · ~15 min
Grammar focus
Crime and justice vocabulary with passive voice (يُحكَمُ عَلَيهِ بِـ) and legal formulae
Cultural note
Many Arab countries have dual legal systems combining civil law (influenced by French or British systems) with Islamic jurisprudence.
Lesson overview
Crime & Justice is a level B2 lesson of 10 words: 10 nouns. Its words come from 7 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Courts & Legal System (B2)
- Leads to: Business & Trade (B2)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
اِسْتِثْمَار istithmār | investment | noun | ث-م-ر |
تِجَارَة tijāra | trade / commerce | noun | ت-ج-ر |
ضَرِيبَة ḍarība | tax | noun | ض-ر-ب |
مَصْرِف maṣrif | bank (financial) | noun | ص-ر-ف |
رِبْح ribḥ | profit / gain | noun | ر-ب-ح |
خَسَارَة مَالِيَّة khasāra māliyya | financial loss | noun | خ-س-ر / م-و-ل |
تَضَخُّم taḍakhkhum | inflation | noun | ض-خ-م |
رُكُود rukūd | recession / stagnation | noun | ر-ك-د |
سَهْم sahm | stock / share | noun | س-ه-م |
بُورْصَة būrṣa | stock exchange | noun |
Themes these words belong to: Law Economics (10)
Sample word cards
اِسْتِثْمَار
istithmār
investment
تِجَارَة
tijāra
trade / commerce
ضَرِيبَة
ḍarība
tax
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