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Level B2
Cells & Biology
10 words · ~15 min
Grammar focus
Scientific Arabic terminology using Form V reflexive patterns (تَكاثَرَ، تَحَلَّلَ)
Cultural note
Arab scientists made foundational contributions to biology and medicine, including Ibn al-Nafis who first described pulmonary circulation.
Lesson overview
Cells & Biology 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: Rhetorical Devices (B2)
- Leads to: Chemistry & Physics (B2)
- Previous lesson: Economic Policy (B2)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
خَلِيَّة khaliyya | cell (biological) | noun | خ-ل-و |
جِين jīn | gene | noun | |
وِرَاثَة wirātha | genetics / heredity | noun | و-ر-ث |
جُزَيْء juzayʾ | molecule | noun | ج-ز-أ |
ذَرَّة dharra | atom | noun | ذ-ر-ر |
تَفَاعُل كِيمِيَائِيّ tafāʿul kīmiyāʾiyy | chemical reaction | noun | ف-ع-ل |
تَجْرِبَة سَرِيرِيَّة tajriba sarīriyya | clinical trial | noun | ج-ر-ب / س-ر-ر |
لِقَاح liqāḥ | vaccine | noun | ل-ق-ح |
وَبَاء wabāʾ | epidemic / pandemic | noun | و-ب-أ |
مَنَاعَة manāʿa | immunity | noun | م-ن-ع |
Themes these words belong to: Science Medicine (10)
Sample word cards
خَلِيَّة
khaliyya
cell (biological)
جِين
jīn
gene
وِرَاثَة
wirātha
genetics / heredity
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