Diseases & Epidemics
10 words · ~15 min
Medical Arabic with Form VII passive-reflexive verbs (اِنتَشَرَ، اِنتَقَلَ) for disease transmission
Ibn Sina's (Avicenna) القانون في الطب (Canon of Medicine) was used as a medical textbook in Europe for over 500 years.
Lesson overview
Diseases & Epidemics is a level B2 lesson of 10 words: 7 nouns and 3 adjectives. Its words come from 5 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Chemistry & Physics (B2)
- Leads to: Mental Health & Psychology (B2)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
قَلَق qalaq | anxiety | noun | ق-ل-ق |
اِضْطِرَاب iḍṭirāb | disorder / disturbance | noun | ض-ر-ب |
اِنْبِعَاثَات inbiʿāthāt | emissions | noun | ب-ع-ث |
اِحْتِبَاس حَرَارِيّ iḥtibās ḥarāriyy | global warming / greenhouse effect | noun | ح-ب-س / ح-ر-ر |
مُتَجَدِّد mutajaddid | renewable | adjective | ج-د-د |
نِظَام بِيئِيّ niẓām bīʾiyy | ecosystem | noun | ن-ظ-م / ب-و-أ |
كَائِن حَيّ kāʾin ḥayy | living organism | noun | ك-و-ن / ح-ي-و |
تَطْعِيم taṭʿīm | vaccination / immunization | noun | ط-ع-م |
مُعْدٍ muʿdin | contagious / infectious | adjective | ع-د-و |
مُزْمِن muzmin | chronic | adjective | ز-م-ن |
Themes these words belong to: Science Medicine (10)
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