Environment & Climate
10 words · ~15 min
Environmental terminology and expressing cause-effect with بِسَبَبِ and مِمَّا يُؤَدِّي إِلى
Water scarcity is one of the most critical environmental challenges facing the Arab world, driving innovation in desalination technology.
Lesson overview
Environment & Climate is a level B2 lesson of 10 words: 5 nouns, 3 verbs and 2 adjectives. Its words come from 7 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Mental Health & Psychology (B2)
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Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
اِسْتَنْسَخَ istansakha | to clone / to replicate | verb | ن-س-خ |
حَلَّلَ ḥallala | to analyze | verb | ح-ل-ل |
أَثْبَتَ athbata | to prove / to demonstrate | verb | ث-ب-ت |
طَفْرَة ṭafra | mutation / leap | noun | ط-ف-ر |
تَصَلُّب taṣallub | sclerosis / hardening | noun | ص-ل-ب |
تَنَوُّع بِيُولُوجِيّ tanawwuʿ biyūlūjiyy | biodiversity | noun | ن-و-ع |
حَمِيد ḥamīd | benign (medical) | adjective | ح-م-د |
خَبِيث khabīth | malignant | adjective | خ-ب-ث |
طاقَة شَمْسِيَّة ṭāqa shamsiyya | solar energy | noun | ط-و-ق / ش-م-س |
تَصَحُّر taṣaḥḥur | desertification | noun | ص-ح-ر |
Themes these words belong to: Science Medicine (10)
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