أبخص به
Abkhaṣ bih – Phrase
Used to say that someone knows something better than others.
Examples:
اسأل أمك، هي أبخص به. (Ask your mom, she knows it best.)
والله مدري، أنت أبخص بهالموضوع. (I don’t know, you probably know it best.)
Extra information: “ابخص” comes from the verb “bakhusa” (بَخُصَ), meaning to know something deeply or be most familiar with it. In classical Arabic, “bakhusa al-amr” means he knew the matter best.
البثر
al-Bithar – Noun
An annoying person or someone who meddles.
Examples:
والله إنك بثر من اليوم تقرق على راسي. (You’re annoying, you’ve been talking nonstop.)
لا تصير بثر وتتدخل بالناس. (Don’t be annoying and interfere with others.)
Extra information: You can also derive many words from bathar, like the verb ‘انبثر’ (he became annoying), the plural ‘انبثرو’, or the feminine ‘انبثرت’. These forms reflect how the root can evolve to express different people or situations acting in an annoying way.
الحزة
al-Ḥazzah – Noun
A specific time or moment.
Examples:
مين يدق الباب هالحزة؟ (Who’s knocking at this time?)
وين رايحه؟ كل المحلات تقفل هالحزة. (Where are you going? All the shops are closed now.)
Extra information: The word “حزّة” comes from the verb “حزّ,” which means to cut sharply. It originally referred to a cut or a small, precise spot. Over time, it came to mean a critical or important moment.
يتطنز
Yataṭannaz – Verb
Making fun of someone or mocking them.
Examples:
لا تتطنز على أختك، ترا تزعل منك. (Don’t make fun of your sister, she’ll get mad.)
هي اللي بدت تتطنز علي! (She’s the one who started mocking me!)
Extra information: You can also derive several forms from "يتطنز" (to mock), like the verb ‘يتطنز’ (he mocks), the noun ‘متطنز’ (a mocker), and the plural ‘يتطنزون’. These forms show how the root expands to describe different expressions of sarcasm or mockery.
هج
Hajj – Verb
To run away quickly or escape.
Examples:
من سمع بالشرطة، وهج على طول. (When he heard the police, he ran off immediately.)
رمى الكورة على الشباك وهج. (He threw the ball at the window and ran away.)
Extra information: "هج” has different forms like “يهج” (he runs away), “تهج” (she runs away), and “يهجون” (they run away). These forms show how the verb is used in various contexts in spoken Arabic
المقرود
al-Maqrūd – Adjective
Someone who’s unlucky or always gets into trouble.
Examples:
هذا الأدمي مقرود، المشاكل تلاحقه. (This guy is unlucky, trouble follows him.)
صدمت سيارتين اليوم، وش هالقرادة؟ (I crashed into two cars today, what a bad luck!)