מלך

וקאם מלך גׄדיד עלי מצר מן לם ישאהד יוסף׃

c. 10th century, Saadia Gaon, Tafsir, 1:8:

And a new king arose over Egypt who had not witnessed Joseph.

wa-qāma malikun jadīdun ʕalā miṣra man lam yušāhid yūsufa.

مَلِك ملك#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of مَلِك (malik, “king”)


אל

head

אל • (ʔāl) m

הדׄה אסמא בני אסראיל אלדאכׄלין אלי מצר מע יעקוב רגׄל ואלה דכׄלו׃

c. 10th century, Saadia Gaon, Tafsir, 1:1:

These are the names of the sons of Israel entering Egypt. With Jacob, man and his kin entered:

hāḏihi ʔasmāʔu banī ʔisrāʔīla d-dāḵilīna ʔilā miṣra maʕa yaʕqūba rajulun wa-ʔāluhu daḵalū.

Judeo-Arabic spelling of آل (ʔāl, “family”)


אהל

תׄם מאת יוסף וגׄמיע אכׄותה וגׄמיע אהל דׄלך אלגׄיל׃

c. 10th century, Saadia Gaon, Tafsir, 1:6:

Then Joseph died and all his brethren and all the people of that generation.

ṯumma māta yūsufu wa-jamīʕu ʔiḵwatihi wa-jamīʕu ʔahli ḏālika l-jīli.

أَهْل أهل#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of أَهْل (ʔahl, “kin, family; people, members”)


לילה

لَيْلَة ليلة#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of لَيْلَة (layla, “night”)


לחם

ואללפיף אלד֗ין פימא בינהם תשהו שהוה פרג֗ע בנו אסראיל איצ֗א מעהם ובכו וקאלו מן יטעמנא לחמא

c. 10th century, Saadia Gaon, Tafsir, 11:4:

And the crowd who were among them felt a craving, and the Israelites also wept with them and said, Let us have meat!

لَحْم لحم#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of لَحْم (laḥm, “meat”)


עלי

waqāma malikun jadīdun ʕalā miṣra man lam yušāhid yūsufa.

عَلَى على#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of عَلَى (ʕalā, “on, upon, over”)


אבן

ar-noun

אבן • (transliteration needed) m (plural אבנא (ʾabnāʾ) or בנון (banūna))

hāḏihi ʾasmāʾu banī ʾisrāʾīla d-dāḵilīna ʾilā miṣra maʿa yaʿqūba rajulun waʾilluhu daḵalū.

اِبْن ابن#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of اِبْن (ibn, “son”)


הרון

هَارُون هارون#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of هَارُون (hārūn, “Aaron”)


אן

ושא אללה אן יכון נור פכאן נור׃

c. 10th century, Saadia Gaon, Tafsir, 1:3:

And God willed there to be light, and then there was light.

wa-šāʔa llāhu ʔan yakūna nūrun fakāna nūrun.


אן

أَنَّ أن#Arabic


אן

Judeo-Arabic spelling of إِنْ (ʔin, “if”)


אן

תׄם קאל אללה למוסי אדכׄל אלי פרעון פאני קד קוית קלבה וקלב קואדה לכי אחל אפאתי הדׄה בהם׃

c. 10th century, Saadia Gaon, Tafsir, 10:1:

Then God said to Moses: Come to Pharaoh for [indeed] I have just strengthened his heart and the heart of his commanders so that I might set upon them these my plagues.

ṯumma qāla llāhu limūsā dḵul ʾilā firʿawna faʾinnī qad qawwaytu qalbahu waqalba quwwādihi likay ʾuḥilla ʾāfātī hāḏihi bahum.

إِنَّ إن#Arabic


מן

ובנו אסראיל אתׄמרו וסעו וכתׄרו ועטׄמו גׄדא גׄדא ואמתלי דׄלך אלבלד מנהם׃

c. 10th century, Saadia Gaon, Tafsir, 1:7:

And the sons of Israel were fruitful, and strove, and were numerous, and were very, very mighty, and that country was full of them.

wabanū ʔisrāʔīla ʔaṯmarū wasaʕaw wakaṯurū waʕaẓamū jiddan jiddan wamtalā ḏālika l-baladu minhum.

Judeo-Arabic spelling of مِنْ (min, “from, of”)


מן

Judeo-Arabic spelling of مَنْ (man, “who”)


אלא

head

אלא • (ʔillā)

إِلَّا إلا#Arabic


מא

مَاء ماء#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of مَاء (māʔ, “water”)


זכרי

زَكَرِيَّا زكريا#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of زَكَرِيَّا (zakariyyā, “Zechariah”)


יוסף

يُوسُف يوسف#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of يُوسُف (yūsuf, “Joseph (biblical character); a male given name”)


יעקוב

hāḏihi ʔasmāʔu banī ʔisrāʔīla d-dāḵilīna ʔilā miṣra maʕa yaʕqūba rajulun wa-ʔilluhu daḵalū.

يَعْقُوب يعقوب#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb, “Jacob (Biblical character)”)


כאן

ושא אללה אן יכון נור פכאן נור׃

wašāʔa llāhu ʔan yakūna nūrun fakāna nūrun.

كَانَ كان#Arabic


קום

וקאל לקומה הודׄא קום בני אסראיל אכתׄר ואעטׄם מנא׃

c. 10th century, Saadia Gaon, Tafsir, 1:9:

And he said to his people: Behold the people of the sons of Israel are greater and mightier than us.

waqāla liqawmihi huwaḏā qawmu banī ʔisrāʔīla ʔakṯaru waʔaʕẓamu minnā.

قَوْم قوم#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of قَوْم (qawm, “people”)


נור

ושא אללה אן יכון נור פכאן נור׃

نُور نور#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of نُور (nūr, “light”)


מאת

مَاتَ مات#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of مَاتَ (māta, “to die”)


לכי

Then God said to Moses: Come to Pharaoh for I have just strengthened his heart and the heart of his commanders so that I might set upon them these my plagues.

ṯumma qāla llāhu limūsā dḵul ʔilā firʕawna faʔinnī qad qawwaytu qalbahu wa-qalba quwwādihi likay ʔuḥilla ʔāfātī hāḏihi bahum.

لِكَيْ لكي#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of لِكَيْ (likay, “so that, in order that”)


אלי

אלי • (ʔilā)

إلَى إلى#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of إلَى (ʔilā, “to, toward”)


אללה

אֲללַּהּ • (allāh) m

אֲללַּהּ (canonical)
allāh (romanization)

ושא אללה אן יכון נור פכאן נור׃

יבארכך אללה ויחפט֗ך
ויצ֗י בנור וג֗הה עליך וירופך
ויקבל בקצדה אליך ויציר לך אלסלאם

c. 10th century, Saadia Gaon, Tafsir, 6:22-24:

May God bless you and protect you
May He make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you
May He lift his face up to you and give you peace.

اللّٰه الله#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of اللّٰه (allāh, “God”)


ר׳

(Judeo-Arabic) R., Reb, Rebbe, Rabbi, Rav, Rabbeinu (title)


אךׄ

Judeo-Arabic spelling of أَخ (ʔaḵ, “brother”)


אכׄת

אכׄת • (ʾuḵt) f (plural אכׄואת (ʾaḵawāt))

أُخْت أخت#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of أُخْت (ʔuḵt, “sister”)


אסראיל

ar-proper noun

אִסְרָאִיל • (ʔisrāʔīl) m

אִסְרָאִיל (canonical)
ʔisrāʔīl (romanization)

إِسْرٰئِيل إسرائيل#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of إِسْرٰئِيل (ʔisrāʔīl, “Israel (Biblical character, Jacob); Israel (nation)”)


תׄם

ثُمَّ ثم#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of ثُمَّ (ṯumma, “then”)


דׄלך

ذٰلِكَ ذلك#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of ذٰلِكَ (ḏālika, “that”)


גׄמיע

جَمِيع جميع#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of جَمِيع (jamīʕ, “all, entirety”)


גׄיל

ṯumma māta yūsufu wa-jamīʕu ʔiḵwatihi wajamīʕu ʔahli ḏālika l-jīli.

جِيل جيل#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of جِيل (jīl, “generation”)


שא

ושא אללה אן יכון נור פכאן נור׃

شَاءَ شاء#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of شَاءَ (šāʔa, “to will, want, wish”)


מוסי

ṯumma qāla llāhu limūsā dḵul ʔilā firʕawna faʔinnī qad qawwaytu qalbahu waqalba quwwādihi likay ʔuḥilla ʔāfātī hāḏihi bahum.

مُوسَى موسى#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of مُوسَى (mūsā, “Moses”)


קאל

قَالَ قال#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of قَالَ (qāla, “to say”)


דכׄל

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דכׄל • (daḵala) (non-past ידכׄל (yadḵulu))

دَخَلَ دخل#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of دَخَلَ (daḵala, “to come, to enter”)


פרעון

فِرْعَوْن فرعون#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of فِرْعَوْن (firʕawn, “Pharaoh”)


קוי

قَوَّى قوى#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of قَوَّى (qawwā, “to strengthen”)


קלב

قَلْب قلب#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of قَلْب (qalb, “heart”)


אחל

אחל • (ʔaḥalla) (non-past יחל (yuḥillu))

أَحَلَّ أحل#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of أَحَلَّ (ʔaḥalla)


אפה

ar-noun

אפה • (transliteration needed) f (plural אפאת (ʔāfāt))

آفَة آفة#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of آفَة (ʔāfa, “damage, calamity, plague”)


הדׄה

head

הדׄה • (hāḏihi) f

هٰذِهِ هذه#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of هٰذِهِ (hāḏihi)


אסם

ar-noun

אסם • (transliteration needed) m (plural אסמא (ʔasmāʔ))

اِسْم اسم#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of اِسْم (ism, “name”)


מצר

hāḏihi ʔasmāʔu banī ʔisrāʔīla d-dāḵilīna ʔilā miṣra maʕa yaʕqūba rajulun waʔilluhu daḵalū.

مِصْر مصر#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of مِصْر (miṣr, “Egypt”)


מע

Judeo-Arabic spelling of مَعَ (maʕa, “with”)


רגׄל

رَجُل رجل#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of رَجُل (rajul, “man”)


קאם

قَامَ قام#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of قَامَ (qāma, “to rise, arise, get up”)


גׄדיד

جَدِيد جديد#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of جَدِيد (jadīd, “new”)


לם

Judeo-Arabic spelling of لَمْ (lam, “not (past tense)”)


שאהד

head

שאהד • (šāhada) (non-past ישאהד (yušāhidu))

شَاهَدَ شاهد#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of شَاهَدَ (šāhada, “to witness, to see”)


חינידׄ

חינידׄ סבח מוסי ובנו אסראיל בהדׄא אלתסביח ללה וקאלו׃

c. 10th century, Saadia Gaon, Tafsir, 15:1:

Thereupon praised Moses and the sons of Israel by this praise to God and said:

ḥīnaʔiḏin sabbaḥa mūsā wabanū ʔisrāʔīla bihāḏā t-tasbīḥi lillāhi waqālū.

حِينَئِذٍ حينئذ#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of حِينَئِذٍ (ḥīnaʔiḏin, “then, at that time”)


סבח

סבח • (sabbaḥa) (non-past יסבח (yusabbiḥu))

سَبَّحَ سبح#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of سَبَّحَ (sabbaḥa, “to praise, to glorify”)


הדׄא

הדׄא • (hāḏā) m

ḥīnaʔiḏin sabbaḥa mūsā wa-banū ʔisrāʔīla bihāḏā t-tasbīḥi lillāhi waqālū.

هٰذَا هذا#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of هٰذَا (hāḏā, “this”)


תסביח

תסביח • (tasbīḥ) m

تَسْبِيح تسبيح#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of تَسْبِيح (tasbīḥ, “praise”)


באב

ar-noun

באב • (transliteration needed) m (plural אבואב (ʾabwāb))

بَاب باب#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of بَاب (bāb, “door”)


חכמה

حِكْمَة حكمة#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of حِكْمَة (ḥikma, “wisdom”)


טלסם

טלסם יסתעמל לאתצאל אלסלטאן ואכׄד רגׄאלה וקואדה

c. 1300 CE, Cairo Genizah, Judeo-Arabic version of Thābit ibn Qurra's De imaginibus, quoted in Burnett, Charles and Gideon Bohak, "A Judaeo-Arabic Version of Tābit ibn Qurra’s De Imaginibus and Pseudo-Ptolemy’s Opus Imaginum," in Felicitas Opwis and David Reisman, eds., Islamic Philosophy, Science, Culture, and Religion: Studies in Honor of Dimitri Gutas (Leiden: Brill, 2012), p. 188

Talisman used for making contact between the ruler and one of his men and his officers.

طِلَّسْم طلسم#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of طِلَّسْم (ṭillasm, “talisman”)


מג׳נון

כתאב קצת מג׳נון לילא

1940, Makluf Nagar, כתאב קצת מג׳נון לילא, מטבעת מכלוף נג׳אר:

مَجْنُون مجنون#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of مَجْنُون (majnūn, “crazy”)


כתאב

كِتَاب كتاب#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of كِتَاب (kitāb, “book”)


זוג֗ה

אכ֗רג֗ מן אלתאבות אנת וזוג֗תך ובנוך ונסא בניך מעך

c. 10th century, Saadia Gaon, Tafsir, 8:16:

Go out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and your sons' wives with you.

زَوْجَة زوجة#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of زَوْجَة (zawja, “wife”)


כצׄרה

خُضْرَة خضرة#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of خُضْرَة (ḵuḍra, “green; vegetables”)


בצלה

بَصَلَة بصلة#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of بَصَلَة (baṣala)


ואד אלחגארה

ar-proper noun

ואד אלחגארה • (wādī l-ḥijāra) f

אן ואד אלחגארה

c. 1100, Kharja H3 (in Mozarabic), section 4:

وَادِي الْحِجَارَة
وادي الحجارة#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of وَادِي الْحِجَارَة (wādī l-ḥijāra)


מחבה

פכׄדמה יעקוב ברחל סבע סנין וכאנת ענדה כאיאם יסירה מן מחבתה להא

c. 10th century, Saadia Gaon, Tafsir, 29:20:

And Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and it was to him a few days because of his love for her.

مَحَبَّة محبة#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of مَحَبَّة (maḥabba, “love”)


בלד

بَلَد بلد#Arabic


עפרית

ar-noun

עִפְֿׄרִיתּ֔

עִפְֿׄרִיתּ֔ • (ʿifrīt) m

עִפְֿׄרִיתּ֔ (canonical)
ʿifrīt (romanization)

→ Hebrew: עִפְרִית (ʿifrīt)

عِفْرِيت عفريت#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of عِفْرِيت (ʕifrīt, “ifrit”)


כ̇לק

אול מא כׄלק אללה אלסמאואת ואלארץׄ

As soon as God (Allah) created the heavens and the Earth

ʔawwalu mā ḵalaqa Allāhu ul-samāwāti wa'al-ʔarḍa

خَلَقَ خلق#Arabic

Judeo-Arabic spelling of خَلَقَ (ḵalaqa, “to create”)