Chapter 1 Language and Culture Notes
JxuaJI J3 = Honey Hill; Ali Baba's hometown
JLj = hero
.*W o" - = run-down, shabby
iQ) }L = without
jjj-v^H = editorial department; ^ui is the word generally used for a company or government department; also S-L^^l ^1 = police station
OJ ^jjjillj j"    Jutxll Jj jl J = The Honey Hill Publishing & Distribution House; two functions that usually appear together
(&) *(Jil\ JjL-j = readers' letters; JjL^j is the plural of *JL*y (letter), and *ljl is the plural of t£jLS (reader)
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{ O j UluA = questions (singular = J£*«)
\Oj jjl= newspapers (singular = Sjjj^.)
f OJ ojjL^JI tj^j = Captain Reesha's Corner; a young man
connected to sports may often be referred to as "captain"; a\£ijj is literally "feather" and a-iij^JI ^jj is one of the weights in boxing and wrestling;    j = corner, also a boxing term
uj-iJiJI o>sL» jjj^jJI = Dr.Yaqoot Abul Dhahab; c*^sL; = sapphire;     J = gold
v u"- bride (plural = ^atjl^)
(5£s (literally meaning "door") can also be used to refer to a column or section in a newspaper or magazine, and sometimes a chapter of a book
ijyji a_IL=JI = Aunt Narjis; = Narcissus;       jj = selfish,
narcissistic
^L^jjLSJI jj>L^j = cartoonists, caricaturists; (jj^Luj = drawers, illustrators; the J, of the plural ending has disappeared because the word is in an idaafa construction ("drawers of the caricatures")
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iSJ^f = secret, confidential; an adjective used a lot in an IT context;
= password; '^Jl ^1 = PIN ("secret number")
Oj ojno.m = sesame
2) ^ = tne sum available to you; a commonly used
banking term
®) iXij^ = transferring, forwarding (money, etc.) !w*' V^"^- = (bank) account
.9/     ^ = scam- deception
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= on his mind
2r = we^s'te; the word literally means "position" or "site" but is
the most common word in Arabic for website
•3s = banners
^OJ x>Joj cjIjLs^j Luil^l       = he heard bells, whistles, and drums; a reference to the type of alert sounds you might hear on a computer
= withdrawal (of money); to withdraw = ,i_
Chapter 1    Test your understanding.
1 How many rooms are there in the apartment where Ali Baba and his parents live?
2 How does Ali Baba get to work every day?
3 What is his job?
4 What three assumed names does Ali Baba use for his newspaper and magazine columns?
5 How much money does the mystery e-mail say is available daily?
6 What is the name of the bank where the account is held?
7 What is the PIN for the account?
8 What is the password?
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