Body Parts

1. راس

   Rās

   Head

   Usage

   A single-word card for the head. "My head" is راسي

   Grammar Note

   The spoken form of standard رأس without the hamza

2. شعر

   Shaʿr

   Hair

   Usage

   A single-word card for hair, useful at a salon or pharmacy

   Grammar Note

   Same form as Modern Standard Arabic

3. وش

   Wash

   Face

   Usage

   A single-word card for the face. Suffixes attach, as in وشك "your face"

   Grammar Note

   The spoken counterpart of standard وجه

4. عين

   ʿĒn

   Eye

   Usage

   A single-word card for the eye, to use with pointing when describing an eye problem

   Grammar Note

   The plural is عيون. Same form as Modern Standard Arabic. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

5. اضان

   Aḍān

   Ear

   Usage

   A single-word card for the ear. The Sudanese form of standard أذن

   Grammar Note

   Vowels in the romanization are estimated

6. خشم

   Khashm

   Mouth

   Usage

   A single-word card for the mouth. In Sudan it also means an opening, as in خشم الباب "the doorway"

   Grammar Note

   The spoken counterpart of standard فم

7. نخرة

   Nakhra

   Nose

   Usage

   A single-word card for the nose, useful for a blocked nose or nosebleed

   Grammar Note

   The Sudanese form for standard أنف or منخر. Thinly attested word; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

8. لسان

   Lisān

   Tongue

   Usage

   A single-word card for the tongue. "Your tongue" is لسانك

   Grammar Note

   Same form as Modern Standard Arabic

9. رقبة

   Ragaba

   Neck

   Usage

   A single-word card for the neck, useful for neck pain or stiffness

   Grammar Note

   The final ة is read -a, and ق is read g. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

10. ايد

    Īd

    Hand

    Usage

    A single-word card for the hand. Suffixes attach, as in ايدك "your hand"

    Grammar Note

    The spoken counterpart of standard يد

11. اصبع

    Aṣbaʿ

    Finger

    Usage

    A single-word card for a finger. The plural is اصابع

    Grammar Note

    Same form as Modern Standard Arabic; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

12. صدر

    Ṣadr

    Chest

    Usage

    A single-word card for the chest, to use with pointing when describing chest pain

    Grammar Note

    Same form as Modern Standard Arabic

13. بطن

    Baṭn

    Belly, stomach

    Usage

    A single-word card for the belly or stomach. "My stomach" is بطني

    Grammar Note

    Same form as Modern Standard Arabic

14. ضهر

    Ḍahar

    Back

    Usage

    A single-word card for the back, useful for back or lower-back pain

    Grammar Note

    The spoken counterpart of standard ظهر, written with ض. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

15. كرع

    Kiraʿ

    Leg, foot

    Usage

    A single-word card for the leg or foot. "My leg" is كرعي

    Grammar Note

    رجل is also used for the foot but can mean a man. Thinly attested word; native review recommended. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

16. جلد

    Jild

    Skin

    Usage

    A single-word card for the skin, useful for a rash or sunburn. It also means leather

    Grammar Note

    Same form as Modern Standard Arabic. Vowels in the romanization are estimated

17. قلب

    Galb

    Heart

    Usage

    A single-word card for the heart, useful when describing palpitations

    Grammar Note

    ق is read g

18. دم

    Dam

    Blood

    Usage

    A single-word card for blood, useful when reporting an injury or bleeding

    Grammar Note

    Same form as Modern Standard Arabic

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