Chapter 9 of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand — Volume 4 is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand — Volume 4 is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Kubbah = vault, cupola, 290. Kuhná, Syriac singular, according to dictionaries (ST.), 320. Kuhná, Al- (_Arab._), _pl._ of Káhin’t = diviner, priest (_tr._ “Cohens”), 320. Kúlanj (_Arab._) = a true colic, 177. Kunafání = a baker of kunáfah = a vermicelli cake often eaten at breakfast, 127.
Chapter 9 of Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand — Volume 4 is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading “Kunafání = a baker of kunáfah = a vermicelli cake often eaten at breakfast, 127.”
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading “Kunafání = a baker of kunáfah = a vermicelli cake often eaten at breakfast, 127.”
a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting
From this reading “Kubbah = vault, cupola, 290.”
plural of “dictionary” — a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
From this reading “Kuhná, Syriac singular, according to dictionaries (ST.), 320.”
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading “Kunafání = a baker of kunáfah = a vermicelli cake often eaten at breakfast, 127.”
unusual or striking
From this reading “Kuhná, Syriac singular, according to dictionaries (ST.), 320.”
An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.
From this reading “Kubbah = vault, cupola, 290.”
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From this reading Kunafání = a baker of kunáfah = a vermicelli cake often eaten at breakfast, 127.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kúlanj (_Arab._) = a true colic, 177.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kubbah = vault, cupola, 290.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kuhná, Syriac singular, according to dictionaries (ST.), 320.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Kúlanj (_Arab._) = a true colic, 177.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Kuhná, Syriac singular, according to dictionaries (ST.), 320.
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
From this reading Kuhná, Al- (_Arab._), _pl._ of Káhin’t = diviner, priest (_tr._ “Cohens”), 320.
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading Kuhná, Al- (_Arab._), _pl._ of Káhin’t = diviner, priest (_tr._ “Cohens”), 320.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Kunafání = a baker of kunáfah = a vermicelli cake often eaten at breakfast, 127.
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading Kunafání = a baker of kunáfah = a vermicelli cake often eaten at breakfast, 127.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Kunafání = a baker of kunáfah = a vermicelli cake often eaten at breakfast, 127.
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading Kunafání = a baker of kunáfah = a vermicelli cake often eaten at breakfast, 127.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kuhná, Al- (_Arab._), _pl._ of Káhin’t = diviner, priest (_tr._ “Cohens”), 320.
acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)
From this reading Kúlanj (_Arab._) = a true colic, 177.
a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting
From this reading Kubbah = vault, cupola, 290.
plural of “dictionary” — a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them
From this reading Kuhná, Syriac singular, according to dictionaries (ST.), 320.
someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers
From this reading Kuhná, Al- (_Arab._), _pl._ of Káhin’t = diviner, priest (_tr._ “Cohens”), 320.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading Kunafání = a baker of kunáfah = a vermicelli cake often eaten at breakfast, 127.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kubbah = vault, cupola, 290.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kuhná, Syriac singular, according to dictionaries (ST.), 320.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kunafání = a baker of kunáfah = a vermicelli cake often eaten at breakfast, 127.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kunafání = a baker of kunáfah = a vermicelli cake often eaten at breakfast, 127.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kuhná, Al- (_Arab._), _pl._ of Káhin’t = diviner, priest (_tr._ “Cohens”), 320.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kúlanj (_Arab._) = a true colic, 177.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kuhná, Al- (_Arab._), _pl._ of Káhin’t = diviner, priest (_tr._ “Cohens”), 320.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Kunafání = a baker of kunáfah = a vermicelli cake often eaten at breakfast, 127.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kuhná, Al- (_Arab._), _pl._ of Káhin’t = diviner, priest (_tr._ “Cohens”), 320.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading Kuhná, Al- (_Arab._), _pl._ of Káhin’t = diviner, priest (_tr._ “Cohens”), 320.
unusual or striking
From this reading Kuhná, Syriac singular, according to dictionaries (ST.), 320.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kuhná, Syriac singular, according to dictionaries (ST.), 320.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kuhná, Syriac singular, according to dictionaries (ST.), 320.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kuhná, Syriac singular, according to dictionaries (ST.), 320.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kuhná, Al- (_Arab._), _pl._ of Káhin’t = diviner, priest (_tr._ “Cohens”), 320.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Kúlanj (_Arab._) = a true colic, 177.
An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.
From this reading Kubbah = vault, cupola, 290.
pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti
From this reading Kunafání = a baker of kunáfah = a vermicelli cake often eaten at breakfast, 127.
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