EssEntial MiddlE EastErn VocabulariEs M EssEntial MiddlE EastErn VocabulariEs sEriEs Editor: ElisabEth KEndall e d sEriEs Editor: ElisabEth KEndall Essential Middle Eastern Vocabularies gives you up-to-date expressions, jargon and i a new coinages to express modern concepts across broad areas of interest such as the a media, the internet, law and business. R a Key Features B • Terms grouped in thematic sections i C • Easy-to-learn lists to test translation • CD of audio files to help you check your pronunciation • Online interactive audio-visual e-Flashcards • Index e Media aRaBiC l i S Second edition a eliSabeth Kendall b What is the Arabic term for ‘conflict resolution’? What phrase would be used to describe e ‘rogue state’ in the Arab media? Or ‘the Arab Spring’? t h This short, accessible vocabulary gives you ready-made lists of key terms in media K Arabic for translating both from and into Arabic. It is divided into 8 key areas: e n • General (reports, statements, sources, common media idioms) d • Politics and Government a • Elections l • Military l • Economics • Trade and Industry • Law and Order • Disaster and Aid The second edition includes over 350 new terms, an index, and audio and online learning resources. Elisabeth Kendall is a Senior Research Fellow in Arabic and Islamic Studies at Pembroke College, University of Oxford. Media aRaBiC Cover design: Barrie Tullett ISBN 978-0-7486-4499-5 E d eliSabeth Kendall in b www.euppublishing.com u Second edition r g includes Cd of audio files + online interactive audio-visual e-Flashcards h Media Arabic Books in the series Media Persian Dominic Parviz Brookshaw Internet Arabic Mourad Diouri Media Arabic 2nd edition Elisabeth Kendall www.euppublishing.com/series/emev ● Essential Middle Eastern Vocabularies ● Media Arabic Second Edition Elisabeth Kendall © Elisabeth Kendall, 2005, 2012 Edinburgh University Press Ltd 22 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LF Second revised edition 2012 Typeset in Times New Roman and printed and bound in Great Britain by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon CR0 4YY A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 973 0 7486 4499 5 (hardback) ISBN 973 0 7486 4495 7 (paperback) ISBN 973 0 7486 4496 4 (webready PDF) ISBN 973 0 7486 5541 0 (epub) ISBN 973 0 7486 5540 3 (Amazon ebook) The right of Elisabeth Kendall to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Published with the support of the Edinburgh University Scholarly Publishing Initiatives Fund. CONTENTS Preface to the Second Edition vi User Guide vii Introduction 1 1. General 5 2. Politics & Government 23 3. Elections 45 4. Military 49 5. Economics 59 6. Trade & Industry 67 7. Law & Order 73 8. Disaster & Aid 83 Index 91 PrEfACE TO ThE SECONd EdiTiON The second edition updates the first edition by including over 350 new terms to cover events such as the Arab spring and the search for democracy, recent natural disasters and their aftermath, new political and military developments and the economic and financial crises. Following popular demand, the second edition now includes audio recordings and audio-visual e-Flashcards of the entire contents of each chapter. There is also an index of all terms for easy reference. USEr GUidE To enhance your ability to recall the vocabulary and to pronounce it correctly, this second edition of Media Arabic is accom p anied by audio recordings and audio-visual e-Flashcards of the entire contents of each chapter, recorded in both English and Arabic. This e-Learning material is provided in two formats: 1. Audio recordings compatible with i Pods and other devices (via MP3 files on the accompanying CD and via http://www. euppublishing.com/page/emev/e-learning); 2.   Audio-visual e-Flashcards (http://www.euppublishing.com/ page/emev/e-learning). Material on the website requires access token 44957Kend. Audio recordings Main features ● Each Arabic term is recorded by a native speaker at normal speed. ● Each Arabic term is preceded by its English equivalent. ● Each chapter is recorded as a single MP3 track (the track numbers correspond to the chapter numbers, e.g. Track 01 = Chapter 1). ● The audio files can be played on a computer or transferred to an MP3 device (e.g. iPod, mobile phone, etc.), enabling you to study on the move. Tips ● Make sure that you engage actively with the audio record- ings by repeating each Arabic term during the pause. ● Pause the recording and challenge yourself to produce the Arabic word before it is announced. viii • User GUide Audio-visual e-Flashcards Main features ● Designed with the language-learning software Before You Know It (BYKI), available as a free download suitable for Windows or Mac at www.byki.com/fls (select ‘Arabic’ as your chosen language). ● Each e-Flashcard contains the English term on one side and the Arabic on the reverse. ● Each Arabic term is recorded by a native speaker. ● The native speaker sound can be slowed down for paced listening. ● Vocabulary acquisition is accelerated through a variety of fun interactive self-assessment activities. Tips Keep track of your progress through BYKI’s interactive self- assessment modes: ● Preview it: learn and review the vocabulary in e-Flashcard mode including audio, without being assessed. ● Recognise it: test your recognition of the vocabulary in English from the Arabic side, and vice versa. ● Produce it: test your knowledge of the vocabulary in English by typing its translation in Arabic, and vice versa. download The Media Arabic BYKI sets are available at: http://www.euppublishing.com/page/emev/e-learning. For more information about BYKI, go to www.byki.com. iNTrOdUCTiON The ability to access Media Arabic – the language of printed or broadcast news items – has become increasingly important in the light of recent developments in the Middle East. Conse- quently, the need for a ‘quick-fix’ vocabulary of Media Arabic is greater than ever. Arabic dictionaries are not equipped to deal with Media Arabic, which involves many new coinages to ex- press contemporary concepts (for example, drone, no-fly zone, financial bailout, multi-culturalism). While English-speaking students can deduce some terms from Arabic to English by thinking laterally (for example, ministerial straightening equals cabinet reshuffle, the falsification of elections equals election- rigging), this is a much more hit and miss process when at- tempted from English to Arabic. Until now, getting to know the Arabic for common contemporary media terminology has necessitated a long period of familiarisation with the Arabic media. This book is designed to help undergraduates, postgrad- uates, governmental, military, diplomatic and business person- nel bypass this lengthy process. This book aims to supply the core vocabulary of Media Arabic in a logical format to provide easy reference and easy-to- learn lists testing both Arabic to English and English to Arabic. Familiarisation with this book will furnish the reader with an invaluable knowledge of the key vocabulary components essential to comprehend, translate, write and speak contempo- rary Media Arabic. Whilst independently useful, this book can be used in conjunction with Julia Ashtiany’s excellent Media Arabic, a coursebook which sets the vocabulary in context and teaches students to manipulate typical Media Arabic structures and formats. This book comprises eight chapters, organised by topic: General; Politics and Government; Elections; Military;