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PeacePlayers

International

Middle East

English, Arabic, Hebrew Basketball Dictionary

“The words that help us play the game we love together”

PeacePlayers: Middle East uses the game of basketball to foster mutual respect, understanding, and tolerance between Jewish and

Arab youth in Israel and the West Bank.

Each English basketball term is accompanied by the Arabic on the left and Hebrew on the right with the English transliteration below each.

הגנה Defense دفاع difaa haganah

התקפה Offense هجومhojom hatkafa

משחק Game اللعبة

lu'be mishak

ג'רסי Jersey بلوزه

bloozeh jersey

ריבאונד Rebound مرتدةmurtada rebound

כניסה לסל/ צעד וחצי Lay-up سلم

sillam kenisa lasal/ zaad

vahezi

כדרור Dribble نططnatet kadrar

למסור To Pass مرر

marir / baasi limsor

صدر מסירת Chest Pass تمريرחזה

tamreer sader mesirat haze

אימון Practice تدريب

tadriib eemun

ריצה run ركضraked riza

الفاول خط Foul Line רחבת khat faoul rehavat העונשין

ha'oneshin

שופט Referee حكمHakum shofet

القف مع קליעת ניתור Jump Shot رميةramya ma' al-kafz kliat nitur