Spanish English
  A
abrigo shelter
aduana customhouse
aguas muertas neap tides
aguas vivas spring tides
aguja needle
albufera tidal lake
aldea small village, a hamlet
alfaque sandbank, bar
almadraba tunny fishery
alto height
amarillo yellow
arena sand
arrabal suburb
arrecife reef
arroyo rivulet
astillero dockyard
atalaya an elevated place from which a considerable view may be obtained
  B
babor port
bahia bay
bajamar low water
bajo shoaL
banco bank
barra bar at the mouth of a river or harbor
barrio suburb, district of a town
blanco white
bote salvavidas lifeboat
boya buoy
brujula compass
bruma fog, haze
  C
cabezo summit of a hill
cabo cape or headland
cala creek or small bay
caleta cove
camino de hierro railway
campanario steeple, belfry
canal channel or strait
capilla chapel
carabineros a post of military coast guards
carbon de piedra coal
carrazon dark, cloudy weather
carta de sanidad bill of health
casa house
cascajo gravel
caserio series of houses
caseta small house
castillo castle
cerro hilL
chica small
concha a shell
contrastes winds blowing from opposite directions
cubierta deck
cueva cave
  D
darsena dock or basin
dique dock, dike
dique seco drydock
  E
ensenada bay or creek
ermita hermitage
escollo rock
espigon a kind of wharf or pier
estero small creek
estrecho strait
estribor starboard
  F
fanal lighthouse
fango mud
faro lighthouse
ferrocarril railway
fondeadero anchorage
fraile friar
freo strait
fuente fountain; spring of water
fuerte fort
  G
garita lookout house
golfo gulf
grande great
gris gray
grao strand, shore
  I
iglesia church
isla island
isleta islet
  L
lago lake
laguna lagoon
laja flat rock
limo mud
lugar par village or small town
luz light
  M
malecon dike
marea tide
marea menguante ebb tide
marea menguante ebb tide
meridional southern
mesa tableland
molino mill
montana mountain
monte mount
muelle mole or jetty
  N
negro black
niebla fog
norte north
  O
ola wave
oriente east
  P
pardo gray
pena rock or large stone
penon rock or rocky mountain
pequena small
picacho summit
pico peak
piedra rock
piloto pilot
piloto practico a harbor pilot (practico is often used alone)
placer sandbank, cay
playa beach
pleamar high water
poniente west
promontorio headland, promontory
pueblo town; a village
puente bridge
puerto port
punta point
  Q
quinta country house
  R
reclada making the land
restinga reef
ria the mouth of a river
ribera the shore; the bank of a river
rio river
roca rock
rojo red
  S
saco bay
salina saltpan
sanidad health
seno gulf or bay
septentrional northern
sierra mountain ridge
sud, sur south
  T
temporal storm
terral .land wind
tiempo weather
torre tower
  V
variacion variation
vela sail
vendaval strong sea wind
verde green
viejo old
viento wind
vigia a lookout; doubtful shoals
villa town
virazon sea breeze

 

Arabic English
  A
ab, abu father, chief
abar, abyar wells
abyadh, abyad white
adel, aleb sloping hill
aghbar gray
aghbas dark (color)
ahmar red
aich, aik hard bank
ain, oyun spring, well, fountain
akaba, acol wilderness
akbar bigger, biggest, older (of two)
akhal black
akhdhar, akhdar green
al the
anak cliff
aqabar wilderness
araja, arish sand dune
ard land, earth, ground
ard malaq open land
asfal, asafil lower
asfar yellow
asifah gale
asmar brown
aswad black
atiq old
auwil first, beginning
azim great
azraq blue
  B
bab strait, gate, door
bahr canal, sea, river, lake
bahr shaban deep water
bahraya pool, pond, lake
baida desert
balad country, region, village, town
balam boat
bandar chief town of a province, coastal town with an anchorage off it, bight, open
bandera flag
basta tower
batbit, batbyt whirlpooL
baybarr headland, land, earth ; ground
beida white
beit house
beiyat shoal that dries
beni sons of; prefix to tribal names; it sometimes is used in connection with local names such as those of hills, promontories
berriyah desert
biar, bir well (noun)
bilad country
birba, baraby ancient temple
birka, birkah pool, pond, small lake
boghaz entrance channel, strait
borg, bordj, burj fort, tower, castle
bu chief
buhaira, buheira lake
bussla compass
buz cape
  D
dahr promontory
daiyaq narrow
dar house, mansion, settlement. Note: "Dar" is sometimesused to designate a promontory or hill where there is a settlement nearby
darb, derb desert road or track
dohat, duhat bay, cove, port
duar an encampment
  E
egeidet sand hill
el the
ezba village
  F
fanar beacon, lighthouse
faregh broad, level, wide
farsh plain (noun)
fasht rocky reef
filuka, fulk small boat
  G
gara, garrat lake
garf cliff
gedid new
ghamiq deep
gharb, gharba, gharbi west
ghubbat, ghubbet gulf
gisr, gusur bank, embankment
goz, gowaz high sand hill
gumruk customhouse
  H
hadd boundary, border, limit, sandspit
hagar, hajar stone, rubble
haggag long projecting ridge      развалины, обломки
hait, hitan wall
hajari stony
halat sandbank, islet      /айлете/ островок
hamra red
haram, ahram pyramid
hassar, hissar rock
haswa gravel, small pebbles
hisar fort, castle
hod pool, pond, small lake
hor bay, creek, channel
  I
ilwat, ilwet region
iswid black
izbit, izbet village
  J
jam, jamia mosque
janub south
jebel, jabal, gebel, jibal mountain, hill
jezirat, jezira, jazirat island, peninsula
jisr, jusur bridge
jorf cliff
junub south
  K
kabat rocky shoal, group of rocks
kabir, kebir large
kad shoal, spit
kafr, kufur, kefr village
karm artificial mound
kasba citadel, fortified town
kasim political division, department, territory
kassar rock
katah, katat rocky shoal, group of rocks
katib paint
kef, kaf mountain
keruky sketch, plan
keshem water course
khadra green
khala country
khalig, khalij gulf, valley, water course
khan inn, hotel, bazaar
khashm mouth, entrance
khijem encampment (tents)
khirs par barren land
khod shallow, ford
khor creek, ravine, valley (usually dry), cove, bay, channel, river, river channel      valley - долина
kibli south
kidwa small mound
kinar boundary, border, limit
kinisa, kinis church
kinisat, kinizat sandbank
kita rocky shoal, group of rocks
kom mound
kothon, liman port, anchorage
kubry, kabary bridge
kusbat citadel, fortified town
  L
liman port or harbor
  M
ma water
maghreb west
mahatta station
mahgar stone quarry
majaz pass, marine channel
mal, malih salt, brackish
manfad, manafid pass (defile)
manzal settlement
maqam tomb
marabut monument or tomb of a saint or prophet
marakat soft bottom shoal
marsa, marza, mers, mersa bay, cove, harbor, gulf
masafa, masafah range
masgid, masjid, masjed mosque      /моск/ мечеть
masura water pipe, pipe
maten plateau
matla east
medina city, town
merj meadow
mina port, harbor
minar, manar minaret
minqar, mengar nose, head, point
mirjan coral
mirsa port
miyah water
muaskar camp, especially a military camp
muhassan fortified
mukhaijan encampment
murgan coral
mustanqa marsh
  N
nahiyah, nanahi district
nahr, anhar river
najwa shoal, spit
nakhl, nakhil, nikhl palm tree, date grove
natur tower
nebi tomb of a saint or prophet
  Q
qabr tomb
qadim, qadima old
qala prominent peak, fort
qanaya rivulet
qantara, qanatir bridge
qara small dark hill
qarn point
qasr, qusur port, large house
  R
rais, reis captain of a vessel
rais el marsa captain of the port
rakat shoal, hard bank (not dangerous)
raml sand
ramla sandy ground
ras, rus cape, point
rasif pier, quay
rif coast
rig shallow bank, flat
rod small water course
rud river
  S
sabakha salt marsh, bog
safra yellow saghir,
seghir small
sahil coast, shore, beach
sahra, sahary desert, plain
sakh, sakhr rock
sanjaq flag
saqya, saqiye, saqyat canal
saraya palace
sarwe cypress
sath plateau
sauwana gravel mound
sawahil coast guard
sebkhat, sebkha, sabkhet salt lake
seil water course
shab, shib rocky shoal, reef
shakhis par stake, pole
shamal north
shard sirocco, simoon, hot wind
shari street, boulevard, main road
sharq east
sharqi, sharqiya east (adj.)
shatt coast, shore, river, river bank
shatt ramli sandbank
sheikh chief, chieftain, elder
sherm cove, creek
shur low clay hill
sidi tomb
sifi low
sikha road
sirih tall, slim
  T
taht under, below, beneath
tall, tell, tulu hill
tarf cape
tarsana arsenal
tawil long
tell hill
tiligraf telegraph
tira channel
turah canal, channel
turiq road, highway
  U
umm mother
ust middle, center
  W
wad, wadi, uad valley, water course, channel
wast middle, center
welled a tribe of arabs      племя
  Z
zarqa blue
zawia, zawiya monastery, house
zeitun olives

 

French English
  A
aiguille needle
aimante magnetic
anse bay, creek
appontement wharf, pier, quay
atterrissage making the land
avant port outer port
azur blue
  B
babord port
baie bay, gulf
balisage beaconage
balise bar
banc beacon
barre bank, sandbank
basse shoal
base mer low water
bassin basin, dock
bassin a flot wet basin or dock
bassin d'echouage tidal basin where vessels ground
bateau de sauvetage lifeboat
blanc, he white
blue blue
bouche mouth of a river
bouee buoy
bouee a cloche bell buoy
bouee a sifflet whistle buoy
bouee lumineuse light buoy
boussole compass
brouillard fog, mist
brume fog
  С
caboteur coaster
cale de radoub marine railway
cap cape, headland
chapelle chapel
charbon coal
chasse a rapid discharge of water from a reservoir in order to clear out a channel
chateau castle
chaussee bank, causeway
chemin de fer railroad
cheminee chimney
chenal channel
clocher steeple
coffre mooring buoy
colline hill
compas compass
coquilles shells
cote coast
courant current, stream
courant de flot flood tidal stream
courant de jusant ebb tidal stream
crique creek
crue freshet or flood
  D
darse basin
digue breakwater, mole
douane customhouse
  E
echelle scale
echelle de maree tide gauge
ecluse lock of a canal or basin
ecueil rock, breaker
eglise church
encablure cable's length, about 200 yards
entree entrance, mouth of a river      устье
epi small jetty, groin
escarpe bluff       утёс
etale (Of tide) slack; (of wind) settled
etang lake
etiage low-water mark of a river
etier a creek which can receive small vessels; a conduit by which salt water enters a saline
  F
falaise cliff       скала
fanal harbor lighthouse
feu light
feu permanent a light constantly burning and unwatched
fin fine
fleche spire       шпиль
fleuve river, stream
flot flood       затоплять, наводнение
foc jib (sail)
fond bottom
forme de radoub drydock
fosse ditch, a deep
  G
gare station
golfe gulf
goulet narrow entrance
gravier gravel
gril de carenage gridiron
gros coarse
  H
haut-fond a shoal
haute mer high water
houle swell
  I
ile island, isle
ilot islet
  J
jaune yellow
jusant ebb     отлив
  L
lac lake
  M
madrague tunny net
marais swamp, marsh
maree tide
maree descendante falling tide
maree montante rising tide
massif main group of mountains
mat mast
molle soft
mortes eaux neap tides
mouillage anchorage
niveau level
noeud knot
noir black
  O
occidental western
onde wave
oriental eastern
ouest west
  P
passe channel
patente de sante bill of health
pertuis opening or strait
petit small
phare lighthouse
pic peak
pierre stone
pignon gable
pin pine or fir tree
plage shore, beach
plateau tableland, or flat below water
pleine mer high water
pointe point
pont bridge, deck
presqu'ile peninsula
  Q
quai quay, wharf
  R
rade road, roadstead
rafale squalL
raz (bas breton) a name given to a violent tidal stream in a narrow passage
recif reef
roche rock
rocher rock
rouge red
  S
sable sand
salines salt-water lagoons, salt works
seche dry shelf, flat
seuil sill (as of a dock)
sud south
  T
temps time, weather
tour tower
tourelle small tower, turret
tribord starboard
  U
usine factory
  V
vase mud
vent wind
vergue yard
vert par green
vieux, vieil, vieille old, ancient
ville town
vives eaux spring tides

 

 

 

Italian English
  A
acquitrino swamp
altezza height
alto high, lofty
alzata embankment
ancoraggio anchorage
arcipelago archipelago
azzuro blue
  B
bacino basin, dock
baia bay
balza .rock, cliff, precipice /прЕсипис-обрыв/
banchina quay, wharf
banco, banchi bank, banks
barra bar
bassofondo shoal, shallow
bianco white
bocca, bocche mouth or entrance to a river, bay, or strait
bosco wood, forest
  C
cala, calanca creek or little bay
calata wharf
campanile belfry, steeple
canale canal, channel
capitaneria harbormaster's office
capo cape, headland
casa house
castel, castello castle
cima summit
citta city, town
collina hill
corallo coral
  D
darsena wet dock or basin, dockyard
diga breakwater, mole
doa d'ormeggio mooring buoy
dogana customhouse
  E
entrata entrance
  F
faro lighthouse
fiumara river
fiume river
fiumicino rivulet       ручей
fondo bottom
foresta forest, wood
forte fort
fortino small fort
  G
golfo gulf, bay
grande great
greco northeast
  I
imboccatura mouth of river
insensatura cove
isola island
isolotto islet
istmo isthmus       ['Ismэs] перешеек
  L
lago lake
lanterna harbor light
lazzaretto quarantine hospital
levante east
  M
maestro northwest
mare sea
marina beach, landing place
meridionale southern
mezzogiorno south
molo mole
montagna mountain
montemount mountain, hill
  N
nero black
nuovo new
  O
occidentale western
orientale eastern
  P
palude swamp, marsh
passo pass, channel
penisola peninsula
pericolo danger
piano plain, flat
pianura plain
picco peak
piccolo, picciolo small, little
pietra stone
pila pile       куча, груда
pilastro pillar, pile
poggio mound, little hill
ponte bridge
pontile pier
porto port, harbor
promontorio promontory       [ 'promэntrI] мыс
punta point
  R
rada road
rafo (local dialect) shoal, sandbank
riva coast, bank
rocca rock
roccia rock, precipice       [ 'presIpIs] n обрыв
roccioso rocky
rondo round
rosa pink
rosso par >red
rotondo round
rovina ruin
rupe rock, crag, cliff
  S
sabbia sand
salina salt water lagoon
sanita health office
santo holy, sacred
sasso stone, pebble, rock       pebble ['pebl] галька
sbarcatoio landing place, quay
scirocco, sirocco southeast
scoglio rock, reef
scogliera ridge of rocks
secca shoal, sandbank
segnale signal, mark
semafori signal station
seno small bay, creek
settentrionale northern
settentrione north
spalla shoulder, back, summit
sponda bank, border, edge
stagno lake, pond       [pond] пруд; заводь
strada road
stretto strait
  T
tavola table, list
testa, testata head
tondo round
torre tower
torrente stream, torrent
tramontana north
  V
valle valley
vecchio old
verde green
vetta summit
via road, street
villa villa
villaggio village
vulcano volcano
  Z
zona vietata prohibited area

 

 

Yugoslavian English
  B
beli, bela, belo white
bijeli, bijela, bijelo white
brdo mountain
  C
crni, crna, crno black
crveni, crvena, crveno red
  D
desno right
donji, donja, donjo lower
draga cove
  G
gat, gata mole, pier
gospa our lady
greben; grebeni rock, reef; rocks, reefs
  H
hrid; hridi, hridine above-water rock; above-water rocks
  J
jezero lake
jug south
  K
kamen stone, rock
kanal channel
kriz; kriza cross; of the cross
  L
lijevo left
luka port, harbor, bay
  M
mali, mala, malo small
mlin mill
more sea
motka beacon
mulj mud
  N
novi, nova, novo new
  O
obala quay, shore
ostrvo; ostrvi island; islands
otocic; otocici islet; islets
otok; otoci island; islands
  P
pesak sand
plicak shoal
plicina shoal
plutaca buoy
poluotok peninsula
polutocic small peninsula
pristaniste landing place, berth
prolaz passage
  R
rat point, cape
reka, rijeka river
rt point, cape
  S
sidriste anchorage, roadstead
stari, stara, staro old
sv saint
sveti, sveta, sveto saint
svetionik lighthouse
svjetlo light
  T
tanki, tanka, tanko slender
tesnac strait, narrows
  U
uvala bay
  V
veli, vela, velo large
veliki, velika, veliko large
vrata passage
vrh summit
  Y
yugo scirocco
  Z
zaliv bay, gulf
zaton bay, gulf
zeleni, zelena, zeleno green