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.

دفاع Defense הגנה difaa haganah

هجوم Offense התקפה hojom hatkafa

اللعبة Game משחק lu'be mishak بلوزه Jersey ג ' רסי bloozeh jersey

مرتدة Rebound ריבאונד murtada rebound

سلم Lay-up כניסה לסל / צעד וחצי sillam kenisa lasal/ zaad vahezi نطط Dribble כדרור natet kadrar

مرر To Pass למסור marir / baasi limsor تمرير صدر Chest Pass מסירת חזה tamreer sader mesirat haze

تدريب Practice אימון tadriib eemun ركض run ריצה raked riza

خط الفاول Foul Line רחבת העונשין khat faoul rehavat ha'oneshin

حكم Referee שופט Hakum shofet

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