Archive for the year 2010
Abaya Posted by aziza on Dec 9, 2010
In a previous post, I wrote about the traditional costumes of Arab men in the Gulf region. In this post, I write about women’s dress. In Gulf countries, women traditionally wear Abaya (العباية) which is a traditional long black over garment. The Abaya often comes with a matching head cover, as shown in the picture…
Arabic Negation Using ‘laa’ Posted by aziza on Dec 6, 2010
In my previous post, I explained how (لا) can be used to indicate categorical negation. In this post, I explain the difference between its use for negation (النفي) and prohibition (النهي). (لا) is used for negation (النفي) with present tense verbs, e.g. لا أشرب القهوة كثيراً. “I do not drink a lot of coffee.” لا…
Categorical Negation in Arabic Posted by aziza on Dec 3, 2010
The negative particle (لا) is typically used to negate verbal sentences in the present tense. In this way, it is used before the present tense verb to negate it, e.g. لا أشرب الكحول. “I do not drink alcohol.” There is another use of (لا) for categorical negation (لا النافية للجنس). In this way, (لا) negates…
Word search and drills answers Posted by aziza on Nov 28, 2010
In this post, I present the answers of the word search and the prepositions drill. Word search answer: Prepositions drill answer: جاسم طالب عربي من الكويت يدرس في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية ليحصل على درجة الدكتوراة في الرياضيات. جاسم يحب السفر كثيراً، وفي الشهر الماضي سافر إلى نيويورك مع صديقه حمد. وهناك زار أماكن شيقة وتعرف…
Word search and drills Posted by aziza on Nov 27, 2010
In this post, I have created an Arabic word search game for you. Can you find the 8 words below in the table? They are all names of Arab countries. 1- تونس 2- ليبيا 3- مصر 4- اليمن 5- الكويت 6- الأردن 7- عمان 8- قطر In the following section of the post, I present…
Joha and New Joha Posted by aziza on Nov 26, 2010
Joha (جحا) is a famous character in Arabic popular literature. Joha is known for being a funny character that has sometimes behaves in very strange, hilarious, or even ridiculous ways. He is famous in different cultures, and the character has been adapted to different settings and different ages, e.g. however there are many similarities between…
The Arab League Posted by aziza on Nov 15, 2010
The Arab League (الجامعة العربية), also called the League of Arab Nations (جامعة الدول العربية), is a regional organisation of Arab states. It was formed in Cairo on March 22, 1945 with six members: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Yemen joined as a member on May 5, 1945. The Arab League currently…