Archive for April, 2011
Word search answer geography Posted by aziza on Apr 30, 2011
In this post, I present the answer of the word search game I presented yesterday. Have you managed to find the 10 words? They are presented in different colors in the grid below: Land = أرض Sea = بحر Ocean = محيط Lake = بحيرة Mountain = جبل Valley = وادي Earthquake = زلزال Storm…
Egypt: Agriculture Posted by Fisal on Apr 30, 2011
The Greek historian; Herodotus هيرودوت once wrote that “Egypt is the Gift of the Nile مصر هبة النيل”. The Nile played a crucial role in the development of the Egyptian civilization. It runs from south to north dividing the Egyptian land into two halves till Cairo. The part to the south of Cairo is called…
Word search geography Posted by aziza on Apr 29, 2011
In this post, I present a word search game of words relating to natural phenomena and geographic terminology. Try to find the words below in the word search grid: Land = أرض Sea = بحر Ocean = محيط Lake = بحيرة Mountain = جبل Valley = وادي Earthquake = زلزال Storm = عاصفة Rain =…
Verb Tense: (3) The Imperative الأمر Posted by Fisal on Apr 27, 2011
We spoke earlier about the past and present tenses. Today, we are going to discuss the imperatives and learn how to get them from regular verbs. The imperative refers to a request or command, so its meaning refers mainly to the future. The imperative is derived from the present tense. It ends in a sukkoon…
This Day in History : Shamm Annaseem Posted by Fisal on Apr 25, 2011
Shamm Annaseem (or the Smelling of the Zephyr) شم النسيم It is a national holiday أجازة قومية celebrating the advent of spring الربيع. The day is still celebrated in many countries around the world in different ways. The celebration can be traced back to the time of the Ancient Egyptians who celebrated the harvest season…
It’s spring time! Posted by aziza on Apr 25, 2011
It’s Easter (عيد الفصح) again, and it’s spring (ربيع) again. When I was young, the Egyptian television used to show a movie with a very nice song about spring. The movie is called (أميرة حبي أنا), and the famous song about spring is called (الدنيا ربيع). It is a very cheerful and lovely song. The…
Fisal’s Dictionary : علم Posted by Fisal on Apr 24, 2011
Today, we are going to sail on a journey to the depths of the Arabic Dictionary to discover some of its secrets. We will look up the root verb علم and explore some of its derivatives. * عَلِمَ [v. T.] = (1) to know something; e.g.. عَلِمَ محمدٌ الخَبَر = Mohammad knew the news…