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Yemen: Customs, Traditions, and More Posted by Ibnulyemen اِبْنُ اليَمَن on Jul 20, 2017
Compared to other Arab countries, Yemen is the least affected by globalization. If one seeks to experience genuine Arabic culture, Yemen can’t be beat linguistically, culturally, and religiously. Following is some essential information about Yemen. Facts and Figures: Located in the south west of the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen has a population of over 28 million…
Question Words in Arabic [Standard vs Dialects] Posted by Ibnulyemen اِبْنُ اليَمَن on Jul 6, 2017
Arabic question words may vary in form from dialect to dialect. They also vary in their position in the sentence. Following is a list of questions words in Modern Standard Arabic, Egyptian dialect, Levantine dialect, and Yemeni dialect. MSA Examples: مَا اِسْمُك؟ maa ismuk? ‘what is your name? مَاذَا تَفْعَل؟ mathaa tafعal…
Arabic Verb Forms: Negation Posted by Ibnulyemen اِبْنُ اليَمَن on Jun 29, 2017
To negate a verb in English, we use the word ‘not’ along with a helping verb that indicates tense, such as ‘doesn’t, don’t’ for present simple, ‘didn’t’ for past simple, ‘hadn’t’ for past perfect simple, and so forth. In Arabic, there are multiple particles for negating verbs. The most common particles in Modern Standard Arabic…
Imperfective Mood in Arabic Dialects Posted by Ibnulyemen اِبْنُ اليَمَن on Jun 22, 2017
Dialects اللَّهَجَات exist in all world languages. A distinctive feature of a dialect لَهْجَة is the variation in pronunciation, word-formation and -usage, and grammar from the standard form. For Arabic, dialectal variation is, in my book, normally overstated. To defend my view, I will dedicate a few instructional posts for it once I am done…
Arabic Verb Forms [Imperfective Moods] Posted by Ibnulyemen اِبْنُ اليَمَن on Jun 15, 2017
In most languages, mood is a grammatical and/or semantic, i.e. meaning-related, term that is tied to verbs. It is a change in the form of the verb that indicates a contrast of some sort. For instance, the sentence “if he were you, he would buy that car’ in English is in the subjective mood; that…
Arabic Verb Forms [Perfective vs. Imperfective] Posted by Ibnulyemen اِبْنُ اليَمَن on Jun 9, 2017
In Arabic, the time during which an action takes place determines the Verb Form. In talking about a completed action, we use the Perfective Form of the verb الفِعْلُ المَاضِي. If the action happens at the time of speaking or expresses habits and/or facts, we use the Imperfective Form of the verb الفِعْلُ المُضَارع. Since…
Arab’s Routine in Ramadhan Posted by Ibnulyemen اِبْنُ اليَمَن on Jun 1, 2017
Arabs always await the Holy Month of Ramadhan eagerly. Besides its religious status, it is when they work less and sleep more during daytime, eat a wider variety of food, and enjoy watching special and diverse drama series on television. Religiously, Arabs are more observant during Ramadhan for it is termed the month of mercy…