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Grammar Exercise Answers Posted by Fisal on Jul 8, 2011
Today, I present the translation of the previous Arabic passage and the answers to the grammar questions based on that passage. لقد وَهبَ اللهُ مصرَ الكثيرَ مِنَ النِعَم , فلها موقعٌ ممتازٌ يَربُطُ بَين أعظم بَحرَيْن تـُجَارييْـن هـُمَا البحرُ المتوسط و البحرُ الأحمر. كما مـَنـَحَها الله طقساً معتدلاً في الصيفِ و الشتاء . و…
Grammar Exercise تدريب نحوىّ Posted by Fisal on Jul 7, 2011
How good are you at reading Arabic? I guess most of you are quite good. Ok, but how good are you at Arabic grammar?? Today you will have the chance to test yourself in reading comprehension and in your grammar competence. I am posting a passage in Arabic. You are required to read the…
Fisal’s Dictionary: حبَّ Posted by Fisal on Jul 5, 2011
Today, we are going to go on a journey to the depths of the Arabic Dictionary to discover some of its secrets. We will look up the root verb حبَّ and explore some of its derivatives. * حبَّ [V. I. T.]= to fall in love or to love someone, e.g. – Ali fell in love. حبَّ علىٌ…
Verb Effect أثر الفعل Posted by Fisal on Jul 5, 2011
Transitive Verbs الأفعال المتعدية Intransitive Verbs الأفعال اللازمة Today, we are going to learn some more about verbs and their effect. Verbs fall into TWO categories according to the effect they do to the subject and the object: 1) The Transitive Verb الفعل المتعدى /Motad’di Verb/ It is the verb that…
The Pillars of Islam أركان الإسلام Posted by Fisal on Jul 3, 2011
For a fifth of the world’s population, Islam is both a religion and a complete way of life. Muslims follow a religion of peace سلام , mercy رحمة and forgiveness مغفرة . The majority of Muslims have nothing to do with the extremely grave events and accusations that are associated with their faith. Islam’s…
Egypt Speaks about Herself مصر تتحدث عن نفسها Posted by Fisal on Jun 30, 2011
Written by the great Poet of the Nile Hafez Ibrahim and chanted by the great Star of the East; Om Kolthoum, the poem “Egypt Speaks about Herself مصر تتحدث عن نفسها” is a masterpiece of the Arabic modern poetry. It is a long poem that Om Kolthoum chose a part of it as a…
The Poet of the Nile شاعر النيل Posted by Fisal on Jun 29, 2011
Hafez Ibrahim (1872 – 1932) حافظ إبراهيم Hafez Ibrahim was a famous Egyptian poet شاعر who lived at the time of Ahmad Shawqi. He was born وُلد on February 24th 1872 on a ship floating in the Nile near Dirout, a city in Asyut District. His father was an Egyptian and his mother was…