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Weak Verbs: The Lafeef Verb الفعل اللفيف Posted by Fisal on Jun 4, 2011
Today we are going to learn the last type of the weak verbs which is the Lafeef verb الفعل اللفيف . We said before that a weak verb is that which has one or two sick or vowel letters in its root form. The letters that make a verb sick/weak are: Waw (و ), Alif…
If You are my Love, .. إن كنت حبيبي Posted by Fisal on Jun 3, 2011
We have read before about the great Egyptian singer and actor Abdel-Haleem Hafez. Today, we are going to read and listen to a part of one of his great poetic songs entitled “A Message from under Water”. The poem was written by the famous poet Nizar Qabbani. You will find the song words and…
Weak Verbs: The Naaqis (Defective) Verb الفعل الناقص Posted by Fisal on Jun 1, 2011
We said before that a weak verb is that which has one or two sick letters in its base (root). The letters that make a verb weak are: Waw (و ), Alif (ا ) and Yaa (ى ). The position of the sick letter in the root verb determines the type of the weak verb…
Weak Verbs: The Agwaf (Hollow) Verb الفعل الأجوف Posted by Fisal on May 30, 2011
We have said before that a weak/sick verb is that which has one or two sick letters in its base (root). The letters that make a verb sick/weak are: Waw (و ), Alif (ا ) and Yaa (ى ). The position of the sick letter in the root verb determines the type of the weak…
Cultural Awareness الوعي الثقافي Posted by Fisal on May 28, 2011
Just like American cultures, Arab customs are rooted deep in tradition. Many Arab values affect how Arabs communicate with each other and with non-Arabs. Today, we are going to look at some facts about the Arab culture that foreigners should be well-aware of when visiting any Arab country or when dealing with Arabs. Arab…
This Day in History: Rifa’ah At-Tahtawy رفاعة الطهطاوي Posted by Fisal on May 27, 2011
Rifa’ah Rafi’ At-Tahtawy (1801 – 1873) Like today and on 27th May 1873, Rifa’ah At-Tahtawy passed away تُوفِى . Tahtawy was an Egyptian writer, teacher, translator, Egyptologist and renaissance thinker. He was among the first Egyptian scholars to write about Western cultures. In all his writings, he attempted to reach a common ground and…
Weak (Sick) Verbs: The Mithaal Verb الفعل المِثال Posted by Fisal on May 25, 2011
We have previously discussed the three types of the Healthy (Sound/strong) Verbs الأفعال الصحيحة . Today, will start looking at Unhealthy (Sick/weak) Verbs الأفعال المعتلة. A sick/weak verb is that which has one or two sick letters in its base (root). The letters that make a verb sick/weak are: Waw (و ), Alif (ا )…