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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…
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…
Verb Tense: (2) Present المضارع Posted by Fisal on Apr 23, 2011
We spoke earlier about the past tense of Arabic verbs and learnt that the root verb is always in the past tense. We also learnt the types of root verbs according to their minimum number of letters. Today, we are going to speak about the present tense and how to conjugate it from the…
Nizar Qabbani (1923-1998) Posted by Fisal on Apr 21, 2011
Nizar Qabbani was a Syrian Poet شاعر , diplomat دبلوماسي and publisher ناشر . He studied law القانون at Damascus University and worked as a diplomat in the Syrian embassies in Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Britain, China and Spain before he retired in 1966. His poetic style combines simplicity البساطة and beauty الجمال . He explored…
Verb Tense: (1) Past الماضي Posted by Fisal on Apr 20, 2011
A verb is a part of speech that refers to an action happening at a certain time. Tense is the word used when speaking about the time of an action (verb). The form of the verbs depends on which tense it is. A verb must agree with its subject in both number and gender. Arabic…
Verb Type نوع الفعل Posted by Fisal on Apr 16, 2011
Today we are going to discuss the types of root verbs according to their form and ability to change form. The focus will be on the FORM and not the USE of these verbs. Uses of these special verb categories will come later. There are two main categories of verbs: (1) The Declinable Verb الفعل…
An Introduction to Verbs مقدمة فى الأفعال Posted by Fisal on Apr 15, 2011
In previous posts, we have discussed Nouns and learnt their basic terminology. Today and in later posts, we are going to do the same with Verbs. Most words (nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs) are derived from verbs. The focus today will be on the basic terminology and categories of root verbs. Verb Definition: It is…