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Letter of the Week (س) seen Posted by yasmine on Apr 22, 2020
Moving on to our twelfth letter of the Arabic alphabet (س), we will look at various words and phrases beginning with (س) along with more culture/language related facts. Let’s begin with looking at your basic forms of the letter س. Initial سـ, as in the word “سَيّارة” meaning “car”. Medial ـسـ , as in the…
Letter of the Week (ز) zayn Posted by yasmine on Apr 15, 2020
Moving on to our eleventh letter of the Arabic alphabet (ز), we will look at various words beginning with (ز) along with more culture/language related facts. Let’s begin with looking at your basic forms of the letter ز. Initial ز, as in the word “زُجاج” meaning “glass”. Medial ـﺰ , as in the word “وَزير”…
Letter of the Week (ر) raa Posted by yasmine on Apr 8, 2020
Moving on to our tenth letter of the Arabic alphabet (ر), we will look at various words and phrases beginning with (ر) along with more culture/language related facts. Let’s begin with looking at your basic forms of the letter ر. Initial ر, as in the word “رائِع” meaning “excellent”. Medial ـر , as in the…
Letter of the Week (ذ) thaal Posted by yasmine on Apr 1, 2020
Moving on to our ninth letter of the Arabic alphabet (ذ), we will look at various words beginning with (ذ) along with an Arabic Bedouin film titled ذيب, and lastly, how the letter ذ is pronounce in Levantine Arabic. Let’s begin with looking at your basic forms of the letter ذ. Initial ذ, as in…
Letter of the Week (د) daal Posted by yasmine on Mar 25, 2020
Moving on to our eighth letter of the Arabic alphabet (د), we will look at various words and phrases beginning with (د) along with more culture/language related facts. Let’s begin with looking at your basic forms of the letter د. Initial د, as in the word “دَفْتَر” meaning “notebook”. Medial ـد , as in the…
Letter of the Week (خ) khaa Posted by yasmine on Mar 18, 2020
Moving on to our seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet (خ), we will look at various words and phrases beginning with (خ) along with more culture/language related facts. Let’s begin with looking at your basic forms of the letter خ. Initial خـ, as in the word “خَروف” meaning “sheep”. Medial ـخـ , as in the…
Letter of the Week (ح) Haa Posted by yasmine on Mar 11, 2020
Moving on to our fifth letter of the Arabic alphabet (ح), we will look at various words and phrases beginning with (ح) along with more culture/language related facts. Let’s begin with looking at your basic forms of the letter ح. Initial حـ, as in the word “حَزين” meaning “sad”. Medial ـحـ , as in the…