Archive for 'Arabic Language'
Verbal Sentence: The Subject/Doer (Part 1) Posted by Fisal on Sep 6, 2012
The Verbal Sentence: The Subject/Doer الــفــاعــِــل (Part 1) We have already started studying Arabic verbs. Check the previous posts for revision: 1) Introduction to Verbs مـُـقــَــدِّمــَــة فـِـى الأفــْــعــَـــال 2) Verb Type نــَــوعُ الــفــِــعــْـــلِ 3) Verb Tense زمــنُ الــفــِــعــلِ ; (1) The Past الــمــَــاضــِــى 4) Verb Tense زمــنُ الــفــِــعــْــلِ ; (2) The Present…
Al-Biruni Posted by Fisal on Sep 5, 2012
Abu-Rayhan Al-Biruni; (973 – 1048) Yesterday, Google celebrated the birthday of the great Muslim scientist of the medieval Islamic era. Abo Rayhan Muhammad Ahmad Al-Bairuni أبو ريحان محمد أحمد البيرونى was born on 5 September 973 in Kath, Khwarazm; known today as the region of Uzbekistan. He was a traveler, philosopher, astronomer, mathematician, chemist…
Food words that are very easy to learn Posted by aziza on Aug 31, 2012
There are many types of foods in Arabic that are very easy to learn for foreign students of Arabic because the names of these foods in Arabic are very similar to their names in European languages. If you think about one of these foods, e.g. “burger” and how you say it in English, it will…
A word search game in Arabic – answer Posted by aziza on Aug 31, 2012
In this post, I present the answer of the Arabic word search game about some Arabic words from foreign origin, e.g. some Arabic words of Persian origin. 1- خيار 2- بارجة 3- سرداب 4- تمباك 5- زنزانة 6- خردة 7- طابور 8- بسبوسة 9- كشكول 10- مزركش 1- خيار (khiar) = cucumber 2- بارجة (barijah)…
A word search game in Arabic Posted by aziza on Aug 30, 2012
In this post, I present a word search game in Arabic about some Arabic words from foreign origin, e.g. some Arabic words of Persian origin. 1- خيار 2- بارجة 3- سرداب 4- تمباك 5- زنزانة 6- خردة 7- طابور 8- بسبوسة 9- كشكول 10- مزركش 1- خيار (khiar) = cucumber 2- بارجة (barijah) =…
Fisal’s Dictionary: “to pull” Posted by Fisal on Aug 29, 2012
Today, we are going to go on a journey to the depths of the Arabic Dictionary in order to discover some of its secrets. We will look up the root verb شــَـــدَّ and explore some of its derivatives. * شـَــدَّ [V. I.T.]: 1- (something) = to become strong and firm. Ex. –…
Listening comprehension exercise, answers and transcription Posted by aziza on Aug 28, 2012
In the previous post, I presneted a listening comprehension exercise. In this post, I present the answsers of the questions and the transcription of the news item. Questions and Answers: 1- What is the purpose of the work that Israeli engineers are undertaking? The purpose of the excavation is to complete the discovery of the…