Archive for 'Arabic Language'
Rami: Hero of “The Goal Scorer” Posted by Hichem on Mar 19, 2012
Rarely have Arabic-dubbed cartoons receive all the praise they deserve: More than a simple work of translation from their original Japanese version, they were also a perfect educational vehicle to improve العربيـــــــــــــــة الفُصحَـــــــــى (classical Arabic) for at least two generations of kids and young adults, from Abu Dhabi to Casablanca! The Arabic Blog will therefore attempt to…
The Predicate of Kana and Sisters Posted by Fisal on Mar 17, 2012
We have already known that the Nominal Sentence الــجــمـــلـة الاسـمــيــــة consists of two parts; the Mubtada الـمـبـتــدأ and the Khabar الـخــبـر . Both the Mubtada and the Khabar have different types. We have also known that the verb Kana كان and its sisters can begin the nominal sentence and thus the Mubtada becomes the noun…
Quick Intro to “Classy Insults” in Classical Arabic Posted by Hichem on Mar 13, 2012
!لا تَفْجَعُـــــــــــــوا يا أَصْدِقَــــــــــائي (Don’t panic, my friends!) Today’s post is not yet another vulgar compilation of الكلام الفاحش (profanities) such as the ones you can often run into on the Web in almost any language… Not at all. What you will find here is a quick intro to rather “classier” examples and paradigms of how insults…
International Women’s Day Posted by Fisal on Mar 8, 2012
International Women’s Day Google celebrates today the International Women’s Day يــَــوْمُ الــمــَــــــرأة الــعــَـــــالــَــمــِــــــــيّ (IWD), so ‘Happy International Women’s Day‘ to all women all over the world. The day is marked on March 8th every year and is a national holiday عــُــطـــْـــلــــَـــة in many countries. The focus of the celebration ranges from showing respect اِحــْـــتــِـــــرام , appreciation…
Top 100+ Must-Know Arabic Words for Facebook Posted by Hichem on Mar 2, 2012
Ever wondered how to say “Poke” in Arabic? Whether or not you’re certifiably مُدمــــــــن على الفيــــــس بـــــــوك (a “Facebookaholic”), this Top 100+ list can be a nice and fun way for you to quickly gain lots of Arabic vocabulary. Now, if you really want to propel your Arabic skills to the next level, this will set the ground…
How Ancient Arabic Books Help Understand Today’s Weird Climate Change Posted by Hichem on Mar 1, 2012
Who would have anticipated that كُتُبٌ عَرَبِيَّــــــــــة قَدِيــــــــــمة (old Arabic books), far from being “woefully outdated”, would maintain a thriving relevance for several centuries to come, and help humanity understand a world beyond the time and place they were written in—Our world today? Three days ago, the UK’s Daily Mail published an article citing an academic…
Arabic in Outer Space (Part 2) Posted by Hichem on Feb 27, 2012
It can be funny to see that if you randomly ask young people in the Arab world today: — “What is الثُريَّـــــــــــا (al-Thuraya)?” They would almost all answer you that it is the name of a major telephone company, if not simply a chandelier, or a ceiling light hanging above our heads at home in the…