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Fisal’s Dictionary: سكن Posted by Fisal on Dec 24, 2011
Today, we are going to go on a journey to the depths of the Arabic Dictionary to discover some of its secrets. We will look up the root verb سكن and explore some of its derivatives. * سَـكـَـنَ [V.I.] = 1) to stop moving or be silent. Ex. – سـكـنـت الـريـحُ = The wind stopped. 2) to calm…
The Fronted Predicate Posted by Fisal on Dec 23, 2011
The Fronted Predicate الخبر الـمـُـقــدَّم As we learned before that the general rule is that the Mubtada’ المبتدأ begins the nominal sentence. However, there are certain cases in which the predicate الخبر comes before the Mubtada’ and begins the nominal sentence. Today, we will be introduced to these cases. * Cases of the Fronted Predicate : 1)…
Egyptian Proverbs (3) Posted by Fisal on Dec 17, 2011
Arabic proverbs reflect the beauty of the Arabic Language and the wisdom of the Arabs and their culture. In Egypt, these proverbs are part of everyone’s daily routine. There is no one single situation that would not have the perfect proverb tailored for it. Just for the sake of fun, I am going…
Yehia Haqqi (1905 – 1992) Posted by Fisal on Dec 10, 2011
Yehia Haqqi يحيى حقي was one of the pioneers رُوّاد of the modern Egyptian literature. As well as being an important writer, he was an expert خبير on the Arab culture. He is considered a landmark in the cinema and literature and is compared to Naguib Mahfouz نجيب محفوظ and Yusuf Idris يوسف ادريس…
Multiplication of the Predicate Posted by Fisal on Dec 9, 2011
The nominal sentence الجملة الاسمية starts with a noun. It consists of two main items; the Mubtada المبتدأ and the Predicate (Al-Khabar الخبر ). The Mubtada is the noun that we speak about or judge and can be any grammatical item that acts as a noun; ( https://blogs.transparent.com/arabic/the-nominal-sentence-the-subject-al-mubtada). The Khabar is what we say about the…
Reading Comprehension Answers Posted by Fisal on Nov 30, 2011
Here is the answer key to the past reading comprehension exercise أ ) أجب عن الأسئلة التالية : Answer the following questions 1- ما هو طريق الحياة المستقيمة ؟ What is the way to straightforward life ? – التعاون هو طريق الحياة المستقيمة 2- لماذا يعتبر التعاون من ضروريات الحياة ؟ Why…
Reading Comprehension Exercise Posted by Fisal on Nov 29, 2011
* اقرأ القطعة التالية ثم أجب عن الأسئلة : Read the following passage and then answer the questions التعاون طريق الحياة المستقيمة ولا يمكن للإنسان أن يعيش بدون التعاون .التعاون هو مساعدة الناس بعضهم بعضًا في الحاجات وفعل الخيرات , والتعاون من ضروريات الحياة إذ لا يمكن للفرد أن يقوم بكل أعباء هذه الحياة…