Archive for 'Arabic Language'
Al-I’rab & Al-Binaa الإعراب و البناء Posted by Fisal on Aug 12, 2011
We already know that Arabic words are either a noun اسم , a verb فعل or a harf (particle) حرف . Today we say that all Arabic words الكلمات are either Mo’rab(ah) مُعربة or Mabni(yah) مبنية but what do these terms mean? A Mo’rab word is that word which changes the shape of its ending…
Ramadan and Fasting رمضان و الصوم Posted by Fisal on Aug 8, 2011
Today is the eighth day of the holy month of Ramadan which is the ninth month of the Islamic (lunar) calendar. For all Muslims all over the world, Ramadan is the special month when they fast. Fasting الصوم /As’sawm/ is the fourth of the five pillar of Islam. It is a duty for all…
Alexandria الإسكندرية /Al-iskandariya/ (Part 3) Posted by Fisal on Jul 30, 2011
Most of the citizens of Alexandria adhere to the religion of Islam and the most famous mosque there is the El-Morsi Abo El-Abbas Mosque in the Bahary neighborhood. There are Christians too. After Rome, Alexandria was considered the major seat of Christianity in the world. The Pope of Alexandria was the second among equals…
Alexandria الإسكندرية /Al-iskandariya/ (Part 2) Posted by Fisal on Jul 29, 2011
Alexandria passed formally under Roman jurisdiction in 80 BC and after it had been under Roman influence for more than a hundred years. It was captured by Julius Caesar in 47 BC during a Roman intervention in the domestic civil war حرب أهلية between king Ptolemy XIII and his advisers, and the fabled queen…
word search game, family – answers Posted by aziza on Jul 28, 2011
This is the answer of the word search game presented in my previous post and the translation of the words. أم = mother أخت = sister ابن أخ = nephew خالة = aunt ابنة عم = cousine = حماة mother in law أبناء = siblings /childrens جدة = grandmother عائلة = extended family أسرة =…
Famous Cities: Alexandria الإسكندرية /Al-iskandariya/ (Part 1) Posted by Fisal on Jul 27, 2011
Nicknamed the “Bride of the Mediterranean عروس البحر المتوسط “, Alexandria is the second largest city of Egypt with a population of about 4 million extending along 32 km along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea البحر المتوسط in the north central part of the country. It is also the largest city lying directly on…
(2) Arabic Diacritics (Al-Tashkeel الـتـشـكـيـــل ) Posted by Fisal on Jul 25, 2011
The Harakaat الحركات which literally means “motions” are the short vowel marks but Tashkeel refers to other vowel or consonant diacritics.. * Fathah / ـَ / The Fatha فتحة is a small diagonal line placed above a letter and represents a short /a/. The word Fatha itself means “opening” and refers to the opening of the…