Archive for 'Arabic Language'
This Day in History : Labor Day Posted by Fisal on May 1, 2011
“The end of labor is to gain leisure.” Aristotle. إن الهدف من العمل هو الحصول على الراحة ” – أرسطو “ Most countries of the world celebrated today the Labor Day عيد العمال which is an annual celebration for workers everywhere. The day is a national holiday عطلة رسمية in most countries. It has…
Egypt: Agriculture Posted by Fisal on Apr 30, 2011
The Greek historian; Herodotus هيرودوت once wrote that “Egypt is the Gift of the Nile مصر هبة النيل”. The Nile played a crucial role in the development of the Egyptian civilization. It runs from south to north dividing the Egyptian land into two halves till Cairo. The part to the south of Cairo is called…
Verb Tense: (3) The Imperative الأمر Posted by Fisal on Apr 27, 2011
We spoke earlier about the past and present tenses. Today, we are going to discuss the imperatives and learn how to get them from regular verbs. The imperative refers to a request or command, so its meaning refers mainly to the future. The imperative is derived from the present tense. It ends in a sukkoon…
This Day in History : Shamm Annaseem Posted by Fisal on Apr 25, 2011
Shamm Annaseem (or the Smelling of the Zephyr) شم النسيم It is a national holiday أجازة قومية celebrating the advent of spring الربيع. The day is still celebrated in many countries around the world in different ways. The celebration can be traced back to the time of the Ancient Egyptians who celebrated the harvest season…
Fisal’s Dictionary : علم Posted by Fisal on Apr 24, 2011
Today, we are going to sail on a journey to the depths of the Arabic Dictionary to discover some of its secrets. We will look up the root verb علم and explore some of its derivatives. * عَلِمَ [v. T.] = (1) to know something; e.g.. عَلِمَ محمدٌ الخَبَر = Mohammad knew the news…
Verb Tense: (2) Present المضارع Posted by Fisal on Apr 23, 2011
We spoke earlier about the past tense of Arabic verbs and learnt that the root verb is always in the past tense. We also learnt the types of root verbs according to their minimum number of letters. Today, we are going to speak about the present tense and how to conjugate it from the…
Nizar Qabbani (1923-1998) Posted by Fisal on Apr 21, 2011
Nizar Qabbani was a Syrian Poet شاعر , diplomat دبلوماسي and publisher ناشر . He studied law القانون at Damascus University and worked as a diplomat in the Syrian embassies in Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Britain, China and Spain before he retired in 1966. His poetic style combines simplicity البساطة and beauty الجمال . He explored…