Archive for 'Pronunciation'
Fisal’s Dictionary: صَدَقَ Posted by Fisal on Aug 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 صدق and explore some of its derivatives. * صَدَقَ [V.I. T.] = to tell the truth. e.g. – Ali told the truth. صَدَقَ علىٌ (في…
Egyptian Proverbs (2) أمثال مصرية Posted by Fisal on Aug 19, 2011
Arabic proverbs reflect the beauty of the Arabic Language and the wisdom of the Arabs and the richness of 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…
Mabni Words الكلمات المبنية Posted by Fisal on Aug 13, 2011
In my previous post, we were introduced to the two grammatical terms of Mo’rab and Mabni. We learnt that a Mo’rab word is that which changes the harakah at its end and the Mabni word is that which is always the same with no change of harakah at its end. Most nouns and present…
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…
(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…
(1) Arabic Diacritics (Al-Tashkeel الـتـشـكـيـــل ) Posted by Fisal on Jul 23, 2011
A diacritic التشكيل is an additional mark or sign added to a letter. The term is derived from Greek and means “distinguishing”. Diacritic is both a noun or an adjective whereas diacritical is only an adjective. Diacritical marks may appear above or below a letter or in some other position such as between two…
Grammar Exercise Answers Posted by Fisal on Jul 8, 2011
Today, I present the translation of the previous Arabic passage and the answers to the grammar questions based on that passage. لقد وَهبَ اللهُ مصرَ الكثيرَ مِنَ النِعَم , فلها موقعٌ ممتازٌ يَربُطُ بَين أعظم بَحرَيْن تـُجَارييْـن هـُمَا البحرُ المتوسط و البحرُ الأحمر. كما مـَنـَحَها الله طقساً معتدلاً في الصيفِ و الشتاء . و…