Archive for 'Pronunciation'
Fisal’s Dictionary: حبَّ Posted by Fisal on Jul 5, 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 حبَّ and explore some of its derivatives. * حبَّ [V. I. T.]= to fall in love or to love someone, e.g. – Ali fell in love. حبَّ علىٌ…
The Pillars of Islam أركان الإسلام Posted by Fisal on Jul 3, 2011
For a fifth of the world’s population, Islam is both a religion and a complete way of life. Muslims follow a religion of peace سلام , mercy رحمة and forgiveness مغفرة . The majority of Muslims have nothing to do with the extremely grave events and accusations that are associated with their faith. Islam’s…
Egypt Speaks about Herself مصر تتحدث عن نفسها Posted by Fisal on Jun 30, 2011
Written by the great Poet of the Nile Hafez Ibrahim and chanted by the great Star of the East; Om Kolthoum, the poem “Egypt Speaks about Herself مصر تتحدث عن نفسها” is a masterpiece of the Arabic modern poetry. It is a long poem that Om Kolthoum chose a part of it as a…
Egyptian Proverbs (1) أمثال مصرية Posted by Fisal on Jun 27, 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 not one single situation that would not have the perfect proverb tailored for it. Just for the sake of fun, I am going to…
Fisal’s Dictionary: كتب Posted by Fisal on Jun 13, 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 كتب and explore some of its derivatives. * كَتـَبَ [V. T.] = to write, e.g. Ali wrote a letter كتب علىٌ خطاباً * كَتـَبَ الكِتابَ = to write…
If You are my Love, .. إن كنت حبيبي Posted by Fisal on Jun 3, 2011
We have read before about the great Egyptian singer and actor Abdel-Haleem Hafez. Today, we are going to read and listen to a part of one of his great poetic songs entitled “A Message from under Water”. The poem was written by the famous poet Nizar Qabbani. You will find the song words and…
Fisal’s Dictionary : جمع Posted by Fisal on May 13, 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 جمع and explore some of its derivatives. * جَمَعَ [V. T.] = to collect / to unite / to pile up / to add; e.g…