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Egyptian Idol : Om-Kolthoom Posted by Fisal on Apr 9, 2011
Om-Kolthoom (1898 – 1975) Om-Kolthoom was a singer مطربة , songwriter مؤلفة أغانى and actress ممثلة . She is probably the most famous Egyptian and Arab singer. She was nicknamed as the Star of the East كوكب الشرق and the Lady of the Arabic Singing سيدة الغناء العربى . She is widely regarded as the greatest…
Fisal’s Dictionary : أ د ب Posted by Fisal on Apr 8, 2011
Today, we are going to go on a journey to the depths of an Arabic Dictionary to discover some of its secrets. We will look up the root verb أدب and explore some of its derivatives. * أَدَبَ v. [T.] = (1) to invite people to food; e.g.. أَدَبَ محمدٌ القومَ * أَدْبْ n…
Listening Comprehension in Arabic 2 Posted by aziza on Apr 5, 2011
Please watch the following video, and answer the questions below, using the useful vocabulary given: 1- Who did the Syrian president meet? 2- What was the meeting about? 3- What is the name of the Syrian president? 4- What did the guest deliver to the Syrian president? 5- Why such meeting is considered rare in…
Egypt: Effect of Geography Posted by Fisal on Mar 30, 2011
Egypt has an excellent geographical location. This remarkable location is considered one of the greatest features and gifts that affected Egypt’s history and gave it a huge role in the region and the whole world. Moreover, this location brought Egypt happiness at its highest times and misery and occupation at its lowest times. …
Definite Demonstrative Nouns in Arabic Posted by Fisal on Mar 23, 2011
A new type of Arabic definite nouns to look at is the Demonstrative Nouns. These Nouns are definite by themselves because they Refer to a definite person, thing or place. They are referring words. In English, these are called Demonstrative Adjectives or Adverbs of Place but in Arabic, they are Nouns. Arabic has three numbers…
Jewellery Posted by aziza on Mar 23, 2011
This post aims to introduce some vocabulary items related to jewellery (المجوهرات). A jeweler (الصائغ) is the person who makes or sells them. In the West, it is said that diamonds are a woman’s best friends, and wedding rings often have diamond (الماس/الألماس) stones. In the Arab world, women particularly love gold (الذهب), and they…
Definite Nouns with (AL-) (الاسم المعرف بـ (الـ Posted by Fisal on Mar 21, 2011
As we discussed in a previous post that Definite nouns have SEVEN Types, today we are going to look closely at the second type of them. (2) The definite Noun starting with Al- الاسم الذى يبدأ بـ الـ In Arabic, an indefinite noun can turn into a definite noun by adding the two letters prefix…