Archive for 'Vocabulary'
This Day in History: Rifa’ah At-Tahtawy رفاعة الطهطاوي Posted by Fisal on May 27, 2011
Rifa’ah Rafi’ At-Tahtawy (1801 – 1873) Like today and on 27th May 1873, Rifa’ah At-Tahtawy passed away تُوفِى . Tahtawy was an Egyptian writer, teacher, translator, Egyptologist and renaissance thinker. He was among the first Egyptian scholars to write about Western cultures. In all his writings, he attempted to reach a common ground and…
Weak (Sick) Verbs: The Mithaal Verb الفعل المِثال Posted by Fisal on May 25, 2011
We have previously discussed the three types of the Healthy (Sound/strong) Verbs الأفعال الصحيحة . Today, will start looking at Unhealthy (Sick/weak) Verbs الأفعال المعتلة. A sick/weak verb is that which has one or two sick letters in its base (root). The letters that make a verb sick/weak are: Waw (و ), Alif (ا )…
Basic Cultural Values القيم الثقافية الأساسية Posted by Fisal on May 24, 2011
Arab societies share so many values that include: endurance, loyalty, dignity, generosity, self-respect, pride and revenge. Today, we are going to discuss three basic values that are still prevalent in most Arab societies. Collectivism الجماعية : It is an approach to life among Arabs which is opposed to the individual centered approach in Western…
Arab Culture الثقافة العربية Posted by Fisal on May 23, 2011
In previous posts, we defined what is meant by communication, context and culture. Today, we are going to look at the term “Arab” and we will try to define it. What do we mean by “Arab”? This term is as hard to define exactly as the term “American”. Arabs were the people living…
Communication الاتصال / التواصل Posted by Fisal on May 20, 2011
Today, we are going to discuss the communication process and the basic elements of this process. We will also shed some light on the forms of communication and the basic characteristics of each form. Definition: To Rogers, ” communication is the process of transmitting ideas, information and attitudes from the source to the…
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…
Healthy Verbs: The Doubled Verb الفعل المضعّـف Posted by Fisal on May 9, 2011
Today, we will look at the third and last type of Healthy (Sound) Verbs; The Doubled Verb الفعل المضعّـف . Now what is meant by that name? Definition: A Doubled Verb is that which has a two repeated or doubled letters in its root (base). * This type of verb can be divided into two…