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Verb Tense: (1) Past الماضي Posted by Fisal on Apr 20, 2011
A verb is a part of speech that refers to an action happening at a certain time. Tense is the word used when speaking about the time of an action (verb). The form of the verbs depends on which tense it is. A verb must agree with its subject in both number and gender. Arabic…
Arabic Prepositions in combination (Part 2) Posted by aziza on Apr 18, 2011
In my pervious post I presented some combinations of prepositions with question words, i.e. ممَّ، فيمَ، عمَّ At the end of the post, I presented a question about two other combinations. علام، إلام علام = على + ما / ماذا = on what إلام = إلى + ما / ماذا = to what علام تضحك؟…
Arabic Prepositions in Combination Posted by aziza on Apr 17, 2011
Have you ever come across these words before? عمّ، فيمَ، مِمَّ These are question words involving both a preposition and the question word. عمّ = عن + ما / ماذا = about what عمّ تتكلم؟ What are you talking about? فيمَ = في + ما / ماذا = in what فيمَ تفكر؟ What are you…
Verb Type نوع الفعل Posted by Fisal on Apr 16, 2011
Today we are going to discuss the types of root verbs according to their form and ability to change form. The focus will be on the FORM and not the USE of these verbs. Uses of these special verb categories will come later. There are two main categories of verbs: (1) The Declinable Verb الفعل…
An Introduction to Verbs مقدمة فى الأفعال Posted by Fisal on Apr 15, 2011
In previous posts, we have discussed Nouns and learnt their basic terminology. Today and in later posts, we are going to do the same with Verbs. Most words (nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs) are derived from verbs. The focus today will be on the basic terminology and categories of root verbs. Verb Definition: It is…
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…