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Fisal’s Dictionary: “to be beautiful” Posted by on Apr 11, 2013

       Today, we are going to go on a journey to the depths of the Arabic Dictionary in order to discover some of its secrets. We will look up the root verb جـَــمـُـــلَ  and explore some of its derivatives. * جـَـمـُــلَ   /jamu’la/ [V. I.]: (something or someone) = to be beautiful in shape, look or…

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Fisal’s Dictionary: ظهَرَ Posted by on Sep 26, 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 ظهرَ   and explore some of its derivatives. * ظهَرَ    [V. I.] = to appear or become clear and visible.                     Ex. – ظهرَ المُمَثلُ على خشبة…

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Fisal’s Dictionary: صَدَقَ Posted by 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…

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Fisal’s Dictionary: حبَّ Posted by 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…

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Fisal’s Dictionary : جمع Posted by 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…

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One Arabic root … many derivatives (Part 2) Posted by on Feb 18, 2010

In this post, I present one useful root in Arabic (ح م ل) and many words that derive from it. This is a very useful exercise to try for yourself to expand your vocabulary; you can also use the dictionary for help. حَمَلَ الولد الحقيبة. “The boy carried the bag.” Carried حَمَلَ هذا حِمْل ثقيل…

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One Arabic root … many derivatives (Part 1) Posted by on Jan 24, 2010

In this post, I present one useful root in Arabic (و ج ه) and many words that derive from it. This is a very useful exercise to try for yourself to expand your vocabulary; you can also use the dictionary for help. وجهها صبوح. “Her face is radiant/graceful.” “Her face always smiles.” Face وَجْه وجوه…

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