\u00a0Initial \u0627<\/strong> , Medial \u0640\u0627<\/strong> , Final \u0640\u0627<\/strong> .<\/h3>\nAlif with a fatHha:\u00a0 \u0623\u064e<\/strong> as in the word \u0623\u0646\u0627\u0646\u0627\u0633<\/strong> meaning \u201cpineapple\u201d.<\/h3>\nAlif with a kasra: \u0625\u0650<\/strong> as in the word \u0625\u0635\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0639<\/strong> meaning \u201cfinger\u201d.<\/h3>\nAlif with a damma:\u00a0 \u0623\u064f<\/strong> as in the word \u0623\u064f\u0630\u064f\u0646<\/strong> meaning \u201cear\u201d.<\/h3>\nAlif al Madd (Arabic long vowel mark): \u0622<\/strong> as in the word \u0622\u0645\u0650\u0646<\/strong> meaning \u201csafe\u201d as in a safe place.<\/h3>\nBefore looking at the following words and phrases, can you think of a name, thing, and place beginning with \u0623?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- \n
\u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0636<\/strong>: earth, ground, land\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 .\u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0623\u0631\u0636\u064f\u0646\u0627<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This is our land.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0622\u0633\u0650\u0641<\/strong>: sorry\u00a0 \u00a0 .\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0622\u0633\u0650\u0641 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0623\u062e\u064a\u0631<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I\u2019m sorry for being late.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0623\u0645\u0652\u0633<\/strong>: yesterday\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 .\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0652\u0633 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u064e\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u064e\u0645\u064a\u0633<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Yesterday was Thursday.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0623\u062f\u064e\u0628<\/strong>: literature\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 .\u064a\u064e\u0634\u0645\u064e\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062f\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0646\u064e\u062b\u0631 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0650\u0639\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0643\u062a\u0648\u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Arabic literature includes prose and poetry written in Arabic.<\/h3>\n\n- \n
!\u0623\u0647\u0652\u0644\u0627\u064b \u0648\u0633\u064e\u0647\u0644\u0627\u064b<\/strong>: Hello and welcome!<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
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\u0623\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0634\u0648\u0642\u064a\u200e<\/strong>: Ahmed Shawqi\u200e, (1868\u20131932), nicknamed the \u201cPrince of Poets\u201d \u0623\u0645\u064a\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0631\u0627\u0621<\/strong>\u200e, is an Egyptian poet who was one of the greatest Arabic poets who introduced the genre of poetic epics to the Arabic literary tradition. To learn more about this poet in Arabic, click on this link: \u0623\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0634\u0648\u0642\u064a\u200e<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
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\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647<\/strong>: If you are interested in Islamic art, you will most definitely find \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 written in Arabic calligraphy to decorate mosques and homes. Yet, Allah being the Arabic word for God, is used by Arabic people of different religions since pre-Islamic times. Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews have used \u201cAllah\u201d to refer to God since well before the emergence of Islam.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0644\u0648\u0627\u0646<\/strong>: Most of the basic colors in Arabic begin with \u0623, making it easy to memorize most of your Arabic colors!<\/h3>\n? (\u0623\u062d\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0631\u060c \u0623\u064e\u062e\u0652\u0636\u064e\u0631\u060c \u0623\u0633\u064e\u0648\u064e\u062f\u060c \u0623\u0628\u0652\u064a\u064e\u0636\u060c \u0623\u0635\u0641\u064e\u0631\u060c \u0623\u064e\u0632\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0642<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0628\u064e\u0646\u064a \u0622\u062f\u064e\u0645<\/strong>: You may hear Arabs sometimes refer to someone who is polite or well mannered as Bani Adam \u0628\u064e\u0646\u064a \u0622\u062f\u064e\u0645<\/strong> meaning \u201cson of Adam\u201d. This is in reference to the children of Adam since Adam is considered the first man in the Abrahamic religions. Banu Adam technically means \u201cHumankind”. Therefore, ” \u0628\u064e\u0646\u064a \u0622\u062f\u064e\u0645<\/strong>” is used as a term for a “human being,” especially when reminding people to act like \u201chuman beings” and respect rules of politeness.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646<\/strong>: If you\u2019ve visited an Arab country, you most probably remember hearing the \u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646<\/strong> echoing throughout the day. In Islam, Muslims are summoned to the five scheduled daily prayers by a formal announcement, called the \u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646<\/strong> by the \u0645\u064f\u0624\u064e\u0630\u0650\u0651\u0646\u200e<\/strong> muazzin. The Arabic word \u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646<\/strong> means “to listen.” In modern times, the voice of the \u0645\u064f\u0624\u064e\u0630\u0650\u0651\u0646<\/strong> is usually amplified by a loudspeaker mounted on the minaret. Some mosques play a recording of the \u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646<\/strong> instead.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
Here are a couple of Levantine words beginning with \u0623:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- \n
\u0623\u064a\u0634<\/strong> meaning \u201cwhat\u201d similar to another Levantine word for \u201cwhat\u201d being \u201c\u0634\u0648<\/strong>\u201d.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0625\u0645\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0650\u062d<\/strong> meaning \u201cyesterday\u201d.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\ne.g. \u0623\u064a\u0634 \u0623\u0643\u0644\u062a \u0625\u0645\u0628\u0627\u0631\u062d \u0639\u0644\u0641\u0637\u0648\u0631\u061f\u00a0<\/strong> What did you eat for breakfast yesterday?<\/h3>\n\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h3>\nTill next week, happy Arabic learning! ?<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
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Hello Arabic learners! In these series of posts titled \u201cLetter of the Week\u201d, we\u2019ll be focusing on one Arabic letter from the alphabet. We\u2019ll begin with 10 random words\/phrases beginning with that letter with examples for each one including culture\/language related facts about a few. There will also be a word\/phrase beginning with that letter…<\/p>\n
Alif with a kasra: \u0625\u0650<\/strong> as in the word \u0625\u0635\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0639<\/strong> meaning \u201cfinger\u201d.<\/h3>\nAlif with a damma:\u00a0 \u0623\u064f<\/strong> as in the word \u0623\u064f\u0630\u064f\u0646<\/strong> meaning \u201cear\u201d.<\/h3>\nAlif al Madd (Arabic long vowel mark): \u0622<\/strong> as in the word \u0622\u0645\u0650\u0646<\/strong> meaning \u201csafe\u201d as in a safe place.<\/h3>\nBefore looking at the following words and phrases, can you think of a name, thing, and place beginning with \u0623?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- \n
\u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0636<\/strong>: earth, ground, land\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 .\u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0623\u0631\u0636\u064f\u0646\u0627<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This is our land.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0622\u0633\u0650\u0641<\/strong>: sorry\u00a0 \u00a0 .\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0622\u0633\u0650\u0641 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0623\u062e\u064a\u0631<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I\u2019m sorry for being late.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0623\u0645\u0652\u0633<\/strong>: yesterday\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 .\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0652\u0633 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u064e\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u064e\u0645\u064a\u0633<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Yesterday was Thursday.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0623\u062f\u064e\u0628<\/strong>: literature\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 .\u064a\u064e\u0634\u0645\u064e\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062f\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0646\u064e\u062b\u0631 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0650\u0639\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0643\u062a\u0648\u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Arabic literature includes prose and poetry written in Arabic.<\/h3>\n\n- \n
!\u0623\u0647\u0652\u0644\u0627\u064b \u0648\u0633\u064e\u0647\u0644\u0627\u064b<\/strong>: Hello and welcome!<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Image by Bakkouz – Own work on commons.wikimedia.or<\/p><\/div>\n
\u0623\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0634\u0648\u0642\u064a\u200e<\/strong>: Ahmed Shawqi\u200e, (1868\u20131932), nicknamed the \u201cPrince of Poets\u201d \u0623\u0645\u064a\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0631\u0627\u0621<\/strong>\u200e, is an Egyptian poet who was one of the greatest Arabic poets who introduced the genre of poetic epics to the Arabic literary tradition. To learn more about this poet in Arabic, click on this link: \u0623\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0634\u0648\u0642\u064a\u200e<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
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\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647<\/strong>: If you are interested in Islamic art, you will most definitely find \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 written in Arabic calligraphy to decorate mosques and homes. Yet, Allah being the Arabic word for God, is used by Arabic people of different religions since pre-Islamic times. Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews have used \u201cAllah\u201d to refer to God since well before the emergence of Islam.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0644\u0648\u0627\u0646<\/strong>: Most of the basic colors in Arabic begin with \u0623, making it easy to memorize most of your Arabic colors!<\/h3>\n? (\u0623\u062d\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0631\u060c \u0623\u064e\u062e\u0652\u0636\u064e\u0631\u060c \u0623\u0633\u064e\u0648\u064e\u062f\u060c \u0623\u0628\u0652\u064a\u064e\u0636\u060c \u0623\u0635\u0641\u064e\u0631\u060c \u0623\u064e\u0632\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0642<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0628\u064e\u0646\u064a \u0622\u062f\u064e\u0645<\/strong>: You may hear Arabs sometimes refer to someone who is polite or well mannered as Bani Adam \u0628\u064e\u0646\u064a \u0622\u062f\u064e\u0645<\/strong> meaning \u201cson of Adam\u201d. This is in reference to the children of Adam since Adam is considered the first man in the Abrahamic religions. Banu Adam technically means \u201cHumankind”. Therefore, ” \u0628\u064e\u0646\u064a \u0622\u062f\u064e\u0645<\/strong>” is used as a term for a “human being,” especially when reminding people to act like \u201chuman beings” and respect rules of politeness.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646<\/strong>: If you\u2019ve visited an Arab country, you most probably remember hearing the \u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646<\/strong> echoing throughout the day. In Islam, Muslims are summoned to the five scheduled daily prayers by a formal announcement, called the \u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646<\/strong> by the \u0645\u064f\u0624\u064e\u0630\u0650\u0651\u0646\u200e<\/strong> muazzin. The Arabic word \u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646<\/strong> means “to listen.” In modern times, the voice of the \u0645\u064f\u0624\u064e\u0630\u0650\u0651\u0646<\/strong> is usually amplified by a loudspeaker mounted on the minaret. Some mosques play a recording of the \u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646<\/strong> instead.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
Here are a couple of Levantine words beginning with \u0623:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- \n
\u0623\u064a\u0634<\/strong> meaning \u201cwhat\u201d similar to another Levantine word for \u201cwhat\u201d being \u201c\u0634\u0648<\/strong>\u201d.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0625\u0645\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0650\u062d<\/strong> meaning \u201cyesterday\u201d.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\ne.g. \u0623\u064a\u0634 \u0623\u0643\u0644\u062a \u0625\u0645\u0628\u0627\u0631\u062d \u0639\u0644\u0641\u0637\u0648\u0631\u061f\u00a0<\/strong> What did you eat for breakfast yesterday?<\/h3>\n\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h3>\nTill next week, happy Arabic learning! ?<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
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Hello Arabic learners! In these series of posts titled \u201cLetter of the Week\u201d, we\u2019ll be focusing on one Arabic letter from the alphabet. We\u2019ll begin with 10 random words\/phrases beginning with that letter with examples for each one including culture\/language related facts about a few. There will also be a word\/phrase beginning with that letter…<\/p>\n
Alif al Madd (Arabic long vowel mark): \u0622<\/strong> as in the word \u0622\u0645\u0650\u0646<\/strong> meaning \u201csafe\u201d as in a safe place.<\/h3>\nBefore looking at the following words and phrases, can you think of a name, thing, and place beginning with \u0623?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- \n
\u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0636<\/strong>: earth, ground, land\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 .\u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0623\u0631\u0636\u064f\u0646\u0627<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This is our land.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0622\u0633\u0650\u0641<\/strong>: sorry\u00a0 \u00a0 .\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0622\u0633\u0650\u0641 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0623\u062e\u064a\u0631<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I\u2019m sorry for being late.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0623\u0645\u0652\u0633<\/strong>: yesterday\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 .\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0652\u0633 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u064e\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u064e\u0645\u064a\u0633<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Yesterday was Thursday.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0623\u062f\u064e\u0628<\/strong>: literature\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 .\u064a\u064e\u0634\u0645\u064e\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062f\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0646\u064e\u062b\u0631 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0650\u0639\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0643\u062a\u0648\u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Arabic literature includes prose and poetry written in Arabic.<\/h3>\n\n- \n
!\u0623\u0647\u0652\u0644\u0627\u064b \u0648\u0633\u064e\u0647\u0644\u0627\u064b<\/strong>: Hello and welcome!<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Image by Bakkouz – Own work on commons.wikimedia.or<\/p><\/div>\n
\u0623\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0634\u0648\u0642\u064a\u200e<\/strong>: Ahmed Shawqi\u200e, (1868\u20131932), nicknamed the \u201cPrince of Poets\u201d \u0623\u0645\u064a\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0631\u0627\u0621<\/strong>\u200e, is an Egyptian poet who was one of the greatest Arabic poets who introduced the genre of poetic epics to the Arabic literary tradition. To learn more about this poet in Arabic, click on this link: \u0623\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0634\u0648\u0642\u064a\u200e<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
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\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647<\/strong>: If you are interested in Islamic art, you will most definitely find \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 written in Arabic calligraphy to decorate mosques and homes. Yet, Allah being the Arabic word for God, is used by Arabic people of different religions since pre-Islamic times. Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews have used \u201cAllah\u201d to refer to God since well before the emergence of Islam.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0644\u0648\u0627\u0646<\/strong>: Most of the basic colors in Arabic begin with \u0623, making it easy to memorize most of your Arabic colors!<\/h3>\n? (\u0623\u062d\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0631\u060c \u0623\u064e\u062e\u0652\u0636\u064e\u0631\u060c \u0623\u0633\u064e\u0648\u064e\u062f\u060c \u0623\u0628\u0652\u064a\u064e\u0636\u060c \u0623\u0635\u0641\u064e\u0631\u060c \u0623\u064e\u0632\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0642<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0628\u064e\u0646\u064a \u0622\u062f\u064e\u0645<\/strong>: You may hear Arabs sometimes refer to someone who is polite or well mannered as Bani Adam \u0628\u064e\u0646\u064a \u0622\u062f\u064e\u0645<\/strong> meaning \u201cson of Adam\u201d. This is in reference to the children of Adam since Adam is considered the first man in the Abrahamic religions. Banu Adam technically means \u201cHumankind”. Therefore, ” \u0628\u064e\u0646\u064a \u0622\u062f\u064e\u0645<\/strong>” is used as a term for a “human being,” especially when reminding people to act like \u201chuman beings” and respect rules of politeness.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646<\/strong>: If you\u2019ve visited an Arab country, you most probably remember hearing the \u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646<\/strong> echoing throughout the day. In Islam, Muslims are summoned to the five scheduled daily prayers by a formal announcement, called the \u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646<\/strong> by the \u0645\u064f\u0624\u064e\u0630\u0650\u0651\u0646\u200e<\/strong> muazzin. The Arabic word \u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646<\/strong> means “to listen.” In modern times, the voice of the \u0645\u064f\u0624\u064e\u0630\u0650\u0651\u0646<\/strong> is usually amplified by a loudspeaker mounted on the minaret. Some mosques play a recording of the \u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646<\/strong> instead.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
Here are a couple of Levantine words beginning with \u0623:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n- \n
\u0623\u064a\u0634<\/strong> meaning \u201cwhat\u201d similar to another Levantine word for \u201cwhat\u201d being \u201c\u0634\u0648<\/strong>\u201d.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\u0625\u0645\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0650\u062d<\/strong> meaning \u201cyesterday\u201d.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\ne.g. \u0623\u064a\u0634 \u0623\u0643\u0644\u062a \u0625\u0645\u0628\u0627\u0631\u062d \u0639\u0644\u0641\u0637\u0648\u0631\u061f\u00a0<\/strong> What did you eat for breakfast yesterday?<\/h3>\n\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h3>\nTill next week, happy Arabic learning! ?<\/strong><\/h3>\n <\/p>\n
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Hello Arabic learners! In these series of posts titled \u201cLetter of the Week\u201d, we\u2019ll be focusing on one Arabic letter from the alphabet. We\u2019ll begin with 10 random words\/phrases beginning with that letter with examples for each one including culture\/language related facts about a few. There will also be a word\/phrase beginning with that letter…<\/p>\n
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\u0623\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0636<\/strong>: earth, ground, land\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 .\u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0623\u0631\u0636\u064f\u0646\u0627<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This is our land.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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\u0622\u0633\u0650\u0641<\/strong>: sorry\u00a0 \u00a0 .\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0622\u0633\u0650\u0641 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0623\u062e\u064a\u0631<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I\u2019m sorry for being late.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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\u0623\u0645\u0652\u0633<\/strong>: yesterday\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 .\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0652\u0633 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u064e\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u064e\u0645\u064a\u0633<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Yesterday was Thursday.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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\u0623\u062f\u064e\u0628<\/strong>: literature\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 .\u064a\u064e\u0634\u0645\u064e\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062f\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0646\u064e\u062b\u0631 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0650\u0639\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0643\u062a\u0648\u0628\u064a\u0646 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Arabic literature includes prose and poetry written in Arabic.<\/h3>\n
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!\u0623\u0647\u0652\u0644\u0627\u064b \u0648\u0633\u064e\u0647\u0644\u0627\u064b<\/strong>: Hello and welcome!<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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\u0623\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0634\u0648\u0642\u064a\u200e<\/strong>: Ahmed Shawqi\u200e, (1868\u20131932), nicknamed the \u201cPrince of Poets\u201d \u0623\u0645\u064a\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0639\u0631\u0627\u0621<\/strong>\u200e, is an Egyptian poet who was one of the greatest Arabic poets who introduced the genre of poetic epics to the Arabic literary tradition. To learn more about this poet in Arabic, click on this link: \u0623\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0634\u0648\u0642\u064a\u200e<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647<\/strong>: If you are interested in Islamic art, you will most definitely find \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 written in Arabic calligraphy to decorate mosques and homes. Yet, Allah being the Arabic word for God, is used by Arabic people of different religions since pre-Islamic times. Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews have used \u201cAllah\u201d to refer to God since well before the emergence of Islam.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0644\u0648\u0627\u0646<\/strong>: Most of the basic colors in Arabic begin with \u0623, making it easy to memorize most of your Arabic colors!<\/h3>\n
? (\u0623\u062d\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0631\u060c \u0623\u064e\u062e\u0652\u0636\u064e\u0631\u060c \u0623\u0633\u064e\u0648\u064e\u062f\u060c \u0623\u0628\u0652\u064a\u064e\u0636\u060c \u0623\u0635\u0641\u064e\u0631\u060c \u0623\u064e\u0632\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0642<\/strong>)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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\u0628\u064e\u0646\u064a \u0622\u062f\u064e\u0645<\/strong>: You may hear Arabs sometimes refer to someone who is polite or well mannered as Bani Adam \u0628\u064e\u0646\u064a \u0622\u062f\u064e\u0645<\/strong> meaning \u201cson of Adam\u201d. This is in reference to the children of Adam since Adam is considered the first man in the Abrahamic religions. Banu Adam technically means \u201cHumankind”. Therefore, ” \u0628\u064e\u0646\u064a \u0622\u062f\u064e\u0645<\/strong>” is used as a term for a “human being,” especially when reminding people to act like \u201chuman beings” and respect rules of politeness.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646<\/strong>: If you\u2019ve visited an Arab country, you most probably remember hearing the \u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646<\/strong> echoing throughout the day. In Islam, Muslims are summoned to the five scheduled daily prayers by a formal announcement, called the \u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646<\/strong> by the \u0645\u064f\u0624\u064e\u0630\u0650\u0651\u0646\u200e<\/strong> muazzin. The Arabic word \u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646<\/strong> means “to listen.” In modern times, the voice of the \u0645\u064f\u0624\u064e\u0630\u0650\u0651\u0646<\/strong> is usually amplified by a loudspeaker mounted on the minaret. Some mosques play a recording of the \u0623\u0630\u0627\u0646<\/strong> instead.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Here are a couple of Levantine words beginning with \u0623:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\u0623\u064a\u0634<\/strong> meaning \u201cwhat\u201d similar to another Levantine word for \u201cwhat\u201d being \u201c\u0634\u0648<\/strong>\u201d.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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\u0625\u0645\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0650\u062d<\/strong> meaning \u201cyesterday\u201d.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
e.g. \u0623\u064a\u0634 \u0623\u0643\u0644\u062a \u0625\u0645\u0628\u0627\u0631\u062d \u0639\u0644\u0641\u0637\u0648\u0631\u061f\u00a0<\/strong> What did you eat for breakfast yesterday?<\/h3>\n
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Till next week, happy Arabic learning! ?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Hello Arabic learners! In these series of posts titled \u201cLetter of the Week\u201d, we\u2019ll be focusing on one Arabic letter from the alphabet. We\u2019ll begin with 10 random words\/phrases beginning with that letter with examples for each one including culture\/language related facts about a few. There will also be a word\/phrase beginning with that letter…<\/p>\n
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