{"id":17248,"date":"2020-02-12T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T06:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=17248"},"modified":"2020-02-10T21:13:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T21:13:26","slug":"letter-of-the-week-%d8%a8-baa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/letter-of-the-week-%d8%a8-baa\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter of the Week (\u0628) baa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Moving on to our second letter of the Arabic alphabet (<strong>\u0628<\/strong>), we will look at various words and phrases beginning with (<strong>\u0628<\/strong>) along with more culture\/language related facts. ?<\/p>\n<h2>Let\u2019s begin with looking at your basic forms of the letter <strong>\u0628<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n<h3>Initial \u200d<strong>\u0628\u200d<\/strong>, as in the word \u201c<strong>\u0628\u064e\u064a\u0652\u062a<\/strong>\u201d meaning \u201chouse\u201d.<\/h3>\n<h3>Medial \u200d<strong>\u0628\u200d<\/strong>, as in the word \u201c<strong>\u062c\u064e\u0628\u064e\u0644<\/strong>\u201d meaning \u201cmountain\u201d.<\/h3>\n<h3>Final <strong>\u0628,<\/strong> as in the word \u201c<strong>\u0639\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0628<\/strong>\u201d meaning \u201cArabs\u201d.<\/h3>\n<h3>Before looking at the following words and phrases, can you think of a name, thing, and place beginning with <strong>\u0628<\/strong>?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>One of the first words you learn is <strong>\u0628\u064e\u064a\u0652\u062a<\/strong> and every <strong>\u0628\u064e\u064a\u0652\u062a<\/strong> needs a <strong>\u0628\u0627\u0628<\/strong> meaning \u201cdoor\u201d.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>There are three colors that begin with <strong>\u0628<\/strong>!<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0?\u00a0 (<strong>\u0628\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0633\u064e\u062c\u064a\u060c \u0628\u064f\u0646\u064a\u060c \u0628\u064f\u0631\u062a\u064f\u0642\u0627\u0644\u064a<\/strong> )\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(purple, brown, orange)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>\u0628\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u0650 \u0671\u0644\u0644\u0651\u0670\u0647\u0650 \u0671\u0644\u0631\u064e\u0651\u062d\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0670\u0646\u0650 \u0671\u0644\u0631\u064e\u0651\u062d\u0650\u064a\u0645 <\/strong>bi-smi ll\u0101hi r-ra\u1e25m\u0101ni r-ra\u1e25\u012bm is an Islamic phrase meaning \u201cIn the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful\u201d. It is used during daily prayer and throughout the day before performing tasks, such as eating, beginning a project, giving a speech, cooking a meal, helping someone, driving, etc. Some people even begin their letters and emails with this phrase as a heading. This is to receive God\u2019s blessing and the ability to do these actions. The more Arabic news, shows, and programs you watch, the more you will pick up on how prevalent this phrase is.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>There are many fruits and vegetables that begin with <strong>\u0628<\/strong> !<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(\u0628\u0637\u0627\u0637\u0650\u0633\u060c \u00a0\u0628\u064e\u0637\u0627\u0637\u0650\u0633 \u062d\u064e\u0644\u0648\u0629\u060c \u0628\u0627\u0630\u0650\u0646\u062c\u0627\u0646\u060c \u0628\u0627\u0645\u064a\u0629\u060c \u0628\u064e\u0635\u0644\u060c \u0628\u064e\u0635\u0644 \u0623\u062e\u0636\u064e\u0631\u060c \u0628\u064f\u0631\u062a\u064f\u0642\u0627\u0644\u060c \u0628\u0650\u0637\u064a\u062e)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0?????<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>(potato, sweet potato, eggplant, okra, onion, scallion, orange, watermelon)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>You\u2019ll find these at a <strong>\u0628\u064e\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0629<\/strong> meaning \u201cgrocery store\u201d.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>In the Middle East, <strong>\u0628\u0627\u0645\u064a\u0629<\/strong> is considered a comfort food for the winter. It\u2019s not one of those common Arabic dishes you\u2019ll come across often in Middle Eastern restaurants and is usually made at home. It\u2019s simply an okra stew made with meat and tomatoes served with rice. Here is a link to a video showing how to make it in Arabic.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><em>Note<\/em>: Notice how the cook begins her video by saying \u201c<strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u0628\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u0650 \u0671\u0644\u0644\u0651\u0670\u0647\u0650 \u0671\u0644\u0631\u064e\u0651\u062d\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0670\u0646\u0650 \u0671\u0644\u0631\u064e\u0651\u062d\u0650\u064a\u0645<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">&#8220;<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Tv1mqFuau8Q\">\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0645\u064a\u0629<\/a><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Here is a borrowed word:<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0\u0628\u064e\u0646\u0652\u0643<\/strong> meaning \u201cbank\u201d, and from the bank you get a <strong>\u0628\u0650\u0637\u0627\u0642\u0629 \u0627\u0626\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0646<\/strong> which is a \u201ccredit card\u201d.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Here are a few animals that begin with <strong>\u0628<\/strong>!<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(\u0628\u0648\u0645\u0629\u060c \u0628\u064e\u0642\u064e\u0631\u0629\u060c \u0628\u064e\u0637\u0629)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>(duck, cow, owl)\u00a0 \u00a0 ???<\/h3>\n<h3><em>Note<\/em>: In Arabic, if you want say something is \u201cbeef\u201d, you say <strong>\u0628\u0650\u0642\u064e\u0631\u064a<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>A \u201csea\u201d is <strong>\u0628\u064e\u062d\u0631<\/strong> while a \u201clake\u201d is <strong>\u0628\u064f\u062d\u064e\u064a\u0631\u0629<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>\u0628\u0650\u0646\u0652\u062a<\/strong> can either mean \u201cgirl\u201d or \u201cdaughter\u201d depending on context. For example:<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>.\u0628\u0650\u0646\u062a\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0622\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0651\u064e\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0628\u0650\u0639<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0My daughter is now in fourth grade.<\/h3>\n<h3><strong>.\u0647\u0630\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0650\u0646\u0652\u062a \u0630\u064e\u0643\u064a\u0629 \u062c\u0650\u062f\u0627\u064b<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This girl is very smart.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Can you think of three major cities in the Middle East that begin with <strong>\u0628<\/strong>?<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (\u0628\u063a\u062f\u0627\u062f\u060c \u0628\u064a\u0631\u0648\u062a\u060c \u0628\u064a\u062a \u0644\u062d\u0645)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>When something is cold, we say <strong>\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0650\u062f<\/strong>. When someone has a cold, we say\u00a0 .<strong>\u0645\u064f\u0635\u0627\u0628 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0628\u064e\u0631\u062f<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Three kinds of clothing beginning with <strong>\u0628<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(\u0628\u064e\u0646\u0637\u064e\u0644\u0648\u0646\u060c \u0628\u064e\u0630\u0644\u0629\u060c \u0628\u064e\u0644\u0648\u0632\u0629)\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>(pants, suit, blouse)\u00a0 \u00a0 ???<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0628\u0627: <\/strong>In Arabic, the Pope is referred to as <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0628\u0627<\/strong> meaning \u201cthe father\u201d.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div id=\"attachment_17249\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17249\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17249\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/AUB_1-350x263.jpg\" alt=\"american university of beirut\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/AUB_1-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/AUB_1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/AUB_1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by A.K.Khalifeh &#8211; Own work on commons.wikimedia.or<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>\u0628\u064e\u064a\u0631\u0648\u062a: <\/strong>There are a number of universities in the Arab world which apply the American model of higher education that offer Arabic programs especially for international students learning Arabic. One well known example is the American University of Beirut (AUB) <strong>\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0645\u0650\u0639\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0643\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0628\u064e\u064a\u0631\u0648\u062a<\/strong> which was founded in 1866. The Arabic Department at AUB provides students from around the world with the opportunity to study Arabic as a Foreign Language, offering classes in Arabic language (Standard Arabic), culture, and colloquial Lebanese Arabic at all levels of proficiency.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>\u0628\u064e\u064a\u062a \u0644\u064e\u062d\u0645: <\/strong>Bethlehem, meaning \u201cHouse of Meat\u201d, is a city located in the central West Bank, Palestine. It is home to one of the largest Palestinian Christian communities in the Middle East.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Levantine Arabic:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>One of the first words taught to Levantine learners is <strong>\u0628\u0650\u062f\u064a<\/strong> meaning \u201cI want\u201d.<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>For example: .<strong>\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0628\u0650\u062f\u064a \u0628\u064e\u0646\u0637\u0644\u0648\u0646 \u0648\u0628\u064e\u0644\u0648\u0632\u0629<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>I want pants and a blouse.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Present Tense with <strong>\u0628<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>In spoken Levantine Arabic, you will hear people adding a <strong>\u0628<\/strong> to the beginning of present tense verbs. This applies to all subject pronouns. For example:<\/h3>\n<h3>I walk:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<strong>\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0628\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0634\u064a<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ana bam-shii<\/h3>\n<h3>I like\/love:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0628\u064e\u062d\u0650\u0628<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ana baHib<\/h3>\n<h3>.\u0623<strong>\u0646\u0627 \u0628\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0634\u064a \u0643\u0644 \u064a\u0648\u0645 <\/strong>\u00a0 I walk every day.<\/h3>\n<h3><strong>.\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0628\u064e\u062d\u0650\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0637\u064e\u0631 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I like\/love the rain.<\/h3>\n<h3>Till next week, happy Arabic learning! ?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/AUB_1-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"american university of beirut\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/AUB_1-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/AUB_1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/02\/AUB_1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Moving on to our second letter of the Arabic alphabet (\u0628), we will look at various words and phrases beginning with (\u0628) along with more culture\/language related facts. ? Let\u2019s begin with looking at your basic forms of the letter \u0628. Initial \u200d\u0628\u200d, as in the word \u201c\u0628\u064e\u064a\u0652\u062a\u201d meaning \u201chouse\u201d. 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