{"id":17588,"date":"2020-09-14T06:00:33","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T06:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=17588"},"modified":"2020-09-09T13:24:12","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T13:24:12","slug":"status-of-cats-in-ancient-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/status-of-cats-in-ancient-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Status of cats in ancient Egypt: Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to this advanced comprehension piece where you are going to watch a clip about <strong>the importance of cats <\/strong>\u0623\u0647\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0637 \u00a0and <strong>their status <\/strong>\u0645\u0643\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0647\u0645 in <strong>ancient Egypt <\/strong>\u0645\u0635\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0629 \u00a0and <strong>the role<\/strong> <strong>cats<\/strong> <strong>played <\/strong>\u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u0644\u0639\u0628\u062a\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0637 \u00a0in Egyptians\u2019 <strong>everyday life <\/strong>\u0627\u0644\u062d\u064a\u0627\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0629\u00a0then. The Arabic variety used here is mainly Egyptian Arabic, combined with some Modern Standard Arabic words. In this first part of the blog post, you have a chance to watch the clip and try work on the four exercises below. Next week\u2019s blog post will provide you with all of the correct answers!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17587\" style=\"width: 395px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/_ir1D49PRqM\" aria-label=\"C 350x233\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17587\" class=\"wp-image-17587\"  alt=\"black cat standing\" width=\"385\" height=\"256\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/c-350x233.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/c-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/c-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/c-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/c-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/c.jpg 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Nathan Riley on unsplash.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The language used in this video clip is slightly advanced as the vocabulary used is quite technical, specific and abstract. This is so because it addresses a topic about <strong>the<\/strong> <strong>history of cats <\/strong>\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0637 \u00a0in Egypt and <strong>their spiritual significance<\/strong> \u0623\u0647\u0645\u064a\u062a\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0648\u062d\u064a\u0629 <strong>for pharaohs <\/strong>\u0644\u0644\u0641\u0631\u0627\u0639\u0646\u0629.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><em>So, let\u2019s watch the video:<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0623\u0647\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0637 \u0639\u0646\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u0627\u0639\u0646\u0629\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MeAtPnSXZhA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>First Exercise:<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong><u>\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0644<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&gt;&gt; Answer the following questions<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0623\u062c\u0628 \u0639\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0626\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0629<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u00a0.1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0645\u0635\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u0646 \u064a\u0642\u062a\u0644 \u0642\u0637\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0648\u0642\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u0627\u0639\u0646\u0629\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u0627\u0639\u0646\u0629 \u064a\u062d\u0628\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0637\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0643\u064a\u0641 \u0628\u062f\u0623 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u0627\u0639\u0646\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u062a\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0637\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><b>\u0645\u0627 \u0647\u064a<\/b><strong>\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0648\u0638\u064a\u0641\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u0625\u0644\u0647 &#8220;\u0628\u0627\u0633\u062a\u064a\u062a&#8221;\u060c \u0641\u064a \u0646\u0638\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u0627\u0639\u0646\u0629\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0627 \u0633\u0628\u0628 \u0627\u0631\u062a\u0628\u0627\u0637 \u0645\u0641\u0647\u0648\u0645\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0648\u0645\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062e\u0635\u0648\u0628\u0629 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0629\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0639\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u062f\u0644 \u0625\u0644\u0647 &#8220;\u0633\u062e\u0645\u062a&#8221; \u0639\u0646\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u0627\u0639\u0646\u0629\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u0641\u0639\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u0627\u0639\u0646\u0629 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0637 \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0645\u0648\u062a\u0647\u0627\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u0641\u0639\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u0627\u0639\u0646\u0629 \u0623\u064a\u0636\u064b\u0627 \u0644\u062a\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0637\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><b>\u0645\u0627 \u0647\u064a<\/b><strong>\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0648\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u0631\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u062a\u0645\u062a\u0644\u0643\u0647\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0637 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u0631\u064a\u0629\u061f<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>* * * * * * * * *\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>Second Exercise<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong><u>\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0627\u0646\u064a<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Vocabulary: English VS. Modern Standard Arabic <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0641\u0631\u062f\u0627\u062a: \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u062c\u0644\u064a\u0632\u064a\u0629 # \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0635\u062d\u0649<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt; Below is a list of the English words that are equivalent to (MSA) words that appeared in the video, try to guess these words.phrases.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Inscriptions<\/p>\n<p>Disaster<\/p>\n<p>Fertility<\/p>\n<p>Protect (<em>Verb<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Motherhood<\/p>\n<p>Fierceness<\/p>\n<p>Religion<\/p>\n<p>Symbols<\/p>\n<p>Sacred (holy) (<em>dual<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Worshipping them<\/p>\n<p>Cemeteries<\/p>\n<p>Huge<\/p>\n<p>Corpses<\/p>\n<p>Mummified<\/p>\n<p>Ancient (<em>plural<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Sanctity<\/p>\n<p>Monks<\/p>\n<p>Amulet<\/p>\n<p>Legends<\/p>\n<p>Superpower \u00a0(<em>2 words in Arabic<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Soul<\/p>\n<p>Hero<\/p>\n<p>Warlocks<\/p>\n<p>Magic<\/p>\n<p>Reincarnation<\/p>\n<p>Breed<\/p>\n<p>Crossbreeding<\/p>\n<p>Hybrid<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>* * * * * * * * *\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>Third Exercise<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong><u>\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0627\u0644\u062b<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Vocabulary: Egyptian Arabic VS. Modern Standard Arabic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0645\u0641\u0631\u062f\u0627\u062a: \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647\u062c\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u0631\u064a\u0629 # \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0635\u062d\u0649<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&gt;&gt; <\/em>What you need to do for this task is to try to guess \u2013 from the context \u2013 the MSA equivalent to each of those words.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0627\u0644\u0644\u064a<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0628\u062a\u062d\u062f\u0641\u0647\u0627<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0628\u0634\u0628<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0627\u062a\u0646\u0627<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0627\u062d\u0646\u0627<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u062d\u0627\u062c\u0629<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u062f\u064a<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0628\u0646\u0634\u0648\u0641<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0628\u0646\u0644\u0627\u0642\u064a<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0625\u064a\u0647<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u0627\u0646<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u062a\u0628\u0648\u0638\u0647\u0627<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u062f\u0647<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0639\u0634\u0627\u0646<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u064a\u0641\u0636\u0644\u0648<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0644\u062d\u062f<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0633\u0645\u0651\u0648\u0647\u0627<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0648\u062f\u0647 \u0645\u0639\u0646\u0627\u0647<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0628\u0627\u0644\u0646\u0633\u0628\u0627\u0644\u0647\u0645<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0644\u064a\u0647\u0627<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u00a0\u064a\u062f\u0651\u0648\u0647\u0627<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u064a\u062d\u0637\u0651\u0648\u0647\u0627<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0645\u0634 \u0647\u0646\u0633\u062a\u063a\u0631\u0628<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u062f\u0644\u0648\u0642\u062a\u064a<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0625\u062a\u0639\u0645\u0644\u062a<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">\u0639\u0627\u0631\u0641\u064a\u0646<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>* * * * * * * * *\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><u>Fourth Exercise:<\/u><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong><u>\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0627\u0628\u0639<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>How it\u2019s said?!! Egyptian Arabic&gt; MSA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0643\u064a\u0641 \u062a\u064f\u0642\u0650\u0627\u0644\u061f \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647\u062c\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0635\u0631\u064a\u0629&gt; \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0635\u062d\u0649<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt;Below a number of sentences in Egyptian Arabic. What you need to do is to try and <strong><u>produce sentences in MSA with a similar meaning to the original one<\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u00a0.1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064a \u0633\u064a\u0627\u062f\u062a\u0643 \u0628\u062a\u062d\u062f\u0641\u0647\u0627 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0628\u0634\u0628 \u0639\u0627\u062f\u064a \u062c\u062f\u0627<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u00a0\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0644\u064a \u0628\u0646\u062f\u0648\u0633 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647\u0627 \u0628\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0627\u062a\u0646\u0627<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u00a0\u0644\u0648 \u0639\u0645\u0644\u062a \u062d\u0627\u062c\u0629 \u0632\u064a \u062f\u064a \u0645\u0646 \u0667\u0660\u0660\u0660 \u0633\u0646\u0629<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u062a\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0648\u0627 \u0646\u0639\u0631\u0641 \u0625\u064a\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0628\u0628<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u00a0\u0628\u062a\u0650\u0642\u0644\u0650\u0628 \u0644\u0623\u0642\u0631\u0628 \u062d\u064a\u0648\u0627\u0646 \u0634\u0628\u064a\u0647 \u0628\u064a\u0647\u0627<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>.6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u0627\u062d\u0643\u064a\u0644\u0646\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0648\u0645\u0646\u062a\u0633 \u0639\u0646 \u0623\u063a\u0631\u0628 \u0645\u0648\u0642\u0641 \u0634\u0641\u062a\u0647 \u0628\u064a\u062d\u0635\u0644 \u0644\u0642\u064f\u0637\u0651\u0629<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>* * * * * * * * *\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Make sure you check next week&#8217;s blog post for answers to the above questions \ud83d\ude42<\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/06\/c-350x233-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>Welcome to this advanced comprehension piece where you are going to watch a clip about the importance of cats \u0623\u0647\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0637 \u00a0and their status \u0645\u0643\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0647\u0645 in ancient Egypt \u0645\u0635\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0629 \u00a0and the role cats played \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u0644\u0639\u0628\u062a\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0637 \u00a0in Egyptians\u2019 everyday life \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064a\u0627\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0629\u00a0then. 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