{"id":17829,"date":"2020-04-29T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T06:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=17829"},"modified":"2020-04-28T19:23:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T19:23:29","slug":"letter-of-the-week-%d8%b4-sheen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/letter-of-the-week-%d8%b4-sheen\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter of the Week (\u0634) sheen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moving on to our thirteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet (\u0634<\/strong>), we will look at various words and phrases beginning with (\u0634<\/strong>) along with more culture\/language related facts.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s begin with looking at your basic forms of the letter \u0634<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n

Initial \u0634\u0640\u200e<\/strong>, as in the word \u201c\u0634\u064f\u0628\u0651\u0627\u0643<\/strong>\u201d meaning \u201cwindow\u201d.<\/p>\n

Medial \u0640\u0634\u0640\u200e \u200d<\/strong>, as in the word \u201c\u0645\u064f\u0634\u0652\u0643\u0650\u0644\u0629<\/strong>\u201d meaning \u201cproblem\u201d.<\/p>\n

Final \u0640\u0634\u200e<\/strong>, as in the word \u201c\u062c\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0634<\/strong>\u201d meaning \u201carmy\u201d.<\/p>\n

Before looking at the following words and phrases, can you think of words beginning with \u0634<\/strong>?<\/h4>\n
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Let us begin with \u0634\u064f\u0643\u0652\u0631\u0627\u064b<\/strong> meaning \u201cthank you\u201d which you probably picked up on your first day learning Arabic. You can respond to \u0634\u064f\u0643\u0652\u0631\u0627\u064b<\/strong> by saying \u0639\u064e\u0641\u0648\u0627\u064b<\/strong> or \u0623\u0647\u0652\u0644\u0627\u064b \u0648\u0633\u064e\u0647\u0652\u0644\u0627\u064b<\/strong> both meaning \u201cyou\u2019re welcome”.<\/p>\n

There are a few other ways to say \u201cthank you\u201d in Arabic that are close variants to \u0634\u064f\u0643\u0652\u0631\u0627\u064b<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u0634\u064f\u0643\u0652\u0631\u0627\u064b \u062c\u064e\u0632\u064a\u0644\u0627\u064b<\/strong> meaning \u201cthank you very much\u201d<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064e\u0634\u0652\u0643\u064f\u0648\u0631\u0629 \/ \u0645\u064e\u0634\u0652\u0643\u064f\u0648\u0631<\/strong> meaning \u201cyou are deserving of thanks\u201d<\/p>\n

\u0634\u064f\u0643\u0652\u0631\u0627\u064b \u0643\u0652\u062a\u064a\u0631<\/strong> also meaning \u201cthank you very much\u201d in Levantine Arabic.<\/p>\n

? \u0634\u064e\u062c\u064e\u0631\u0629<\/strong>: tree\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0.\u0633\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0632\u0631\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0632\u064a\u062f \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0634\u062c\u0627\u0631 \u062d\u064e\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0646\u0632\u0650\u0644<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are going to plant more trees around the house.<\/p>\n

\u0634\u064e\u0631\u0651<\/strong>: evil\u00a0 .\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0648\u0636\u0648\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u0626\u064a\u0633\u064a \u0644\u0650\u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0627\u0628 \u0647\u0648 \u0643\u064e\u064a\u0641 \u064a\u064e\u0646\u062a\u064e\u0635\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u064e\u064a\u0631 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631<\/strong><\/p>\n

The main theme of this book is about how good conquers evil.<\/p>\n

? \u0634\u0627\u0637\u064a\u0621<\/strong>: beach\u00a0\u00a0 .\u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0637\u0626 \u064f\u0645\u0632\u062f\u064e\u062d\u0650\u0645 \u0644\u0644\u063a\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0635\u064a\u0641<\/strong><\/p>\n

This beach is too crowded in the summer.<\/p>\n

\u0634\u064e\u064a\u0621<\/strong>: thing \/something<\/p>\n

.\u0644\u0645 \u064a\u064e\u0641\u0639\u064e\u0644 \u0634\u064e\u064a\u0621 \u0643\u064e\u0647\u064e\u0630\u0627<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He did not do such a thing.<\/p>\n

.\u0647\u064f\u0646\u0627\u0643 \u0634\u064e\u064a\u0621 \u063a\u064e\u0631\u064a\u0628 \u0641\u064a \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0631<\/strong>\u00a0 There is something strange about this.<\/p>\n

Here are examples on how to say \u201canything\u201d, \u201cnothing\u201d, and \u201ceverything\u201d using \u0634\u064e\u064a\u0621<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

.\u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0623\u0646\u0647 \u0633\u064a\u0641\u0639\u0644 \u0623\u064a \u0634\u064a\u0621 \u0644\u0628\u0644\u062f\u0647<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He said he’ll do anything for his country.<\/p>\n

.\u0644\u0645 \u064a\u062a\u0628\u0642\u0649 \u0634\u064a\u0621<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There is nothing left.<\/p>\n

.\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0631\u0646\u064a \u0639\u064e\u0646 \u0643\u064f\u0644 \u0634\u064a\u0621 <\/strong>\u00a0 Tell me about everything.<\/p>\n

\u0634\u0651\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0642<\/strong>: east\u00a0 \u00a0 .\u0623\u062e\u064e\u0637\u0650\u0637 \u0644\u0650\u0632\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0651\u064e\u0631\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0633\u064e\u0637 \u0644\u0650\u0645\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0633\u0629 \u0644\u064f\u063a\u064e\u062a\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/strong><\/p>\n

I plan to visit the Middle East to practice my Arabic.<\/p>\n

? \u0634\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0633<\/strong>: sun<\/p>\n

Fun fact<\/strong>: To say \u201csunrise\u201d, would be \u0634\u0631\u0648\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0645\u0633<\/strong> since the sun rises from the east. Likewise, to say \u201csunset\u201d would be \u063a\u0631\u0648\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0645\u0633<\/strong> since it sets from the west.<\/p>\n

\u0634\u0651\u064e\u0645\u0627\u0644<\/strong>: north\u00a0 \u00a0.\u062a\u064e\u0642\u0639 \u062a\u064f\u0631\u0643\u064a\u0627 \u0634\u0651\u064e\u0645\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0650\u0631\u0627\u0642<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Turkey is to the north of Iraq.<\/p>\n

?\u200d\u2642\ufe0f \u0634\u064f\u0631\u0652\u0637\u0629<\/strong>: police\u00a0\u00a0 .\u0623\u0628\u0644\u063a\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0634\u064f\u0631\u0637\u0629 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0633\u064e\u0631\u0650\u0642\u0629 \u0635\u0628\u0627\u062d \u0627\u0644\u064a\u064e\u0648\u0645\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

He reported the theft to the police this morning.<\/p>\n

\u0634\u064e\u064a\u0652\u062e<\/strong>: sheikh\/elder\/chieftain\/patriarch\u00a0 \u00a0.\u064a\u064e\u0647\u062a\u0645 \u0634\u064a\u062e \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0628\u064a\u0644\u0629 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0650\u0641\u0627\u0638 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u062b\u064e\u0642\u0627\u0641\u064e\u062a\u0650\u0647\u0650\u0645<\/strong><\/p>\n

The tribal elder is concerned with preserving their culture.<\/p>\n

\u0634\u064e\u0642\u0651\u064e\u0629<\/strong>: apartment\u00a0 .\u0647\u064f\u0646\u0627\u0643 \u0623\u0631\u0628\u0639 \u0646\u0648\u0627\u0641\u0650\u0630 \u0641\u064a \u0634\u0642\u062a\u064a<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are four windows in my apartment.<\/p>\n

??\u00a0 \u0634\u0648\u0643\u0648\u0644\u0627\u062a\u0629<\/strong>: chocolate\u00a0 \u00a0.\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u062f\u0627\u0626\u0645\u0627\u064b \u0623\u0637\u0644\u0628\u064f \u0643\u0639\u0643\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0648\u0643\u0648\u0644\u0627\u062a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u0647\u0649<\/strong><\/p>\n

I always order chocolate cake at this caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n

\u0634\u0627\u0628\u0629<\/strong>\/\u0634\u0627\u0628<\/strong>: young man\/young woman\u00a0 \u00a0 .\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0628\u0627\u0628 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0628\u0627\u062a \u064a\u064e\u062d\u062a\u062c\u0648\u0646 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0643\u0648\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f\u0629<\/strong><\/p>\n

The young men and women were protesting the new government.<\/p>\n

? \u0634\u0650\u0639\u0652\u0631<\/strong>: poetry<\/p>\n

Note: Despite \u201cpoetry\u201d meaning \u0634\u0650\u0639\u0652\u0631<\/strong>, and \u201cpoet\u201d meaning \u0634\u0627\u0639\u0650\u0631<\/strong>, the word in Arabic for “poem” is \u0642\u064e\u0635\u064a\u062f\u0629<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Note: Remember the only difference between the words \u201cpoetry\u201d \u0634\u0650\u0639\u0652\u0631<\/strong> and \u201chair\u201d \u0634\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0631<\/strong> in Arabic is one diacritic, where \u0634\u0650\u0639\u0652\u0631<\/strong> has a kesra on the \u0634<\/strong> and \u0634\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0631<\/strong> has a fetHa on the \u0634<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Here is a short poem<\/strong> \u0642\u064e\u0635\u064a\u062f\u0629<\/strong> about travel<\/strong> by the famous Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani (1923-1998). A very celebrated contemporary<\/strong> \u0645\u064f\u0639\u0627\u0635\u0650\u0631<\/strong> Arab poet, he was also a Syrian diplomat<\/strong> \u062f\u0650\u0628\u0644\u0648\u0645\u0627\u0633\u0650\u064a<\/strong>, writer<\/strong> \u0643\u0627\u062a\u0650\u0628<\/strong> and publisher<\/strong> \u0646\u0627\u0634\u0650\u0631<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Please read the poem first and try to pick out any familiar words before looking below at the translation. ?<\/p>\n

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Image via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n

:\u0642\u0635\u064a\u062f\u0629 “\ufeb3\u064e\ufed4\u064e\ufeae” \u0644\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0639\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0628\u064a\u0631 \u0646\u0632\u0627\u0631 \u0642\u0628\u0627\u0646\u064a<\/strong><\/h3>\n

…\ufe8d\u064e\ufedf\ufeee\u064e\ufead\u064e\ufed7\u064e\ufe94\u064f \ufe8d\u064e\ufedf\ufe92\u064e\ufef4\ufec0\u064e\ufe8e\ufe80\u064f<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\ufe83\u064e\ufee3\u064e\ufe8e\ufee3\u0650\ufef2<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\ufe97\u064e\ufeac\ufedb\u064e\ufeae\u064e\ufe93\u064c \ufee3\u064e\ufed4\ufe98\u064f\ufeee\ufea3\u064e\ufe94\u064c<\/strong><\/h3>\n

…\ufedf\u0650\ufedf\ufeb4\u0651\u064e\ufed4\u064e\ufeae\u0650 \ufea3\u064e\ufeee\ufedd\u064e \ufe8d\u064e\ufedf\ufecc\u064e\ufe8e\ufedf\u064e\ufee2\u0650\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Travel<\/p>\n

the white paper\u2026<\/p>\n

in front of me<\/p>\n

an open ticket<\/p>\n

for travel around the world\u2026<\/p>\n

Till next week, happy Arabic learning! ?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Moving on to our thirteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet (\u0634), we will look at various words and phrases beginning with (\u0634) along with more culture\/language related facts. Let\u2019s begin with looking at your basic forms of the letter \u0634. Initial \u0634\u0640\u200e, as in the word \u201c\u0634\u064f\u0628\u0651\u0627\u0643\u201d meaning \u201cwindow\u201d. Medial \u0640\u0634\u0640\u200e \u200d, as in the…<\/p>\n

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