{"id":17926,"date":"2020-05-13T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T06:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=17926"},"modified":"2020-05-12T20:24:56","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T20:24:56","slug":"letter-of-the-week-%d8%b6-dhod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/letter-of-the-week-%d8%b6-dhod\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter of the Week (\u0636) Dhod"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moving on to our fifteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet (\u0636<\/strong>), we will look at various words beginning with (\u0636<\/strong>) and learn why it is considered to be a very unique letter. In addition to reading a few Arabic jokes. ?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s begin with looking at your basic forms of the letter \u0636<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Initial \u0636\u0640<\/strong>\u200e, as in the word \u201c\ufebf\u064e\ufe92\u064e\ufe8e\ufe8f<\/strong>\u201d meaning \u201cfog\u201d.<\/p>\n

Medial \u0640\u0636\u0640<\/strong>\u200e \u200d, as in the word \u201c\ufecf\u064e\ufec0\u064e\ufe90<\/strong>\u201d meaning \u201canger\u201d.<\/p>\n

Final \u0640\u0636<\/strong>\u200e, as in the word \u201c\ufead\u064e\ufed3\u064e\ufebe\u064e<\/strong>\u201d meaning \u201cto refuse\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Image provided by Yasmine K.<\/p><\/div>\n

?Did you know that the Arabic language is sometimes referred to as \u0644\u064f\u063a\u064e\u0629\u064f<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0636\u0627\u062f<\/strong> \u201cthe language of Dhad\u201d? This is because it is the only language that consists of the \u0636<\/strong> sound. This letter is also considered to be a hard letter to pronounce for Arabic language learners who also find difficulty finding a similar equivalent in their native languages. The letter \u0636<\/strong> is often explained as the “emphatic” \/d\/ or a sound heavier than the sound of \u062f<\/strong> which is the equivalent of the letter \u201cd\u201d in English. To explain how to correctly pronounce the letter \u0636<\/strong>, here is an explicit video I thought would help in learning how to pronounce this unique Arabic letter.<\/p>\n

How to pronounce \u0636 like an Arab<\/a><\/p>\n

Also, if you are interested in practicing your Arabic reading skills, here is a link to an article in Arabic explaining why Arabic has been called \u0644\u064f\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0636\u0627\u062f<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627 \u0633\u0645\u064a\u062a \u0644\u063a\u062a\u0646\u0627 \u0628\u0644\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0636\u0627\u062f<\/a><\/p>\n

Before looking at the following words and phrases, can you think of words beginning with \u0636<\/strong>?<\/h3>\n

\u0636\u064e\u0631\u0648\u0631\u064a<\/strong> necessary\/essential .\u0644\u0627 \u062a\u064f\u0633\u0627\u0641\u0631 \u062e\u0650\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u064e\u0628\u0627\u0621 \u0625\u0644\u0627 \u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0636\u0631\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0627\u064b<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don’t travel during this pandemic unless it’s necessary.<\/p>\n

\u0636\u064e\u0631\u064a\u0628\u0629<\/strong>: tax\u00a0 .\u062d\u0627\u0648\u0644\u064e \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064e\u0631\u064f\u0628 \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u062f\u064e\u0641\u0652\u0639 \u0636\u064e\u0631\u0627\u0626\u0628\u0647<\/strong><\/p>\n

He tried to get out of paying his taxes.<\/p>\n

\u0636\u064e\u062e\u0650\u0645<\/strong> : huge .\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0643\u064e \u0641\u0646\u0627\u0621 \u062e\u064e\u0644\u0641\u064a \u0636\u064e\u062e\u0650\u0645 \u0644\u0632\u0631\u0627\u0639\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062b\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0634\u062c\u0627\u0631<\/strong><\/p>\n

You have a huge backyard to plant lots of trees.<\/p>\n

\u0636\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064e<\/strong>: to hit .\u0636\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0628\u064e \u0631\u0623\u0633\u0647 \u0648\u0627\u0636\u0637\u0631 \u0623\u0646 \u064a\u064e\u0630\u0647\u0628 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0633\u062a\u0634\u0641\u0649<\/strong><\/p>\n

He hit his head and had to go to the hospital.<\/p>\n

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

\u0636\u064e\u062d\u0650\u0643<\/strong> : to laugh .\u0647\u0630\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0651\u064f\u0643\u062a\u0629 \u0633\u0648\u0641\u064e \u062a\u064e\u062c\u0639\u0644\u064f\u0643 \u062a\u064e\u0636\u062d\u0643<\/strong><\/p>\n

This joke will make you laugh.<\/p>\n

Sometimes a joke<\/strong> \u0646\u064f\u0643\u0652\u062a\u0629<\/strong> can translate well into another language and sometimes it\u2019s impossible without ruining the joke. I chose three jokes in Arabic that are simple, short, and I hope you find funny<\/strong> \u0645\u064f\u0636\u0652\u062d\u0650\u0643<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u0645\u0627 \u0647\u064a \u0642\u0650\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062f\u064e\u0628\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n

.\u0623\u0646 \u062a\u064e\u062f\u064f\u0642 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0628\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u064e\u0644\u0627\u062c\u0629 \u0642\u064e\u0628\u0650\u0644 \u0623\u0646 \u062a\u064e\u0641\u062a\u062d\u0647\u0627<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is the pinnacle of politeness?<\/strong><\/p>\n

To knock on the fridge door before opening it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0645\u0627 \u0623\u0633\u0648\u0623 \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0623\u0646 \u062a\u0623\u0643\u0644 \u062a\u064f\u0641\u0627\u062d\u0629 \u0648\u062a\u064e\u062c\u0650\u062f \u062f\u0648\u062f\u0629\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n

.\u0623\u0646 \u062a\u064e\u062c\u0650\u062f \u0646\u0650\u0635\u0641\u0647\u0627<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is worse than eating an apple and finding a worm?<\/strong><\/p>\n

To find half of it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Below is a good example of how a \u0646\u064f\u0643\u0652\u062a\u0629<\/strong> in one language could not work in another. As you probably know, the word for both \u201ctall\u201d and \u201clong\u201d in Arabic is \u0637\u064e\u0648\u064a\u0644<\/strong>. Hence, there is a play with words here using \u0637\u064e\u0648\u064a\u0644<\/strong> to mean \u201clong\u201d in the first line and understood as \u201ctall\u201d in the second line.<\/p>\n

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\u0645\u064e\u0646 \u0623\u0637\u0648\u064e\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0644 \u0623\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u064e\u0647\u0627\u0631\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n

.\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0634\u062e\u0635\u064a\u0627\u064b \u0641\u064a \u062d\u064a\u0627\u062a\u064a \u0644\u0645 \u0623\u0631\u0627\u0647\u064f\u0645 \u0648\u0627\u0642\u0641\u064a\u0646 \u062c\u064e\u0646\u0652\u0628 \u0628\u064e\u0639\u0636<\/strong><\/p>\n

Which is (longer\/taller) night or day?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Personally, in my life I have never seen them standing beside each other.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2728Here are some more words beginning with \u0636.<\/h3>\n

\u0636\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0631<\/strong>:damage\/harm .\u0644\u064a\u0633\u064e \u0647\u064f\u0646\u0627\u0643 \u0636\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0631 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0623\u0643\u062f \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0623\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0628 \u0645\u064f\u063a\u0644\u0642<\/strong><\/p>\n

There’s no harm in making sure the door is locked.<\/p>\n

\u0636\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0621<\/strong>: light .\u062a\u062d\u062a\u0627\u062c \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u064f\u0631\u0641\u0629 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u062a\u064e\u0631\u0643\u064a\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0632\u064a\u062f \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0636\u0648\u0627\u0621<\/strong><\/p>\n

This room needs more lights installed.<\/p>\n

\u0636\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0641<\/strong>: guest\u00a0 .\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0627 \u0636\u064a\u0648\u0641 \u064a\u064e\u062c\u0644\u0633\u0648\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u063a\u064f\u0631\u0641\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0636\u064a\u0648\u0641<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have guests sitting in the guest room.<\/p>\n

\ufebf\u064e\ufecc\u0650\ufef4\ufed2<\/strong>: weak\u00a0 .\u0639\u0646\u062f\u0645\u0627 \u0643\u064e\u0628\u0631\u060c \u0623\u0635\u0628\u062d \u062c\u064e\u0633\u062f\u0647 \u0636\u0639\u064a\u0641\u0627\u064b<\/strong><\/p>\n

As he got older, his body became weak.<\/p>\n

\ufebf\u064e\ufe8e\ufe8b\u0650\ufeca<\/strong>: lost .\u064a\u0634\u0639\u0631 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0636\u064a\u0627\u0639 \u0641\u064a \u0635\u064e\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u064a\u0627\u0636\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0648\u064a\u064e\u062e\u062c\u064e\u0644 \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0637\u0631\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0626\u0644\u0629<\/strong><\/p>\n

He feels lost in math class and is shy to ask questions.<\/p>\n

\ufebf\u064e\ufed0\u064e\ufec2\u064e<\/strong>: to press\u00a0 .\ufe87\u0650\ufebf\ufed0\u064e\ufec2 \ufe8d\u064e\ufedf\ufeb0\u0650\ufead\u0651\u064e\u00a0 <\/strong>Press the button.<\/p>\n

\u0636\u064e\u063a\u0652\u0637<\/strong> as a noun means \u201cpressure\u201d which is used in Arabic to also mean \u201cstress\u201d.<\/p>\n

.\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u062f\u0631\u0633\u0629 \u062a\u064f\u0633\u0628\u0628 \u0644\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062b\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0636\u064e\u063a\u0637 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0622\u0648\u0646\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u064a\u0631\u0629<\/strong><\/p>\n

School is causing me a lot of stress lately<\/p>\n

\ufebf\u0650\ufeaa\u0651\u064e<\/strong>: against\u00a0 .\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0636\u0650\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0651\u064e\u0645\u0627\u062d \u0644\u0644\u0637\u064f\u0644\u0627\u0628 \u0628\u0627\u0633\u062a\u062e\u062f\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0648\u0627\u062a\u0650\u0641 \u062f\u0627\u062e\u0650\u0644<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u064e\u0645\u062f\u0631\u0633\u0629<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am against allowing students to use phones inside school.<\/p>\n

\u0636\u064e\u0645\u064a\u0631<\/strong>: conscience .\u0636\u064e\u0645\u064a\u0631\u064a \u0644\u0646 \u064a\u064e\u0633\u0645\u062d \u0644\u064a \u0628\u0650\u062a\u0631\u0643\u0647 \u0648\u064e\u062d\u062f\u0647 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0646\u0632\u0650\u0644<\/strong><\/p>\n

My conscience won’t let me leave him alone at home.<\/p>\n

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

Moving on to our fifteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet (\u0636), we will look at various words beginning with (\u0636) and learn why it is considered to be a very unique letter. In addition to reading a few Arabic jokes. ? Let\u2019s begin with looking at your basic forms of the letter \u0636. Initial \u0636\u0640\u200e…<\/p>\n

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