{"id":18081,"date":"2020-06-10T06:00:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T06:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=18081"},"modified":"2020-06-09T18:56:38","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T18:56:38","slug":"letter-of-the-week-%d8%ba-ghain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/letter-of-the-week-%d8%ba-ghain\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter of the Week (\u063a) ghain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moving on to our eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet (\u063a<\/strong>), we will look at various words beginning with (\u063a<\/strong>) along with more culture\/language related facts.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s begin with looking at your basic forms of the letter \u063a<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n

Initial \u063a\u0640<\/strong>\u200e, as in the word \u201c\u063a\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0645\u0629<\/strong>\u201d meaning \u201ccloud\u201d.<\/p>\n

Medial \u0640\u063a\u0640<\/strong>\u200e \u200d, as in the word \u201c\u0628\u064e\u063a\u062f\u0627\u062f<\/strong>\u201d meaning \u201cBaghdad\u201d.<\/p>\n

Final \u0640\u063a<\/strong>\u200e, as in the word \u201c\u062f\u0650\u0645\u0627\u063a<\/strong>\u201d meaning \u201cbrain\u201d.<\/p>\n

Before looking at the following words, can you think of words beginning with \u063a<\/strong>?<\/h3>\n

\u063a\u0627\u0626\u0650\u0645<\/strong>: cloudy .\u0643\u064a\u0641\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0637\u064e\u0642\u0633\u061f \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0642\u0633 \u063a\u0627\u0626\u0650\u0645 \u062c\u064f\u0632\u0626\u064a\u0627\u064b \u0627\u0644\u064a\u064e\u0648\u0645<\/strong><\/p>\n

How’s the weather? It’s partly cloudy today.<\/p>\n

\u063a\u064e\u0627\u0628\u0629<\/strong>: jungle\/forest\u00a0 \u0623\u064a \u0646\u064e\u0648\u0639 \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064e\u064a\u0648\u0627\u0646\u0627\u062a \u062a\u064e\u0639\u064a\u0634 \u0641\u064a \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0627\u0628\u0629\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n

What kind of animals live in this forest?<\/p>\n

\u063a\u0627\u0636\u0650\u0628<\/strong>: angry\u00a0 \u00a0 .\u0625\u0646\u0647\u0627 \u063a\u0627\u0636\u0650\u0628\u0629 \u0645\u0650\u0646\u064a \u0644\u0623\u0646\u0646\u064a \u0646\u064e\u0633\u064a\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0641\u0627\u062a\u064a\u062d<\/strong><\/p>\n

She’s angry with me because I forgot the keys.<\/p>\n

\u063a\u0627\u0644\u064a<\/strong>: expensive\u00a0 .\u0647\u0644 \u064a\u064f\u0645\u0643\u0650\u0646 \u0623\u0646 \u062a\u064e\u0639\u0637\u064a\u0646\u064a \u062e\u064e\u0635\u0645\u0627\u064b\u060c \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u063a\u0627\u0644\u064a \u062c\u0650\u062f\u0627\u064b<\/strong><\/p>\n

Could you give me a discount, this is too expensive.<\/p>\n

\u063a\u064e\u0630\u0627\u0621<\/strong>: lunch\u00a0 .\u064a\u064f\u0645\u0643\u0646\u0646\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0646\u0627\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u063a\u064e\u062f\u0627\u0621 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0637\u0639\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u064e\u062f\u064a\u062f<\/strong><\/p>\n

We can have lunch at the new restaurant.<\/p>\n

\u063a\u064e\u062f\u0627\u064b<\/strong>: tomorrow\u00a0 \u00a0.\u063a\u064e\u062f\u0627\u064b \u0647\u0648 \u0623\u0648\u0644 \u064a\u064e\u0648\u0645 \u0644\u064a \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0644<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tomorrow is my first day at work.<\/p>\n

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

\u063a\u064e\u0632\u0629<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Sadly, we keep hearing about the ongoing political instability \u0639\u064e\u062f\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0633\u062a\u0642\u0631\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u064a\u0627\u0633\u064a<\/strong> and conflict<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0651\u064e\u0631\u0627\u0639<\/strong> that has been occurring in the Palestinian city of Gaza<\/strong> \u063a\u0632\u0629<\/strong>, but every city has its history<\/strong> \u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e<\/strong>, richness<\/strong> \u062b\u0631\u0627\u0621<\/strong>, and beauty<\/strong> \u062c\u064e\u0645\u0627\u0644<\/strong>. Here is a video describing \u063a\u0632\u0629<\/strong> from the meaning of its\u00a0 name to its landmarks and people. You will be hearing both Levantine Arabic<\/em> (Palestinian dialect) and Modern Standard Arabic<\/em> as well.<\/p>\n

\u063a\u0632\u0629 – \u0641\u0644\u0633\u0637\u064a\u0646 – \u062d\u0644\u0648\u0629 \u064a\u0627 \u062f\u0646\u064a\u0627<\/a><\/p>\n

\u063a\u064e\u0631\u0652\u0628<\/strong>: west\u00a0 .\u0627\u062a\u062c\u0647 \u063a\u064e\u0631\u0628\u0627\u064b \u062b\u064f\u0645 \u0634\u064e\u0631\u0642\u0627\u064b\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 Go west then east.<\/p>\n

\u063a\u064f\u0631\u0648\u0628<\/strong>: sundown\/sunset\u00a0 .\u063a\u064f\u0631\u0648\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u064e\u0645\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0639\u0629 8:00 \u0645\u064e\u0633\u0627\u0621\u064b<\/strong>\u00a0 Sunset is at 8:00 pm.<\/p>\n

\u063a\u064e\u0631\u064a\u0628<\/strong>: strange\u00a0 .\u062d\u064e\u0644\u0645\u062a \u062d\u0650\u0644\u0645\u0627\u064b \u063a\u0631\u064a\u0628\u0627\u064b \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064a\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0636\u064a\u0629<\/strong>\u00a0 I dreamt a strange dream last night.<\/p>\n

\u063a\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0644\u064e<\/strong>: to wash \u00a0\u00a0\u0647\u0644 \u063a\u064e\u0633\u0644\u062a \u0648\u064e\u062c\u0647\u0643 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0628\u0627\u062d\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n

Did you wash your face this morning?<\/p>\n

\u063a\u064e\u0633\u064a\u0644<\/strong>: laundry\u00a0 .\u062c\u064e\u0645\u064a\u0639 \u0642\u064f\u0645\u0635\u0627\u0646\u064a \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0633\u064a\u0644<\/strong>\u00a0 All my shirts are in the laundry.<\/p>\n

\u063a\u064e\u0628\u064a\u0651<\/strong>: stupid\u00a0 \u00a0.\u0623\u0639\u062a\u0642\u062f \u0623\u0646 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064f\u0639\u0628\u0629 \u063a\u064e\u0628\u064a\u0629\u00a0<\/strong> I think this game is stupid.<\/p>\n

\u063a\u064e\u0646\u0649<\/strong>: to sing \u00a0(from the verb \u201cto sing\u201d, you get \u201csong\u201d being \u0623\u064f\u063a\u0652\u0646\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0629<\/strong> and \u201csinger\u201d being \u0645\u064f\u063a\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064a<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

.\u063a\u064e\u0646\u0649 \u0623\u063a\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u062c\u064e\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0629<\/strong>\u00a0 He sang a beautiful song.<\/p>\n

\u0647\u0644 \u062a\u064e\u0639\u062a\u0642\u062f \u0623\u0646\u0643\u064e \u0633\u062a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0645\u064f\u063a\u0646\u064a\u0627\u064b \u0645\u064e\u0634\u0647\u0648\u0631\u0627\u064b\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0 Do you think you\u2019ll be a famous singer?<\/p>\n

\u063a\u0627\u0644\u0650\u0628\u0627\u064b<\/strong>: often\u00a0 .\u063a\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u064b \u0645\u0627 \u0623\u0630\u0647\u0628 \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0648\u0642 \u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u062f<\/strong><\/p>\n

I often go to the souq on Sundays.<\/p>\n

\u063a\u064f\u0631\u0652\u0641\u0629<\/strong>: room (\u063a\u064f\u0631\u0652\u0641\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u064f\u0644\u0648\u0633<\/strong>: living room, \u063a\u064f\u0631\u0652\u0641\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0645<\/strong>: bedroom, \u063a\u064f\u0631\u0652\u0641\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0636\u064a\u0648\u0641<\/strong>: guestroom)<\/p>\n

\u0628\u0627\u0628\u0627 \u063a\u064e\u0646\u0648\u062c<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Image by Nick Zukin on Flickr.com<\/p><\/div>\n

When I tried thinking of an Arabic dish that had the letter \u063a<\/strong>, I thought instantly of baba ghanouj<\/strong> \u0628\u0627\u0628\u0627 \u063a\u064e\u0646\u0648\u062c<\/strong> \u00a0which is a Levantine appetizer<\/strong> \u0645\u064f\u0642\u0628\u0651\u0644\u0627\u062a<\/strong> of mashed cooked eggplant<\/strong> \u0628\u0627\u0630\u0650\u0646\u0652\u062c\u0627\u0646<\/strong> mixed with tahini<\/strong> \u0637\u064e\u062d\u064a\u0646\u0629<\/strong>, olive oil<\/strong> \u0632\u064e\u064a\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0632\u064a\u062a\u0648\u0646<\/strong>, lemon juice<\/strong>\u00a0\u0639\u064e\u0635\u064a\u0631 \u0644\u064a\u0645\u0648\u0646<\/strong>, and various seasonings<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0648\u0627\u0628\u0644<\/strong>. It can be eaten at any time of day as a side dish with bread.<\/p>\n

Here is a video on how to make it in Modern Standard Arabic<\/em>. If you like \u0628\u0627\u0630\u0650\u0646\u0652\u062c\u0627\u0646<\/strong> and wondered what other things you can make with it, \u0628\u0627\u0628\u0627<\/strong> \u063a\u064e\u0646\u0648\u062c<\/strong> is easy and delicious.<\/p>\n

\u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0628\u0627 \u063a\u0646\u0648\u062c – \u0648\u0635\u0641\u0629 \u0633\u0647\u0644\u0629 \u0648\u0644\u0630\u064a\u0630\u0629<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Moving on to our eighteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet (\u063a), we will look at various words beginning with (\u063a) along with more culture\/language related facts. Let\u2019s begin with looking at your basic forms of the letter \u063a. Initial \u063a\u0640\u200e, as in the word \u201c\u063a\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0645\u0629\u201d meaning \u201ccloud\u201d. Medial \u0640\u063a\u0640\u200e \u200d, as in the word \u201c\u0628\u064e\u063a\u062f\u0627\u062f\u201d…<\/p>\n

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