{"id":18261,"date":"2020-07-15T06:00:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T06:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=18261"},"modified":"2020-07-14T19:49:15","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T19:49:15","slug":"letter-of-the-week-%d9%85-meem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/letter-of-the-week-%d9%85-meem\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter of the Week (\u0645) meem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moving on to our twenty fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet (\u0645<\/strong>), we will look at various words and phrases beginning with (\u0645<\/strong>) along with more culture\/language related facts.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s begin with looking at your basic forms of the letter \u0645<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n

Initial \u0645\u0640<\/strong>\u200e, as in the word \u201c\u0645\u064e\u0644\u0652\u062d<\/strong>\u201d meaning \u201csalt\u201d.<\/p>\n

Medial \u0640\u0645\u0640<\/strong>\u200e \u200d, as in the word \u201c\u0642\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0631<\/strong>\u201d meaning \u201cmoon\u201d.<\/p>\n

Final \u0640\u0645<\/strong>\u200e, as in the word \u201c\u064a\u064e\u0648\u0652\u0645<\/strong>\u201d meaning \u201cday\u201d.<\/p>\n

Before looking at the following words and phrases, can you think of words beginning with \u0645<\/strong>?<\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s begin with three very common Arabic phrases beginning with \u0645<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

!\u0645\u064e\u0631\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0628\u0627\u064b<\/strong>: Hello!\u00a0 \u00a0!\u0645\u064e\u0633\u0627\u0621<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u062e\u064e\u064a\u0631<\/strong>: Good evening! \u00a0\u00a0\u0645\u0650\u0646<\/strong> \u0641\u064e\u0636\u0652\u0644\u0643<\/strong>: please<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064e\u0631\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0628\u0627\u064b \u0643\u064e\u064a\u0641\u064e \u062d\u0627\u0644\u064f\u0643\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0 Hello, how are you?<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064e\u0633\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u062e\u064a\u0631 \u0643\u064a\u0641 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u0648\u0645\u0643\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0 Good evening, how was your day?<\/p>\n

\u0647\u064e\u0644 \u064a\u064f\u0645\u0643\u0650\u0646\u064f\u0643 \u0625\u063a\u0644\u0627\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0641\u0650\u0630\u0629 \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0641\u064e\u0636\u0652\u0644\u0643\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0 Could you please close the window?<\/p>\n

\u0645\u0627<\/strong>: what\u00a0 \u0645\u0627 \u0627\u0633\u0645\u064f\u0643\u061f<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0What\u2019s your name?<\/p>\n

\u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627<\/strong>: what\u00a0 \u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627 \u0641\u064e\u0639\u0644\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0650\u062d\u0629\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0 What did you do yesterday?<\/p>\n

Note: Remember that the difference between \u0645\u0627<\/strong> and \u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627<\/strong> both meaning \u201cwhat\u201d, is that \u0645\u0627<\/strong> is used for nouns whereas \u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627<\/strong> is used for verbs.<\/em><\/h3>\n

\u0645\u064e\u0639<\/strong>: with .\u0644\u064e\u062f\u064a \u0645\u064e\u0648\u0639\u0650\u062f \u0645\u064e\u0639 \u0637\u064e\u0628\u064a\u0628\u064a\u00a0 <\/strong>I have an appointment with my doctor.<\/p>\n

\u0645\u0650\u0646<\/strong>: from\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u0645\u064e\u0646<\/strong>: who\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(only difference is diacritic)<\/p>\n

.\u062d\u064e\u0635\u0644\u062a\u064f \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u062c\u064e\u0644\u0629 \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0629<\/strong>\u00a0 I got this magazine from the library.<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064e\u0646 \u0647\u0648 \u0630\u0644\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u064e\u062e\u0635\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0 Who is that person?<\/p>\n

Let’s take a \u0645\u064e\u0639\u0645\u0648\u0644 Maamoul <\/strong>break!<\/h3>\n
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Image by thedream \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0644\u0645 on Flickr.com<\/p><\/div>\n

\u0645\u064e\u0639\u0645\u0648\u0644<\/strong><\/p>\n

During both \u0639\u064a\u062f<\/strong> Eid<\/strong> and \u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0650\u0635\u0652\u062d<\/strong> Easter<\/strong>, holidays in the Middle East are incomplete without \u0645\u064e\u0639\u0645\u0648\u0644<\/strong>; a shortbread cookie stuffed with \u0645\u064e\u0639\u062c\u0648\u0646<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0631<\/strong> date paste or \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0648\u0632<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0641\u0631\u0648\u0645<\/strong> chopped walnuts or \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064f\u0633\u062a\u064f\u0642<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064e\u0644\u0628\u064a<\/strong> pistachios, and dusted with \u0633\u064f\u0643\u0651\u064e\u0631<\/strong> \u0646\u0627\u0639\u0650\u0645<\/strong> powdered<\/strong> sugar.<\/strong>\u00a0\u0645\u064e\u0639\u0645\u0648\u0644<\/strong> is the perfect reward after a month of fasting during Ramadan<\/strong> \u0631\u064e\u0645\u0636\u0627\u0646<\/strong> or \u0627\u0644\u0635\u064e\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u064e\u0628\u064a\u0631<\/strong> Lent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The dough is made with \u0637\u062d\u064a\u0646<\/strong> flour<\/strong> or \u0633\u064e\u0645\u064a\u062f<\/strong> semolina<\/strong>, then pressed into special \u0642\u064e\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0650\u0628<\/strong> molds<\/strong>, traditionally \u0645\u064e\u0646\u062d\u0648\u062a\u0629<\/strong> carved<\/strong> in \u062e\u064e\u0634\u0628<\/strong> wood<\/strong>. The \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064e\u0634\u0648\u0627\u062a<\/strong> fillings<\/strong> are \u0645\u064f\u0639\u064e\u0637\u064e\u0631<\/strong> fragrant<\/strong> with \u0645\u0627\u0621<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0648\u064e\u0631\u062f<\/strong> \u00a0rosewater<\/strong>. Here is an Arabic webpage showing the list of ingredients<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u062d\u062a\u0648\u064a\u0627\u062a<\/strong>, \u0627\u0644\u0642\u064a\u0645\u0629<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u063a\u0650\u0630\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0651\u0629<\/strong> its nutrition <\/strong>facts<\/strong>, \u0637\u0631\u064a\u0642\u0629<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064e\u062d\u0636\u064a\u0631<\/strong> how to make it<\/strong>, and a video.<\/p>\n

\u0637\u0631\u064a\u0642\u0629_\u0639\u0645\u0644_\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u0645\u0648\u0644<\/a><\/p>\n

Back to more words. ?<\/h3>\n

\u0645\u0650\u0626\u0629<\/strong>: hundred\u00a0 .\u062a\u064e\u0630\u0643\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0626\u0650\u0631\u0629 \u062a\u064f\u0643\u064e\u0644\u0650\u0641 \u0645\u0627\u0626\u062a\u064a \u062f\u0648\u0644\u0627\u0631\u00a0 <\/strong>The plane ticket costs two hundred dollars.<\/p>\n

\u0645\u0627\u0621<\/strong>: water\u00a0 .\u0628\u064e\u0639\u062f \u0644\u0639\u0628 \u0643\u064f\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u062f\u0645\u060c \u0623\u0634\u0631\u0628\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062b\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0621<\/strong><\/p>\n

After playing soccer, I drink a lot of water.<\/p>\n

\u0645\u0627\u062a<\/strong>: to die\u00a0 \u0643\u064a\u0641\u064e \u0645\u0627\u062a\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0 How did he die?<\/p>\n

\u0645\u0627\u0644<\/strong>: money\u00a0 .\u0623\u062d\u062a\u0627\u062c\u064f \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0648\u064e\u0636\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0632\u064a\u062f \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0644 \u0641\u064a \u062d\u0650\u0633\u0627\u0628\u064a<\/strong><\/p>\n

I need to put more money in my account.<\/p>\n

\u0645\u0650\u062b\u0652\u0644<\/strong>: like\/such as\/similar to\u00a0 .\u0623\u0646\u062a\u064e \u062a\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0635\u0631\u064e\u0641 \u0645\u0650\u062b\u0652\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0650\u0641\u0652\u0644<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>You are acting like a child.<\/p>\n

\u0645\u0650\u062b\u0627\u0644<\/strong>: example\u00a0 \u0647\u0644 \u064a\u064f\u0645\u0643\u0650\u0646\u064f\u0643 \u0623\u0646 \u062a\u064e\u0639\u0637\u064a\u0646\u0627 \u0645\u0650\u062b\u0627\u0644\u0627\u064b \u0644\u0650\u0645\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062f\u062a\u0646\u0627 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0650\u0647\u0645\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n

Can you give us an example to help us understand?<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064e\u0648\u0639\u0650\u062f<\/strong>: appointment\/date\u00a0 \u0647\u0644 \u064a\u064f\u0645\u0643\u0646\u0646\u064a \u062a\u064e\u062d\u062f\u064a\u062f \u0645\u064e\u0648\u0639\u0650\u062f \u0644\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0628\u0648\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u062f\u0645\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n

Can I make an appointment for next week?<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064e\u0639\u0642\u0648\u0644<\/strong>: reasonable\/possible\u00a0 .\u0623\u0639\u062a\u0642\u062f \u0623\u0646 \u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0627\u0642\u062a\u0631\u0627\u062d \u0645\u064e\u0639\u0642\u0648\u0644<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think that’s a reasonable suggestion.<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064f\u0633\u062a\u064e\u062d\u064a\u0644<\/strong>: impossible\u00a0 .\u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0633\u062a\u064e\u062d\u064a\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064f\u062b\u0648\u0631\u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u064e\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0644\u0625\u064a\u0642\u0627\u0641 \u0633\u064a\u0627\u0631\u062a\u0643<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s impossible to find a place to park your car.<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064e\u0644\u0650\u0643<\/strong>: king .\u0632\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0644\u0650\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u0636\u0649 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0631\u062d\u0649\u00a0 <\/strong>The king visited the sick and wounded.<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064f\u0647\u0650\u0645<\/strong>: important\u00a0 .\u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0647\u0650\u0645 \u0623\u0646 \u062a\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0630\u0643\u0631 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0639\u0644\u0648\u0645\u0627\u062a<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is important you remember this information.<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064e\u062c\u064e\u0644\u0629<\/strong>: magazine\/journal\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u0645\u064e\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0629<\/strong>: article<\/p>\n

.\u0645\u064e\u0642\u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u0646\u064f\u0634\u0650\u0631\u064e\u062a \u0641\u064a \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u062c\u064e\u0644\u0629<\/strong>\u00a0 My article was published in this journal.<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064e\u0633\u062c\u0650\u062f<\/strong>: mosque\u00a0 .\u064a\u064f\u0635\u0644\u064a \u0643\u064f\u0644 \u0635\u0644\u0627\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0633\u062c\u0650\u062f\u00a0 <\/strong>He prays every prayer in the mosque.<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064e\u0633\u064a\u062d\u064a<\/strong>: Christian \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u0645\u064f\u0633\u0644\u0645<\/strong>: Muslim<\/p>\n

.\u064a\u0648\u062c\u064e\u062f \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0631\u062f\u0646 \u0623\u0643\u062b\u0631 \u0645\u0646 92\u066a \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0633\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0646 \u0648\u062d\u0648\u0627\u0644\u064a 6\u066a \u0645\u0650\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u0633\u064a\u062d\u064a\u064a\u0646<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jordan has more than 92% of Muslims and approximately 6% of Christians.<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064e\u062f\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0633\u0629<\/strong>: school .\u0623\u0641\u0636\u0644 \u0623\u0646 \u0623\u0636\u064e\u0639 \u0623\u0637\u0641\u0627\u0644\u064a \u0641\u064a \u0645\u064e\u062f\u0631\u0633\u0629 \u062e\u0627\u0635\u0629<\/strong><\/p>\n

I prefer to put my children in a private school.<\/p>\n

Here are two Arab countries that begin with \u0645<\/strong> being \u0645\u0650\u0635\u0652\u0631<\/strong> Egypt<\/strong> and \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u063a\u0631\u0650\u0628<\/strong> Morocco<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n

In this post, instead of talking about the country itself, I thought to focus on the Arabic dialect spoken in that country. Let\u2019s look at Egyptian and Moroccan Arabic. ?<\/p>\n

\u0645\u0650\u0635\u0652\u0631<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Most likely, you are learning \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064f\u0635\u062d\u0649<\/strong> Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). If you wish to visit an Arabic speaking country, you could pick up some \u0644\u064e\u0647\u0652\u062c\u0629<\/strong> dialect<\/strong> if you intend to stay long enough or you could try getting familiar with common useful phrases before traveling. Here is a video talking about 20 common Egyptian phrases that can come in handy if you happen to visit Egypt.<\/p>\n

Learn 20 common Egyptian Arabic phrases\/Sentences\/Questions (easy to difficult)<\/a><\/p>\n

\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u063a\u0652\u0631\u0650\u0628<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Have you ever listened to Moroccan Arabic? If you have, it must have sounded different from MSA and other dialects of other Arabic speaking countries. The Arabic dialect in Morocco is called Moroccan Arabic or Moroccan Darija. It has been heavily \u062a\u064e\u0623\u062b\u0631\u064e<\/strong> influenced<\/strong> by the Berber languages and to a lesser extent by French and Spanish. If you\u2019re interested in learning more about how and why Moroccan Arabic came to be, I thought this video does a good job explaining in detail its history and how the language is used today.<\/p>\n

Moroccan Darija: an Arabic Dialect?<\/a><\/p>\n

Levantine Arabic<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In Levantine Arabic, for negation we use \u0645\u0627<\/strong> (verbal negation) and \u0645\u0648<\/strong> or \u0645\u0634<\/strong> (basically negating everything else).<\/p>\n

Note that \u0645\u0634<\/strong> can be pronounced \u0645\u0650\u0634<\/strong> with a kesra<\/u> or \u0645\u064f\u0634<\/strong> with a dama<\/u> depending where you are. Usually, Jordanians and Palestinians say \u0645\u064f\u0634<\/strong> and Lebanese and Syrians say \u0645\u0650\u0634<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Here are some examples:<\/p>\n

.\u0645\u0627 \u0639\u064e\u0645\u0650\u0644\u0652\u062a \u0648\u0627\u062c\u0650\u0628\u064a \u0625\u0645\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0650\u062d<\/strong> \u00a0<\/strong>I did not do my homework yesterday.<\/p>\n

.\u0645\u0627 \u0639\u0646\u062f\u064a \u0631\u064e\u0642\u064e\u0645 \u062a\u0644\u0641\u0648\u0646\u0643<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>I don\u2019t have your phone number.<\/p>\n

.\u0623\u0646\u0627 \u0645\u0648\/\u0645\u0634 \u0646\u0639\u0633\u0627\u0646\u00a0 \u00a0<\/b>I’m not sleepy.<\/p>\n

.\u0647\u0627\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0633\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0629 \u0645\u0648\/\u0645\u0634 \u0625\u0644\u064a<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>This car isn\u2019t mine.<\/p>\n

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

Moving on to our twenty fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet (\u0645), we will look at various words and phrases beginning with (\u0645) along with more culture\/language related facts. Let\u2019s begin with looking at your basic forms of the letter \u0645. Initial \u0645\u0640\u200e, as in the word \u201c\u0645\u064e\u0644\u0652\u062d\u201d meaning \u201csalt\u201d. Medial \u0640\u0645\u0640\u200e \u200d, as in…<\/p>\n

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