Arabic

Broken Plurals: Why Arabic Rejects Suffixes

Unlike English, which relies on suffixes to denote plurality, Arabic utilizes "Broken Plurals"—a system where words are shattered and rearranged…

6 days ago

The Two Arabics: Understanding Diglossia

Arabic speakers live in a state of linguistic duality known as diglossia, navigating between the formal "Modern Standard Arabic" used…

6 days ago

From Zibibbu to Cassata: The Arabic Heart of Sicilian

Walk through the bustling markets of Palermo, perhaps the famous Ballarò or Vucciria, and close your eyes. The sounds washing…

1 week ago

The Sound of the Throat: Pharyngeal Consonants

English speakers tend to speak from the front of their mouths, but Semitic languages like Arabic and Hebrew utilize the…

1 week ago

The Hidden Arabic Roots of the Portuguese Language

Did you know common Portuguese words like 'alface' (lettuce) and 'açúcar' (sugar) come directly from Arabic? This fascinating linguistic heritage…

6 months ago

The Soul of the Script: Arabic Calligraphy

Explore how the Arabic script transcends mere communication to become one of the world's most revered and intricate art forms.…

6 months ago

The Moorish Legacy: Arab Influence on Spain

For over 700 years, the Moorish kingdom of Al-Andalus was a beacon of culture and science in Europe, leaving an…

6 months ago

What Is a ‘Construct State’ in Hebrew and Arabic?

In English, we say 'the king's house', but what if you could fuse the words into a single concept like…

6 months ago

Arabizi: The Internet’s Hybrid Arabic Script

Arabizi is the internet’s hybrid Arabic script, an ingenious solution to typing Arabic sounds on Latin keyboards using numbers like…

6 months ago

The Geometry of God: Rules of Islamic Calligraphy

In Islamic art, the graceful curves of calligraphy are not a matter of artistic whim, but of sacred mathematics. This…

6 months ago

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