Unlocking the Universe of Languages
Unlike English, which relies on suffixes to denote plurality, Arabic utilizes "Broken Plurals"—a system where words are shattered and rearranged internally to change their meaning (e.g., *kitab* becomes *kutub*). This…
Explore the fascinating history of Maltese, the only Semitic language in the European Union and the sole survivor of the extinct Siculo-Arabic dialect. We examine how this unique linguistic fossil…
While Malta is a devoutly Roman Catholic nation, its congregants pray to "Alla"—a direct cognate of the Arabic word for God. This blog post explores the fascinating linguistic history of…
Maltese is the world's only Semitic language written officially in the Latin script, serving as a unique linguistic bridge between the Arab world and Europe. This article explores the history…
English speakers tend to speak from the front of their mouths, but Semitic languages like Arabic and Hebrew utilize the deep pharynx to create distinct, guttural sounds. This guide explores…
How do you reconstruct the vowels of an ancient language when its descendants, like Hebrew and Arabic, were written without them? This linguistic detective story reveals how the chance survival…
Discover the secret behind Arabic's vast vocabulary: the triliteral root system. This elegant 'word skeleton' method allows a single 3-letter root, like K-T-B for 'writing,' to be transformed into dozens…
The Hebrew Bible was not written in a single moment, and the language itself is a key to unlocking its layered history. By exploring the field of Biblical philology, we…
Most of us learn the ABCs and assume all writing works this way, but that's just one piece of the linguistic puzzle. From Arabic's consonant-only script to Hindi's consonant-vowel units,…
Many stories surrounding language involve the mystery of deciphering ancient codes, the valor of wartime cryptography, or the mystical origins of universal tongues. However, one...