20 Questions for people passionate about Arabic
Lisan al-‘Arab (لِسان الْعَرَب), the famous dictionary of Classical Arabic, contains 9273 roots (and 4,493.934 words). A huge playground for people who are passionate about Arabic. In the series 9273 roots, I will interview people who teach, work with or simply love Arabic – people with dedication and passion for Arabic.
Each person is unique in a certain way. They will come from different parts of life and from all parts of the world, ranging from teachers, diplomats, journalists, language nerds, translators as well as more experienced and established experts. I will ask them the same 20 questions.
If you know an interesting person, please let me know!
So far the following people have been interviewed:
20 questions for: Andreas Dietrich (#26)
“Obviously you collect languages”, says Andreas Dietrich. Episode #26 of “9273 roots”: The man who is interested in how Semitic languages are connected.
20 questions for: Connor Seidenschwarz (#25)
Episode #25 of my series “9273 roots”: 20 questions for the man who likes over-complicated board games and is passionate about Arabic: Connor Seidenschwarz
20 questions for: Yehia Moldan (#24)
Episode #24 of my series “9273 roots”: 20 questions for the man who takes Arabic calligraphy to a new level: Yehia Moldan.
20 questions for: Sami Morcos (#23)
Episode #23 of “9273 roots”: An interview with Sami Morcos – the man who created a great website that converts any number into Arabic text.
20 questions for: Nesrin Amin (#22)
Episode #22 of my series “9273 roots”: 20 questions for the woman who explains Egyptian Arabic expressions by annotated movie clips: Nesrin Amin.
20 questions for: Nikolaos Van Dam (#21)
Episode #21 of my series “9273 roots”: 20 questions for the ambassador and authority on Syria who worked in almost all Arab countries: Dr. Nikolaos Van Dam.
