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Some Arabic words are taken from other languages: Where do they come from? What is their original meaning?
“Black Crows” (ุบุฑุงุจูุจ ุณูุฏ): Arabic TV Series & Islamic Meaning
"Black Crows" (ุบุฑุงุจูุจ ุณูุฏ), an MBC drama, depicts the rise of extremism from a female perspective. This article provides information on where to watch the series (formerly on Netflix, some episodes on YouTube) and delves into the multi-layered meaning of its title, "Gharabeeb Soud," as found in the Quran and Islamic interpretations.
Foreign Words in Arabic: Farsi, Greek, & Turkish (Part 3)
This is Part 3 of a series on the etymology of foreign words in Arabic, focusing on traces left by Farsi, Greek, and Ottoman Turkish. Discover the origins of common Arabic words like ุจูููุดููุด (baksheesh), ุจุงุดุง (Pasha), ุฃูููููุฏูู (effendi), ุฏููุงุจ (cabinet), and ุชูุฑุงุจููุฒุฉ (table), revealing their fascinating linguistic journeys into the Arabic lexicon.
Foreign Words in Arabic: Farsi, Greek, & Turkish (Part 2)
This is Part 2 of a series on the etymology of foreign words in Arabic, focusing on traces left by Farsi, Greek, and Ottoman Turkish. Discover the origins of common Arabic words like ูููู
ุงู (prison), ุฃููุถุฉ (room), ุฏูููุฏููุฑู
ุฉ (ice cream), ุฌูุฒูู
ูุฉ (shoes), and ุฏูุบูุฑูู (straight), revealing their fascinating linguistic journeys into the Arabic lexicon.
Foreign Words in Arabic: Farsi, Greek, & Turkish (Part 1)
This is Part 1 of a series on the etymology of foreign words in Arabic. It delves into terms originating from Farsi, Ottoman Turkish, and Greek that are commonly used in Arabic dialects. Explore words like ุจูููุทูุฌูู (thug), ุดูููุทุฉ (bag), and ุฏูููุชูุฑ (notebook), and learn about borrowed grammatical constructions like the -ุฌูู suffix.
What Is the Literal Meaning of the Word Dunyฤ (ุฏููููุง) in Arabic?
The Arabic word dunya (ุฏููููุง), commonly translated as "world," literally means "the lowest" or "the closest." This article explores its grammatical structure as the feminine elative of ุฃูููุนููู (from root ุฏ-ู-ู), revealing its deeper significance as "this closest life" in Islamic context.
