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قَسَم

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Oath (القَسَم): In Arabic grammar, an oath is a statement made to emphasize the truthfulness of a claim, often introduced by particles like “وَ” (by), “تَ” (by), or “بِ” (by). It is used to swear by something significant, such as “وَاللهِ” (by Allah).

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20 questions for: Mennan Salih (#33)

The verb عَسعَسَ (to become dark) is Mennan Salih's favorite Arabic word. The author of the popular Arabic language blog "The Arabic Pages" recently began studying Akkadian, looking for similarities to Arabic. Learn more about her in episode #33 of the 9273-roots interview series.