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Ancient Greek
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Ancient Greek (ุงููููุงููุฉ ุงููุฏูู ุฉ) is the language of classical Greece, used from around the 9th century BCE to the 6th century CE, known for its rich literary and philosophical heritage.
A Fortnight in the Life of a Hyperpolyglot
How do you manage to maintain and speak multiple languages? Reginald (Reggie) Hefner speaks more than ten languages. For Arabic for Nerds, he wrote down his daily language revision routine and shared his routines and tips.
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.
20 questions for: Reginald Hefner (#13)
20 questions for the man who speaks all the languages which the famous Middlebury Language School offers (except for Korean): Reginald Hefner
20 questions: Badrul Aini ShaโAri (#2)
Episode #2 of the series "9273 roots": 20 questions for the man who brings Arabic to South-East Asia: Badrul Aini Shaโari.
The role of ุญูููู in the Call to Prayer in Islam
The word ุญูููู ("Hayya") is used in the call of the muezzin: ุญูููู ุนูููู ุงูุตูููุงุฉู means "Come to prayer". What type of word is ุญูููู?
Exploring Turkish and Persian roots in Arabic: pasha, mister and baksheesh
There are words in Arabic that don't look Arabic - and they aren't. The etymology of basha, bakshish, sitt, efendim, khan, dulab, fingan, and khorchide.
Etymology of Arabic words: Turkish and Greek influence – prison, ice cream and shoes
There are words in Arabic that don't look Arabic - and they aren't. The etymology of liman, odah, dondurma, shish tawouk, gazma, dughry, fihris.
