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Arabic has 28 consonant sounds (الحروف الساكنة في العربية), each represented by a unique letter in the Arabic alphabet. These sounds include a range of emphatic, pharyngeal, and uvular consonants.
Arabic as a springboard to learning Hebrew
How hard is it to learn another Semitic language? If you know Arabic and want to learn Hebrew, you can do it relatively quickly. Our guest writer Reginald Hefner shares his experiences and tricks.
What happens in your brain when you learn Arabic?
Learning Arabic requires different brain activity than learning German. What does this mean for adult learners? Can the brain adapt to the new demands? A study from the Max Planck Institute provides answers. In this in-depth interview, Dr. Matthias Schwendemann, who was part of the research team, provides fascinating insights into what happens in our brains when we learn Arabic or German.
How do you form the imperative of قالَ in the dual?
Arabic roots with weak letters are tricky. If you want to express "say!" (you both - dual) in Arabic, you use قُولا. Why do we keep the و here? An analysis.
The role of the second vowel in past tense Arabic Verbs
The vowel on the second root letter of an Arabic past tense verb tells you a lot about the character and meaning of the verb.
The mystery of the Arabic broken plural
The Arabic broken plural has the effect that scholars still debate how to properly classify the several branches of Semitic languages.
20 questions: Ulric Shannon (#11)
Episode #11 of my series "9273 Roots": 20 questions for the Western diplomat and Canadian ambassador who likes to give interviews in Arabic: Ulric Shannon.
How do you pronounce Allah correctly?
The word Allah (الله) is a special word in many ways. Especially the pronunciation can be tricky if you don't know the rules. Here is how to pronounce Allah correctly.
What is the plural of كافِر?
There are many options to form the plural of kafir (كافر) which is unbeliever in Islam. The most common are Kuffār and Kāfirūn. Do they mean the same?
Rare one-letter Arabic verbs explained
Yes, there are one-letter-words in Arabic. You probably know the word for and وَ. But there is more - the imperative.
What is the total number of Arabic roots?
In fact, I don't think anyone has ever counted the number of Arabic roots. Mathematically: 21,952 roots. Practically, you get 6,332 roots.
