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consonant
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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.
What Sixteen Words Can Hide: The Grammar of Qur’an 41:11
A sky made of smoke, a command addressed to two, and a reply that suddenly shifts the grammar. Qurʾān 41:11 looks simple at first glance—but its sixteen words hide several striking features of classical Arabic.
Mitte Means Mitte
A campaign poster from Berlin’s Social Democrats renders Mitte in Arabic as المركز (al-markaz, "the center"). While linguistically accurate, it misses the geographic mark: by swapping a proper noun for a literal definition, a famous Berlin district effectively disappears.
Distinction Denied
A trading company in Istanbul aims for "Excellence" (al-Imtiyāz) but commits a classic orthographic error by forcing a Hamza onto a Form VIII verbal noun.
“Arabic is dead – and yet it keeps living” | Karina Karatamakova | 9273 Roots #40
Russian UX writer Karina Karatamakova runs the Telegram channel Karatique, documenting her journey through the Arabic language. She shares why Saudi Arabic holds a special place in her heart and how a 16-year study timeline gave her peace.
Extra Baggage
The Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner is a marvel of modern engineering, but the Arabic script on this United Airlines flight carries a flaw. The altitude indicator adds a symbol where none should exist. Here is why Form VIII verbal nouns prefer to travel light.
Kids, Screens & Somaliland | Media Arabic Booster 06/26 – Last Episode
In the final Media Arabic Booster, we look at a UAE social media ban for children and an Asas Media article on Israel, Somaliland, and the Red Sea.
Ruff Translation
Think that snarling Doberman is scary? Check out the Arabic grammar! We’re breaking down why this German warning sign is barking up the wrong tree with its broken script.
The Hamza Overcorrection
Trying to fix an Arabic typo can create a new one. On a Cairo street sign, a well-meant Hamza correction left one Hamza too many — turning a small spelling fix into a small spelling fight. Thanks to this sharp catch by Marnix Demesmaeker, let’s unpack the glottal-stop rules behind it.
Bild’s Broken Arabic
Even with an Arabic expert like Constantin Schreiber featured, Bild.de managed to publish a headline where the letters are disconnected and the reading direction is reversed.
The Ghost of the Company
A headline about the "New Egyptian Countryside" uses a feminine verb for a masculine noun. Is it a mistake, or is there a "ghost noun" haunting the sentence?
