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I-verb
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In Arabic, verbs are categorized into different forms based on their root letters and patterns. The first form, known as Form I (ุงููุนู ุงูู ุฌุฑุฏ), is the basic form of the verb.
Point Taken
A spelling error related to dry cleaning was found in an Arabic text in a hotel in Oman: ุงูุจุงุดู instead of the correct spelling ุงููุงุดู.
Media Arabic Booster 05/25
This month (05/25) in the Media Arabic Booster: Egypt's Foreign Reserves and a feature article asking: Are we on the threshold of a New Middle East?
The phrase ุงูุทุฑู ุงูุณูุงุฑุฉ – Is there a mistake?
On road signs in Morocco, you'll see the phrase ุงูุทุฑู ุงูุณูุงุฑุฉ. At first glance, this looks like an Arabic grammatical error. Or is it correct?
Media Arabic Booster 04/25
This month (04/25) in the Media Arabic Booster: Donald Trump and his trade war, and a Palestinian writer on Egypt and Gaza.
Al-Suli: The chess master in the Islamic Golden Age
Al-Suli, a key chess master from the 10th century, played an important role in developing modern chess and is seen as one of its first champions. Who was Al-Suli, and how are chess terms expressed in Arabic?
Scan & Correct
A sign for a halal restaurant in Poland. Some of the Arabic text is a bit harder to digest.
Media Arabic Booster 03/25
This month (03/25) in the Media Arabic Booster: Egypt's inflation and General Haftar's role in creating a Russian military base deep in the Libyan desert
Flying Fathas
You might assume that the Arabic on the signs on an Emirates plane is correct. At least the diacritics (ุชุดููู) aren't.
Unlocking Arabic #2: Distinguishing ูุงุฏุฉ and ููุงุฏุงุช
Today we are going to look at the root ู-ู-ุฏ. Do ูุงุฏุฉ and ููุงุฏุงุช have the same meaning?
Media Arabic Booster 02/25
This month (02/25) in the Media Arabic Booster: The U.S. and Russia met in Saudi Arabia, and how the U.S. is trying to stop the flow of money to Lebanon through Iraq.
