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Semitic language
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Semitic language (ูุบุฉ ุณุงู ูุฉ): A branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family, spoken primarily in the Middle East and parts of Africa. Semitic languages include Arabic, Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. These languages share common linguistic features and have a rich history, with some of the earliest written records in human history.
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.
20 questions for: Mennan Salih (#33)
The verb ุนูุณุนูุณู (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.
How to handle the number 8 in Arabic – a core analysis
In Arabic, the number 8 โ ุซูู
ูุงูู โ has some tricky subtleties. We delve deep into the rules and see what the classic grammarians have to say about them.
Camels or rain clouds? The intriguing word ุฅุจู in the Qur’an
The word Ibil โ ุฅูุจูู โ appears twice in the Qur'an. But what does it mean? Camels or rain clouds? An investigation.
The 70 most important Arabic words related to camels
Arabic learners know the word ุฌู
ู for camel. But Arabic has hundreds of terms and descriptions for the camel/dromedary. I've collected 70 fascinating Arabic words related to camels - a list
Top 5 European Arabic grammarians You should know
Arabic grammar was of special interest in Europe, especially in the 19th and early 20th century. Here is a list of the TOP FIVE Arabic grammarians from the West
Semitic languages: Tracing the term and its history
The term Semitic Language was invented by a German scholar in 1781: August Ludwig von Schlรถzer.
Exploring the longest word in the Qurโan
The longest "word" in the Qur'an is "faโasqaynฤkumลซhu" ููุฃูุณูููููููุงููู
ูููู and means: so we gave it to you to drink. It looks like a word, but it is actually a sentence.
