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VIII-verb
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Form VIII verbs (ุงููุนู ุงูู ุฒูุฏ ุจุญุฑู) in Arabic are derived by inserting a “t” (ุช) after the first root letter. This form often conveys a reflexive or passive meaning.
License to Spell
In intelligence, precision is paramount - even in spelling. A misplaced ูู
ุฒุฉ can distort meaning and expose linguistic incompetence, as the CIA learned in an Arabic recruitment flyer.
Cutting the Qiblah
The direction of prayer should not be interrupted - at least not in the written form of the Arabic word.
Hamza on Speed
Even on Saudi Arabia's modern high-speed train, spelling mistakes haunt you.
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.
Media Arabic Booster 01/25
This month (01/25) in Media Arabic Booster: The airplane disaster in the USA and an article discussing the return of businessmen linked to Bashar al-Assad to Syria.
Media Arabic Booster 10/24
This month (10/24) in Media Arabic Booster: The situation in Lebanon and an article discussing why Saudi Arabia is reluctant to join the BRICs.
How to build the passive voice in Arabic easily
The passive voice is rarely used in Arabic. So it is no coincidence that it is a popular source of errors, especially when translating. Reason enough to review the most important rules.
Media Arabic Booster 06/24
This month (06/24) in Media Arabic Booster: The List of Shame and an article on whether Israel cut off Egypt's gas supplies as political blackmail.
Media Arabic Booster 04/24
This month (04/24) in Media Arabic Booster: The expression ุจูุนูุฏ ุงููู
ููุงูู and a translation of an article discussing why Sudan had suspended "al-Arabiya"
Media Arabic Booster 03/24
This month (03/24) in Media Arabic Booster: The verb ุชูููุฃูููุฃู and a translation of an article on five political trends in Jordan (al-Ghad)
