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The Phrase الطرق السيارة: Is There a Mistake?
On road signs in Morocco, you'll see the phrase الطرق السيارة. At first glance, this looks like an Arabic grammatical error. Or is it correct?
From Washington to Gaza: Decoding Two Major Debates in Arabic Media | Media Arabic Booster 04/25
Two vastly different fronts in today's news: We examine the global economic shockwaves of a US trade war and the deeply personal, regional politics of the Gaza border as seen through the eyes of a Palestinian writer.
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?
The Ironic Arabic Origin of Donald Trump’s Favorite Word: ‘Tariff’
The word "tariff" has a rich linguistic history, coming from the Arabic root ع-ر-ف. Over the centuries, it evolved through Persian, Turkish, and Latin before becoming the English term we use today.
Egypt’s Inflation and Russia’s Libyan Strategy | Media Arabic Booster 03/25
We look past the usual headlines to analyze two key developing stories. This month: an inside look at Egypt's changing inflation rate and an in-depth analysis of Russia's strategic military expansion into southern Libya with General Haftar.
Grammatical Imposters and Double Agents: Unmasking the True Identity of وَسِيطٌ and عَدُوٌّ | UA #5
Ever memorized an Arabic pattern only to find it doesn't work as expected? We dissect two tricky words, عَدُوٌّ (enemy) and وَسِيطٌ (mediator), to reveal a core principle of Arabic grammar: actual usage always trumps the textbook form.
How to Use NotebookLM to Study Arabic
Google's NotebookLM can help you move from intermediate to advanced Arabic skills, writes Christoph Weyer in a guest post. He uses AI tools to improve his skills through video summaries and generated vocabulary lists.
Distinguishing قادة and قيادات
This episode of Unlocking Arabic delves into the root ق-و-د to clarify a common point of confusion. Do the frequently encountered terms قادة and قيادات carry identical meanings in Arabic, especially in journalistic texts? We'll uncover the subtle yet crucial distinctions.
Arabic Vocabulary for Diplomacy: Analyzing ‘Rift’ (قطيعة) and ‘Sanctions’ (عقوبات) | 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.
“Teaching Arabic is deeply ingrained in my DNA” | Haytham Ibrahim | 9273 Roots #35
His father was a professor of Arabic at Al-Azhar University in Cairo. Haytham Ibrahim is now setting out to revolutionize online Arabic learning. He is the founder of AnyArabic.
