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Arabic Workout 01 This month in Arabic workout: the imperative of رَأَى, how to write the number 9,441,861 in Arabic, and the Egyptian-Arabic phrase "bala neela". https://arabic-for-nerds.com/learners-corner/arabic-workout-01/?feed_id=5479&utm_source=Tumblr&utm_medium=geralddrissner&utm_campaign=FS%20Poster

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English tenses in Arabic - a comprehensive guide The English tenses are not always easy to translate into Arabic. An overview of all English tenses and moods and how to express them in Arabic. https://arabic-for-nerds.com/grammar/english-tenses-in-arabic/?feed_id=4942&utm_source=Tumblr&utm_medium=geralddrissner&utm_campaign=FS%20Poster

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Media Arabic Booster (01/24 This month's (01/24) Media Arabic Booster: articles expressing solidarity with Wael Dahdouh and a translation of "From the Renaissance Dam to Somaliland" in Al Modon https://arabic-for-nerds.com/learners-corner/media-arabic-booster-01-24/?feed_id=4892

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What does مرحبًا ("marhaban") actually mean? In Arab culture, "marhaban" (مرحبًا) is commonly used as a greeting to welcome someone. However, the core meaning of the root ر-ح-ب is somewhat surprising and shows how deeply the word is connected to Arab culture. https://arabic-for-nerds.com/etymology/marhaban-meaning/?feed_id=4820

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Media Arabic Booster (12/23) This month (12/23) in Media Arabic Booster: The verb نَعَى and a translation of "Is the Palestinian cause an Egyptian problem?" (al-Ahram) https://arabic-for-nerds.com/learners-corner/media-arabic-booster/media-arabic-booster-12-23/?feed_id=4798

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lissa in Egyptian Arabic When I started learning Egyptian Arabic, there was one word which gave me a headache: lissa -لِسّه; sometimes also written لِسَّى or لِسّة. Let's see why. https://arabic-for-nerds.com/dialects/egyptian-arabic/lissa-egyptian-arabic/?feed_id=4772

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How to handle the number 8 in Arabic - a core analysis In Arabic, the number 8 – ثَمَانٍ – has some tricky subtleties. We delve deep into the rules and see what the classic grammarians have to say about them. https://arabic-for-nerds.com/grammar/number-8-arabic/?feed_id=4764

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Media Arabic Booster (11/23) This month (11/23) in Media Arabic Booster: The verb احتضر and a translation of "The importance of documenting all the Israeli crimes" (al-Quds al-Arabi) https://arabic-for-nerds.com/learners-corner/media-arabic-booster/media-arabic-booster-11-23/?feed_id=4735

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Camels or rain clouds? The intriguing word إبل in the Qur'an The word Ibil – إِبِل – appears twice in the Qur'an. But what does it mean? Camels or rain clouds? An investigation. https://arabic-for-nerds.com/islam/camel-or-rain-cloud-quran/?feed_id=4598

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Collective nouns in Arabic: Do you use the same word for camels and a camel? Collective nouns, plurals and singular units are tricky in Arabic. What are the correct patterns, are they masculine or feminine and should we treat them as singular or plural? An overview https://arabic-for-nerds.com/grammar/collective-nouns-arabic/?feed_id=4569

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The 70 most important Arabic words related to camels Arabic learners know the word جمل for camel. But Arabic has hundreds of terms and descriptions for the camel/dromedary. I've collected 70 fascinating Arabic words related to camel - a list https://arabic-for-nerds.com/translation-expression/arabic-words-for-camel/?feed_id=4499

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What happens in your brain when you learn Arabic? Learning Arabic requires different brain activity than learning German. What does this mean for adult learners? Can the brain adapt to the new demands? A study from the Max Planck Institute provides answers. In this in-depth interview, Dr. Matthias Schwendemann, who was part of the research team, provides fascinating insights into what happens in our brains when we learn Arabic or German. https://arabic-for-nerds.com/interviews/what-happens-in-your-brain-when-you-learn-arabic/?feed_id=4389

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A CLASSIC: The Arabic verb: "to behave like Adolf Hitler" Have you ever had a look at the Arabic root tahatlara ه-ت-ل-ر in Hans Wehr's dictionary? You will be surprised: It means to behave like Adolf Hitler. https://arabic-for-nerds.com/grammar/arabic-verb-imitate-adolf-hitler/?feed_id=4180&utm_source=Tumblr&utm_medium=geralddrissner&utm_campaign=FS%20Poster

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A CLASSIC: What is the plural of كافر - "unbeliever"? There are many options to form the plural of kafir (كافر) which is unbeliever in Islam. The most common are Kuffār and Kāfirūn. Do they mean the same? https://arabic-for-nerds.com/islam/kafir-kuffar-kafirun-meaning/?feed_id=4092&utm_source=Tumblr&utm_medium=geralddrissner&utm_campaign=FS%20Poster