A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
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Eight Arabic Verbs for “to Postpone”
لاحِقاً root: ل-ح-ق / adverb / definition: later on This week, we have another little treasure chest of synonyms to rummage through: eight Arabic verbs, all meaning “to postpone“.
Wehr Wednesdays #92
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
The Grammar of Using Arabic Numbers
عَدَد root: ع-د-د / noun / plural: أَعْداد / definition: number I remember learning the grammar for using Arabic numbers at university. It seemed fairly simple as there were essentially three sets of rules: one for the numbers 3-10, one for 11-99, and another for whole hundreds, thousands, etc. But when I looked a littleContinue reading “The Grammar of Using Arabic Numbers”
Wehr Wednesdays #91
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
How to Say “Whether” in Arabic
قَصير root: ق-ص-ر / adjective / definition: short We’ve got a short little grammar post this week about one simple way we can say “whether” in Arabic—let’s take a look!
Wehr Wednesdays #90
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
Root Exploration: ع-ر-ق
زَمَن root: ز-م-ن / noun / plural: أَزمان / definition: stretch of time It’s been a long time since our last post in the Root Exploration series. (In all honesty, though, it hasn’t felt long at all to me since I explore roots in the dictionary every day!) I’ve had a few roots written downContinue reading “Root Exploration: ع-ر-ق”
Wehr Wednesdays #89
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
Arabic Observations: Compound Quadriliteral Arabic Verbs
اِندِماج root: د-م-ج / verbal noun of form VII / definition: merging I’m super excited as I begin this post, because not only is it part of my beloved Arabic Observations series, it’s all about quadriliteral roots!
Wehr Wednesdays #88
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
Different Ways to Say “During” in Arabic
فَترة root: ف-ت-ر / noun / plural: فَتَرات / definition: interval, period Sometimes it’s the little things, right? Like those little words you end up using all the time and you’re left craving some variety. And here I bring you that variety—in the form of a small collection of Arabic synonyms, all meaning “during“.
Wehr Wednesdays #87
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
كان Plus the Future Tense
مُسْتَقْبَل root: ق-ب-ل / passive participle of form X / definition: future On this blog, we’ve previously looked at combining كان with a past tense verb and with a present tense verb—but did you know we can place the future tense directly after كان too?
Wehr Wednesdays #86
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
The ذاك Suffix
لاحِقة root: ل-ح-ق / noun / plural: لَواحِق / definition: suffix We’re all very familiar with ذا, whether we realise it or not. It’s a component of some of the first words we learn as Arabic students: هٰذا (this) ذٰلك (that) ماذا (what)
Wehr Wednesdays #85
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
Two of My Favourite Arabic Blogs
مُدَوَّنَة root: د-و-ن / noun / plural: مُدَوَّنات / definition: a blog The Arabic Pages certainly isn’t the only blog out there focused on the Arabic language, and I’ve come across so many brilliant online resources since I started studying Arabic. My intention is to (eventually) make a list of all the best Arabic resourcesContinue reading “Two of My Favourite Arabic Blogs”
Wehr Wednesdays #84
A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.
Seven Arabic Verbs Meaning “to Happen”
حَدَث root: ح-د-ث / noun / plural: أَحْداث / definition: event, occurrence *Inhaling the scent of dictionary pages* Ahh… vocabulary! You’ve got no choice but to love expanding your mental lexicon, and learning synonyms of words you already know and use is a great way to do it! So here we have seven Arabic verbsContinue reading “Seven Arabic Verbs Meaning “to Happen””
The Arabic Pages 