نَهار root: ن-ه-ر / noun / plural: أَنهُر / definition: day, daytime At the beginning of the year, we looked at some dual nouns which carry the meaning of “the Sun and the Moon“, because sometimes the dual is used to refer to a pair of things often mentioned together. So, I thought, why don’tContinue reading “Four Dual Nouns Meaning “Day and Night””
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Arabic Observations: Time of Day and “to Become” Synonyms
وَقْت root: و-ق-ت / noun / plural: أَوْقات / definition: time The first post in the synonyms series was Four Common Words for “to Become” in Arabic. By definition, the verb “to become” is inherently linked to time—it indicates that something first wasn’t and then came to be afterwards. But the synonyms of “to become” inContinue reading “Arabic Observations: Time of Day and “to Become” Synonyms”
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