167 Answered Questions for the topic Arabic

04/19/19

Typing in Arabic is tedious. Is there anyway that typing in Arabic can be a smoother process?
I realized that typing documents in Arabic script on Microsoft Word is a tedious process. Selecting, formatting, aligning (among other things) Arabic text is a really inefficient process... more
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Arabic Etymology

04/17/19

Do the words "dolphin" and "الدلفين" in English and Arabic have the same origin?
The word *dolphin* is used in may languages including English and Arabic ([الدلفين](http://www.almaany.com/ar/dict/ar-ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86/))But it seems Arabic... more
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Arabic Phonology Ipa

04/17/19

how to produce pharyngeal sounds?
i just started self-studying arabic and i'm having trouble producing some of the sounds, specifically ض (ḍad), ظ (ẓa), ص (ṣad) and ط (ṭa). all four are pharyngealized fricatives/plosives and... more
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Arabic Salat Tashahhud

04/16/19

What does "السلام عليكم أيها النبي" actually mean?
When I first learnt how to pray *salat*, I was taught as part of the *tashahud* to recite the phrase "`السلام عليكم أيها النبي`."I am hardly fluent in Arabic, but my translation of the above is... more
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Arabic

04/14/19

The origin of the word "left" and "right" in Arabic?
You might have noticed, that in the Arabic language, the word "left" is metaphorically used for something bad or impure. And the other way around for the word "right".The word right:>69:19 -... more
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Arabic Phonemes

04/13/19

Languages missing the sound P?
I've found that Arabic doesn't have the sound P - and they use B instead of it (when they pronounce non-Arabic words that contain the sound P, obviously).Is there any other language not having the... more
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04/13/19

How are algebraic operations written in a right-to-left language?
Arabic is a right-to-left language, so when using Google Translate to translate this expression:> x/yfrom English to Arabic, it returns> س / صwhere 'x' is on the right, 'y' is on the left.... more
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04/12/19

How are foreign terms incorporated into the Arabic system of vowel alternation?
I don't know much at all about the specifics of Arabic grammar, so this question might not make sense, but as I understand it, most Arabic words consist of a three-consonant root with vowels... more
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04/11/19

How to transliterate the following Arabic letters in English?
I am interested in how to transcribe the following Arabic letters oh English. The letter "families" I Ann interested in are:- ع- غ- رand- ك- ق- ءI think one of the first two would be a "gh", but... more
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04/11/19

Is it arabic name for Austria نمسا borrowed from Proto-Slavic?
Can someone cite reliable source about Serbo-Croatian (Proto-Slavic) etymology of Arabic word for Austria نمسا [(nimsa)](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7)? It's sounds very... more
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Arabic Jumuah Khutbah

04/11/19

Should the khateeb deliver the Friday khutbah in Arabic?
In my neighborhood, the Friday khutbah is delivered only using Arabic. There are other khateebs that use both Indonesian (or other languages) and Arabic. As far as I know, they replace the sermon... more
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04/11/19

How are numerals written in Arabic?
How are multi-digit numbers written in Arabic?For example, if someone wanted to write 123, would they write "321" from the right or in some other way?
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Arabic Halal Haram

04/11/19

Is it haram to transliterate Arabic in English?
I have been told that it is haram to write Arabic in English like e.g. *"Assalam O Alaikum"* and *"JazakALLAH"*.So is transliterating Arabic in English actually haram?
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Arabic Quran Tajweed

04/11/19

How to read these verses in the Quran?
Assalamu alaikum. I am learning how to read Arrabic alphabets and how to read Quran. I'm slightly confused with something:In the first verse of Sura Al-Faatiha, the spelling suggests the following... more
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04/11/19

Arabic sin and shin sounds in Classical times?
What sounds did س and ش‎ make in (early) Classical Arabic?I have heard that maybe they were not [s] and [ʃ]. Is that a widely accepted truth? If that's true, what is the evidence for that?
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04/11/19

What is the linguistic term for an environment where parents teach a second language to their children in lieu of the parents' native language?
For example, Lebanon is an Arabic-speaking country. However, many parents insist on speaking to their children exclusively in English or French and refuse or severely limit the use of Arabic. Is... more
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Arabic

04/09/19

What is the difference between "Kafiroon" and "Kafireen"?
As far as I can see, the words "Kafiroon" and "Kafireen" is translated the same. There are also different similar words like "Muslimoon" and "Muslimeen".What is the difference between a word ending... more
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04/09/19

Mostly Arabic text with some English?
I was asked to help proofread an Arabic language (right-to-left) flyer with some English (left-to-right) text:Right now it reads:**بطاقة المساعدة الغذائية مقبولة من Local Farm Market** اسواق... more
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04/09/19

Gulf Arabic vowels allophones?
No matter how much I browse, I cannot find any true researcher's really precise and accurate data on the issue. Actually, I cannot find any Gulf Arabic Phonology compendium, so any help will be... more
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04/09/19

Where does 'attahiyaatu lillahi was salawaatu' come from?
Can someone point me to where this comes from? I don't know Arabic so I've had to transliterate:>*attahiyaatu lillahi was salawaat at tayyibaat. as salaamu alan nabee wa rahmatullahi wa barakat.... more
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04/09/19

Is it right or wrong - "Assalamualaikum"?
Some days ago, I came to know that "Inshallah" is wrong and the correct one is "In shaa Allah".Similarly, Are these right or wrong? 1. Assalamualaikum. 2. Jazak Allahu Khairun. 3. Alhamdulillah.... more
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04/08/19

What is the difference between حَرَّمَ and نَهَى?
In the Qur'an, and throughout the hadith literature, there are numerous references to what is forbidden. However, I have noticed that what is often translated as the English word "forbade" seems... more
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04/07/19

What is the meaning of "مُوَلِّي"?
The word مُوَلِّي appears in Quran verse 2:148. I have read a few translations of the verse (e.g. [here](http://corpus.quran.com/wordbyword.jsp?chapter=2&verse=148)) but I still don't have a... more
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Arabic Terminology

04/05/19

What is the definition of a kaffir?
My understanding of the term *kafir* is that it refers to a person who literally rejects God's authority. So while even the most blatant polytheist would still be *mushrik*, he would not... more
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04/05/19

Is there an order of difficulty for MSA?
Has an order of grammatical difficulty for Modern Standard Arabic been discovered (or proposed) similar to that found for L2 learners of English?
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