167 Answered Questions for the topic Arabic

03/25/19

Why does Spanish have so many diphthongs compared to other Romance languages?
I have studied and known Spanish my whole life, and got a job at a University where I am allowed to take some free classes. Over the past three years, I have taken all the Italian classes offered,... more
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03/21/19

Why does ISO 639-3 have many language codes for Arabic but only one for English?
ISO 639-3 has many language codes for Arabic, but only one for English.I'm an Arab who is familiar with multiple Arabic dialects. We do not call it anything but "لهجات" which is translated to... more
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03/20/19

Pre-Hilalian Hilalian dialects comparaison?
What are the main differences between Pre-Hilalian Tunisian dialects ( or any other Maghrebi dialects ) and the Hilalian ones ( Pronunciation , vocabulary ... ) . Let’s take the dialect I speak as... more
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03/19/19

What is a "Muslim" (surrendered) and what is a "Mumin" (believer/safe)?
In the Quran, two terms are used to refer to those on the straight path (suratal mustakeem): *muslim* and *mumin*.What are some similarities and differences between "muslim" and "mumin"?In the... more
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03/19/19

Is using Arabic when you dont understand it an innovation or a real part of the religion?
As a convert this was my first serious question. I just convinced myself that Islam is closer to the straight path than Christianity which meant that a lot of people have added to the religion.... more
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03/19/19

Musical notation in languages with right-to-left writing?
How does musical notation in languages that use right-to-left writing direction (such as Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Urdu, Yiddish) look like? Is it right-to-left too? If not (i.e. if they use the... more
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03/19/19

Greek - Arabic language relation?
Is there a valid, known link (academic source or even speculation) regarding the Greek and Arabic language, when it comes to syntactic- grammatical or morphological cohesion? I ve only come across... more
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03/19/19

fattha, qasra, damma in google arabic translate?
I am trying to learn Arabic using a combination of Arabic for Dummies (AFD) and Google Translate. AFD seems to use transliteration while Google uses actual script. However, there seem to be... more
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03/19/19

Can the word "prairie" be derived from the arabic word "barary"?
I've found a great similarity between the two words and their meanings."Barary" براري in Arabic is the plural form of "Barr-īyah" بَرِّيَّة, from the word "Barr" meaning land, with the nisbah... more
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Arabic Terminology Sin

03/19/19

What is the difference between إِثْم and ذَنب and سَيِّئَة which refer to sin?
There are a number of Arabic words in Quran that refer to sin like: إِثْم and ذَنب and سَيِّئَة. *I am looking for the difference between them and their usage.*
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Arabic Morphosyntax

03/19/19

Arabic word stress in the presence of an elided hamza ("hamzat al-waSl")?
Word stress in MSA follows a precise set of rules, which are described consistently in various Arabic grammar textbooks, e.g. Ryding's "A Reference Grammar of Modern Standard Arabic" (2005).... more
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03/19/19

Is there a corpus of Arabic text that doesn't include quotations of the Quran?
I want to search such a corpus to determine the commonality or in other terms the frequency of use of the word Quran القرآن in comparison to The Generous Quran القرآن الكريم. But the condition is... more
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Arabic Quran

03/19/19

Why, in Qur'an verse 4:34, the feminine singular of kuthhiba used instead of the masculine singular or plural?
Surah Al-An'aam, verse 34, begins with:> وَلَقَدْ كُذِّبَتْ رُسُلٌ If you ignore the first two particles (waw + laqad), it begins a verbal sentence with "kuthhibat rusulun." The verb (kutthibat)... more
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Arabic French

03/19/19

Similarity between Salut in French and Salaam in Arabic?
I noticed a similarity between the word _**Salut**_ in French and the word _**سلام**_ in Arabic which is pronounced _**Salaam**_ and they both mean "safety and well-being" and are both used as a... more
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03/19/19

What is the difference between "nabi" and "rasul"?
In English, we use the word *prophet*, but in Quran two different names are used for prophets: *rasul* and *nabi*.What is the difference between *rasul* and *nabi*?
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Arabic Ipa

03/19/19

The most relative for ə sound in Arabic?
The IPA for "man" in American English is mən. Arabic, however, doesn't have the vowel sound ə. So, what's the most related sound in Arabic? I know there are some short vowels (Harakat) but I don't... more
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03/19/19

Is it possible to move from non-concatenative to concatenative morphology?
I've been wondering whether it is possible for a language to move from non-concatenative (root-and-pattern, Arabic-style) morphology to concatenative type known from the Indo-European languages? If... more
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Arabic

03/18/19

Different Meaning Arabic ْلَمْ تَكْتُب (lam taktub) and ْمَا كَتَبَت (maa katabat)?
Is there difference of meaning between two word below ?1. `لم تكتب (lam taktub)`2. `ما كتبت (maa katabat)`IMO the meaning is same : "She didn't write". Is the meaning correct ?Maybe there is anyone... more
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03/18/19

Is the similarity between the Arabic word Gayyid and the English word Good due to a borrowing?
Why is the Arabic word **جید** (**jayyid**) which is pronounced **gayyid** in Egypt and means *good*, so similar to the word **good** or the German word **gut**? Is it a borrowing? (since the word... more
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03/18/19

Transliteration-transcription method for ancient Greek & Arabic?
I am currently working on a paper that deals with a Psalm from the Septuagint known as the Violet fragment - LXX, Psalm 77.The particular verses i am interested in, are written in Greek uncials,... more
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03/18/19

Arabic word for door from root d-l-t or d-l-th?
I know that the Hebrew letter 'daleth' originates from the word for 'door', indeed the Modern Hebrew word for door is 'dalet'.Is there an Arabic word for door from this same root - d-l-t or d-l-th?... more
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Arabic Salat

03/18/19

Why do Muslims offer prayers in Arabic? What is the significance of the language?
Muslims offer prayer and recite Quran in Arabic. What is the significance of Arabic language for worship according to Quran and Sunnah? Is there any hadith or verse of Quran that makes the Arabic... more
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03/18/19

Do I need to learn Arabic to become a practicing Muslim?
I am an American who recently converted. But I only know English and I have a Qur'an that is English only. I have memorized most of the everyday sayings in Arabic. But I was wondering if I have to... more
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03/18/19

Learning Arabic through roots?
I am currently trying to learn Arabic but think that instead of learning vocabulary piece by piece, it would be better to learn the root consonants for nouns, adjectives and verbs and rules for... more
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03/18/19

Arabic and Persian loans in Turkish?
Both Persian and Turkish - as have other "islamic" languages - have a great deal of Arabic vocabulary. Due to an (initially) favourable vowel inventory (and maybe due to the same script being used)... more
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