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Arabic Borrowing Turkish Reference Request

03/18/19

Mutual lexical borrowings between Arabic, Persian and Turkish: a reference request?

As an occasional learner of these languages, I find the linguistic situation of Arabic, Persian and Turkish very interesting: they are three genetically unrelated languages (if you stick to... more

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Arabic Terminology Turkish Cross Linguistic

03/18/19

Reversal of kinship terms when speaking to a child?

When Turkish people speak to children, they often address them with the kinship term that the child is supposed to use for the speaker. For example a mother may call her child "anneciğim" ("my dear... more

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Arabic Levantine

03/18/19

What writing systems are used for Levantine?

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Arabic Spanish Turkish Historical Linguistics

03/18/19

What is the origin of the Arabic word دزينة (dazina)?

As a Semitic language, one would expect the word dozen to be rooted in Aramaic (such as תריסר in Hebrew). This is obviously not the case, as the word appears similar to "dozen", rooted in Latin.Is... more

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Arabic Quran

03/18/19

Is there a Maf'ool مفعول in Ayah 20 of Suratul Insan?

> وَإِذَا ***رَأَيۡتَ*** ثَمَّ ***رَأَيۡتَ*** نَعِيمً۬ا وَمُلۡكً۬ا كَبِيرًا (٢٠)Is there a Maf'ool for رأيت ? If so than where is it? Please your sources if possible.

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Arabic Tafseer Quran Surat Yusuf

03/18/19

Why was Quran revealed in Arabic language?

Due to the fact that Allah is All-wise, there must've been a reason for sending down Quran in Arabic. So what is it? What would have happened if Allah had used another language?I'm asking this... more

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Arabic Quran

03/15/19

Why aren't the letters چ‎, گ‎ or پ‎ found in the Qur'an?

I am wondering about the following three letters: * چ‎ – Che * گ‎ – Gaf * پ‎ – PeThese three letters are not in the Qur'an (not even a single time).Is there any reason behind that?

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Arabic Transcription

03/15/19

Why do transcriptions from Arabic contain numbers instead of letters?

When I was looking for some Arabic lyrics I was wondering why there are numbers inbetween letters in some words (eg. "Aw3a Tes2ny" or "7obak"). Is there a reason behind this?

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Arabic Asma Ul Husna

03/15/19

What are the differences between "Ya Allah" vs "Allahuma"?

I have a little but not much knowledge of Arabic.Although **God** is called ``Al-Karim``, I hear the invocation ``Ya Karim``, but I never heard the invocation ``Ya Al-Karim`` or ``Ya-l-Karim``.... more

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Arabic English German Etymology

03/13/19

Etymology: Arabic falaha, German pflügen, English to plough?

Could there be some connection between Arabic falaha meaning to till the soil and German pflügen, Pflug or English plough, to plough?

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Arabic Quran Allah

03/13/19

Why some verses of Quran refer to God as a plural entity?

There are some verses in Qur'an which refer to God as a plural entity, like:> وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِ نَفْسُهُ> ۖ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ... more

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Arabic Terminology

03/13/19

What does "Jazak Allah Khair" mean?

Asslamu allikumI would like to know the usage of **Jazak Allah Khair**. When is it best used and, is there any restrictions?*What does "Jazak Allah Khair" mean? When do we use "Jazak Allah... more

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Arabic

01/07/19