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Possessive Adjectives
Adjectives
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About The Arabic Language
Arabic is one of the world's major languages, spoken in a broad belt extending from the
Arabian Peninsula across the Fertile Crescent and on to the Atlantic Ocean. It is the official
language of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq,
Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco, making it the
mother tongue of about 215 million people. In addition many millions of Moslems in other
countries have some knowledge of Arabic, it being the language of the Moslem religion and
of the sacred Koran. In 1974 Arabic was made the sixth official language of the United
Nations.
Great languages spring from great empires, and Arabic is no exception. A Semitic language
closely related to Hebrew, its use was confined to the Arabian Peninsula until the 7th century
A.D. But the spectacular Islamic conquests of that century carried the language far beyond its
original borders, and it supplanted almost all the previous languages of Iraq, Syria, Egypt,
and North Africa. After further conquest in succeeding centuries Arabic was spoken as fareast
as Afghanistan and as far west as Spain.
The Arabic alphabet is believed to have evolved from that of an ancient people known as the
Nabateans, but how, when, and where exactly it originated is still a matter of controversy. By
the early Mohammedan period two scripts were in use: the Naskhi, the ordinary cursive form
used in books and correspondence, and the Kufic, an angular script used mainly for
decorative purposes. The present alphabet of twenty-eight letters consists basically of
consonants, the vowel signs being indicated by marks above or below the letters. While these
marks are generally omitted, they do appear in elementary school books and in all editions of
the Koran. Like the other Semitic languages, Arabic is written from right to left. The script is
employed in many other languages, such as Persian, Pashto, Urdu, and Sindhi.
Spoken Arabic naturally varies from country to country, but classical Arabic, the language of
the Koran, has remained largely unchanged since the 7th century. It has served as a great
unifying force in the development and standardization of the language. When educated Arabs
from different countries meet, they generally converse in classical Arabic. On the southern
coast of the Arabian Peninsula the people speak a number of dialects known collectively as
South Arabic, but these differ so greatly from the Arabic of the north that South Arabic is
often considered a separate language.
Arabic has contributed many words to the English language, many of them beginning with
the Arabic definite article al-. These include algebra, alcohol, alchemy, alkali, alcove, alfalfa,
and albatross. Others are mosque, minaret, sultan, elixir, harem, giraffe, gazelle, cotton,
amber, sofa, mattress, tariff, magazine, marsupial, syrup, sherbet, and artichoke. Coffee is
also an Arabic word which entered English by way of Turkish and Italian. The word assassin
comes from a similar Arabic word meaning "hashish addicts."
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How To Break The Arabic Code
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Everyday Dialogue
Questions and Introductions
Expressions in Use
Little Words
Ceremonies
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Questions & Introductions
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Questions & Introductions
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Questions & Introductions
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Town & Shops
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Town & Shops
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Town & Shops
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Expressions in Use
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Expressions in Use
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Expressions in Use
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Little Words
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Ceremonies
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