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Riqa and Tawqi are characterized by long answers are actually completely memorizing and are closely kept secrets of the language. Stay tuned for the next issue where we ask and answer one of these questions. Secrets of the Arabic Language by Mohtanick Jamil Introduction: And there are so many examples and manifestations of this Arabic is an ancient language with secrets embedded in its secret even in everyday Arabic.

We can write entire books on just this grammar, vocabulary, etymology and everywhere else. It is like an old one secret. But lets focus on one example.

Example: The language keeps these secrets very clandestine so very We can take almost any Arabic verb and add ST to the few people know about them. But in this issue, we are going to share beginning of it.

For example, we can add ST to the beginning of fa-hi- one of those secrets with you. The resulting word is pronounced is-taf-ha-ma to This one secret is just the tip of the iceberg. Imagine yourself ask a question. And this is something unique to this magnificent tongue. So fa-hi-ma means to understand, but is-taf-ha-ma means to look for understanding, to seek understanding, to ask for Remember the ER example: understanding, etc, etc. This is commonly translated as to ask a In a previous issue, recall that we talked about how silly it question.

Imagine how silly someone would sound if they asked why Now we can ask some seemingly silly questions like: why does the ER was two letters, why it was these two letters in particular and it have to be two letters? Why ST and not anything else? And why are they in the beginning instead of one in the ER came at the end as opposed to the E in the beginning and the R at beginning and the other at the end, the other in the middle, one in the the end or any other scheme.

Asking this is not appropriate in any language. The answer will Lets answer the last question: why is the Arabic affix ST at the be that it just is the way it is. But in Arabic, we can ask these questions. And we will get amazing answers. To truly appreciate these answers, it To answer this, remember the secret we learned: the way a would be great if we already spoke Arabic, but lets dive into this word is structured in Arabic has a relationship with the words anyways.

Now, when you look for understanding, what happens first, The Structure of an Arabic Word is Related to its Meaning: the understanding or the looking? Obviously, first you seek the This is the first secret of the Arabic language.

The letters a understanding and then you have the understanding. So just like how word contains, the order of the letters, the position of those letters, the seeking comes before the understanding in real life, so too does etc, etc all have some relationship with what the word means.

Well stay tuned for the next issue where we give another example that is even more spellbinding than this. The Caravan Press Issue 3. Arabic language: the structure of a word indicates on the meanings Now theres another, very similar, word in the language which and nuances of that word. This word means for a falcon to stridulate chirp.

Notice We saw an example of this in the Arabic prefix ST. This prefix that there is a duplication in this word as well, but this duplication is of is used on verbs to change the meaning such that, instead of doing the a different type. The duplication is on sar, which is not a single letter action, we now look to do it. We asked why the ST comes at the like we saw in the case of sar-ra. When you look Now sar-sa-ra means for a falcon to chirp.

And how does a to do an action, first you do the looking and then you do the action. It makes a few successive chirps, stops for a bit and Since the ST affords the looking meaning and the rest of the word repeats the chirping.

You see how the duplication in sar-ra was highly localized on a single letter, and how that occurred in concert with a duplication in Another Application of the Secret: the meaning which was very quick and rushed. And how the Another manifestation of this secret, apart from the duplication in the word sar-sa-ra was more spread out, and how that positioning of letters, is the duplication of letters.

When letters in a occurred in concert with a duplication in the meaning which was word are duplicated or come twice , this duplication in the word similarly spread out and occurred with pauses. What a magnificent language! For example, the word qa-ta-a means to cut. Now, when you cut something, you make one motion and the job is done. Another Other Beautiful Aspects of Arabic: word in the language is qat-ta-a.

This word means to chop, mince or We cant share anymore secrets with you today. There are dice. Now, when you chop something, you dont just cut it in one jaw-dropping secrets just waiting to be discovered and splendid motion; you apply repeated cuts until the thing is finely minced.

So bounties waiting to be seen, but youll have to get there yourself notice how the duplication of the letter T in the word occurred in before you can enjoy the fruits and truly appreciate them. But we can share some other interesting aspects of Arabic Incredible! One of the things people love hearing most about Arabic is the numerous amount of An Incredible Example of this Application: words it provides for a single meaning. For example, there are over But the language actually goes even deeper than this.

It takes half a dozen words in the Arabic language for fear. Each one is slightly into consideration the type of duplication. This type of duplication, different in its connotations and nuances and discussing these then, occurs in concert with a similar type of duplication in the differences is something full of great pleasure and fun.

In the next issue, well take a look at the different words for Lets take the word sar-ra as an example. This word means for fear in Arabic and how they differ from each other. In doing this, well a bee to buzz. Notice that there is a duplication in this word on the R. Synonymy in Arabic by Mohtanick Jamil Synonymy: ones job means the fear of what that implies by way of lack of income There is a rule in Arabic which states that no two words or and so forth.

If you do have two seemingly Taq-wa is another word. This is the fear, again, not of a thing, synonymous words or structures, you can bet that there will be some but of the consequences of a thing. For instance, if someone has taq- difference between them, no matter how minute it may be.

This is part of the beauty of this language. It has words and Another word is khu-shoo. This is not the feeling of fear, but expressions that serve such accurate purposes. It has a reservoir of the manifestation of fear on ones outer appearance. For example, vocabulary from which we can pick and choose in order to formulate when someone is given some frightening news, their eyes show that our speech so that it is extremely clear, accurate and descriptive.

This expression is known as khu-shoo. There are words in Arabic that would take entire paragraphs to explain Now hazr means to have a type of fear that gives you extra in other languages. Every shade of human emotion, every nuance of an event, Row is a shock; the initial terror that you feel when you are every style of action all these things have dedicated words which are startled. This is why the Quran has honoured this tongue with Wa-jal is a very deeply piercing fear that starts to take over the title Lisanin Arabyin Mubin a clear, Arabic language.

Related to this is rub, which means to fear something to the extent that it causes you to lose your senses. Rub is often used An Example: when you fear someone as opposed to something. Similarly, wa-jaf is Lets take the English word fear. English has a few synonyms the fear that makes your heart pound and makes you wring your for this, such as terror, horrification and others.

Notice, now, that not hands out of discontent all of these can be used interchangeably. For instance, you wouldnt Finally, Ra-hab is the fear of disappointing someone.

And Ish- say his terror of getting fired motivated him to do a great job. This faaq is the fear on behalf of someone else, as a mother fears for her shows that there are slight differences between these words and children. Now lets compare some of these using a single example. The Unlike in English, in Arabic these differences serve a very khawf of losing your job is the fear that it might happen.

The wa-jas is noble purpose: synonyms are used to highlight different aspects of one the fear you get when you overhear someone mention your poor thing. Well see an example of this towards the end of the article. The khash-ya is the fear of not having an The word khawf is perhaps the most common word for fear in income.

The taq-wa is the fear that motivates you to do a good job to Arabic. Khawf is where you fear the occurrence of some upcoming avoid being fired. The hazr is the fear that makes you play dirty tricks event. The wa-jal is when the fear of being fired is something physical. This word is used for the fear of ones life, the fear all you think about. The rub is the fear you have of your boss calling of robbery, etc.

The wa-jaf is the fear that makes your heart pound Another word is wa-jas. This is fear which is based on hearing when youre listening to him speak to you. The ra-hab is the fear of some bad news. For example, when a student overhears his teacher disappointing your family because of being fired.

The ish-faaq is the saying to another teacher that he is close to failing, he feels wa-jas. Another word is khash-ya. Khash-ya is the fear of, not a thing, Depending on which word you use, you can draw attention to but the implications of a thing. For instance, the khash-ya of losing various aspects of a thing. Isnt it beautiful?

The Caravan Press Issue 5. Khawf isn't the only word with so many that can express it is the concept of one word having many different synonyms; Arabic is replete with such synonymy where a single meanings. Arabic has several words that have more than one meaning. A common lore among Arabs is that there are words in Not only do they have more than one, in fact they have several.

The the language for Camel. Whether true or not, this is definitely word Ein is the most popularly quoted example for this. Ein has over a dozen meanings, some of which are: eye, the Synonyms exist in Arabic to show something from slightly essence of a thing, the entirety of a thing, the most important part of a different angles, express emotions in slightly various shades, and so thing, the part of a thing which is currently present, sentinel, spring on.

For example, the word Heart can be translated into Arabic as Qalb water , knee, non-destructive rain that lasts five or more days, corner, or as Fu'aad. The heart is sometimes referred to as 'eye' and 'spring'. Qalb because a person's emotions, opinions and overall mood can There is a special group of words in Arabic that not only have change from one to another in a split second.

And sometimes the multiple meanings, but multiple contradictory meanings. In other heart is referred to as Fu'aad in situations of intense emotion because words, a single word with opposite meanings. An example of such a word is Baa'a, which usually means to In fact, Allah SWT uses both of these words together in a sell but can mean to buy.

Similarly, Raba'a can mean to take residence commonly quoted verse of the Qur'an : as well as to travel far by foot. I am nigh to expose it. And the heart of the mother of Moses became void. She was nigh to expose Moses had We not strengthen her heart that she may be One Word, Deep Meanings: among the believers. Finally, a single word in Arabic can have a meaning so deep that it would require full sentences or even paragraphs to explain in In the first usage, the word Fu'aad is being employed because almost any other language.

And this is not something rare or isolated. And in the second case, the word Just to get an idea of this, let's take the word Nafasha as an example. Qalb is being employed because changing of an emotion or state of This means: for a herd of goats or sheep to graze in an open field heart is being depicted. The Caravan Press Issue 6. Not only was it a form of entertainment and art, but it was also used for practical purposes such as elegy, psychological warfare and even communication across Indeed all the tribes have come to know that my people enormous distances.

Are abundantly keen when the metal is adorned The greatest honour for the deceased - and indeed a form of immortality - would be continued elegy. The famous poetess Khansaa is well-known for honouring her deceased brother with poetry.

Wars and debates would be won and lost at the hands of And what magnificent saddles we are for rhythm and rhyme poets who would lampoon their enemy tribes and honour their own When lampooning and hymnody come ablaze tribe. Hassaan b. Communication across great distances would be achieved through poetry. When sending messengers was not feasible, Arabs would craft poems embedded with a message. The poems would then And that we strike down the battalions until travel through word of mouth from tribe to tribe and eventually to the They are subdued, and the swords are our witnesses recipient.

This is a short Hamasi poem by a man named Hayyaan bin c It's no wonder, then, how rich our understanding is on this Rabi a in which he lauds his tribe, the Bani Tay. By this he means when armour is worn and battles ensue. This is clearly in praise of their courage.

The Hamasa Collection: He then continues to the second couplet where he claims that The Hamasa is perhaps the single most famous anthology. By this he means that they are well versed Compiled in the 9th century by the renowned litterateur Abu in poetry.

This is when lampooning and hymnody come ablaze, by Tammam, it contains poems from various pre-Islamic poets on topics which he means when poets get together to praise and insult each of heroism and chivalry. Go to Mastering Arabic Read p. Read section 1. Go to Teach yourself Arabic. Read p; Now try to read these words:. Rewrite these words Alif Baa. Do exercise 5, p. Alefon Ba'on Go to 'writing', click on 'up to 4 letters words': check if there are any words from this unit and practice writing them.

Standard Arabic Do part 1 from exercise 8, p. Go to Arabic for Beginners Read p. Go to. Which word can you make by combining the following letters?

Write it, read it and say what it means Can you write and say the word corresponding to each of these pictures? If your score is below 20, you need to work again on your weak points. If your score is above 20, go to unit 2. Go to www. Go to Alefon Ba'on on computer 21 - Click on 'alphabet': find each of the letters from this unit and click on it to hear it pronounced in various positions inside a word. Alif Baa Do exercise 4, p.

Alefon Ba'on - Go to 'writing', click on 'up to 4 letters words': check if there any words from this unit and practice writing them. Standard Arabic Do part 2 from exercise 8, p. Very Simple Arabic Script Read p. Arabic for Beginners First part of page 29 If your score is above 20, go to unit 3. Go to Alif Baa Do exercise 8, p. Alif Baa Do exercise 6, p. Standard Arabic Do part 3 from exercise 8, p. Alefon Ba'on -Go to 'writing', click on 'up to 4 letters words': find the words from this unit and practice writing them - Go to 'games' Arabic for Beginners Read second part of page 29 and top of page 30 Read the following letters 1 point per letter.

Go to Alif Baa Do exercise 4 p. Click on 'The Arabic alphabet' Find these letters and click on each of them to know how to write them. Go to Alefon Ba'on on computer 21 - Click on 'composing': find each of the letters from this unit and click on it to hear it pronounced in various positions inside a word.

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Our Newsletters We are thrilled that you decided to join our community of Arabic language enthusiasts! Scroll down to see the past issues of our newsletter, The Caravan Press. Issue 1 The Caravan Press The Significance of the Arabic Language Popularity: But it was major influence from other regions such as Persia Arabic is an official language in over 25 countries across North which gave even more outrageous exaggeration to the script, making it Africa and the Middle East, putting it in third place behind English and the marvel that it is today.

Arabic is also one of the 5 official languages of the UN. Both sources are in This language was spoken in its classical form as early as 2 the Arabic language. And the first generations of disciples were also millennia ago and remains vibrant in cultures spanning 2 continents as Arabs. As such, most of Islamic scholarship is done within the confines well as in scholarly circles as the liturgical language of this language.

As such, Arabic has enjoyed countless Moreover, history sees many Arabs millions of works of scholarship throughout the obliging other Arabs to learn their own language centuries. It has given English, for instance, the The prophet PBUH himself mentioned: following familiar words: admiral, alcohol, algebra, learn Arabic as you learn the [Islamic] obligations algorithm, almanac, apricot, arsenal, candy, and rites.

Imam syrup, zero and many others. Imam Abu Hanifa is recorded to The Arabic script is a very have said that he would have made learning Arabic even for native unique and magnificent form of art. Few other languages have ventured to take their calligraphy to this The Secrets of Arabic: extent, to the point where it In most languages, it would be considered silly to ask certain becomes art in its own right.

Naskh is the simplest and But Arabic is an extraordinarily deep language and it answers The phrase Bismillah by Hassan Musa most straightforward. Muhaqqaq questions just like these about its own grammar. These questions and and Rayhani are also quite simple excepting that letter endings are answers are actually completely memorizing and are closely kept exaggerated and extended.

Riqa and Tawqi are characterized by long secrets of the language. They will blow your mind away to the point lines and large loops.