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Arabic Language and Culture
Most of the Middle Eastern and North African countries are dominated by Arabic Language and Culture. The Arabic language has many Hebrew and Persian loan words, and its loan words in turn are found in Portuguese, Sicilian, and Spanish. Questions typically refer to Arabic culture and its geographic range, language, local dialects and their widespread use in business, classical and modern writings, everyday life, and religion.
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Are Arabic numbers based on angles?
Absolutely not. so called 'Arabic' numerals are based on older Brahmi numerals, which were based on Roman Numerals for 1,2 & 3, then possibly on the Brahmi alphabet.
1, 2 & 3 were (probably) actual counting representations (I, II, III), but shown horizontally rather than vertically. The 2 & 3 probably got joined up over time as a quicker way of writing them, and as the purpose moved from a counting representation (two lines = two items) to a symbolic one (numbers as symbols rather than pictograms of what they represent).
Every so often, a powerpoint presentation turns up with some numbers drawn very weirdly (supposedly the 'ancient' form of the numbers), and angles counted arbitrarily (count only internal angles for 4 and 6, count internal AND external for 8, keep adding lines until you have enough angles for 9, and so on). It's an old fantasy that has been around for several hundreds of years, put forward by people who simply can't bear the idea that our representation of numbers came about pretty much spontaneously, and prefer to think they were somehow designed from scratch.
Hope this answers your question.
What does the word ittihad mean?
The word "ittihad" means unity or union in Arabic. It is often used to denote the concept of coming together or joining forces for a common purpose.
What examples on English words of Arabic origins?
Some examples : rice, sugar, cotton, algebra, alcohol , alcove, arsenal, camphor , crimson ,elixir , gazelle , ghoul , giraffe , henna , jasmine , jar ,lemon , mummy , nadir ,saffron , sumac ,mascara ,orange .
Who is Javeria going to miss the most?
Considering the Myth of Arabia, Yusrat is going to be the person who was the most missed. As you can see in chapter 12 when things start changing in her life, she no longer misses Yusrat, but starts living on her own and becomes more dependant on herself rather than anyone else...
Insha' Allah in Arabic means: God willing, or if God wills. It is added at the end of a sentence where one hopes that the said statement will/should happen if God wills.
Who created the Arabic language?
The Arabic language evolved over time from Proto-Semitic languages, with contributions from various civilizations in the Middle East. There isn't a single person or creator associated with the Arabic language.
What does abdikarim mean in Arabic?
This means "Servant of the Most Kind/Merciful". In Arabic, "Abd" means servant of... The word that will always follow is one of the 99 names of Allah, in this case, Karim.
For reference, it would actually be said, "Abdul Karim".
The proper adjective of Arabia?
Arabian.
Before modern-day Saudi Arabia was founded, the area is called Al-Hijaz. When Abdullah ibn Saud conquered the area, he named it after himself.
God is great in the Arabic language?
To say "God is the greatest" in Arabic, one would say الله أكبر (Allahu Akbar).
Are Arabic people considered white?
No, they are from the middle east, and are considered Middle Eastern people. Calling them Arabic can be PC in some areas, but some would take offense to it.
Is Arabic still spoken primarily in Arab countries?
yes of course ,but there are countries that have people that think that they're snob or special and try to over-speak English and Arabic.many foreign words are used in our daily lives such as "chocolate,television...ect " but pronounced differently. Like other countries they do speak other languages as secondary. There is a misconception that Lebanese people don't speak Arabic , well I am Lebanese and we do talk Arabic in 99% of our conversations , but some conversations between people is in French ( since France was present in Lebanon in 1900's ) and French language is an official language in Lebanon.
What does the Arabic word suffah mean?
"Suffah" refers to a sheltered or covered platform, often used for studying or as a resting place. In Islamic history, "Suffah" was a term used to describe a community of students or companions who lived and studied together in the Prophet Muhammad's mosque in Medina.
What are the 17 nations where Arabic is the primary language?
There are 26 nations where Arabic is the official language:
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Palestine, and Western Sahara.
There are also nations where Arabic is not the official language but where a large percentage of the population speaks Arabic as a first language.
What is the meaning of Arabic word tu kuja man kuja?
This is not Arabic. It looks like it could be Farsi (spoken in Iran).
How did Arabic numerals get their shape?
The famous digits which are being used worldwide are invented by Muslim Arabs. These numbers are written as 0, 1, 2, 3,..., 9. They are called dictionaries as 'Arabic digits '. The philosophy behind these digits is that the number is represented by the same number of angles in the written form. For example, the number zero is of zero number of angles, the number 1 is having one angle, the number 2 is having two angles, and so until number 9 has nine angles. Try them as it is very interesting to understand for example why we write number 7 with a horizontal dash in the middle.
What are the influences of Chinese on Filipino foods?
Chinese Influences to the Filipino foods:
Foods like tofu, hopia, lomi,-bachoy, goto, siopao,-lumpia, siomai, and the ingredients like bihon, kinchay, petchay,- toge, miswa, etc
