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When the German Machines Run Over Elephants: Arabic Football Nicknames at the World Cup

Arabic football headlines do not always name the teams. Germany become machines, Côte d’Ivoire become elephants, Morocco roar as lions — and one verb, تَدْهَسُ, makes the match sound like a factory crashing into the pitch

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Why is شَمْسٌ ("sun") Feminine? A Guide to Arabic Verb Agreement & Gender

Feminine subject, masculine verb? Yes, it happens in Arabic grammar. Learn the specific situations and types of feminine nouns where this unexpected agreement occurs.

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Why Do Some Arabic Nouns Have Two Plurals? The Minor and Major Plural Explained

A CLASSIC | Why Do Some Arabic Nouns Have Two Plurals? The Minor and Major Plural Explained Arabic features a special plural form called "minor plural" (جَمْع الْقِلّة), used for small numbers (3-10), contrasting with the "major plural" (جَمْع الْكَثْرة) for larger quantities. This article clarifies when to use forms like أَشْهُر vs. شُهُور for "months" and provides rules and examples for these distinct plural patterns, often overlooked but present in classical texts. #Grammar  https://yalla.li/1weem

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Arab Rulers Under Pressure: Gaza's Hunger, Cairo's Fire & Tunisia's Decline | MAB 07/25

Media Arabic Booster 07/25 explores two nations in crisis. From a Cairo fire symbolizing state decay to Tunisia's slide into autocracy, we analyze the potent Arabic media terms used to report it all.

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How the Broken Plural Helps Classify Arabic

The Arabic broken plural has the effect that scholars still debate how to properly classify the several branches of Semitic languages.

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Arabic knows two plural forms depending on the number of things: plural for small numbers (jama' al-qilla) and big numbers (jam' al-kathra)