زنيرة

A lover of langauges. Learning: Gulf Arabic and Persian

[archaic-stranger]

the arabic students

elegant calligraphy spilling across a page

learning to write in the naskh style

examining the language of the Quran, admiring the harmony of each phrase

brightly colored tiles, mosaics that fascinate the eye

pages of new vocabulary scattered around your room

reading myths of jinn and ghuls

conjugating verbs, carefully assembling root consonants with the proper vowel pattern 

recognizing arabic loan words in other languages

heavy textbooks with highlighter marks on every page

the taste of dates and spiced coffee 

knafeh with pistachios that melts on your tongue

copying a phrase dozens of times until each curve is perfect

centuries-old scientific treatises, discussions of principles that are still applicable today

the delicate notes of a lute

repeating noun declensions under your breath

taking a stack of flashcards everywhere you go

a love for the sounds of a new language

ghazal love poems with words you can feel deep in your chest

searching for arabic translations of your favorite books

studying the influence of ancient Arab scholars on modern science and philosophy

[4yuel]

Persian Architecture

[parsabad]

Shafei Mosque/ Kermanshahi/ Iran

Photography: alireza moghaddammanesh

[png-heaven]

Persian wool rugs

[wordsinpersian]

بی‌هوده

Transcription: bi-hude

Meaning: useless, pointless, ineffective

[salmalmaghrabi-deactivated20180]

Masjid Al Aqsa (Jerusalem, Palestine)

[biladal-sham]

A man carries bread on his head as he rides a bicycle along a busy street in Cairo, Egypt. Amr Abdallah Dalsh

[rotzaprachim]

Language Moodboard:  فارسی / Persian 

[mewletos]

That kinda explains how I feel when I go to uni.

Because when It’s winter here we have a lot of snow and there are a lot of cats around my faculty and when I get in our teacher always asks if we would like some tea that they have brought from Iran. And all the beautiful art

[zunairahstudies]

What dialect of Arabic are you learning and what resources are you using

Mainly learning Modern Standard Arabic, but when it comes to an actual dialect I’m mainly focusing on Gulf Arabic. 

I use duolingo along with books that I’ve found https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/32971004

Here’s a list of the books I’ve found online, not just for gulf arabic, but for other dialects too 

 For my Modern Standard Arabic I’ve been watching Dr Imran Alawiye

I also use Mango Languages, they have a course for Iraqi Arabic, but not for the wider Gulf area, they also have an Egyptian Arabic course. 

[zunairahstudies]

Been into Egyptian Arabic a loooot lately

[zunairahstudies]

Updated books will be posted tomorrow ☺️

[legend-1997-deactivated20231211]

أستغفر الله الذي لا إله إلا هوَ الحيّ القيوم و أتوب إليه🌿💙

[zunairahstudies]

Swahili Resources

Swahili Resources

This folder contains all the resources I'm using to get back into learning Swahili, some of these are a little old, but its better than nothing :P

[zunairahstudies]

I'm back

... I think

[anywhereinafrica]

somewhere in Africa, a wild papaye tree jumping over the wall

[qseeda]

Makkah, 15 Ramadan 1442H - 27 April 2021.

[tulipaa-deactivated20221225]

So be patient with gracious patience.

{Surah Ma’arij Ayah 5}

[zunairahstudies]

مع كل الحب، البركات، والسلام في هذا اليوم المجيد… عيد مبارك!

[pinkrabbitsbythenational]

thinking about sheikh jarrah makes me feel so sick. the palestinians living there are refugees / descendants of refugees from the expulsion of their homeland by israeli militia during nakba (the destruction of the palestinian homeland in 1948). these people were already forced from their homeland. now they are being forced from the place where they fled to with nowhere to go. taking this neighbourhood and their livelihoods from them is nothing but pure unadulterated cruelty