Diacritics in Arabic (1)

6 years ago

Diacritics in Arabic (1) Is there a word in English without a vowel? No. Linguistically, there cannot be a word/syllable…

Transliteration of Arabic Letters

6 years ago

Transliteration of Arabic Letters Translation of Arabic letters is not recommended. However, in the initial stages of learning, using transliteration…

Yemeni Music: A Taste of It

6 years ago

Yemeni music is mostly oud-based. This post gives a taste of Yemeni and Arabic oud music. العُوْد ‘the oud’ is…

Modern Religious Ideologies in the Arab World

6 years ago

What are modern religious ideologies in the Arab World? Most Arabs define being an Arab as one who speaks Arabic…

saltah سَلْتَة: Yemen’s National Dish

6 years ago

Yemen national dish is without a doubt salta سَلْتَه. Other popular dishes in Yemen are Bint aS-SaHn بِنْت الصَّحْن ,…

The Arabic Alphabet (2)

6 years ago

The Arabic Alphabet (2)  The Arabic alphabet and long vowels are the focus of this lesson. In previous lesson, you…

The Arabic Alphabet (1)

6 years ago

The Arabic Alphabet (1) There are twenty-eight letters in the Arabic Alphabet. All of these letters are consonants. Two of…