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May 13th | 3

◤ Today’s 16 Free Kindle Books to Help You Learn Foreign Languages (5/13/12)

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Most of these books are free for today only, so download the ones you want right away. These books can be read even without a Kindle.

These are today’s new books:

And these are the books that have been free previously and are still free:

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Be sure to check out today’s free Kindle books in the other categories, too.

Apr 19th | 182 arabicway: Planets 1930–2006: Mercury عطارد ‘Otared. Venus♀ الزهرة Al-Zuhrah. Earth• الأرض  Al-Ardh. Mars♂” المريخ Al-Mirrekh. Jupiter♃ المشتري Al-Mushtari. Saturn♄ زحل Zuhal. Uranus♅ أورانوس Oranos. Neptune♆ نبتون Nebton. Pluto♇ بلوتو Bloto.

arabicway:

Planets 1930–2006:

  • Mercury عطارد ‘Otared.
  • Venus♀ الزهرة Al-Zuhrah.
  • Earth• الأرض  Al-Ardh.
  • Mars♂” المريخ Al-Mirrekh.
  • Jupiter♃ المشتري Al-Mushtari.
  • Saturn♄ زحل Zuhal.
  • Uranus♅ أورانوس Oranos.
  • Neptune♆ نبتون Nebton.
  • Pluto♇ بلوتو Bloto.
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Apr 8th | 10
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Mar 16th | 170

◤ Learn Languages the Simple Way

thewordcollector2:

Bismillaah…In the Name of God

Assalaamu 3alaikum…Peace be unto you

Hai/Hi Guys:),

The following are some terrific language links that I got from this website: http://learn101.org/index.php. I have placed each of the languages under specific headings in order to make it easy for you to find the language/s of your interest. Happy Learning!!!

African languages

Learn *Amharic (Horn of Africa/Ethiopia)- http://learn101.org/amharic.php

*Amharic, Somali, and Arabic are Afroasiatic languages.

Learn Arabic (North Africa, West Africa, and East Africa)- http://learn101.org/arabic.php

Learn *Somali (Horn of Africa)- http://learn101.org/somali.php

*The Somali language (Somali: Afsoomaali; Arabic: الصومالية‎) is a member of the East Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family. Its nearest relatives are Afar and Oromo. Somali is the best documented of the Cushitic languages, with academic studies beginning before 1900. (Wikipedia)

Learn *Swahili (East Africa)- http://learn101.org/swahili.php

*Swahili or Kiswahili (known in Swahili itself as Kiswahili) is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoros Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia. Although only five million people speak Swahili as their mother tongue, it is used as a lingua franca in much of East Africa, meaning the total number of speakers exceeds 60 million. Swahili serves as a national, or official language, of five nations: Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, the Comoros and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Wikipedia)

Austronesian languages

Learn Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia)- http://learn101.org/indonesian.php

Learn Malay (Bahasa Melayu/Malaysia)- http://learn101.org/malay.php

Caribbean languages

*Learn Haitian- http://learn101.org/haitian.php

*Languages of the Caribbean include: English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Papiamento (Papiamentu), and Haitian Creole. 

Please, see here for further information on Caribbean languages: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Languages

East Asian languages

Learn Chinese- http://learn101.org/chinese.php

Learn Japanese- http://learn101.org/japanese.php

Learn Korean- http://learn101.org/korean.php

Germanic languages

Learn Dutch- http://learn101.org/dutch.php

*Learn English- http://learn101.org/english.php

*For ESL (English as a second language) and EFL (English as a foreign language) students especially :).

Learn German- http://learn101.org/german.php

Learn Yiddish- http://learn101.org/yiddish.php

Indian languages

Learn Hindi- http://learn101.org/hindi.php

Learn Punjabi- http://learn101.org/punjabi.php

Learn Urdu- http://learn101.org/urdu.php

Iranian languages and Indo-Iranian languages

Learn Farsi (Iranian)- http://learn101.org/farsi.php

Learn Kurdish- http://learn101.org/kurdish.php

Learn Pashto (Afghani)- http://learn101.org/pashto.php

Learn Urdu- http://learn101.org/urdu.php

Latin languages aka Romance languages

Learn *Brazilian- http://learn101.org/brazilian.php

*Brazilian Portuguese

Learn French (Le Français)- http://learn101.org/french.php

Learn Italian (Italiano/Lingua Italiana)- http://learn101.org/italian.php

Learn Latin (Lingua Latina)- http://learn101.org/latin.php

Learn Portuguese (Português/Língua Portuguesa)- http://learn101.org/portuguese.php

Learn Spanish (Español)- http://learn101.org/spanish.php

Semitic languages

Learn Amharic (Horn of Africa/Ethiopia)- http://learn101.org/amharic.php

Learn *Arabic (Al-3arabiyyah العربيّة/Lughat al 3arabiyyah لغة العربيّة)- http://learn101.org/arabic.php

*Arabic (العربية al-ʿarabīyyah or عربي/عربى ʿarabī ) is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century CE. This includes both the literary language (Modern Standard Arabic or Literary Arabic, used in most written documents as well as in formal spoken occasions, such as lectures and radio broadcasts) and the spoken Arabic varieties, spoken in a wide arc of territory stretching across the Middle East and North Africa. Arabic is a Central Semitic language, closely related to Hebrew and the Neo-Aramaic languages, and also related to the South Semitic languages (e.g., Amharic in Ethiopia, Tigrinya in Ethiopia and Eritrea, and Mehri in Yemen and Oman) and the extinct East Semitic languages (e.g., Akkadian, first attested nearly 5,000 years ago). The written language is distinct from and more conservative than all of the spoken varieties, and the two exist in a state known as diglossia, used side-by-side for different societal functions. (Wikipedia)

Learn Hebrew- http://learn101.org/hebrew.php

Arabic Dialects

Learn Egyptian Arabic- http://learn101.org/egyptian.php

Learn Moroccan Arabic (Darija الدارجة)- http://learn101.org/moroccan.php

Further Reading:

Okay, I’ll call this a wrap!;) Please keep reading my blog, InshaaAllah (God willing)! :) Wassalaam 3alaikum (and Peace be unto you)

Thank you Readers :)

Sam

Mar 11th | 10

◤ Ordinal numbers 1st-12th (الأعداد الترتيبية):

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Ordinal numbers are used to rank things or to show order.  In Arabic, ordinal numbers are either masculine or feminine, and agree in gender with their nouns.  For example,

  1. I live on the 5th street. (أنا أسكن في الشارع الخامس)
  2.  Salma is my 3rd sister. (سلمى أختي الثالثة)

This table shows the ordinal numbers through 12 in Arabic.  

(Source: arandomurlyoudneverthinkof)

Mar 11th | 41

◤ Top 50+ English Words—of Arabic Origin! →

thewordcollector2:


Did you know that words like Adobe (nowadays of PDF Adobe Acrobat fame) and Safari (as in the Apple web browser) are actually Arabic?

Mar 5th | 3
3 notes ▶ Mar 5 via elektracarl「 originally elektracarl」
tagged: ▫language ▫arabic ▫finnish ▫danish ▫russian ▫inuit ▫german ▫georgian ▫japanese ▫tibetan
Mar 5th | 4

◤ Arabic Word: “Istaghaatha”

thewordcollector2:

Bismillaah بسم الله…With God’s Name

Assalaamu 3alaikum السّلام عليكم….Peace be unto you

Mar7aba مرحبا/Hello Readers:),

I’ve been wanting to write this blog post for a while now, and today I’m finally getting to write it, Alhamdulillaah الحمد لله (Thanks/Praises to God). I hope you guys enjoy what I have put together from various sources, InshaaAllah ان شاء الله (God willing)!;)

Arabic Word: “Istaghaatha”

The word: “istaghaatha” is spelt like this in the Arabic script: “alif-seen-taa’-ghain-alif-thaa’ استغاث”. It is a verb. “Istaghaatha استغاث” is the past tense, and “yastagheethu يستغيث” is its present tense.

What is the Meaning of “Istaghaatha/Yastagheethu استغاث/يستغيث”?

The Arabic verb: “istaghaatha/yastagheethu استغاث/يستغيث” means: “to call for help”, “to appeal for help/aid”, “to ask for help”, or “to sought aid/assistance”.

What is the Root of the Arabic Verb: “Istaghaatha/Yastagheethu استغاث/يستغيث”?

The Arabic verb:  “istaghaatha/yastagheethu استغاث/يستغيث” derived from the root: “”ghain-waaw-thaa’ غ وث”, or the word: “ghooth غوث”.

When Can this Verb Be Used?

The Arabic verb:  “istaghaatha/yastagheethu استغاث/يستغيث” is usually used in desperate situations (circumstances/times) which are life-threatening to an individual. 

Example: a death threat, or any other dangerous case

Sources:

My Inspiration

My inspiration for this blog post was the du3aa دعاء (supplication/invocation): “Yaa Hayyu/7ayyu Yaa Qayyoom bi-Rahmatika/Ra7matika Astagheethu يا حيّ يا قيّوم برحْمتك استغيث”. In English, this prayer means: “Oh Everliving, Oh Self-Subsisting, by Your Mercy, I call upou You”, or “Oh Everliving, Oh Self-Subsisting, with Your Mercy, I seek Your Assistance”.

Okay, that’s it! Shukran jazeelan شكرا جزيلا  (thank you very much) to everyone who helped me with this blog post! :) Wassalaam 3alaikum و السّلام عليكم (and Peace be unto you)

Please Keep Reading,

Sam.

Post Script:

To my readers and followers: shukran la-kum شكرا لكم (thank you) ! :)

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