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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Translate Jake | 12/20/2006 | Samy Wahib |
| Q: I was wondering if there is a translation into Arabic for the name Jake?? Many thanks, Fuad A: Jake = jaques = Jack = JACOB Jacob = Yaakoub in Arabic and in Hebrew also he is one of the Fathers ... | ||
| arabic-english/english-arabic dictionary | 12/17/2006 | Samy Wahib |
| Q: I tried out the online translator. Judging from the little Arabic I know, it seemed to work well. ... A: You can seek the best dictionary ALMAWRED: In its electronic forms is very handy and easy: ... | ||
| arabic-english/english-arabic dictionary | 12/16/2006 | Samy Wahib |
| Q: I'm looking for an Arabic-English/English-Arabic dictionary for my friend who is just begining to ... A: You can try this link: It was very helpful for me: http://translation2.paralink.com/lowres.asp and ... | ||
| me | 12/13/2006 | Samy Wahib |
| Q: What does my name mean in arabic and english? A: The girl's name Sarah is pronounced SARE-ah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "princess." ... | ||
| Arabic Culture | 11/28/2006 | Samy Wahib |
| Q: I am an American who will be travelling and hopefully living and working in the Middle East, ... A: It depends on war and peace status in every Middle east country. e.g Iraq is so dangerous even for ... | ||
| Dawlat and the Egyptian Star Dawlat Abyad | 11/12/2006 | Samy Wahib |
| Q: My name is Dawlat. And I have had a hard time finding the menaing of my name. I have discovered ... A: This is a real lovely and interesting question here is a web address of the famous late star of ... | ||
| palestine??? | 10/26/2006 | Firas M. Eweidat |
| Q: Help me. I can not find the answer to these questions. They should be easy for a scholar, as ... A: 1- the currency was bound ( LE ). 2- actually there wasn't a direct leader, during and befor the ... | ||
| Meaning of Talihah | 10/11/2006 | Firas M. Eweidat |
| Q: Just for clarity sake, on some of the Muslim websites, it states that Talihah means scholar, so you ... A: . how r u well, scholar in arabic menas ( MENHAA) which means let students study without paying ... | ||
| what does my name mean? | 9/19/2006 | Firas M. Eweidat |
| Q: My name is Esraa what does it mean n English and arabic? A: the name Esraa is related to AL esraa and Al me'raj journy in which prophet mohammed ( peace be ... | ||
| Al Ghazzali's Mizan al-amal (Balance of Action) | 7/26/2006 | Imad Ajam |
| Q: Do you know how i could get hold of an Englush translation of Al Ghazzali's Mizan al-amal (Balance ... A: As far as I know, you can only get an online version in Arabic. I know of an English translation, by ... | ||
| Translation | 7/25/2006 | Imad Ajam |
| Q: I was wondering if you could possibly translate these words from english to arabic: Courage ... A: I will try to write it here, but I dont know if your computer, or browser can read it: courage ... | ||
| Studying Arabic | 7/20/2006 | Imad Ajam |
| Q: Imad - Living in an Arabic speaking country is obviously the best and most efficient way to learn ... A: As a first step, I would definitely recommend that you take classroom lessons, preferably given by a ... | ||
| root Stems | 7/20/2006 | Firas M. Eweidat |
| Q: Asslam-u-Alikum, I am a intermediate learner of Arabic in English I want to know the signification ... A: Most verbs are triliteral, meaning their simplest form has 3 letters, those of the root. For the ... | ||
| arabic grammar books | 7/19/2006 | Imad Ajam |
| Q: Asslam-u-alikum, I want to learn arabic,Can u tell me the book from which I can learn arabic from ... A: As far as learning Arabic from a book, especially one written in English, I would think that it ... | ||
| culture | 7/18/2006 | Firas M. Eweidat |
| Q: describe arabic culture A: these 3 words, can be answered in many many books, i found a web site that describes the arabic ... | ||
| arabians, africans | 7/12/2006 | Imad Ajam |
| Q: I was wondering why are arabian and hebrew languages in the same language family as the language of ... A: With regards to your question. Arabic and hebrew are called Semetic languages, which are actually a ... | ||
| حول الشعر | 7/3/2006 | Firas M. Eweidat |
| Q: ماأسباب ظهور الشعر الصوفي؟ هل قرأت قصيدة (الحب المتسامي) للشاعر بدوي الجبل، وهل تصنّفها ضمن الشعر ... A: المقدمة يمثل الأدب الصوفي لونا من ألوان الأدب الرفيع يحمل في طياته أسمى معاني وخصائص السمو الروحي. ... | ||
| Arabic language | 7/2/2006 | Firas M. Eweidat |
| Q: I want to learn to speak Arabic. But I do not know which one to learn. There are different Arabic ... A: Im glad that you are interested in learning the arabic language. Regarding your question, no there ... | ||
| Arabic pronunciation | 5/27/2006 | Imad Ajam |
| Q: I've just started learning Arabic. One of the phrases on my electronic course is 'Do you live in ... A: In Arabic, (in) is "fe", and "el" or "al" is the definite article (the). So the proper pronunciation ... | ||
| Definition of arabic name | 5/8/2006 | Imad Ajam |
| Q: Good Morning, I'll like to know what is the meaning of my friends arabic name: Sharif El-Bahim. ... A: As to your question about the meaning of your friend's name. His first name, "Sharif" means ... | ||
| Levantine or Modern Standard Arabic? | 4/26/2006 | Imad Ajam |
| Q: Mr. Ajam, I am a college student from Chicago studying Spanish,Portuguese and French. I've always ... A: I will try to clear up for you the difference between Classical(formal) Arabic and common(local) ... | ||
| Translation. | 4/26/2006 | Imad Ajam |
| Q: Following the explanation you kindly gave me earlier, is it possible for you to write me the ... A: sure I could do that. Only the encoding on this website messes up the words(I've already tried). To ... | ||
| Translation. | 4/20/2006 | Imad Ajam |
| Q: I mean as a will I'll have to do something into the future. Here is a sentence that could be ... A: Ok, Thanks Tiago, the phrase is clear now. Arabic doesn't have a literal translation of "will", the ... | ||
| Translation. | 4/20/2006 | Imad Ajam |
| Q: I was wondering if you could translate this expression into arabic: "Future Will" I've been trying ... A: Hi, and thanks for your question. However, I'm going to need more info from you. What exactly do you ... | ||
| Hello! | 4/7/2006 | Imad Ajam |
| Q: I want to learn Arabic language. Please tell me how do you say: 1." Hello!" 2."How are you?" 3."I ... A: In fact "Luqman" is an Arabic name, but perhaps you knew that already. Anyway, back to your ... | ||
| Palestine | 3/30/2006 | Imad Ajam |
| Q: I have friends who speak Arabic, but, they are originally Palestinians. What, if any, is the ... A: In answer to the first part of your question, a "Palestinian" is a nationality, where as Arabic is a ... | ||
| how to | 2/17/2005 | Mojtaba Parsa |
| Q: What is the best way to start speaking arabic? A: Because Arabic is one of those languages which has lots of exceptions in its grammars, so you won't ... | ||
| Arabic Translation | 1/31/2005 | Mojtaba Parsa |
| Q: Mr. Parsa, I'm an avid speech and debate competitor preparting for an upcoming tournament. I want to ... A: If you want to translate "Let them go to Iraq" in Farsi, you should say "Begozar Anha Beh Aragh ... | ||
| what is 'good luck' in arabic... | 1/11/2005 | Mojtaba Parsa |
| Q: what is 'good luck' in arabic please? lisa A: First, I have to tell you that the thing you just want to translate form one language to another ... | ||
| arabic in egypt | 12/27/2004 | Mojtaba Parsa |
| Q: I would like to learn arabic language as they speak in egypt.Do you suggest any special books? ... A: Let's tell you that I believe Arabic is a language with its special structures and grammars and I ... | ||
| Is Arabic a direct or indirect language? | 4/7/2004 | Roberto Carlos Pavَn Carreَn |
| Q: I just found out that Egyptian's primary language is Arabic and I want to know that is it a direct ... A: Exist and language in Egypt that is the Arabic used in that country,but exist a general Arabic ... | ||
| الشعر الصوقي | 4/3/2004 | Roberto Carlos Pavَn Carreَn |
| Q: 1-ماالتشابه بين التصوف والمذهب الرمزي؟ 2-لماذا يعتبر ابن الفارض رائد الشعر الصوفي؟ A: في أية ديانة يوجد المذهب الرمزي؟ قال ابن الفارض في قصيدته ـ التي نظمها على مذهبهم، وسماها نظم ... | ||
| morophology | 4/3/2004 | Roberto Carlos Pavَn Carreَn |
| Q: what is the derivation in Arabic? what are the vowels in Arabic? A: Derivation is the changing ending in a arabic word,this could be posseive pronoun or plural form. ... | ||
| Thank you, I purchased a brass... | 11/19/2003 | Roberto Carlos Pavَn Carreَn |
| Q: I purchased a brass piece at an auction Between Reno Nevada and Lake Tahoe at a place called the ... A: Yes,its origin is arabic,in the mark I found a name,probably of a sultan or a qalifa,but his name ... | ||
| Questions on the board | 10/22/2002 | Jim |
| Q: I wonder how can I watch past questions of this board. Is it possible at all? Besides, eesh ... A: Yehuda, When you go to the category, below the expert's profile is a link for "Previously asked ... | ||
| Etymology | 10/4/2002 | Jim |
| Q: I'm currently preparing a series of talks which I'm calling "The West's Debt to Islam" for the ... A: Ken, Felsefa is an Arabic transliteration of the Greek. Arabic vocabulary is generally based on ... | ||
| Name of a meaning | 6/10/2002 | Jim |
| Q: My sister's name is Arabic. But we don't know what does it mean. If you know could you please let us ... A: Greetings, Your sister's name is not based on an Arabic word. Typically, Arabic words are based on ... | ||
| Salutation philosophy | 4/7/2002 | Jim |
| Q: What are the standard Arabic salutations and what is the social philosophy of them? A: The first person to speek upon greeting would say, "Asalaamu alaykum". This means peace be upon you. ... | ||
| language | 3/6/2001 | ArabicExpert |
| Q: The form of the Aramaic language called Christian Aramaic is today spoken only as a liturgical ... A: There are some differences among the Modern dialects of Aramaic. Here is a rundown: Syriac, spoken ... | ||
| what is meaning of "fatma"... | 9/26/2000 | ArabicExpert |
| Q: what is meaning of "fatma" i know it`s a person name A: Yes, Fatma is a name. It is more commonly written and pronounced as Fatima. It was the name of one ... | ||
Imad Ajam
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