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Proposed Q&A site for people who want to learn or enhance their Arabic.
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Does every letter of the Arabic alphabet have an initial, medial, final, and isolated form?
added by Ben Apr 29 '12 at 13:30
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<comments removed> Please do not use comments to answer these questions. Comments are here to help improve the questions. This proposal is not part of the Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define a future site. Thank you. – Robert Cartaino♦ Nov 7 '12 at 0:08
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هل يجب أن أقول "البرمجيات مفتوحة المصدر" أم "البرمجيات المفتوحة المصدر"؟
added by Tamer Shlash Apr 23 '12 at 23:30
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I suggest you change the last one you got it mixed up. – Al Ummat May 23 '12 at 10:36
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I think it's irrelevant. – Amandla Manasra Oct 19 '12 at 20:07
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يمكنك إعادة صياغة السؤال في صورة: "متى يجوز النسب إلى الجمع؟"، أو "هل يعرف المضاف بالألف واللام؟"، فكلاهما أكثر شمولا. ـ – Hosam Aly Dec 27 '12 at 10:15
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can somone explain the feminine and masculine nouns and how you determine which is which?
added by NesreenA Apr 27 '12 at 23:04
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<comments removed> Please do not use comments to answer these questions. Comments are here to help improve the questions. This proposal is not part of the Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define a future site. Thank you. – Robert Cartaino♦ Nov 7 '12 at 0:07
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which would be a better translation of hello, marhaba or salam aleikum?
added by NesreenA Apr 27 '12 at 23:16
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<comments removed> Please do not use comments to answer these questions. Comments are here to help improve the questions. This proposal is not part of the Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define a future site. Thank you. – Robert Cartaino♦ Nov 7 '12 at 0:07
Votes over 10 for a particular question don't help to create the community. Rather than vote again for a popular question, it's best to look at some of the questions with fewer than 10 votes and upvote them. Don't forget that you can also move your votes by clicking the up arrow on a question you've already voted for to remove your vote, then voting again on another question. - Quoting MCeley – AbZy Mar 12 at 1:08
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What is the best strategy for learning the Arabic language on my own?
added by hkBattousai May 24 '12 at 22:06
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What are the best resources for learning Arabic language?
added by sttaq Mar 30 '12 at 15:51
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What is the English equivalent of the letter `ain (3) in Arabic?
added by Dynamic Mar 30 '12 at 22:49
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What are the "Ten Nouns" and what's special about them?
added by Tamer Shlash May 1 '12 at 7:30
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<comments removed> Please do not use comments to answer these questions. Comments are here to help improve the questions. This proposal is not part of the Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define a future site. Thank you. – Robert Cartaino♦ Nov 7 '12 at 0:09
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When is a color masculine, and when is it feminine?
added by Dynamic May 1 '12 at 10:32
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<comments removed> Please do not use comments to answer these questions. Comments are here to help improve the questions. This proposal is not part of the Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define a future site. Thank you. – Robert Cartaino♦ Nov 7 '12 at 0:09
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What is the difference between "long vowels" and "short vowels"?
added by Dynamic May 1 '12 at 10:34
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why do some people say "cha" instead of "ka"?
added by NesreenA May 1 '12 at 18:20
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Should I put shaddah on a word that does not need it for it to be non ambiguous?
added by syockit May 18 '12 at 12:26
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if the the today Arabic numbers ١،٢،٣،٤،٥،٦ were actually Indian numbers, than what were the Arabic numbers before the Indian numbers came?
added by Al Ummat May 23 '12 at 10:43
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What are the Arabic verb forms? Can you name and describe the usage of each of them?
added by hkBattousai May 24 '12 at 22:04
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What are the “NAHIV” and “SARF” subjects of Arabic grammar about?
added by hkBattousai May 24 '12 at 22:05
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<comments removed> Please do not use comments to answer these questions. Comments are here to help improve the questions. This proposal is not part of the Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define a future site. Thank you. – Robert Cartaino♦ Nov 7 '12 at 0:09
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How do you classify Arabic among all World languages?
added by hkBattousai May 26 '12 at 20:50
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Did <some word or phrase> have the same meaning in classical Arabic as it does now?
added by goldPseudo Jun 8 '12 at 4:43
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<comments removed> Please do not use comments to answer these questions. Comments are here to help improve the questions. This proposal is not part of the Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define a future site. Thank you. – Robert Cartaino♦ Nov 7 '12 at 0:10
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Should I learn colloquial or classical Arabic/MSA?
added by bmaupin Jun 18 '12 at 15:58
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<comments removed> Please do not use comments to answer these questions. Comments are here to help improve the questions. This proposal is not part of the Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define a future site. Thank you. – Robert Cartaino♦ Nov 7 '12 at 0:10
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Are there any Arabic magazines for beginners/intermediate one can subscribe to for self-study? Such as Ecoute for French and Spotlight for English.
added by jonny Jun 27 '12 at 23:57
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How does one correctly identifies the vowel endings ? For Example "fat'ha" and "kasrah"
added by Mohammad Yaseen Jun 29 '12 at 2:42
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That depends on where it is in a sentence. Mansobat must end with Fat-ha, Majrorat must end with Kasra. – Amandla Manasra Oct 19 '12 at 20:10
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What are solar and lunar letters in Arabic?
added by Mohammad Yaseen Jul 1 '12 at 2:05
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What are the rules for when ب can/should be prefixed onto a verb? I understand this only (?) happens in عامية, but are there any other restrictions?
added by guomulian Nov 9 '12 at 1:51
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What are the main differences between [country] Arabic and Moder Standard Arabic?
added by astabada Jan 23 at 11:24
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Cardinal number rules: when should I use masculine number, when should I use feminine, when does the number come before, when does it come after?
added by bmaupin Aug 2 '12 at 14:37
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ما الفرق بين همزة (ألف) الوصل وهمزة القطع؟
added by Al Ummat Jul 29 '12 at 19:51
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What are examples of pairs of words that are distinguished only by an emphatic consonant vs. the corresponding plain consonant?
added by joriki Dec 27 '12 at 0:02
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When do we state the numbres as masculine or feminin? for ex, we say: تسع عشر، أو تسعة عشر
added by Zeina Jun 7 '12 at 6:49
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What are the semantic+etymological differences between these words: تفصيل، تجزئة، فرق، انقسام، قطعة، انفكاك? Can I translate them all with "division"?
added by ClintEastwood Oct 20 '12 at 18:39
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This question aims at problems of translation and word choice, simply because Arabic is an incredibly rich language which provides many, many words and terms for similar concepts. – ClintEastwood Oct 20 '12 at 20:15
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ما هو تاريخ اللغة العربية، و ما هي أهم مراحل تطورها؟
added by Waleed Madanat Jan 15 at 10:43
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How do I setup TeX/LaTeX to write in Arabic?
added by astabada Jan 23 at 11:24
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Are there any semantic/pragmatic differences between the SVO and VSO orders? For example, "يقول أطبّاء" versus "يقولون أطبّاء"?
added by guomulian Apr 2 at 2:32
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What is the effect of Solar and Lunar letters in pronunciation and written script?
added by Mohammad Yaseen Jul 1 '12 at 2:11
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What is the difference between the implications of ليت and لعل when they enter on a Mubtada' and Khabar (المبتدأ و الخبر)?
added by Al Ummat Mar 30 at 1:09
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كيف يمكنني أن أحسن قدرتي على استخدام العربية الفصحى في الكتابة؟
added by Ahmad Saleh Apr 16 at 8:40
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What is the difference between formal and informal Aarabic?
added by Mohammad Yaseen Jun 30 '12 at 10:20
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<comments removed> Please do not use comments to answer these questions. Comments are here to help improve the questions. This proposal is not part of the Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define a future site. Thank you. – Robert Cartaino♦ Nov 7 '12 at 0:11
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I am working with difficult Arabic texts and am sometimes puzzled by certain sentences. So, I would like to be able to ask very grammatical questions.
added by ClintEastwood Oct 20 '12 at 18:15
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sorry, that I gave no example, but I did not have enough characters left. So here are some examples: the relation between certain nouns and certain verbs in some sentences -- or wether this or that pronoun is referring to this or that noun in the sentence -- or whether or not there is a mistake in this sentence of a given edition of a given text, because it does not make sense to me, but I may have overlooked something -- etc. – ClintEastwood Oct 20 '12 at 18:58
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What are the differences between the spoken Arabic in some countries and Arabic in holy Quran ?
added by mtk Dec 9 '12 at 18:28
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متى نزيد الهمزة في أفعال الأمر؟
added by Zeina Jan 17 at 11:58
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Why aren't ijam regularly omitted from written Arabic the same way harakat are? Are they not also obvious from context?
added by goldPseudo Feb 25 at 21:38
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To how many sections does Isti'ara (الإستعارة) split into? (Balagha/بلاغة question)
added by Al Ummat Feb 25 at 22:37
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