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Arabic 101
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Shami and Levantine Dialect
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Wallah
English:
I swear to God
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The Oud The Arabic musical instrument known as the oud (lute) is a half-pear shaped instrument with stripes of inlaid wood and 10 to 12 strings.
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posted on: Nov 19, 2014
Dates were considered a miracle food by the ancient nomadic desert Arabs who called them the bread of the desert.