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Arabic Word of the Day
Shami and Levantine Dialect
Arabic:
Inti ya nour el ayne
English:
You're the light of the eye
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Arab Astronomers The Arab astronomers, Al-Battani, Al-Biruni and Umar Al-Khayyam are modern reminders of Arab contributions to astronomy with Arabic named stars; Acrab, Aldebaran, Algedi, Algul, Altair,...Read More
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posted on: Nov 19, 2014
The Arabic instrument known as the “oud” came from the Arabic word al-oud which became the “lute”–the forerunner to the Western guitar.
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