This one word requires seven words to translate from Arabic to English
- Publish date: Thursday، 26 July 2018 | Last update: Thursday، 25 February 2021
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Many fall in love with the Arabic language. From hearing the call to prayers to the artistic calligraphy. It is considered one of the most complex languages with ligatures (characters changing shapes based on location inside the word) to the fact it is written from right to left to the many dialects across the world!
One of the key features of Arabic language is how adding letters to a root word will change its meaning and makes a single word more like a complete sentence! This is one example of one Arabic word that represents 7 words in English.
فيديو ذات صلة
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