Activity for Medi1saif‭

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Question	—	What is the origin (etymology) of the word مسدس (pistol)? In Arabic the word مُسَدَّس refers to pistol when an arm is meant (see here) on wikipedia). But it also refers to a hexagon (see here on wikipedia) -also سداسي أضلاع or سداسي- as it is a description of a geometrical object that has six edges. As the number: > six سِتَّة while anything rela... (more)	—	over 3 years ago
Question	—	Which spelling -if any- of ar-Rahmaan is more correct "الرحمن" or "الرحمان"? The noun ar-Rahmaan and its adjective rahmaan are pronounced with a prolongation of the letter alif between the last two letters meem and noon, nevertheless it is common that people with the name 'Abdurrahmaan ('Abdu ar-Rahmaan) write their names as follows -without an alif in the middle-: > عبد ال... (more)	—	over 3 years ago
Question	—	Does al-Asma'i's poem "صوت صفير البلبل" (the sound of the whistle of the bulbul) has a story to tell? There's this famous story about al-Asma'i الأصمعي challenging the caliph abu Ja'afar al-Mansur أبو جعفر المنصور by composing a poem that is difficult to memorize, as the caliph himself used to memorize poems after the first hearing and he had both a slave and slave girl who could memorize it at secon... (more)	—	over 3 years ago
Answer	—	A: What is the Arabic "praise/censure grammar" (e.g. ！ياله من رجل رائع) called in Arabic? > ياله من رجل رائع Grammatical classification In Arabic grammar this falls under the category of التَعَجُّب (at-T'ajjub) amazement as if we look grammatically deeper into the sentence we will find (the main source of 'irab اعراب is the book of إميل بديع يعقوب called: موسوعة النحو والصرف... (more)	—	over 3 years ago