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Posts by Medi1saif‭

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Q&A 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...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Medi1saif‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Moshi‭

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Q&A 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 memo...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Medi1saif‭  ·  edited 3y ago by Medi1saif‭

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Q&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 ...

posted 4y ago by Medi1saif‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Medi1saif‭

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Q&A 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 '...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Medi1saif‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by nobodyImportant‭

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