Arabic language

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Noun1.Arabic language - the Semitic language of the ArabsArabic language - the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
abaya - (Arabic) a loose black robe from head to toe; traditionally worn by Muslim women
mukataa - an Arabic word for headquarters or administrative center; "Arafat was holed up in the mukataa of his West Bank compound"
Semitic - a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family
bayat - an oath of allegiance to an emir
Mashriq - Arabic name for the Middle East
shaheed - Arabic term for holy martyrs; applied by Palestinians to suicide bombers
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Some scholars link these innately complex patterns to mathematics and algebra that originated in the Arab word. Repeated over and over again, these geometric patterns seem to inspire a sense of cosmic harmony because symmetry, structure, rhythm and balance are the fundamental features of these geometric designs.
The Arab Group for Space Collaboration with an initial membership of 11 Arab nations will advance the developments in Arab word's space sector, it was announced on the first day of the Global Space Congress, a three-day conference organised by the UAE Space Agency in Abu Dhabi.
The bloc stressed the importance of convening the summit as an "advanced platform to renew confidence in Lebanon's message and its distinguished position in the Arab word."
From the Arab word azzelij, referring to a small, polished stone, an azulejo is a square glazed ceramic piece, and such pieces come in many beautiful forms.
I documented a large number of historic buildings in the Arab word, mainly in Saudi Arabia, where I spent years taking photos of Old Jeddah's amazing architecture."
The orchestra will play Dabke, a folk-dance native to the Levant, the name of which is derived from the Arab word meaning 'stamping of the feet' and widely performed at weddings and other joyous occasions.
He began filming with his mobile phone, however, when a 19-year-old refugee from Syria began shouting "Yahudi" - the Arab word for Jew - at him and a friend and lashing them with a belt.
Prince Turki Al Faisal, Chairman of the Board at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, and Member of the Board of Directors at Beirut Institute, said the summit provided a platform for prominent figures in government and business to convene and discuss the Arab word's affairs.
Raina added: "Our theme this year 'Stories of People of the Arab Word', celebrates the richness and diversity of this vast region.
The key word that kept coming up again and again in discussions: karama, the Arab word for dignity.
It was a large area located in southern Kuwait City above sea level between Al-Safat Square and Naif Palace and it was named (Mirqab) after the famous Arab word (Marqab) which means the high hill or land, said history researcher Abdullah Bin Nasser.
Here he tells a simple story of how a young camel named Jamal (Jamaal being the Arab word for beauty) becomes separated in a sandstorm from the caravan he is part of.

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