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Arabic 101
Arabic Word of the Day
Shami and Levantine Dialect
Arabic:
Ba-doonis
English:
Parsley
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Time Many engrained concepts originated in Iraq, such as 60-second minutes, 60-minute hours, and the wheel.
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posted on: Nov 30, 2020
Dabke in Arabic is literally “stamping of the feet.” The leader, called raas (“head”) or lawweeh (“waver”), is allowed to improvise on the type of dabke.
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