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baudolino
9y ago
Many words in places influenced by Arabic (or other Semitic languages) take similar forms, in this case mu_a_i_d (een is plural). Arabic has a triliteral root system and this form is a way of structuring a root to indicate the person who do
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baudolino
10y ago
I did, in fact. What do you mean?
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baudolino
10y ago
six weeks ago I would have regarded the idea of doing this as inimical to the principles of free discourse and debate that I feel are fundamental to democracy and indeed to small-l liberal civilization in general. now I find myself wonderin
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baudolino
10y ago
This is a good idea, and one that I could certainly have used when learning Arabic— but its real utility is not for Modern Standard Arabic- it's for 'amiya/3amiya (spoken Arabic), which, to those not in the know, differs from
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How can I best fill out my unsystematic coding skills?
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baudolino
11y ago
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