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A Dictionary of Idiomatic Expressions in Written Arabic: For the Reader of Classical and Modern Texts
Mahmoud Sami Moussa
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Hardcover. How would you ever know that "to lose a baby ostrich" means to rush into something without thinking? Or that "what can the wind take from the pavement?" is said when someone has nothing left to lose? With explanations in Arabic and English, this book is suitable for both students of Arabic and native speakers. Num Pages: 572 pages. BIC Classification: 2CSR; CB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 183 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1172.
How would you ever know that "to lose a baby ostrich" means to rush into something without thinking? Or that "what can the wind take from the pavement?" is said when someone has nothing left to lose? This comprehensive guide to idiomatic expressions in literary Arabic, the first of its kind, will inform, amuse, and entertain, through more than 8500 entries found in texts from the Qur'an to today's newspapers. With explanations in Arabic and English, it is an essential resource for both students of Arabic and native speakers. Reaching into the great wealth of this complex and intriguing ... Read more
How would you ever know that "to lose a baby ostrich" means to rush into something without thinking? Or that "what can the wind take from the pavement?" is said when someone has nothing left to lose? This comprehensive guide to idiomatic expressions in literary Arabic, the first of its kind, will inform, amuse, and entertain, through more than 8500 entries found in texts from the Qur'an to today's newspapers. With explanations in Arabic and English, it is an essential resource for both students of Arabic and native speakers. Reaching into the great wealth of this complex and intriguing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
572
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774166419
SKU
V9789774166419
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About Mahmoud Sami Moussa
Mahmoud Sami Moussa is a senior instructor in the Arabic Language Institute of the American University in Cairo.
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