Tuesday, January 24, 2012

A Small Taste of the Wide World of Arabic

Here's an example of how Arabic can get a little confusing and/or complicated at times:

al-farsh: household furnishing, mats, linens, etc. (الفرش)

al-firaash: bed (الفراش)

al-faraash: wheel of a mill, or butterflies (الفَراش)

al-farraash: errand boy, office boy (الفرّاش)

The conjugations of the verb also give rise to meanings of painting, to spread out, and by extension either loosening your tongue or sleeping with a women, for example.

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