This one word requires seven words to translate from Arabic to English
- Publish date: Thursday، 22 December 2022 Reading time: 1 min read
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Many fall in love with the Arabic language. From hearing the call to prayers to the artistic calligraphy. It is considered one of the most complex languages with ligatures (characters changing shapes based on location inside the word) to the fact it is written from right to left to the many dialects across the world!
One of the key features of Arabic language is how adding letters to a root word will change its meaning and makes a single word more like a complete sentence! This is one example of one Arabic word that represents 7 words in English.
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The Arabic word is pronounced as "AnolzeMokomoha" and it means "Shall we compel you to accept it" - A verse in the holybook Quran.
The beauty and complexity of Arabic language
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