Arabic

Example Sentences

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Cooking requires "nafas", or soul, Orfali explained, using the Arabic term that describes a cook's personal flair for food and their ability to conjure up exceptional meals.

From Barron's

In the 1980s, Jon-Perse acquires his first personal computer at the same time that he is becoming enamored with classical Arabic verse, particularly a form of love poetry called the ghazal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Al-Tajdeed - which means renewal in Arabic - responded by saying in court: "Thoughts are to be challenged with thoughts, and words are not to be suppressed by the authority of the law".

From BBC

The architecture of the “stone towns” was distinct from foreign styles, and Swahili was clearly a Bantu language, with loan words from Arabic, Persian, Portuguese, and other languages from overseas.

From Science Magazine

“I think we arrive at 6:30 wrong time,” said one woman aboard the flight, speaking in Arabic, saying “wrong time” the way one might say “D.C. time.”

From Washington Post