Posted on: Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 4 comments
Arabic calligraphy of the proverb “inner wealth is better than other (types) of wealth”: غنى النفس أفضل من غنى المال ghinaa an-nafs afDal min ghinaa al-maal
Posted on: Saturday, August 21st, 2010 1 comments
I’ve been receiving a lot of requests from readers of this blog and my book The Magic Key To The Arabic Alphabet to create an application that helps them with the pronunciation of the Arabic letters. Well, after some trial and error I am proud to announce that the Arabic … Continue reading
Posted on: Friday, August 13th, 2010 6 comments
Arabische Tattoos sind definitiv im Trend in der Welt der Reichen und Berühmten. Und ich meine hier nicht temporäre Tattoos, wie z.B. Henna. Das überrascht vielleicht, weil man kaum irgendwelche Tattoos in der arabischen Welt sieht. Aber im Westen sind Tätowierungen nichts anrüchiges mehr. Heutzutage sagt ein Tattoo nichts mehr … Continue reading
Posted on: Sunday, July 25th, 2010 0 comments
Updated: 14 July 2013 Arabic dictionaries are crucial for learners of the Arabic language. Using the right dictionary can save you hours of frustration searching for that elusive Arabic word. I’ll show you some of the best Arabic dictionaries I’ve used – both hardcopies and online. Physical Arabic Dictionaries Al-Mawrid … Continue reading
Posted on: Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 12 comments
A few months ago I published an article about the Arabic chat alphabet. If you are new to the concept of the Arabic chat alphabet, please read that article first. Today I want to continue this topic by providing two example sentences written in Arabic English and showing how they … Continue reading
Posted on: Friday, July 2nd, 2010 1 comments
Here is the Arabic translation of the famous quote from the Bible “The truth shall/will set you free” (John 8:32): الحق يحرركم Pronunciation: al-Haqqu yuHarrirukum In picture format: With all the tashkeel and harakaat: Of course, if you are looking to get this phrase as a tattoo, then you should … Continue reading
Posted on: Sunday, June 27th, 2010 3 comments
When you learn one romance language like Spanish, it becomes much easier to learn a related language such as Italian. The same is true for Arabic and Persian (Farsi), even though they are not related linguistically – i.e. they don’t have a common origin. The reason why it is much … Continue reading
Posted on: Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 9 comments
In a comment on one of my blog posts on Arabic tattoos a reader suggested that جمال الروح djamaal ar-rooH (beauty of the soul) might be a good phrase for a tattoo. I like this phrase and have created a calligraphic design of it below: If you are interested in … Continue reading
Posted on: Friday, May 14th, 2010 5 comments
Firdaus sent me the following picture with the request to identify the Arabic writing in this tattoo: The writing is an artistic calligraphic rendering of on top: حب (Hubb) and on bottom: سلام (salaam) which mean “love” and “peace” respectively. Confusingly, the dot that belongs to the letter baa’ is … Continue reading
Posted on: Friday, May 7th, 2010 60 comments
5 crucial tips to get the correct translation of your name in Arabic Whether you are thinking about getting your name in Arabic as a tattoo or you just want to know what your name would look like written in Arabic letters, you will know exactly what to do after … Continue reading
Posted on: Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 4 comments
Kitty sent me the following e-mail to ask for a tattoo design in Arabic for “miracle”: Hi! My name is Kitty! I saw on internet that you translate from english to arabic! I would like to make a tattoo with the word “miracle”! I have been searching for it for … Continue reading
Posted on: Tuesday, May 4th, 2010 4 comments
Jay asked me for the Arabic translation of Psalm 23:4 of the Bible: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. There are a few different versions of … Continue reading
Posted on: Friday, April 30th, 2010 4 comments
Christine asked me to take a look at a translation of “imperfection is beauty” which she obtained from a friend: لعيب هو الجمال It seems that this translation is accurate on the whole, but one letter probably got lost when copy and pasting the text. It should read: العيب هو … Continue reading
Posted on: Friday, April 16th, 2010 1 comments
Here is an Arabic tattoo design for “the stars”, which is included in my Arabic Tattoos eBook: In plain text: النجوم This is pronounced an-nudjoom.
Posted on: Saturday, April 10th, 2010 0 comments
“Sweeter than honey” is a commonly used Arabic expression. In plain text: أحلى من العسل (aHla min al-3asal) And here are two Arabic tattoo designs of this phrase using two different fonts: If you want more designs of this phrase, you can hire me for a custom Arabic tattoo … Continue reading
Posted on: Saturday, April 10th, 2010 5 comments
Recently, I received a request from a potential client for a crescent-shaped tattoo design of “poetess” (woman poet). The order didn’t materialize in the end but I went ahead and did a preliminary design anyways. Here is the result: In plain text: شاعرة Note that a lot of … Continue reading
Posted on: Monday, February 22nd, 2010 7 comments
Apparently, the “Heart of the Ocean” is a fictional blue diamond used in the film Titanic (though I must confess I have never seen the movie). One of my readers requested a design for this name, so I made one right here: In plain text: قلب المحيط (qalb al-muHeeT).
Posted on: Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 2 comments
A reader of this blog sent me the following message: Hi Arabic Genie … noticed your blog & was very impressed .. saw that you translated in arabic for people… not too good with computers so didnt know how to post but noticed an email address .. There is a … Continue reading
Posted on: Monday, February 8th, 2010 3 comments
Today I received an e-mail from a reader of this blog who is struggling to decipher a piece of Arabic calligraphy. Here are the picture and the e-mail: Hi I’m planning on getting a tattoo. I have found this design but I don’t know what it says. I have even … Continue reading
Posted on: Friday, February 5th, 2010 10 comments
Here are five calligraphies I made of حياة جديدة (Hayaat djadeeda), or “new life”. New Life No. 1: New Life No. 2: New Life No. 3: New Life No. 4: New Life No. 5:
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