Posted on: Friday, January 22nd, 2010 0 comments
Here is the name “Rachel” in Arabic. “Rachael” with an “a” is just the same, because the pronunciation is the same. You might be interested to know that there are four more designs for “Rachel” in my Arabic Tattoos book, as well as designs for around 120 more male and … Continue reading
Posted on: Sunday, January 10th, 2010 5 comments
I’ve received a few requests for the Arabic translation of the word “fighter”. As always, there are many possible translations and I just want to give a brief overview of some of them. The word مقاتل (muqaatil) derives from the root قتل (q-t-l), but does not necessarily imply “fight to … Continue reading
Posted on: Monday, January 4th, 2010 5 comments
Randa asked for the translation of “compassion” in Arabic. There are quite a number of Arabic words that have the meaning of “compassion”, for example: الرأفة (ar-ra’fa) الشفقة (ash-shafaqa) الحنان (al-Hanaan) However, the most standard way of translating compassion is probably الرحمة (ar-raHma). Below is this word in three different … Continue reading
Posted on: Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 9 comments
Through Tarek Atrissi’s excellent blog I cam accross this piece of Arabic calligraphy here that says “love hate” in Arabic: The design is written with ornamental decorations. What some might disregard as doodles underneath the writings actually consists of a repetition of exactly the same two words – “love hate”. … Continue reading
Posted on: Saturday, January 2nd, 2010 17 comments
Yazmin requested a translation of the English proverb “time heals all wounds” into Arabic. I’m unaware of any proverb that is similar in Arabic, so in this case a more or less direct translation is a viable alternative In fact one of the Arab readers of this blog confirmed that … Continue reading
Posted on: Friday, January 1st, 2010 0 comments
May I take this opportunity to wish all my readers a very happy and prosperous new year 2010! سنة سعيدة وكل عام وأنتم بخير (sana sa3eeda wa kull 3aam wa antum bi-khayr)
Posted on: Thursday, December 24th, 2009 3 comments
Ok, as you might know, one of my pet peeves is to find disconnected letters when people try to write Arabic – tattoos, in movies, or now on pullovers. This is the picture I found on CafePress when I was looking for some Christmas-related merchandise: What they were trying to … Continue reading
Posted on: Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 2 comments
As we are fast approaching Christmas and its associated festivities, it might be both interesting and useful to take a look at a few Arabic words and phrases surrounding the celebrations. So read on to discover how to say Merry Christmas in Arabic! What Christians are celebrating on Christmas is … Continue reading
Posted on: Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 13 comments
Maggie sent me the following question in a blog comment: keefakkk my name is maggie (ghaleb) just want to make sure of something… getting my 3th arabic tattoo! (proud to be libanease!) its the word believe (faith) in the way, i believe i will get trough this, or i believe … Continue reading
Posted on: Saturday, December 19th, 2009 8 comments
Translation of family in Arabic There are a lot of people asking me how to say “family” in Arabic, both for tattoo design and for general information. Arabic is a very rich language with a rich vocabulary. So it should come as no surprise that there is more than one … Continue reading
Posted on: Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 2 comments
A question I get asked very often is “how can I increase my Arabic vocabulary?”. In this post I want to share with you some of my ideas on this subject. 1. First of all, let me make it clear that there are no fast fixes for vocabulary, perhaps with … Continue reading
Posted on: Saturday, December 12th, 2009 10 comments
I am happy to announce that in addition to my Arabic Tattoos ebook I am now offering a Custom Arabic Tattoo Design Service. Each order comes with at least 6 different designs , a complete explanation of the translated tattoo and full pronunciation guide. The designs are of a much … Continue reading
Posted on: Saturday, December 12th, 2009 12 comments
A reader of my blog wrote this request in a comment: hi im helal i wanted 2 get a tattoo saying (forgive me mum) could you please translate in arabic writing for me ? In Arabic “to forgive” can be expressed by many verbs, e.g. غفر (ghafara), عذر (‘adhara), or … Continue reading
Posted on: Sunday, December 6th, 2009 0 comments
Good pronunciation is crucial for communication. Many people, who are learning Arabic, have experienced that sinking feeling when they try a well-constructed sentence only to be met with a blank face, or – even worse – with laughter. Why is this? Languages are essentially built on sounds. If I speak … Continue reading
Posted on: Monday, November 30th, 2009 4 comments
The Arabic Tattoos design collection is now ready for download. Make sure to get a copy now to take advantage of the great introductory price. Get your copy now!
Posted on: Friday, November 27th, 2009 0 comments
I’ve just finished recording and uploading a short video in which I show you some of the unique Arabic tattoo designs. This will give you a taste of the breadth and variety of the designs and the quality of the collection. View the video here: I hope you guys enjoy … Continue reading
Posted on: Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 0 comments
Today I have some super exciting news to announce: Next Monday (30th November) I will be launching a new Arabic tattoo designs book in digital format that contains 1426 unique Arabic tattoo designs! The book will go live at exactly 12.00 (noon) EST / 9.00 PST / 17.00 GMT. I … Continue reading
Posted on: Sunday, November 15th, 2009 1 comments
Today I received an interesting email from a reader of this blog, asking me about software that is capable of converting Arabic text into transliterated Arabic: Dear Max, I know there are online tools where I can enter the word رسول and it will tell me the translation ‘messenger’ but … Continue reading
Posted on: Monday, November 9th, 2009 2 comments
Arabic Writing Writing in Arabic is something that many beginning Arabic learners are afraid of. Many simply don’t know how to begin learning the Arabic alphabet and writing system. In this article I give you some tips on how best to approach Arabic writing and how to master it. 1. … Continue reading
Posted on: Saturday, November 7th, 2009 2 comments
The Arabic alphabet contains a number of sounds that are difficult to pronounce for non-native speakers. Here I’ll give you some tips that will help you with the pronunciation of the sounds in the Arabic alphabet. Remember that the best way to improve your pronunciation is through listening. And I … Continue reading
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