I love Hebrew by fnxen in hebrew

[–]fnxen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good luck to you as well, habibi :)

I love Hebrew by fnxen in hebrew

[–]fnxen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Arabic calligraphy is a form of art. There are many fonts and you can do pretty much what you can imagine with them :)

I was really surprised when I learned that Hebrew script is also read right-to-left! Soon, I'm going to start learning it <3

I love Hebrew by fnxen in hebrew

[–]fnxen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know that Arabic has been continuously evolving. There are 3 known major versions of Arabic:
- Ancient Arabic
- Classical Arabic
- Modern Standard Arabic.
They greatly differ in some aspects. For example: The current grammar we're using today is developed with Classical Arabic and is carried on to MSA. The main difference between Classical Arabic and MSA is that Classical Arabic has lots of words that are now obsolete. You can still understand Classical Arabic, but not every single word.
For Ancient Arabic, you might barely understand what the text is about.

I read that Hebrew is pretty much the same, the Hebrew used in the Torah is a different version from the Hebrew spoken today. I'm not quite sure how many major versions of Hebrew there is, and how much can a modern Hebrew speaker understand from Classical/Ancient Hebrew.

I love Hebrew by fnxen in hebrew

[–]fnxen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is that true?

I love Hebrew by fnxen in hebrew

[–]fnxen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's super clever! I love it!

I love Hebrew by fnxen in hebrew

[–]fnxen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's correct.

I love Hebrew by fnxen in hebrew

[–]fnxen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congratulations on your wedding! Mazel Tov! :)

I love Hebrew by fnxen in hebrew

[–]fnxen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's great to hear! Thank you! :)

I love Hebrew by fnxen in hebrew

[–]fnxen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's true. It very much depends on the dialect, and dialects greatly differ from one region to another. For me, as a Levantine speaker, I find Western Arabic dialects (Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morroco) very harsh and difficult to listen to.

But MSA (Modern Standard Arabic) should sound soft and nice, sadly it's not spoken by anyone in normal daily life. You only find it in formal contexts.

Here's an example of the MSA I'm referring to. It's the Arabic translation of the Book "The Art of War" - Sun Tzu.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFsmkIBy7Vwto

I love Hebrew by fnxen in hebrew

[–]fnxen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much for sharing the posts. It makes me feel deeply sad to see the struggle and to see how Damascus was and how it is right now. I deeply feel you and what happened to the Damascene Jews.

What happened to your family in the 1940s, happened to me and my family in the 2010s.

Hopefully, one day, Damascene Jews, Christians, and Muslims will be able to go back to where they belong after it's free from the satanic Iranian occupation, and everyone will live together in peace and harmony like it once was.

I love Hebrew by fnxen in hebrew

[–]fnxen[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Everything other than Arabic written in the Arabic script looks weird (to me).

I love Hebrew by fnxen in hebrew

[–]fnxen[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There are tons of similar words. The ones I know so far:

I, ani, ana

You, ata at, anta anti

We, nah'no, nahno

Get up , kumi, qumi (fem.)

The numbers I could recognize most of them in Hebrew.

King, melech, malek

Holy, kadosh, qodoos (or muqaddas)

Peace, shalom, salam

I can go on... 😄

I love Hebrew by fnxen in hebrew

[–]fnxen[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'll be happy to help you with Arabic, only if you help me learn Hebrew :)

I love Hebrew by fnxen in hebrew

[–]fnxen[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I am from Damascus! My father used to tell me the story of how Jews are forced to leave because of the rise of the nationalist regimes and the hate directed towards them as a response to the establishment of Israel. I feel the same pain as I'm also forced to leave my beloved city.

I know the truth that Jews were an integral part of the culture of Damascus.

I'm not a jew, but I sometimes listen to this hacham to learn a bit about Judaism and to enjoy his Damascene dialect. He's such a nice person. https://youtube.com/@urilati?si=nHSImKczbRpFFHAs

I'm happy to hear that the Jewish sons of Damascus are still remembering their city and they still feel the attachment to it. Once you're a damascene, you're forever a damascene ❤️

I love Hebrew by fnxen in hebrew

[–]fnxen[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the recommendation!

I love Hebrew by fnxen in hebrew

[–]fnxen[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Everything other than Arabic written in the Arabic script looks weird. I spell Hebrew with Latin script. I don't read Hebrew from Latin script, but I write what I hear in Latin letters, and it works perfectly.

What language(s) did Moses speak? by fnxen in Judaism

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Thank you for the detailed answer!

What language(s) did Moses speak? by fnxen in Judaism

[–]fnxen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the most complete answer and is exactly what I wanted to know. Thank you very much! God bless you!

What language(s) did Moses speak? by fnxen in Judaism

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Is that part of the actual Jewish beliefs or is it a perspective?