Permissible (I can't remember but I think this was in Mleiha, Sharjah)
November 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Permissible (I can't remember but I think this was in Mleiha, Sharjah)
Discouraged and forbidden
November 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Discouraged and forbidden
I think one is فرض
(also RAK)
(also RAK)
November 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I think one is فرض
(also RAK)
(also RAK)
Here is the recommended camel photo
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Here is the recommended camel photo
obligatory camel photo
November 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
obligatory camel photo
We appear to have some extra sky pieces from the other puzzle ... as well as seven pieces that are mixed into the other puzzle. Time to get back to work.
November 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
We appear to have some extra sky pieces from the other puzzle ... as well as seven pieces that are mixed into the other puzzle. Time to get back to work.
I think I've eaten 28 out of 53 Emirati dishes.
(I have probably had some of these but can't remember.)
Good, but not great
(I have probably had some of these but can't remember.)
Good, but not great
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I think I've eaten 28 out of 53 Emirati dishes.
(I have probably had some of these but can't remember.)
Good, but not great
(I have probably had some of these but can't remember.)
Good, but not great
We went to the Mirzam Chocolate Factory in Dubai and they had this stellar list of local foods on the door. I will have to get to work!
November 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We went to the Mirzam Chocolate Factory in Dubai and they had this stellar list of local foods on the door. I will have to get to work!
I said the same thing! ... Wikipedia says سُعود but I think this might be from the dialect form! Ultimately it's probably FROM سَعود ...
So confusing!
Also <a> can transliterate ع!
So confusing!
Also <a> can transliterate ع!
November 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I said the same thing! ... Wikipedia says سُعود but I think this might be from the dialect form! Ultimately it's probably FROM سَعود ...
So confusing!
Also <a> can transliterate ع!
So confusing!
Also <a> can transliterate ع!
Ruus Al Jibal Arabic word of the day
إنتين
/ɨntīn/
'you' (f.s.)
n.b.
1. This form is also found in al-Rams (UAE), and the Tihāma coast (Yemen). Opposite coasts!
2. cf. RJA's 2FS perf. suff. -tīn; also 2FS imperf. suff. -īn.
3. Some suggest that /ɨntīn/ could be singular or plural ...
إنتين
/ɨntīn/
'you' (f.s.)
n.b.
1. This form is also found in al-Rams (UAE), and the Tihāma coast (Yemen). Opposite coasts!
2. cf. RJA's 2FS perf. suff. -tīn; also 2FS imperf. suff. -īn.
3. Some suggest that /ɨntīn/ could be singular or plural ...
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Ruus Al Jibal Arabic word of the day
إنتين
/ɨntīn/
'you' (f.s.)
n.b.
1. This form is also found in al-Rams (UAE), and the Tihāma coast (Yemen). Opposite coasts!
2. cf. RJA's 2FS perf. suff. -tīn; also 2FS imperf. suff. -īn.
3. Some suggest that /ɨntīn/ could be singular or plural ...
إنتين
/ɨntīn/
'you' (f.s.)
n.b.
1. This form is also found in al-Rams (UAE), and the Tihāma coast (Yemen). Opposite coasts!
2. cf. RJA's 2FS perf. suff. -tīn; also 2FS imperf. suff. -īn.
3. Some suggest that /ɨntīn/ could be singular or plural ...
My Arabic coffee set up ☕️
Ingredients:
2 cups water
2 tbsp coffee
6 cardamom pods
1–2 saffron sprigs
1. Put saffron & cardamom in dallah
2. Bring water & coffee just to a soft boil
3. When coffee settles (1–2 min), pour in dallah
Ingredients:
2 cups water
2 tbsp coffee
6 cardamom pods
1–2 saffron sprigs
1. Put saffron & cardamom in dallah
2. Bring water & coffee just to a soft boil
3. When coffee settles (1–2 min), pour in dallah
November 20, 2025 at 5:33 AM
My Arabic coffee set up ☕️
Ingredients:
2 cups water
2 tbsp coffee
6 cardamom pods
1–2 saffron sprigs
1. Put saffron & cardamom in dallah
2. Bring water & coffee just to a soft boil
3. When coffee settles (1–2 min), pour in dallah
Ingredients:
2 cups water
2 tbsp coffee
6 cardamom pods
1–2 saffron sprigs
1. Put saffron & cardamom in dallah
2. Bring water & coffee just to a soft boil
3. When coffee settles (1–2 min), pour in dallah
I can only hear this one in the voice of Navi from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
November 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I can only hear this one in the voice of Navi from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
This makes me so mad every time I open this book to check something about morphology
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 AM
This makes me so mad every time I open this book to check something about morphology
My son accidentally mixed a few pieces from two jigsaw puzzles (500pc and 1000pc) and now I have no choice but to skip thesis revisions and I guess meals and completely finish both puzzles
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
My son accidentally mixed a few pieces from two jigsaw puzzles (500pc and 1000pc) and now I have no choice but to skip thesis revisions and I guess meals and completely finish both puzzles
It didn't attach my photo! I don't have time to retype the alt text rn but msēblō is pictured here growing in tufts below a khnayzi date palm
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 AM
It didn't attach my photo! I don't have time to retype the alt text rn but msēblō is pictured here growing in tufts below a khnayzi date palm
Hanzal's title is extremely similar
November 15, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Hanzal's title is extremely similar
العوان
1. Very old, very tall date palm trees
2. Local name for an area of Masafi with very old, very tall date palms
1. Very old, very tall date palm trees
2. Local name for an area of Masafi with very old, very tall date palms
November 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
العوان
1. Very old, very tall date palm trees
2. Local name for an area of Masafi with very old, very tall date palms
1. Very old, very tall date palm trees
2. Local name for an area of Masafi with very old, very tall date palms
Two famous rūl trees which are associated with a folk tale about ghosts and a man teleporting— I didn't get the full story
November 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Two famous rūl trees which are associated with a folk tale about ghosts and a man teleporting— I didn't get the full story
Spending the day in Masafi (Fujairah), not to be confused with neighboring Masafi (Ras Al Khaimah) 🤩
November 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Spending the day in Masafi (Fujairah), not to be confused with neighboring Masafi (Ras Al Khaimah) 🤩
don't worry i got the answer right here for you, Maarten
November 13, 2025 at 7:25 AM
don't worry i got the answer right here for you, Maarten
I guess [qäːðˤiː] or [ɡäːðˤiː] or if you're really fancy, maybe [qäːdˤiː].
I think I solved it: this must be coming from a "Kazi" pronunciation, but in a language with [z] ~ [d͡ʒ] variation ... so, Hindi-Urdu.
I think I solved it: this must be coming from a "Kazi" pronunciation, but in a language with [z] ~ [d͡ʒ] variation ... so, Hindi-Urdu.
November 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I guess [qäːðˤiː] or [ɡäːðˤiː] or if you're really fancy, maybe [qäːdˤiː].
I think I solved it: this must be coming from a "Kazi" pronunciation, but in a language with [z] ~ [d͡ʒ] variation ... so, Hindi-Urdu.
I think I solved it: this must be coming from a "Kazi" pronunciation, but in a language with [z] ~ [d͡ʒ] variation ... so, Hindi-Urdu.
I'm not sure what's going on with Arabic ض as Roman <J> in KAJI ...
November 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I'm not sure what's going on with Arabic ض as Roman <J> in KAJI ...
The Arabic dialects of Oman and the Emirates, including Ruus Al Jibal/Musandam, have tons of words exclusively used in child-directed speech, as we've known since Jayakar (1889, 1904).
Here is a partial list (in a northern Emirati dialect) from Ibn Sandal (2018). 📸
Here is a partial list (in a northern Emirati dialect) from Ibn Sandal (2018). 📸
November 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The Arabic dialects of Oman and the Emirates, including Ruus Al Jibal/Musandam, have tons of words exclusively used in child-directed speech, as we've known since Jayakar (1889, 1904).
Here is a partial list (in a northern Emirati dialect) from Ibn Sandal (2018). 📸
Here is a partial list (in a northern Emirati dialect) from Ibn Sandal (2018). 📸
oh nice, I saw that album hit #1 but I am behind on Incubus.
I turned Light Grenades on yesterday and heard this lyric
I turned Light Grenades on yesterday and heard this lyric
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 AM
oh nice, I saw that album hit #1 but I am behind on Incubus.
I turned Light Grenades on yesterday and heard this lyric
I turned Light Grenades on yesterday and heard this lyric
GoNoodle is surprisingly educational for kids' music — also pretty sure they shout "NERDY BY NATURE" somewhere in the background of like half their songs?
November 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
GoNoodle is surprisingly educational for kids' music — also pretty sure they shout "NERDY BY NATURE" somewhere in the background of like half their songs?