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  2. Abeed - Wikipedia

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    Abeed or abīd (عبيد, plural of ʿabd, عبد), is an Arabic word meaning "servant" or "slave".The term is usually used in the Arab world and is used as an slur for slaves, which dates back to the Arab slave trade.

  3. List of commonly misused English words - Wikipedia

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    Principal is an adjective meaning "main" (though it can also be a noun meaning the head of a college or similar institution). Principle is a noun meaning a fundamental belief or rule of action. Standard: The principal achievement of the nineteenth century is the rise of industry. Standard: He got sent to the principal's office for talking ...

  4. Glossary of Arabic toponyms - Wikipedia

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    is the conjunctive form "ruin of" (خربة) of the Arabic word for "ruin" (خرب, khirba, kharab ("ruined")) All pages with titles containing Khirbet; All pages with titles containing Khirbat; All pages with titles containing Khurbet; All pages with titles containing Kharab; Ksar, qsar, plural: ksour, qsour Maghrebi Arabic; See "Qasr"

  5. Wasta - Wikipedia

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    Wasta or wāsita (Arabic: واسِطة, romanized: wāsiṭah) is an Arabic word that loosely translates into nepotism or 'clout'. It refers to using one's connections and/or influence to get one's way, usually in governmental matters such as preferential treatment in expedited document-issuing, visa approval, waiving of fines or misdemeanor charges and similar corrupt practices.

  6. Jadaliyya - Wikipedia

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    Jadaliyya ("dialectic") is an independent ezine founded in 2010 by the Arab Studies Institute (ASI) to cover the Arab World and the broader Middle East.It publishes articles in Arabic, French, English and Turkish, and is run primarily on a volunteer basis by an editorial team, and an expanding pool of contributors that includes academics, journalists, activists and artists.

  7. Meta reverses policy on a controversial Arabic term as the ...

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    Meta will no longer ban the word "shaheed" ("martyr") when it's used in connection with a dangerous individual or organization. Meta reverses policy on a controversial Arabic term as the Israel ...

  8. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic - Wikipedia

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    A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic (originally published in German as Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart 'Arabic dictionary for the contemporary written language'), also published in English as The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, is a translation dictionary of modern written Arabic compiled by Hans Wehr. [1]

  9. Fasad - Wikipedia

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    Fasād (Arabic: فساد) is an Arabic word meaning rottenness, corruption, or depravity. [1] In an Islamic context it can refer to spreading corruption on Earth or spreading mischief in a Muslim land, [2] moral corruption against God, [3] or disturbance of the public peace.