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  2. Research question - Wikipedia

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    The answer to a research question will help address a research problem or question. [5] Specifying a research question, "the central issue to be resolved by a formal dissertation, thesis, or research project," [6] is typically one of the first steps an investigator takes when undertaking research.

  3. Asbab al-Nuzul - Wikipedia

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    Modern scholarship has long posited an origin for the sabab al-nuzūl based largely on its function within exegesis. William Montgomery Watt, for example, stressed the narratological significance of these types of reports: "The Quranic allusions had to be elaborated into complete stories and the background filled in if the main ideas were to be impressed on the minds of simple men."

  4. Varieties of Arabic - Wikipedia

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    In other words, Arabic in its natural environment usually occurs in a situation of diglossia, which means that its native speakers often learn and use two linguistic forms substantially different from each other, the Modern Standard Arabic (often called MSA in English) as the official language and a local colloquial variety (called ...

  5. History of the Arabic alphabet - Wikipedia

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    There were different theories about the origin of the Arabic alphabet as attested in Arabic writings, The Musnad theory is that it can be traced back to Ancient North Arabian scripts which are derived from ancient South Arabian script (Arabic: خَطّ الْمُسْنَد ḵaṭṭ al-musnad), this hypothesis have been discussed by the Arabic ...

  6. Arabic - Wikipedia

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    Arabic is the third most widespread official language after English and French, [16] one of six official languages of the United Nations, [17] and the liturgical language of Islam. [18] Arabic is widely taught in schools and universities around the world and is used to varying degrees in workplaces, governments and the media. [18]

  7. Influence of Arabic on other languages - Wikipedia

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    There are far fewer Arabic loanwords in Javanese than Sanskrit loanwords, and they are usually concerned with Islamic religion. Nevertheless, some words have entered the basic vocabulary, such as pikir ("to think", from the Arabic fikr), badan ("body"), mripat ("eye", thought to be derived from the Arabic ma'rifah, meaning "knowledge" or "vision").

  8. Glossary of Arabic toponyms - Wikipedia

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    Arabic, Persian. Fortified place, fort, fortress, castle; [3] see All pages with titles containing Qalat Casbah, Kasbah, Qaṣba, Qaṣbah, Qaṣaba Arabic: القصبة, romanized: al-qaṣaba), a kind of medina (old city) or fortress All pages with titles containing Casbah; All pages with titles containing Qasba; All pages with titles ...

  9. List of English words of Arabic origin - Wikipedia

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    In a modern etymology analysis of one medieval Arabic list of medicines, the names of the medicines —primarily plant names— were assessed to be 31% ancient Mesopotamian names, 23% Greek names, 18% Persian, 13% Indian (often via Persian), 5% uniquely Arabic, and 3% Egyptian, with the remaining 7% of unassessable origin. [4]