IT is considered quite normal for languages to borrow words from other languages. When a language takes words from other languages, these “new arrivals” are usually called borrowings or loan words.

Islam is a verbal noun originating from the triliteral root s-l-m which forms a large class of words mostly relating to concepts of wholeness, safeness and peace. In a religious context it means ...

In many languages, the meaning behind some words and phrases may get missed when they are translated into English. Here are seven examples from the Arabic language. Arabic speakers in Australia can ...

Two seemingly unrelated words are making headlines this week: tariffs and ghibli. The first follows sweeping trade legislation announced by US President Donald Trump, while the second is the name of ...

Asslamu alaikum wa rahmarullahi wa barakatu respected scholars, in surah Mursalat, the words in ayah 15 are repeated throughout the surah, its meaning in tafsir ibn Kathir is "Woe that Day to the ...

Sijaddat al qanab is a drugget, or the thick, woven fabric used as a floor covering, while a red-carpet event is referred to as sijaddat al hamra. An outdoor carpet is sijadd khariji; a carpet moth is ...