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Level B2

Literary Expressions

10 words · ~15 min

Grammar focus

Literary vocabulary and poetic expressions, metaphor (استعارة) and simile (تشبيه) in Arabic

Cultural note

Arabic literature spans centuries, from pre-Islamic poetry (المعلّقات) to modern novels

Sample words from this lesson

بَلْ
bal
rather / but rather
لَكِنَّ
lakinna
but / however (emphatic)
مَعَ ذَلِك
maʿa dhālik
however / nevertheless

7 more words in this lesson

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