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Level B2
Advanced Idioms
10 words · ~14 min
Grammar focus
Idiomatic expressions and fixed phrases (تعبيرات اصطلاحية) used in everyday and formal Arabic
Cultural note
Arabic idioms often draw from historical events, Islamic tradition, and desert life imagery
Lesson overview
Advanced Idioms is a level B2 lesson of 10 words: 9 phrases and 1 particle. Its words come from 5 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Nuanced Communication (B2)
- Leads to: Rhetorical Devices (B2)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
بِمَا أَنَّ bi-mā anna | since / given that | phrase | - |
بِغَضِّ النَّظَرِ عَنْ bi-ghaḍḍi n-naẓari ʿan | regardless of | phrase | غ-ض-ض / ن-ظ-ر |
طَالَمَا ṭālamā | as long as | phrase | ط-و-ل |
إِلَى حَدٍّ مَا ilā ḥaddin mā | to some extent | phrase | ح-د-د |
عِلَاوَةً عَلَى ذَلِك ʿilāwatan ʿalā dhālik | moreover / in addition to that | phrase | ع-ل-و |
فِي نِهَايَةِ المَطَاف fī nihāyati l-maṭāf | in the end / ultimately | phrase | ن-ه-ي / ط-و-ف |
بِشَكْلٍ عَامّ bi-shaklin ʿāmm | in general / generally | phrase | ش-ك-ل / ع-م-م |
يُعَدُّ مِنْ yuʿaddu min | is considered among | phrase | ع-د-د |
عَلَى أَيِّ حَال ʿalā ayyi ḥāl | in any case / anyway | phrase | ح-و-ل |
إِنَّمَا innamā | rather / it is only that | particle | - |
Themes these words belong to: Advanced Expressions (10)
Sample word cards
بِمَا أَنَّ
bi-mā anna
since / given that
بِغَضِّ النَّظَرِ عَنْ
bi-ghaḍḍi n-naẓari ʿan
regardless of
طَالَمَا
ṭālamā
as long as
Exercises and spaced review for all 10 words
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