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Level B2
Rhetorical Devices
10 words · ~15 min
Grammar focus
Rhetorical devices in Arabic (بلاغة): emphasis, parallelism, and persuasive language structures
Cultural note
Arabic rhetoric (علم البلاغة) is one of the most developed rhetorical traditions in the world
Lesson overview
Rhetorical Devices is a level B2 lesson of 10 words: 10 phrases. Its words come from 6 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Advanced Idioms (B2)
- Leads to: Media & Journalism (B2), Courts & Legal System (B2), Cells & Biology (B2), Poetry & Prose (B2)
- Next lesson: Essential Courtesies for Travel (A1)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
حَيْثُ إِنَّ ḥaythu inna | since / whereas | phrase | ح-ي-ث |
بِصَرْفِ النَّظَرِ عَنْ bi-ṣarfi n-naẓari ʿan | regardless of / irrespective of | phrase | ص-ر-ف / ن-ظ-ر |
نَظَرًا لِـ naẓaran li- | given / in view of | phrase | ن-ظ-ر |
وَفْقًا لِـ wafqan li- | according to | phrase | و-ف-ق |
بِمَعْنَى آخَر bi-maʿnā ākhar | in other words | phrase | ع-ن-ي |
يَبْدُو أَنَّ yabdū anna | it seems that | phrase | ب-د-و |
مِنَ المُرَجَّحِ أَنْ mina l-murajjaḥi an | it is likely that | phrase | ر-ج-ح |
لِلأَسَفِ li-l-asaf | unfortunately | phrase | أ-س-ف |
لَا مَحَالَة lā maḥāla | inevitably / without doubt | phrase | ح-و-ل |
خُلَاصَةُ القَوْل khulāṣatu l-qawl | to sum up / the bottom line | phrase | خ-ل-ص / ق-و-ل |
Themes these words belong to: Advanced Expressions (10)
Sample word cards
حَيْثُ إِنَّ
ḥaythu inna
since / whereas
بِصَرْفِ النَّظَرِ عَنْ
bi-ṣarfi n-naẓari ʿan
regardless of / irrespective of
نَظَرًا لِـ
naẓaran li-
given / in view of
Exercises and spaced review for all 10 words
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