Media & Journalism
10 words · ~15 min
Media vocabulary and passive voice constructions common in news Arabic (يُعتَبَرُ، يُذكَرُ)
Arabic media landscape includes major outlets like Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya, and BBC Arabic that have shaped Modern Standard Arabic in broadcasting.
Lesson overview
Media & Journalism is a level B2 lesson of 10 words: 10 nouns. Its words come from 5 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Rhetorical Devices (B2)
- Leads to: Elections & Democracy (B2)
- Previous lesson: Practical Number Words (A2)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
صَحَافَة ṣaḥāfa | journalism / press | noun | ص-ح-ف |
صَحَفِيّ ṣaḥafiyy | journalist / reporter | noun | ص-ح-ف |
بَيَان صَحَفِيّ bayān ṣaḥafiyy | press release / statement | noun | ب-ي-ن / ص-ح-ف |
اِنْتِخَابَات intikhābāt | elections | noun | خ-و-ب |
بَرْلَمَان barlamān | parliament | noun | |
دِبْلُومَاسِيَّة diblūmāsiyya | diplomacy | noun | |
حِزْب ḥizb | political party | noun | ح-ز-ب |
مُعَارَضَة muʿāraḍa | opposition | noun | ع-ر-ض |
رَأْيٌ عَامّ raʾyun ʿāmm | public opinion | noun | ر-أ-ي / ع-م-م |
مُرَاسِل murāsil | correspondent | noun | ر-س-ل |
Themes these words belong to: Media Politics (10)
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