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Level B2
Visual Arts & Architecture
10 words · ~15 min
Grammar focus
Art vocabulary and descriptive adjective patterns for visual aesthetics
Cultural note
Arabic calligraphy (الخط العربي) is considered a high art form. Major styles include Naskh, Thuluth, Diwani, and Kufic.
Lesson overview
Visual Arts & Architecture 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: Poetry & Prose (B2)
- Leads to: Music & Performance (B2)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
حَبْكَة ḥabka | plot (of a story) | noun | ح-ب-ك |
خَطّ عَرَبِيّ khaṭṭ ʿarabiyy | Arabic calligraphy | noun | خ-ط-ط / ع-ر-ب |
عِمَارَة ʿimāra | architecture | noun | ع-م-ر |
زَخْرَفَة zakhrafa | ornamentation / decoration | noun | ز-خ-ر-ف |
تَرَاث turāth | heritage / legacy | noun | و-ر-ث |
نَهْضَة nahḍa | renaissance / revival | noun | ن-ه-ض |
مَذْهَب فَنِّيّ madhhab fanniyy | artistic movement / school | noun | ذ-ه-ب / ف-ن-ن |
سُرْيَالِيَّة suryāliyya | surrealism | noun | |
مُوسِيقَار mūsīqār | musician / composer | noun | |
لَحْن laḥn | melody / tune | noun | ل-ح-ن |
Themes these words belong to: Literature Arts (10)
Sample word cards
حَبْكَة
ḥabka
plot (of a story)
خَطّ عَرَبِيّ
khaṭṭ ʿarabiyy
Arabic calligraphy
عِمَارَة
ʿimāra
architecture
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