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Level B2
Cultural Movements
10 words · ~15 min
Grammar focus
Cultural movement vocabulary and historical present tense in Arabic literary discourse
Cultural note
The النهضة (Renaissance) movement of the 19th-20th century modernized Arabic literature and thought across the Arab world.
Lesson overview
Cultural Movements is a level B2 lesson of 10 words: 7 nouns and 3 adjectives. Its words come from 8 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Literary Criticism (B2)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
مُعاصِر muʿāṣir | contemporary / modern | adjective | ع-ص-ر |
كلاسِيكِيّ klāsīkiyy | classical | adjective | |
رَمْزِيَّة ramziyya | symbolism | noun | ر-م-ز |
وَاقِعِيَّة wāqiʿiyya | realism (artistic) | noun | و-ق-ع |
رُومَانْسِيَّة rūmānsiyya | romanticism | noun | |
عَبْقَرِيَّة ʿabqariyya | genius / brilliance | noun | ع-ب-ق-ر |
مَأْسَاة maʾsāh | tragedy | noun | أ-س-و |
مَلْحَمَة malḥama | epic | noun | ل-ح-م |
تَشْكِيلِيّ tashkīliyy | fine (art) / visual | adjective | ش-ك-ل |
إِلْهَام ilhām | inspiration | noun | ل-ه-م |
Themes these words belong to: Literature Arts (10)
Sample word cards
مُعاصِر
muʿāṣir
contemporary / modern
كلاسِيكِيّ
klāsīkiyy
classical
رَمْزِيَّة
ramziyya
symbolism
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