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تَتَمَيَّزُ العِمارَةُ الإسلامِيَّةُ بِالزَّخارِفِ الهَندَسِيَّة.
tatamayyazu l-ʿimāratu l-islāmiyyatu bi-z-zakhārifi l-handasiyya.
Islamic architecture is distinguished by geometric ornamentation.
تَزَيَّنَ المَسجِدُ بِزَخرَفاتٍ إسلامِيَّةٍ رائِعَة.
tazayyana l-masjidu bi-zakhrafātin islāmiyyatin rāʾiʿa.
The mosque is adorned with exquisite Islamic ornamentation.
يَجِبُ الحِفاظُ عَلى التُّراثِ الثَّقافِيّ.
yajibu l-ḥifāẓu ʿalā t-turāthi th-thaqāfiyy.
Cultural heritage must be preserved.
نَهْضَة
nahḍa
renaissance / revival
B2nounroot: ن-ه-ض
شَهِدَ العالَمُ العَرَبِيُّ نَهضَةً أَدَبِيَّةً في القَرنِ التّاسِعَ عَشَر.
shahida l-ʿālamu l-ʿarabiyyu nahḍatan adabiyyatan fī l-qarni t-tāsiʿa ʿashar.
The Arab world witnessed a literary renaissance in the 19th century.
مَذْهَب فَنِّيّ
madhhab fanniyy
artistic movement / school
B2nounroot: ذ-ه-ب / ف-ن-ن
تَأَثَّرَ بِالمَذهَبِ الرُّومانسِيِّ في أَعمالِه.
taʾaththara bi-l-madhabi r-rūmānsiyyi fī aʿmālih.
He was influenced by the Romantic movement in his works.
سُرْيَالِيَّة
suryāliyya
surrealism
B2noun
اِستَلهَمَ الفَنّانُ أَعمالَهُ مِنَ السُّريالِيَّة.
istalhama l-fannānu aʿmālahu mina s-suryāliyya.
The artist drew inspiration from surrealism.
مُوسِيقَار
mūsīqār
musician / composer
B2noun
أَلَّفَ المُوسيقارُ سِيمفونِيَّةً جَديدَة.
allafa l-mūsīqāru sīmfūniyyatan jadīda.
The composer wrote a new symphony.
أَبدَعَ في تَأليفِ لَحنٍ شَرقِيٍّ أَصيل.
abdaʿa fī taʾlīfi laḥnin sharqiyyin aṣīl.
He excelled in composing an authentic Eastern melody.
يَتَمَيَّزُ الشِّعرُ العَرَبِيُّ بِإيقاعِهِ المُوسيقِيّ.
yatamayyazu sh-shiʿru l-ʿarabiyyu bi-īqāʿihi l-mūsīqiyy.
Arabic poetry is characterized by its musical rhythm.
عَزَفَ مَقطوعَةً عَلى مَقامِ الحِجاز.
ʿazafa maqṭūʿatan ʿalā maqāmi l-ḥijāz.
He played a piece in the Hijaz maqam.
فُسَيْفِسَاء
fusayfisāʾ
mosaic
B2noun
تُزَيِّنُ الفُسَيفِساءُ أَرضِيَّةَ القَصرِ القَديم.
tuzayyinu l-fusayfisāʾu arḍiyyata l-qaṣri l-qadīm.
Mosaic decorates the floor of the old palace.
عُرِضَت مَنحوتَةٌ بَرونزِيَّةٌ في المَعرِض.
ʿuriḍat manḥūtatun brūnziyyatun fī l-maʿriḍ.
A bronze sculpture was displayed at the exhibition.
Lessons with these words
- Poetry & Prose (10 of these words)
- Visual Arts & Architecture (10 of these words)
- Music & Performance (10 of these words)
- Literary Criticism (10 of these words)
- Cultural Movements (10 of these words)