How to say "grammar" in Arabic
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Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
قَوَاعِد
qawāʿidקואעד
قواعد
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
דקדוק
dikdukدِكْدُوك
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Arabic root
ق-ع-دLiterally 'rules, foundations' — the plural of qāʿida, 'base, rule'. Classical grammarians call the discipline naḥw. Hebrew דקדוק means 'precision', from ד-ק-ק, 'thin, fine'.
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قَوَاعِد اللُّغَة الْعَرَبِيَّة
qawāʿid al-lugha al-ʿarabiyyaקואעד אל-לע'ה אל-ערביהArabic grammar