Arabic Word A Day

A neat new site for students of Arabic, Arabic Word A Day.

Here’s an example:

(كمل) – kamula, Kamila, & Kamala* – verb
Definitions:

1. to become whole, entire
2. to be finished, done
3. to be concluded, come to a close, to reach

Examples:

1. kamala al-kitab (كمل الكتاب); The book has finished.
2. kamula Nisa_bu ‘l-Zakati ‘indi (كمل نصاب الزكاة عندي); I’ve reached the limit for zakat liability.
3. Kamula min al-Rijal Kathir wa ma kamula min al-nisa_’ illa maryamu bintu ‘imra_n (كمل من الرجال كثير ، وما كمل من النساء إلا مريم بنت عمران …) – Bukhari from Abu Musa