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This site is always growing. What started out as a simple word list on a student’s desktop has evolved into two of the largest dialect dictionaries ever written for the Egyptian and Levantine dialects with plans for additional dialects and a growing Classical Arabic (Fusha) dictionary, all run on a uniquely structured database designed for Arabic’s diglossia. To make it practical and accessible, there are apps and learning resources appropriate for all levels of users.
The "other family" is no longer a myth. It is a pop-up notification. And once it appears, there is no deleting it.
Her name is Sarah. She grew up just twenty miles from me. We wore the same Halloween costume in third grade. We both hate cilantro. We both cry at airline commercials.
The meeting was arranged for the next day at a neutral park. It was meant to be a "coincidental" introduction, no pressure.
: A husband (Phil/Seth) arrives home to find a stranger claiming to be his daughter.
It was a rural hospital in the winter of 1981. Understaffed. Overwhelmed. Two baby girls born within minutes of each other. One to a wealthy couple desperate for a child after six miscarriages. One to a young woman who was barely eighteen, unmarried, and terrified.
I’ve interpreted this as a dramatic, narrative-style post (true crime, family drama, or a fictional thriller excerpt). If you meant it as a personal essay or a different genre, let me know and I can adjust the tone.
What happens when you discover your roots were a lie—and there’s a whole other family out there who lived your life?
Arabic is hard and complex, but also rich and deep. Imagine learning tools that map out Arabic for you and help you learn it. That’s what this site is. It has dictionaries for Egyptian, Levantine, and Classical Arabic, and it has apps and learning resources to help you access the language.
These dictionaries are more than just a list of words, they are guides to the Arabic language. The uniquely structured database allows users to search by Arabic word, English word, and Arabic root. There are also thousands of examples to show users how to properly use words and listing common phrases and proverbs.
The "other family" is no longer a myth. It is a pop-up notification. And once it appears, there is no deleting it.
Her name is Sarah. She grew up just twenty miles from me. We wore the same Halloween costume in third grade. We both hate cilantro. We both cry at airline commercials.
The meeting was arranged for the next day at a neutral park. It was meant to be a "coincidental" introduction, no pressure.
: A husband (Phil/Seth) arrives home to find a stranger claiming to be his daughter.
It was a rural hospital in the winter of 1981. Understaffed. Overwhelmed. Two baby girls born within minutes of each other. One to a wealthy couple desperate for a child after six miscarriages. One to a young woman who was barely eighteen, unmarried, and terrified.
I’ve interpreted this as a dramatic, narrative-style post (true crime, family drama, or a fictional thriller excerpt). If you meant it as a personal essay or a different genre, let me know and I can adjust the tone.
What happens when you discover your roots were a lie—and there’s a whole other family out there who lived your life?
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