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Level B2
Literary Expressions
10 words · ~15 min
Grammar focus
Literary vocabulary and poetic expressions, metaphor (استعارة) and simile (تشبيه) in Arabic
Cultural note
Arabic literature spans centuries, from pre-Islamic poetry (المعلّقات) to modern novels
Sample words from this lesson
بَلْ
bal
rather / but rather
لَكِنَّ
lakinna
but / however (emphatic)
مَعَ ذَلِك
maʿa dhālik
however / nevertheless
7 more words in this lesson
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