Vocabulary
The Hebrew–Arabic word map
Every Arabic word here is tagged by its relationship to Hebrew. Some you already know because the two languages inherited them from the same Semitic root; some share a root but drifted in meaning; a few sound familiar yet mean something entirely different. Open any card to see the roots side by side, the story of the connection, and how the word sounds on the street — in Levantine, Egyptian, or Moroccan Arabic, your pick.
How words are tagged
Cognate
Same Semitic root, same meaning — you already know this word.
Shifted meaning
Same root as a Hebrew word, but the meaning drifted over the centuries.
False friend
Sounds like a Hebrew word but means something else — handle with care.
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
New word
No Hebrew relative — learn it fresh.
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