Arabism/ العروبة

October 31, 2007 | Category: Uncategorized

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think عروبة

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13 Comments

  1. secratea
    on October 31st, 2007
    1

    When I was young, inexperienced, and unaware of the condition of the Arab world, hearing this word would make me wanna recite Fakhri Baruodi’s poem in ecstasy:
    بلاد العرب أوطاني ………. من الشام لبغدان
    و من نجد إلى يمن ……… إلى مصر فتطوان
    فلا حد يباعدنا …….. و لا دين يقرفقنا
    لسان الضاد يجمعنا ……… بغسان و عدنان

    Now that I am aware of our recent condition, the word depresses me.

  2. Hani Obaid
    on November 1st, 2007
    2

    An old dead dream.

  3. Qwaider قويدر
    on November 1st, 2007
    3

    The first thing that goes through my mind, is to cry over the lost dream!
    Secratea, isn’t the last part of poem…
    بقحطانٍ و عدنانِ

  4. bambam
    on November 1st, 2007
    4

    SHIE13E
    thats german but i dont have the B sounding S here

  5. Ola
    on November 1st, 2007
    5

    My friend when I was in the 3rd grade, her name was Aroub… Many pleasant memories although I only knew her for one year

  6. Iman
    on November 1st, 2007
    6

    Thanks everyone…that was pretty interesting…the first thing that comes to my mind when I think 3oroobeh is a knight…representing courageousness, honor, strength, resilience, loyalty, power and fairness…

    bambam, what’s the English or Arabic word for it?!

  7. bambam
    on November 1st, 2007
    7

    let me politely say that i don’t think highly of it and thats the first word that comes to my mind when i hear that
    its phonetically said as chysseh as am sure you heard it or tard is the english word for it :P

  8. Luai
    on November 1st, 2007
    8

    What is the word in english? I don’t think I know what a tard is..nor do my British friends.

  9. Qwaider قويدر
    on November 1st, 2007
    9

    Scheiße = sh!t
    And ß is not B it’s S

  10. 7aki Fadi
    on November 1st, 2007
    10

    Nothing really.

  11. mo
    on November 1st, 2007
    11

    joke .. soapbox .. hollow .. myth .. sham ..

    shall i keep going :D

  12. Rihab
    on November 1st, 2007
    12

    Poop.

  13. Iman
    on November 1st, 2007
    13

    That’s really sad…

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