If you feel the need to deceive people about how you created your 'photography', its probably going to come back and bite you in the ass at some stage! Popular Instagram Photographer Revealed as AI Fraud petapixel.com/2023/02/21/pop…

From (irish) cill to small rooms to cells to phones, the way a word drifts and evolves from one language to another and never ceases to be amazing for me.

Four years since one of the most talked-about single frames in sitcom history! The Irish for pause button is cnaipe sosa.

Expressions for #Easter in #Arabic, with cognates in #aramaic and #hebrew. And an equivalence in #malti #الفصح_المجيد #العيد_الكبير #عيد_الكبير #اللغة_العربية #lgħidilkbir #ܦܨܚܐܒܪܝܟܐ #korban #قربان

The levantine arabic etymologies for the loquat (akideneh/اكيدنيا or eskidenya/اسكيدنيا) and the greengage plum (janerik/جنارك)

On the #etymology of the words for persimmons in different languages. (Kaki, kharma, plaquemine, khuramlu..)

The word for orange in Amharic is birtukan which comes from the Arabic word for Portugal (which brought the fruit to the region in the 1500s) But the word for Portugal in Amharic is Porichugali, which seems to have come from English or Portuguese. 🤔

Two great episodes this week: MONDAY: Political History in Sudan with Aida Abbashar ( Aida ) WEDNESDAY: Arabic Etymology & Language Nerdiness with Fadi BouKaram (@cedrusk) Subscribe here: youtube.com/@afikra/videos #podcast #afikra #sudan #arabic

Ok then…

We can't wait for our episode with @cedrusk ! Here is a small taste: why are some languages right to left, and others left to right? Episode goes live Wednesday at 9AM Beirut time on YouTube and all podcast apps. #language #linguistics

Who knew the word for artichoke had such a mixed heritage? In this episode, @cedrusk gets to the heart of artichoke’s Arabic, Spanish & Italian etymology. #artichoke #etymology #words #linguistics Full conversation: youtu.be/p4l0SrXrl0U

New fragment of the Book of Revelation in Arabic translation, a rare find in a Jewish Geniza: ...اصوات رعد وسبع مصابيح... ... peals of thunder and seven lamps... ...السبعة ارواح الله... ...the seven spirits of God... geniza.princeton.edu/en/documents/3…

The mostly-persian origin (with a bit of turkish) to reading dice digits in backgammon in some arabic dialects.

Fadi BouKaram Mars most probably comes from Italian. Very common for Italian words to enter Ottoman Turkish. See below source: google.com/books/edition/…

Even if the article wasn’t AI-generated, and even if the alleged writer was real, the piece shouldn’t have been so easily published. This is the same mindset that led to the ‘Sokal Squared’ scandal in the US (but at least this isn’t a peer-reviewed paper)

لمحة: اللغة العربية حقٌّ للجميع. التنمر غير مقبول. #جامعة_زايد #مركز_زاي_لبحوث_اللغة_العربية #اللغة_العربية

#MEMOInConversation MEMO in Conversation with Fadi BouKaram 'Cedrusk' Can language and photography bring us together? Fadi BouKaram On Wednesday 06th September, LIVE AT 4PM (UK Time) on MEMO's Facebook live #languages #photograph #MEMO #Cedrusk

#MEMOInConversation MEMO in Conversation with Fadi BouKaram 'Cedrusk' Can language and photography bring us together? Fadi BouKaram On Wednesday 06th September, LIVE AT 4PM (UK Time) on MEMO's Facebook live facebook.com/middleeastmoni… #languages #photograph #MEMO #Cedrusk

A timely discussion with the great Fadi BouKaram With the limited tools we share in communication & expression, we will discuss language and persuasion in times of heightened emotion, the difficulty in finding pragmatism when offering narrative against complexity, and the wider

Giselle Khoury Giselle Khoury was an exceptional human being, one of the best journalists and interviewers, she was above all a friend. With profound sadness, I was honored to write her obituary in Financial Times I hope I did her justice. Lebanon+ Arab world will miss her ft.com/content/43b801…