Arabic Word
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English Pronunciation
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English Translation
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Additional Information
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الحجاز
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Al-Hijaz
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The Hejaz region lies on the west of the Arabian Peninsula
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The word Hejaz in Arabic means barrier, the region is called al Hejaz as the Hejaz mountains form a barrier between the west coast and Arabia
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اليمن
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Al-Yemen
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The Yemen region lies in the south-west of the Arabian Peninsula
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Refer to the Gallery for maps and landscape images, and to the YouTube channel for videos on geography and my divisions of Arabia
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نجد
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Najd/Nejd
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The Najd is the central region of the Arabian Peninsula
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Refer to the Gallery for maps and landscape images, and to the YouTube channel for videos on geography and my divisions of Arabia
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الربع الخالي
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Al-Rub’ al-Khali
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The empty quarter is the largest sand desert in Arabia.
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Refer to the Gallery for maps and landscape images, and to the YouTube channel for videos on geography and my divisions of Arabia
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كنية
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Kunya
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Nickname
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Most commonly you kunya is derived from the name of your firstborn child. So you become known as mother/father-of. For example Abu-Talib's real name was Abd-Manaf, but he was known by his kunya Abu-Talib, father of Talib (his son).
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Wadi
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Valley
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In many instances wadi can be used to refer to dry riverbeds or intermittent streams.
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