Tribe.net. Local Connections ASH http://arabe.tribe.net/thread/fb5e959b-79aa-402b-8242-f9b648ab9875#50e5a1c6-b2f2-4e6e-b91b-6b0acea49afd 2007-09-25T09:40:39Z 2007-09-25T09:40:39Z

it might be EL BEHEERAH = A COUNTRY SIDE called behherrah (may be) how are you doing ? peace and light tc.

ASH 2007-09-25T09:40:39Z Arabian http://arabe.tribe.net/thread/fb5e959b-79aa-402b-8242-f9b648ab9875#6efbacd1-87e8-48fd-8e01-623e5b6842bb 2007-04-17T23:47:20Z 2007-04-17T23:47:20Z

Almaz is the plural of the word meaning diamonds. The singular is almaza, which is feminine in form and means one piece of diamond. The colloquial is with a "z," as in almaz, but the classical, written form is with an "s," as in almas Bahira is the feminine form of bahir, which means bright or dazzling, but could also mean clever or accomplished. It is not pronounced bahEEra, but bahIra, with a short "i." There is no word such as bahEEra that comes to mind. I hope this helps.

Arabian 2007-04-17T23:47:20Z Mirah http://arabe.tribe.net/thread/fb5e959b-79aa-402b-8242-f9b648ab9875#10f69851-59f2-4ba6-bd37-019f6a7b7c76 2007-04-16T21:26:57Z 2007-04-16T21:26:57Z

I'm recently returned from Egypt and while my Arabic is improved/expanded on from what it was before I left, it's still awfully pathetic, and there are some things that are just hard to find answers for definitively inthe books/dictionaries I have.. So...I have two questions that I'm hoping someone with better language can help me answer: * What is the plural of "almas" (as in, the word for diamond) * I've seen the woman's name Bahira described as meaning "dazzling or sparkling"...but what would "al bahira" (pronounced Ba hEE rah, I think) mean? Is it the one/the thing that dazzles and sparkles...or is it something all together different when presented as a noun like that? Thanks!

Mirah 2007-04-16T21:26:57Z