The Daily Derjahttps://dailyderja.com/Short Shami (Levantine) Arabic readings from a learner's diary — vocabulary with IPA, key-phrase glossaries, and listening notes. Plus a Tunisian Arabic archive.enMon, 19 Oct 2026 11:34:00 +0300Hebrew and Arabic: Semitic Cousinshttps://dailyderja.com/blog/hebrew-arabic-semitic-cousins/https://dailyderja.com/blog/hebrew-arabic-semitic-cousins/Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:34:00 +0300Jacob ShoreshamiHebrew and Arabic compared in Shami Arabic: shared Semitic roots, the Canaanite shift, س/ش sound swaps, and false friends like مكتب/מכתב and سفر/ספר.

Hebrew and Arabic compared in Shami Arabic: shared Semitic roots, the Canaanite shift, س/ش sound swaps, and false friends like مكتب/מכתב and سفر/ספר.

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