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May Murr
May Murr, sometimes written as Mayy Murr (; 1929 – 29 March 2008) was a Lebanese professor, historian, writer, poet, and political activist. Murr's poetry was influenced by her academic interests in geography and history, blending her literary and scholarly pursuits. Her works frequently emphasized Lebanon's role as a cradle of human civilization and religious significance, attributing the invention of the alphabet and several biblical events to Lebanese origins, and also touched on themes of spiritual love. She wrote in French, classical Arabic, and " Phoenician-Lebanese," maintaining consistent themes across languages while expressing her nationalistic sentiments. Biography The elder sister of Lebanese member of parliament Michel Murr, Murr was born in 1929 to a Greek Orthodox Christian family in the Matn District village of Bteghrine. She studied history and geography and has a diploma in both from the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts, and in 1973 she obtained her degree in ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bteghrine
Bteghrine (, also spelled Bteghrin and Btighrin) is a municipality in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate of Lebanon. Etymology The exact origin of the town name ''Bteghrine'' is unknown, but possibilities include ''Place of Warriors'', ''Place of Rocks'', and ''House of the Saddest'' – references to a large battle in the area around 1290 that resulted in thousands of deaths. This date corresponds closely with the rise of the Mamluks, a period which saw numerous battles in the area, including a 1291 rebellion by the Shi'a Islam in Lebanon, Shi'a against the new rulers in Keserwan District, Keserwan, the district on the northern border of the Matn District, Matn.Library of Congress"A Country Study: Lebanon" Retrieved November 29, 2006. Geography Bteghrine is located at . It is bordered by Mount Sannine to the east, Wadi el-Jamajem to the north, Jouar to the west, and Khenchara to the south. The municipality is composed of seven neighborhoods and four outlying a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Standard Arabic
Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or Modern Written Arabic (MWA) is the variety of Standard language, standardized, Literary language, literary Arabic that developed in the Arab world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and in some usages also the variety of spoken Arabic that approximates this written standard. MSA is the language used in literature, academia, print media, print and mass media, law and legislation, though it is generally not spoken as a first language, similar to Contemporary Latin. It is a Pluricentric language, pluricentric standard language taught throughout the Arab world in formal education, differing significantly from many vernacular varieties of Arabic that are commonly spoken as mother tongues in the area; these are only partially mutually intelligible with both MSA and with each other depending on their proximity in the Dialect continuum#Arabic, Arabic dialect continuum. Many linguists consider MSA to be distinct from Classical Arabic (CA; ) – t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanese Dialect
Lebanese Arabic ( ; autonym: ), or simply Lebanese ( ; autonym: ), is a variety of Levantine Arabic, indigenous to and primarily spoken in Lebanon, with significant linguistic influences borrowed from other Middle Eastern and European languages. Due to multilingualism and pervasive diglossia among Lebanese people (a majority of the Lebanese people are bilingual or trilingual), it is not uncommon for Lebanese people to code-switch between or mix Lebanese Arabic, French, and English in their daily speech. It is also spoken among the Lebanese diaspora. Lebanese Arabic is a descendant of the Arabic dialects introduced to the Levant and other Arabic dialects that were already spoken in other parts of the Levant in the 7th century AD, which gradually supplanted various indigenous Northwest Semitic languages to become the regional lingua franca. As a result of this prolonged process of language shift, Lebanese Arabic possesses a significant Aramaic Stratum (linguistics)#substratum, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
