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Shami and Levantine Dialect
Arabic:
Mit-assef (m)
English:
Sorry
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The Rababa The rababa, a single-string instrument and the oldest in the world is the predecessor to the Western violin.
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posted on: Nov 19, 2014
It is impossible to enter an Arabic home without being offered coffee, either American-style coffee or the strong, aromatic Arabic coffee flavored with cardamom, a spice first introduced to the world by Arab traders.