#alexandria
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ุฏูุฑูุณู ุฃูุฏูููุงุชู ุงููููุตูุจู | The Lesson of Subjunctive Particles
Anastasia Chromeโข6 min read
A shipbuilder in Alexandria learns the grammar of purpose and negation through ุฃุฏูุงุช ุงููุตุจ, as hopes and fears are expressed on a voyage of desire.
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The Bookbinder's Apprentice of Alexandria | ู ูุชูุฏูุฑููุจู ุงูู ูุฌููููุฏู ูู ุงูุฅุณูููููุฏูุฑููููุฉ
Anastasia Chromeโข6 min read
In the great library city, a master bookbinder's voluptuous daughter teaches a young apprentice the art of bindingโboth books and hearts.
classical-arabicarabichistorical
The Mamluk's Forbidden Love of Alexandria | ุญูุจูู ุงูู ูู ูููููู ุงูู ูุญูุฑููู ู ูู ุงูุฅูุณูููููุฏูุฑููููุฉ
Anastasia Chromeโข4 min read
A Circassian Mamluk warrior, sold into slavery and raised to power, discovers freedom in the arms of a Greek merchant's widow in the ancient city of Alexandria.
classical-arabicarabichistorical