#linguist
4 stories

Batna Birthright
Yasmina Khadraโข3 min read
Farida preserves Amazigh traditions in the Aurรจs Mountains. When linguist Nabil arrives documenting dying languages, she teaches him words no dictionary contains. 'El lougha f'el jism' (ุงููุบุฉ ูู ุงูุฌุณู ) - Language lives in the body.
algerianbatnaamazigh
ุฏูุฑูุณู ุงูููุนููู ุงูู ูุนูุชูููู | The Lesson of the Weak Verb
Anastasia Chromeโข5 min read
A linguist in medieval Hamadan learns the grammar of hidden letters through ุงููุนู ุงูู ุนุชู, where weakness becomes strength.
arabicgrammarclassical-arabic
ุฏูุฑูุณู ุงูู ูู ููููุนู ู ููู ุงูุตููุฑููู | The Lesson of Diptotes
Anastasia Chromeโข6 min read
A linguist named Zaynab in medieval Valencia learns about the names that refuse full declension, just as she refuses the rules that bind her heart.
arabicgrammarclassical-arabic

Tindouf Testament
Yasmina Khadraโข2 min read
Mbarka teaches Hassaniya poetry in Tindouf's camps. When linguist Omar arrives documenting refugee languages, she shows him that words can build nations. 'El kalma tmayyed' (ุงูููู ุฉ ุชู ุงูุฏ) - Words sustain.
algeriantindoufpoetry