Europe Speaks Arabic

A fascinating dialogue between a scholar and a lay-person who discuss the etymology of every-day words in English, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Polish, Romanian – and other European and non-European languages – proving beyond doubt that these words are originally Arabic words. Copious facts and evidences in a rich, humorous and non-technical style help discover the astonishing contribution of Arabic in developing world languages and convince the reader that Europe Speaks Arabic. A journalist described this book as: ‘leaves the reader awe-struck"

The book opens up new world of fascinating information in the domains of etymology, phonetic change and semantic development.

About the author(s):Dr. V. Abdur Rahim/ Professor Abdur Rahim is the Director of the Translation Centre of the King Fahd Quran Printing Complex and former Professor of Arabic at the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

• PAGES:    194
• AUTHOR(S):    Dr. V. Abdur Rahim
• PUBLISHER:    Goodword Books
• BINDING:     Paperback