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Arabic trilateral root ha-fi-za
May 19, 2020

Haafiz--the one who protects

The trilateral root ‘ha-fi-za’ in Arabic means to protect, preserve, guard or...

Arabic trilateral root ka-ma-la
May 19, 2020

Kamaal--the State of Perfection

Ka-ma-la, the Arabic trilateral root for ‘perfection’. Most Hindi/Urdu speakers are familiar...

How to learn new vocabulary?
April 10, 2017

Four Strategies for Building your Vocabulary in a Foreign Language

The task of learning, memorising, and eventually using new words in a...

August 6, 2015

The Economy of Words: Sustainable Vocabulary Learning

The Hindi word for dictionary, शब्दकोश (śabdkośa), literally means word-chest. Apart from accurately...