Dictionary of French words of Arabic origin by Salah Guemriche
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Dictionary of French words of Arabic origin by Salah Guemriche
Dictionary of French words of Arabic (and Turkish and Persian) origin, accompanied by a literary anthology, the history of 400 terms (etymology, spelling evolution, ancient and modern uses), extracts from French authors from Rabelais to .. .Houellebecq. This book is of exceptional educational value.
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| Reliure | : Softcover |
| Auteurs | : Salah Guemriche |
| Langues | : .Français |
| *YEAR | : 2007 |
| SUPPORT: - | : Livre |
| Éditions | : SEUIL |
| Condition : - | : New |
| Number of pages : - | : 888 |
| SIZE (CM): | : 11 cm × 18 cm |
| Weight (kg): - | : 0.495 |
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Dictionary of French words of Arabic origin by Salah Guemriche
There are twice as many French words of Arabic origin as French words of Gallic origin! From apricot to zero, this dictionary retraces the history of nearly 400 terms, through their etymology, their spelling evolution, their ancient and modern uses... All areas of knowledge or daily life are affected by this crossbreeding centuries-old language.
Embellished with Arabic spellings and an anthology of texts ranging from Rabelais to Houellebecq, this work, the first of its kind, is of exceptional educational value. What ponder the question of "integration" in a new light.
About the author: Salah Guemriche
Essayist and novelist, he is the author of Un amour de jihad, a historical novel on the battle of Poitiers (Balland, 1995, Mouloud-Mammeri prize and Adelf prize) and Alger la Blanche. Biography of a city (Perrin, 2012)
Preface by Assia Djebar, from the French Academy