I have a reader from Aïn Sebaa, and I love the name of that town. “Eye of the Lion,” how cool is that? I have so many memories of coming through on the train and listening for to the announcements. “Casa Port, Ain Sebaa, Mohammedia, Bouznika, Skhirat,Temara Plage, Agdal, Rabat Ville!!!”
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junoon
February 8, 2007 at 6:33 pm
zifa
February 8, 2007 at 6:55 pm
spring? how is that? i was studying arabic for 12 years and teach it for 4 years..and i havent ever heard that;;
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may be as a berber i have to improve my arabic…
junoon
February 8, 2007 at 8:54 pm
by spring i meant “a small stream of water flowing naturally from the earth” .. ??? ?????
^^
Felix
February 8, 2007 at 8:56 pm
Oh shoot, maybe my husband mistranslated it, too? How do you know when it changes meaning?
junoon
February 8, 2007 at 8:58 pm
in amazigh it’s “aghbalou”
thanks to you i am learning a new word
Felix
February 8, 2007 at 9:03 pm
I call springs “aghbalou,” too – that’s my husband’s fault, LOL.
I found out that it can have THREE meanings :
“The word ambiguity in Arabic is of 2 types; ambiguity that is common in all languages; i.e. the homographic one (???? meaning “eye”, “spring”, and “spy”)…”
junoon
February 8, 2007 at 9:24 pm
like spring (season) and spring (water spring) !
or maybe we are all mistaken and it’s about a CIA lion-agent : a spy lion
Jill
February 9, 2007 at 9:17 am
eye spy lion.
I love the train announcements too. Especially when the lady in the Arabic version says “Ma-RA-kush.”
naj
February 12, 2007 at 7:42 am
that’s me i guess :p the town’s name might be funny, but the town itself is just horrible :p
btw,i had tagine in Taddert a few days ago. It was delicious. But I discovered an even better one on the way to Kal’aat Maggouna
faty
May 7, 2007 at 5:54 pm
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faty
May 7, 2007 at 5:56 pm
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