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Arabic is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world. Having emerged in the first millennium BC, it is named after the Arab people; the term "Arab" was initially used to describe those living in the Arabian Peninsula, as perceived by geographers from ancient Greece. - source Wikipedia
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The sign was spray-painted in Arabic and English, probably from some attempt by the farmer to sell his wares in the market. The English read: Dates-best price. Cold Bebsi.
"Bebsi?" I asked.
"Pepsi," Walt said. "I read about it on the Internet. There's no 'p' in Arabic. Everyone here calls the soda Bebsi."
"So you have to have Bebsi with your bizza?"
"Brobably.
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― The Throne of Fire
― The Throne of Fire
“
ومع مرور الأيام،
أحببتُ ما كنتُ أكره،
وألفتُ ما كنتُ أبغض،
وتخليتُ عمّا كنتُ أعشق،
حتى بتُّ أسأل من أكون؟
As the days passed,
I grew fond of what I once despised,
found comfort in what once unsettled me,
and let go of what once defined my soul —
until I was left wondering who I had become.
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