What others said about Arabic Read in the original
“The Arabic language is rich in expressive forms and syntactic subtleties. Richer still is its vocabulary in synonyms expressing the finest nuances within the monotonous surroundings of the Bedouin.”
Carl Brockelmann
1868–1956
German Semitist, author of the Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur.
Original text — German
Die arabische Sprache ist reich an ausdrucksvollen Formen und syntaktischen Feinheiten. Noch reicher ist ihr Wortschatz an Synonymen zum Ausdruck der feinsten Nüancen in der eintönigen Umgebung der Beduinen.
In Arabic
العَرَبِيَّةُ غَنِيَّةٌ بِالصِّيَغِ المُعَبِّرَةِ وَبِدَقَائِقِ التَّرْكِيبِ، وَمُعْجَمُهَا أَغْنَى مِنْ ذَلِكَ بِالمُتَرَادِفَاتِ الَّتِي تُعَبِّرُ عَنْ أَدَقِّ الفُرُوقِ فِي بِيئَةِ البَادِيَةِ عَلَى تَشَابُهِ مَنَاظِرِهَا.
Source
Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur, Bd. I, Weimar: Emil Felber, 1898, p. 12
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