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Migrating words, great literary texts, and what language tells us about its own past.

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From sugar to zero, Arabic words crossed the sea and are still used every day in the languages of southern Europe.

Language & Literature2026-10-052 min read

Language & Literatureal-Jahiz · 9th century

A vast literary encyclopedia of animals that blends observation with poetry and anecdote, among the most enjoyable works in Arabic prose.

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This paper compares how Arabic words entered three European languages and classifies them by semantic field and route of transmission.

Language & Literature2026-10-08