Tag: Arabic alphabet

Researching Arabic Afrikaans, the first orthography to represent the Afrikaans language and came across the term slams, a slang for Islamic neighbourhoods of Cape Town in the 1860s. From what I understand, Read more [...]...

[Drove by some hair dresser place. Saw the word “Salon” in Arabic.] Took me a few moments but I made it out! saad alif laam wow noon – salon!...