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[–] [email protected] 32 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Pretty much any Arabic calligraphy.

I went to a museum in Morocco that was specifically showing Arabic calligraphy in the shape of trees or people or other common objects and was absolutely blown away.

Indelibly printed on my mind.

I saw saw Arabic calligraphy and I was like oh s*** they got the written word correct.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

https://www.boredpanda.com/illustrating-arabic-words-into-their-meaning/

I like how the Arabic word for ape is the same word that they use for monkey, but the artist cleverly drew one with a tail, and one without.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Very cool find, I would not have noticed that unless you mentioned it.

Thanks

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I tried learning Arabic once, because it's such a beatiful language. I wasn't very good at it, but i understand a bit of how it can be such an artistic language.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

I really liked listening to the call to prayers they play through the cities, although the first time they played aloud, I was very worried at what sounded like Divine Revelation ridinog through the alleyways while I was walking around, like some Gabriel trumpet s*** breaking the city apart until I realized it was just the call to prayer.

It was this loud rumbling "aaaaaaaaaaaaAaAaAaAAaAAAAAAAA" to begin saying "Allah" and I was very confused and worried for the drawn out 20 seconds or so it took to complete the first syllable.