Word: arabicize
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Dr. C. C. Torrey of Andover, will lecture in Sever 5 this evening on the Arabic language and literature. The subject is one of great richness, and Dr. Torrey is a master in this field.
Lecture. Semitic Languages and Literatures. IV. Arabic. Dr. C. C. Torrey, of Andover Theological Seminary. Sever 5, 7.30 p. m.
Aramaic was the diplomatic language of the Assyrian empire in its western provinces. At the fall of the Assyrian empire it overspread Asia, except Arabia, and supplanted the Semitic languages. The reason it spread is unknown; but the conquest was almost as complete as was that of Arabic later at...
Lecture. Semitic Languages and Literatures. IV. Arabic. Dr. C. C. Torrey, of Andover Theological Seminary. Sever 5, 7.30 p. m.
Professor Lyon then briefly considered the scripts, the language, and the literature of the people. All the records that we have are preserved to us in writings on clay and stone. The script originally was a series of pictures; then it reached the syllabic form, and finally vowels were introduced...