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Etymology of the word Iraq
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Talented Iraqi Architect Manhal Al-Habbobi منهل الحبوبي talks about his journey for the design of the New Iraqi Council of Ministers Building which he won the competition to build. A very moving speech about his vision and inspiration by the heritage, continuity, and infinity of the Mesopotamian civilization which enabled him to find the right symbols for his architectural design. TEDxBaghdad seems to have had some good speakers. Looking forward for more!
The TEDxbaghdad caption for the video: How can you encapsulate thousands of years of culture and civilization into one design? Manhal Al-Habbobi accomplished this feat and will invoke your senses by taking you on a tour of Iraq’s ancient history emblazoned in a work of architectural genius.
كيف يمكنك أن تختصر أكثر من عشرة آلاف سنة من الحضارة في مشروع واحد؟
كيف يمكن لمشروع واحد أن ينقل قصة شعبٍ عظيم كشعب العراق بأمانة؟
الجواب في التصميم الفائز في المسابقة المعمارية المرموقة لتصميم المجمع الجديد للأمانة العامة لمجلس الوزراء في بغداد، التي
شاركت بها زها حديد؛ ابنة العراق، وأكثر من 30 معمارياً عالمياً، وفاز بها المعماري العراقي منهل الحبوبي
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!لا بشرفك
Pronounced: L’a b’sharafak
Literal meaning: No with your honor!
Actual meaning: No way / For real? / Are you serious?
المعنى بالفصحى : غير ممكن! / صحيح؟
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بكل عزه لطام
Pronounced: b’kul azza lattam
قول عراقي يقال للذي يحب ان يشارك في كل شيء
Meaning: An Iraqi say said to someone who likes to participate in everything.
Literal meaning: In every funeral he’s crying
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دهدرينه
Pronounced: Dihidrena
Literal meaning: Slope / Steep Street
Actual Meaning: Usually referred to a tough situation, a problem, something that may bring you downward
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اشلع
Pronounced: Ishlaa’
Meaning: run, split, get out
Literal meaning: untie, unfasten, disconnect, disjoint
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بوابة عشتار الزاهية في متحف برجامون في برلين في ألمانيا
The glorious Ishtar Gate of Babylon in the Pergamon museum in Berlin, Germany. Built in 575 B.C. under the rule of King Nebuchadnezzar. It is almost 50 feet high, made of bricks that are glazed blue and gold. At the time of Prophet Daniel according to the biblical references.
Photo by Akeel Haider
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Code of Hammurabi, the God Shamash Dictating Laws to Hammurabi, King of Babylon, Susa, c.1750 BC
Mesopotamian
Considered one of the first written codes / laws in history. Currently in the louvre museum in Paris.
مسله حمورابي
وهي احدى اهم الاثار التي سرقت من بابل وموجودة الان في متحف اللوفر بفرنسا
ويبلغ طولها 61 سم
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Pronounced: Shakoo-Makoo
Meaning: What’s up? What’s happening. How are you? It is exactly the equivalent of What’s up in American English.
معناها بالعربي الفصحى : كيف الحال
A very commonly used greeting between friends in Iraq.
Usually a person says: Shakoo makoo? The answer can be: “Makoo She” which means: nothing much
شكو ماكو؟ ماكو شي
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تاريخ عراقي في مكتبة و متحف مورغان في نيو يورك
The Mesopotamian room at the Morgan Library & Museum has a stunning collection of Babylonian, Assyrian, Akkadian, and Sumerian seals & artifacts dating 1000-3000 B.C.
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ماكو هيج كليجه
Pronounced: Makoo heech claicha
Literal translation: There is no such date cookie
Actual meaning: An Iraqi say said when someone is saying something non believable or is perceived to be a lie.
مثل عراقي يقال عندما تسمع شيئ لا يُصّدَق
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