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Durante séculos, mouros e cristãos
{{For centuries, Moors and Christians}}
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conviveram na Península Ibérica.
{{lived together on the Iberian Peninsula.}}
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Dessa mistura de culturas nasceu um legado
{{From this mix of cultures a legacy was born}}
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que ainda hoje molda a nossa língua,
{{that today still shapes our language,}}
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a cultura e o cotidiano português.
{{culture, and everyday Portuguese life.}}
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Deixaram-nos castelos, sistemas de irrigação,
{{They left us castles, irrigation systems,}}
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novos cultivos e conhecimentos científicos,
{{new crops, and scientific knowledge,}}
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mas a maior herança
{{but the greatest heritage}}
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está na língua que falamos todos os dias.
{{is in the language we speak every day.}}
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O árabe é uma das maiores
{{Arabic is one of the greatest}}
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fontes de palavras do português.
{{sources of words in Portuguese.}}
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Há centenas de palavras árabes
{{There are hundreds of Arabic words}}
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do nosso vocabulário cotidiano,
{{in our everyday vocabulary,}}
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muitas delas tão comuns
{{many of them so common}}
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que nem nos apercebemos da sua origem.
{{that we don’t even realize their origin.}}
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Muitas palavras começam por “al”,
{{Many words begin with “al”,}}
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que funciona como o artigo em árabe.
{{which functions as an article in Arabic.}}
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Por exemplo –
{{For example -}}
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alface, alfândega, almofada, aldeia e álcool.
{{lettuce, customs, pillow, village, and alcohol.}}
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Outras perderam esse “al” ao longo do tempo –
{{Others lost that “al” over time -}}
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arroz, azeite, açúcar, açafrão e azulejo.
{{rice, olive oil, sugar, saffron, and decorative tile.}}
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Também algumas palavras com o som “x”
{{Also some words with the “x” sound}}
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vieram do persa através do árabe –
{{came from Persian through Arabic -}}
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xarope, xerife e xadrez.
{{syrup, sheriff, and chess.}}
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E o mesmo acontece com vários nomes de lugares.
{{And the same happens with various place names.}}
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Por exemplo, Algarve vem de al-gharb,
{{For example, Algarve comes from al-gharb,}}
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que significa o Ocidente,
{{which means the West,}}
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Alfama de al-ḥamma, as fontes termais,
{{Alfama from al-ḥamma, the thermal springs,}}
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e Alcácer de al-qasr, o castelo.
{{and Alcácer from al-qasr, the castle.}}
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Esta influência aparece em quase tudo –
{{This influence appears in almost everything -}}
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na comida (alface, alcachofra, açafrão);
{{in food (lettuce, artichoke, saffron);}}
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no comércio (alfândega, armazém);
{{in trade (customs, warehouse);}}
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na casa (almofada, alcova);
{{in the home (pillow, alcove);}}
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e até em expressões como “oxalá”,
{{and even in expressions like “oxalá”,}}
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que significa “se Deus quiser”.
{{which means “God willing.”}}
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Do azeite que usamos na cozinha
{{From the olive oil we use in the kitchen}}
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ao açúcar do café,
{{to the sugar in our coffee,}}
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do arroz no prato
{{from the rice on our plate}}
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aos algarismos que escrevemos,
{{to the numerals we write,}}
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a língua portuguesa guarda a memória
{{the Portuguese language holds the memory}}
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de séculos de história partilhada.
{{of centuries of shared history.}}
Comments
I love this Shorty. I am always interested in etymology and this is a quick snapshot into the influence of Arabic. Surprises? Yes, many. “O sofá” “O barrio”. Wow.
The statement that some words from Arabic lost the “al” definite article prefix In Portuguese is somewhat incorrect. Depending on the word’s starting letter, Some words in Arabic in their definite form are pronounced In such a way that the “L” disappears & The initial letter of the wordis doubled. About 1/2 of the letters in Arabic do this when they appear as the first letter of a word in it’s definite form. So while in Arabic I would write al-sukar to write “the sugar” I would pronounce it a-ssukar, which is exactly the word for sugar in Portuguese, açúcar.
In some cases the “L” does just appear to just be missing. But if you know colloquial Arabic pronunciations it makes sense. For instance Rice in Arabic is “arz” Which in its definite form would be pronounced “al-arz.” But in spoken Arabic the a of arz Tends to get dropped and they Pronounce it “rez” or “ruz” & the “L” Isn’t pronounced in the definite form of a word that starts with r. so In spoken Arabic the L is often dropped & the “r” is doubled – So colloquially if you say “the rice” you do actually say “a-rrez” or “a-rruz”
It’s such fascinating stuff and thank you for talking about it! I do love how Portuguese is so much about the living spoken language, so It makes sense that the spoken sound of the Arabic word is what transfers into Portuguese.