غاب الغيم وغابت غابة الغاب. (Ghāb al-ghaym wa ghābat ghābat al-ghāb.)

Meaning: An unbroken sequence of 'gh' (غ) — a voiced uvular fricative that drills the back of the throat.

Language: Arabic

Literally: The clouds disappeared and the reed-bed forest disappeared.

Category: Fiendish

Origin: Used in Arabic diction training to separate the ghayn (غ) from the kha (خ).

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