Arabic

We've been taking some Arabic classes from a Kurdish woman who emigrated to the states from Iraq. We've been learning the standard phrases like "my name is," "how are you," and also some military phrases like "stop or I'll shoot."
the coolest thing I've learned is how to say my name... phonetically, it's "Is-me-A-boo-Sigh-yad" or literally translated: "I am called Hunter's father." Arabs place a huge value on the family and fathers are often called "father of {eldest son or daughter}" rather than by their own name.