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A very interesting lesson about the little moon .

A question for Ehab: I do not find [ تربى ] in my dictionary. I only find [ رَبَّى ] with a shadda on the ba for to raise. Which verb form would [ تربى ] then be? IV?

@tau, (rabbaa ربّى) can be translated as (he raised) while (tarabbaa تربّى) is (he was raised) - notice it is not the present tense of rabbaa, rather another verb.
This is very similar to the verb (3allama علّم) which means (he taught) while the verb (ta3allama تعلّم) means (he was taught - he learnt). Hope that clarifies it.

@tau
رَبَّى / يُرَبِّي is Form II
rabbaa / yurabbee
= to raise, to bring up

تَرَبَّى / يَتَرَبَّى is Form V
tarabbaa / yatarabbaa
= to be raised, to be brought up

Both are defective verbs from the root - ر ب و

I hardly have a chance to see Arabic handwriting. It's so beautiful. It looks like a wind is blowing from right to left...<3

Now I know how to say when my friends have a new baby. (*^^*)
Shukran jazeelan!

Is the same type of diminutive used for a male child like قمور? If not what would be appropriate? Thanks.

Yes Carrot02, you can use (قمور) or (أمور) as its pronounced in some Arab countries for a little boy, this is actually a very common thing to say.