I think I heard somewhere that the Arabic word for home is the same as the arabic word for verse? Is this true? If so, what is the transliteration (roughly) of that word? I would really love to use that fact in an essay I'm writing. Thanks in advance.
بيت (home, verse)
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Hold on!
we say bayt she3r for a verse from a poem which titerally translates to "house of poetry" meaning "verse fram a poem". We also use it for "improvisational songs" (i can't find the word, in italian it is "stornelli") e.g. bayt 3ateba or bayt mijana or bayt abou zzelof.
Yet that doesn't work for a verse from the Bible.
we say bayt she3r for a verse from a poem which titerally translates to "house of poetry" meaning "verse fram a poem". We also use it for "improvisational songs" (i can't find the word, in italian it is "stornelli") e.g. bayt 3ateba or bayt mijana or bayt abou zzelof.
Yet that doesn't work for a verse from the Bible.
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The original question did not specify what kind of "verse," did it? 
I'm actually surprised Alahay didn't get it!
"Bayt" refers to a line of poetry. Arabic poetry is usually divided into lines, which are divided into two parts. The entire line (both parts) is referred to as a "bayt" (which, yes, is the word for "home" and "house").
To Alahay's credit, "verse" was kind of a stretch. "Verse" in English (in the context of poetry) refers to the entire art of poetry as a whole. A line of poetry would be just that - a line. Otherwise, you have stanzas but not verses.
I'm actually surprised Alahay didn't get it!"Bayt" refers to a line of poetry. Arabic poetry is usually divided into lines, which are divided into two parts. The entire line (both parts) is referred to as a "bayt" (which, yes, is the word for "home" and "house").
To Alahay's credit, "verse" was kind of a stretch. "Verse" in English (in the context of poetry) refers to the entire art of poetry as a whole. A line of poetry would be just that - a line. Otherwise, you have stanzas but not verses.