Dweezil Zappa Dweezil Zappa Dweezil Zappa (born Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa, September 5, 1969) is an American rock guitarist and occasional actor. He is the son of musical composer and performer Frank Zappa. Exposed to the music industry from an early age, Dweezil developed a strong affinity for playing the guitar and producing music. Able to learn directly from guitarists such as Steve Vai and Eddie Van Halen, Dweezil released his first single (produced by Eddie Van Halen) at the age of 12. In addition to writing and recording his own music, Dweezil has carried on the legacy of his father's
Sun and moon letters Sun and moon letters In Arabic and Maltese, the consonants are divided into two groups, called the sun letters or solar letters ( ') and moon letters or lunar letters ( '), based on whether they assimilate the letter ' ( ') of a preceding Arabic definite article "al-" (), which is an important general rule used in Arabic grammar. These names come from the fact that the word for 'the sun', ', pronounced "ash-shams", assimilates the ', while the word for 'the moon', ", does not. When followed by a sun letter, the of the Arabic definite article "