| Let’s consider the word order in the final sentence. The optative clause introduced by “yaa layt” consists of two segments: (1) the ve... |
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Tue 27th Apr 10 |
| Thanks for this extra information, Ehab. The Arabic language is like a gigantic jigsaw puzzle, and the jigsaw pieces are now beginning to fi... |
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Sun 25th Apr 10 |
| Thanks for that very useful piece of information, Karen. I couldn’t find ﻫﺬﻱ in any of the Arabic grammar books which... |
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Sun 25th Apr 10 |
| Sorry, I meant "demonstrative adjective", not "demonstrative plural". |
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Sat 24th Apr 10 |
| In Münster, na7la. What do you make of the “jumla fi'liyya” at the end of the text? Since “al-ayyaam” is a non-human plural noun it... |
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Sat 24th Apr 10 |
