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How are prepositions used for emphasis in Arabic?

You can use ุจ or ู…ู† to emphasize in Arabic. They are extra letters to convey emphasis. The rules are simple.

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Arabic has many tools and devices to convey .

A common and easy solution are prepositions (ุญูŽุฑู’ูู ุงู„ู’ุฌูŽุฑู‘ู).

Additional letters to emphasize in Arabic Hide
  1. The letter ุจู (bi)
  2. The preposition ู…ูู†ู’ (min)

Let us take a look at some examples. Both – ุจ and ู…ูู†ู’ – can be used to give emphasis. They are used as extra letters then and do not convey their original meaning of a preposition! They just convey some kind of emphasis.

Nevertheless, the word which comes after ุจู or ู…ูู†ู’ has to be ู…ูŽุฌู’ุฑููˆุฑ (genitive) – the same as if it were used to convey the meaning of a direction/preposition.

The letter ุจู (bi)

Travelling is not difficult at all.ู„ูŽูŠู’ุณูŽ ุงู„ุณู‘ูŽููŽุฑู ุจูุตูŽุนู’ุจู
Allah is the best protector!ูƒูŽููŽู‰ ุจูุงู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ูˆูŽูƒููŠู„ู‹ุง

Note: The verb ูƒูŽููŽู‰ basically means to be enough. However, it can also mean to protect; to spare. It is used without a preposition. The preposition ุจ here is used to convey emphasis and emphasize the word after the preposition.

The preposition ู…ูู†ู’ (min)

There has to be a singular ุงูุณู’ู… (noun) after it. Notice that there is no difference in meaning whether the sentence is written with or without ู…ูู†ู’ โ€“ it is just the emphasis!

Nobody came to me.ู…ุง ุฌุงุกูŽู†ููŠ ู…ูู†ู’ ุฃูŽุญูŽุฏู

Did you know? There are many ways to emphasize in Arabic. You could use the letter ู†ูˆู† with a verb or use separate pronouns.

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How are prepositions used for emphasis in Arabic? You can use ุจ or ู…ู† to emphasize in Arabic. They are extra letters to convey emphasis. The rules are simple.
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