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ألف
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What is the correct form of “My Mustafas” in Arabic?
The plural of Mustafa in Arabic is difficult - because there is a weak letter involved. How do you form masculine human plurals with a possessive pronoun?
Come to prayer! حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلاةِ – What type of word is hayya حَيَّ?
Hayya حَيَّ is used in the call of the Muezzin: Come to prayer! حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلاةِ. It is a special word type: a Ism al-Fial (اسم فعل).
بَيْتًا or بَيْتاً? – Before or on the Aleph? Where do you add the tanween in Arabic?
Before the Aleph or on top of it - the position of the Tanween fatha has long been debated. Egyptians and Syrians have different approaches
لكن – How do you spell “but” in Arabic?
Many students are confused why words like هذا, ذلك or لكن are written with a dash (dagger Aleph). Should they be pronounced with a long vowel ("aa")? Yes.
Final Aleph in Arabic: مَساءًا or مَساءً – What is correct?
A final Aleph (ألف) in Arabic to express the accusative case (منصوب) can be tricky. Where do you put it on a final Hamza (همزة)? Here are the rules.
Is حرب masculine or feminine?
Strangely, the word for war - حَرْب - is feminine. There are many words in Arabic that look or feel masculine but are feminine.