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أَفْعَل
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Comparative and Superlative in Egyptian Arabic
Your have several options to express the comparative and superlative in Egyptian Arabic. An overview.
Which words trigger the مجزوم mood in the Arabic verb?
Conditional clauses can be a headache in Arabic. Especially because after some devices you need the مجزوم mood of the verb. Here is a list of such words.
What is a اسم مصدر in Arabic?
The Ism al-Masdar اسم المصدر and the regular masdar sometimes mean the same, sometimes not. Let's check why.
الصَّلاةُ خَيْرٌ مِن الْنَّوْمِ: Why is the prayer better than sleep?
The Islamic call to prayer is a tricky construction. In Sunni Islam, the muezzin uses khayr (خير) which strangely denotes a comparative (better). Why?
What does dunya mean?
The word الدنيا (al-Dunya) means the world. But that is only the interpretation of the word - but not the literal meaning!
