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إضافة
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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.
The mystery of the Arabic broken plural
The Arabic broken plural has the effect that scholars still debate how to properly classify the several branches of Semitic languages.
The Islamic expression لَبَّيْكَ: grammar and usage explained
The phrase لَبَّيْكَ (labbaika) is said during the pilgrimage in Islam (Hajj) before the pilgrims enter Mecca. It means: "Here I am! At your service!" But what kind of form is لَبَّيْكَ?
Using كِلَا and كِلْتا for ‘both’: Arabic dual explained
Arabic has a special way of expressing the English word "both". You use the words كِلَا or كِلتا in a dual construction.
20 questions: Antoine Robert El Dahdah (#1)
Episode #1 of the interview series 9273 Roots: 20 questions for the grammarian Antoine Robert el-Dahdah (الدحداح), who put Arabic grammar into charts and tables.
How do you say ‘My Mustafas’ in Arabic?
The plural of the name Mustafa in Arabic is difficult because there is a weak letter involved. It becomes even more difficult when we add "my". A grammatical analysis of how to add a possessive pronoun to masculine plurals.
What is the logical subject in Arabic?
In Arabic, there is the grammatical subject and the "logical subject" which is used with quantifiers. You need to decide which one you use for the verb.
