Can وَ also express “when”, “with”, or “while”…?
Yes, if it is the waw of accompaniment (waw al-hal). Such constructions with are often difficult to translate as we need different words in English.
What does a wasp/hornet have to do with Arabic grammar?
The question of the wasp or hornet - Masʾala(t) al-Zunbur (مَسْأَلة الزُّنْبُور) - caused Sibawayhi, the most famous Arabic grammarian, to die of anger.
بَيْتًا or بَيْتاً? – Where do you add the tanween (تَنْوِين) at the end?
Before the Aleph or on top of it - the position of the Tanween fatha has long been debated. Egyptians and Syrians have different approaches