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accusative
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Can وَ express “when”, “with”, or “while”? The مفعول معه
The و does not always mean "and". The waw of accompaniment (واو الحال). Such constructions are tricky as we need different words in English.
The question of the wasp in Arabic – the most famous linguistic dispute in history
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? – 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
How do you say me in Arabic?
The word "me" can be the direct object of a verb (like in: help me!) - but this is not our story here. We talk about the word إِيّايَ.