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    nerspi
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    peace

    i have a question for those who study classical arabic

    4112 And He it is Who ordained that they become seven Heavens in two stages and assigned to each heaven its function. And We decorated the sky of the world with shining lamps, and made them secure (that they clash not in their orbits 419). That is the Design of the Almighty, the Knower.

    4112 Thus, He then made them into seven universes in two days, and He inspired to every universe its affair. And We adorned the lowest universe with lamps, and for protection. Such is the design of the Noble, the Knowledgeable

    4112
    So He completed them as seven firmaments in two Days, and He assigned to each heaven its duty and command. And We adorned the lower heaven with lights, and (provided it) with guard. Such is the Decree of (Him) the Exalted in Might, Full of Knowledge.

    which one is it? sky of the world? lowest universe? or lower heaven?

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      Samia
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      Hi Samia,

      The first describes what i do or how i do it, whilst the second describes what or how I am. Is this true for ALL with words with this pattern?

      Let's take some examples

      H?kim => 'Judges' => To judge => an act a person does
      Hak?m => 'Wise' => To be wise => a state a person is in

      Q?bilun => 'One who accepts' => To accept => an act a person does
      Qab?lun => 'Face to face' => To be face to face with => a state a person is in

      R?ziq => 'Provider' => To provide => an act a person does
      Razz?q => 'great provider' => To be great provider => a state a person is in

      The rule seems to be that if the long vowel is at the first vowel of the word, then the word describes the persons action-wise, if the longvowel is the second and the last, then the word describes a person state-wise.

      Am I correct?

      Nadeem

      Sorry for the belated reply!

      Yes, you are. We speak of "patterns" faa3il (action-wise, doer) and fa3eei (state-wise, adjective)

      To add to Nadeem's list...

      Raheem => 'Beneficient/Merciful' => an act a someone does
      Rahmaan => 'Source of Benefit/Mercy' => a state someone is in

      Is this correct too?

      They do not follow the pattern.

      raheem fa3eel state-wise
      rahmaan fa3laan another pattern for state-wise (example farhaan happy, 3atshaan thirsty) This pattern is more intense than fa3eel.

      Peace everyone,

      ?????? ?????

      My book says that the above means "For the believers of the earth". However, I don't see why this couldn't also mean "For the two believers of the earth".

      Can someone explain?

      Nadeem

      It could also mean "for the two...." if we diregard the vocalization "tashkeel". mu'mineen/mu'minee plural; mu'minayn/mu'minay dual.

      peace

      i have a question for those who study classical arabic

      4112 And He it is Who ordained that they become seven Heavens in two stages and assigned to each heaven its function. And We decorated the sky of the world with shining lamps, and made them secure (that they clash not in their orbits 419). That is the Design of the Almighty, the Knower.

      4112 Thus, He then made them into seven universes in two days, and He inspired to every universe its affair. And We adorned the lowest universe with lamps, and for protection. Such is the design of the Noble, the Knowledgeable

      4112
      So He completed them as seven firmaments in two Days, and He assigned to each heaven its duty and command. And We adorned the lower heaven with lights, and (provided it) with guard. Such is the Decree of (Him) the Exalted in Might, Full of Knowledge.

      which one is it? sky of the world? lowest universe? or lower heaven?

      I would say the lowest/nearest heaven/sky/

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        nadeem
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        Peace Sister Samia,

        Sorry for the belated reply!

        Oh, not to worry. Quite frankly I'm grateful that you even bother and that you find it worthy to help me out. You rock! bravo

        Yes, you are. We speak of "patterns" faa3il (action-wise, doer) and fa3eei (state-wise, adjective)

        Cool. Almost feel like a grammarian -)

        It could also mean "for the two...." if we diregard the vocalization "tashkeel". mu'mineen/mu'minee plural; mu'minayn/mu'minay dual.

        Let me see if I understood you correctly. Without a kasra or fatha on the , we can't say for sure if its dual or plural?

        Feel free to use this arabic-typing tool if needed http//www.indiana.edu/~arabic/typing_arabic.htm

        Nadeem

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          Samia
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          Thanks for the kind words!

          I do not mean case ending, but inter-word vocalization.

          I am using a mac. Not Arabic enabled because it has office 2004. The link you sent does not have short vowels, but great, thanks!!

          I will explain where, and what short vowels in both words

          mu'minain/m'uminai dual (fatha on the first nuun and sukuun on the ya)
          mu'mineen/mu'minee plural (kasra under the first nuun and the ya)

          There is no difference consonant-wise

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            decepticus
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            I am using a mac. Not Arabic enabled because it has office 2004. The link you sent does not have short vowels, but great, thanks!!

            No more excuses with Neooffice! I am using it with my ibBook for arabic wonderful!

            Mac OS X is natively arabic enabled (textedit is a good alternative but Neooffice is so powerful!) And forget about Office 2004

            You can download it here http//www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/

            To write arabic, just change the flag in the right corner to the green crescent, choose an arabic font (I like Baghdad and Decotype Naskh) , change the direction of the text and you can go on!

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              Samia
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              Thanks a million decepticus! You saved my wallet handshake

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                nadeem
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                Peace,

                The following sentence is found in 6145. is in accusative.

                My question is what does the term describe? Is it the swine as a whole, or its flesh?

                My reasoning is that it is describing the meat, and not pig as a whole, since is the subject of the sentence.

                Nadeem

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                  Samia
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                  Peace,

                  The following sentence ??? ????? ???? ??? is found in 6145. ??? is in accusative.

                  My question is what does the term ??? describe? Is it the swine as a whole, or its flesh?

                  My reasoning is that it is describing the meat, and not pig as a whole, since ??? is the subject of the sentence.

                  Nadeem

                  Grammatically, it could be describing either word.

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                    That's cool! Do you know if the same functionality is in OpenOffice? I am not a java fan ... nope

                    For now I use SC Unipad ... while the free version has time limitations per session, it can be used indefinitely and I confirmed from their account manager and got permission to use it indefinitely as such. The good thing is, I can use it for Arabic, Urdu as well as Sindhi yes

                    No more excuses with Neooffice! I am using it with my ibBook for arabic wonderful!

                    Mac OS X is natively arabic enabled (textedit is a good alternative but Neooffice is so powerful!) And forget about Office 2004

                    You can download it here http//www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/

                    To write arabic, just change the flag in the right corner to the green crescent, choose an arabic font (I like Baghdad and Decotype Naskh) , change the direction of the text and you can go on!

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                      nadeem
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                      Peace Samia,

                      Why is that?

                      Nadeem

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                        Samia
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                        Peace Samia,

                        Why is that?

                        Nadeem

                        My reply is based on the sentence you presented if taken out of context. But if we consider the whole verse, and put the sentence in its context, the word "impure" describes all the prohibited food mentioned before it, including swinemeat, so it will be for meat, not swine, because swine-meat will be considered one word a kind of meat.

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                          nadeem
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                          Peace Samia,

                          Thanks -)

                          If you could tell briefly about the grammar involved here, I'd be grateful.

                          Nadeem

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                            Samia
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                            Peace Samia,

                            Thanks -)

                            If you could tell briefly about the grammar involved here, I'd be grateful.

                            Nadeem

                            1. Just the sentenc
                              The sentence is an equational one with a subject (which is the prefixed pronoun in ; and the predicate is ). rijs is masculine singular because the subject (the pronoun) is, too. The pronoun refers to a noun which should be also ms. We have two nouns which are both ms ,so rijs could refer to either.

                            2. Sentence in context "I do not find......anything forbidden to be eaten unless it is dead animal, blood or swine meat, as this is impure". Here, ( as this is)refers to anything forbidden. The "swine-meat" is a compound unit treated as one word since it is neither a subject in an equational sentence, nor is it followed by a direct adjective.

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                              nadeem
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                              Thanks Samia,

                              As foretold; I'm quite grateful -)

                              And as expected, another riddle The particle 'Inna'. From what I see, everything following the particle Inna becomes accusative (what is the Arabic term btw?), except from those words who are second members of a construct; those who are directly preceded by a preposition, and those adjectives linked to non-accusative words.

                              True?

                              And, when exactly does one use this sentence-head particle?

                              From what I see, they are only employed in equational sentences. True?

                              Nadeem

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                                Samia
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                                Salaam Nadeem

                                You're welcome!

                                Accusative manSuub

                                inna/anna are the same particle

                                It is inna when not preceded by ANY thing, even a letter, untranslatable. The only word that can precede it is the verb "qaala to say", and in this case it means "that" as in (he says that..).

                                It is alaways followed by a noun in the accusative, known as (its noun the noun of inna). And yes, usually starts an equational sentence, but not exclusively.

                                or anna (also known as sister of inna), same action, but is not used at the beginning of the sentence, and usually means "that" as in (I know that ...)

                                What do you mean by an adjective linked to non accusative words?

                                An adjective conforms with the noun it describes, so it does not have a rule of its own. The rule affects only the noun being described, and the adjective follows.
                                Sometimes the noun of inna in an equational sentence comes at the end of the sentence when it is indefinite and the predicate is a prepositional phrase

                                inna 3ala almaktabi kitaaban There's a book on the desk.

                                When a sentence starts with a pronoun, it is good style to suffix the pronoun to "inna" instead of leaving it free innahu mudarres he is a teacher (the suffixed pronoun is the "noun of inna&quot

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                                  nadeem
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                                  Peace Samia,

                                  Thanks for a great lesson bravo

                                  What do you mean by an adjective linked to non accusative words?

                                  I can't remember.... hmm
                                  Memory isn't what it used be anymore...

                                  Another one

                                  According to the answer sheets is supposed to be in the genitive. I don't agree. What's the truth?

                                  Just to check It does mean Where did you hear god's verses? - right?

                                  Nadeem

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                                    Samia
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                                    Salaam Nadeem

                                    Another one

                                    According to the answer sheets is supposed to be in the genitive. I don't agree. What's the truth?

                                    Here is why

                                    1. is a sound feminine plural. This plural does not take the accusative sign or nunnation. So, we do not say but for both the accusative and the genetive.

                                    You do not revise your lessons >(

                                    Just to check It does mean Where did you hear god's verses? - right?

                                    Yes, that's correct bravo

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                                      nadeem
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                                      I love you!!!! group

                                      You do not revise your lessons

                                      I do, I do, I do.. but not all of it, unfortunately....

                                      Mental note Sound feminine plurals take genitive case ending both when in genitive and when in accusative.

                                      Nadeem

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                                        unknownuser
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                                        This is really a good start to learn Arabic. God bless.

                                        Today while searching for Arabic lessons I found an amazing website run by a sister who is an etymologist. You may find it interesting http//arabicgems.wordpress.com

                                        Peace all, Hamsa

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                                          nadeem
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                                          Peace RasulHamsa,

                                          Thanks so much for that link! It's really good!

                                          I found a very useful book of grammar from that site
                                          http//www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/mjiyad/Arabic%20Grammar%20Book.doc

                                          Nadeem

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