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    Non-Human Plurals Act Like Feminine Singulars

    Saturday, January 19th, 2008

    In Arabic grammar, the non-human plural acts like feminine singular grammatically–in terms of pronouns, adjectives, verb conjugation, every aspect. (Human plural are unaffected–it’s only non-human plurals.)

    The Calling Ya

    Saturday, January 12th, 2008

    The “calling ya” is the ya you use to call someone–eg. “ya Ahmad,” or “ya Allah.” The one called either becomes mansoob (in the possessive case), or marfoo’ in the regular case.