Same letters, a different word
A trial is told with words you can already spell. Without the short vowels, the same letters can be a verb or a noun, and the sentence decides.
| you know | the new word |
|---|---|
| قَتَلَ to kill | قَتْل killing, murder |
| فَعَلَ to do | فِعْل act, deed |
| سَبَب reason | سَبَّبَ to cause |
| صَدَّقَ to believe | صِدْق truthfulness |
| حَكَمَ to rule, to judge | حُكْم verdict; rule |
| تَحَقَّقَ to come true | تَحَقَّقَ مِنْ to verify |
| قَيْد restriction | عَلَى قَيْدِ الحَيَاةِ alive |
تَحْقِيق, investigation, is new: the official search for the truth.
The noun after a preposition
| The man confessed to the murder in front of the judge. | اعترف الرجل بالقتل أمام القاضي. |
After بـ, قتل is the noun: the murder.
| The man regretted his deed. | ندم الرجل على فعله. |
After على and with ـه, فعل is his deed.
| The defendant heard the verdict and cried. | سمع المتهم الحكم وبكى. |
What the defendant hears is a thing: the verdict.
The verb with a subject
| The driver caused the accident because he was speeding. | سبب السائق الحادث لأنه كان مسرعا. |
A subject and an object follow, so this is سَبَّبَ caused, with a doubled ب you hear but do not see.
| The lawyer verified the evidence. | تحقق المحامي من الأدلة.tahaqqaqa al-muhâmî mina al-'adillati. |
With من, تحقق means to check; without it, something comes true.
Still alive
على قيد الحياة means alive. قيد is a tie, so it is roughly still tied to life. It works like an adjective after a noun or a pronoun:
| The police found the victim alive. | وجدت الشرطة الضحية على قيد الحياة. |
With ما زال it means still alive:
| Is your grandfather still alive? | هل جدك ما زال على قيد الحياة؟ |
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