Exception in negative complete sentences (إلا)

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to organize
نظمnazzama
secretary
سكرتيرsikritîr
seminar
ندوةnadwa
The secretary (f) organized a seminar about the club's activity.
نظمت السكرتيرة ندوة عن نشاط النادي.nazzamati s-sikritîratu nadwatan 'an nashâti n-nâdî
to attend regularly
واظب علىwâzaba 'alâ
absence
غيابghiyâb
If we had attended regularly, the absence would not have increased.
لو واظبنا على الحضور، ما زاد الغياب.law wâzabnâ ala alhudûri, mâ zâda alghiyâbu
to be absent (from work or school) / to absent oneself
تغيبtaghîbu
The students were not absent from the seminar except one student.
لم يتغيب الطلاب عن الندوة إلا طالبا واحدا.lam yataghayyabi at-tullâbu ani an-nadwati illâ tâliban wâhidan
The teachers were not absent from the activity except one teacher.
لم يتغيب المعلمون عن النشاط إلا معلم واحد.lam yataghayyabi al-muallimûna ani an-nashâti illâ muallimun wâhid
to leave (depart, go away)
انصرفinsarafa
The participants did not leave the seminar except two participants.
ما انصرف المشاركون من الندوة إلا مشاركين.mâ insarafa al-mushârikûna mina an-nadwati illâ mushârikayni
The engineers did not leave the activity except two engineers.
ما انصرف المهندسون من النشاط إلا مهندسان.mâ insarafa al-muhandisûna min an-nashâti illâ muhandisân
to justify
بررbarrara
The managers did not justify their absence except one manager.
ما برر المديرون غيابهم إلا مديرا واحدا.mâ barrara al-mudiruna ghiyâbahum illâ mudiran wâhidan
The employees did not justify their absence except one employee.
ما برر الموظفون غيابهم إلا موظف واحد.mâ barrara al-muwazzafûna ghiyâbahum illâ muwazzafun wâhid
The nurses did not leave except two nurses.
لم تنصرف الممرضات إلا ممرضتين.lam tansarifi al-mumarridâtu illâ mumarridatayni
The female doctors did not leave except two female doctors.
لم تنصرف الطبيبات إلا طبيبتان.lam tansarifi at-tabibatu illa tabibatani
The secretary (f) organized the attendance schedule instead of the absence.
نظمت السكرتيرة جدول الحضور بدلا من الغياب.nazzamati s-sikritîratu jadwala l-hudûri badalan mina l-ghiyâb
The seminar that we attended regularly was useful.
الندوة التي واظبنا على حضورها كانت مفيدة.an-nadwatu allati wazabna ala hudoriha kanat mufida.
The blond secretary did not justify the absence of the dark-skinned employees.
السكرتير الأشقر لم يبرر غياب الموظفين السمر.as-sikritîru al-ashqaru lam yubarrir ghiyâba al-muwazzafîni as-sumri
to be completed
اكتملiktamala
quorum
نصابnisâb
The members attended the meeting, and the quorum was completed.
حضر الأعضاء الاجتماع، واكتمل النصاب.hadara al-a'dâ'u al-ijtimâ'a, waktamala an-nisâbu.
to be held (convene)
انعقدin'aqada
Therefore, the committee convened on time.
لذلك، انعقدت اللجنة في موعدها.lidhâlika, in'aqadati l-lajnatu fî maw'idihâ
No members attended except one manager, so the quorum was not completed.
لم يحضر الأعضاء إلا مديرا واحدا، فلم يكتمل النصاب.lam yahduri al-a'dâ'u illâ mudîran wâhidan, falam yaktamili n-nisâbu.
No one from the team was absent except one player.
لم يغب أحد من الفريق إلا لاعب واحد.lam yaghib ahadun minal-fariqi illa laaibun waahid
absentee (absent)
غائبghâ'ib
The manager did not forget the absentee's excuse.
لم تنس المديرة عذر الغائبة.lam tansa al-mudîratu 'udhra al-ghâ'ibati
No students were absent from the seminar except one student.
لم يغب الطلاب عن الندوة إلا طالبا واحدا.lam yaghibi t-tullâbu 'ani n-nadwati illâ tâliban wâhidan
The committees did not convene this week except one committee.
لم تنعقد اللجان هذا الأسبوع إلا لجنة واحدة.lam tan'aqidi l-lijânu hâdha l-usbû'a illâ lajnatun wâhidah
I did not speak with the absentees except one student.
لم أتحدث مع الغائبين إلا طالب واحد.lam atahaddath ma'a al-ghâ'ibîna illâ tâlibin wâhidin