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When certain prepositions are followed by the relative pronouns (ما) (what / that which) or (مَن) (who / the one who), they fuse into a single, fluid word.

### Fusing Prepositions with (ما)

**1. (عن) + (ما) = (عما)**
When the preposition (عن) (about) meets (ما), the (ن) assimilates into the (م), creating (عما) (about what).

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**2. (بِ) + (ما) = (بما)**
The preposition (بِ) (with / in) attaches directly to the front, creating (بما) (with what / in what). This is especially useful for verbs that require (بِ), such as (أشاد ب) (to praise).

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### Fusing Prepositions with (مَن)

When referring to people, combine prepositions with the relative pronoun (مَن).

**1. (عن) + (مَن) = (عمن)**
Just like with (ما), the (ن) in (عن) merges with the (م) in (مَن), giving you (عمن) (about whom).

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**2. (بِ) + (مَن) = (بمن)**
The preposition (بِ) attaches directly to the front of (مَن), resulting in (بمن) (with whom / in whom / the one whom).

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### Putting It All Together

These compound pronouns are compact and essential for professional, fluid Arabic, easily allowing you to connect ideas in complex sentences:

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Fused relative pronouns (عَمّا / بِمَا)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

interrogative

noun

numeral

particle

prefix

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The definite article and locatives (الـ)

Basic noun gender (ة)

Sun and moon letters

Singular subject pronouns (أنا، أنت، هو، هي)

Indefinite nouns and nominal sentences (ـٌ)

Demonstrative pronouns for 'this' (هذا / هذه)

Separate prepositions (في، من، إلى، على)

Attributive adjectives

Predicative adjectives

Yes/No questions (هل، أ)

Basic questions (من، ما، أين)

Singular possessive pronouns (ـي، ـك، ـه، ـها)

Plural subject pronouns (نحن، أنتم، هم)

Plural possessive pronouns (ـنا، ـكم، ـهم)

Noun possession

Attached prepositions (بـ، لـ، كـ)

Pronouns with prepositions

Having and possessing (عند، لـ، مع)

Regular plural nouns (ـون، ـين، ـات)

Broken plurals

Dual nouns (ـان / ـين)

Plural and distant demonstratives (هؤلاء، ذلك، تلك)

Non-human plural agreement

Present tense singular verbs

Verbal sentences (VSO)

Present tense plural verbs

Topicalized sentences (SVO)

The indefinite accusative case (ـاً)

Verb object pronouns (-ني، -ك، -ه)

Present tense negation (لا)

Question words with verbs (متى، كيف...)

Adverbs of time and place

The future tense (سـ / سوف)

Intentions and desires (أن)

Negating states and possession (ليس)

Past tense singular suffixes

Past tense plural suffixes

Negating past events (ما)

Singular commands

Numbers 1 to 10

Number agreement for 1 and 2 (واحد، اثنان)

Asking how many (كم)

Numbers 3 to 10 (ثلاثة إلى عشرة)

Ordinal numbers 1 to 10 (الأول، الثاني)

Basic conjunctions (فـ، أو، لكن)

Ordering at a café (واحد، اثنان)

Food and drink with conjunctions (و، ف، أو، لكن)

There is and there are (هناك / ليس هناك)

Direct address (يا)

Giving reasons (لأنّ)

Relative pronouns (الذي / التي)

Quantifiers (كل / بعض)

The past tense of 'to be' (كان)

Past possession

Numbers 11 to 19 and tens to 80

Telling time (الساعة)

This book vs this is a book (هذا الكتاب، هذا كتاب)

Greetings (مرحبا، السلام عليكم)

How are you? and goodbye (كيف حالك، مع السلامة)

Nationalities (مصري، مصرية)

Roots and patterns (كتب، كتاب، مكتب)

Politeness (من فضلك، آسف)

Complex possession chains

Colors and traits (أفعل / فعلاء)

Plural colors and traits (فُعْل)

Comparative adjectives (أفعل من)

Superlative adjectives (أفعل)

Adverbs of manner (ـاً)

The nominative case (ـُ)

The genitive case (ـِ)

The accusative case (ـَ)

Dual noun cases (ـان / ـين)

Masculine plurals and 'the best of' (أفضل النجارين)

Emphasizing sentences (إنّ)

Connecting clauses (أنّ)

Reporting speech (قال إنّ)

Expressing contrast (لكنّ)

Comparison and probability (كأنّ, لعلّ)

Distant plural pointing (أولئك)

Plural relative pronouns (الذين, اللواتي)

Past habits (كان + present)

Ongoing actions (ما زال)

Masculine plurals online (مبرمجون، مؤثرون)

Perfective past (قد)

Probability (قد)

The subjunctive mood (أن)

Question	Answer
correspondent	مراسلmurâsil
agency	وكالةwikâla
about what	عماammâ
The agency's correspondent asked about what happened yesterday.	سأل مراسل الوكالة عما حدث أمس.sa'ala murâsilu l-wikâlati 'ammâ hadatha amsi.
to disclose	أفصح عنafsaha an
coverage	تغطيةtaghtiya
The female journalist did not disclose what she wrote in the coverage.	لم تفصح الصحفية عما كتبته في التغطية.lam tufsihi s-sahafiyyatu 'ammâ katabat-hu fi t-taghtiyah
to praise (to speak highly of, commend)	أشاد بashâda bi
with what / by what	بماbimâ
The manager praised what she wrote in the coverage.	أشاد المدير بما كتبته في التغطية.ashâda al-mudîru bimâ katabat-hu fi ttaghtiyah
credibility	مصداقيةmisdaqiyyah
We trust what this agency says because of its credibility.	نحن نثق بما تقوله هذه الوكالة بسبب مصداقيتها.naḥnu nathiqu bimâ taqûluhu hâdhihi l-wakâlatu bisababi miṣdâqiyyatihâ
about whom	عمن'amman
O project manager, we do not know about whom you are talking.	يا مديرة المشروع، نحن لا نعرف عمن تتحدثين.yâ mudîrata al-mashrû'i, nahnu lâ na'rifu 'amman tatahaddathîn
in whom / with whom	بمنbiman
Those correspondents praised the one who helped them in the street.	أولئك المراسلون أشادوا بمن ساعدهم في الشارع.ulâ'ika al-murâsilûna ashâdû biman sâ'adahum fî ash-shâri'i
We do not care about who published the news, rather we search for someone who has credibility.	لا نهتم بمن نشر الخبر، بل نبحث عمن لديه مصداقية.lâ nahtammu biman nashara al-khabara, bal nabhathu amman ladayhi misdâqiyyah.
The female correspondent told me about what happened, which made me sad.	أخبرتني المراسلة عما حدث، مما جعلني حزينة.akhbaratnî al-murâsilatu ammâ hadatha, mimmâ jaalanî hazînatan.
The minister disclosed what happened before the interview.	أفصح الوزير عما حدث قبل المقابلة.afsaha alwazîru amma hadatha qabla almuqâbalati
The female writer is famous for her credibility, and therefore everyone praised what she published.	الكاتبة مشهورة بمصداقيتها، ولذلك أشاد الجميع بما نشرته.al-kâtibatu mash-hûratun bimisdâqiyyatihâ, wa-lidhâlika ashâda al-jamîu bimâ nasharat-hu.