News words you can already spell
The news is full of words whose letters you already know with another meaning. The short vowels are not written, so the sentence has to tell you which word it is.
| you know | the new word |
|---|---|
| عَام year | عَامّ general, public |
| وَضَعَ to put | وَضْع state of affairs |
| مَجْلِس seating area | مَجْلِس council, board |
| دَعَا to invite | دَعَا إِلَى to call for |
| ذَكَر male | ذَكَرَ to mention |
| أَمْر matter, order | أَمَرَ to order (someone) |
| حُمَّى fever | حَمَى to protect |
| حَكَم referee | حَكَمَ to rule, to judge |
| عِلْم knowledge | عَلَم flag |
مَسْؤُول, an official, is new: the person in charge.
Noun or verb?
| The state of the economy is difficult this year. | وضع الاقتصاد صعب هذه السنة. |
صعب is the predicate, so وضع is a noun: the state of the economy.
| My country's flag is red, white and green. | علم بلدي أحمر وأبيض وأخضر.'alamu baladî ahmaru wa-abyadu wa-akhdaru |
Colours describe it, so علم is a thing: the flag.
| The police ordered the people to leave the street. | أمرت الشرطة الناس أن يغادروا الشارع.amarati ash-shurtatu an-nâsa an yughâdirû ash-shâri'a |
A subject and an object follow, so أمر is the verb: ordered.
عامّ after a noun
عامّ has a doubled م that is not written. After a noun it is an adjective and agrees with it:
| Public opinion changed after the war. | تغير الرأي العام بعد الحرب.taghayyara ar-ra'yu al-'âmmu ba'da al-harbi |
| My mother became the general manager of the company. | أصبحت أمي المديرة العامة للشركة.asbahat ommî al-modîrata al-'ammata lishsharikati |
Ruling and judging
حكم with an object means to rule; حكم على someone بـ a punishment means to sentence:
| The king ruled the country for thirty years. | حكم الملك البلد ثلاثين سنة.hakama al-maliku al-balada thalâthîna sanatan |
| The court sentenced the minister to prison. | حكمت المحكمة على الوزير بالسجن. |
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