Breakdown of انتهى الوقت، ولا مجال للخطأ اليوم.
لاlâ
no
وwa
and
لli
for, to (attached)
وقتwaqt
time
خطأkhata'
mistake
انتهىintahâ
to finish
اليومal-yawma
today
مجالmajâl
room (space, scope)
Questions & Answers about انتهى الوقت، ولا مجال للخطأ اليوم.
Why is there no tanween (double vowel) on مجال after لا?
This is the absolute negation structure (لا النافية للجنس), which translates to "there is absolutely no...". The rule for this structure is that the following noun must be indefinite and take a single fatha (an "a" sound) rather than a tanween (double "an" sound). So it is pronounced "la majala".
I usually see مجال translated as "field" or "domain". How does it mean "room" here?
You are right! Literally, مجال means a "space", "field", or "domain". In phrases like لا مجال, it is used abstractly to mean there is no "room", "scope", or "possibility" for something to happen.
Why does للخطأ have two Ls, and where did the "al-" (the) go?
This is the preposition لـ (for/to) attached to the definite noun الخطأ (the error/mistake). When you attach لـ to a word starting with الـ (al-), the first letter (the alef) drops out of the spelling completely. So, لـ plus الخطأ combines to form للخطأ (li-l-khata').
What verb form is انتهى (ended) and what is its root?
It is a Form VIII verb. Its root is ن ه ي (n-h-y), which carries the core meaning of finishing or reaching a limit. Form VIII verbs often describe an action happening to the subject itself, so انتهى means "it ended" or "it finished", rather than ending something else.
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