Breakdown of الجامعة ملتقى الطالبات.
الal
the
جامعةjâmi'a
university
طالبةtâliba
student
ملتقىmultaqâ
meeting place
Questions & Answers about الجامعة ملتقى الطالبات.
How is the noun of place ملتقى (meeting place) formed from its verb?
It comes from the Form VIII verb التقى (to meet). For derived verbs (Forms II to X), the noun of place and time is formed exactly like the passive participle. You take the present tense, replace the first prefix letter with a مـ having a damma (mu-), and make sure the second-to-last letter has a fatha (-a-). This gives us مُلْتَقَى.
Could ملتقى also mean 'meeting time' instead of 'meeting place'?
Yes! For derived verbs (Forms II-X), the Noun of Place and the Noun of Time use the exact same word pattern. The context tells you which one it is. Because the subject of this sentence is الجامعة (the university), we know it refers to a place. If the sentence started with a word like 'Morning', it would refer to a meeting time.
Why doesn't ملتقى have the definite article الـ (al-) or a tanween (an ending 'n' sound) here?
It is the first part of an idaafa (possessive construction) with الطالبات (the female students), making the phrase literally 'the meeting place of the female students'. The first word in an idaafa never takes الـ or tanween, regardless of how it translates into English.
Why does ملتقى end with an alif maqsura (ى) instead of a regular yaa (ي)?
The original root for the verb ends with a weak letter. When forming the noun of place (which forces a fatha 'a' vowel on the second-to-last letter), the final sound becomes a long 'a'. By Arabic spelling rules, this final 'a' sound on derived words is written as an alif maqsura (ى) rather than a ي (which would make an 'ee' sound).
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