Breakdown of ننتظر في الملتقى نتكلم.
الal
the
فيfî
in / about, regarding
تكلمtakallama
to speak
انتظرintazir
to wait
Questions & Answers about ننتظر في الملتقى نتكلم.
How is the word for "meeting place" (الملتقى) formed?
It is a noun of place created from the Form VIII verb التقى (to meet). For derived verbs (Forms II through X), the noun of place is formed exactly like the passive participle. You take the present tense verb (يلتقي), replace the first letter with a meem with a damma vowel (مُـ), and put a fatha vowel on the second-to-last letter. This gives us مُلْتَقَى (multaqan), which becomes الملتقى (al-multaqā) when you add "the".
What is the root of الملتقى and why does it end in an alif maqsuura (ى)?
The root is ل ق ي (l-q-y), which relates to meeting or encountering (seen in words like لقاء). Because the final root letter is a "weak" letter (the ya), the passive participle and noun of place end with an alif maqsuura (ى). It is pronounced as a long "a" sound, making the word al-multaqā.
Why are there two verbs (ننتظر and نتكلم) in this sentence without "and" (و) connecting them?
In Arabic, placing a present tense verb after a main action often describes the state or circumstances of the subject while they perform the main action. This is called a circumstantial or state clause. So while ننتظر ... نتكلم literally means "We wait... we speak," it functions grammatically as "We wait... talking" or "We wait... while we talk."
Which verb form is ننتظر (we wait)? It looks like it has multiple prefixes.