Breakdown of يباع العطر المميز بدون تقطير.
الal
the
بدونbidûni
without
باعbâ'a
to sell
عطر'itr
perfume
تقطيرtaqtîr
distillation
مميزmumayyaz
distinctive
Questions & Answers about يباع العطر المميز بدون تقطير.
Why is the verb يباع spelled with an alif in the middle instead of a yaa?
يباع is the passive voice of the present tense verb 'to sell'. The active verb is يبيع, which is a 'hollow' verb because its middle root letter is weak. When making a hollow verb passive in the present tense, the middle weak letter changes into an alif, changing the sound from 'yabīʿ' (he sells) to 'yubāʿ' (it is sold).
What is the exact grammar form of المميز here?
It is a Form II passive participle meaning 'distinguished' or 'made special', which translates smoothly to 'signature' in this context. You can tell it is passive because of the short 'a' vowel sound on the second-to-last letter. If it were an active participle, it would have an 'i' sound (al-mumayyiz) and mean 'distinguishing'.
How does the word تقطير relate to its root verb?
تقطير follows the standard pattern for a Form II verbal noun (masdar), which is 'tafʿīl'. The root is ق ط ر, which relates to drops or dripping. In Form II, the verb means 'to distill', making the verbal noun تقطير mean 'distillation'.
Why isn't there an Arabic equivalent for 'the' attached to تقطير?
The phrase 'without distillation' is general here, just like in English. The word بدون forces the noun that follows it into the genitive case. Because تقطير is indefinite, it takes the 'in' ending (kasratayn) and acts as the second part of a possessive-like construction (idafa) with بدون.
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