Breakdown of هي فتاة جميلة الوجه.
الal
the
جميلjamîl
beautiful
هيhiya
she / her (attached)
وجهwajh
face
فتاةfatâh
girl (young woman)
Questions & Answers about هي فتاة جميلة الوجه.
Why is the word for face, الوجه, definite here?
In this Arabic structure, you combine an adjective (جميلة) with a definite noun (الوجه) to describe a specific physical trait. It literally translates to "beautiful of the face," which is a standard way to say "with a beautiful face" in Arabic.
Why doesn't the adjective جميلة have tanween (the "-un" sound) if it is just describing the girl?
Because جميلة is acting as the first word in a possession phrase (an idafa) with الوجه. Just like any normal idafa, the first word must drop its tanween. So instead of "jamīlatun," it drops the "n" sound and connects directly to الوجه.
The word الوجه (face) is masculine, so why is the adjective feminine (جميلة)?
In this specific phrase type, the adjective matches the gender of the person being described, not the body part. Since it describes فتاة (a girl), the adjective is feminine (جميلة). If it were describing a boy, it would be فتى جميل الوجه.
Is there another way to say "with a beautiful face" using words I already know?
Yes! You could use the word ذات (meaning "possessor of" for a female) and say فتاة ذات وجه جميل. You could also use the preposition بـ and say فتاة بوجه جميل. However, the structure used in our example sentence is considered very elegant and common in Modern Standard Arabic.
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