وليجلس كل تلميذ في مقعده.wal-yajlis kullu tilmîdhin fî maq'adihi
And let every pupil sit in his seat.
Breakdown of وليجلس كل تلميذ في مقعده.
وwa
and
فيfî
in / about, regarding
هhu
his / him (object) / it (dummy pronoun after لأن)
مقعدmaq'ad
seat
جلسjalasa
to sit
تلميذtilmîdh
pupil
كلkull
all / every
لli
let … (command particle with a jussive verb)
Questions & Answers about وليجلس كل تلميذ في مقعده.
Normally the Lam of Command is pronounced with a kasra. Why is there no vowel on the Lam in وَلْيَجْلِسْ?
Why does the verb يَجْلِس (yajlis) end with a sukūn instead of the usual damma?
The Lam of Command forces the verb into the jussive mood, which is called majzūm in Arabic. For a regular present-tense verb like this, the jussive mood changes the final vowel to a sukūn.
Why is كُلّ (kull) followed by the singular noun تِلْمِيذ (tilmīdh) instead of a plural?
When the word كُلّ is followed by an indefinite singular noun, it translates to each or every (every pupil). If it were followed by a definite plural noun, it would mean all (all the pupils).
Why is the attached pronoun in مَقْعَدِهِ (maq'adihi) pronounced with a kasra (-hi) instead of the usual damma (-hu)?
The attached pronoun for his is indeed usually ـهُ (-hu). However, because the preposition فِي (in) causes the noun مَقْعَد (seat) to end with a kasra, the pronoun vowel harmonizes with it and changes to ـهِ (-hi) to make pronunciation smoother.
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