Breakdown of والله لنصلن إلى تسوية كي ننهي هذا النزاع.
الal
the
هذاhâdhâ
this (m)
إلىilâ
to
كيkay
so that
وصلwasala
to arrive
أنهىanhâ
to end
واللهwallâhi
really! / I swear (by God)
لla
truly, surely (emphatic prefix)
تسويةtaswiya
settlement
نزاعnizâ'
dispute
Questions & Answers about والله لنصلن إلى تسوية كي ننهي هذا النزاع.
How is لَنَصِلَنَّ (la-naṣilanna) put together in this sentence?
This verb showcases the heavy emphatic suffix (نون التوكيد الثقيلة), which is the focus of your current lesson. Because the sentence starts with an oath (والله), Arabic strongly expects the following verb to be emphasized. It gets a double layer of emphasis: the prefix لَـ (la-) meaning 'truly/surely', and the heavy suffix ـنَّ (-anna) meaning 'definitely'. When adding ـنَّ, the verb's final vowel changes to a fatha (short 'a'), which is why 'we reach' goes from نَصِلُ (naṣilu) to لَنَصِلَنَّ (la-naṣilanna).
Why is the verb for 'reach' نصل (naṣil) missing the first letter of its root (و - ص - ل)?
You might remember that roots starting with و (waaw) usually drop it in the present tense of Form I. The verb is وَصَلَ (waṣala - he reached) in the past, but the present tense 'we reach' becomes نَصِلُ (naṣilu) instead of 'nawṣilu'.
Why does ننهي (nunhiya) end in a short 'a' sound instead of a long 'ee' sound?
The particle كي (kay - so that) forces the following verb into the subjunctive mood (منصوب). For a verb ending in ي (yaa), like نُنهي (nunhī - we end), the subjunctive is marked by adding a fatha at the very end. So, it is pronounced nunhiya rather than nunhī.
Why is there a kasra (short 'i' sound) at the end of واللهِ (wa-llāhi)?
The letter و (waaw) at the beginning of والله isn't the usual conjunction meaning 'and'. It is the 'waaw of oath' (واو القسم), which acts as a preposition. Like other prepositions, it forces the following noun into the genitive case (مجرور), which takes a kasra.
How is the word تسوية (taswiya) constructed to mean 'settlement'?
تسوية is the verbal noun (maṣdar) of the Form II verb سوَّى (sawwā), which means 'to level, smooth out, or resolve'. Form II verbal nouns normally follow the pattern taf'īl, but because the root ends in a weak letter (s-w-y), it takes the pattern taf'ila instead, giving us تسوية (a settlement or resolution).
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