Breakdown of الري بالتنقيط من أهم التقنيات.
الal
the
بbi
by, with (attached)
أهمahamm
most important / more important
منmin
one of, among (partitive)
تقنيةtiqniyya
technique
تنقيطtanqît
drip
ريrayy
irrigation
Questions & Answers about الري بالتنقيط من أهم التقنيات.
How does the phrase الري بالتنقيط literally translate to "drip irrigation"?
It translates literally as "irrigation by dripping." الري is the verbal noun (masdar) for "irrigation" or "watering," and التنقيط is a Form II verbal noun meaning "dripping" or "making drops." The attached preposition بـ (by/with) connects them.
Why doesn't the word for "most important" (أهم) have the definite article (ال) here?
Because it is part of an Idafa (possessive construction) used to form superlatives. To say "the most important techniques," Arabic places the superlative word (أهم) right before a definite plural noun (التقنيات). As the first part of this Idafa, أهم is not allowed to take the definite article.
What is the root of أهم and why does it end with a double consonant (shadda)?
The root is ه-م-م (h-m-m), which gives us words like مهم (important). The standard superlative pattern is أفعل (af'al). However, because the second and third root letters are identical, they merge together with a shadda, making it أهم (ahamm) rather than "ahmam".
Is التقنيات a regular or irregular plural?
It is a regular sound feminine plural. The singular is تقنية (technique). To form the plural, the feminine ending taa marbuta (ة) is dropped and replaced with the standard feminine plural suffix ـات (-aat).
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