Breakdown of أصدرت القنصلية تصريحا للمهاجرة وفقا للقاعدة.
الal
the
لli
for, to (attached)
قاعدةqâ'ida
rule
تصريحtasrîh
permit
أصدرasdara
to release / to issue (a document)
وفقاwifqan
according to (in accordance with)
قنصليةqunsuliyya
consulate
مهاجرmuhâjir
immigrant
Questions & Answers about أصدرت القنصلية تصريحا للمهاجرة وفقا للقاعدة.
Why does وفقا have the tanwin fatha (-an) ending, and how does it connect to the rest of the sentence?
The word وفقاً acts as an adverb meaning "in accordance" or "accordingly." Like many adverbs in Arabic, it is fixed in the accusative case, which is marked here by the tanwin fatha and the extra alif. To say "according to something," you must always pair it with the preposition لـ (to/for). So, "according to the rule" becomes وفقاً للقاعدة.
Why do the words للمهاجرة and للقاعدة start with a double lam (للـ)?
This is an older spelling rule that is easy to trip over when reading quickly. When the preposition لـ (for/to) attaches to a definite noun starting with الـ (the), the alif of the الـ is dropped entirely in writing. So, لـ + المهاجرة becomes للمهاجرة (for the immigrant), and لـ + القاعدة becomes للقاعدة (to the rule).
How does the Form IV verb أصدرت (issued) change the meaning of its base root?
The root is ص-د-ر, which generally means "to go out" or "to emanate." Putting it into Form IV (أفعل pattern) makes it causative. So instead of something going out on its own, the consulate is making it go out—hence, "to issue" a document. The ـت at the end simply makes it feminine to agree with the subject, القنصلية (the consulate).
Why is there an extra alif at the end of تصريحاً (a permit)?
The extra alif serves as a "seat" for the tanwin fatha (-an) ending, which shows that the word is in the accusative case. It takes this case because it is the indefinite direct object of the verb أصدرت (issued). If you are looking at word patterns, تصريح is a Form II verbal noun following the تفعيل pattern, meaning "a declaration" or "a permit."
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