Breakdown of إياك والتعليقات المسيئة على الإنترنت!
الal
the
وwa
and
على'ala
on / of (evidence of) / to (lie to someone) / for (difficult for someone)
كka
your / you (object)
إنترنتintarnit
internet
إياiyyâ
independent accusative base
تعليقta'lîq
comment
مسيءmusī'
offensive
Questions & Answers about إياك والتعليقات المسيئة على الإنترنت!
Why does إياك mean "beware" here instead of "you"?
The structure إياك و is a special idiomatic formula used for warnings. It implies a hidden verb meaning "I warn you against..." The pronoun changes based on who you are speaking to, so warning a woman would be إياكِ و and warning a group would be إياكم و.
Why is the adjective المسيئة in the singular form when describing التعليقات (comments)?
In Arabic grammar, non-human plurals like التعليقات are treated as feminine singular. Therefore, any adjectives describing them, such as المسيئة, must also take the feminine singular form ending in a taa marbuuta.
If reading with full case endings, what vowel would go on the end of التعليقات?
It would take a kasra, making it التعليقاتِ. In this warning structure, the noun following the waaw is actually in the accusative case (the object of an implied verb meaning "avoid"). Because it is a sound feminine plural ending in -aat, it takes a kasra instead of a fatha for the accusative case.
How is the word المسيئة constructed?
It is the active participle of the Form IV verb أساء (to offend or act badly). Form IV active participles are formed by adding a mu- prefix and giving a kasra sound to the middle root letter, resulting in مسيء for masculine and مسيئة for feminine singular.
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