Breakdown of يرفض ذوو الهمم التمييز.
الal
the
رفضrafada
to refuse
ذوdhû
possessor of, with
همةhimma
determination
تمييزtamyiiz
discrimination
Questions & Answers about يرفض ذوو الهمم التمييز.
Why is the word ذوو spelled with two waws, and why doesn't it end with a noon like ذوون?
ذوو is the masculine plural of ذو (possessor of). Because it is the subject of the sentence, it is in the nominative case, which is marked by the second و (just like a sound masculine plural). It doesn't have a final ن (as in ذوون) because it is the first word in an Idafa (possessive construction) with الهمم. In an Idafa, a sound masculine plural always drops its final ن.
Since ذوو is plural, why is the verb يرفض in the singular form?
In Arabic, when the verb comes before an explicit subject, the verb always stays singular, even if the subject is plural. Because ذوو is grammatically masculine, we use the singular masculine verb يرفض. If the subject came before the verb, it would be ذوو الهمم يرفضون.
The translation says 'People of determination.' What is the literal meaning of الهمم?
الهمم is the plural of همة, which means resolve, ambition, or determination. So ذوو الهمم literally means 'possessors of resolve.' In the modern Arab world, particularly initiated in the UAE, this has become the standard, respectful terminology for people with disabilities or special needs.
What verb form does the word التمييز (discrimination) come from?
It is the verbal noun of the Form II verb ميّز (to distinguish or discriminate). Form II verbs generally produce verbal nouns on the pattern of تفعيل, giving us تمييز. Here, it takes the definite article ال because Arabic usually requires the definite article for broad abstract concepts like 'discrimination'.
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