Breakdown of أليس ذوو الإعاقة الذهنية جزءا من المجتمع؟ بلى!
الal
the
مجتمعmujtama'
community / society
أليسalaysa
isn't …? (negative question)
بلىbalâ
yes (answering a negative question)
ذوdhû
possessor of, with
منmin
one of, among (partitive)
جزءjuz'
part
إعاقةi'âqah
disability
ذهنيdhihniyy
cognitive
Questions & Answers about أليس ذوو الإعاقة الذهنية جزءا من المجتمع؟ بلى!
Why is the word ذوو (dhawuu) used here instead of ذوي (dhawii)?
ذوو is the masculine plural of ذو (possessor of / person with). It declines like a regular sound masculine plural, but its final ن (nuun) is always dropped because it acts as the first part of an Idafa (possession) structure. Here, it is the subject of ليس (is not), so it must be in the nominative case, which takes a و (waw). If it were in the accusative or genitive case, it would be ذوي.
In the phrase ذوو الإعاقة الذهنية, why is the adjective الذهنية feminine and definite?
The adjective الذهنية (cognitive) modifies the second word of the Idafa, الإعاقة (the disability), not the plural people (ذوو). Since الإعاقة is feminine, singular, definite, and in the genitive case (as the second part of an Idafa), the adjective must match it perfectly in all four properties.
Why does the word جزءا (juz'an) end with an alif and an accusative case ending?
It is the predicate (khabar) of the verb ليس (is not). The subject of ليس is nominative (ذوو), but its predicate must be accusative (mansub). Because the word جزء (part) ends in a hamza that is not preceded by an alif, Arabic spelling rules require adding a support alif to hold the accusative tanwin marker.
Why does the sentence use بلى (balaa) for 'Yes' instead of the usual نعم (na'am)?
The question starts with أليس (Is it not...?), making it a negative question. In Arabic, if you want to answer a negative question with a positive confirmation ('Yes, they ARE'), you must use بلى. If you answered with نعم, it would mean you agree with the negative premise ('Yes, they are NOT').
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