Breakdown of تنتظر المراجعة في الصالة ريثما يحين دورها.
الal
the
فيfî
in / about, regarding
هاhâ
her / her (object) / it (feminine)
انتظرintazir
to wait
دورdawr
turn
صالةsâla
lounge, hall (in a home or hotel)
حانhâna
to be time (for)
مراجعmurâji'
client (consulting a professional or office)
ريثماraythamâ
while waiting for
Questions & Answers about تنتظر المراجعة في الصالة ريثما يحين دورها.
How does the conjunction ريثما work in this sentence, and does it affect the case of the verb يحين?
ريثما (raythama) is a temporal conjunction meaning 'while waiting for' or 'until'. It governs a verbal clause, but unlike particles such as حتى (hatta) that trigger the subjunctive case, ريثما is followed by a standard indicative verb. That is why يحين (yahiinu) remains in the indicative case, typically ending with a damma.
I learned المراجعة as 'review' or 'revision'. Why does it translate to 'client' here?
The spelling without short vowels is identical, but the pronunciation and grammatical form differ. 'Review' is the verbal noun مُرَاجَعَة (muraaja'a). Here, it is the active participle مُرَاجِعَة (muraaji'a), which literally means 'one who consults or refers back'. In administrative and medical contexts, this is the standard MSA term for a client, patient, or applicant.
The English translation says her turn 'comes'. Why use يحين instead of a standard verb for coming, like يأتي?
While يأتي (ya'ti) generally means to physically arrive or come, the verb يحين (from the root ح-ي-ن) specifically means 'for a time to arrive'. It is the most idiomatic choice in Arabic when talking about a scheduled time, an appointment, or a turn (دور) arriving.
Since دورها refers to the feminine client, why is the verb يحين masculine?
The verb يحين takes the masculine form because its grammatical subject is the masculine noun دور (turn). The attached suffix ـها (her) simply indicates possession and refers back to the feminine client (المراجعة), but it does not change the gender of the subject noun itself.
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