Breakdown of لماذا أقيل من قبل الإدارة؟
الal
the
لماذاlimâdhâ
why
إدارةidâra
administration
من قبلmin qibali
by (used in passive sentences)
أقالaqâla
to dismiss / to fire (from a job)
Questions & Answers about لماذا أقيل من قبل الإدارة؟
How does the phrase مِن قِبَلِ affect the word الإدارة here?
The phrase مِن قِبَلِ is used in Modern Standard Arabic to introduce the explicit agent of a passive verb, translating to 'by'. Because قِبَلِ acts as the first part of an Idafa (genitive construct), the noun that follows it must take the genitive case (majrur). Therefore, it becomes الإدارةِ with a kasra at the end.
Why is the passive verb written as أقيل instead of a regular Form IV passive?
The verb أقيل (uqīla) is the past passive of the Form IV hollow verb أقال (aqāla), meaning 'to dismiss'. Normally, a Form IV past passive takes the pattern u-i-a (like أُرسِلَ). However, because the root has a weak middle letter (ق-ي-ل), the vowels shift to accommodate it, resulting in the long vowel form أُقيلَ.
Could this sentence be written in the active voice since we know who dismissed him?
Yes. In traditional Arabic grammar, if the agent is known, the active voice is strongly preferred: لماذا أقالته الإدارة؟ (Why did the administration dismiss him?). Using the passive voice combined with مِن قِبَلِ to include the agent is a modern stylistic development, highly common in contemporary news and formal texts.
What is the root and pattern of the word الإدارة?
الإدارة is the verbal noun (masdar) of the Form IV verb أدار (adāra, meaning to manage or direct), which comes from the hollow root د-و-ر. Form IV verbal nouns for hollow roots usually take this specific pattern ending in a taa marbuta, similar to إجابة (answer) or إقامة (residence).
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