Word
المستشارة مشغولة باجتماع مع صاحبة العمل.
Meaning
The consultant (f.) is busy with a meeting with the employer (f.).
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of المستشارة مشغولة باجتماع مع صاحبة العمل.
مشغولmashghûl
busy
معma'a
with
بbi
by, with (attached)
اجتماعijtimâ'
meeting
Questions & Answers about المستشارة مشغولة باجتماع مع صاحبة العمل.
Why does the Arabic use بـ for the first 'with' and مع for the second?
Specific Arabic adjectives demand specific prepositions. The word for busy, مشغول (or the feminine مشغولة), pairs with the preposition بـ to indicate what someone is occupied by. Conversely, مع means 'with' in the sense of accompanying someone, which fits having a meeting with another person.
Literally, what does صاحبة العمل mean, and how does it translate to 'employer'?
It is an Idafa (possessive phrase) that literally translates to 'owner of the work.' The word صاحب (or its feminine form صاحبة) is extremely common in Arabic for creating titles or describing someone who possesses a certain role, business, or trait.
Why is there no hamza on the alif in باجتماع, and how does the attached بـ affect pronunciation?
The word اجتماع (meeting) is a Form VIII verbal noun. Forms VII through X always start with a connecting alif (hamzat wasl), which never takes a written hamza. When you attach a prefix like بـ, this alif becomes completely silent, so you pronounce it 'bijtimaa' instead of 'bi-ijtimaa'.
How is the word المستشارة (the consultant) constructed grammatically?
It is the feminine active participle of the Form X verb استشار (to consult or seek advice), built from the root ش-و-ر. Form X often carries the meaning of seeking something, so a مستشار is literally someone from whom advice is sought, or an advisor.