Breakdown of لا تدمجوا الكيانين وتهمشوا المساهمين!
الal
the
لاlâ
not (with present verb)
وwa
with, alongside (accompaniment)
دمجdamaja
to merge
كيانkiyân
entity
همشhammasha
to marginalize
مساهمmusâhim
shareholder
Questions & Answers about لا تدمجوا الكيانين وتهمشوا المساهمين!
Why does وتهمشوا drop its final noon here?
The و here is Waw al-Ma'iyya (the waw of accompaniment), meaning 'while simultaneously doing.' Because it follows a negative command (لا تدمجوا), it forces the following verb into the subjunctive mood. For plural verbs like تهمشوا, the subjunctive is formed by dropping the final noon.
تدمجوا also drops its final noon. Is it also in the subjunctive?
No, تدمجوا is in the jussive mood because it directly follows the prohibitive لا (meaning 'Do not'). By coincidence, plural verbs drop their final noon in both the jussive and subjunctive moods, making the two verbs look identical in form even though the grammar rules acting on them are different.
How can I tell that الكيانين is dual but المساهمين is plural just by looking at the unvoweled text?
You rely on the base vocabulary. الكيان means 'the entity,' so adding the dual accusative suffix ـين (pronounced -ayn) makes it الكيانين (the two entities). المساهم means 'the shareholder,' so adding the regular masculine plural accusative suffix ـين (pronounced -een) makes it المساهمين (the shareholders).
What is the root of تهمشوا and how does its form relate to its meaning?
It comes from the noun هامش, meaning 'margin'. The verb is a Form II verb, همش (to marginalize or 'push to the margin'). Form II verbs are frequently used to turn a noun into a transitive action.
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