Breakdown of عقدت الشركة اجتماعا مهما.
الal
the
اجتماعijtimâ'
meeting
مهمmuhimm
important
شركةsharika
company
عقد'aqada
to hold (a meeting)
Questions & Answers about عقدت الشركة اجتماعا مهما.
In spoken pronunciation, how do you connect عقدت and الشركة?
The verb عقدت normally ends in a silent sukoon on the taa. However, because the next word الشركة starts with a hamzat al-wasl (which drops out in connected speech), a helper vowel is added to prevent two unvoweled letters from clashing. You pronounce it with a short i sound: aqadati-sh-sharika.
What verb form does اجتماعا belong to, and what is its root?
It is the verbal noun (masdar) of a Form VIII verb, derived from the root ج م ع (j-m-'). Form VIII verbs are typically built by inserting a taa after the first root letter, which here conveys the meaning of people gathering together.
Why do both اجتماعا and مهما end with an extra alif?
They are in the accusative case (mansub) because اجتماع is the direct object of the verb, and مهم is its matching adjective. In Arabic, indefinite accusative words take a fatha tanween (the an sound), which requires adding a silent alif to the end of the word unless it ends in a taa marbuta or a hamza preceded by an alif.
Can the verb عقد be used to say the company held a physical object?
No. The root verb عقد literally means to tie a knot. It is used metaphorically for convening or binding intangible things, such as holding a meeting, signing a contract, or hosting a conference. For holding a physical object, you would use a verb like أمسك.
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