السيطرة مهمة.

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Breakdown of السيطرة مهمة.

• سيطرة: control

Questions & Answers about السيطرة مهمة.

How do I pronounce السيطرة مهمة in Egyptian Arabic?

A good Egyptian-style pronunciation is:

es-sayṭara mohemma

A few notes:

• السيطرة is often heard as es-sayṭara because the ل in ال is not pronounced here.
• مهمة in Egyptian is commonly pronounced mohemma.
• In more formal or MSA-like pronunciation, you may hear something closer to as-sayṭara muhimma.

So if you are learning Egyptian, es-sayṭara mohemma is a useful way to say it.

Why is ال not pronounced al- here?

Because س is a sun letter.

In Arabic, when ال comes before a sun letter, the ل sound assimilates into the next consonant. So:

• written: السيطرة
• pronounced: es-sayṭara rather than al-sayṭara

You still write ال, but in speech the s gets doubled.

Is السيطرة a noun or a verb?