الرقم بالرسالة.

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Breakdown of الرقم بالرسالة.

• رقم: number

Questions & Answers about الرقم بالرسالة.

Why is there no word for is in الرقم بالرسالة?

Because Arabic often leaves out the verb to be in the present tense.

So الرقم بالرسالة literally looks like the number in the message, but it means the number is in the message.

This is very normal in both Levantine and Standard Arabic.

• Present: الرقم بالرسالة
• Past: you would need a verb, like كان الرقم بالرسالة
• Future: you would also use a verb structure

What does بـ mean in بالرسالة?

Here, بـ means something like in.

In Levantine, بـ is very common and can cover several meanings that English separates out, such as:

• in
• at
• with
• sometimes by

So in this sentence, بالرسالة means in the message.

Why is it written بالرسالة as one word?

Because بـ is a prefix in Arabic, not a separate word.

So it attaches directly to the noun:

• بـ
  • الرسالة = بالرسالة

This is standard Arabic spelling.

Why does بالرسالة sound different from how it looks?