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Questions & Answers about الحرب خلصت.
How do I pronounce الحرب خلصت in Levantine?
A common Levantine pronunciation is il-ḥarb khalṣet or el-ḥarb khalṣet.
A few sound notes:
- ح is a stronger, throatier h than in English.
- ص is an emphatic s.
- The exact vowels can vary from one Levantine region to another, so you may hear slightly different versions.
What does الـ in الحرب do?
الـ is the definite article, meaning the.
So:
- حرب = war
- الحرب = the war
In Levantine, الـ is usually pronounced il- or el-. Here the l stays clear because ح is a moon letter, so there is no assimilation.
Why is الحرب feminine even though it does not end in ة?
Because Arabic grammatical gender is not based only on spelling.
Many feminine nouns do end in ة, but not all of them. حرب is simply a feminine noun by convention, so other words in the sentence may agree with it as feminine.
This is normal in Arabic: a noun can be grammatically feminine even without the typical feminine ending.