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Jul 31

Sentence Autopsy: What the Grammar of Surah 2:95 Reveals

Gerald Drißner

A short Quranic verse can contain a surprising amount of grammar. In this first episode Sentence Autopsy, we trace a missing نون, attached pronouns, shifting sentence structures, and the meaning they help uncover The post Sentence Autopsy: What the Grammar of Surah 2:95 Reveals first appeared on...

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Jul 08

Lexicalization in Arabic: The Secret Life of Broken Plurals

Gerald Drißner

Some Arabic words begin as tiny actions and end up as institutions. A scoop becomes a room (غُرْفَةٌ), a turn becomes a state (دَوْلَةٌ), a guest becomes a fixed social role (نَزِيلٌ). The clue is often hiding in the plural The post Lexicalization in Arabic: The Secret Life of Broken Plurals first appeared...

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