Category Archives: Afroasiatic

ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ – 2016-05-30

Relation between articles and pronouns

 

Article Pronoun
ⲟⲩ- ⲟⲩⲁ a; someone, something
ⲕⲉ- ϭⲉ another; another one
ⲡ-  – the
 – ⲡⲉ he/it is…
ⲡ- ⲡⲱ- my (your etc.); mine (your &c.)
 – ⲡⲁ- the one related to…
ⲡⲕⲉ- ⲡⲕⲉ also the; the other; the other one
ⲡⲉⲓ̈- ⲡⲁⲓ̈ this; this one
ⲡ-… ⲉⲧⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ that; that one
ⲡⲓ- ⲡⲏ the/that; this one/that one
 – ⲟⲩⲟⲛ  [null]
… ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ any/every/all; anyone/everyone/all

 

العَرَبِية‎ – 2016-05-01

The Arabic abjad

Common Maghrebian Letter
Name
Letter
Name in Arabic script
Trans-
literation
Value in Literary Arabic (IPA) Contextual forms Isolated
form
Abjadī Hijā’ī Abjadī Hijā’ī Final Medial Initial
1. 1. 1. 1. ’alif ألف ā /  ’  (also  ʾ  ) various,
including /aː/ [a]
ـا ا
2. 2. 2. 2. bā’ باء b /b/[b] ـب ـبـ بـ ب
22. 3. 22. 3. tā’ تاء t /t/ ـت ـتـ تـ ت
23. 4. 23. 4. thā’ ثاء th (also ṯ ) /θ/ ـث ـثـ ثـ ث
3. 5. 3. 5. jīm جيم j (also ǧ, g ) /d͡ʒ/[c][b] ـج ـجـ جـ ج
8. 6. 8. 6. ḥā’ حاء /ħ/ ـح ـحـ حـ ح
24. 7. 24. 7. khā’ خاء kh (also , ḵ ) /x/ ـخ ـخـ خـ خ
4. 8. 4. 8. dāl دال d /d/ ـد د
25. 9. 25. 9. dhāl ذال dh (also ḏ ) /ð/ ـذ ذ
20. 10. 20. 10. rā’ راء r /r/ ـر ر
7. 11. 7. 11. zayn / zāy زاي z /z/ ـز ز
15. 12. 21. 24. sīn سين s /s/ ـس ـسـ سـ س
21. 13. 28. 25. shīn شين sh (also š ) /ʃ/ ـش ـشـ شـ ش
18. 14. 15. 18. ṣād صاد // ـص ـصـ صـ ص
26. 15. 18. 19. ḍād ضاد // ـض ـضـ ضـ ض
9. 16. 9. 12. ṭā’ طاء // ـط ـطـ طـ ط
27. 17. 26. 13. ẓā’ ظاء /ðˤ/ ـظ ـظـ ظـ ظ
16. 18. 16. 20. ‘ayn عين  ‘  (also  ʿ  ) /ʕ/ ـع ـعـ عـ ع
28. 19. 27. 21. ghayn غين gh (also ġ, ḡ ) /ɣ/[b] ـغ ـغـ غـ غ
17. 20. 17. 22. fā’ فاء f /f/[b] ـف ـفـ فـ ف [d]
19. 21. 19. 23. qāf قاف q /q/[b] ـق ـقـ قـ ق [d]
11. 22. 11. 14. kāf كاف k /k/[b] ـك ـكـ كـ ك
12. 23. 12. 15. lām لام l /l/ ـل ـلـ لـ ل
13. 24. 13. 16. mīm ميم m /m/ ـم ـمـ مـ م
14. 25. 14. 17. nūn نون n /n/ ـن ـنـ نـ ن
5. 26. 5. 26. hā’ هاء h /h/ ـه ـهـ هـ ه
6. 27. 6. 27. wāw واو w / ū /w/, //[b] ـو و
10. 28. 10. 28. yā’ ياء y / ī /j/, //[b] ـي ـيـ يـ ي [d]

 

ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ – 2016-04-28

  • ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲛⲁⲓ̈ – Is that allowed to me?
  • ⲉϣϫⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄ – Do you know?
  • ⲁⲣⲁϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲉϭⲱϣⲧⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣ̄ⲡⲉⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ – Will I again look to your holy temple?
  • ⲙⲏⲉϥⲛⲁϯⲛⲁϥⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ – Will he give him a stone?
  • ⲙⲏⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲕⲡⲉ – Is it me? Am I him?
  • ⲉⲓⲉⲡⲱⲥϭⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲁⲛ – How come you don’t understand?

ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ – 2016-03-27

  • ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲇⲉⲡⲉⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲟⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ But what is the knowledge of God?
  • ⲟⲩⲁϣⲙ̄ⲙⲓⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ – What type of woman is she?
  • ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ – Where is your father?
  • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓⲉⲃⲟⲗⲧⲱⲛ – Where are you from?
  • ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ – When will that happen?

ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ – 2016-02-24

  • ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲁⲕⲕⲁⲁⲧⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲕ – My god, why have you left me?
  • ϫⲉⲟⲩⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲃⲱⲗⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ – Why do you loose it?
  • ⲁϣⲡⲉⲡⲛⲟϭ – What is bigger? Which is bigger?
  • ⲛ̄ⲁϣⲛ̄ϩⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ – How will that happen?
  • ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲓ̄ⲥ̄ – What have you to do with me, Jesus?
  • ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲉϣⲟⲩⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲓ̈ – Woman, what do you want with me?
  • ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲏⲣⲛ̄ⲟⲉⲓⲕ – How much bread do you have?

ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ – 2016-01-23

Interrogative pronouns

  • ⲛⲓⲙ who? what?
  • ⲟⲩ – what?
  • ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩwhy?
  • ϫⲉⲟⲩ – why?
  • ⲁϣwho? what? which?
  • ⲛ̄ⲁϣⲛ̄ϩⲉ – how? however?
  • ⲁϩⲣⲟ- – what is? why?
  • ⲟⲩⲏⲣ, ⲟⲩⲏⲣⲉ – how much? how long? how big?
  • ⲧⲱⲛ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲛ – where?
  • ⲉⲧⲱⲛ – where to?
  • ⲉⲃⲟⲗⲧⲱⲛ – where from?
  • ⲧⲛⲁⲩ – when?
  • ϣⲁⲧⲛⲁⲩ – until when?
  • ⲡⲱⲥ – how? how come?
  • ⲉⲛⲉ, ⲉϣϫⲉ, ⲉⲓⲉ, ϩⲓⲉ, ⲁⲣⲁ, ⲙⲏ, ⲙⲏⲧⲓ, ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ [initial interrogative particles]