Re: Arabic phrase

Thanks Pete.

The phrase is meant to be "My surname" both for a male and female. I have
only listened to it on a tape and tried to transcribe it.

So, basically, I am looking for the word "surname" transcribed please.

With regards to the word 'father,' if I were to shout my father to get his
attention, would I shout "Ya ab?" Would this be the equivalent to "Dad!"


"Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Neil Greenough wrote:
>>
>> I haven't learnt how to master the art of typing in Arabic yet, so
>> apologies
>> in advance.
>>
>> I'm currently learning Arabic through a self-teach package and it's going
>> fine (I think). Nonetheless, the package I'm using teaches you things
>> such
>> as "My father" as opposed to simply "father."
>
> Nu, how often would one encounter simply "father"? Look up "inalienable
> possession" in a linguistics dictionary -- though in Arabic such words
> _can_ occur unpossessed if the need ever arises.
>
>> I have come across "your surname" as
>>
>> - wuhay is mila-a-ehla (to a man)
>> - wuh is mila-a-ehla (to a woman)
>>
>> (Apologies again for not being able to transcribe it correctly).
>>
>> Now my question is, what is the root of this word? ie. what is the word
>> for
>> "surname?" Also, do you not add the letter 'yaa' on the end of a word to
>> make it a possessive 'my?' This example has confused me a little.
>
> Maybe Yusuf can figure out what your two phrases are supposed to be, but
> to me they're uninterpretable. What variety of Arabic is that meant to
> be? What's the "is"? What "word" are you asking about?
> --
> Peter T. Daniels grammatim@xxxxxxx


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