Take note...
Add a helping vowel BEFORE the suffix (only if the
suffix begins with a consonant) for the following two cases:
CASE #1:
If the noun ends in
two consonants – add a vowel
You can only
guess if it is an a i
or u
vowel until you get better at the "sounds" of the language.
Frequently,
the helping vowel is similar to any prior vowel in the word!
Example: Let’s
say we want to add to the word
ŝoġl
(work) the suffix
“ha”
(her).
Note:
ŝoġl
ENDS in two consonants and
ha BEGINS
with a consonant.
Rule
recall:
You can not have three consonants in a row in Arabic.
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شُغْلـُ+ ها
شُغْلَها |
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شغل
+ ها
شُغْلَها
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ŝoġl
+
ha
ŝoġlaha |
In the above
example the helping vowel “a”
is seen in the transliteration.
Note: Helping vowels are usually not typed in Arabic text but
are pronounced. Don't let this confuse you. You will hear the
helping vowel while listening to the audio clip.
Note: The
suffixes
“i”
(my),
“ik”
and
“ak”
(your), and
“u”
(his) do
not need helping vowels.
After all, why would they if they already
BEGIN with a vowel!
CASE #2:
If the noun
ends in a vowel
– add another
similar vowel before attaching the suffix.
Example: Let’s
say we want to add to the word
korsi (meaning “chair”) the
suffix
“ha”
(which means “her”).
Note that
korsi
already
ENDS in one vowel. So, you need to add ONE MORE VOWEL prior to adding
any
suffix.
The two vowels now appear in the word like this:
"korsii-ha."
Note written Arabic is different from
transliterated Arabic. For written Arabic one long vowel is
used instead of two short as seen in the transliteration.
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كرسيُ+ ها
كُرْسـيُها |
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كُرْسي + ها
كُرْسِـيها
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korsi
+
ha
korsiiha |
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