Re: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?IV-form_of_the_Arabic_verb_'j=E2da'?=

"bethalan" <bethalan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Thanks --- To satisfy my curiosity, what references (besides 
> Bescherelle) attest to the existence of [ajwada], and how would it 

right now I dont know for this particular word.

there is 'arwaHa "to stink" vs. 'ara:Ha "to give comfort or rest"
in Wehr.

> differ in meaning from [ajaada]?  (to satisfy my curiosity further, what

> does "AFAIK" mean?)  Thank you for your reply.
> "Yusuf B Gursey" <ybg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>   "bethalan" <bethalan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>   > So far, I've been unable to find a reference to [ajwada]; the 
>  existence 
>   > of a Form IV [ajwada] would make theoretical sense if there existed 
>  a 
>   > Form I [jawada], but this I can also find no reference to.  Of 

form I strong forms only exist for a few verbs of the form 
CawiCa not CawaCa . see the original (out of print) "Teach Yourself
Arabic" 

>> course, I 
> 
>   AFAIK existance of form I *jawada is not a neccessary conditon. both
>   forms may exist and they might have slightly different meanings.
> 
> 
>   > could be wrong . . . and then again, perhaps Bescherelle could be 
>  wrong. 
>   >  Bescherelle's forte has been French grammar and I suppose their 
>  work on 
>   > Arabic grammar could be flawed . . . ??
>   >   "Raymond Roy" <belamiNoSpam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>   >   Are there Arabic verbs that have more than one form for a given 
>  Form?
>   > 
>   >   Let's consider the verb 'j da' (to be or become good). Could Form 
>  IV 
>   > be
>   >   'ajwada' as well as 'aj da' ?
>   > 
>   >   According to my Bescherelle, both form exist. If only one of them
>   >   correspond to Form IV of 'j da', which form is the other one?
>   > 
>   >   Shukran.
>   > 
>   >   Raymond
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