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Contents 1 Cadim 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 article 2 Qatama 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 particle

Cadim

Etymology

From Arabic ال.

Pronunciation

• [a:l]

article

• the, a, an

1. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that the entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in the same sentence, or assumed already completely specified

Qatama

Pronunciation

• [a:l]

particle

• the, a, an

1. Definite and indefinite article in Qatama.
2. Can also be analyzed as a nominal particle, indicating that the word it precedes is a noun.