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Lesson 24

bak /msl = with, together, near




      1. imsl has the meaning of "with" . It also could mean "together"

Example 24.1:

           htu     msl       Htu      nebr
            he        with   his sister  lives
            [ He lives with his sister.]

            musa   we     Ali    msl     shequ
            Musa   and       Ali    together  work.
            [ Musa and Ali work together.]

            weqt    mn      erekb    msl-ka   egeyies
            time     if      I find     with you    I go
            [ I will go with you if I have time.]

            rayet we melhyeta meryem Hate am'El msl weledeya
            Rayet and   her friend    Meriam  same day  together they
            were born.
            [ Rayet and her friend Meriam were born the same day.]

       2.  bak also means "with" or "near"

Example 24.2:

            zieneb     bak    muderseta      haliet
            Zeineb      with    her teacher(f)   is present.
            [ Zieneb is with her teacher]

            bak    shababa    Ada         tEqeb    wesheEba
            with    her youth  her country    defend   and her people
            [ She will defend her country and people with the other youth.]

            [ from a song by Ahmed Mohammed Osman, wedi shiek]

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          Today we have learned the following new words
            weqt     		time
            muderset (Arabic) 	female teacher
            muders            	male  teacher
            medreset  		school
            shabab    		youth (p)
    	    sheAb     		people
            sheEbiet  		peoples
            jebhat sheEbiet 	peoples' front
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End of Lesson 24

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