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Verbs in lexicon<br />

Verbs in <strong>Arabic</strong> change depending on gender, number and tense of the subject, so there<br />

are multiple entries in the lexicon that translate <strong>to</strong> the same <strong>English</strong> output. The translit-<br />

eration makes it clear that these are different words in <strong>Arabic</strong>.<br />

<strong>Arabic</strong> Example Logical Structure<br />

֓aryd I want a ring. < TNS : PRES[do ′ (I, [want ′ (I, y)])] ><br />

nsyt I <strong>for</strong>got my wallet. < TNS : PAST[do ′ (I, [<strong>for</strong>get ′ (I, y)])] ><br />

֓aklt I ate an apple. < TNS : PAST[do ′ (I, [eat ′ (I, y)])] ><br />

ˇsrbt I drank the milk. < TNS : PAST[do ′ (I, [drink ′ (I, y)])] ><br />

qr֓a Omar read the book. < TNS : PAST[do ′ (x, [read ′ (x, y)])] ><br />

qr֓at Eman read the book. < TNS : PAST[do ′ (x, [read ′ (x, y)])] ><br />

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