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title: alhamdulillah — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «alhamdulillah» in the school dictionary: A phrase meaning «praise be to God» or «thanks be to God», said by Muslims to thank God, for good news and in everyday life. It is not an English word. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# alhamdulillah

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**Who acts:** phrase, praise, thanks, God, I, Alhamdulillah · **What happens:** mean, be, say, thank, not be, arrive · **To what, where:** English word, you, alhamdulillah, test, God · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«alhamdulillah» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [alhamdulillah in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/alhamdulillah.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: Arabic, Islam — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A phrase meaning «praise be to God» or «thanks be to God», said by Muslims to thank God, for good news and in everyday life. It is not an English word.

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*Sentence 1:* A phrase meaning «praise be to God» or «thanks be to God», said by Muslims to thank God, for good news and in everyday life.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alhamdulillah:m1:1
# text = A phrase meaning «praise be to God» or «thanks be to God», said by Muslims to thank God, for good news and in everyday life.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	phrase	phrase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	thanks	thanks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	cop	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	parataxis	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Muslims	Muslim	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	18	obl:agent	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	thank	thank	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	advcl	_	_
23	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	for	for	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
29	in	in	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	everyday	everyday	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	amod	_	_
31	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | gerund | a phrase *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | infinitive | praise |  |  |  |  | to God or God | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | infinitive | thanks |  |  |  |  | to God | tree rules |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **thank** *speech: thank* | to-infinitive | God |  |  |  |  | for good news and everyday life | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent for news=Attribute |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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*Sentence 2:* It is not an English word.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alhamdulillah:m1:2
# text = It is not an English word.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | thanks | a English word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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«How are you?» «Alhamdulillah, I'm fine.»

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*Sentence 1:* «How are you?»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alhamdulillah:x1:1
# text = «How are you?»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* «Alhamdulillah, I'm fine.»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alhamdulillah:x1:2
# text = «Alhamdulillah, I'm fine.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Alhamdulillah	alhamdulillah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Alhamdulillah, the baby arrived safely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alhamdulillah:x2:1
# text = Alhamdulillah, the baby arrived safely.
1	Alhamdulillah	Alhamdulillah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	safely	safely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | Alhamdulillah |  |  |  |  | safely *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend says alhamdulillah after every meal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alhamdulillah:x3:1
# text = My friend says alhamdulillah after every meal.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	alhamdulillah	alhamdulillah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | My friend | alhamdulillah |  |  | after every meal |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent alhamdulillah=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Alhamdulillah, we passed the test!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alhamdulillah:x4:1
# text = Alhamdulillah, we passed the test!
1	Alhamdulillah	Alhamdulillah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	passed	pass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | past | Alhamdulillah | the test |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme test=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Muslims believe in thanking God in good and hard times.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alhamdulillah:x5:1
# text = Muslims believe in thanking God in good and hard times.
1	Muslims	Muslim	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	thanking	thank	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	advcl	_	_
5	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Muslims |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **thank** *speech: thank* | gerund | Muslims *not said here* |  | God |  | time |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent god=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma smiled and said, «Alhamdulillah».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alhamdulillah:x6:1
# text = Grandma smiled and said, «Alhamdulillah».
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	smiled	smile	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Alhamdulillah	Alhamdulillah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smile** | past | Grandma |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Grandma *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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