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title: arab — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «arab» in the school dictionary: A person whose people come from the Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East and North Africa, such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia or Morocco. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# arab

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**Who acts:** person, Many Arab families, We, Arab scholars, friend, Arab horse · **What happens:** come, speak, do, know, live, learn · **To what, where:** speaking countries, Arabs, beautiful breed, city, geography, algebra · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«arab» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [arab in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/arab.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person whose people come from the Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East and North Africa, such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia or Morocco.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arab:m1:1
# text = A person whose people come from the Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East and North Africa, such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia or Morocco.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
8	Arabic	Arabic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	amod	_	_
11	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	Middle	Middle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	22	case	_	_
21	as	as	ADP	IN	_	20	fixed	_	_
22	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	Saudi	Saudi	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	Arabia	Arabia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
26	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	Morocco	Morocco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | a person |  |  | the speaking countries of the Middle East and North Africa such Egypt and Saudi Arabia or Morocco |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from country=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with Arabs or the Arab world, like Arab culture.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arab:m2:1
# text = To do with Arabs or the Arab world, like Arab culture.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Arabs	Arab	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Arab	Arab	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	Arab	Arab	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	culture	culture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | Arabs or the Arab world |  |  |  | like Arab culture | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arab=Eventuality |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An Arab horse, a beautiful breed known for speed and strength.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arab:m3:1
# text = An Arab horse, a beautiful breed known for speed and strength.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Arab	Arab	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	breed	breed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
8	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | participle |  | a beautiful breed *not said here* |  |  |  | for speed and strength | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Arab families live in our city.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arab:x1:1
# text = Many Arab families live in our city.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	Arab	Arab	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Many Arab families |  |  | our city |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in city=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We learned about the Arab world in geography.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arab:x2:1
# text = We learned about the Arab world in geography.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Arab	Arab	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	geography	geography	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | We |  |  | geography |  | about the Arab world | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about world=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Arab scholars long ago helped develop algebra.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arab:x3:1
# text = Arab scholars long ago helped develop algebra.
1	Arab	Arab	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	scholars	scholar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
4	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	develop	develop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
7	algebra	algebra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | Arab scholars |  |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **develop** | infinitive | Arab scholars *not said here* | algebra |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent algebra=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend Layla's family is Arab and speaks Arabic at home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arab:x4:1
# text = My friend Layla's family is Arab and speaks Arabic at home.
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	7	nsubj	_	_
3	Layla	Layla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	Arab	Arab	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
10	Arabic	Arabic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My friend |  |  |  |  | arab *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | My friend *not said here* | Arabic |  | home |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Arab horse is famous for its speed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arab:x5:1
# text = The Arab horse is famous for its speed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Arab	Arab	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Arab horse |  |  |  |  | for horse's speed; famous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Arab countries stretch from Morocco to Oman.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arab:x6:1
# text = Arab countries stretch from Morocco to Oman.
1	Arab	Arab	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stretch	stretch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Morocco	Morocco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Oman	Oman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stretch** | present | Arab countries |  | Oman | Morocco |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from morocco=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class tasted food from different Arab countries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arab:x7:1
# text = Our class tasted food from different Arab countries.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tasted	taste	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	Arab	Arab	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taste** | past | Our class | food |  | different Arab countries |  |  | vn seem-109 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Theme food=Attribute |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She first drank herself, according to the Arab custom, and then filled it for her sisters.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arab:x8:1
# text = She first drank herself, according to the Arab custom, and then filled it for her sisters.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	advmod	_	_
3	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	according	accord	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Arab	Arab	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	custom	custom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
14	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | past | She | herself *= she* |  |  |  | first *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herself=Patient |
| 2 | **accord** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the Arab custom *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to custom=Goal |
| 3 | **fill** | past | She *not said here* | custom |  |  | then | for her sisters | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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