ABSTRACT

Let’s go to visit Lina. .ﺎﻨﻴﻟ ﺓﺭﺎﻳﺰﻟ ًﺎﻌﻣ ﺐﻫﺬﻨـِﻟ They are late. So let’s call them. .ﻢﻬﺑ ﻞﺼّﺘﻨـﻠﻓ ﺍﻭﺮّﺧﺄﺗ ﺪﻘﻟ

:ﻲﻬﻨﻟا -د ﻲﻬﻨﻟﺍ, the negative imperative, is formed in Arabic by the use of ﻻ followed by ﻉﺭﺎﻀﳌﺍ ﻡﻭﺰﺠﳌﺍ. Here is an example:

Do not postpone today’s work .ﺪﻐﻟﺍ ﻰﻟﺇ ﻡﻮﻴﻟﺍ ﻞﻤﻋ ﻞ ﱢﺟﺆﺗ ﻻ till tomorrow.