Arabic-L:LING:Grammar query

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Date: 14 Feb 2011
From: Otakar Smrz <otakar.smrz at mff.cuni.cz>
Subject: Grammar query

Dear readers,

I have come across an Arabic sentence which interestingly combines the 
grammatical constraints implied by "'anna and its sisters" with the 
constraints implied by "kaana and its sisters".

The sentence is:

واضاف ان احد اهداف القمة سيكون "جعل وقف اطلاق النار دائما".

It can be glossed as:

And he added that one of the goals of the summit will be "making the 
ceasefire permanent".


Let me ask your opinions about the grammatical role of the word جعل 
"making" and its case ending that you perceive as correct and/or 
natural. Which phrase is the subject, and which one is the predicate 
of the clause after ان "that", please? Which one is the topic, and 
which one is the focus? If سيكون "will be" were omitted, would the 
status of جعل "making" change?


Thank you very much for your comments.


Best regards and wishes,

Otakar Smrz

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