هَذِهِ شَجَرَةُ دَمِ الْأَخَوَيْنِ. هِيَ تَنْمُو فِي سُقُطْرَى فَقَطْ. سُقُطْرَى جَزِيرَةٌ يَمَنِيَّةٌ فِي بَحْرِ الْعَرَبِ.
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The Cherry Festival in Hammanaمِهْرَجَانُ الْكَرَزِ فِي حَمَّانَا
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أَشْجَارُ دَمِ الْأَخَوَيْنِ فِي سُقُطْرَىSocotra’s Dragon’s Blood Trees
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شَجَرَةُ
shajaratu · the tree (of)
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Pronunciation: sha
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Ending: The final damma is the nominative (رفع) ending — this word is the subject or predicate.
In this passage: شَجَرَة means “tree”. In شَجَرَةُ دَمِ الْأَخَوَيْنِ, the tree’s name, it has no الـ and no -n because another noun follows it.
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مِهْرَجَانُ الْكَرَزِ فِي حَمَّانَا
التِّرَامُ الْجَدِيدُ فِي مَدِينَةِ الْجَزَائِرِ
مَاءُ الْوَرْدِ مِنَ الْجَبَلِ الْأَخْضَرِ
ضِيَافَةُ الصَّحْرَاءِ بَيْنَ الْعَادَةِ وَالْعَمَلِ
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أَيْنَ تَنْمُو شَجَرَةُ دَمِ الْأَخَوَيْنِ؟
Where does the dragon’s blood tree grow?
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