Verbal Sentence
Egyptian sentences are verbal or non-verbal as is the case in Arabic sentences. Verbal sentences are those, which start with a verb. Non-verbal sentences start with a noun or pronoun, or with derivative nouns.
Verbal Sentence
Verbal sentences consist of a verb + subject + object or adverbial phrase. The subject and object can be either nouns or pronouns.
wnm s t
The man eats bread.
If the subject is a pronoun, it is always a suffix; and if the object is pronoun, it is always a dependent pronoun. When the subject is a pronoun, the word order is normal, meaning that the subject follows the verb and precedes the object.
hAb.n.f wi
He sent me.
If the subject is a noun and the object is a dependent pronoun, the pronoun object is before the noun subject.
hAb.n wi sS
The scribe sent me.
The dative has a special place in the word-order of verbal sentences. It is expressed by the preposition n in addition to a noun or pronoun referring to a person, if the subject is a pronoun. It assumes a third place following the verb and its subject. However, if the subject is a noun, the dative is allocated a forward position and occurs before the subject.
Dd.n.f n.f
He said to him.
Dd n.f s
The man says to him.
If the subject is a noun and the object is a pronoun and the sentence consists of a dative, the word order is thus:
Verb + dative + dependent pronoun (object) + subject
Dd n.f st s
The man says it to him.