This repo contains the inflection tables for Modern Standard Arabic (ISO 639-3 arb
)
ara
: UniMorph previously existing data (from Wiktionary English).ara_atb
: entries based on lemmas that appear in the Penn Arabic Treebank (PATB).ara_atb.gloss
: English glosses for the lemmas inara_atb
.ara_new
: entries based on a subset ofara
processed in the same manner as inara_atb
.ara_new.gloss
: English glosses for the lemmas inara_new
.README.md
: this file.
- The inflections of all the lemmas were generated through the CamelTools morphological generator component (demo, API) (Obeid et al., 2020). The morphological database used is CalimaStar (Taji et al.).
- The POS and morphological features are then mapped to UniMorph according to the current schema (Sylak-Glassman 2016).
- The core POS of the lemmas are Verbs, Nouns, and Adjectives (following the
same categories in
ara
). - The total number of lemmas is 13,049, with the following POS distribution:
V
: 2,610 (20.0%) lemmasN
: 7,367 (56.5%) lemmasADJ
: 3,072 (23.5%) lemmas
- PATB treebanks: All the lemmas in both PATB (Maamouri et at. 2004) and in CalimaStar.
- Clitics were not included or marked in the inflection tables. The only clitic
included is the determiner
Al+
in order to be consistent with both PATB and the Arabic UD. - All the lemmas and the inflected forms are fully diacritized following the same convention in the PATB. Removing all the diacritics is straightforward and can be done through a simple regex. Alternatively, CamelTools provides a dediacritization utility: an API and a CLI.
- Definiteness and Possession:
- In MSA, a nominal's state can be
definite
,indefinite
, orconstruct
. Nominals can take determiner particleAl+
. Not all determiner and state values are allowed. Indefinite nouns and adjectives, as well as construct nouns, cannot take the determiner; however, a construct adjectives can appear in a special construction (False Idafa) where they can take the determiner. Also, nouns can be definite without the determiner (Smrž 2007). - In UniMorph, Definiteness and Possession are two separate dimensions.
Therefore, to map MSA linguistic facts to UniMorph, we take the following approach:
- When no
Al+
is present, MSA’sdefinite
,indefinite
, orconstruct
state will be mapped toSPEC
,INDEF
, andPSSD
, respectively. - When
Al+
is present with adefinite
nominal, we useDEF
. - When
Al+
is present with aconstruct
adjective, the adjective will be tagged with bothDEF
andPSSD
for definiteness and possession respectively.
- When no
- In MSA, a nominal's state can be
- Aspect and Mood:
- MSA verbs can be
perfective
,imperfective
orimperative
(often marked as their aspect); an imperfective verb can beindicative
,subjunctive
, orjussive
. - UniMorph has a single mood tag
IMP
which conflates bothimperative
andjussive
feature values. - To resolve this incompatibility, we suggest splitting the
imperative-jussive
tag into two tagsimperative
(IMP
) andjussive
(JUS
) and that is what we used in the tables we generated.
- MSA verbs can be
The lemmas in ara_new
are a subset of the lemmas that appear ara
inflected
in a way consistent with ara_atb
. The lemmas in ara
are not diacritized and
have no associated gloss, so we mapped them to their equivalant diacritized
lemmas in CalimaStar. We were able to extract 3,084 (74.8%) out of 4,126
lemmas. The inflection process is described
above. In total there are 3,562
lemmas with the following POS distribution:
V
: 661 (18.6%) lemmasN
: 2,522 (70.8%) lemmasADJ
: 379 (10.6%) lemmas
Salam Khalifa and Nizar Habash (CAMeL Lab @ NYU Abu Dhabi)
The complete inflection table for the adjective lemma مُتَّحِد 'united'
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَتَيْنِ ADJ;ACC;DEF;FEM;DU
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَتَيْ ADJ;ACC;DEF;FEM;DU;PSSD
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِداتِ ADJ;ACC;DEF;FEM;PL
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِداتِ ADJ;ACC;DEF;FEM;PL;PSSD
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَةَ ADJ;ACC;DEF;FEM;SG
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَةَ ADJ;ACC;DEF;FEM;SG;PSSD
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَيْنِ ADJ;ACC;DEF;MASC;DU
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَيْ ADJ;ACC;DEF;MASC;DU;PSSD
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدِينَ ADJ;ACC;DEF;MASC;PL
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدِي ADJ;ACC;DEF;MASC;PL;PSSD
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَ ADJ;ACC;DEF;MASC;SG
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَ ADJ;ACC;DEF;MASC;SG;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَتَيْ ADJ;ACC;FEM;DU;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِداتِ ADJ;ACC;FEM;PL;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَةَ ADJ;ACC;FEM;SG;PSSD
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَتَيْنِ ADJ;ACC;INDF;FEM;DU
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَتَيْنِ ADJ;ACC;INDF;FEM;DU
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِداتٍ ADJ;ACC;INDF;FEM;PL
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَةً ADJ;ACC;INDF;FEM;SG
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَيْنِ ADJ;ACC;INDF;MASC;DU
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدِينَ ADJ;ACC;INDF;MASC;PL
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِداً ADJ;ACC;INDF;MASC;SG
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَيْ ADJ;ACC;MASC;DU;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدِي ADJ;ACC;MASC;PL;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَ ADJ;ACC;MASC;SG;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَتَيْ ADJ;ACC;SPEC;FEM;DU
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَتَيْنِ ADJ;ACC;SPEC;FEM;DU
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِداتِ ADJ;ACC;SPEC;FEM;PL
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَةَ ADJ;ACC;SPEC;FEM;SG
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَيْ ADJ;ACC;SPEC;MASC;DU
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَيْنِ ADJ;ACC;SPEC;MASC;DU
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدِي ADJ;ACC;SPEC;MASC;PL
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدِينَ ADJ;ACC;SPEC;MASC;PL
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَ ADJ;ACC;SPEC;MASC;SG
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدات ADJ;DEF;FEM;PL
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدات ADJ;DEF;FEM;PL;PSSD
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَة ADJ;DEF;FEM;SG
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَة ADJ;DEF;FEM;SG;PSSD
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِد ADJ;DEF;MASC;SG
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِد ADJ;DEF;MASC;SG;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدات ADJ;FEM;PL;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَة ADJ;FEM;SG;PSSD
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَتَيْنِ ADJ;GEN;DEF;FEM;DU
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَتَيْ ADJ;GEN;DEF;FEM;DU;PSSD
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِداتِ ADJ;GEN;DEF;FEM;PL
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِداتِ ADJ;GEN;DEF;FEM;PL;PSSD
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَةِ ADJ;GEN;DEF;FEM;SG
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَةِ ADJ;GEN;DEF;FEM;SG;PSSD
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَيْنِ ADJ;GEN;DEF;MASC;DU
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَيْ ADJ;GEN;DEF;MASC;DU;PSSD
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدِينَ ADJ;GEN;DEF;MASC;PL
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدِي ADJ;GEN;DEF;MASC;PL;PSSD
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدِ ADJ;GEN;DEF;MASC;SG
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدِ ADJ;GEN;DEF;MASC;SG;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَتَيْ ADJ;GEN;FEM;DU;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِداتِ ADJ;GEN;FEM;PL;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَةِ ADJ;GEN;FEM;SG;PSSD
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَتَيْنِ ADJ;GEN;INDF;FEM;DU
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَتَيْنِ ADJ;GEN;INDF;FEM;DU
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِداتٍ ADJ;GEN;INDF;FEM;PL
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَةٍ ADJ;GEN;INDF;FEM;SG
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَيْنِ ADJ;GEN;INDF;MASC;DU
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدِينَ ADJ;GEN;INDF;MASC;PL
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدٍ ADJ;GEN;INDF;MASC;SG
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَيْ ADJ;GEN;MASC;DU;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدِي ADJ;GEN;MASC;PL;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدِ ADJ;GEN;MASC;SG;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَتَيْ ADJ;GEN;SPEC;FEM;DU
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَتَيْنِ ADJ;GEN;SPEC;FEM;DU
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِداتِ ADJ;GEN;SPEC;FEM;PL
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَةِ ADJ;GEN;SPEC;FEM;SG
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَيْ ADJ;GEN;SPEC;MASC;DU
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَيْنِ ADJ;GEN;SPEC;MASC;DU
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدِي ADJ;GEN;SPEC;MASC;PL
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدِينَ ADJ;GEN;SPEC;MASC;PL
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدِ ADJ;GEN;SPEC;MASC;SG
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدات ADJ;INDF;FEM;PL
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَة ADJ;INDF;FEM;SG
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِد ADJ;INDF;MASC;SG
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَتانِ ADJ;NOM;DEF;FEM;DU
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَتا ADJ;NOM;DEF;FEM;DU;PSSD
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِداتُ ADJ;NOM;DEF;FEM;PL
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِداتُ ADJ;NOM;DEF;FEM;PL;PSSD
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَةُ ADJ;NOM;DEF;FEM;SG
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدَةُ ADJ;NOM;DEF;FEM;SG;PSSD
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدانِ ADJ;NOM;DEF;MASC;DU
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدا ADJ;NOM;DEF;MASC;DU;PSSD
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدُونَ ADJ;NOM;DEF;MASC;PL
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدُو ADJ;NOM;DEF;MASC;PL;PSSD
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدُ ADJ;NOM;DEF;MASC;SG
مُتَّحِد المُتَّحِدُ ADJ;NOM;DEF;MASC;SG;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَتا ADJ;NOM;FEM;DU;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِداتُ ADJ;NOM;FEM;PL;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَةُ ADJ;NOM;FEM;SG;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَتانِ ADJ;NOM;INDF;FEM;DU
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِداتٌ ADJ;NOM;INDF;FEM;PL
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَةٌ ADJ;NOM;INDF;FEM;SG
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدانِ ADJ;NOM;INDF;MASC;DU
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدُونَ ADJ;NOM;INDF;MASC;PL
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدٌ ADJ;NOM;INDF;MASC;SG
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدا ADJ;NOM;MASC;DU;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدُو ADJ;NOM;MASC;PL;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدُ ADJ;NOM;MASC;SG;PSSD
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَتانِ ADJ;NOM;SPEC;FEM;DU
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِداتُ ADJ;NOM;SPEC;FEM;PL
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَةُ ADJ;NOM;SPEC;FEM;SG
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدا ADJ;NOM;SPEC;MASC;DU
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدانِ ADJ;NOM;SPEC;MASC;DU
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدُو ADJ;NOM;SPEC;MASC;PL
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدُونَ ADJ;NOM;SPEC;MASC;PL
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدُ ADJ;NOM;SPEC;MASC;SG
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدات ADJ;SPEC;FEM;PL
مُتَّحِد مُتَّحِدَة ADJ;SPEC;FEM;SG