affix.
see: شي šy
Inherited.
General Palestinian
l- — /l/ [l]
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(definiteness marker); the
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Editor's Note
Often not directly translatable as "the" due to the fact that general concepts, being definite, are marked in Arabic with الـ (l-). Adjectives that modify definite nouns are also marked with this affix. See "Affixes" in the Wiki for more information.
— Rfí Adrian (permanent.intifada)