The Sri Lankan Profession (Novel) - Chapter Four - My Student

Shibly had just got out of the principal's office. The principal was someone respectable on one hand and someone terrorising the whole scene on the other end.

The Sri Lankan Profession (Novel) - Chapter Three - The Firewood Stove

It was dawn, the sign of sunrise. A rooster was crowing from a distance. The Adhan for the dawn pr
ayer would have now been pronounced.

Shibly opened his eyes with strain. It took a few seconds for him to realise he was not in his own room where he had spent his whole life. He was in the school quarters.

Shibly checked for the time.

It was 5.20 am.

The Sri Lankan Profession (Novel) - Chapter 02 - Welcome

“What brought you here, son?”, the sudden question astonished Shibly.

The voice was unfamiliar. Shibly turned his gaze towards the direction where the voice came from.

A person of the age of his father was standing with a friendly smile.

The Sri Lankan Profession (Novel) - Chapter 01 - What brought you here, son?

It was another usual evening of pleasant sadness. There were just a few minutes left for sunset. The western sky was as red as fury eyes.

The old bus was no longer crowded. The seats were almost empty. Only a few passengers were scatteredly sitting here and there.

Shibly completed reading another page in his book.

Standard Arabic : Possessive Phrases

Possessive phrases are employed in standard Arabic, for referring to many things, in addition to referring to ownership or possession. 

This is the reason why its usage has wider significance in standard Arabic than in many other languages. However, in this introductory lesson, we limit our discussion to possessive phrases in its widely understood simplest form.

Possessive phrase is one of the important types of phrases that exists in Standard Arabic. It reflects how the ownership or the belongingness of something or someone is expressed.