msa-ca

14 | From MSA to CA: A Beginner’s guide for transitioning into Colloquial Arabic Abbreviations and Acronyms Abbreviations and Acronyms Meaning CA Colloquial Arabic ECA Egyptian Colloquial Arabic LCA Levantine Colloquial Arabic MSA Modern Standard Arabic n. noun v. verb f.s. feminine singular m.s. masculine singular f.s.2 feminine singular with second person ( ِ أنت ) m.s.2 masculine singular with second person (َ ِ أنت ) LM Literal Meaning (word for word meaning) IM Intended Meaning Before reading this book, please keep in mind the following: • When there are no vowels like damma, kasra, fatḥa ( تَشْكِيل، حَرَ كَات ) on the last letter of the word, it is considered a sukonْ .