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Royal or majestic we
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in response to reader comment: We refer to both Mo and allah - Mo/allah!!!
Submitted by Zubair (South Africa), Jun 1, 2012 at 18:36
As in English we have the royal or majestic plural and pronoun, so is it in Arabic. Wikipedia has a simple explanation for those who are interested.
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Title | Commenter | Date | Thread |
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| 1 | A Simple Question [115 words] | Austin Kuder | Nov 17, 2010 15:42 | 180236 | |
 We refer to both Mo and allah - Mo/allah!!! [51 words] | Jaladhi | Nov 19, 2010 10:26 | 180236 | ||
 Royal or majestic we [27 words] | Zubair | Jun 1, 2012 18:36 | 180236 |
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