Arabic identified books in Modern Eastern Armenian
The definite marker moves into a target suffix pattern
Arabic commonly prefixes الـ to a definite noun. Modern Eastern Armenian uses a definite suffix whose form depends on sound and construction. “Գիրքը” identifies the book. The Arabic article does not survive as a separate Armenian prefix, and its invariant written form does not select one target suffix for every noun.
An Arabic exchange that first introduces a book and later refers back to it needs that reference sequence preserved. Do not take a dictionary noun as the correct form for every later identified mention. Conversely, a request for any suitable book should not become a request for an already established item just because a saved Armenian phrase happens to contain a definite suffix.
The discussion here concerns Modern Eastern Armenian, matching the research grammar consulted. Western Armenian has differences in grammar and pronunciation, so it should not be silently mixed into an Eastern target message merely because the alphabet looks the same.
Possession and case are separate from the source article
Armenian “գրքի” illustrates a genitive/dative form of book. The stem changes as part of the noun’s paradigm; it is not produced by removing the Arabic article and attaching a single universal case ending. The source phrase’s relationship to the predicate or another noun must be interpreted first.
An Arabic construction involving a book’s cover differs from one identifying the person to whom a book is sent. Both can contain compact grammatical marking, but the target structures are not selected by counting attached source pieces. Determine whether the phrase expresses possession, another noun-to-noun relationship or a participant role in an event.
The target definite marker and case marking can interact within a complete nominal form. A correct reference to the known book does not by itself prove that the phrase has the case required by its target role. Check the entire Armenian noun phrase after it has been placed in the sentence.
Arabic gender can become implicit in a pronoun
Arabic third-person singular pronouns distinguish masculine and feminine reference. Armenian “նա” can refer to he or she without that grammatical gender opposition. A natural target can therefore leave gender implicit while preserving the same person.
If the Arabic source mentions two people and uses gender to distinguish them, resolve the reference before shortening the Armenian wording. Repeating a name already supplied by the source can clarify who bought or read the book. Inventing a new gendered target pronoun would not accurately reproduce the target language’s system.
An auxiliary is not optional because Arabic lacks a copula
The Eastern Armenian form “է” appears as a copula or auxiliary in relevant constructions. A simple Standard Arabic present nominal statement can lack an overt equivalent, but that does not license dropping required target material.
Target auxiliary placement can also interact with focus and negation. An Arabic statement identifying the book somebody reads and a question asking who reads it need their own complete target constructions. Match the intended claim or information request before adjusting word order. The shared presence of a book noun is not enough: the target predicate must preserve who acts, what is identified and what the speaker is asserting about the event.
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