imam

Who acts: imam, person, Muslims, family, RE class · What happens: be, lead, teach, give, descend, visit · To what, where: person, prayers, mosque, advice, Muslims, important religious leader · Speech: someone speaks here

«imam» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: imam in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: Islam — kept apart, not parsed.

An imam is the person who leads prayers in a mosque and often teaches and gives advice to Muslims.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 imam	det
2	imam	imam	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 person	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 person	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 person	det
5	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 leads	nsubj
7	leads	lead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 person	acl:relcl
8	prayers	prayer	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 leads	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 mosque	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 mosque	det
11	mosque	mosque	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 leads	obl
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 teaches	cc
13	often	often	ADV	_	14 teaches	advmod
14	teaches	teach	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 leads	conj
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 gives	cc
16	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 teaches	ccomp
17	advice	advice	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 gives	obj
18	to	to	ADP	_	19 Muslims	case
19	Muslims	Muslim	PROPN	Number=Plur	16 gives	iobj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a imam	the person				tree rules
2	lead	present	the person	prayers		a mosque		vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent prayer=Theme in mosque=Destination
3	teach speech: other	present	the person not said here				often property	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	give	present		advice	Muslims			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent muslim=Recipient advice=Theme

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: Islam, especially Shia — kept apart, not parsed.

A title for an important religious leader descended from the Prophet Muhammad's family.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 title	det
2	title	title	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	7 leader	case
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 leader	det
5	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 leader	amod
6	religious	religious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 leader	amod
7	leader	leader	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 title	nmod
8	descended	descend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 leader	acl
9	from	from	ADP	_	14 family	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 Muhammad	det
11	Prophet	Prophet	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 Muhammad	compound
12	Muhammad	Muhammad	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 family	nmod:poss
13	's	's	PART	_	12 Muhammad	case
14	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 descended	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 title	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	descend	participle		a important religious leader not said here		the Prophet Muhammad's family			vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from family=Location

Example 1

The imam led the prayers at the mosque on Friday.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 imam	det
2	imam	imam	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 led	nsubj
3	led	lead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 prayers	det
5	prayers	prayer	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 led	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 mosque	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 mosque	det
8	mosque	mosque	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 led	obl
9	on	on	ADP	_	10 Friday	case
10	Friday	Friday	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 mosque	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 led	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lead	past	the imam	the prayers		the mosque on Friday			vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent prayer=Theme at mosque=Destination

Example 2

The imam visited our school to talk about Islam.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 imam	det
2	imam	imam	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 visited	nsubj
3	visited	visit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 school	nmod:poss
5	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 visited	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 talk	mark
7	talk	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 visited	advcl
8	about	about	ADP	_	9 Islam	case
9	Islam	Islam	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 talk	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 visited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	visit	past	the imam	our school					vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Co-Agent
2	talk	to-infinitive	the imam not said here					about Islam	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about islam=Topic

Example 3

Muslims stand in rows behind the imam when they pray.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Muslims	Muslim	PROPN	Number=Plur	2 stand	nsubj
2	stand	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 rows	case
4	rows	row	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 stand	obl
5	behind	behind	ADP	_	7 imam	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 imam	det
7	imam	imam	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stand	obl
8	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	10 pray	advmod
9	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 pray	nsubj
10	pray	pray	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 stand	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	present	Muslims			rows		behind the imam	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in row=Location
2	pray	present	Muslims = muslim						vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot

Example 4

The imam gave a talk about kindness to neighbours.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 imam	det
2	imam	imam	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 talk	det
5	talk	talk	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
6	about	about	ADP	_	7 kindness	case
7	kindness	kindness	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 talk	nmod
8	to	to	ADP	_	9 neighbours	case
9	neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 gave	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the imam	a talk	neighbours			about kindness	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent talk=Theme to neighbour=Recipient

Example 5

The family asked the imam to help with the wedding.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 family	det
2	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	nsubj
3	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 imam	det
5	imam	imam	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 help	mark
7	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 asked	xcomp
8	with	with	ADP	_	10 wedding	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 wedding	det
10	wedding	wedding	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 help	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	the family	the imam					vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent imam=Recipient clause=Topic
2	help not said to happen	to-infinitive	the imam not said here					with the wedding	vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with wedding=Theme

Example 6

An imam studies the Qur'an for many years.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 imam	det
2	imam	imam	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 studies	nsubj
3	studies	study	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Qur'an	det
5	Qur'an	Qur'an	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 studies	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 years	case
7	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 years	amod
8	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 studies	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 studies	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	study	present	a imam	the Qur'an			year		vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent qur'an=Topic

Example 7

Our RE class asked the imam questions about Ramadan.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 class	nmod:poss
2	RE	RE	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 class	compound
3	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 asked	nsubj
4	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 questions	det
6	imam	imam	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 questions	compound
7	questions	question	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 asked	obj
8	about	about	ADP	_	9 Ramadan	case
9	Ramadan	Ramadan	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 questions	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	Our RE class	the imam questions				about Ramadan	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent question=Recipient about ramadan=Topic

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