diff --git a/src/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf b/src/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf
index 06b181f3e..eb81ad02c 100644
--- a/src/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ resource ParadigmsAra = open
 
   mkAdA : Str -> AdA ;
 
+  mkInterj : Str -> Interj ;
+
 --2 Prepositions
 --
 -- A preposition as used for rection in the lexicon, as well as to
@@ -641,7 +643,7 @@ resource ParadigmsAra = open
   mkAdv x = lin Adv (ss x) ;
   mkAdV x = lin AdV (ss x) ;
   mkAdA x = lin AdA (ss x) ;
-
+  mkInterj x = lin Interj (ss x) ;
 
   dirV2 v = prepV2 v (casePrep acc) ;
 
diff --git a/src/arabic/PhraseAra.gf b/src/arabic/PhraseAra.gf
index 78c8f947a..9bc36fa60 100644
--- a/src/arabic/PhraseAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/PhraseAra.gf
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ concrete PhraseAra of Phrase = CatAra ** open
     UttQS qs = {s = \\g => qs.s ! QDir} ;
     UttImpSg pol imp = {s = \\g => imp.s ! pol.p ! g ! ResAra.Sg ++ pol.s} ;
     UttImpPl,UttImpPol = \pol,imp -> {s = \\g => imp.s ! pol.p ! g ! ResAra.Pl ++ pol.s} ;
+    UttInterj i = {s = \\g => i.s} ;
 
     UttIP ip = {s = \\g => ip.s ! False ! g ! Def ! Nom} ; --IL
     UttAP ap = {s = ResAra.uttAP ap} ; --IL