diff --git a/src/arabic/ExtendAra.gf b/src/arabic/ExtendAra.gf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..beda66f3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/arabic/ExtendAra.gf
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--# -path=.:../common:../abstract
+
+concrete ExtendAra of Extend =
+  CatAra ** ExtendFunctor - [
+    GenNP, SlashBareV2S, PredAPVP, GenModNP, ExistsNP,
+    StrandRelSlash, ExistPluralCN, ExistMassCN, ExistCN, EmptyRelSlash, DetNPMasc, DetNPFem,
+    ComplBareVS, ComplDirectVS, ComplDirectVQ
+]
+  with (Grammar=GrammarAra)
+  ** open
+
+    Prelude,
+    ResAra
+  
+  in {
+
+  lin
+    GenNP np = { s = \\_,_,_,_ => np.s ! Gen ; d = Const ; isNum, isPron = False } ;
+
+} ;
diff --git a/src/arabic/NounAra.gf b/src/arabic/NounAra.gf
index 6dfe6727e..8e8c77e9e 100644
--- a/src/arabic/NounAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/NounAra.gf
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ lin
     number = sizeToNumber det.n;
     determiner : Case -> Str = \c -> 
       det.s ! cn.h ! (detGender cn.g det.n) ! c;
-    noun : Case -> Str = \c -> cn.s ! 
+    noun : Case -> NTable -> Str = \c,nt -> nt !
       number ! (nounState det.d number) ! (nounCase c det.n det.d)
     } in { 
       s = \\c => 
         case cnB4det det.isPron det.isNum det.n det.d of {
-          False => determiner c ++ noun c;
+          False => determiner c ++ noun c cn.s ++ noun c cn.adj ;
           --FIXME use the adj -> cn -> cn rule from below instead of 
           --repeating code
           True => cn.s ! number ! det.d ! c ++ det.s ! cn.h ! cn.g ! c 
diff --git a/src/arabic/QuestionAra.gf b/src/arabic/QuestionAra.gf
index f5f247dee..30d528391 100644
--- a/src/arabic/QuestionAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/QuestionAra.gf
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ concrete QuestionAra of Question = CatAra ** open ResAra, ParamX, Prelude, VerbA
       s = \\t,p => 
         table {
           QIndir => "إِذا" ++ cl.s ! t ! p ! Verbal ;
-          QDir => cl.s ! t ! p ! Verbal 
+          QDir => "هَل" ++ cl.s ! t ! p ! Verbal 
         }
       };
 
diff --git a/src/arabic/ResAra.gf b/src/arabic/ResAra.gf
index 8d2bd255d..c0c4ab793 100644
--- a/src/arabic/ResAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/ResAra.gf
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ patHollowImp : (_,_ :Str) -> Gender => Number => Str =\xaf,xAf ->
       };
 
     insertStr : Str -> VP -> VP = \str,vp -> vp **
-      { s2 = str };
+      { s2 = vp.s2 ++ str };
 
     kaan : {s : AAgr => Case => Str} -> VP = \xabar -> 
       insertPred xabar (predV (v1hollow {f = "ك"; c = "و" ; l = "ن"} u) );
diff --git a/src/arabic/SentenceAra.gf b/src/arabic/SentenceAra.gf
index 1b0990581..56d63a1b1 100644
--- a/src/arabic/SentenceAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/SentenceAra.gf
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ concrete SentenceAra of Sentence = CatAra ** open
     UseQCl t ap qcl = --{s = cl.s ! t ! p ! Verbal } ;
       {s = 
          table {
-           QDir => "هَل" ++ qcl.s ! ResAra.Pres ! ap.p ! QDir;
+           QDir => qcl.s ! ResAra.Pres ! ap.p ! QDir;
            QIndir =>  qcl.s ! ResAra.Pres ! ap.p ! QIndir
          }
 {-         case t of {