(Ara) Renaming and consistency with prepositions

src/arabic/LexiconAra.gf

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ flags
   door_N       = brkN "بوب" "فاع" "أَفعَال" Masc NoHum ;
   drink_V2     = dirV2 (regV "شَرِب") ;
 --  drink_V2     = dirV2 (v1 "شرب" i a) ;
-  easy_A2V     = mkA2 (sndA "سهل" "فَعل") datPrep ;
+  easy_A2V     = mkA2 (sndA "سهل" "فَعل") liPrep ;
   eat_V2       = dirV2 (mkV "ءكل" FormI) ;
   empty_A      = sndA "فرغ" "فاعِل" ;
   enemy_N      = brkN "عدو" "فَعُلّ" "أَفعَاء" Masc Hum ;
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ flags
   switch8off_V2 = dirV2 (v4 "طفء") ;
   switch8on_V2 = dirV2 (v4 "شعل") ;
   table_N      = sdfN "طول" "فاعِلة" Fem NoHum ;
-  talk_V3      = mkV3 (v5 "حدث") datPrep (mkPrep "عَن") ;
+  talk_V3      = mkV3 (v5 "حدث") liPrep (mkPrep "عَن") ;
   teacher_N    = sdmN "علم" "مُفَعِّل" Masc Hum ; --mucal~imö
   teach_V2     = dirV2 (v2 "علم") ;
   television_N = mkN (sndf "تِلِفِزيُون") Masc NoHum ;

src/arabic/ResAra.gf

@@ -127,7 +127,15 @@ resource ResAra = PatternsAra ** open  Prelude, Predef, OrthoAra, ParamX  in {
     } ;
 
     noPrep : Preposition = mkPreposition [] Nom ;
-    datPrep : Preposition = mkPreposition ("لِ" ++ BIND) Dat ;
+    liPrep : Preposition = mkPreposition (
+      pre { #pronSuffAndOther => "لِ" ;
+            #pronSuff         => "لَ" ;
+            _                 => "لِ" 
+          }  ++ BIND) Dat ;
+    biPrep : Preposition = mkPreposition ("بِ"++BIND) ;
+
+    pronSuff : pattern Str = #("كَ"|"كِ"|"كُمَا"|"كُمْ"|"كُنَّ"|"هُ"|"ها"|"هُمَا"|"هُمْ"|"هُنَّ") ;
+    pronSuffAndOther : pattern Str = #( "كَم" ) ; -- TODO list words that begin like pron.suff. but aren't
 
     Adj  : Type = {s : AForm => Str} ;
     Adj2 : Type = Adj ** {c2 : Preposition} ;
@@ -1341,9 +1349,9 @@ patHollowImp : (_,_ :Str) -> Gender => Number => Str =\xaf,xAf ->
      { s =
         table {
           (Nom|Bare) => ana;
-          Acc => BIND ++ nI; -- object suffix
+          Acc => nI ; -- object suffix
-          Gen => BIND ++ I;   -- possessive suffix
+          Gen => I ;  -- possessive suffix
-          Dat => I -- will only be used with preposition لِ, which already has a BIND
+          Dat => I -- will only be used with preposition لِ
         };
       a = {pgn = pgn; isPron = True };
       empty = []

src/arabic/StructuralAra.gf

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ concrete StructuralAra of Structural = CatAra **
   between_Prep = mkPrep "بَيْنَ" ;
 --  both7and_DConj = sd2 "بْته" "َند" ** {n = Pl} ;
 --  but_PConj = ss "بُت" ;
-  by8agent_Prep = mkPrep "بِ" ;
+  by8agent_Prep,
-  by8means_Prep = mkPrep "بِ" ;
+  by8means_Prep = biPrep ;
   can_VV = mkVV (mkV "طوع" FormX) ;
 --  can8know_VV = {
 --    s = table VVForm [["بي َبلي تْ"] ; "عَن" ; "عُْلد" ;
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ concrete StructuralAra of Structural = CatAra **
 --  everywhere_Adv = ss "ثريوهري" ;
   few_Det = mkDet "بَعض" Pl Const ;
 --  first_Ord = ss "فِرست" ;
+  for_Prep = liPrep ;
   from_Prep = mkPrep "مِنَ" ;
   he_Pron = ResAra.he_Pron ;
   here_Adv = ss "هُنا" ;
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ concrete StructuralAra of Structural = CatAra **
 --  otherwise_PConj = ss "ْتهروِسي" ;
   part_Prep = mkPrep "مِنَ" ;
 --  please_Voc = ss "ةلَسي" ;
-  possess_Prep = mkPrep "ل" ;
+  possess_Prep = liPrep ;
 --  quite_Adv = ss "قُِتي" ;
   she_Pron = ResAra.she_Pron ;
 --  so_AdA = ss "سْ" ;