diff --git a/src/arabic/ConstructionAra.gf b/src/arabic/ConstructionAra.gf
index ac5716b5c..0ac489aaf 100644
--- a/src/arabic/ConstructionAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/ConstructionAra.gf
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ lin
 
 oper
 
-  amount_N : N = mkN "مِقْدَار" "مَقَادِير‎" masc nohum ;
+  amount_N : N = mkN "مِقْدَار" "مَقَادِير" masc nohum ;
 
   -- hack used in the name constructions
   toNP : Bool -> NP -> NP = \b -> if_then_else NP b R.emptyNP ;
diff --git a/src/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf b/src/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf
index 188f5b2ff..5d1803797 100644
--- a/src/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ resource ParadigmsAra = open
      in case rootStr of {
           f@? + c@?  + "ّ"   => v1geminate (f+c+c) vPerf vImpf ;
           ? + #hamza + #weak => v1doubleweak root ;
+          #weak + ?  + #weak => v1assimilated_defective root vPerf vImpf ;
           ? + ?      + #weak => case vPerf of {
                                   i => v1defective_i root vImpf ;
                                   _ => v1defective_a root vImpf } ;