diff --git a/src/arabic/AdjectiveAra.gf b/src/arabic/AdjectiveAra.gf
index b955246a2..49d300c3b 100644
--- a/src/arabic/AdjectiveAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/AdjectiveAra.gf
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ concrete AdjectiveAra of Adjective = CatAra ** open ResAra, Prelude in {
 --      } ;
 --
   AdAP ada ap = {
-    s = \\sp,g,n,st,c => ada.s ++ ap.s ! sp ! g ! n ! st ! c
+    s = \\sp,g,n,st,c => ap.s ! sp ! g ! n ! st ! c ++ ada.s
     } ;
 
   UseA2 = PositA ;
diff --git a/src/arabic/AdverbAra.gf b/src/arabic/AdverbAra.gf
index 473175771..40bf7dab0 100644
--- a/src/arabic/AdverbAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/AdverbAra.gf
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ concrete AdverbAra of Adverb = CatAra ** open ResAra, Prelude in {
     --   s = cadv.s ++ a.s ! AAdv ++ "مِنْ" ++ s.s
     --   } ;
 
-    PrepNP prep np = {s = prep.s ++ bindIf prep.binds ++ np.s ! prep.c} ;
+    PrepNP prep np = {s = prep.s ++ bindIf (orB np.a.isPron prep.binds) ++ np.s ! prep.c} ;
 
     AdAdv ad av = cc2 av ad ;
 
diff --git a/src/arabic/LexiconAra.gf b/src/arabic/LexiconAra.gf
index ca5571cfb..241b0c94b 100644
--- a/src/arabic/LexiconAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/LexiconAra.gf
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ flags
   ask_V2Q      = dirV2 (regV "يَسءَل") ;
 --  ask_V2Q      = dirV2 (v1 "سءل" a a) ;
   baby_N       = brkN "طفل" "فِعل" "أَفعَال" Masc Hum;
---  bad_A        = sndA "سوء" "فَيِّع" ;
-  bad_A        = degrA "سَيِّئ" "سَيِّئَة" "سَيِّئِين" ;
+  bad_A        = sndA "سوء" "فَيِّع" ;
   bank_N       = brkN "بنك" "فَعل" "فُعُول" Masc NoHum ;
   beautiful_A  = sndA "جمل" "فَعِيل" ;
   become_VA    = mkVA (v4 "صبح") ;
diff --git a/src/arabic/MissingAra.gf b/src/arabic/MissingAra.gf
index e714eb0e5..c8234cbae 100644
--- a/src/arabic/MissingAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/MissingAra.gf
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ resource MissingAra = open GrammarAra, Prelude in {
 oper AdAdv : AdA -> Adv -> Adv = notYet "AdAdv" ;
 oper AdVVP : AdV -> VP -> VP = notYet "AdVVP" ;
 oper AdnCAdv : CAdv -> AdN = notYet "AdnCAdv" ;
-oper AdvIAdv : IAdv -> Adv -> IAdv = notYet "AdvIAdv" ;
 oper BaseRS : RS -> RS -> ListRS = notYet "BaseRS" ;
 oper CAdvAP : CAdv -> AP -> NP -> AP = notYet "CAdvAP" ;
 oper CleftNP : NP -> RS -> Cl = notYet "CleftNP" ;
diff --git a/src/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf b/src/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf
index 505aad88d..8aa944c58 100644
--- a/src/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/ParadigmsAra.gf
@@ -368,7 +368,6 @@ resource ParadigmsAra = open
      = mkAN ;
    mkN : N -> AP -> N 
      = mkAPN
-
    } ;
 
   attrN : Number -> N -> N -> N = \num,n1,n2 -> n1 ** {
diff --git a/src/arabic/QuestionAra.gf b/src/arabic/QuestionAra.gf
index 6e1212156..d2ce38cf5 100644
--- a/src/arabic/QuestionAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/QuestionAra.gf
@@ -63,26 +63,28 @@ concrete QuestionAra of Question = CatAra ** open ResAra, ParamX, Prelude, VerbA
     s = \\isPred,g,s,c => ip.s ! isPred ! g ! s ! c ++ adv.s ;
     } ;
 
-   -- : IDet -> IP
-   IdetIP idet = idet ** { 
-     s = \\isPred => idet.s ;
-     a = { pgn = agrP3 NoHum Masc idet.n ; isPron = False }
-     } ;
+  AdvIAdv iadv adv = {s = iadv.s ++ adv.s} ;
 
-   -- : IDet -> CN -> IP
-   IdetCN idet cn = {
-     s = \\isPred,g,s,c 
+  -- : IDet -> IP
+  IdetIP idet = idet ** { 
+    s = \\isPred => idet.s ;
+    a = { pgn = agrP3 NoHum Masc idet.n ; isPron = False }
+    } ;
+
+  -- : IDet -> CN -> IP
+  IdetCN idet cn = {
+    s = \\isPred,g,s,c 
           => idet.s ! cn.g ! s ! c ++
              cn2str cn idet.n idet.d Gen ;
-     a = { pgn = agrP3 NoHum cn.g idet.n ; isPron = False }
-     } ;
+    a = { pgn = agrP3 NoHum cn.g idet.n ; isPron = False }
+    } ;
 
    -- : IQuant -> Num -> IDet
-   IdetQuant iquant num = {
-     s = \\g,s,c =>
+  IdetQuant iquant num = {
+    s = \\g,s,c =>
           let gend = detGender g num.n -- gender flips with some numbers
           in  iquant.s ! s ! c ++ num.s ! gend ! s ! c ;
-     n = sizeToNumber num.n ;
-     d = Indef ---- TODO check
-     } ;
+    n = sizeToNumber num.n ;
+    d = Indef ---- TODO check
+    } ;
 }
diff --git a/src/arabic/ResAra.gf b/src/arabic/ResAra.gf
index 5a5f244ca..f39acc207 100644
--- a/src/arabic/ResAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/ResAra.gf
@@ -1049,8 +1049,8 @@ patHollowImp : (_,_ :Str) -> Gender => Number => Str =\xaf,xAf ->
     -- determine the declension and gives the corresponding inf table
     brkPl : Str -> State => Case => Str = \word ->
       \\s,c => defArt s c (case word of {
-        lemma + "ِيّ" => fixShd word  (decNisba ! s ! c) ;
-        lemma + "ِي"  => fixShd lemma (dec2sg ! s ! c) ;
+        lemma + "ِيّ" => fixShd word  (dec1sg ! s ! c) ; -- nisba
+        lemma + "ِي"  => fixShd lemma (dec2sg ! s ! c) ; -- 2nd declension
         _ + ("ا"|"ى") => fixShd word  (dec3sg ! s ! c) ;
         lemma + (#hamza|#hamzaseat)
                       => word + dec1sgNoDoubleAlif ! s ! c ;
@@ -1170,16 +1170,6 @@ patHollowImp : (_,_ :Str) -> Gender => Number => Str =\xaf,xAf ->
         _            => []
       };
 
-    --declension 2 (ends in yaa')
-    decNisba : State => Case => Str = \\s,c =>
-      case <s,c> of {
-        <_,   Bare> => [] ;
-        <Indef,Acc> => "اً" ;
-        <Indef>     => "ٍ" ;
-        <_,    Acc> => "َ" ;
-        _           => []
-      };
-
     --dual suffixes
     dl : State => Case => Str =
       table {
diff --git a/src/arabic/StructuralAra.gf b/src/arabic/StructuralAra.gf
index 7dc0d322f..749a25617 100644
--- a/src/arabic/StructuralAra.gf
+++ b/src/arabic/StructuralAra.gf
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ concrete StructuralAra of Structural = CatAra **
     s = \\g,s,c => "كَمْ عَدَد" + caseTbl ! c ;
     n = Pl ; d = Def 
     } ; -- IL
-
+  how8much_IAdv = ss "كَمْ" ;
   if_Subj = mkSubj "إِذَا" Verbal ;
   in8front_Prep = mkPrep "مُقَابِلَ" ;
   i_Pron  = ResAra.i_Pron ;