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What is the grammatical term for the Egyptian Arabic future particle 'ḥa-' (حـ) prefixed to verbs, as in 'ḥa-yiktib' ('he will write')?

The Egyptian Arabic future marker 'ḥa-' is a grammaticalized contraction of the active participle 'rāyiḥ' ('going'), parallel to the 'going to' future in English — a feature unique to Egyptian among Arabic dialects.

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