Intended meaning: ‘I am (heading) up to the room.’ b. *Ɂanaa ʔilaa l-bayt-i *directional I to the-house-gen Intended meaning: ‘I am (heading) up to the house.’ In such contexts, they allow only a locative meaning: (9) l-qalam-u ʔilaa jaanib-i l-kitaab-i ...