Archive for 'Grammar'
Nouns: Wrapping Up تلخيص الاسم Posted by Fisal on Apr 11, 2011
Today, we are going to wrap up what we have learnt so far about nouns. Definition: A noun is a part of speech that refers to something that can be realized by the mind or by the senses and Time is not part of. In the previous posts, we have looked at nouns from four…
Fisal’s Dictionary : أ د ب Posted by Fisal on Apr 8, 2011
Today, we are going to go on a journey to the depths of an Arabic Dictionary to discover some of its secrets. We will look up the root verb أدب and explore some of its derivatives. * أَدَبَ v. [T.] = (1) to invite people to food; e.g.. أَدَبَ محمدٌ القومَ * أَدْبْ n…
Noun Categories تصنيفات الاسم Posted by Fisal on Apr 6, 2011
Today, we are going to classify Arabic nouns according to their endings. Arabic Nouns fall into three main categories: (1) The Maqsoor Noun الاسم المقصور (2) The Manqoos Noun الاسم المنقوص (3) The Saheeh (Sound) Noun الاسم الصحيح Here is a brief comment on each of the three types. (1) The Maqsoor…
Definite Nouns:(6) Al-Modaaf المضاف Posted by Fisal on Apr 4, 2011
Today, we will be introduced to the last two types of definite nouns. (6) The Indefinite Noun Added to a definite المضاف إلى معرفة Al Modaaf is an indefinite noun that is made definite because it is added to a definite noun that comes after. Both the Modaaf and the definite noun that follows form…
Definite Nouns:(5) Relative Nouns الأسماء الموصولة Posted by Fisal on Apr 2, 2011
Today we continue learning about another type of definite nouns. This new type is known in English as Relative Pronouns . However, in Arabic, they are nouns, not pronouns. A relative noun is a noun referring to a definite thing by a sentence that follows it. This sentence is called the relative dependant clause or…
Pronouns الضمائر : Summed Up Posted by Fisal on Mar 28, 2011
Pronouns are definite nouns. They refer to different persons. ( The First Person المتكلم / The Second Person المخاطب / The Third Person الغائب ) Pronouns refer to nouns or replace them. Pronoun Types: Visible بارز / Invisible مستتر Visible Pronoun: Separable منفصل / Inseparable (suffix) متصل Separable Pronoun Cases: Subject مبتدأ / فاعل / Object مفعول Inseparable Pronoun Cases: Subject فاعل مرفوع /…
Some confusing words Posted by aziza on Mar 27, 2011
One day Katherine protested, I will never know the difference between mosque and university in Arabic! Why are they so confusing? Later on the same day, another student translated modern as event, and again he was very frustrated with the similarity between both words! Arabic is a highly derivational language where most content words, i.e…