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The Three Kinds of Arabic Words: Noun, Verb and Particle – Beginners Grammar 2.3

Arabic Grammar for Beginners · Lesson 2.3 قَوَاعِدُ اللُّغَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ لِلْمُبْتَدِئِينَ  Words used in the Arabic language are of two kinds: Single مُفْرَدٌ muf-ra-dun and Compound مُرَكَّبٌ mu-rak-ka-bun.   A. Single-word مُفْرَدٌ muf-ra-dun is the word that points to a singular meaning. Another term for a single word is ka-li-ma-tun كَلِمَةٌ . Words are of three types :   1)      Noun اِسْمٌ Is-mun The basic definition of a Noun is the same as English in Arabic.   2)      Verb فِعْلٌ Fei’lun The definition of a Verb is also the same as in English. An important thing to remember is that Verb always has a time associated with it. Another difference is that Arabic uses two tenses. One for the past, is called مَاضِيْ maa-di. All others, such as the present, present continuous, and future tenses, are called Imperfect Tenses مُضَارِعٌ mu-daa-ri-‘un.   3)      Part...

Types of Nouns in Arabic – Beginners Grammar 3.0–3.1

Arabic Grammar for Beginners · Lesson 3.0–3.1 قَوَاعِدُ اللُّغَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ لِلْمُبْتَدِئِينَ Chapter 3 - Word Basics   Section 3.0 – Basic Information  English language grammar is divided into 9 parts of speech. These are:  1. Nouns 2. Verbs 3. pronouns 4. Adverbs 5. Adjectives 6. Conjunctions 7. Articles 8. Prepositions 9. Interjections Arabic, on the other hand, covers all of these in three categories which are:

The Four Properties of a Noun and I'rab (Flexibility) – Beginners Grammar 3.2–3.3

Arabic Grammar for Beginners · Lesson 3.2–3.3 قَوَاعِدُ اللُّغَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ لِلْمُبْتَدِئِينَ Section 3.2 – Four Properties Required to Define a Noun اِسْمٌ   As in the English language, simply put, a Noun is used to define a name, a place, or a thing. In Arabic, to define a Noun and be able to use it, the following four properties are required:   Property 1.        Vowel إِعْرَابٌ ( e’raa-bun ) of the Noun has to be known. This specifies whether a Noun is flexible مُعْرَبٌ ( mu-ra-bun ) or inflexible مَبْنِيٌّ ( mab-niyyun ) and defines its position in a sentence as to whether it is a subject, object, an adjective, etc.

Definite Nouns and Personal Pronouns – Beginners Grammar 3.4a–c

Arabic Grammar for Beginners · Lesson 3.4a–c قَوَاعِدُ اللُّغَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ لِلْمُبْتَدِئِينَ Section 3. 4 - Property 2 Capacity وُسْعَتٌ ( wus-'at )  The capacity of a Noun is divided into two categories. These are Definite مَعْرِفَةُ ( ma-aa-ri-fa-tu ) and Indefinite نَكِرَةٌ ( na-ki-ra-tun ) Nouns. All Nouns are considered indefinite until proven to be definite Nouns. The categories of definite Nouns are described below.   A. Definite Nouns مَعْرِفَةُ ( ma'-ri-fa-tu ) A definite Noun, according to Webster’s dictionary, is an article that is:  free of all ambiguity, uncertainty, or obscurity, unquestionable, decided typically designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing.

Demonstratives, Relative Pronouns, Alif-Laam and the Vocative – Beginners Grammar 3.4d–h

Arabic Grammar for Beginners · Lesson 3.4d–h قَوَاعِدُ اللُّغَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ لِلْمُبْتَدِئِينَ D. Definite by Demonstrative pronouns اَسْمَاءُالْإِشَارَةِ ( as-ma-ul ishaa-ra ) This is a pronoun that points out the one referred to and distinguishing it from others of the same class (as in that in "that house"). In other words, these pronouns that point to specific things: this, that, these, and those, as in “This is an apple”, “Those are boys” or “Take these to the clerk.” Table 5 below describes the demonstrative pronouns in Arabic. Note that these are also different depending upon the gender, position, and singular/dual/ plural status.

Singular and Dual Nouns – Beginners Grammar 3.5a–b

Arabic Grammar for Beginners · Lesson 3.5a–b قَوَاعِدُ اللُّغَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّةِ لِلْمُبْتَدِئِينَ Section 3.6 - Property 4 Quantity of a Noun عَدَدٌ ( Ada-dun ) Quantities of Nouns اِسْمٌ is-mun are classified in three ways: Singular muf-ra-dun مُفْردٌ , Dual مُثَنَّي mu-than-na, and Plural جَمْعٌ jam-un .   A.      Singular اَلْمُفْرَدُ al-muf-ra-du   A singular specifies a quantity of one as in رَجُلٌ ra-ju-lun meaning “a man”.  

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