Arabic Grammar

Question 1

كَلِمَةٌ

Answer 1

Word with a Meaning…

Question 2

The types of كَلِمَةٌ

Answer 2

اِسْمٌ، فِعْلٌ، حَرْفٌ

Question 3

What is an اِسْمٌ?

Answer 3

It is a Noun. It does not have any tense and is independent in meaning

Question 4

Give 3 examples of an اِسْمٌ…

Answer 4

رَجُلٌ، حَامِدٌ، اَنَا

Question 5

What is a فِعْلٌ?

Answer 5

It is a Verb and indicates an action. It has a tense and is independent in meaning

Question 6

Give 3 examples of a فِعْلٌ…

Answer 6

كَتَبَ، فَتَحَ، يَذْهَبُ

Question 7

What is a حَرْفٌ?

Answer 7

It is a particle and is dependent on other words to complete its meaning

Question 8

Give 3 examples of a حَرْفٌ…

Answer 8

بِ،كَ، فِيْ

Question 9

How many types of اِسْمٌ are there?

Answer 9

2, Definite (مَعْرِفَة) and Indefinite (نَكِرَة)

Question 10

Define مَعْرِفَة…

Answer 10

It refers to a specific thing.

Question 11

Define نَكِرَة

Answer 11

It refers to a general thing

Question 12

How many categories are there of مَعْرِفَة?

Answer 12

7

Question 13

اِسْمُ الْعَلَم

Answer 13

Proper Nouns

Question 14

اِسْمُ الْضَمِيْر

Answer 14

Pronouns

Question 15

اِسْمُ الْاِشَرَة

Answer 15

Demonstrative Pronoun

Question 16

اِسْمُ الْمَوْصُوْلٌ

Answer 16

Relative Pronoun

Question 17

اَلْمُنَدَى

Answer 17

Vocative Case

Question 18

اَلْمُعَرِّفُ بِالَّام

Answer 18

Noun with an Alif-Laam

Question 19

اَلْمُضَافُ اِلَى مَعْرِفَةٍ

Answer 19

Mudaaf of a Ma’rifah

Question 20

Give 3 examples of اِسْمُ الْعَلَم

Answer 20

حَامِدٌ، عَائِشَةُ، مَكَّة

Question 21

Give 3 examples of اِسْمُ الْضَمِيْر

Answer 21

هُوَ، اَنْتَ، اَنَا

Question 22

Give 2 examples of اِسْمُ الْاِشَرَة

Answer 22

هَذَا، ذَالِكَ

Question 23

Give 2 examples of اِسْمُ الْمَوْصُوْلٌ

Answer 23

اَلَّذِيْ، اَلَّتِيْ

Question 24

Give 2 examples of اَلْمُنَدَى

Answer 24

يَا رَجُلُ، يَا وَلَدُ

Question 25

Give 2 examples of اَلْمُعَرِّفُ بِالَّام

Answer 25

اَلرَّجُلُ، اَلْفَرَسُ

Question 26

Give 2 examples of اَلْمُضَافُ اِلَى مَعْرِفَةٍ

Answer 26

كِتَابُ زَيْددٍ، كِتَابُ الرَّجُلِ

Question 27

ow many categories are there of نَكِرَة?

Answer 27

2. اِسْمُ الذَّاتِ، اِسْمُ الصِّفَتِ

Question 28

What is اِسْمُ الذَّاتِ

Answer 28

A word which denotes the being of something- living or non-living.

Question 29

Give 3 examples of اِسْمُ الذَّاتِ

Answer 29

اِنْسَانٌ، فَرَسٌ، حَجَرٌ

Question 30

What is اِسْمُ الصِّفَتِ

Answer 30

A word that indicates the quality of something.

Question 31

Give 2 examples of اِسْمُ الصِّفَتِ

Answer 31

،جَمِيْلٌ، قَبِيْحٌ

Question 32

What is a حَرْفِ تَنْكِير?

Answer 32

Something that makes a word indefinite- it adds a Tanween to it.

Question 33

What is a Tanween translated as in English?

Answer 33

A or an

Question 34

What is a Tanween translated as in English?

Answer 34

A or an

Question 35

Give 3 examples of indefinite nouns…

Answer 35

رَجُلٌ، تُفَّاحٌ، مَاءٌ

Question 36

When is a Tanween not regarded as a حَرْفِ تَنْكِير?

Answer 36

When it is used with a proper noun because all proper nouns are definite

Question 37

What is لَام التعريف

Answer 37

It is the definite article of Arabic- اَلْ

Question 38

How does a word become definite?

Answer 38

When اَلْ is prefixed to any word

Question 39

What is a word made definite by اَلْ called?

Answer 39

اَلْمُعَرِّفُ بِالَّام

Question 40

What happens when اَلْ is added to a word with Tanween?

Answer 40

The Tanween falls off.

Question 41

What is the Hamzah of اَلْ called?

Answer 41

Hamzatul Wasl

Question 42

What happens when a word precedes اَلْ ?

Answer 42

The Hamzah is not pronounced.

Question 43

What happens if there is a Saakin letter before اَلْ ?

Answer 43

The Saakin letter of the word before is usually read with a Kasrah (E.g. عَنْ=عَنِ) however, in some words it is read as a fathah or dammah (مِنْ = مِنَ)

Question 44

What happens if there is a letter with tanween before اَلْ ?

Answer 44

The Noon of the Tanween is rendered a Kasrah and joined to the Laam

Question 45

What is the ruling of words like اِبْنٌ، اِبْنَةٌ، and اِسْمٌ?

Answer 45

The Alif is not pronounced when joined to a preceding word because it is Hamzatul Wasl, and the Laam gets a Kasrah.

Question 46

What are the 14 Sun Letters?

Answer 46

ت، ث، د، ذ، ر، ز، س، ش، ص، ض، ط،ظ ل، ن

Question 47

What are the 14 Moon Letters?

Answer 47

ا، ب، ج، ح، خ، ع، غ، ف، ق، ك، م، و، ء ،ي

Question 48

What happens when اَلْ is joined to a word starting with a Sun Letter?

Answer 48

The Laam is not pronounced and the sun letter gets a Tashdeed.

Question 49

What happens when اَلْ is joined to a word starting with a Moon Letter?

Answer 49

The Laam is pronounced and the moon letter does not get a Tashdeed.

Question 50

What is a مُرَكَّب?

Answer 50

A combination of two or more words

Question 51

What is تَرْكِيب?

Answer 51

The relationship between these words

Question 52

How many types of are thereمُرَكَّب?

Answer 52

thereمُرَكَّب?
2. Complete تَام and نَاقِص incomplete.

Question 53

What is a مُرَكَّبِ تَام?

Answer 53

A combination of words from which some information, command, request or wish is understood.

Question 54

What is a مُرَكَّبِ نَاقِص?

Answer 54

A combination of words from which no information, command, request or wish is understood.

Question 55

What is a Murakkab Towseefi?

Answer 55

A compound in which the second word (siffat) describes the first (mowsoof)

Question 56

What do the Mowsoof and Siffat have to correspond in?

Answer 56

1. Quality
2. Number
3. Gender
4. Iraab

Question 57

How many types of Gender are there?

Answer 57

1. Mudhakar
2. Mu’annath