Grammar L1-2

Question 1

What is an أَسْمَاءُ الإشارة?
Give examples

Answer 1

Demonstrative pronouns
هـَذَا
هـَذِهِ

Question 2

How many root letters does an Arabic word have?

Answer 2

Typically 3 BUT can be 4-5 (rarely)

Question 3

3 types of words in Arabic

Answer 3

1. Noun- إِسِمْ
2. Verb- فَعِلْ
3. Particle - حَرْفَ

Question 4

How many properties does a noun have

Answer 4

4

Question 5

What is the 1st property of إِسِمْ

Answer 5

A noun can either be الْمِعْرِفَة (specific) or النَّكِرَةُ (non-specific)

Question 6

What is the 2nd property of إِسِمْ

Answer 6

State of a word- الحَالَةُ

3 types
١) رَفْعٌ - ٌ / ُ end of word either has
٢) نَصْبٌ - ً / َ end of word either has
٣) جَرٌ - ٍٍ / ِِend of word either has

Question 7

Name the 3rd property of إِسِمْ

Answer 7

المُذَكَّرُ (masculine) OR المُؤَنَّثُ (feminine)

Question 8

Name 4th property of إِسِمْ

Answer 8

الْعَدَادَ (the number)

3types:
1) singular (1)
2) dual (2)
3) plural (3+)

Question 9

Signs of a noun

Answer 9

• tanween at the end
• ال at the beginning
• kasrah present end of word
  (typically nouns don’t take it)

Question 10

What is الْجُمْلَةُ لإسْمِيَّةُ

Answer 10

Noun sentence
a sentence beginning with a noun

Question 11

Name الْجُمْلَةُ لإسْمِيَّةُ of an إِسِمْ

Answer 11

1. الْمُبْتَدَأَ
   Two conditions
   a. الْمِعْرِفَة
   b.
2. الْخَبَرَ

Two conditions:
a. النَّكِرَةُ
b.

Question 12

Define الْمُبْتَدَأَ

Answer 12

the word you begin with

Question 13

Define الْخَبَرَ

Answer 13

the information

Question 14

How many components are there in a الْجُمْلَةُ لإسْمِيَّةُ

Answer 14

2