Grammar Rules

Question 1

Define Nahw

Answer 1

Science of the knowledge of which the endings of words are known. Also how to combine words together.

Question 2

Types of Arabic words

Answer 2

Ism = ‘name’, noun, adjective, pronouns
F’il Maadhi - past verb
F’il Mudhari - present/future verb
F’il Ammar - command verb (+ve, 2nd person)
Harf - letter, proposition

Question 3

Types of words where the end letter can change harakat

Answer 3

Mu’rab
- F’il Mudhari
- Ism Mutamakki / Mu’rab

Question 4

Ism murab

Answer 4

Is that noun which can accept change of harakah on the last letter

Question 5

Words where the endings are the same harakat always

Answer 5

Mabni
- F’il Maadhi
- F’il Ammar
- Ism Mabni /ghair mutamakki
- Harf

Question 6

Every ism, and only isms, have…

Answer 6

Number, gender, and has definateness or not (e.g A house v The house)

Question 7

Arabic word for masculine and feminine

Answer 7

Masculine in Arabic is called مُذَكَّر
Feminine is called مُؤَنَّث

Question 8

Sign of a feminine word (singular)

Answer 8

At the end of the word
- Taa Marbuta/round taa ة (sign of an ism, always feminine
- Short alif/Alif maqsurra ىَا
- Long alif /Alif mamdoodah ىَاء
- Can be feminine by meaning

Question 9

Arabic word for singular word

Answer 9

Mufrad Wahid

Question 10

How to make word dual?

Answer 10

Dual = tathniyyah/muthnaan

Either add…
-aani ىَانِ
Or
- ayni ىَىْنِ

Question 11

How to make a word plural ?

Answer 11

=Jama’

Irregular/mukarrar - can’t figure it out
Regular/sahih/saalim
- female: get rid of ة, add -aatin/-aatun ىَاتٌٍ
- male + intelligent beings: -oona/-eena ىُوْنَ / ىِيْنَ