L3 - Non-beneficial Sentences

Question 1

Define Murakkab Ghayr Mufeed and give an example

Answer 1

• It is that sentence which after having been spoken, the listener does not receive any information or request from it.
• It has 3 types.

E.g.
غُلامُ زَيْدٍ
(Servant of Zayd)

Question 2

What are the types of Murakkab Ghayr Mufeed?

Answer 2

1. Murakkab Idaafi (annexed compound)
2. Murakkab Binaa’i (indeclinable
   compound)
3. Murakkab Man’i al-Sarf
   (partially indeclinable compound)

Question 3

Define Murakkab Idaafi and give an example. Explain the Tarkeeb.

Answer 3

• It is that Murakkab Ghayr Mufeed where the 1st Ism is annexed to the 2nd Ism
  E.g. كِتابُ زَيْدٍ (book of Zayd)
• The 1st part is called Mudaaf (posessed)
• The 2nd part is called Mudaaf Ilayh (posessor)

Question 4

What are the principles of Murakkab Idaafi?

Answer 4

• Mudaaf will never have Alif-Laam ال
• Mudaaf will never have Tanween
• Mudaaf Ilayh will always be Majroor

Question 5

Define Murakkab Binaa’i and give examples. Explain what the original words were.

Answer 5

• It is that Murakkab Ghayr Mufeed wherein 2 isms come together and become one, and the 2nd ism contains a hidden letter.

E.g. اَحَدَ عَشَر (11), تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ (19)

These numbers were originally
اَحَدٌ وَ عَشَرٌ and تِسْعَةٌ وَ عَشَرٌ

However, the letter و was hidden and both isms became one composition.

Question 6

What is specific about the 2 parts in Murakkab Binaa’i regarding i’raab? Explain the exception.

Answer 6

• Both parts of Murakkab Binaa’i are Mabni Alal Fat’h (fixated on the Fat’ha vowel)
• The exception to this is اِثْنا عَشَرَ (12) , as the first part is Mu’rab and the second part is Mabni Alal Fat’h

Question 7

Define Murakkab Man’i al-Sarf. Give 2 examples and explain the origins of those examples.

Answer 7

• It is that Murakkab Ghayr Mufeed which is composed of 2 isms and there is no 3rd letter hidden.

E.g.
بَعْلَبَكُّ
Ba’l was the name of an idol in the city. The people of Sayyiduna Ilyas Alayhis Salaam used to worship it.
Bakk was the name of the king who was an ardent worshipper of the idol.
Ba’labakk is the name of a city in modern day Lebanon.
حَضْرَمَوْتُ
Hadr means city/town. Mawt means death.
The city was named due to the prevelance of death there.

Question 8

The Murakkab Ghayr Mufeed is always a ……… of a sentence.

Answer 8

Portion

Question 9

Do the tarkeeb and give the translation.

غُلامُ زَيْدٍ قائِمٌ

Answer 9

• Ghulaam is Mudaaf
• Zayd is Mudaaf Ilayh
• Mudaaf + Mudaaf Ilayh = Mubtada
• Qaa’im = Khabar
• Mubtada + Khabar = Jumla Ismiyyah Khabariyyah
• The servant of Zayd is standing.

Question 10

Which Murakkab Ghayr Mufeed is present in the sentence:

عِنْدِي اَحَدَ عَشَرَ دِرْهَمًا

Answer 10

Murakkab Binaa’i

Question 11

What is the minimum and maximum number of words a sentence can have?
Explain

Answer 11

• No sentence is less than 2 words, whether they are:
  Lafzan (spoken), like
  ضَرَبَ زَيْدٌ

or

Taqdeeran (unspoken), like
اِضْرِبْ
One word Is spoken but it also has the
pronoun انتَ which is concealed within it.

• A sentence can have more than 2 words and there is no limit as to how many words can be added.

Question 12

What should one do when there are numerous words in a sentence?

Answer 12

It is necessary to make a distinction (imtiyaaz) between each word: whether it is ism, fi’l or harf, mabni or mu’rab, ‘aamil or ma’mul.

In summary: tarkeeb is necessary (grammatical analysis).

Question 13

What is the benefit of Tarkeeb (grammatical analysis)?

Answer 13

• It should be understood how each word is connected to each other so one can establish what the Musnad and Musnad Ilayh are.
  As a result, the meaning of the sentence is understood in a comprehensive manner.