L6b - Pronouns

Question 1

What does Muttasil and Munfasil mean?

Answer 1

Muttasil = attached
Munfasil = detached

Question 2

A Dhameer can either be apparent or hidden. What are the Arabic terms?

Answer 2

Apparent = بارِز

Hidden = مُسْتَتِر

Question 3

What are the 5 types of Dhameer?

Answer 3

There are 5 types of Dhameer:
1. Dhameer Marfoo’ Muttasil
2. Dhameer Marfoo’ Munfasil
3. Dhameer Mansub Muttasil
4. Dhameer Mansub Munfasil
5. Dhameer Majroor Muttasil

Question 4

How many Dhamaa’ir are there in each category?

Answer 4

Dhameer Marfoo’ Muttasil = 11
Dhameer Marfoo’ Munfasil = 14
Dhameer Mansoob Muttasil = 14
Dhameer Mansoob Munfasil = 14
Dhameer Majroor Muttasil = 14

In total, there are 67 dhamaa’ir.

Question 5

When will a dhameer be Marfoo’ Mansoob and Majroor, respectively?

Answer 5

• Dhameer will be Marfoo’ when it is Mubtada or Faa’il
• Dhameer will be Mansoob when it is Maf’ool
• Dhameer will be Majroor when it comes after Harf Jar or when it is Mudhaaf Ilayh

Question 6

What is the paradigm of Dhameer Marfoo’ Muttasil?

Answer 6

الف تَثْنِيَة
واو الجَمْع
نون جَمْع مُؤَنَّث
ياء المُخاطَبَة
تَ
تُما
تُم
تِ
تُنَّ
تُ
نا

Question 7

Yaa al-Mukhaatabah appears with which Seegha only?

Answer 7

فعل مضارع، واحد مؤنث حاضر

Question 8

What is the paradigm of Dhameer Marfu’ Munfasil?

Answer 8

هُوَ He
هُما They (2)
هُمْ They all (m)
هِيَ She
هُما They (2)
هُنَّ They all (f)
اَنْتَ You (m)
اَنْتُما You 2
اَنْتُمْ You all (m)
اَنْتِ You (f)
اَنْتُما You 2
اَنْتُنَّ You all (f)
اَنا I
نَحْنُ We

Question 9

What is the paradigm of Dhameer Mansub Muttasil?

Answer 9

ضَرَبَهُ He hit him
ضَرَبَهُما He hit them 2
ضَرَبَهُمْ He hit them all (m)
ضَرَبَها He hit her
ضَرَبَهُما He hit them 2
ضَرَبَهُنَّ He hit them all (f)
ضَرَبَكَ He hit you (m)
ضَرَبَكُما He hit you 2
ضَرَبَكُمْ He hit you all (m)
ضَرَبَكِ He hit you (f)
ضَرَبَكُما He hit you 2
ضَرَبَكُنَّ He hit you all (f)
ضَرَبَنِيْ He hit me
ضَرَبَنا He hit us

Question 10

What is the paradigm of Dhameer Mansub Munfasil?

Answer 10

اِيَّاهُ Only him
اِيَّاهُما Only them (2)
اِيَّاهُمْ Only them all (m)
اِيَّاها Only her
اِيَّاهُما Only them (2)
اِيَّاهُنَّ Only them all (f)
اِيَّاكَ Only you (m)
اِيَّاكُما Only you 2
اِيَّاكُمْ Only you all (m)
اِيَّاكِ Only you (f)
اِيَّاكُما Only you 2
اِيَّاكُنَّ Only you all (f)
اِيَّايَ Only me
اِيَّنا Only us

Question 11

What is the paradigm of Dhameer Majroor Muttasil using Harf Jar?

Answer 11

بِهِ
بِهِما
بِهِمْ
بِها
بِهِما
بِهِنَّ
بِكَ
بِكُما
بِكُمْ
بِكِ
بِكُما
بِكُنَّ
بِيْ
بِنا

Question 12

What is the paradigm of Dhameer Majroor Muttasil, where it is Mudhaaf Ilayh?

Answer 12

كِتابُهُ His book
كِتابُهُما Their (2) book
كتابُهُم Their book (all m)
كتابُها Her book
كتابُهُما Their (2) book
كتابُهُنَّ Their book (all f)
كتابُكَ Your book (m)
كتابُكُما Your (2) book
كتابُكُمْ Your book (all m)
كتابُكِ Your book (f)
كتابُكُما Your (2) book
كتابُكُنَّ Your book (all f)
كتابِيْ My book
كتابُنا Our book

Question 13

What is the paradigm of Dhameer Majroor Munfasil?

Answer 13

Dhameer Majroor Munfasil does not exist!

Question 14

What type of word will each type of Dhameer be connected to?

Answer 14

• Dhameer Marfoo’ and Dhameer Mansoob will be connected to a Fi’l
• Dhameer Majroor will be connected to a Harf or an Ism

Question 15

What will Dhameer always have?

Answer 15

A dhameer will always have a Marji’ (place of return - مَرْجِع)

Question 16

Explain the Dhameer and Marji’ in the sentence:

الطُّلّابُ يَلْعَبُوْنَ
The students are playing.

Answer 16

• The dhameer in يلعبون is واو الجمع from Dhameer Marfoo’ Muttasil.
• It refers to “the students” playing so the Marji’ will be الطلاب