Lesson_3_Arabic_Grammar_Flashcards

Question 1

What is a relative adjective (نسبة)?

Answer 1

A derived noun used to attribute something to a place, origin, or group. It often ends in ـِيّ (e.g., مَكِّيّ for someone from Makkah).

Question 2

What is a diminutive ism (تصغير)?

Answer 2

A form used to indicate smallness or affection. For example: كُتَيِّب (little book) from كِتَاب.

Question 3

How do you differentiate between definite (معرفة) and indefinite (نكرة) nouns?

Answer 3

Definite nouns have ال or are specific (e.g., proper names), while indefinite nouns usually have tanween.

Question 4

How do you identify masculine (مذكر) and feminine (مؤنث) nouns?

Answer 4

Feminine nouns often end in ة or refer to female beings. Masculine nouns usually lack these markers.

Question 5

What are the three number types of nouns?

Answer 5

1. Singular (مفرد), 2. Dual (مثنى), 3. Plural (جمع)

Question 6

What are the types of plurals in Arabic?

Answer 6

1. Sound masculine (جمع مذكر سالم)
2. Sound feminine (جمع مؤنث سالم)
3. Broken plural (جمع تكسير)

Question 7

What words are always marfooʿ (مرفوع)?

Answer 7

1. The subject/doer (فاعل)
2. The نائب الفاعل (subject of a passive verb)
3. The مبتدأ and خبره in nominal sentences

Question 8

What words are always mansoob (منصوب)?

Answer 8

1. Direct object (مفعول به)
2. Absolute object (مفعول مطلق)
3. Causative object (مفعول لأجله)
4. Time/place object (مفعول فيه)
5. State (حال)

Question 9

What causes a word to be always majroor (مجرور)?

Answer 9

Being preceded by a preposition or being the second word in an iḍāfa construction (مضاف إليه)

Question 10

What are the 5 main followers in Arabic grammar (التوابع)?

Answer 10

1. Adjective (نعت)
2. Emphasis (توكيد)
3. Substitute (بدل)
4. Conjunction (عطف)
5. Clarification/disjunction (تفصيل/استثناء)

Question 11

How do you identify the governing role of a word in i‘raab?

Answer 11

Look at its position in the sentence and what comes before it. Governing words affect the endings of the words after them.