terminology

Question 1

Noun

Answer 1

Has no tense and refers to a person, object or concept

Question 2

pronoun

Answer 2

referes back to a noun

Question 3

Particle

Answer 3

Something that isn’t a noun or verb

Question 4

Definite

Answer 4

Something that is specific
-the pen, the book

Question 5

Indefinite

Answer 5

Something that is general
-a pen, a book

Question 6

tanwin

Answer 6

sound that adds an ‘n’

Question 7

Imperfect verb (Mudar’i)

Answer 7

present and Future tense

Question 8

Perfect verb (Madh’i)

Answer 8

past tense

Question 9

intransitive verb

Answer 9

It is a verb that doesn’t require an object.

Question 10

perfective / past verb

Answer 10

It is a verb that expresses past actions.

Question 11

transitive verb

Answer 11

It is a verb that requires an object or two.

Question 12

simple verb

Answer 12

t is a verb that is composed of three essential letters only.

Question 13

complex verb

Answer 13

It is a verb that is composed of three essential letters in addition to one, two, or three additional letters.

Question 14

imperfective / present verb

Answer 14

It is a verb that expresses present actions.

Question 15

Personal Pronoun

Answer 15

Pronoun that can stand alone and not attached to another word.

Question 16

Possessive Pronoun

Answer 16

Attached pronoun added to the end of nouns to denote ownership.

Question 17

Attached subject pronoun

Answer 17

a pronoun added to the end of a past tense verb to denote the one doing (subject) the action..

Question 18

Attached object pronoun

Answer 18

pronoun added to end of any verb to denote the object (the thing the action is being carried out upon).
The Man is Big

Question 19

Covert pronoun

Answer 19

An implied subject pronoun of a verb. It is inferred from the prefix and suffix of the verb.

Question 20

Nominative (Marfoo’o)

Answer 20

This case is marked by a Damma or a small و above the word. This case is used to indicate the subject of a verbal sentence, the mubtada, the predicate, and a few other functions.

Question 21

Case Endings:

Answer 21

n Arabic are the markings (حركات Harakat) at the end of words to indicate the function of that word in the sentence.

Question 22

Genitive

Answer 22

This case is marked by a kasra (وِ) which is placed below the word and makes the short vowel sound for ي. This case is used to indicate words that come after a preposition and the second word in an iDafa (إضافة).

Question 23

Accusative

Answer 23

This case is marked by a fatha or a dash above the word making a short “a” sound. This case is used to indicate the object of a transitive verb, predicate (complement) of kaana subject controlled by إِنَّ and many ohter functions.

Question 24

Sun letters (Huroof Shamsi)

Answer 24

Sun letters (Huroof Shamsi) The Lam in Al-Rahman is NOT pronounced and instead Ra is given a shaddah (doubled) The 14 Sun-letters are: (ﻥ ,ﻝ ,ﻅ ,ﻁ ,ﺽ ,ﺹ ,ﺵ ,ﺱ ,ﺯ ,ﺭ ,ﺫ ,ﺩ ,ﺙ ,ﺕ).

Question 25

Moon letters (Huroof Qamari)

Answer 25

The Lam in Al-Kitaab and Al-Qiyaamah IS pronounced normally. The 14 Moon-letters are: ( ه ,ﻱ ,ﻭ ,ﻡ ,ﻙ ,ﻕ ,ﻑ ,ﻍ ,ﻉ ,ﺥ ,ﺡ ,ﺝ ,ﺏ ,أ)

Question 26

Tā marbūta

Answer 26

Refers to a letter that has 2 dots on top of a circle and is found at the end of a word Normally a feminine word

Question 27

Adverb

Answer 27

Adverbs are words that modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs, indicating time, place, manner, degree, reason, or affirmation. (Usually by adding 'an' or harf, eg Kabeer(an).

Question 28

Preposition (Harf Jar)

Answer 28

Always followed by a noun, eg, Min, ila.

Question 29

Mubtada

Answer 29

Is usually the first word of a sentence without a verb. It is the topic of discussion.

Question 30

Unit 2 Complement or Predicat

Answer 30

It is the second part of the nominal (no verb) sentence, and is indefinite. It tells us something about the mubtada. more commonly known as 'predicate' in English

Question 31

Subject of a verb (sentence)

Answer 31

The noun/pronoun that represents the person or thing doing the action of a verb Zayd sat/He sat.

Question 32

Object of a verb

Answer 32

The noun/pronoun that represents the person or thing the action of a verb is done to. He saw the car/He saw it.

Question 33

Singular Dual Plural

Answer 33

-Indicates that there is only one of something by using the singular form of the noun. -Indicates that there is two of something by using the dual form. -Indicates that there are more than 2 of something.

Question 34

Broken Plural

Answer 34

The broken plural /jamʿ taksīr/; a word that is pluralized by changing the noun’s structure

Question 35

Sound Masculine Plural

Answer 35

The sound masculine plural /jamʿ mudhakkar sālim/

Question 36

Sound Feminine Plural

Answer 36

The sound feminine plural /jamʿ mu’annath sālim/

Question 37

First person

Answer 37

Referring to one's self

Question 38

Second person

Answer 38

Referring to a person who is spoken to

Question 39

Third person

Answer 39

Referring to a person/object who not spoken to

Question 40

interrogative word

Answer 40

A word used to ask a question, and is placed at the start of the sentence, eg. Man, Ma, Ma'ta, Ayna?

Question 41

active participle

Answer 41

A noun used as a subject, object, topic, or predicate.

Question 42

passive participle

Answer 42

A noun used as subject, object, topic, or predicate.

Question 43

genitive construction

Answer 43

It is a noun phrase composed of two nouns.

Question 44

nominal sentence

Answer 44

A sentence that starts with a noun, and it has two parts: the topic (mubtada) and the predicate.

Question 45

verbal sentence A sentence that starts with a verb, and it has two (or three) parts: verb, subject, (object), but subject and verb are essential.

Answer 45

A sentence that starts with a verb, and it has two (or three) parts: verb, subject, (object), but subject and verb are essential.

Question 46

interrogative particle

Answer 46

do/does/did/is/ …? It is used to ask a yes-no question and is placed at the start of sentences.

Question 47

preposition

Answer 47

Is a connective word that follows nouns or verbs and is followed (ONLY) by nouns (which will be genitive). q

Question 48

coordinating conjunction

Answer 48

It's a connecting word that connects equal words, phrases, or sentences.

Question 49

negative particle

Answer 49

It is a word that negates verbal or nominal sentences.

Question 50

absence of short vowel on letters

Answer 50

It is a diacritical mark that indicates unvowelled letters, and is used for jussive case, primarily with verbs.