Types of Arabic Speech Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 3 types of Arabic speech?
A
- اسم (ism) - NOUN
- حرف (harf) - LETTER
- فعل (fi’l) - VERB
2
Q
What is an اسم (ism)? Give an example.
A
Noun
- A word that gives full meaning but no time or tense.
e.g., names (cannot get an idea of time from them
3
Q
What is a فعل (fi’l)? Give an example.
A
Verb
- A word that indicates time (past, present and future)
e.g., Asif is EATING, Asif WENT
4
Q
What is a حرف (harf)? Give an example.
A
Letter
- Something that takes away time and meaning
- Can be a conjunction or joining of multiple letters
- Has not got a meaning ALONE
e.g., و
- just saying و has no meaning
- but in between two sentences it DOES have meaning
