Arabic:: Day 1: Types of Arabic
Arabic:: Day 1: Types of Arabic
Arabic:: Day 1: Types of Arabic
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Raf':
It is the default status & status of doer in a sentence.
Nasb:
It is the detail of the Fi'l in a sentence.
Jarr:
It is the word after "of " in the English translation.
2.How to tell status :
● By ending sounds (u/un, a/an, i/in).
● By ending combinations (look for them first).
○ Dual combination (aani, ayni).
○ Plural combination (oona, eena).
○ Plural feminine combination (aatun, aatin).
● Pronouns are crazy (they don't care about ending sound or
combinations).
Day 3:
3.Light vs Heavy :
1. Normally an ism is heavy.
2. All ism can be made light :
a. To make an ism light, either :
i. remove the tanween.
ii. remove the extra ن.
b. While removing the ن, remove the extra نnot any ن.
3. There are four reasons to make an ism light otherwise the ism is always
heavy :
a. Partly Flexible Isms.
b. Mudaaf ()ﻣﻀﺎف.
c. The one being called ()اﻟﻤﻨﺎدى
d. Absolute Categorical Negation.
4. If there is an الon an ism, then the question about light & heavy is
irrelevant.
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4.Flexibility:
● Full flexible :
Isms that can show different forms in different forms of status.
Raf' ٌﻣﺤﻤﺪ
Nasb ﻣﺤﻤﺪًا
Jarr ﻣﺤﻤ ٍﺪ
● Partly Flexible :
Isms that can show only two forms in different forms of status. These
include (non arab names, proper names of places,feminine names, unique
masculine names).
Raf' ﯾﻮﺳﻒُ
َ ﯾﻮﺳ
Nasb ﻒ
Jarr َ ﯾﻮﺳ
ﻒ
● Non flexible :
Isms that show only one form in all forms of status.These include (Isms
ending with ا،ٰ ى, Ism Isharaah (singular and plural) ).
Raf ' ٰ
ﻣﻮﺳﻰ
Nasb ٰ
ﻣﻮﺳﻰ
Jarr ٰ
ﻣﻮﺳﻰ
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Day 4:
NUMBER :
1. Singular.
2. Pair.
3. Masculine plural (oo/oona, ee/eena) .
4. Feminine plural (aatu/aatun, aati/aatin) .
5. Plural because the arabs said so( ﻗﺮن،ﻧﺎس،)ﻗﻮم.
6. Broken plural:
When the singular word is broken in plural version it is called broken plural .
It is plural by meaning but have an ending sound.
e.g ﻣﺴﺠﺪ ~<ﻣﺴﺎﺟﺪ
a. Human broken plural (can be treated as "she").
b. Non human broken plural (must be treated as "she").
GENDER :
MASCULINE vs FEMININE
1.Masculine :
Masculine until proven feminine.
1. Real : Masculine biological.
2. Fake :Masculine in grammar.
2. Feminine :
1. Real :Feminine biological.
2. Fake :Feminine in grammar.
○ Many words ending with(ٰ ى،آء،)ة.
○ Broken plurals.
○ Body parts in pairs.
○ Feminine because the arabs said so.
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Day 5:
TYPE :
Common vs proper
1.Common( )ﻧﻜﺮه:
Common is Default.
2.Proper( )ﻣﻌﺮﻓﻪ:
● Isms with ال.
● Proper names.
● The one being called.
● Pronoun.
● Ism Isharaah.
● Ism Mowsool
● Mudaf if Mudaf ilaih is proper.
HARF OF JARR :
They are the Harfs that make the adjacent ism jarr.
ب ت ك ل و
ْﻰ ﻋَﻦ
ْ ِﻣﻦْ ِﻓ
ٰ ﺣَﺘﱠﻰ إِﻟﻰ
ٰ ﻋَﻠَﻰ
● The harf of jarr & ism should be adjacent.
● They can never be Mudaf,even though they make the next ism jarr.
HARF OF NASB :
They are the Harfs that make the ism nasb.
اِنﱠ اَنﱠ ﻛَﺎَنﱠ ِﺑﺎَنﱠ
ﺖ ﻟَِﻜﻦﱠ ﻟَﻌَﻞﱠَ ْﻟَﯿ
● The harf of nasb & ism can be far away from each other.
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PRONOUNS
● Independent pronouns are always Raf'.
● Attached pronouns can be nasb or jarr:
○ Nasb when attached to :
i. Harf of nasb OR Fi'l
○ Jarr when attached to:
i. Harf of jarr OR Ism
Raf They Raf "both of them" Raf He
ْﻫُﻢ ﻫُﻤَﺎ َﻫُﻮ
Nasb/Jarr Nasb/Jarr Nasb/Jarr
ْ ِﻫﻢor ْﻫُﻢ ِﻫﻤَﺎor ﻫُﻤَﺎ ِهor ُه
3rd
Raf They(f) Raf "both of them"(f) Raf She Person
ﻫُﻦﱠ ﻫُﻤَﺎ َِﻫﻲ Pronoun
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FRAGMENTS.
Fragments
Fragments are bigger than word and smaller than sentences. There are 5
major fragments.
1.IDAFAH :
● It is the combination of two isms namely ﻣﻀﺎف & ﻣﻀﺎف اﻟﯿﻪ.
● In translation usually there is an "of" inbetween them.
● They are adjacent to each other.
● The type of Mudaf is the same as Mudaf ilaih.
● The four properties of idafah are dominated by Mudaf.
Mudaf recognition :
It is the word before "of" in translation.
1. It should be light.
2. It should not have ال.
Mudaf ilaih :
It is the word after "of" in translation.
1. It should be in JARR status.
Example : ِﺳﺒﯿﻞ اﷲ
>Special Mudafs :
● They are always mudaf.
● Usually do not give "of" in translation.
● When special mudafs are deprived of their mudaf ilaih they are stuck in raf
form. e.g ُاﻟﻤﻐﺮب← ﺑﻌﺪ
ِ َﺑﻌﺪ
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Day 6 :
2.JAARR MAJROOR :
● The combination of Harf of jarr and ism is called Jaarr Majroor.
● They are adjacent to each other.
Example :ﺳﺒﯿﻞ
ِ ﻓﻲ
3.INNA & ISMU INNA :
● The combination of Harf of nasb and ism is called Inna & ismu inna.
● They can be far away from each other.
Exa l َ:إَنﱠ اﻹﻧﺴﺎن
*the name inna can be replaced by any other name of Harf of nasb such as
Anna & ismu Anna.
Day 7 :
4.MAWSOOF & SIFAH :
● It is the combination of isms in which one or more than one ism is
modifying another ism.
● All four properties must match of mowsoof and sifah.
● The first ism is Mowsoof and later is/are sifah.
● The Mowsoof and Sifah can be far away from each other.
*Mowsoof :the ism being modified.
Sifah :the ism that is modifying.
Example : ُب اﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ
اﻟﺮ ﱡ
Day 8 :
ISM ISHARAAH :
● These are the pointing words.
● In translation,
○ If ism isharaah is followed by any word other than الthen there is
an "is".
○ If ism isharrah is followed by الthen there is no "is".
● The word which follows the ism isharrah having الis called musharun ilaih.
● All four properties of Ism Isharaah & Musharun ilaih must be same.
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Gender Plural Pair Singular
Masculine ٰهَؤُ َﻵ ِء ِ َﻫَﺬ
ان ﻫَﺬَا
Near These These two (m) This
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Day 9 :
FI'L
Fi'l :
A word stuck in time is called Fi'l.
Past tense( )ﻓﻌﻞ ﻣﺎﺿﻲ:
Plural Pair Singular
They helped ْﻫُﻢ They(2)helped. ﻫُﻤَﺎ He helped. َﻫُﻮ 3rd
Person
َ َﻧ
ﺼﺮُوْا َ َﻧ
ﺼﺮَا َ َﻧ
َﺼﺮ Masculine
They(f)helped. ﻫُﻦﱠ They(2f)helped. ﻫُﻤَﺎ She helped. َﻫﻲ
ِ 3rd
Person
َ َﻧ
َﺼﺮْن ﺼﺮَﺗَﺎ
َ َﻧ ْ َﺼﺮ
ت َ َﻧ Feminine
You all helped. ْأَﻧْﺘُﻢ You(2)helped. أَﻧْﺘُﻤَﺎ You helped. َ ْأَﻧ
ﺖ 2nd
Person
ْﺼﺮْﺗُﻢ
َ َﻧ ﺼﺮْﺗُﻤَﺎ
َ َﻧ َ ْﺼﺮ
ت َ َﻧ Masculine
You(f.Pl)helped. أَﻧْﺘُﻦﱠ You(2f)helped. أَﻧْﺘُﻤَﺎ Yuo(f) helped. أَﻧْ ِﺖ 2nd
Person
ﺼﺮْﺗُﻦﱠ
َ َﻧ ﺼﺮْﺗُﻤَﺎ
َ َﻧ ْت َ َﻧ
ِ ﺼﺮ Feminine
We helped. ُﻧَﺤْﻦ I helped. أَﻧَﺎ 1st
Person
ﺼﺮْﻧَﺎ
َ َﻧ ُ ْﺼﺮ
ت َ َﻧ
*when a pronoun is attached with ْ أَﻧْﺘُﻢversion of ﻓﻌﻞ ﻣﺎﺿﻲthe ﻓﻌﻞtakes ْﺼﺮْﺗُﻤُﻮ
َ َﻧ
from and then comes the pronoun: ﺼﺮْﺗُﻤُﻮْﻫَﺎَ َﻧ.
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Present & future tense( )ﻣﻀﺎرع:
Plural Pair Singular
They help. ْﻫُﻢ They(2)help. ﻫُﻤَﺎ He helps. َﻫُﻮ 3rd
Person
ُ ْﯾَﻨ
َﺼﺮُوْن ان ُ ْﯾَﻨ
ِ َﺼﺮ ُ ْﯾَﻨ
ُﺼﺮ Masculine
They(f)help. ﻫُﻦﱠ They(2f)help. ﻫُﻤَﺎ She helps. َﻫﻲ
ِ 3rd
Person
ُ ْﯾَﻨ
َﺼﺮْن ان ُ ْﺗَﻨ
ِ َﺼﺮ ُ ْﺗَﻨ
ُﺼﺮ Feminine
You all help. ْأَﻧْﺘُﻢ You(2)help. أَﻧْﺘُﻤَﺎ You help. َ ْأَﻧ
ﺖ 2nd
Person
ُ ْﺗَﻨ
َﺼﺮُوْن ان ُ ْﺗَﻨ
ِ َﺼﺮ ُ ْﺗَﻨ
ُﺼﺮ Masculine
You all(f) help. أَﻧْﺘُﻦﱠ You(2f)help. أَﻧْﺘُﻤَﺎ You(f) help. أَﻧْ ِﺖ 2nd
Person
ان ُ ْﺗَﻨ
ِ َﺼﺮ ُ ْﺗَﻨ
َﺼ ِﺮﯾْﻦ Feminine
We help. ُﻧَﺤْﻦ I help. أَﻧَﺎ 1st
Person
ُ ْﻧَﻨ
ُﺼﺮ ُ ْأَﻧ
ُﺼﺮ
Shortcut to recognise the version of ﻓﻌﻞ ﻣﻀﺎرع:
You(m). ُ or ت
ت َ .٧ I. ُأor َأ.١
Both of you. ان+ت
ِ .٨ We. ُنor َ ن.٢
You all. َوْن+ ت.٩ He. ي
ُ or ي
َ .٣
You all ladies. َن+ ت.١٠ Both of them. ان+ي.٤
ِ
She. ُ or ت
ت َ .١١ They. َوْن+ي.٥
You(f). َﯾْﻦ+ت.١٢ Them ladies. َن+ي.٦
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Day 10 :
Pronouns attached to fi'ls:
➢ Pronouns attached to Fi'ls are nasb. (because they are detail).
Example :how to translate a pronoun attached with Fi'l.
َ َ"ﻧ
" ﺼﺮَﻫَﺎ
➢ First identify the attached pronoun. (ﻫَﺎshe).
➢ Ignore it. َﺼﺮ َ َﻧ.
➢ Translate the ﻓﻌﻞthat the pronoun is attached to. He helped.
➢ Combine the translation of Fi'l and attached pronoun. He helped her.
○ Remember the translation of attached pronoun must be a detail.
*Attached pronoun can never be a doer.
Outside doer:
A Fi'l can also have an outside doer.
➢ Outside doer is always in Raf' from.
➢ It is always After the fi'l,but no necessary right after.
➢ An outside doer removes the inside doer. But it can only remove the inside
doer of َ ﻫُﻮَ & ِﻫﻲversion of fi'l.
Example :
١).ٌﺼﺮُ ﺣﺎﻣِﺪ ُ ْﯾَﻨ
Hamid helps.
٢) .َاِﺳْﺘَﻐْﻔَﺮَ ﻣُﺴْﻠِﻤُﻮْن
Muslims sought forgiveness.
Light Harf :
● Light Harf make the ( ﻓﻌﻞ ﻣﻀﺎرعPresent & future tense) light.
ْ َأَنْ ﻟَﻦْ ﻟِﻜ
ﻲ إِذَنْ ﺣَﺘﱠﻰ
Processes:
A ﻓﻌﻞ ﻣﻀﺎرعis made light by,
1. Changing the ending Duma into Fatha. (e.g َﺼﺮ ُ ْﺼﺮُ ← ﯾَﻨُ ْ) ﯾَﻨ
2. Removing the extra ن. (e.g ﺼﺮُوْا ُ ْﺼﺮُوْنَ← ﯾَﻨ
ُ ْ)ﯾَﻨ
3. The feminine plural remains the same.(e.g َﺼﺮْن ُ ْﺼﺮْنَ ← ﯾَﻨُ ْ) ﯾَﻨ
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Lightest Harf :
● Lightest Harf make the ( ﻓﻌﻞ ﻣﻀﺎرعPresent & future tense) lightest.
إِنْ ﻟَﻢْ ﻟَﻤﱠﺎ وَلْ ﻓَﻞْ ِل
Processes :
A ﻓﻌﻞ ﻣﻀﺎرعis made lightest by,
1. Changing the ending Duma into sukoon . (e.g ْﺼﺮ ُ ْﺼﺮُ ← ﯾَﻨُ ْ)ﯾَﻨ
2. Removing the extra ن. (e.g ﺼﺮُوْا ُ ْﺼﺮُوْنَ ← ﯾَﻨ
ُ ْ)ﯾَﻨ
3. The feminine plural remains the same .(e.g َﺼﺮْن ُ ْﺼﺮْنَ ← ﯾَﻨُ ْ) ﯾَﻨ
*Normally a ﻓﻌﻞ ﻣﻀﺎرعshould be normal ( having Duma or نending)
Commanding and forbidding:
➢ Commands are made using 2nd person ﻓﻌﻞ ﻣﻀﺎرع.
➢ It is easier to forbid than command.
➢ A grammatical command is not always a command it can be request,
suggestion etc.
Forbidding :
⇒ ﻻ+ lightest 2nd person ﻓﻌﻞ ﻣﻀﺎرع
Processes:
2nd person → ﻓﻌﻞ ﻣﻀﺎرعmake it lightest →put الin beginning.
Commanding :
1. Start with 2nd person ﻓﻌﻞ ﻣﻀﺎرعand make it lightest.
2. Remove the first ت.
3. If the remaining word is readable, you have your command.
4. If the remaining word is not readable add an ا,Put Harakah on helper ا:
a. If the second last letter in َ ﻫُﻮversion has Duma then helper" "اhas
a Duma .
b. Otherwise (if the 2nd last letter has Fatha or kasra) the helper ا
has kasra.
⇒ 2nd person → ﻓﻌﻞ ﻣﻀﺎرعmake it lightest →remove first → تif readable
leave as it is →IF NOT → add اwith appropriate Harakah.
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