Map of Arabic language

Map of the
Arabic Language
Introduction to Nahw (Grammar)
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The Science of Arabic Grammar
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Arranging words to make meaningful
sentences
Mapping the language
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Map of the Arabic Language
‫لفظ‬
‫مهمل‬
‫موضوع‬
‫مفرد‬
‫مركب‬
‫غري مفيد‬
)‫مفيد (مجلة‬
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Subject Matter
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Subject/Predicate relationship
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English parts of speech
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Noun, pronoun, adjective etc.
The subject matter of grammar
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Link two or more words in a way upon which
silence is appropriate.
Words, phrases, sentences
Part of Logic
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How to make definitions
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Parts of speech
‫إسم‬
1.
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nouns, pronouns, adjectives and adverbs
‫فعل‬
2.
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corresponds exactly to verb
‫حرف‬
3.
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everything else: prepositions, conjunctions, articles,
etc.
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Precise Definitions
Parts of Speech:
i.
‫ إسم‬:
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indicates on a meaning within itself and is not linked to
time.
‫ فعل‬:
ii.
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indicates on a meaning within itself and is also linked to
time.
‫ حرف‬:
iii.
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does not indicate on a meaning within itself
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The 3 Classifications of an ‫إسم‬
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Based on being derived or not being derived:
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‫ – جامد‬A frozen word not derived from anything and nothing
derived from it
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‫ – مصدر‬The source word for all verbs and derived nouns.
Not derived from anything, but many words derived from it
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e.g. ‫( الرجل‬man), ‫( الشجرة‬tree)
e.g. ‫(الضرب‬to hit) ‫( النصر‬to help)
‫ – مشتق‬Those few nouns and adjectives which are constructed
from the ‫مصدر‬
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e.g. ‫( كاتب‬writer) ‫( مكتب‬desk).
*Their methods of construction are discussed in the science of ‫صرف‬
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Classification of the ‫فعل‬
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‫ماضي‬, the past tense verb
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‫مضارع‬, the present and future tense verb
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ُ ‫َين‬
e.g. ‫ص َُر‬
‫أمر‬, imperative or command verb
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e.g. ‫ب‬
ََ ‫( َك َت‬wrote).
e.g. َ‫إشرب‬
ِ (Drink!)
‫نهي‬, negative command or prohibition
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e.g. َ‫شرب‬
ِ ‫( الَ َت‬Don’t drink)
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Classification of the ‫حرف‬
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‫ – حرفَعامل‬Governing agent
‫ – حرفَغيرَعامل‬Non-governing agent
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