WORD
ARABIC
LESSON 1
Kind of Words
Ism
‫ة‬َ‫م‬ِ‫كل‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬
A word is a unit of spoken or written language.
Examples:
‫يم‬ِ‫ح‬َّ‫الر‬ ِ‫ن‬َ‫م‬ْ‫ح‬َّ‫الر‬ ِ‫هلل‬‫ا‬ ِ‫م‬ ْ‫س‬ِ‫ب‬
ٌ‫تاب‬ِ‫ك‬ َ‫م‬ِ‫ل‬َ‫ع‬ ُ‫ة‬ َّ‫ض‬ِ‫الف‬ ‫ون‬ُ‫م‬ِ‫ل‬ ْ‫س‬ُ‫م‬
Book
He
Knew
The
Silver
١
‫ة‬َ‫م‬ِ‫كل‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬ ُ‫ع‬‫وا‬ْ‫ن‬‫ا‬
‫االسم‬ُ‫ل‬ْ‫ع‬ِ‫الف‬ُ‫ف‬ْ‫ر‬َ‫الح‬
ٌ‫ر‬َ‫م‬َ‫ق‬ٌ‫س‬ْ‫م‬ َ‫ش‬
ٌ‫ار‬َ‫ه‬َ‫ن‬ ٌ‫ة‬َ‫ل‬ْ‫ي‬‫ل‬
ٌ‫ل‬ْ‫ي‬‫ف‬ٌ‫ل‬ْ‫ب‬َ‫ح‬
ٌ‫ه‬ْ‫ج‬َ‫و‬
ٌ‫د‬ْ‫ي‬ِ‫ج‬
ٌ ْ‫ني‬َ‫ع‬
ٌ‫د‬َّ‫م‬َ‫ح‬ُ‫م‬
َ‫ح‬َ‫ت‬َ‫ف‬
ُ‫ب‬ِ‫ر‬ ْ‫ض‬َ‫ي‬
ْ‫ع‬َ‫م‬ ْ‫س‬ِ‫ا‬
ْ‫ر‬ ُ‫ص‬ْ‫ن‬َ‫ت‬ ‫ال‬
ْ‫ن‬َ‫ع‬ْ‫ن‬ِ‫م‬
‫إلى‬
Name
(of example: place, person, animal, thing)
Action in relation to past, present, future
tense or a command or request.
Doesn’t convey complete
meaning on its own.
Gives meaning to a sentence
when used with verb or a
noun.
‫ي‬ِ‫ف‬
Moon
Night
Elephant
Kinds of words
Noun
VerbParticle
Sun
Examples:
He opened
He hits
Don’t help
Listen
Face
Neck
Spring/Eye Rope
Day
ُ‫م‬ ْ‫االس‬NOUN
INDEFINITE NOUNS
DEFINITE NOUNS
INDEFINITE NOUNS-
Names given in general to Living/Non Living things(common nouns).
‫ة‬َ‫ر‬ِ‫ك‬َّ‫ن‬‫ال‬ ُ‫ء‬‫ا‬َ‫م‬ ْ‫س‬َ‫أ‬
‫ة‬َ‫ر‬ِ‫ك‬َّ‫ن‬‫ال‬ ُ‫ء‬‫ا‬َ‫م‬ ْ‫س‬َ‫أ‬
End with ً ٍ ٌ
ٌ‫م‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ق‬ ٌ‫ل‬ُ‫ج‬َ‫ر‬
ٌ‫ة‬َ‫أ‬َ‫ر‬ْ‫م‬ِ‫إ‬
ٌ‫ك‬َ‫م‬ َ‫س‬
ٌ‫ء‬‫مآ‬
ٌ‫ك‬ْ‫ل‬ُ‫م‬
ٌ‫ء‬‫ا‬َ‫م‬ َ‫س‬
ُ‫ة‬َ‫ف‬ِ‫ر‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫مل‬‫ا‬ ُ‫ء‬‫ا‬َ‫م‬ ْ‫س‬َ‫أ‬
ٌ‫ل‬َ‫ب‬َ‫ج‬
‫وين‬ْ‫ن‬َ‫ت‬
KingdomFish
Water SkyWomanMountain
Pen Man
Examples:
DEFINITE NOUNS-
Proper Names given in general to a certain person, place, object
ُ‫ة‬َ‫ف‬ِ‫ر‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫مل‬‫ا‬ ُ‫ء‬‫ا‬َ‫م‬ ْ‫س‬َ‫أ‬
End with ً ٍ ٌ1st type
2nd
type “DO NOT ” end with ً ٍ ٌ
‫ح‬ْ‫و‬ُ‫ن‬‫د‬ِ‫ام‬َ‫ح‬
‫م‬ْ‫ي‬ِ‫اه‬َ‫ر‬ْ‫ب‬ِ‫إ‬
Usually non-Arabic names and names which have more than 3 letters do not bear ‫وين‬ْ‫ن‬َ‫ت‬
ٌٌ
ُ
‫وين‬ْ‫ن‬َ‫ت‬
‫وين‬ْ‫ن‬َ‫ت‬
Egs.:
‫م‬ْ‫ي‬ِ‫اه‬َ‫ر‬ْ‫ب‬ِ‫إ‬ ‫د‬َ‫م‬ْ‫اح‬ُُEgs.:
*A non- Arabic name
Nouns used as Adjectives denoting colours do not bear ‫وين‬ْ‫ن‬َ‫ت‬
‫ر‬ َ‫ض‬ْ‫خ‬َ‫أ‬ُ‫د‬َ‫و‬ ْ‫س‬َ‫أ‬ُ‫ر‬َ‫ف‬ ْ‫ص‬َ‫أ‬ُ
Yellow Black Green
ُ‫ل‬ُ‫ج‬َّ‫الر‬
Proper Names given in general to certain person, place, object
‫االسم‬
‫ة‬َ‫ر‬ِ‫ك‬َّ‫ن‬‫ال‬‫ة‬َ‫ف‬ِ‫ر‬ْ‫ع‬َ ْ‫امل‬
IndefiniteDefinite
Noun
ٌ‫ر‬َ‫م‬َ‫ق‬ٌ‫س‬ْ‫م‬ َ‫ش‬
ٌ‫ار‬َ‫ه‬َ‫ن‬ ٌ‫ة‬َ‫ل‬ْ‫ي‬‫ل‬
ٌ‫ل‬ْ‫ي‬‫ف‬ٌ‫ل‬ْ‫ب‬َ‫ح‬
ٌ‫ل‬ُ‫ج‬َ‫ر‬
ٌ‫ة‬َ‫أ‬َ‫ر‬ْ‫م‬ِ‫ا‬
ٌ‫ك‬َ‫م‬ َ‫س‬
ٌ‫ء‬‫ما‬ َ‫س‬
ٌ‫ض‬ْ‫أر‬
ٌ‫ل‬َ‫ب‬َ‫ج‬
ٌ‫ل‬ُ‫ج‬َ‫ر‬ ‫ـ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬+
‫ـ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬+ٌ‫ل‬ْ‫ي‬‫ف‬ُ‫يل‬ِ‫ف‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬
=
=
ُ‫د‬َ‫م‬ْ‫اح‬ٌ‫ح‬‫و‬ُ‫ن‬ ُ‫ة‬َّ‫ك‬َ‫م‬
Adding to an indefinite
Noun makes it Definite
Names given in general to a living/non-living thing(Common Nouns)
Moon
Night
Elephant
Woman
Mountain
Sky
Rope
Day
Man Sun
Earth
Fish
‫ـ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬
Proper Nouns like are definite by nature.
So, cannot be added to them.‫ـ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬
ٌ‫د‬ِ‫حام‬
A manThe man
An elephantThe elephant
‫ت‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ب‬
‫م‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ق‬
‫د‬ِ‫ج‬ ْ‫س‬َ‫م‬
‫ت‬ْ‫ن‬ِ‫ب‬ٌ
‫أ‬َ‫ب‬َ‫ن‬ٌ
‫ة‬َ‫ه‬ِ‫فاك‬ٌ
‫ْم‬‫و‬َ‫ي‬ٌ‫تاب‬ِ‫ك‬ٌ
ٌ
ٌ
ٌ
+=
+=
+=
+=ُ‫ت‬ْ‫ن‬ِ‫ب‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬
‫أ‬َ‫ب‬َّ‫ن‬‫ال‬
ُ
‫ة‬َ‫ه‬ِ‫فاك‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬ُ
‫ْم‬‫و‬َ‫ي‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬ُ
‫ـ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬
+=
‫ـ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬+=
+=ُ‫ت‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ب‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬
ُ‫م‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ق‬‫ال‬
‫د‬ِ‫ج‬ ْ‫س‬َ ْ‫امل‬
ُ‫اب‬َ‫ت‬ِ‫ك‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬
‫ـ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬
‫ـ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬
‫ـ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬
Examples for changing Indefinite nouns to Definite nouns:
‫ـ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬
Adding ْ‫ـ‬‫ال‬ to an indefinite Noun makes it Definite
‫ـ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬
ُ
A fruitThe fruit
The day A day
The book A book
A girlThe girl
The pen A pen
A houseThe house
The news
‫ت‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ب‬ٌ ‫ـ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬+=‫ت‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ب‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬
ُ
‫ة‬َ‫ه‬ِ‫فاك‬ٌ ‫ـ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬+=‫ة‬َ‫ه‬ِ‫فاك‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬ُ
‫م‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ق‬‫ال‬ ‫م‬َ‫ل‬َ‫ق‬ٌ ‫ـ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬+=
ُ
The second noun will have
kasrah/Tanween Kasrah
When two nouns come together in the possessive form, the is dropped from the first noun
while the corresponding harakah will remain.
Conditions in which tanween on the last letter of the
Noun is dropped:
ٌ‫ة‬َ‫ه‬ِ‫اك‬َ‫ف‬ ‫ـ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬+
ُ‫ة‬َ‫ه‬ِ‫اك‬َ‫ف‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬ =
Adding to an indefinite Noun makes it Definite
‫م‬ْ‫ي‬ِ‫اه‬َ‫ر‬ْ‫ب‬ِ‫إ‬ ‫ح‬ْ‫و‬ُ‫ن‬
Proper nouns are definite by nature. Therefore, cannot be added to them.‫ـ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬
ٌُ*A non- Arabic name
‫ين‬ِ‫و‬ْ‫ن‬َ‫ت‬
‫ت‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ب‬‫تـ‬ْ‫ي‬َ‫ب‬ ٌَُ‫ك‬
‫اب‬َ‫ح‬ ْ‫ص‬َ‫أ‬‫ور‬ُ‫ب‬ُ‫ق‬ْ‫ل‬َ‫ا‬
َ‫ك‬
ٌُ Companions/
Inhabitants
House
The graves
YourYour house
‫اب‬َ‫ح‬ ْ‫ص‬َ‫أ‬‫ور‬ُ‫ب‬ُ‫ق‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬ِ ُInhabitants of the graves
In case of pronouns:
In the possessive phrase, the first
noun is owned by or in
possession of the second noun
The Fruit
‫ـ‬ْ‫ل‬‫ا‬
A Fruit
ُ َِ
Examples:

Arabic lesson 1