Glossary of Arabic Grammar Terms
The Glossary of Arabic Grammar Terms provides simple definitions of the primary terminology used in both traditional and modern Arabic grammar research and Study. It provides access to the most common terminology from Naḥw (grammar) and Sarf (morphology), as well as other allied linguistic disciplines in order for learners, scholars and readers of Arabic to understand these types of materials easily.
The glossary provides a basic reference for novice learners who are new to Arabic grammar, and for advanced grammar students who are reviewing their understanding of Arabic terminology. Many entries are presented in an easy-to-read format, so that the learner can gain insight into the accuracy of the Arabic language and the complexity and systematization of Arabic grammars.
| Hollow Verb (Middle is a weak letter) | فعل الأجوَف |
| The Definite Article | أَدَةُ الَّتَّعرِف |
| The Prepositions | حُرُوُف الَجرّ |
| The particles (conditional Pronouns which introduce the verb in the Jussive Case. | أَدَوات الجزم |
| The Jussive Case (w/ verbs) | الجزم |
| The particles which introduce the verb in Accusative Case | أَدَوات النَّصبْ |
| Noun/ Nouns. | إِسْم/أسماءٌ |
| The Five Nouns | أسماءٌألخمسة(أبو‘أخ‘حمو‘فو‘ذو) |
| The Interrogative Pronouns. | أَسْمَاءٌ الإسْتِفهام |
| Active Participle | أسْمَاءٌ ألإشارة |
| إِسْمُ الفاعِل | |
| Passive Participle. | إِسْمُ المفعول |
| The Relative Pronouns. | ألأسماءُ ألموصُولة |
| Conditional | الشًّرْط |
| Conditional Phrase. | جملة شرطِيَّة |
| Conditional Particle. | أداة شَّط |
| A Genitive Construction | الإضَافَة |
| The vowel of the last consonant in a verb or noun is dynamic. | المَعْرَب |
| The Imperfect verb with (you feminine singular, you masculine dual, they masc. Dual, you masc. Plural, they masc. Plural) | الأَفعالُ الخمسَة⁸ |
| Comparative & Superlative | أفْعَلَ |
| Feminine Noun ending with Alif & Hamzah | ألِف التَّأْنِيث المدودة(صحْرَاء) |
| Feminine Noun ending with (ى) حبلى ‘سلمى | ألِف التَّأْنِيث المقصورة |
| Substitute | البدل |
| The end of a word, noun, verb or particle is static. Some employs The term “in declension”. | المبني |
| The Diminutive Pattern. | أَلتَّصْغِيْر |
| The Verbal Exclamatory Style | التَّعَجُّب |
| An Accusative of specification & comparison & measurement. | التَّمْييز |
| “Nunation” (duplicate vowel of the last consonant). | التَّنْوِيْن |
| Added word for emphasis. | التَّوِكِيْد |
| Comparative & Superlative | التَّفضِيْل |
| Genetive (with nouns). | حالَة الجرّ/مجور |
| Jussive (with verbs) | حالَة الجزم/مجْزومٌ |
| Plural | جَمْعٌ |
| Broken Plural | جمع تَكْسِيرْ |
| Masculine Sound Plural | جَمَع المذكَّر سالِم |
| Feminine Sound Plural | جَمَع مؤنَّث سالم |
| Haal Accusative | الَحال |
| The preposition | حرفُ الَجرّ |
| The Ten Letters (one or more added to the Root of the Verb to derive different meanings. (س‘أ‘ل‘ت‘م‘و‘ن‘ي‘ه،ا) سألتُموُنياَ For memorizing | حرفُ الزِّيادَة |
| The conjunctions. | حُروف العطف |
| Passive verb | الفِعْل المبني للمجهول |
| Active Verb | الِفعْلُ المبنِي للمعلوم |
| Laa of Negation | لا النَّافِيَة |
| Maa of Negation | ما النَّافِيَة |
| The subject of a Sequential (Nominal) Sentence. | المبتدأٌ |
| With a static case-ending. | البني |
| Active Voice | البني للمعلوم |
| Passive Voice | المبنِي لِلْمَجهُول |
| A Verb starting with (و‘ي ( | المثال |
| Dual | المُثَنَّى |
| Exceptive | المُسْتِثْنَى |
| أدوات الإسْتِثْنَاء | |
| Infinitive/ Verbal Noun | المَصْدَر |
| Genetive Construction | الإِضَافَة |
| 1st Particle of the construction | المُضَاف |
| 2nd Particle of the construction | المُضَاف إِليْهِ |
| A Definite Noun | المُعَرَّف |
| An Accusative Object. | المفعُول بِهِ |
| Adverbial Qualification of Time or Place. | المَفْعُول فِيْةِ |
| Cognate Accusative (The Absolute Object.) | المَفْعُول الُمطْلَق |
| The object of accompaniment (مع واوالَمعِيَّة) | المَفْعُول مَعَهُ |
| Adverbial Qualification of Purpose (أعْطَاهُ ثَميْنَة تَعْبِيْرَاً) | المَفْعُول لَهُ |
| A noun ending with long Vowel ( (ا | المَقَصُور |
| A noun ending with a long vowel ( ا) Followed by ( (ء | الْمَمْدُود |
| An unnonated noun. | الممنوع مِن الصَّرف |
| A noun ending with (ي) (إسْمُ فاعِلٍ مُشْتَقٌ من الفعل الناَّقِص ) | المنقُص |