Session 1 Basics of Qur'anic Arabic 1

I. WORD CLASSIFICATION

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PertiIc

Vcrb
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Noun
* No meaning on its own
* Needs a Noun or Verb to be meaningful
Ex: in <> in the room
to <> to drink water
* Indicates action and tense
(time)
Ex: to eat; he ate; she will
eat; they eat
* Name of a person, place or
a ting
* !ction witout tense (time)
Ex: eating
* !d"ecti#e ($ualit%)
Ex: good, beautiful
C. NOUN: ENDING
Noun: Type
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Proper/Specific

Common/Gener!
(default)
A boy came.
I saw a cat.
I stayed at a hotel.
The boy came. Ali came.
I saw Tom the cat.
I stayed at the Marrriott.
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Session 1 Basics of Qur'anic Arabic
I"en#ific#ion
Common Noun
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1. Exception:
Nouns that have double accent, but refer to a proper entity: 5 78 .9 , 5 7
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