Understanding the Arabic Word: الْكَلِمَةُ
A word represents a distinct unit in both spoken and written language.
Example:
Word | Translation |
|---|---|
كِتَاب | a book |
Word | Translation |
|---|---|
عَلِمَ | he knew |
Word | Translation |
|---|---|
كَتَبَ | he wrote |
Types of Words: أَنْوَاعُ الْكَلِمَةِ
There are three types of words:
Word | Translation |
|---|---|
الاِسْمُ | The noun |
Word | Translation |
|---|---|
الفِعْلُ | The verb |
Word | Translation |
|---|---|
الحَرْفُ | The particule |
A. Noun - الإِسْمُ
A noun refers to a person, animal, place, or object.
Examples:
Allah – اللَّه
مُحَمَّدٌ – Muhammad
حَجَرٌ – stone
قَمَرٌ – Moon
شَمْسٌ – sun
لَيْلَةٌ – night
نَهَارٌ – morning
قِيَامَةٌ – doomsday
فِيْلٌ- elephant
حَبْلٌ – rope
B. Verb - الفِعْلُ
A verb indicates an action and can be in the past, present, or future tense.
Examples:
فَتَحَ – He opened
ضْرِبُ – He hits
اِسْمَعْ – Listen
لا يَنْصُرْ – don’t help
C. Particle - الحَرْفُ
A particle doesn’t carry a full meaning on its own but adds context to a sentence when combined with a noun or verb. It doesn’t convey tense.
Examples:
مِنْ – From
عَنْ – From/ about
Conclusion
This Arabic lesson has concluded. Insha’Allah, our next topic will focus on the Arabic Noun.
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