whats a sun letter
a word that if preceded by “the” (ال) it will give the first word of that letter a shaddah and the laam is melted
whats a moon letter
a word that if preceded by “the” it will give the laam a sukoon
what are the sun letters
ت. ث .د .ذ .ر .ز .س .ش .ص .ض .ط .ظ .ل .ن
what are the moon letters
ا .ب .ج .ح .خ .ع .غ .ف .ق .ك .م .و .ه .ي
What are consonants in arabic grammar
consonants are all the arabic letters exlcuding alif wow and yaa and taa marboota when they act as long vowels
what are vowels in arabic grammar
vowels are the harakat so fatha qusra and dhumma its also sukoon and long vowels so alif wow and yaa sometimes
In Arabic, when two consonants come together between two words, what is added to the first word to make pronunciation easier? Give an example.
A short helping vowel (usually “a”) is added to the final consonant of the first word.
Example: kitaab sagheer → kitaaba sagheer
How are Arabic past tense verbs categorized?
they are categorized based on the numbers of root consonants that they possess
what is noun in arabic and what is a noun
noun in arabic is اسم aka ism
a noun is the name of something that is static this can include things that are tangible as well as intangible
what is a verb in arabic and what is the definition of a verb
verb in arabic is فعل aka fighl
a verb is an action, occurence or state of being
what is a particle in arabic and whats the definition of a particle
particle in arabic is حرف aka harf
the definition of particle is a word that helps establish a relationship between the noun and the words
how to make a masculine noun into a feminine form
u add taa marboota
what is a definite noun
a noun that the speaker or listener knows
what is an indefinite noun
a noun that is generalized i.e house
what happens if u add “the” to an indefinite noun
it becomes definite
