Lesson 9

Question 1

What is مركب توصيفي ?

Answer 1

When 2 words join together. The 2nd describes the 1st.

Question 2

What is the word that is being described called ?

Answer 2

موصوف

Question 3

What is the describing word called ?

Answer 3

صفّه

Question 4

Provide an example of a مركب توصيفي and state which word is the موصوف and which is the صفّة.

Answer 4

اَلْحَجَرُ الْأَسْوَدْ
(The Black Stone)

The موصوف is اَلْحَجَرْ.
The صفّة is اَلْأَسْوَدْ.

Question 5

How many categories do موصوف and صفّة have to agree in and what are they ?

Answer 5

They have to agree in 4 things:
1. Number (واحد / تثنية / جمع)
2. Gender (مذكّر / مؤنّث)
3. Specificity (معرفة / نكرة)
4. States (مرفوع / منصوب / مجرور)

Question 6

Provide all examples for the 1st category ?

Answer 6

رَجُلٌ مُؤْمِنٌ .1
(Believing Man)
رَجُلَانِ مُؤْمِنَانِ .2
(2 Believing Men)
رِجَالٌ مُؤْمِنُوْنَ .3
(3+ Believing Men)

Question 7

Provide all examples for the 2nd category ?

Answer 7

زَيْدٌ صَغِيْرٌ .1
(Small Zaid)
فَاطِمَةٌ صَغِيْرَةٌ .2
(Small Fatimah)

Question 8

Provide all examples for the 3rd category ?

Answer 8

اَلْبَيْتُ اَلْكَبِيْرُ .1
(The Big House)
بَيْتٌ كَبِيْرٌ .2
(Big House)

Question 9

Provide all examples for the 4th category ?

Answer 9

رَسُوْلٌ كَرِيْمٌ .1
(Noble Messenger)
رَسُوْلاً كَرِيْمًا .2
(Noble Messenger)
رَسُوْلٍ كَرِيْمٍ .3
(Noble Messenger)

Question 10

What is نكرة مخصوصة ?

Answer 10

When a صفة is placed after a نكرة word the نكرة word becomes partially specific, e.g.
قَلَمٌ أَسْوَدُ
(Black Pen)