Category : Sarf Glossary

مشتق- “a variant word” A مشتق is a word that is derived from either a root word or another variant. Example: عَلِمَ (he knew), and مُعَلِّم (a teacher); the former is derived from عِلْم, while the latter is derived from عَلَّمَ (h..

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المصدر- maṣdar or “verbal noun” Definition: a word that refers solely to an action or state without reference to tense, like:  ضرب (hitting/to hit), and حسن (goodness, be..

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مصدر ميمي- mīm–maṣdar Definition:  a type of مصدر, other than the original مصدر, that is constructed by replacing the حرف مضارعة in the 1st صيغة of the مضارع-form with a non-root ميم. All verbs have this type of مصد..

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المضاف- “muḍāf” Definition: an ism that is defined through its muḍāf ilayh. In other words, whenever an indefinite ism is in an iḍāfah-construct with a definite ism, the construct makes the muḍāf definite by specifying and defining it through the defi..

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