مَعْطُوف
ma'tuf
Conjoined element (ma'tuf)
Nahw · syntaxSyntactic rolecore term3,028+ in the Qur'an
In one line
The conjoined element — a follower joined by a connector (و، ف، ثم…) and sharing the case.
Classical definition
المَعْطُوفُ تَابِعٌ يَتَوَسَّطُ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ مَتْبُوعِهِ أَحَدُ حُرُوفِ العَطْفِ، فَيَتْبَعُهُ فِي إِعْرَابِهِ.
(الآجرّومية)
How to spot it
Recognition test
What comes after a connector like و and copies the case of the word before it is the ma'tuf.
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