The Language of Quran — Easier than English (Book One)
Who this is for
For learners who can already read Arabic and want the grammar map needed to understand Quranic Arabic.
What you will study
Word types, ism properties, i'rab, key phrase structures, and the foundations of the nominal sentence.
How to use this page
Work through the lessons in order, revise the notes, and use the grammar glossary whenever a term feels unclear.
Mapping Arabic
An orientation to the Arabic language — the alphabet, the three word types, and how words become sentences.
The ISM and Its Properties
Every ISM carries four simultaneous properties: definiteness, gender, number, and i'raab. This unit covers each property in full.
- L01-P1The Four Properties of ISM→
- L01-P2I'raab — The Case System of Arabic→
- L02-P1Definiteness — مَعْرِفَة and نَكِرَة→
- L02-P2The Nominal Sentence — Jumla Ismiyya→
- L03-P1Grammatical Gender — Masculine and Feminine→
- L03-P2Gender and the Descriptive Phrase→
- L04-P1Number in Arabic — Singular and Dual→
- L04-P2Arabic Sound Plurals — Masculine and Feminine→
- L05-P1The 14 Detached Arabic Pronouns→
- L05-P2Pronouns in Nominal Sentences→
- L06Broken Plurals in Arabic→
I'raab in Depth
The three declension types and the special i'raab endings found throughout the Quran.
The Harf of Jarr (Particles)
The prepositions of Arabic — how they work, what they mean, and how to identify them in Quranic text.
The Idafah (Possessive Phrase)
The most common phrase structure in the Quran — the relationship between mudaf and mudaf ilayhi.
Demonstrative Phrases
How Arabic points to things near and far — and how demonstratives interact with definiteness and i'raab.
The Nominal Sentence — Advanced
Emphasis, negation, inna and her sisters, and the relative noun — completing your command of the Jumlah Ismiyyah.