Quranic Arabic Grammar Map
Learn the key grammar terms needed to understand Quranic Arabic. This map starts with meaningful speech, then word types, i'rab, sentences, phrases, and the core components learners meet again and again.
How to use this section
Start with the foundation terms, then study word types and i'rab before moving into sentences and phrases. Each page gives a short explanation and links to the surrounding terms.
Foundation
Word Types
I'rab and Properties
إِعْرَابi'rabgrammatical state or analysisخَصَائِصُ الِاسْمproperties of ismdefiniteness, gender, number, i'rabإِعْرَابُ الِاسْمi'rab of ismnoun i'rabإِعْرَابُ الْفِعْلِ الْمُضَارِعi'rab of fi'l mudari'mudari verb moodsمَرْفُوعmarfu'raised stateمَنْصُوبmansubin nasbمَجْرُورmajrurin jarrمَجْزُومmajzumin jazmرَفْعraf'raisingنَصْبnasbnasbجَرّjarrjarrجَزْمjazmjazmمَعْرِفَةma'rifahdefiniteنَكِرَةnakirahindefiniteمُذَكَّرmudhakkarmasculineمُؤَنَّثmu'annathfeminineمُفْرَدmufradsingularمُثَنًّىmuthannadualجَمْعjam'pluralأَنْوَاعُ الْفِعْلtypes of fi'lverb typesفِعْل مَاضٍfi'l madipast verbفِعْل مُضَارِعfi'l mudari'present or future verbفِعْل أَمْرfi'l amrcommand verbنَهْيnahiprohibitionأَنْوَاعُ الْحَرْفtypes of harfparticle typesعَامِلamilgoverning or affectingغَيْر عَامِلghayr 'amilnon-governing
Sentences
Phrases
مُرَكَّب نَاقِصmurakkab naqisincomplete constructمُرَكَّب جَارِّيmurakkab jarriprepositional phraseمُرَكَّب إِضَافِيmurakkab idafipossessive phraseمُرَكَّب تَوْصِيفِيmurakkab tawsifidescriptive phraseمُرَكَّب إِشَارِيmurakkab isharipointing phraseمُرَكَّب عَطْفِيmurakkab atfijoining phraseمُرَكَّب بَدَلِيmurakkab badalisubstitution phrase