معتل
معتل- “weak verb” Definition: A verb that has one or more “weak” letters among its root letters.
Category
Sarf Glossary
81 articles in this category
معرف بالألف و اللام
المعرف بالألف و اللام- “A word defined by the definite article” Definition: a definite ism that refers to a specific referent by means of the definite article (ال), like…
معرفة
المعرفة- “definite ism” an ism whose referent is known and identified, either by the definite article like محمد or مكّة.
معلوم
معلوم- “active voice” Definition: a word in which the verb’s active agent is stated.
منادى
المنادى- “munāda” Definition: a type of ism that is defined by being the object of a direct address and follows a vocative particle (ياء). There are a number of vocative…
منسوب
منسوب- “associative form” Definition: an ism that associates the referent with a person, place, or thing. It is constructed by suffixing a yāʾ mushaddadah, termed yāʾ al-nisbah, to…
مهموز
مهموز- “mahmūz” Definition: a verb that contains a همزة among its root letters.
نائب الفاعل
نائب الفاعل- “passive agent” Definition: the “subject” of the passive verb, where the active verb’s object becomes the subject.
نكرة
نكرة- “indefinite ism” Definition: an ism whose referent is not known or identified, like رجل or قَرْيَة.
وزن الكلمة
وزن الكلمة- “Word pattern” Definition: The basic structure of a word, distinguishing between the root letters and the added letters. To indicate the root letters, the first root letter…