I'rab ( Arabic: إعراب ) is an inflection system for the classical Arabic language using case endings recorded using characters . It is used for 3 available cases: nominative , genitive , accusative .
Content
Use of Cases
Nominative (marked by dummy ):
- subject of the verb sentence (الفاعل في جملة فعلية)
- subject and predicate of the sentence (المبتدأ والخبر في جملة اسمية) with some exceptions
- appeal (النداء)
- some adverbs (ظرف حال)
- initial form of name
Genitive (marked by Qasra ):
- preposition supplement
- complement locative adverb (ظرف مكان وظرف زمان)
- second, third and subsequent forms of supplement - idafa (المضاف اليه)
- elitive (comparison / superlative) adjectives
Accusative (marked by Fatah ):
- transitive verb complement (المفعول به)
- subject to a noun phrase starting with إن or similar.
- adverbs-circumstances and most adverbs
- internal complement or other accusative construction (المفعول المطلق), which enhances the action by adding a verb noun (مصدر) after the verb
- expression of state or mode of action (الحال)
- action reason expression (المفعول لأجله), usually using an indefinite verbal noun
- specific accusative (التمييز) answering the question how. Includes comp./excel. degrees and countable nouns in amounts between 11 and 99
- some special cases, for example: كان وأخواتها - إنّ وأخواتها - ظنّ وأخواتها
- half-prepositions
- addition (how much and how much)
- exclamation of surprise
- vocal member
- nouns following excluding particles in non-negative sentences
- nouns after categorical denial
Singular cases
| Case | Nominative (مرفوع) | Genitive (مجرور) | Accusative (منصوب) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certain Condition (المعرفة) | ُ (s) | ِ (s) | but) |
| Uncertain State (النكرة) | ٌ (-un) | ٍ (in) | ً (-an) |
Double number
| Case | Nominative (مرفوع) | Genitive (مجرور) | Accusative (منصوب) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ending | َانِ (s) | َينِ (online (s)) | َينِ (online (s)) |
A third root consonant “و” is also added if there are only 2 root consonants in a word. Some variations are possible, for example َتَان ((a) tan) for the female dual.
Plural integer
The first of two is the plural form in Arabic. The second way is a broken whole, using not i'rab, but a change of the word itself, and used for some nouns.
| Case | Nominative (مرفوع) | Genitive (مجرور) | Accusative (منصوب) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feminine ending | اتٌ (-at) | اتٍ (-at (s) n) | اتٍ (-at (s) n) |
| Masculine ending | ُوْنَ (-un) | يِن (in) | يِن (in) |
When the word ends with "ة" or "ــة", then -aat (ات) is used, although these letters must first be discarded. Some variations are possible, for example, the suffix -in (يْنَ) can be used for some nouns for multipliers. numbers of certain categories, such as: religion, nationality, profession.
Offer Types
Verb sentences (الجملة الفعلية) - Use the VSO word order. In such a sentence, the complement takes the accusative form, and the subject - the nominative.
Nickname sentences (الجملة الإسمية) - use the SVO word order. They can have an explicit verb (then the subject is nominative, and the predicate is accusative), but not (both are nominative).
Sisters (إِنَّ وَأَخَوَاتُهَا):
Akhavat inna (أخوات إنّ) - a class of related and derivative words from أنّ:
- إنّ
- أنّ
- لكنّ
- لأنّ
- كأنّ
If the sentence begins with 1 of them, then the subject becomes in the accusative case instead of the nominative (including in the verbal appendix).
Akhavat kana (أخوات كان) is a class of 13 verbs of state / duration and time of action / events derived from كان (kana). Sentences with such verbs are considered verbless. When used, the subject becomes in the nominative case, and the addition - in the accusative. The word order is SVO, although at first glance it looks like a VSO.
Verbal moods
- indicative (مرفوع)
- subjunctive (منصوب)
- yussiv (مجزوم)
- imperative
- short energetic
- long energetic