Arabic Declensions: Nouns and Adjectives
Jul 13, 2021
Arabic Declensions = علامات الإعراب
1- Declensions are special makers at the end of words, indicating the grammatical function of the word.
2- The three main noun (and adjective) declensions in Arabic are:
3- Nominative مرفوع, Accusative منصوب and Genitive مجرور.
4- A declension can be a short vowel, a nuunated short vowel, or a longer suffix, containing consonants and vowels.
5- When the declension is a short vowel and the noun or adjective is indefinite, the declension is nuunated.
The chart below indicates how these declensions appear in Arabic noun and adjective suffixes:
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