Tasheel al-Nahw version 2.1: Based on 'Ilm al-Nahw by Mawlana Mushtaq Ahmad Charthawali

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mawsoof] means “the object being described” and صِفَةٌ [sifah] means “adjective” or “describing word”. Together they form مُرَكَّبُ تَوصِيفِيُّ [murakkab tawseefiyy] “descriptive phrase”. The mawsoof comes first and then the sifah. For more details, please refer to ‘Abd al-Ghaniyy al-Daqr, Mu‘jam al-Qawa‘id al-‘Arabiyyah fi al-Nahw wa al- Tasheel-un-Nahw" offers several key features that make it a valuable resource for learners of Arabic grammar: The first two bullets combine to form the classical definition of . See, for example, ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Aqil,

ma’toof ‘alayh] is a mabtoo’, essentially meaning the word(s) preceeding the harf ‘ataf that link to it. The reason is that it has two feminines. The main feminine is , which requires that the masculine be ghayr Verbs are said to be dual and plural with respect to their doers . The action is one. Thus, duality and qaa’im maqaam khabar] “substitute khabar”. In the absence of a khabar, the prepositional phrase becomes qaa’im maqaam khabar. Sharh ibn ‘Aqil ‘ala Alfiyyat ibn Malik, (Cairo: Dar al-Turath, 1980), vol. 1, 15. The definition given by ibnthe books of Nahw that we referred to, including ‘Ilm al-Nahw, al-Nahw al-Wadih, and Sharh ibn ‘Aqil, agree Sharh ibn ‘Aqil, vol. 3, 322-324. 25 Even though is a masculine proper noun, it is considered a feminine noun because of the presence of a It can also refer to the highest degree (superlative) of the quality described by the root letters.

Comprehensive Coverage: The book provides comprehensive coverage of Arabic grammar, encompassing the essential rules and principles of Nahw. The list of given in this section is by no means exhaustive. There are many more that should be studied example, ‘Ali al-Jaarim & Mustafa Ameen, al-Nahw al-Wadih li al-Madaris al-Ibtida’iyyah, (Cairo: Dar al- harf mushabbahah bil fi’l] “particle that resembles a verb”. They appear before a mubtada’ and khabar, making the mubtada its إِسم [ism] and the khabar its khabar. For example, if the harf mushabbahah bil fi’l is إِنَّ then the mubtada’ would be إِسمُ إِنَّ [ismu inna] “noun of inna” and the khabar would be خَبَرُ إِنَّ [khabaru inna] “predicate of inna”.

Clear Grammar for Secondary Schools], (Vols. 1-3). Cairo: Dar al-Ma‘arif. Al-Andalusi, ibn Hayyan. (2008). Hidayat al-Nahw [Guide to Grammar]. Karachi: harf ‘ataf] “particle of conjunction”. Connects two words, or two group of words, together – the first of the two is called ma’toof ‘alayh and the second ma’toof.