Essentials of Arabic Grammar - Asim Iqbal 2nd Islamic Downloads

אسאLesson 7THE RELATIVE PHRASEThe Relative PhraseE F is a co-relation betweentwo nouns. In a relative phrase the idea of one noun is veryoften more closely determined or defined by that ofא another. In this phrase, the determined noun is called‘the annexed’ and the determining noun is called ‘that to which the annexation is made or to which anothernoun is annexed’. The relation subsisting between them isknown as א ‘the annexation’, e.g. א ‘Allah’sBook’. In this phrase, is and א is .Similarly, in the phrase א ل ‘Allah’s Prophet’, ل is and א is . The following rules apply to ‘annexation’:(- is never placed on nor has it tanwin אل’‏ ‘nunnation). In the above mentioned examples, it willbe incorrect to say א or אْא and א ل or‏.אلא אْ is always و i.e., in a genitive caseending,e.g. ْא م, ْא and ْא . Inאْ and אْ ‏,אْ these examples the nouns,are the mudaf ilai, which are in genitive case.45