Lesson Review
Arabic is made up of three types of words. Every word in Arabic will fall under one of these
three categories:
1. : An Ism can be a person, place, thing, idea, adjective, adverb, and more. Lets look at
some examples:
a. Person: Muhammad, Fatima, he, she, I, we
b. Place: New York, Texas, Egypt
c. Thing: car, building, desk, pen, bag (any item or object)
d. Ideas are things we have names for but cant touch. Examples: happiness, love,
patience, education, reflection
i. Note that words that end in ing can also be ideas, given the appropriate
context. Examples: I love learning, I like writing
e. Adjectives describe things. Examples: big masjid, small desk, handsome vase,
ugly carpet, beautiful car, happy cat, sad person
f. Adverbs describe an action being done. Examples: running quickly, eating slowly,
worked sleepily, will exercise happily
2. : A Fil is a word which is always in the past, present, or future tense. Fils are similar
to verbs in English but not exactly the same.
a. Examples of Fils in English: ran, created, eating, reads, will write
3. : A Harf is a word that does not make sense unless there is another word after it.
a. Examples of Harfs in English: in, at, for, with, to
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