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March 23, 2016April 5, 2016 · Learn Arabic

Concept of Mabni (Seq # 35)

In the Arabic language, nouns are declinable. It means that, they have , ‫ﺼﻮﺏ‬ ُ ‫ َﻣ ْﻨ‬, ‫َﻣ ْﺮﻓُﻮﻉ‬
‫ َﻣﺠْ ﺮﻭﺭ‬cases with different forms. Some nouns are indeclinable. This means that they don’t change their
form (Wherever you find them, they will be same) for ‫ َﻣﺠْ ﺮﻭﺭ‬, ‫ﺼﻮﺏ‬ُ ‫ َﻣ ْﻨ‬, ‫ َﻣ ْﺮﻓُﻮﻉ‬cases . Those nouns are called in
ٌ ِ‫ َﻣﺒﻨ‬.
‫ﻲ‬

Examples:

Mabni
Case
Example
‫َﻣ ْﺮﻓُﻮﻉ‬ ‫َﻫﺬَﺍ‬
ُ ‫َﻣ ْﻨ‬
‫ﺼﻮﺏ‬ ‫َﻫﺬَﺍ‬
‫َﻣ ْﺠﺮﻭﺭ‬ ‫َﻫﺬَﺍ‬

Mabni
Case
Example
‫َﻣ ْﺮﻓُﻮﻉ‬ َ‫ﺍﻟﱠ ِﺬﻳْﻦ‬
ُ ‫َﻣ ْﻨ‬
‫ﺼﻮﺏ‬ َ‫ﺍﻟﱠ ِﺬﻳْﻦ‬
‫َﻣ ْﺠﺮﻭﺭ‬ َ‫ﺍﻟﱠ ِﺬﻳْﻦ‬
Exercises

State TRUE or FALSE: Read the verse Quran (18:6). The phrase ‫ ﺑِ َﻬﺬَﺍ‬is ‫ ﻫَﺬﺍ‬, ‫ َﺟﺎﺭ َﻣﺠْ ُﺮﻭﺭ‬is ‫ َﻣﺠْ ُﺮﻭﺭ‬and
ٌ ِ‫ َﻣﺒﻨ‬.
‫ﻲ‬
State TRUE or FALSE: Read the verse Quran (18:24). The phrase ‫ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻫَﺬﺍ‬is ‫ ﻫَﺬﺍ‬, ‫ َﺟﺎﺭ َﻣﺠْ ُﺮﻭﺭ‬is ‫ َﻣﺠْ ُﺮﻭﺭ‬and
‫ﻲ‬ٌ ِ‫ َﻣﺒﻨ‬.
State TRUE or FALSE: Read the verse Quran (18:54). The phrase ‫ ﻓِﻲ ﻫَﺬﺍ‬is not ‫ ﻫَﺬﺍ‬, ‫ َﺟﺎﺭ َﻣﺠْ ُﺮﻭﺭ‬is ‫ َﻣﺠْ ُﺮﻭﺭ‬and
‫ﻲ‬ ٌ ِ‫ َﻣﺒﻨ‬.

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Answers to Exercises

Concept of Mabni (Seq # 35) T, T, F

Source for the above : From the notes Trying to understand the Arabic Language – by Mohammed
Aijaz

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Source for above : Book 1 – Grammar Book (h ps://understand-arabic.com/grammar-for-madinah-

arabic-book-1/)