Fawq denotes “above” and taḥt “below.” When the complement is explicit, parse the normal adverbial construction; omission with a definite intended complement motivates the special building pattern.
Additional example: الْكِتَابُ فَوْقَ الطَّاوِلَةِ.
The book is above the table.
Al-kitābu: subject; fawqa: accusative place adverb and muḍāf; al-ṭāwilati: genitive complement; phrase forms the predicate relation.
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Indeclinable Adverbs — Ghāyāt, Time and Place
Fawq denotes “above” and taḥt “below.” When the complement is explicit, parse the normal adverbial construction; omission with a definite intended complement motivates the special building pattern.
Additional example: الْكِتَابُ فَوْقَ الطَّاوِلَةِ.
The book is above the table.
Al-kitābu: subject; fawqa: accusative place adverb and muḍāf; al-ṭāwilati: genitive complement; phrase forms the predicate relation.