● Arabic words have two states according to how they are arranged:
○ single word (mufrad): any noun, verb, or particle used by itself outside a sentence.
○ compound (murakkab): when one single word joins another, they form a compound:
■ single word + single word = compound
● Compounds have two main types:
1. incomplete phrase
2. complete expression, also called a sentence
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Definition of a Single Word and a Compound
Introduction to Compounds and the Nominal Sentence (Subject and Predicate)
● Arabic words have two states according to how they are arranged:
○ single word (mufrad): any noun, verb, or particle used by itself outside a sentence.
○ compound (murakkab): when one single word joins another, they form a compound:
■ single word + single word = compound
● Compounds have two main types:
1. incomplete phrase
2. complete expression, also called a sentence