LessonsMubtadaʾ and Khabar — Definition and Foundational RulesQuiz

نَحْوُ: «زَيْدٌ قَائِمٌ».
Translation: For example, “Zayd is standing.”

زَيْدٌ: mubtadaʾ, nominative with visible ḍamma, definite because it is a proper name.
قَائِمٌ: khabar, nominative with visible ḍamma, indefinite in this example.

Ask: whom are we speaking about? Zayd. What is being stated? That he is standing.

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Mubtadaʾ and Khabar — Definition and Foundational Rules

نَحْوُ: «زَيْدٌ قَائِمٌ».
Translation: For example, “Zayd is standing.”

زَيْدٌ: mubtadaʾ, nominative with visible ḍamma, definite because it is a proper name.
قَائِمٌ: khabar, nominative with visible ḍamma, indefinite in this example.

Ask: whom are we speaking about? Zayd. What is being stated? That he is standing.