LessonsRelative Nouns — Ṣilah, ʿĀʾid, Forms and SyntaxQuiz

«هَذَا الطَّالِبُ»: this student; «هَذَا» is a demonstrative.
«الطَّالِبُ الَّذِي نَجَحَ»: the student who succeeded; «الَّذِي» is relative and needs «نَجَحَ» as its ṣilah.

A demonstrative points out a referent; a relative noun completes identification through a clause.

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Relative versus demonstrative

Relative Nouns — Ṣilah, ʿĀʾid, Forms and Syntax

«هَذَا الطَّالِبُ»: this student; «هَذَا» is a demonstrative.
«الطَّالِبُ الَّذِي نَجَحَ»: the student who succeeded; «الَّذِي» is relative and needs «نَجَحَ» as its ṣilah.

A demonstrative points out a referent; a relative noun completes identification through a clause.