LessonsRelative Nouns — Ṣilah, ʿĀʾid, Forms and SyntaxQuiz

وَلَا بُدَّ مِنْ عَائِدٍ فِيهَا يَعُودُ إِلَى الْمَوْصُولِ.
Translation: The ṣilah must contain a returning element referring back to the relative noun.

The ʿāʾid links the relative noun to its clause. It may be overt, understood as a subject pronoun, or omitted under specific rules.

In «الَّذِي أَبُوهُ قَائِمٌ», the «هُ» of «أَبُوهُ» is the returning pronoun.

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Why the return pronoun matters

Relative Nouns — Ṣilah, ʿĀʾid, Forms and Syntax

وَلَا بُدَّ مِنْ عَائِدٍ فِيهَا يَعُودُ إِلَى الْمَوْصُولِ.
Translation: The ṣilah must contain a returning element referring back to the relative noun.

The ʿāʾid links the relative noun to its clause. It may be overt, understood as a subject pronoun, or omitted under specific rules.

In «الَّذِي أَبُوهُ قَائِمٌ», the «هُ» of «أَبُوهُ» is the returning pronoun.