LessonsThe indeclinable noun: definition, rule and eight classesQuiz

الَّذِي، الَّتِي are relative nouns identified by a following relative clause (ṣila).

جَاءَ الَّذِي نَجَحَ. — The one who succeeded came.
Alladhī: relative noun built on sukūn, in nominative position as fāʿil; najaḥa: past verb whose subject is an implied huwa. The relative clause has no independent iʿrāb position.

The relative noun’s built form remains fixed.

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3 — Relative nouns

The indeclinable noun: definition, rule and eight classes

الَّذِي، الَّتِي are relative nouns identified by a following relative clause (ṣila).

جَاءَ الَّذِي نَجَحَ. — The one who succeeded came.
Alladhī: relative noun built on sukūn, in nominative position as fāʿil; najaḥa: past verb whose subject is an implied huwa. The relative clause has no independent iʿrāb position.

The relative noun’s built form remains fixed.