LessonsThe Tawābiʿ and Naʿt: Direct and Relational AttributesQuiz

1. Does the adjective follow the first noun in case and definiteness? Al-qaryati and al-ẓālimi are both definite and genitive.
2. Whose quality is asserted? The village’s people, ahluhā, not the village itself.

When the quality belongs to a related noun, use the relational-naʿt analysis.

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Two Diagnostic Questions for Sababī Naʿt

The Tawābiʿ and Naʿt: Direct and Relational Attributes

1. Does the adjective follow the first noun in case and definiteness? Al-qaryati and al-ẓālimi are both definite and genitive.
2. Whose quality is asserted? The village’s people, ahluhā, not the village itself.

When the quality belongs to a related noun, use the relational-naʿt analysis.