LessonsThe Tawābiʿ and Naʿt: Direct and Relational AttributesQuiz

وَاعْلَمْ: أَنَّ النَّكِرَةَ تُوصَفُ بِالْجُمْلَةِ الْخَبَرِيَّةِ، نَحْوُ: «مَرَرْتُ بِرَجُلٍ أَبُوهُ عَالِمٌ» أَوْ «قَامَ أَبُوهُ».
Translation: Know that an indefinite noun may be described by a declarative sentence, such as “I passed by a man whose father is learned” or “whose father stood up.”

A declarative clause can be nominal or verbal. As an adjective of an indefinite noun, the entire clause occupies the syntactic position of a naʿt.

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The Tawābiʿ and Naʿt: Direct and Relational Attributes

وَاعْلَمْ: أَنَّ النَّكِرَةَ تُوصَفُ بِالْجُمْلَةِ الْخَبَرِيَّةِ، نَحْوُ: «مَرَرْتُ بِرَجُلٍ أَبُوهُ عَالِمٌ» أَوْ «قَامَ أَبُوهُ».
Translation: Know that an indefinite noun may be described by a declarative sentence, such as “I passed by a man whose father is learned” or “whose father stood up.”

A declarative clause can be nominal or verbal. As an adjective of an indefinite noun, the entire clause occupies the syntactic position of a naʿt.