A kalimah (word) can fall into either one of the following categories:
1) إسم (ism – noun)
Minimum: 3 letters
Maximum: 7 letters
Example:
3: عنب (grape)
4: جعفر (stream)
5: سفرجل (quince)
6: زعفران (saffron)
7: استفهام (question)
2) فعل (fi’al – verb)
Minimum: 3 letters
Maximum: 6 letters
Example:
3: كتب (to write)
4: دحرج (to roll)
5: اجتمع (to gather)
6: استغفر (to ask forgiveness)
3) حرف (harf – letter\s)
Falls into the following categories:
i) Letters of the Alphabet
Known as the following:
– الحروف الهجائية
– الحروف الأبجدية
– الحروف الألفبائية
ii) Letters of Prepositions
There are a total of 80 prepositions
Minimum: 1 letter
Maximum: 5 letters
Example:
1: همزة الإستفهام – أ
2: من، او
3: إلى، ثمَّ، ليتَ
4: لعلَّ, حتَّى
5: لاكنَّ، إنَّما
There are three types of prepositions:
a) Those that only precede a noun.
Example: في
b) Those that only precede a verb.
Example: لمْ
c) Those that precede either verbs or nouns.
Example: هلْ
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