Determining the I'rab for Arabic Nouns

‫مواضع الأسماء‬ ‫الحالة‬ ‫اسم مفرد‬ ‫جمع تكسير‬ ‫مثنى‬ ‫جمع مذكر سالم‬ ‫جمع مؤنث سالم‬
Type of noun / Part of
"The State" Singular noun Irregular plural noun Dual noun Plural masculine "safe" Plural feminine "safe"
speech

‫مبتدأ‬ ُ ‫الم َو َّظ‬

‫ف جديد‬ ُ ُ َّ‫الطل‬
‫اب جدد‬ ُّ ‫الم َو َّظ َفان جديدان‬
ُ ‫الموظ ُفون جدد‬ ‫الموظفات جديدات‬
ُ
the employee is new The students are new The two employees are new The (male) employees are new The (female) employees are new

‫خبر‬ ‫م َو َّظف‬
ُ ‫محمد‬ ‫الأولاد ُطلَّاب‬ ‫م َو َّظ َفان‬
ُ ‫الولدان‬ ‫موظفون‬
ُ ‫الأولاد‬ ‫البنات موظفات‬
Muhammad is an employee The boys are students The two boys are employees The boys are employees The girls are employees

‫فاعل‬ ‫الرفع‬ ُ ‫مو َّظ‬

‫ف‬ َ ‫جاء ا ُل‬ ُ َّ‫الطل‬
‫اب‬ ُّ ‫جاء‬ ‫الم َو َّظ َفان‬
ْ ‫جاء‬ ‫جاء الموظ ُفون‬ ‫الموظفات‬
ُ ‫جاءت‬
The employee came The students came The two employees came The employees came The female employees came

‫اسم كان‬ ُ ‫مو َّظ‬

‫ف جيدا‬ َ ‫كان ا ُل‬ ‫الطلاب متعبين‬
ُ ‫كان‬ ‫كان الموظ َفان جديدين‬ ‫الموظفون جدد‬
ُ ‫كان‬ ‫الموظفات جديدات‬
ُ ‫كانت‬
He was the good employee The students were tired The two employees were new The employees were new The female employees were new

‫خبر إن‬ ‫م َو ّظف‬

ُ ‫إن محمد‬ ‫إن الأولاد طلاب‬ ‫إن الولدين موظ َفان‬ ‫موظفون‬
ُ ‫إن الأولاد‬ ‫إن البنات موظفات‬
Indeed, Muhammad is an employee Indeed, the boys are students Indeed, the two boys are employees Indeed, the boys are employees Indeed, the girls are employees

‫علامات الرفع‬ ٌ ٌُ ٌ ٌُ ‫ٌَان‬ ‫ٌُون‬ ٌ ٌُ

Case ending for nouns in the state of Takes damma Takes damma if Takes damma Takes damma if Takes Alif before Nun with fat'ha on preceding Takes Waw before Nun with damma on preceding Takes damma Takes damma if
Marfua’h: tanween if indefinite definite tanween if indefinite definite letter letter tanween if indefinite definite

‫مفعول به‬ َ ‫مو َّظ‬

‫ف‬ َ ‫رأى أحمد ا ُل‬ ‫الطلاب‬
َ ‫رأى أحمد‬ ‫رأى أحمد الموظ َفين‬ ‫رأى أحمد الموظفين‬ ‫رأى أحمد الموظفات‬
Ahmad saw the employee Ahmad saw the students Ahmad saw the two employees Ahmad saw the employees Ahmad saw the (female) employees

‫م َو َّظفا‬
ُ ‫كان محمد‬ ‫كان الأولاد طلابا‬ ‫كان الولدان موظ َفين‬ ‫كان الأولاد موظفين‬ ‫كانت البنات موظفات‬
‫خبر كان‬ ‫النصب‬ Muhammad was an employee The boys were students The two boys were employees The boys were employees The girls were employees

‫اسم إن‬ َ ‫الم َو َّظ‬

‫ف جيد‬ ْ ‫إن‬ ‫الطلاب متعبين‬
َ ‫إن‬ ‫إن الموظ َفين جديدان‬ ‫إن الموظفين جدد‬ ‫إن الموظفات جديدات‬
Indeed, the employee is new Indeed, the students are tired Indeed, the two employees are new Indeed, the employees are new Indeed, the female employees are new

‫علامات النصب‬ ‫ا‬ ٌَ ‫ا‬ ٌَ ‫ٌَـين‬ ‫ٌـين‬ ٌ ِ

Case ending for nouns in the state of Takes Alif w/fat'ha Takes Alif w/fat'ha Takes Yaa before Nun with fat'ha on preceding Takes kasra Takes kasra if
Takes fat'ha if definite Takes fat'ha if definite Takes Yaa before Nun with kasra on preceding letter
Mansub: tanween (if indefinite) tanween (if indefinite) letter tanween if indefinite definite

‫اسم مجرور‬ ‫الم َو َّظف‬

ُ ‫ذهب إلى‬ ‫ذهب إلى الطلاب‬ ‫ذهب إلى الموظ َفين‬ ‫ذهب إلى الموظفين‬ ‫ذهب إلى الموظفات‬
‫الجر‬
He went to the employee He went to the students He went to the two employees He went to the employees He went to the female employees

‫مضاف إليه‬ ‫الم َو َّظف‬

ُ ‫هذا قلم‬ ‫هذا قلم الطلاب‬ ‫هذا قلم الموظ َفين‬ ‫هذا قلم الموظفين‬ ‫هذا قلم الموظفات‬
This is the employees pen This pen belongs to the students This pen belongs to the two employees This pen belongs to the employees This pen belongs to the female employees

‫علامات الجر‬ ٌ ِ ٌ ِ ‫ٌَـين‬ ‫ٌـين‬ ٌ ِ

Case ending rule nouns in the state of Takes kasra tanween Takes kasra tanween Takes Yaa before Nun with fat'ha on preceding Takes kasra Takes kasra if
Takes kasra if definite Takes kasra if definite Yakes Yaa before Nun with kasra on preceding letter
Majrur: if indefinite if indefinite letter tanween if indefinite definite