Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Elementary Arabic Morphology 2 Conjuncts What is a conjunct? What is a sentence with a conjunct called? What is the pronoun in the sentence with a conjunct called? How many kinds of conjuncts are there? What is a specific conjunct? What are the specific conjuncts? Are specific conjuncts declinable or indeclinable? What is a common conjunct? What are the common conjuncts?
A conjunct is a noun whose meaning is not complete unless there is a sentence after it with a pronoun that relates to it. For example: جاءَ الخادم الذي کلَّمتُکَ عنه (The servant who you talked about came). The sentence after a conjunct is called a relative sentence. The pronoun in the relative sentence is called a returning pronoun.
There are two kinds of returning pronouns: clear, for example جاء الذي سافر أبوه (the person whose father is traveling came) and hidden, for example جاء الذي أرسلتُ (the person who I sent for came). There are two types of conjuncts: specific and common. A specific conjunct is a word used specifically for single, dual, and plural masculine and feminine words. The specific conjuncts are: • Masculine: 1. الّذی (single) 2. اللّذانِ اللّذَینِ (dual) 3. اللّذِینَ (plural) • Feminine: 1.
For example: أُکرِّمُ مَن یَزُورُني (I respect whoever visits me) • ما which is used for non-rational beings. For example: کُل ما تَشتهیهِ نَفسُکَ (Eat whatever your heart desires) • أيّ which is used for both rational and non-rational beings. For example: أُحِبُّ أيَّ التلامذةِ یدرسُ (I love whichever student who studies) Previous Next