Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Hundred and One Rules in Arabic Grammar! Idaafa الاضافة =================== The Idaafa structure is usually made of two or more nouns that are semantically related and in a sequence. Sometimes it sounds like a sort of "possessive" relationship, where English could use "of" or "'s".The first term of the Idaafa might be in any case andshould not take Nunation or a definite article.
The Second term of the Idaafa, on the other hand, is always in the genitive case and may take Nunation or a definite article. the language professor: **استاذ ُ اللغةِ ، استاذ َ اللغةِ ، استاذِ اللغةِ** ** a language professor: ** **استاذ ُ لغةٍ ، استاذ َ لغةٍ ، استاذ ِ لغةٍ** If you encounter a cluster of nouns, then you should try to find out if it is an Idaafa structure. Previous Next