Batch 2 – Term 3 : Basic Nahw and Sarf – Jumlah Ismiyyah

This online Arabic grammar course provides a thorough introduction to the Jumlah Ismiyyah (Nominal Sentence), one of the most important structures in Arabic grammar. Designed for beginner and intermediate students, the course explores how nominal sentences are formed, how their components interact, and how they convey meaning in both classical and modern Arabic.

Students will study the essential pillars of the nominal sentence—al-Mubtadaʾ (the subject/topic) and al-Khabar (the predicate/comment)—and learn the various forms in which each may appear. The course also examines common grammatical elements that affect nominal sentences, including pronouns, adjectives, prepositional phrases, adverbial expressions, and the particles and verbs that alter the grammatical state of the mubtadaʾ and khabar.

Through examples drawn from the Qur’an, Hadith, and authentic Arabic texts, students will develop the skills necessary to identify, analyze, and construct nominal sentences with confidence and accuracy.

Course Topics include:

• Introduction to the Jumlah Ismiyyah.
• The definition and role of al-Mubtadaʾ.
• The definition and role of al-Khabar.
• Types of Khabar:
  • Single-word predicate (المفرد)
  • Sentence predicate (الجملة)
  • Semi-sentence predicate (شبه الجملة)
• Conditions and rules of the Mubtadaʾ.
• Definite and indefinite nouns in nominal sentences.
• Agreement between Mubtadaʾ and Khabar.
• Pronouns within nominal sentences.
• Prepositional phrases and adverbial expressions as Khabar.
• Introduction to Kāna and its sisters (كان وأخواتها).
• Introduction to Inna and its sisters (إن وأخواتها).
• Grammatical analysis (iʿrāb) of nominal sentences.
• Qur’anic examples and practical exercises.