Lessons in Arabic Language - Book 1
Shaykh Dr. V. 'Abdur Raheem
Islamic University of Madeenah
Lesson 3 - definite and indefinite nouns
lam shamsiyyah and lam qamariyyah
the vocabulary list is at the end of the lesson
Vocabulary for all Lessons . Transliteration Table







| Nouns and | Adjectives | Other | Words | |
| Transliteration |
Translation |
Transliteration |
Translation | |
| 3aSr, al 3aSru | late afternoon prayer, the late afternoon prayer | ba3eed, ba3eedun | far | |
| 3isha', al 3isha'u | evening prayer, the evening prayer | fam | why, wherefore | |
| 3ayn, 3aynun, al 3aynu | eye, an eye, the eye | jalis, jalisun | sitting | |
| 'ab, 'abun, al 'abu | father, a father, the father | qAreeb, qAreebun | near | |
| 'aKh, 'aKhun, al 'aKhu | brother, a brother, the brother | waaqif, waaqifun | standing | |
| 'iSba3, 'iSba3un, al 'iSba3u | finger, a finger, the finger | . | . | |
| baarid, baaridun | cold | . | . | |
| dukkaan, dukkaanun, al dukkaanu | store/ shop, a store/ shop, the store/ shop | . | . | |
| DAyf, DAyfun, aD DAyfu | guest, a guest, the guest | . | . | |
| Dufr, Dufrun, aD Dufru | finger nail, a finger nail, the finger nail | . | . | |
| dhahab, dhahabun, adh dhahabu | departure, a departure, the departure | . | . | |
| DhAhr, DhAhrun, aDh DhAru | back, a back, the back | . | . | |
| Dhuhr, aDh Dhuhr | noon prayer, the noon prayer | . | . | |
| fajr,al fajru | dawn prayer, | . | . | |
| fajr, fajrun, al fajru | dawn, dawn, the dawn | . | . | |
| faqeer, faqeerun | poor | . | . | |
| hawaa', hawaa'un, al hawaa'u | air, air, the air | . | . | |
| Haarr, Haarrun | hot | . | . | |
| Hulw, Hulwun | sweet | . | . | |
| jadeed, jadeedun | new | . | . | |
| jameel, jameelun, | beautiful | . | . | |
| jannah, jannatun, al jannatu | paradise, a paradise, the paradise | . | . | |
| kabeer, kabeerun | big | . | . | |
| ka3abah, al ka3abatu | Kaabah, the Kaabah | . | . | |
| KhAfeef, KhAfeefun | light | . | . | |
| Khubz, Khubzun, al Khubzu | bread, bread, the bread | . | . | |
| ladheedh, ladheedhun | sweet tasting, delicious | . | . | |
| laHm, laHmun, al laHmu | meat, meat, the meat | . | . | |
| maa', maa'un, al maa'u | water, water, the water | . | . | |
| maftuuH, maftuuHun | opened | |||
| maksuur, maksuurun | broken | . | . | |
| mareeD, mareeDun, al mareeDu | sick person, a sick person, the sick person | . | . | |
| mareeD, mareeDun | sick ( adjective) | . | . | |
| maRrib, al maRribu | sunset prayer, the sunset prayer | . | . | |
| maRrib, maRribun, al maRribu | sunset, a sunset, the sunset | . | . | |
| naDeef, naDeefun | clean (adjective) | . | . | |
| qAdeem, qAdeemun | old | . | . | |
| qAmar, qAmarun, al qAmaru | moon, a moon, the moon | . | . | |
| qASeer, qASeerun | short (in height) | . | . | |
| quraan, quraanun, al quraanu | Quraan, Quraan, the Quraan | . | . | |
| rA'as, rA'asun, ar rA'asu | head, a head, the head | . | . | |
| rAsuul, rAsuulun, ar rAsuulu | messenger, a messenger, the messenger | . | . | |
| RAdaa', RAdaa'un, RAdaa'u | breakfast, a breakfast, the breakfast | . | . | |
| RAniy, RAniyyun, RAniyyu | rich | . | . | |
| samak, samakun, as samaku | fish, a fish, the fish | . | . | |
| shams, shamsun, ash shamsu | sun, a sun, the sun | . | . | |
| SAAbuun, SAAbuunun, SAAbuunu | soap, soap, the soap | . | . | |
| SAdeeq, SAdeequn, aS SAdeequ | truth, a truth, the truth | . | . | |
| SAdr, SAdrun, aS SAdru | chest, a chest, the chest | . | . | |
| SAlah, SAlatun, aS SAlatu | prayer, a prayer, the prayer | . | . | |
| SAReer, SAReerun | small | . | . | |
| tuffaaH, tuffaaHun, at tuffaaHu | apple, an apple, the apple | . | . | |
| TAweel, TAweelun | tall (in height) | . | . | |
| thaqeel, thaqeelun | heavy | . | . | |
| thawb, thawbun, ath thawbu | thawb, a thawb, the thawb | . | . | |
| wajh, wajhun, al wajhu | face, a face, the face | . | . | |
| warAq, warAqun, al warAqu | paper, a paper, the paper | . | . | |
| wasiKh, wasiKhun | dirty | . | . | |
| yad, yadun, al yadu | hand, a hand, the hand | . | . | |
| zahrAh, zahrAtun, az zahrAtu | flower, a flower, the flower | . | . |
Lesson 2 - dhaalika - that
Lesson 4 - prepositions: fee - 3alaa - min - 'ilaa