Vocabulary: New words used in the AL (Definiteness) lessons
| Arabic (العربية) | Transliteration | Meaning | Notes / Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| بَيْتٌ | baytun | a house | Indefinite noun (nakira) |
| الْبَيْتُ | al-baytu | the house | Definite with AL |
| كِتَابٌ | kitābun | a book | Indefinite noun (nakira) |
| الْكِتَابُ | al-kitābu | the book | Definite with AL |
| رَجُلٌ | rajulun | a man | Indefinite noun (nakira) |
| الرَّجُلُ | ar-rajulu | the man | Definite with AL (sun letter) |
| دَفْتَرٌ | daftarun | a notebook | Indefinite noun |
| الدَّفْتَرُ | ad-daftaru | the notebook | Definite with AL (sun letter) |
| كُرْسِيٌّ | kursiyyun | a chair | Indefinite noun |
| الْكُرْسِيُّ | al-kursiyyu | the chair | Definite with AL |
| مَسْجِدٌ | masjidun | a mosque | Place (indefinite) |
| الْمَسْجِدُ | al-masjidu | the mosque | Definite with AL |
| مَدِينَةٌ | madīnatun | a city | Place (indefinite) |
| الْمَدِينَةُ | al-madīnatu | the city | Definite with AL |
| النَّكِرَةُ | an-nakiratu | the indefinite (form) | Grammar term |
| الْمَعْرِفَةُ | al-maʿrifatu | the definite (form) | Grammar term |
| قَمَرِيٌّ | qamariyyun | lunar (moon) | Grammar term |
| شَمْسِيٌّ | shamsiyyun | solar (sun) | Grammar term |
This list collects only the new words and key pairs for Lesson 3. Pay special attention to how the same noun appears once as indefinite (without AL) and once as definite (with الْ).