Vocabulary: Where? and prepositional phrases (Lesson 15)
| Arabic | Transliteration | Meaning | Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| أَيْنَ | ayna | where? | Question |
| فِي | fī | in | Preposition |
| عَلَى | ʿalā | on | Preposition |
| الْجَارُ وَالْمَجْرُورُ | al-jāru wa-l-majrūr | preposition and object (phrase) | Grammar |
| شِبْهُ الْجُمْلَةِ | shibhu al-jumla | phrase (not full sentence) | Grammar |
| الْفَصْلُ | al-faṣl | the classroom | Noun |
| الْمَكْتَبُ | al-maktab | the desk | Noun |
| الْمَسْجِدُ | al-masjid | the mosque | Noun |
| الْمَدْرَسَةُ | al-madrasa | the school | Noun |
| الْكُرْسِيُّ | al-kursiyy | the chair | Noun |
| الْأَرْضُ | al-arḍ | the ground | Noun |
| مَجْرُورٌ | majrūrun | in state of jar (kasra) | Grammar |
أَيْنَ asks for place. Answer with جَار وَمَجْرُور: فِي الْفَصْلِ، عَلَى الْمَكْتَبِ. The noun after the preposition is مَجْرُور (takes kasra).