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Lesson 7: Vocabulary — Idafa Next
Lesson 7: Part 1: Idafa — Basic Possession Part 2: Idafa Rules & Chain Idafa Part 3: Dialogue (Idafa in Conversation) Part 4: Exercises (Idafa) ▶ Part 5: Vocabulary (Idafa)

المفردات: كَلِمَاتُ الْإِضَافَةِ

Vocabulary: Nouns frequently used as Mudhaf and Mudhaf Ilayh in Lesson 7

Arabic (العربية) Transliteration Meaning Group
اَللهُ Allāhu Allah (God) Owner (Mudhaf Ilayh)
الْمُعَلِّمُ al-muʿallimu the teacher (m) Owner (Mudhaf Ilayh)
الطَّبِيبُ aṭ-ṭabību the doctor (m) Owner (Mudhaf Ilayh)
الطَّالِبُ aṭ-ṭālibu the student (m) Owner (Mudhaf Ilayh)
الطَّالِبَةُ aṭ-ṭālibatu the student (f) Owner (Mudhaf Ilayh)
الرَّجُلُ ar-rajulu the man Owner (Mudhaf Ilayh)
الْوَلَدُ al-waladu the boy Owner (Mudhaf Ilayh)
مُدِيرُ الْمَدْرَسَةِ mudīru al-madrasati the principal of the school Owner (Mudhaf Ilayh in chain)
كِتَابٌ kitābun a book Possessed (Mudhaf)
قَلَمٌ qalamun a pen Possessed (Mudhaf)
مِفْتَاحٌ miftāḥun a key Possessed (Mudhaf)
بَيْتٌ baytun a house Possessed (Mudhaf)
بَابٌ bābun a door Possessed (Mudhaf)
غُرْفَةٌ ghurfatun a room Possessed (Mudhaf)
مَكْتَبٌ maktabun a desk / office Possessed (Mudhaf)
سَرِيرٌ sarīrun a bed Possessed (Mudhaf)
حَقِيبَةٌ ḥaqībatun a bag Possessed (Mudhaf)
سَيَّارَةٌ sayyāratun a car Possessed (Mudhaf)
الْمَسْجِدُ al-masjidu the mosque Place noun
الْمَدْرَسَةُ al-madrasatu the school Place noun
الْفَصْلُ al-faṣlu the classroom Place noun
الْإِضَافَةُ al-iḍāfatu Idafa (possession structure) Grammar term
مُضَافٌ muḍāfun first noun in Idafa (possessed) Grammar term
مُضَافٌ إِلَيْهِ muḍāfun ilayhi second noun in Idafa (owner) Grammar term

These words are the most common building blocks for Idafa in this lesson. Review them until phrases like كِتَابُ الطَّالِبِ and بَيْتُ اللهِ feel natural and automatic.