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Iʿrāb of al-ḥamdu li-llāhi rabbi l-ʿālamīn
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
| الْحَمْدُ | Nominative subject |
|---|---|
| لِلَّهِ | Prepositional predicate |
| رَبِّ | Genitive adjective / apposition |
| الْعَالَمِينَ | Genitive complement |
Iʿrāb of qifā nabki
قِفَا نَبْكِ مِنْ ذِكْرَى حَبِيبٍ وَمَنْزِلِ
| قِفَا | Imperative; dual agent |
|---|---|
| نَبْكِ | Jussive, weak letter dropped |
| مِنْ ذِكْرَى | Prepositional phrase |
| حَبِيبٍ | Genitive complement |
| وَمَنْزِلِ | Conjoined genitive |
Iʿrāb of al-ʿilmu nūr
الْعِلْمُ نُورٌ
| الْعِلْمُ | Nominative subject |
|---|---|
| نُورٌ | Nominative predicate |
Iʿrāb of dhahaba al-ṭālibu ilā l-madrasati
ذَهَبَ الطَّالِبُ إِلَى الْمَدْرَسَةِ
| ذَهَبَ | Past verb |
|---|---|
| الطَّالِبُ | Nominative agent |
| إِلَى الْمَدْرَسَةِ | Prepositional goal |
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