Arabic Grammar Basics
( Harf jarr حَرف الجَرّ )
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1) What is a preposition in Arabic called as?
A preposition is called "Harf ul-Jarr" in Arabic.
2) What is the significance of "Harf ul-Jarr" in Arabic Grammar?
The word which appears after "Harf ul-jarr” will end with kasrah or tanween kasrah (also called kasratain).
Arabic True prepositions
بـ bi - with, in, at
تـ ta - only used in the expression تٱللهِ tallāhi 'I swear to God'
لَـ la - certainly (also used before verbs)
لِـ li - to, for
كـ ka - like, as
فـ fa - [and] then
إِلَى ’ilá - to, towards
حَتَّى ḥattá - until, up to
عَلَى ‘alá - on, over; against
عَن ‘an - from, about
فِي fī - in, at
مِن min - from; than
مُنْذُ mundhu - since
مُذْ mudh - since
Semi-prepositions
أَمامَ ’amāma - in front of
بَيْنَ bayna - between, among
تَحْتَ taḥta - under, below
حَوْلَ ḥawla - around
خارِجَ khārija - outside
خِلالَ khilāla - during
داخِلَ dākhila - inside
دُونَ dūna - without
ضِدَّ ḍidda - against
عِنْدَ ‘inda - on the part of; at; at the house of; in the possession of
فَوْقَ fawqa - above
مَعَ ma‘a - with
َمِثْل mithla - Like
َوَراء - Waraa-a - Behind
حَتَّى ḥattá - until, up to
عَلَى ‘alá - on, over; against
عَن ‘an - from, about
فِي fī - in, at
مِن min - from; than
مُنْذُ mundhu - since
مُذْ mudh - since
Semi-prepositions
أَمامَ ’amāma - in front of
بَيْنَ bayna - between, among
تَحْتَ taḥta - under, below
حَوْلَ ḥawla - around
خارِجَ khārija - outside
خِلالَ khilāla - during
داخِلَ dākhila - inside
دُونَ dūna - without
ضِدَّ ḍidda - against
عِنْدَ ‘inda - on the part of; at; at the house of; in the possession of
فَوْقَ fawqa - above
مَعَ ma‘a - with
َمِثْل mithla - Like
َوَراء - Waraa-a - Behind
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