Challenging Test for Book Onerrrrrs!

**eTeacher** · 20-02-2007, 02:28 AM

Assalamu Alaikum,

If you have studied the 3 Volumed Madinah Arabic books, here's a grammer test for Book One.

The following 20 questions were prepared for the female students at www.alimahprogram.org to prepare them for their upcoming March, 2007 semester final test. See how many you can answer. They are tricky! Best of luck!

TWENTY GRAMMER QUESTIONS FROM BOOK ONE

The sound masculine plural has which ending?
The sound feminine plural has which ending?
What is the difference between the singular feminine word with a round Taa and sound feminine plural form?
In which forms of the 14 forms of the Madhi Verb, the letter Alif is written but not pronounced?
Mention the plural pronoun for which the letter Waw is written but not pronounced?
Which nouns do not take a Tanween? (Minimum 3)
Why does the word Nuhun (also name of the famous prophet) have a Tanween when it shouldn’t?
Give me an example in where there is an adjective of the Mudhaf.
Write down an example where Ayyun is in the accusative case.
What are the two plurals for the word donkey?
Give me an example which has an adjective qualifying a dual noun.
Give me an example of a noun where the letter Alif is written but not pronounced.
Give me two examples of feminine nouns which do not have a round Taa.
Give me two examples of a feminine proper noun without a round Taa.
Give me an example of a noun in which the Hamzatul Wasl is dropped when joined with another word.
Which letter, when used with a noun having the Alif Laam i.e. AL, the Alif of AL is dropped?
Which preposition, when attached to a pronoun, takes a Fathah?
Cite an example of a noun which has the possessive pronoun of the first person attached to it.
When is Tanween omitted from a noun? (Minimum 3 reasons.)
Mention 2 masculine proper nouns which have the round Taa ending.

**godilali** · 20-02-2007, 02:42 AM

Can you post the answers on here?

An interesting anecdote related to us by Mufti Yusuf somewhat relevant to questions 4 and 12 :

As you all know, the arab grammarians always used Zayd and 'Amr as examples for the masaail of naHw. During the Ottoman times, there was a local governor by the name of Dawud Pasha. He was studying grammar with a shaykh, until they arrived at the example: ضرب زيد عمرا (Zaid hit 'Amr).

The Pasha inquired as to why Zaid hit 'Amr, and the shaykh stated that it was merely an example. The Pasha then had the shaykh imprisoned. He then employed another shaykh to teach him grammar, and upon reaching the same example, he inquired as to why Zaid hit 'Amr, this shaykh also stated that it was merely an example. The Pasha sent him to prison as will. This continued for some time, until shuyukh were fed up with his ways. They could not live like this anymore, and they sought the help of a big grammarian. Once again, when reaching that example, the Pasha asked the shaykh why Zaid hit 'Amr. The shaykh replied that 'Amr had committed a crime. The Pasha asked what crime had 'Amr committed. The shaykh replied that 'Amr stole the waw from your name.

explanation: Dawud is written as داود and 'Amr is written as عمرو. The Dawud is pronounced like it has 2 waws and the waw in 'Amr is silent.

**slaveof Allaah** · 20-02-2007, 04:00 AM

Maulana Sahib, i was just about to ask for a possible test.

Alhamduliah, would you happen to have a test for book 2?

**godilali** · 20-02-2007, 04:40 AM

you are right; my mistake... I made the corrections.

**eTeacher** · 20-02-2007, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by slaveof Allaah

Maulana Sahib, i was just about to ask for a possible test.

Alhamduliah, would you happen to have a test for book 2?

I do....I'll have to look for it....

**Muaz bin jabal** · 21-02-2007, 02:13 AM

Maulana saheb after which medina book should one attempt to read arabic books like Qasaul ambiya, nur-ul-idah and etc

**eTeacher** · 21-02-2007, 02:23 AM

Originally Posted by Muaz bin jabal

Maulana saheb after which medina book should one attempt to read arabic books like Qasaul ambiya, nur-ul-idah and etc

After the third one. In other words, after you complete the whole set. You don't start Qasasul Anmbiya or Nurul Idah till you have gone over all the rules of Nahw and Sarf in detail at least once.