Arabic Morphology level one

1. Arabic Morphology level one A Short Quiz to Gauge Your Comprehension of the Material from Classes 1-3 NEXT SLIDE

2. Quiz Guidelines: This quiz has 20 questions in the format of true/false, multiple choice, fill in the blanks and matching. The questions and answers come from the first three classes as well as the course book: The Science of Sarf: Level One. Students should attempt the quiz without referring to their notes or the book. Click on your answer to reveal the mark - the quiz is not graded but the answer key is shown at the end. To obtain the template used for this quiz, please send a request to:sarf4sisters@gmail.com. NEXT SLIDE

3. Question #1 Istilaah is defined as the agreement amongst the Arabs on giving something a name after moving it from its original usage. True False NEXT SLIDE

4. Question #2 When the scholars mention a term they give two meanings for it. What is the reason for this? a) In order to distinguish between the general meaning and the specific meaning of the term. b) In order to show the relationship between the original usage and the technical usage. c) In order to clarify the differences between the various usage of the term. d) In order to show the correlation between the scientific meaning and the religious meaning of the term. NEXT SLIDE

5. Question #3 To the scholars of ________ the word fiqh is used to express a ________ and _______ kind of understanding. a) Islaam, detailed, certain b) `Aqeedah, detailed, religious c) Arabic, general, linguistic d) Jurisprudence, certain, specific NEXT SLIDE

6. Question #4 The Lughah meaning of “fiqh” is understanding the rulings given to the apparent actions of a Muslim. True False NEXT SLIDE

7. Question #5 How many meanings are there in the Istilaahusage for the term Sunnah and in which science(s)? a) One meaning in the science of Fiqh. b) One meaning in the science of `Aqeedah. c) Two meanings in the sciences of Fiqh and `Aqeedah. d) Three meanings in the sciences of Fiqh, `Aqeedah and Hadeeth. NEXT SLIDE

8. Question #6 The term harakah literally means “movements.” True False NEXT SLIDE

9. Question #7 The linguistic meaning of a term is ______ and the technical meaning of a term is _________. a) common, rare. b) called al-Ma`naa al-Istilaahee, called al-Manaa al-Lughawee. c) General, specific. d) The scientific usage, the religious usage. NEXT SLIDE

10. Question #8 Look at the first term on the left side then click on the linguistic meaning of that word found on the right side. A line will appear to join the words with their meanings. a break harakaat a gathering together fathah movements kasrah an opening dhammah NEXT SLIDE

11. Question #9 A kasrah is expressed by the tilted dash under a letter. True False NEXT SLIDE

12. Question #10 How many times do you see a fathah in the aayaat above? a) 11 b) 14 c) 12 d) 13 NEXT SLIDE

13. Question #11 How many times do you see a kasrah in the aayaat above? a) 14 b) 16 c) 13 d) 12 NEXT SLIDE

14. Question #12 How many times do you see a dhammah in the aayaat above? a) 7 b) 4 c) 1 d) 3 NEXT SLIDE

15. Question #13 When we stop on a closed taa’ we pronounce it as a non-vowelledhaa’. True False NEXT SLIDE

16. Question #14 The linguistic meaning of sarf is any kind of turning or changing. True False NEXT SLIDE

17. Question #15 {So his Lord answered his invocation and turned away from him their plot ...} [interpretation of 12/34] The verse above is speaking about which prophet of Allaah? a) `Eesaa (`Alayhis-salaam) b) Muusaa (`Alayhis-salaam) c) Yusuf (`Alayhis-salaam) d) Ibraaheem (`Alayhis-salaam) NEXT SLIDE

18. Question #16 The technical definition of sarf is changing the _______ into different forms in order to express different meanings that aren’t expressed except through their certain forms. a) Musatar b) Masdar c) Minbar d) Masaadir NEXT SLIDE

19. Question #17 Which of the following is not one of the beneficial points that can be taken from the technical definition of sarf ? a) The changing is for reason. b) Each source has its own meaning that no other source can give. c) There are many forms to change the source into. d) The source can be determined from the root letters of the different forms. NEXT SLIDE

20. Question #18 The “verbal noun” (source) has a tense (i.e. is constricted by time). True False NEXT SLIDE

21. Question #19 Which of the following statements is not true about the form? a) Each form has a meaning. b) The form is derived from the source. c) The form can come in different tenses (is constricted by time). d) Different forms of the same source can express the same meaning. NEXT SLIDE

22. Question #20 Look at the first term on the left side then click on the meaning of that word on the right side. A line will appear to join the words with their meanings. eating darb hitting akl teaching binaa’ building tadrees NEXT SLIDE

23. Answer Key • Istilaah is defined as the agreement amongst the Arabs of a certain group of scholars on giving something a name after moving it from its original usage. (false) • When the scholars mention a term they give two meanings for it. What is the reason for this? b) In order to show the relationship between the original usage and the technical usage. • To the scholars of Jurisprudence the word fiqh is used to express a certain and specific kind of understanding. Answer: d) • The LughahIstilaah meaning of “fiqh” is understanding the rulings given to the apparent actions of a Muslim. (false) • How many meanings are there in the Istilaahusage for the term Sunnah and in which science(s)? c) Two in the sciences of Fiqh and `Aqeedah. • The term harakah literally means “movements” movement (singular). (false) • The linguistic meaning of a term is general and the technical meaning is specific. • harakaat/movements, fathah/an opening, kasrah/a break, dhammah/a gathering together. • A kasrah is expressed by the tilted dash under a letter. (true) • Al-Faatihah 2-4 - A fathah appears 11 times. NEXT SLIDE

24. Answer Key (cont.) • Al-Faatihah 2-4 - A kasrah appears 12 times. • Al-Faatihah 6 - A dhammah appears 1 time. • When we stop on a closed taa’ we pronounce it as a non-vowelledhaa’. (true) • The linguistic meaning of sarf is any kind of turning or changing. (true) • {So his Lord answered his invocation and turned away from him their plot ...) [interpretation of 12/34] The verse above is speaking about which prophet of Allaah? c) Yusuf (`Alayhis-salaam). • The technical definition of sarf is changing the Masdar into different forms in order to express different meanings that aren’t expressed except through their certain forms. (b) • Which of the following is not one of the beneficial points that can be taken from the technical definition of sarf ? d) The source can be determined from the root letters of the different forms. • The “verbal noun” (source) hasdoes not have a tense (i.e. is constricted by time). (false) • Which of the following statements is not true about the form? d) Different forms of the same source can express the same meaning. • Darb/hitting, akl/eating, binaa’/building, tadrees/teaching.