Example 1
Look at the sentences below:
- كِتَبُ الْطَّالِبِ The book of the student (or The student's book).
- عَلَى' مَكْتَبِ الْمُدَرِّسِ On the table of the teacher (or On teacher's table).
Example 2
Look at the sentences below:
- بَابُ الْبَيْتِ The door of the house (or the house's door).
- إِمَامُ مَسْجِدٍ An imam of a mosque (or a mosque's imam).
- A مُضَافٌ (possessed noun) can become definite when it is attached to a definite مُضَافٌ إِلَيْهِ (prossessor) as shown in sentence 1.
- A مُضَافٌ (possessed noun) can become indefinite when it is attached to an indefinite مُضَافٌ إِلَيْهِ (possessor) as shown in sentence 2.
- In all cases the مُضَلفٌ (possessed noun) is never prefixed with article ال.
Honestly, I find example 2 to be quite confusing because in my mind right now I am wondering how to say the following sentences in Arabic:
- The door of the house.
The door of a house.
A door of the house.
A door of a house. - An imam of a mosque.
An imam of the mosque.
The imam of a mosque.
The imam of the mosque.