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genitive case in Arabic

حَالَة اَلْمُضَاف إِلَيْهِ ḥalāt al-muḍāf ʔilayhi

genitive case in Arabic: حَالَة اَلْمُضَاف إِلَيْهِ (ḥalāt al-muḍāf ʔilayhi), مَجْرُور (majrūr). In English, genitive case means the grammatical case, chiefly applicable to nouns, used to express a relationship of origin or possession. It corresponds roughly to the English preposition of and the suffix -'s.

Arabic words for genitive case

grammatical case used to express a relationship of origin or possession
حَالَة اَلْمُضَاف إِلَيْهِ ḥalāt al-muḍāf ʔilayhi, مَجْرُور majrūr

English meaning of genitive case

  1. noun The grammatical case, chiefly applicable to nouns, used to express a relationship of origin or possession. It corresponds roughly to the English preposition of and the suffix -'s.

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Questions about genitive case in Arabic

What is the meaning of genitive case in Arabic?
Genitive case in Arabic is حَالَة اَلْمُضَاف إِلَيْهِ (ḥalāt al-muḍāf ʔilayhi), مَجْرُور (majrūr).
ما معنى كلمة genitive case؟
Genitive case: حَالَة اَلْمُضَاف إِلَيْهِ (ḥalāt al-muḍāf ʔilayhi), مَجْرُور (majrūr).
What does genitive case mean in English?
Genitive case means the grammatical case, chiefly applicable to nouns, used to express a relationship of origin or possession. It corresponds roughly to the English preposition of and the suffix -'s.

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