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indefinite article in Arabic

أَدَاةُ تَنْكِير ʔadātu tankīr

indefinite article in Arabic: أَدَاةُ تَنْكِير (ʔadātu tankīr), أَدَاةُ نَكِرَة (ʔadātu nakira). In English, indefinite article means a word preceding a noun to indicate that the noun refers to any member of the class of objects named by the noun.

Arabic words for indefinite article

word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
أَدَاةُ تَنْكِير ʔadātu tankīr, أَدَاةُ نَكِرَة ʔadātu nakira

English meaning of indefinite article

  1. noun A word preceding a noun to indicate that the noun refers to any member of the class of objects named by the noun.

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Questions about indefinite article in Arabic

What is the meaning of indefinite article in Arabic?
Indefinite article in Arabic is أَدَاةُ تَنْكِير (ʔadātu tankīr), أَدَاةُ نَكِرَة (ʔadātu nakira).
ما معنى كلمة indefinite article؟
Indefinite article: أَدَاةُ تَنْكِير (ʔadātu tankīr), أَدَاةُ نَكِرَة (ʔadātu nakira).
What does indefinite article mean in English?
Indefinite article means a word preceding a noun to indicate that the noun refers to any member of the class of objects named by the noun.

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