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nominative case in Arabic

حَالَةْ اَلرَّفْع ḥālat ar-rafʕ

UK/ˈnɒm(ɪ)nətɪv keɪs//ˈnɑm(ɪ)nətɪv keɪs/

nominative case in Arabic: حَالَةْ اَلرَّفْع (ḥālat ar-rafʕ), مَرْفُوع (marfūʕ). In English, nominative case means the case used to indicate the subject—or agent—of a finite verb.

Arabic words for nominative case

case used to indicate the subject
حَالَةْ اَلرَّفْع ḥālat ar-rafʕ, مَرْفُوع marfūʕ

English meaning of nominative case

  1. noun The case used to indicate the subject—or agent—of a finite verb.
  2. noun The subject of a verb.

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Synonyms of nominative case

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Questions about nominative case in Arabic

What is the meaning of nominative case in Arabic?
Nominative case in Arabic is حَالَةْ اَلرَّفْع (ḥālat ar-rafʕ), مَرْفُوع (marfūʕ).
ما معنى كلمة nominative case؟
Nominative case: حَالَةْ اَلرَّفْع (ḥālat ar-rafʕ), مَرْفُوع (marfūʕ).
What does nominative case mean in English?
Nominative case means the case used to indicate the subject—or agent—of a finite verb.

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