Noun Phrase structure in Arabic
So far we have learned the characteristics of a single word/ noun, called )ْ الكلمات المفردة We now come to the compounds المركبات. the phrases/ sentences. If two or more words are joined together, they make a phrase or a sentence الجملة (الولد, الذكي} are two mufrad words. But if they are joined as (الولد الذكي} the smart boy then they became a phrase/sentence. The murakkabat are of two kinds مركب ناقص Phrase or incomplete sentence. ) مركب تام Sentence which conveys a complete sense. The murakkabun naqis المركب الناقص )is further divided into the following four types:
