6. The Article التعريف أل
• In Arabic the definite article is ()ال -al. As for the indefinite article,
there is none.
• Each definite noun in Arabic has the definite article ال attached to it.
A Book = كتاب
The book = ال
+
كتاب = الكتاب
An elephant = فيل
The elephant = ال
+
فيل = الفيل
7. Article ال + Noun اإلسم
• When the Arabic definite article enters a word starting with a moon
letter the lam ل of al ( (
ال is pronounced, e.g.رَمَقْال al-qamaru’. While in
sun letters you do not pronounce the Lam in Al, instead it assimilates
with the letter after it, which causes this letter to double. This is also
marked by “shaddah” (ّ)diacritic. مسالش
9. Summary of Key Points:
• "Al" ال is the only definite article in Arabic.
• There is no indefinite article in Article. It is simply the word without
"Al".
• When it's Al at the beginning of a word, it will always end with only a
single Dammah/ FatHah/ Kasrah. You cannot combine "Al" with
nunation!
• Indefinite noun ة َرِكَّنال مْساال
• Definite noun ةَف ِ
رْعَمَلا مْسِاال