Arabic Preposition

Download as pdf or txt
Download as pdf or txt
You are on page 1of 6
At a glance
Powered by AI
The document discusses different types of Arabic prepositions including one word, two word, and three word prepositions.

One word prepositions include above, below, between etc. Two word prepositions include according to, because of etc. Three word prepositions include as far as, in front of etc.

Demonstratives in Arabic include this (masc. and fem.) and that (masc. and fem.). They are used to point out objects.

English Preposition Arabic Preposition

One Word Prepositions


about ‫ – َح ْول‬hawl
above ‫ – فَ ْوق‬fawq
across ‫عبْر‬ َ – ‘abr
after ‫ – بَ ْعد‬ba’d
against ‫ضد‬ ِ – thed
among ‫ – بَيْن‬baeen
around ‫ – َح ْول‬hawl
as ‫ – َك َما‬kamaa
at ‫ – فِي‬feee
before ‫ – قَبْل‬qabl
behind ‫ – َو َراء‬waraa’
below ‫ – أَقُل ِمن‬aaqol men
beneath ‫ – تَ ْحت‬taht
beside ‫ – ِب َجا ِنب‬bejaaneb
between ‫ – بَيْن‬baeen
beyond ‫ – َو َراء‬waraa’
but ‫ – لَ ِكن‬laken
by ‫ – ِمن قَبْل‬men qabl
‫علَى ْال َّر ْغم ِمن‬
َ – ‘alaa
despite
alraghm men
down ‫ – أَ ْسفَل‬aasfal
during ‫ – ِخ ََلل‬khelaal
except ‫ – ِإ َل‬eelaa
for ‫ – ِإلَى‬eelaa
from ‫ – ِمن‬men
in ‫ – فِي‬feee
inside ‫اخل‬ ِ َ‫ – د‬daakhel
into ‫ – ِإلَى‬eelaa
near ‫ – قُ ْرب‬qorb
next ‫ – ْالتَّا ِلي‬altaaleee
of ‫ – ِمن‬men
on ‫ – فِي‬feee
opposite ‫ – ُمعَا ِكس‬mo’aakes
out ‫َارج‬ ِ ‫ – خ‬khaarej
outside ‫َارج‬ ِ ‫ – خ‬khaarej
over ‫ – ِخ ََلل‬khelaal
per ‫ – ِل ُكل‬lekol
plus ‫ – زَ ائِد‬zaa’ed
round ‫ – َج ْولَة‬jawlah
since ‫ – ُم ْنذ‬month
than ‫ – ِمن‬men
through ‫ – ِمن ِخ ََلل‬men khelaal
till ‫ – َحتَّى‬hataa
to ‫ – ِإلَى‬eelaa
toward ‫ – ن َْحو‬nahw
under ‫ – تَ ْحت‬taht
unlike ‫ع ْكس‬ َ ‫علَى‬ َ – ‘alaa ‘aks
until ‫ – َحتَّى‬hataa
up ‫ – فَ ْوق‬fawq
via ‫طة‬ َ ‫ – ِب َوا ِس‬bewaasetah
with ‫ – َمع‬ma’
within ‫ض ْمن‬ ِ – themn
without ‫ – ِبد ُْون‬bedown

Two Word Prepositions


according to ‫سب‬ َ ‫ – ِب َح‬behasab
because of ‫سبَب‬َ ‫ – ِب‬besabab
‫ – قَ ِر ْيبَة ِمن‬qareeebah
close to
men
due to ‫سبَب‬ َ ‫ – ِب‬besabab
except for ‫ – ِبا ْس ِتثْنَاء‬beastethnaa’
far from ‫عن‬َ ‫ – بُعَيْد‬bo’aeed ‘an
inside of ‫اخل‬ِ َ‫ – د‬daakhel
instead of ‫ – بَدَ َل ِمن‬badalaa men
‫ – ِب ْالقُ ْرب ِمن‬bealqorb
near to
men
next to ‫ – قُ ْرب‬qorb
outside of ‫َارج‬ِ ‫ – خ‬khaarej
prior to ‫ – قَبْل‬qabl

Three Word Prepositions


as far as ‫ – ِبقَدَر َّما‬beqadar maa
as well as ‫ – َو َكذَ ِلك‬wakathalek
‫ضافَة ِإلَى‬ َ ْ ‫– ِب‬
‫اْل‬
ِ
in addition to
bealeethaafah eelaa
in front of ‫ – أ َ َمام‬aamaam
‫علَى ْال َّر ْغم ِمن‬ َ – ‘alaa
in spite of
alraghm men
on behalf of ‫ – ِبا ْسم‬beasm
on top of ‫ – فَ ْوق‬fawq
Demonstratives
this (masc.) ‫ – َهذَا‬hathaa
this (fem.) ‫ – هذه‬haadihi
that (masc.) ‫ – ذلك‬daalika
that (fem.) ‫ – تلك‬tilka
that (said that, did
‫ – أَن‬aan
that…)
these (masc, fem,
‫ – َه ُؤ َلء‬ha’olaa’
human)
those (masc, fem,
‫ – َه ُؤ َلء‬ha’olaa’
human)
Question Word Arabic Sound
Question Word Marker ‫هل‬ Hal
Who? ‫من‬ Men
What? ‫ما‬ Ma (non-verbs)
‫ماذا‬ Madha (verbs)
Where? ‫أين‬ Ayn
When? ‫متى‬ Matta
Why? ‫لماذا‬ Li-madha
How? ‫كيف‬ Kayf
Which? ‫أي‬ Ay
Whose? ‫لمن‬ Li-men
From where? ‫من أين‬ Min ayn
Where to? ‫إلى أين‬ illa ayn
How much? ‫كم‬ Kem
How much (cost)? ‫بكم‬ Bi-kem
With Who? ‫َم َع َمن‬ m3 men

You might also like