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Nominal Sentences

Simple sentences without verbs

Subject + predicate, no verb

A nominal sentence (jumla ismiyya) links a definite subject (mubtada) to an indefinite predicate (khabar) with no verb.

💬 Examples
البَيتُ كَبيرٌ
al-baytu kabiirun
The house is big
📝 Subject definite, predicate indefinite
الوَلَدُ سَعيدٌ
al-waladu sa'iidun
The boy is happy
📝 Same pattern
Predicate agrees in gender

The predicate adjective matches the subject in gender.

💬 Examples
البِنتُ جَميلةٌ
al-bintu jamiilatun
The girl is beautiful
📝 Feminine predicate for feminine subject
الكِتابُ جَديدٌ
al-kitaabu jadiidun
The book is new
📝 Masculine agreement
Definite + definite needs هو

When both parts are definite, a pronoun (هو/هي) separates them for clarity.

💬 Examples
اللهُ هو الحَقُّ
Allahu huwa al-ḥaqq
God is the Truth
📝 هو separates two definite parts
هذا هو المُدير
haadha huwa al-mudiir
This is the manager
📝 Pronoun of separation