Egyptian Arabic Curriculum — Grade 6, Semester 1 — Page 16

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الدَّرْسُ الثَّانِي: كَنْزٌ لَا يُقَدَّرُ بِثَمَنٍ.

Lesson Two: An Invaluable Treasure.

القَوَاعِدُ النَّحْوِيَّةُ: الاِسْمُ النَّكِرَةُ وَالاِسْمُ المَعْرِفَةُ.

Grammar: Indefinite and Definite Nouns.

أَوَّلًا: أَقْرَأُ الجُمَلَ الآتِيَةَ:

First: Read the following sentences:

وَجَدْتُ قَلَمًا.

I found a pen.

نَبَتَتْ زَهْرَةٌ بِالحَدِيقَةِ.

A flower grew in the garden.

بَنَى عُصْفُورٌ عُشَّهُ عَلَى الشَّجَرَةِ.

A bird built its nest in the tree.

وَجَدْتُ القَلَمَ.

I found the pen.

نَبَتَتِ الزَّهْرَةُ بِالحَدِيقَةِ.

The flower grew in the garden.

بَنَى العُصْفُورُ عُشَّهُ عَلَى الشَّجَرَةِ.

The bird built its nest in the tree.

ثَانِيًا: أُلَاحِظُ.

Second: Observe.

الكَلِمَاتُ المُلَوَّنَةُ فِي المَجْمُوعَةِ (١) تَجِدُ أَنَّهَا تَدُلُّ عَلَى أَشْيَاءَ غَيْرِ مُحَدَّدَةٍ؛ فَكَلِمَةُ (قَلَمًا) تَعْنِي أَيَّ قَلَمٍ مِنَ الأَقْلَامِ، وَكَلِمَةُ (زَهْرَةٌ) تَعْنِي أَيَّ زَهْرَةٍ مِنَ الزُّهُورِ، وَأَيْضًا كَلِمَةُ (عُصْفُورٌ) تَعْنِي أَيَّ عُصْفُورٍ مِنَ العَصَافِيرِ؛ لِذَلِكَ تُسَمَّى أَسْمَاءً نَكِرَةً.

The colored words in group (1) refer to unspecified things. For instance, 'a pen' refers to any pen, 'a flower' to any flower, and 'a bird' to any bird; therefore, these are called indefinite nouns.

الكَلِمَاتُ المُلَوَّنَةُ فِي المَجْمُوعَةِ (٢) (القَلَمُ - الزَّهْرَةُ - العُصْفُورُ) تَدُلُّ عَلَى أَشْيَاءَ مُحَدَّدَةٍ نَعْرِفُهَا وَنَقْصِدُهَا فِي الكَلَامِ؛ لِذَلِكَ تُسَمَّى أَسْمَاءً مَعْرِفَةً.

The colored words in group (2) (the pen, the flower, the bird) refer to specific things that we know and are referring to; therefore, these are called definite nouns.

ثَالِثًا: أَسْتَنْتِجُ.

Third: Conclude.

الاِسْمُ النَّكِرَةُ: اسْمٌ يَدُلُّ عَلَى شَيْءٍ غَيْرِ مُحَدَّدٍ.

Indefinite noun: A noun that refers to an unspecified thing.

الاِسْمُ المَعْرِفَةُ: اسْمٌ يَدُلُّ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مُحَدَّدٍ.

Definite noun: A noun that refers to a specific thing.

انْتَبِهْ: النَّكِرَةُ وَالمَعْرِفَةُ نَوْعَانِ لِلِاسْمِ وَلَيْسَا إِعْرَابًا لَهُ.

Note: Indefinite and definite are types of nouns, not grammatical cases.

أَخْتَارُ المُنَاسِبَ لِلْكَلِمَاتِ المُلَوَّنَةِ مِمَّا بَيْنَ القَوْسَيْنِ:

Choose the correct option for the colored words from the parentheses:

(أ) الوَقْتُ كَنْزٌ لَا يُقَدَّرُ بِثَمَنٍ. (نَكِرَةٌ - مَعْرِفَةٌ).

(A) Time is an invaluable treasure. (Indefinite - Definite).

(ب) تَرْتِيبُ الأَوْلَوِيَّاتِ أَمْرٌ ضَرُورِيٌّ لِلنَّجَاحِ. (نَكِرَةٌ - مَعْرِفَةٌ).

(B) Prioritizing is essential for success. (Indefinite - Definite).

(ج) وَجَدْتُ رِسَالَةً عَلَى هَاتِفِي صَبَاحًا. (نَكِرَةٌ - مَعْرِفَةٌ).

(C) I found a message on my phone this morning. (Indefinite - Definite).

(د) تُمَارِسُ صَدِيقَتِي السِّبَاحَةَ فِي إِجَازَةِ الصَّيْفِ. (نَكِرَةٌ - مَعْرِفَةٌ).

(D) My friend practices swimming during the summer vacation. (Indefinite - Definite).

(هـ) يَجِبُ أَنْ نُوَازِنَ بَيْنَ الدِّرَاسَةِ وَالهِوَايَةِ. (نَكِرَةٌ - مَعْرِفَةٌ).

(E) We must balance study and hobbies. (Indefinite - Definite).

Vocabulary · المفردات (17 verbs · 42 nouns)

• قَدَرَ — to estimate
• وَجَدَ — to find
• نَبَتَ — to grow
• بَنَى — to build
• لَاحَظَ — to observe
• دَلَّ — to indicate
• عَنَى — to mean
• سَمَّى — to name
• عَرَفَ — to know
• قَصَدَ — to intend
• اِسْتَنْتَجَ — to conclude
• اِنْتَبَهَ — to pay attention
• اِخْتَارَ — to choose
• رَتَّبَ — to arrange
• مَارَسَ — to practice
• وَجَبَ — to be necessary
• وَازَنَ — to balance
• دَرْسٌ — lesson
• ثَانِي — second
• كَنْزٌ — treasure
• قَاعِدَةٌ — rule
• نَحْوِيٌّ — grammatical
• اِسْمٌ — noun
• نَكِرَةٌ — indefinite
• مَعْرِفَةٌ — definite
• جُمْلَةٌ — sentence
• آتِي — following
• قَلَمٌ — pen
• زَهْرَةٌ — Zahra (a name, but here used as a common noun meaning 'flower')
• حَدِيقَةٌ — garden
• عُصْفُورٌ — bird
• عُشٌّ — nest
• شَجَرَةٌ — tree
• مَجْمُوعَةٌ — group
• شَيْءٌ — thing
• كَلَامٌ — speech
• نَوْعٌ — type
• إِعْرَابٌ — parsing
• مُنَاسِبٌ — appropriate
• وَقْتٌ — time
• ثَمَنٌ — price
• تَرْتِيبٌ — arrangement
• أَوْلَوِيَّةٌ — priority
• أَمْرٌ — matter
• ضَرُورِيٌّ — necessary
• نَجَاحٌ — success
• رِسَالَةٌ — message
• هَاتِفٌ — phone
• صَبَاحٌ — morning
• صَدِيقَةٌ — female friend
• سِبَاحَةٌ — swimming
• إِجَازَةٌ — vacation
• صَيْفٌ — summer
• دِرَاسَةٌ — study
• هِوَايَةٌ — hobby
• مُلَوَّنَة — colored
• مُحَدَّدَة — specific, defined
• ثَالِث — third
• مُحَدَّد — defined