ARABIC MORPHOLOGY LEVEL ONE A Short Quiz to Gauge Your Comprehension of the Material from Classes 1-3

 This quiz has 20 questions in the format of true/false, multiple choice, fill in the blanks and matching.  The questions and answers come from the first three classes as well as the course book: The Science of Sarf: Level One.  Students should attempt the quiz without referring to their notes or the book.  Click on your answer to reveal the mark - the quiz is not graded but the answer key is shown at the end.  To obtain the template used for this quiz, please send a request Quiz Guidelines:

Question #1 Istilaah is defined as the agreement amongst the Arabs on giving something a name after moving it from its original usage.

Question #2 When the scholars mention a term they give two meanings for it. What is the reason for this? b) In order to show the relationship between the original usage and the technical usage. a) In order to distinguish between the general meaning and the specific meaning of the term. c) In order to clarify the differences between the various usage of the term. d) In order to show the correlation between the scientific meaning and the religious meaning of the term.

Question #3 1.To the scholars of ________ the word fiqh is used to express a ________ and _______ kind of understanding. d) Jurisprudence, certain, specific a) Islaam, detailed, certain b) `Aqeedah, detailed, religious c) Arabic, general, linguistic

Question #4 The Lughah meaning of “fiqh” is understanding the rulings given to the apparent actions of a Muslim.

Question #5 How many meanings are there in the Istilaah usage for the term Sunnah and in which science(s)? c) Two meanings in the sciences of Fiqh and `Aqeedah. a) One meaning in the science of Fiqh. b) One meaning in the science of `Aqeedah. d) Three meanings in the sciences of Fiqh, `Aqeedah and Hadeeth.

Question #6 The term harakah literally means “movements.”

Question #7 The linguistic meaning of a term is ______ and the technical meaning of a term is _________. c) General, specific. a) common, rare. b) called al-Ma`naa al-Istilaahee, called al-Manaa al-Lughawee. d) The scientific usage, the religious usage.

Question #8 Look at the first term on the left side then click on the linguistic meaning of that word found on the right side. A line will appear to join the words with their meanings. kasrah harakaat fathah dhammah movements a break a gathering together an opening

Question #9 A kasrah is expressed by the tilted dash under a letter.

Question #10 a) 11 c) 12 b) 14 d) 13 How many times do you see a fathah in the aayaat above?

Question #11 d) 12 b) 16 a) 14 c) 13 How many times do you see a kasrah in the aayaat above?

Question #12 c) 1 b) 4 a) 7 d) 3 How many times do you see a dhammah in the aayaat above?

Question #13 When we stop on a closed taa’ we pronounce it as a non-vowelled haa’.

Question #14 The linguistic meaning of sarf is any kind of turning or changing.

Question #15 c) Yusuf (`Alayhis-salaam) a) `Eesaa (`Alayhis-salaam) b) Muusaa (`Alayhis-salaam) d) Ibraaheem (`Alayhis-salaam) {So his Lord answered his invocation and turned away from him their plot...} [interpretation of 12/34] The verse above is speaking about which prophet of Allaah?

Question #16 b) Masdar a) Musatar c) Minbar d) Masaadir The technical definition of sarf is changing the _______ into different forms in order to express different meanings that aren’t expressed except through their certain forms.

Question #17 d) The source can be determined from the root letters of the different forms. a) The changing is for reason. c) There are many forms to change the source into. b) Each source has its own meaning that no other source can give. Which of the following is not one of the beneficial points that can be taken from the technical definition of sarf ?

Question #18 The “verbal noun” (source) has a tense (i.e. is constricted by time).

Question #19 d) Different forms of the same source can express the same meaning. a) Each form has a meaning. c) The form can come in different tenses (is constricted by time). b) The form is derived from the source. Which of the following statements is not true about the form?

Question #20 Look at the first term on the left side then click on the meaning of that word on the right side. A line will appear to join the words with their meanings. binaa’ darb akl tadrees teaching eating hitting building

Answer Key 1. Istilaah is defined as the agreement amongst the Arabs of a certain group of scholars on giving something a name after moving it from its original usage. (false) 2. When the scholars mention a term they give two meanings for it. What is the reason for this? b) In order to show the relationship between the original usage and the technical usage. 3. To the scholars of Jurisprudence the word fiqh is used to express a certain and specific kind of understanding. Answer: d) 4. The Lughah Istilaah meaning of “fiqh” is understanding the rulings given to the apparent actions of a Muslim. (false) 5. How many meanings are there in the Istilaah usage for the term Sunnah and in which science(s)? c) Two in the sciences of Fiqh and `Aqeedah. 6. The term harakah literally means “movements” movement (singular). (false) 7. The linguistic meaning of a term is general and the technical meaning is specific. 8. harakaat/movements, fathah/an opening, kasrah/a break, dhammah/a gathering together. 9. A kasrah is expressed by the tilted dash under a letter. (true) 10. Al-Faatihah A fathah appears 11 times.

Answer Key (cont.) 11. Al-Faatihah A kasrah appears 12 times. 12. Al-Faatihah 6 - A dhammah appears 1 time. 13. When we stop on a closed taa’ we pronounce it as a non-vowelled haa’. (true) 14. The linguistic meaning of sarf is any kind of turning or changing. (true) 15. {So his Lord answered his invocation and turned away from him their plot...) [interpretation of 12/34] The verse above is speaking about which prophet of Allaah? c) Yusuf (`Alayhis-salaam). 16. The technical definition of sarf is changing the Masdar into different forms in order to express different meanings that aren’t expressed except through their certain forms. (b) 17. Which of the following is not one of the beneficial points that can be taken from the technical definition of sarf ? d) The source can be determined from the root letters of the different forms. 18. The “verbal noun” (source) has does not have a tense (i.e. is constricted by time). (false) 19. Which of the following statements is not true about the form? d) Different forms of the same source can express the same meaning. 20. Darb/hitting, akl/eating, binaa’/building, tadrees/teaching.