Nouns

in the Geni,ve State

(/ )
The Associated-to

Nouns in the Geni,ve State (/

)
/

Preposi,onal Object
( /
)

Associated to
( )

)( Follower

The Associated-to ( )
The associated-to can be dened as:
A geni,ve noun to which another noun is
associated.

A Noun
Since the associated-to is always a noun, it can
be an:

Explicit Noun ( )
Pronoun ( )
Vague/Ambiguous Noun ( )

Geni,ve
The associated-to is always geni,ve, whether
actually or eec,vely.

Associa,on Construc,on





(associatedto)

(associated)

Single Unit


The book of Zayd/Zayds book

Associated-to

Associated

Main Features of an Associa,on

Construc,on

1. The Associated never has a tanwin.
2. The Associated-to is always geni,ve.

 Types of Associated-To

Explicit Noun Associated-To

The remembrance of Allah is greatest./Allahs
remembrance is greatest.

Sentence-Level Analysis

Word

Sign

State

Role

best

The remembrance of Allah

The remembrance of Allah is best.



The remembrance of Allah is greatest./Allahs
remembrance is greatest.

Predicate

Subject
(Associated + Associated-to)

Example

I broke the glass of Zayd./I broke Zayds glass.

----

----

to break

I broke

glass

Type

Sign

State

Role

/

Zayd

The glass of Zayd

I broke the glass of Zayd.

Word

Example

I broke the glass of Zayd./I broke Zayds glass.

Direct object
(Associated + Associated-to)

Verb/Doer

No,ce
The Associated can take on any role within a
sentence: subject, predicate, doer, direct
object, and so forth.
Thus, when we say a word is the
Associated, this is not really its role.

Example

The best of people is one who benets the people.

Predicate
(Rela,ve pronoun + Rela,ve
Clause)

Subject
(Associated + Associated-to)

The Pronoun Associated-To

The Pronoun
Associated-To

AYached ( )



Preposi,onal
Pronouns
AYached to
preposi,ons

Possessive
Pronouns
AYached to
nouns

Doer
Pronouns
AYached to
verbs

Object
Pronouns
AYached to
verbs


Type

Meaning

Word

3rd Person Masculine Singular

Him

3rd Person Feminine Singular

Her

3rd Person Masc./Fem. Dual

Them

3rd Person Masculine Plural

Them

3rd Person Feminine Plural

Them

2nd Person Masculine Singular

You

2nd Person Feminine Singular

You

2nd Person Masc./Fem. Dual

You

2nd Person Masculine Plural

You

2nd Person Feminine Plural

You

1st Person Singular

Me

1st Person Plural

Us

Example

I know what is in your hearts.

Associated-to

Preposi,onal Object
(Associated)

Example


A Muslim is the one whose tongue and hand other
Muslims are safe from. [Bukhari]

Associated-to Conjunc,ve
Follower
(Associated)

Conjunc,ve Associated-to Preposi,onal
par,cle
Object
(Associated)

Vague Noun Associated-To

(replacement)

The hi]ng of this man is intense.

Associated-to

Associated



(subject)

The hi]ng of this man is intense.

Predicate

Subject
(Associated + Associated-to)

Next Lesson
A Closer Look at the Predicate.
The Jussive State