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Words used as adverb in Arabic

=( fawq) over / above


=( taht) under
=( qareeb) near
=( baeed) far
=( enda) at
=( dakhel) in / inside / into
=( kharej) out of / outside / off
=( bayna) between
=( wasat) middle
=( khelal) through
=( hawla) around
=( asfal) down
=( ala) up
=( adna) or =( doona) below
(= abr) across
=( amam) or =( quddam) in front of / opposite
=( khalfa) or =( wara'a) behind
=( muqabel) against / opposite
=( muakes) opposite
=( yameen) right
=( yasar) left
(= shamal) north
=( janoob) south
=( sharq) east
=( garb) west
=( anna) whereever
=( haythu) where "the one that is used as a relative pronoun, not as a question"

Let's have a look to this picture:


The English words inside gray squares are considered adverbs of place, but the Arabic words,
even though they indicate places, are considered as =( harf jar: preposition), - - -
- , which are treated in different way.

Arabic Tips:
* =( huna: here) and =( hunak: there) are =( asma'a esharah: demonstrative
pronounces) even they indicate place, but they aren't adverb of place.
* The noun after adverb of place in Arabic always is identified with article "the" .
Example: .

comes identified with article =( al-: the)

Worksheet:
This is a worksheet to learn adverb of place in Arabic grammar. You can print the worksheet to
use it for learning those adverbs and the audio file to practice on pronunciation.

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